Back in Focus

So, I've had 2 out of town events that caused me to go way, way off my plan. Funny thing, though. I gained maybe 3 lbs. That's all. I can easily gain 3 lbs even staying on plan, so this is really weird for me.

We had our annual Texas Housing meeting this past week. We stayed at the Hilton. Boy, it was not cheap! I never can figure out why the expensive hotels charge for everything (internet access would have been $10.95 a day; we stay at a cheap little motel and get free access, paying half for the room we did at this hotel, even at the convention rate).

We had 2 meals in the hotel restaurant - the rest of our meals were provided. I ate a sandwich the first day (a grilled cheese with swiss, provolone and cheddar, tomatoes and avocado, and quite yummy). And I broke down and ate the sweets provided, numerous times. And thoroughly enjoyed every bite, too. I figured with all the carbs I'd had, I'd be up 5 to 10 lbs, but no. Just 3.

Today I'm back on plan, focusing on eating low carb. This morning I made a mock danish and added a bit of my hot cereal mix in it. It was very good, very filling.

My younger daughter started induction Monday. We are splitting a cow, should get it next week, so we are going to have plenty of beef to eat. I guess I need to share some recipes with her. She was very successful losing before she got pregnant, but gained back her weight and then some. And my older daughter is talking about getting back to low carb. So perhaps we'll have our own little support group.