Weight Loss Update

I can't believe it's been almost two weeks since my last post. We are now back from vacation and back to work (boohoo). We had a nice time in the Poconos for four days and then a relaxing time at home for the remainder of last week.

We got a few things done around the house, went to some flea markets and even played some games on Saturday night. That was fun and I'd like to make it a standing "date" to play cards or some other board game on Saturday nights. We played Rummy, Boggle and Yahtzee (I won Rummy and Yahtzee, but Gary destroyed me playing Boggle...LOL).

While we were on vacation we did not count points or calories. We pretty much ate what we wanted but still watched portion sizes and tried to stay away from fried foods. It's hard when the resort you are staying at feeds you. Though there were usually 4-5 dinner choices each night, there were still some not so healthy sides offered with each dish. Also, since we are accustomed to eating 5-6 meals a day, it's hard to adjust back to three meals a day. We brought yogurts and fresh veggies to snack on in between, but they didn't fill us up like our normal snacks would have. I wish we could have had a microwave in our suite...that would have made things easier, I think.

All in all, I am pleased to report that we only gained three pounds each. I honestly thought it would have been much more, though I didn't feel all that "heavy". We played golf, basketball, used a paddle boat and walked a lot, but even that couldn't combat the not so healthy food choices we were offered. If we had really hit the diet hard after we got back, I bet we wouldn't have gained so much, but since we were on vacation, I felt I was entitled. Not sure that is the attitude I should have. It's so hard to break those old habits, even after being on this diet since November 2008.

One thing I noticed over the past week, was that I felt sluggish often and tired, even though I had gotten enough sleep. I can only attribute that to the lack of water and overload on carbs and fatty foods. I wouldn't be surprised if a pound of this weight is actually water retention from not drinking enough liquids.

One good thing to report....no, it's actually a GREAT thing...is that when I had my yearly GYN visit last week, my blood pressure was normal. NORMAL!!! I can not remember the last time that happened. Must be the 60 pounds lost :) Everyone in the office was amazed and very encouraging to stay on track.

Today is a little bit of a struggle for me, as I am craving sweets like crazy and I feel like munching on everything in site, even though I am not technically hungry. Just another reason why it's so important to not eat bad things in the first place. Once you have one, you need to ween yourself off them so you don't want them anymore. It's true what they say....have sweets and you will want more. Don't have them in the first place, and you don't crave them. Luckily, I brought a healthy lunch and snacks and there is no junk food in the office (at the moment) so I should be OK. Hopefully, after a few days of detoxifying my body, I won't be craving them anymore.