Hi, everyone! I've missed you all and this site! I'm sure I mentioned that dh & I were going to San Antonio for a couple of days. (His co. was invited to a buying show and the wives got to go!)

I'm not writing this for sympathy, but for "confessional" purposes. I feel I can be honest in my accountability here, so here goes.

As Huskers (and anyone else packing to go on a trip) can understand, getting ready can be a crazy time. I had my meeting on Sunday, Monday evening was getting shoes and a haircut for dd. then, home to find suitcases. Tuesday, I had a haircut appt. at 5, dd's gymnastics at 6, meeting my group for dinner at 7. Home about 9:30, and lots of stuff to do! Wednesday, dd and the dog went to Granny's house. Dh & I went out to eat and got home after 10 (long drive). Thursday was a long day at work, getting ready to have a SHORT day Friday, so I could be home to leave at noon. Then, lots of ironing, packing, manicure, pedicure, and housecleaning. Got to bed at 2:00 a.m., and up again at 5:00 a.m. I worked from 6:30a.m. to 11:30 and rushed home to change. Our friends came by to pick us up and off we went.

I won't bore you all with the play-by-play of what we did and where we went, or the whole menu! I did okay some of the time, but some of the time I didn't. I was just getting rid of "Tom", having stomach issues and EXHAUSTED. These are my reasons for eating off plan. Not excuses. There are not many good excuses for eating off plan and I have none. I made the decision to have some off plan foods and I understand the consequences to be faced by doing so.

I finally got into bed at 1:00 a.m. Sunday morning and I slept until the maid woke me up at 11:00! I felt SOOOO much better after getting some much-needed rest. I only had one dessert the entire time we were gone, mainly my "sins" were side dishes and tequila!

I DREAD weighing in the morning. I usually don't allow myself to weigh after I've eaten off plan the day before, but I'm making an exception this time just to assess the damage.

This would probably sound crazy to anyone not low-carbing for life, but I'm looking forward to getting back on plan in the morning! I want my stomach to love me again. I want the extra pounds to go away. I want to have that feeling of control again.

I'm going to re-read in my DANDR book about induction and possibly go back on for a while. Like I said, I did this and I have to live with the consequences and repair the damage....I just needed to own up to this and not live any kind of lie. I do very well most of the time and this time I did not. But I'm not freaking out. I'm putting this trip behind me (literally! LOL!) and moving forward.

It's good to be back home and back on plan. Take care everyone!

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maxibee-sounds like you're right where you need to be to me! there are times when, for whatever the reason, we don't eat as well as we'd like to. but as long as you're seeing it as just a few days of "damage control" on the other side, you're doing good if you ask me!

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