There is No Weight on Vacation

There is something very liberating about being away from a scale for a week. Somehow when there is no scale, there seems to be no weight. After all, when you are on vacation the world is different. Freedom reigns throughout each day with no time, no boundaries, and no constraints. It is like living in another dimension in space.
And everyone knows you weigh less in space.

Vacation always means socializing with good food and drink. My recent week at the beach was no exception. Lots of fun, sun, food, and fruity drinks. I enjoyed one week of vacation from dieting too.

Some people might say I was in denial about the consequences of my eating habits while on vacation. My philosophy is that vacation is a time to escape from the real world of jobs, schedules, and rules. You are supposed to do whatever suits your fancy. The biggest decision I had to make each day was: pool or beach?

After a glorious week of pretending vacation was my reality, I returned home. The scale loomed big, teasing and taunting me to step aboard. I knew my fate awaited me. When I stepped up onto the scale, reality revealed itself: 3 more pounds showed up. Not terrible, but not good either.
Time to admit: I gained weight on vacation.

I haven’t quite figured out how to get back into real life mode yet. It is taking me a little longer than expected to adjust to living back on planet Earth. But I plan to get back on track and on the road to Thinville again very soon.

However, I have figured out how not to gain weight after vacation-
Simply stay on vacation.

Food log lesson

In one more week, I will have completed one month on this journey.

I must confess that one of the biggest challenges has been keeping a food log. It is not always easy to stop and write down my menu or log on to the computer to list everything I have eaten each day. I am thrilled to have been successful for over 3 weeks now. Keeping track of what I eat is critical to my journey and I know it.

Two things have been helped me stay on track:

One is using an online log to list my foods. Somehow knowing that my log is online keeps me more accountable. If I don't have all my meals listed for each day, I feel very guilty. At the end of each day, it is good to actually see how many calories I have consumed as well. I use a progress log to list my successes and weight loss too. These logs, along with my exercise log are all available to me at no cost, care of Self.com

The second thing that has helped me along the trail to Thinville has been this blog. I feel like I am always looking for new ways to make my trip more interesting and fun. Writing down my feelings, temptations and discoveries has helped make the trip more interesting.

I haven't had the courage to post a 'before' picture yet. I feel like that must wait until I have an 'after' picture worth posting as well.

Until that time, I remain determined to keep up with my food log and make good food choices. I am hoping to average 6 pounds a month and so far this month I have lost 5 pounds. I hope to lose 1 or even 2 more pounds next week.
Thinville or Bust!!