Good Afternoon LL'rs:
I missed everyone. I was definitely in computer withdrawal while on vacation. I had a great time. Very relaxing. I spent lots of time reading the 5th book of Harry Potter (The Order of the Phoenix). Oldest daughter read the latest book. Those books are so good. Weather got progressively hot and humid (not too fun). The beach was too hot to be enjoyable on the last 2 days (high 90's with high humidity) and we had one day of all day rain (not a problem as we shopped in Stone Harbor that day). 3 of the days were perfect beach days - read and tooks naps all day on the beach - what a relaxing life I had!
Well, I am up 5 pounds from vacation! I can say I really enjoyed myself. We ate out a lot and had soft serve ice cream 3 times that week. So I really am okay with the gain. I was reflecting this morning and wondering if it would have been better if I'd had tried to stay OP and then ended up STS or a 1 or 2 pound gain. That would have been worse for me. Because when I think I am being good and the scale doesn't show it, I get really frustrated!! I just made the decision that I was going to enjoy myself and not worry about it. So today I am back on plan. It's hard as you well know. I'm chewing gum constantly and drinking lots of water and picking snacks that are not sugary like almonds and yogurt.
Congrats to all of you that are working the program and continuing to lose. And to those that are in my boat, let's just stick it out together and keep posting here and eventually those who are modeling good cruise behavior will rub off on the rest of us!
It's been a great summer but it will be nice to get some structure back into my life. I think we will all buckle down soon and start posting lots again. I'll be really busy the next 10 days getting oldest DD off to college. But after August, 25th, I'm back!!!!
Nice to see all the new faces her at JC. Welcome to all you newbies!!! Good to see the all the old familiar faces are still here too. Keep on cruising everyone.
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