Going to Lose: My Weightloss Journey!

Well hello!

it’s almost 4am here but im on a weird schedule.  last night I went to bed at 4:00am and woke up at 4:30pm. hahah ohh the vacation life! its so nice to be home!

but im not home for long!

on tuesday I am leaving for a three week adventure! i will be off in crazy foreign lands half way around the globe and will likely not have internet access! (or at least not often!) so this is my last post for a while!

so i have a couple of goals for food and exercise while I am on my vacayadaventue, and a one main goal for what I will have hoped to acheive by january when i return.

So! Food & Exercise goals for my vacayadventure:

1) I am really happy because one of my biggest downfalls when I am at school is snacking, because my house has a constantly fully stocked kitchen, etc etc.  when i travel, snacking is never really an issue because I’m so busy sightseeing, shopping, etc that food other than at main meal times isnt an Issue. So, this isnt really a goal, but im happy i wont be snacking too much while im gone which should really help.

2) buffets.  i’ll be staying at super lovely fancy hotels and on a ship etc where there are often buffets for 1 or 2 meals a day. my goal for the buffets is to only to go to the buffet ONCE and to put very reasonable portions on my plate and to EAT SLOWLY and enjoy the food, and to not eat a ton just because i know i can get more. that kind of mindset can/will/has gotten me into trouble!

3) other meals at restaurants at the hotels etc.  Pick reasonably healthy dishes, ie lean proteins not stuff that’s super carby etc and also, if i order dessert (which is often included) just have a few bites of it, but don’t eat the whole thing.

4) exercise.  Every hotel and place we are staying on this trip has great and often world class gyms.  my goal is to go to the gym at least every other day on my trip, either on free afternoons, in the evenings, in the mornings if we dont have activities, etc.  try to do hour workouts at least! 45 min cardio and 15 min abs. if i have more time do some weights as well!!

Goal for January when I get back:  In all honesty I have been really afraid to step on the scale recently.  I know my weight has gone up, my 14s are tight and I’m pretty sure I’m in the 190s.  last week’s eating and caffeine habits certainly didnt help.  the friday that I am back from my trip, January 9, I will be stepping on the scale no matter what as my first winter weigh in.  My goal weight is to be 185 by then.  I know within these 3 weeks that there are a lot of possibilities for me to eat healthily, exercise, walk around a lot, sight see and not be consumed by food, etc.  also, i was recently watching the biggest loser and it made me a) feel so accomplished and proud of how much weight i’ve lost and b) made me sad that i’ve stopped fighting for weight loss and gotten so lazy and apathetic. it got me really motivated to let these 3 weeks be a time to think about and act on exercising more and eating well, so that im in the right mindset when i get back to school in january, to go to the gym 5-6 days a week and to track all of my food.  also, january will be the one year anniversary of me joining 3fc and starting my weight loss journey.  my new goal for january will be to lose 30-40 lbs by june which will be my graduation from my master’s program.  we’ll see and talk about that more in january.  Right now i just want to focus on really enjoying my vacation, eating well and healthily, and exercising as much as my free time allows.

I think that’s all for now!!  as always, thank you all so so so much for your support!!

Have a very Happy Holidays!!!

See you in January!

XOXO

travelgal