Carla - Merry Christmas - I hope it was a joyous one!
Lisa - Congratulations on losing the 2 pounds you gained last week! That's quite an accomplishment this time of year. I'll bet if you stick with your plan of exercise and moderate indulgence, you'll do just fine. Have a safe trip!
I ended up doing OK on Christmas Eve at my my step-daughter's. There was a lot of fish, which I love and I tried to have just a taste of the things that were a bit naughty (like the yummy fried shrimp). I stuck to my plan of drinking mostly water, had only 1 glass of wine and washed a lot of dishes which kept me from grazing too much (it was buffet). I don't think I really deprived myself much or at all but when I got home that night - all "you know what" broke loose and I ended up opening (and almost finishing) a can of caramel popcorn that I had gotten as a gift from one of the kids. Ugh! Yesterday morning I got on the scale for a sneak peak and was horrified at the number (I know a lot of it was water retention because my rigns wouldn't budge) but it was a wake up call that enough is enough! We came out to the beach yesterday and as planned, friends of ours met us here. I made sure that for a little something before we went to dinner there were lots of veggies and a very low fat cheese spread (Alouette makes a light garlic and herb cheese spread that's yummy and not high in points). Although I did have a couple of glasses of wine last night, I had a good, basically core dinner (very lean pork chop), salad, and a taste of the desserts that the men ordered. It was great too because my friend does WW and got to goal about a month ago so it makes it easier to stay OP. Tonight we are probably going to go to dinner at a pub-kind of place since a number of the restaurants we thought we'd go to are still closed. I'm sure they have some kind of grilled fish - if not here than where - if not, I might go for a burger (if it's sirloin) without the bun and without the fries. In any case, I'm determined to get some activity in and eat as OP as possible. It's a bit windy so I don't know if I'll walk on the beach or just take a walk around the property. I doubt I'll lose the 1.6 I've gained over the last two weeks but I'm determined not to gain any more. It will be a bit of a challenge because we have a surprise birthday party at an Italian restaurant Thursday evening and are going to a friend's house on Friday.
Have a great one!
Judy
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