BJ and I went on vacation for 8 days and had a great time! We started in Kansas with a visit to our youngest son and 10-month-old granddaughter, Ahliegha Renee – she is beyond awesome, by the way, and beautiful, too! We don’t get to see her very often, so we really enjoyed our time with her.
When we left home, we had no idea where we were going once we left Kansas, we just knew we were heading west and ended up in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The idea of a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants vacation is a novel one, but I don’t know that I would do it again. Not that I can’t be spontaneous, but we spent a lot of time going back and forth with the “What do you want to do?” thing and it wore me out after a while. Nonetheless, we did have a great time and saw some really beautiful sights.
As for the diet, I wouldn’t exactly say I threw it out of the window, but I did eat lots of things I normally wouldn’t have eaten at home. It’s really hard to stick to my type of eating plan when you’re eating out every meal for several days. But I did exercise portion control and stopped eating before totally stuffing myself. (Which is something I would NOT have done in the past.) And I don’t know about you, but I’ve always been a road trip snacker: chips, popcorn, Chex mix…anything crunchy. I only snacked twice in over 2,900 miles, which is pretty good for me. I ate a small bag of buffalo wing-flavored pretzel bites, which totally rocked but weren’t exactly healthy, and I also got a bag of trail mix with nuts, raisins, and dates. Not exactly low-calorie, but a better choice than the pretzels, don’t you think?
My Wednesday weigh in was two days before we left, and I had lost half a pound. We were on the road this past Wednesday and had no scales available, so I won’t know how I did weight-wise until next Wednesday. Damage report on my next post.
And speaking of weighing in, my new scales arrived the day before we left. They look very high-tech with a glass platform and chrome trim. The display is much easier to read than the old scales, and it breaks weight down into tenths of pounds. I calibrated them and weighed myself, and I’m totally convinced they lie. I weighed about 4 pounds heavier than on the old scales. Maybe they are manufactured by the same folks who make doctor scales, hmmm? Honestly, I really didn’t expect them to be exactly the same. I simply noted both weights on my progress chart and I’ll track my progress from there.
Now it’s back to reality, with my grilled meat, steamed vegetables, and daily exercise. Taking a break from the diet was fun, but after several weeks of healthy eating I don’t think I could go back to a steady stream of burgers and fries.
Good for you! Vacations are hard to keep on track. Jackson Hole is awesome, I hope you spent some time in Yellowstone while you are there. I spent a week in the summer there back in the 80's and it was one of my favorite trips. Got to fly in a small plane among the Tetons, it was awesome.
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