Post-Vegas Vacation Weigh-In is tomorrow. I am nervous but
also feeling good about it. Typical
vacations for me always ends in a gain.
Our 15-day European Vacation was one of the first times I came home with
a gain of only one pound. That is unheard of when I vacation. The only time I came home from vacation with
a loss was when I had the stomach flu/food poisoning on a trip to Colorado to
visit Aunt Barb. I am not joking when I
say that I am the Queen Of Gaining On
Vacation.
What went
differently this time?
I set a goal to not indulge in
sweets/desserts and stuck to it
This was a
goal I knew I could accomplish. I don’t
need sugar/desserts and I have learned several times along this journey that my
body doesn’t react well to sugar/desserts.
I was willing to forgo with the exception of if we visited The
Cheesecake Factory, which we often do.
We ended up not going and although Kenyon suggested getting dessert one
night, which I was willing to do, we also didn’t end up doing that. I packed some WW bars and Built bars so I
didn’t feel deprived and had something to turn to if I was dying for
sweets. One night at the buffet, Kenyon
went to check out the dessert table but not me.
I didn’t even go look at the dessert table. And, I made sure I kept my back to the
dessert table when we were seated. He
brought back a few sugar free desserts, which we both tried but didn’t
love. I finished off my meal with some
coffee as my “dessert”.
I set a goal to track my alcohol consumption
and stuck to it
Since the
weather didn’t quite cooperate, we weren’t in the casino and out and about as
much as we usually are. This impacted my
alcohol consumption in a major way. The
first night, I only had one beer. The
second day, I only had one beer. Then, I
went in search of coffee late in the evening having to cross through two
casinos to the 24-hour Starbucks. Along
the route, I passed the Guinness Store and popped in to see how much a
beer-to-go would cost. I had taken just
$10 with me so I wouldn’t be tempted to gamble and thankfully, that is exactly
what I needed for a draft beer and a tip.
That meant I only had two beers on day two. Day Three was Thursday. Since this is typically the day I use most of
my WSPA, I indulged a bit more in alcohol.
Throughout the day, I had three bottles of beer, one small draft beer,
and an old fashioned cocktail before we took in a show. It was all tracked.
I was more mindful of my splurges
Since I had
two back-to-back nice size losses, I wasn’t about to screw it all up with
vacation weight. I went into this
vacation determined to be more mindful. Don’t
think that we didn’t splurge because we did.
The first night we were way too hungry and had limited food options so
we ended up sharing a pizza. But, the
day we went to the buffet there was roasted turkey breast. So, it all evened out. Plus, there were some days that we only had
two meals since our sleep schedule was a bit wonky.
The weather didn’t quite cooperate
Since we had
some unexpected rain, we didn’t venture out as late and as far as we typically
would. This accounted for less splurging,
alcohol consumption, and dessert/sweets temptations.
I got pre-planned before we left
I planned
ahead before we left town when I did some grocery shopping with the rollout of
the new Purple Plan. This included
planning some recipes for when we returned and having those items on hand. This meant I didn’t have to rush to several
grocery stores after we landed later in the day.
I meal prepped upon our return
As much as I
didn’t want to go to the store, and since Walmart closed at midnight, I knew I
needed to and that I also needed prep meals so I was prepared for the work
week. Doing this allowed me to get back
on track ASAP.
I am hopeful
all this will pay off and I won’t see a huge gain. I didn’t track 100% and I obviously went over
my points. Regardless, being back on
track after vacation feels really great.
I’m hoping for at least a maintain.
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