I got back from vacation yesterday! Had a fantastic time in Arizona near the red rocks with my bff - lots of hiking, lazing around. We mostly ate our heavier food early in the day out at a restaurant but we did actually make an effort to be pretty healthy! We ate light salads in the evening with vegetables from the garden (we were staying at her dad's house).
Still, I don't feel like I lost any weight, but I don't think I gained either, which is a plus from a vacation. I didn't weigh myself this morning because when I got back I had to get carryout food since I had no food at home (must grocery shop this morning!) but based on how my clothes fit, I think things are around the same!
I did have a horrifying clothes trying on situation though. Oh, it was horrifying. And a real wake-up call. My friend and I went shopping for clothes at an outlet store that was near where we were staying because there was a major clearance and it was work clothes that we both needed. I was trying on stuff and there was a three-way mirror just outside my dressing room. It was a real shock to see myself up close and personal as big as I am right now. I seriously almost cried. I guess I'm still in some sort of denial that I still look as small as I did 20 to 25 pounds ago, lol, even though I know I weigh more. My friend chastised me for being hard on myself and saying awful things about my body and reminded me that I would never say that to her or any other friend, so why would I say that about myself? Good point and a good reminder!
So anyway, back from vacation and still have some social stuff to navigate, but I need to make the diet (diet as an lifestyle change, not "diet") a priority and somehow get around social stuff!
Oh, and I got really sick on the airplane yesterday. That's something that's never happened to me before, but I don't know what it was. I've flown a million times and never had an issue with motion sickness or anything like that. It lasted too briefly to be food poisoning or flu. But it was scary. I started to pass out and broke out in sweat all over and was really sick to my stomach. I worried for my seatmates!
Anyway, that's like one of my big fears about traveling, is getting sick en route!
@Krampus - you rock, girl! All that fun on the beach and still maintained a low weight! I bow to you!
@Moving on - I have New Rules of Lifting for women and am intimidated by it. I feel like I need to start with something less advanced (for me) because I'm such a newbie at strength training. Let me know how it goes for you! I also am not a member of a gym anymore so I am totally at the mercy of my dumbbells. Great that your vacation weight is coming off quickly!
@Cattails - wow, you've really gotten down to a nice weight! I forgot how you said you lost it as my senile self is sure I've asked you before, but great job! And yummy tomatoes!!! I LOVE garden tomatoes!