Hey all!! I'm back from vacation and getting caught up on all the post. And not to pat myself too hard on the back, I'm down 1.5lbs!! I did really good sticking to program. I even managed burger joints just fine (a few strange looks when I ordered no bun, but who cares?!). I had decided if I stayed good all trip I'd have one "indulgance meal". The second to last day we found a great coofee shop and I had a french dip (only half in the bun--new habits are hard to break!) about 10 french fries with Katchup, and DH and I spit a piece of apple pie a la mode...yum!! Of course I chugged a ton of water the day before, that day and the day after and ate my salad first. It was the first real sugar I've had in 4 months and 20 days!!
The great part was I never felt deprived or compromised. We passed up an attractions cafe due to lack of choices for a restaurant with a great spinach salad with broiled prawns -- yum!! So glad I didn't settle for picking the good stuff out of a HC plate!! I also packed lots of good
LC snacks since once DH starts driving there's no stopping him!! (We drove home in one 14 hour stretch)...
A few years back we did a similar trip. After a day and a half I was in tears. I felt I was an old lady at 26. I couldn't walk around the attractions and was just misserable. A lot of that I found had to do with footwear, but this time I kept up the whole time, even when caught with a pair of "untested" shoes on!! I feel like I'm 19 and a size 9 again!! It's now just a matter of shedding the layers so the rest of the world see's me the way I feel!
So now I'm back and with some re-newed vigor. I'm so pleased to have accomplished this "major-minor victory". When I started I never thought I'd make it this far, and now I can't imagine turning back.
Call me Bob....
"Can't Means Won't"
"No matter where you go, there you are..."
09-16-2003, 06:06 PM
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