Long time, no blog. I apologize for my abscence, but I feel like it probably hasn’t been noticed that much! I was busy vacationing with my overly generous (but sincerely appreciated!) family in Las Vegas.
Yes, Las Vegas. Home of 3 mile buffets and sugary-alcoholic-drink-stand on every corner. I am pleased to report that not only was I able to enjoy myself by overindulging in drinks, I was also able to enjoy myself indulging in delicious food and was able to walk away from the vacation on a positive note. I do not feel that I over-ate or totally “blew” my diet at all on this trip. Thanks to PLENTY of walking around town and in the desert, as well as better choices on my part, I was able to come away with only a slight gain of 6 pounds, 2 of which were gone by the second day I was home. Not bad, if you ask me. I am pretty proud of myself for my behavior on vacation. No doubt part of that was fueled by the attention I recieved from a few men in Las Vegas (seriously, it was crazy, I have NEVER been pursued like that!). The move that made me realize I have come a long, long way occured on my last night in Nevada, where I walked away from a significant portion of a very expensive steak at Delmonicos, knowing if I ate any more I’d be miserable, physically and mentally. Old Stefanie would have eaten the ENTIRE steak because a) it was delicious and I was a glutton and b) it was SO expensive how can you just leave that?! I was surprised, but in the end I really stuck to my eating intution and knew when to say when. Go me!
For some reason, my eating habits have been AWFUL since I got home. I am not sure why, but starting at the airport in Nevada I had a bag of Bugles and it’s been all downhill from there. I ate a hot dog AND a cinnamon bun in Charlotte, kept it together Thursday to Saturday, then today I ate Japanese food (too much), ribs (oops) and a slice of left over pizza. It hasn’t been really great food, anyway, and I’d much rather just get back on the wagon. I felt pretty blah at work when I returned on Thursday…we are so busy and I am SO stressed out with a new job transition that has occured but my old responsibilities haven’t shifted to someone new yet…plus I did some Facebook stalking I shouldn’t have…I dunno how to describe it really, I’ve just felt BLAH. And therefore my activity and eating hasn’t been great. I sat down this evening, put pen to paper, and I have my goals for the week clearly listed out. I am ready to rejoin the program.
Week of 4-12-2010 thru 4-18-2010
GOALS:
*track every bite Monday through Sunday. Count points when possible but still write every bite in tracker if points value not available
*water–1 glass before meals, water while at work and during gym activities. No soft drinks Monday-Friday.
*Pills–I need to restart my acai pills as well as my prescription medication again, I slacked off in Vegas.
*Fiber therapy (metamucil)–twice per day, a.m. and p.m., with 8 oz of water. I have noticed better weight loss and generally less bloat when I’ve done this. Yeah, I’m 25. Shut up.
* Exercise plan: Zumba on Monday and Wednesday, Yoga on Wednesday, as well as week one of the Couch to 5k program. Again. I am STICKING WITH IT.
Challenges I will face this week:
*Combating stress eating
*Special day Saturday that includes open bar AND a catered affair in my favorite place EVER…Neyland Stadium 
Plan of attack:
*Take meals to work and only take enough for breakfast, lunch, and snack PER DAY
*Leave debit card in car so I can’t buy snacks at the University Center
*Allot points for open bar on Saturday, eat breakfast to avoid bad pasteries that are inevitably served. Use common sense, but enjoy my trip to the Sky Box (sorry, thats the best I can do…)
Tonight I took a shower, blowdryed my hair, and packed my gym bag. I have breakfast planned to grab on my way out the door. I am definitely recommitted and it’s a relief. I’ll report back tomorrow and see if I am as excited…
