Weekend retreat is over and finally back home. Visited the upper Peninsula of Michigan which is basically fields or golf courses. It was nice to visit another town and even nicer to do something as a family which we seem to do less and less of as the kids get older.
Trying to drag a teenager to come on a family vacation is like being Judy in the Punch and Judy show. You keep getting bopped by verbal truncheons. The resort was peaceful and relaxing but didnt seem to have much going on. The neighboring towns were basically one main street and two side streets.
Overall, the weekend went well from a physical standpoint but really well from a reflective perspective.
A couple of issues arise when you are on vacation. One, the lack of eating facilities two, the lack of choice and three, the exorbitant cost of any food you do manage to find.
Because of that, I had already decided to eat whatever my heart desired and put all dieting on hold. But an interesting thing happened. I was surrounded by loads of junk food but had little craving for them.
The entire weekend went this way. I was constantly presented with opportunities to pig out but never felt any excessive yearning. I did have high carb items but it was always just one or two, not my usual 'eat till you finish the entire box' syndrome.
How did this happen? Well I constantly mentored myself by talking myself out of continuing. "Do you really need more?" "Are you sure you want another one?" "Is it really worth it?"
By becoming a conscious eater (being aware of what you are eating and how much you have eaten so far etc...) I was constantly able to stop myself going further.
My mantra was "Make wise choices. If you cant make wise choices make happy choices" I didnt want to have guilt afterwards so I decided to eat things that I may have missed and would be happy to eat, rather than just eating something for the hell of it.
In conclusion, I learnt that by NOT dieting whilst still making sensible eating decisions, I was able to have a guilt free vacation and now I am rearing to get back onto my treadmill and continue my daily routine of low carb and exercise. NO GUILT, NO REGRETS, just a lot of happy memories.
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628 kcal
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Líp: 55,35g | Prot: 21,66g | Carbs : 10,41g.
Pequeno Almoço: Splenda, decaf coffee, heavy cream, Mozzarella Cheese, olive oil, egg. Almoço: cherry tomato, avocado, kraft mayonnaise, boiled egg, onions, cucumber, romaine lettuce. mais...
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"If you can't make wise choices make happy choices." Wise words! I'm glad you enjoyed your vacay and were able to make some "happy memories".
27 mai 08 por membro: evelyn64
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Wonderful. Even though you had already given yourself free reign to eat whatever...you managed to still keep on track in a way. Proof positive that you really want to make a change. Great job!
27 mai 08 por membro: kimbulie
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That sounds great! Good job. :)
27 mai 08 por membro: sararay
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That's great that you turned down your own invitation to make free with the junk food - well done!! :)
27 mai 08 por membro: Lucybell33
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Great job! Kudos to you! That's what this journey is all about....learning how to make wise choices!
27 mai 08 por membro: mbhpro
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Hey!!!! your beginning to sound like some sort of Sage or Guru!!! Wise words Ma'am ... wise indeed. By the way, do ya know of anything that will help with guilt withdrawal??? I have it bad so I do! Seems as if your weekend journey covered more than just miles... well done
28 mai 08 por membro: dave22
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I love your mantra. I'm thinking I could adopt it as well...especially lately! I've been full of bad decisions on the diet-front! thanks for inspiring me to behave!!
28 mai 08 por membro: BadAndee
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I loved your mantra too!! Very wise indeed..!
28 mai 08 por membro: 08willbegreat
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BTW, what'd you indeed up bringing to the gathering? I know you were debating the several options, but was curious what you went with in the end, and how it all turned out?
28 mai 08 por membro: 08willbegreat
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08, it was resolved very easily. We arrived at the resort on Saturday around 5pm, hence missing the lunch that day. The second day we went to a neighboring city about an hour away so we ended up missing Sunday lunch too. I suspect my husband did that delibrately to avoid me going through any stress. (Because stressed wife=even more stressed husband!!)
28 mai 08 por membro: caged liberty
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ah! escapism ;) Avoidance is the better part of valour, eh? ;)!
28 mai 08 por membro: 08willbegreat
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