Welcome home to me! It’s so good to be back and getting into the routine. I did not workout yesterday. Our flight was delayed in Vegas so we did not get in until 3:00 a.m. Rather than slugging through a half-*** workout I chose to rest, work, play with my son, and go to the grocery. This was in prepartion for a week of super eating designed to clean my system of those carbs, drinks, and junk that I consumed while on vacation. It feels good to be back on plan.
I guess that is one of the best lessons I have learned since becoming a lifetime weight loss story…how to enjoy food when on vacation and go back to a healthy lifestyle upon returning home. You know, french fries and hamburgers are fun and ice cream and fried fish is delicious. I had all of that in moderation while on vacation. What was liberating about the experience was knowing that I had a plan to come home to that would put me right back on my schedule of healthy living. It made eating less stressful and less guilty-feeling.
How I planned my return:
1. I made a grocery list and went to the store first thing. This gave me ZERO excuses to eat poorly at home. My home is my sanctuary and that is where I keep total control over the foods I eat.
2. I made a workout plan for the week. I know how many workouts and what type of workouts I need to have a great week.
3. I am drinking lots of water all week. When I am on vacation I either slack in the water department or bloat from the travel. I know my body weight will be up from those two things alone so I plan a lot of water drinking.
4. Weigh in expecting a GAIN. I know that I didn’t gain a lot of fat on vacation but I might have gained a little fat and a lot of water. I always give myself a full week of recovery eating, exercise, and rehydration before I take the scale seriously.
That’s it! This is how I have been able to travel about every six weeks and maintain my weight loss of over 100 pounds for the past two years.