Saturday, September 19, 2015

Gained weight on vacation

I just spent two glorious weeks on vacation in Florida. I relaxed, I read, I ran, and I cherished and enjoyed every moment spent with my wife. I also violated my eating right  life style rules by buying and consuming food that is not healthy.

Everyone has that one food that sends them off track, that they just can’t eat in moderation. For me, there are a few. Ice cream is one of them. I knew I couldn’t eat ice cream in moderation, yet I still bough and eat it. Lots of ice cream. I think it was because I knew it would be temporary. In NYC I don’t buy ice cream.

I also learned that one meal doesn’t have to ruin your whole day. If you stray away from your plan at one meal, you can still get back on track with the next one.

 Now I am back home and I am transitioning back to reality. When I stepped on the scale at home my honest accountability partner showed that I gained eight pounds.

I am resuming healthy eating most of the time. The Eat Like Me eating approach that helped me lose weight in the past. Posted picture represents my healthy choice in a mall-like environment this afternoon. Will keep my efforts to stay in healthy habit mode (until next vacation, he he).
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3 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 2, 2015 at 9:58 PM

    I hope you enjoyed your vacation in Florida.

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  2. Andrea RobinsonOctober 5, 2015 at 3:35 PM

    Hi, Mark. I think it would be good for your mental health to be able to loosen up the plan a little bit while you're on vacation. The problem I've always had was failing to return to a normal plan when I returned from vacation! So I salute your intention to resume to the same healthy eating protocol when you get home.

    If I were to take up your plan, the first thing I would do is go out and buy a bunch of the unlimited items like apples and most veggies. I tend to snack a lot, so having something that is unlimited is an absolute must for me, and I would go crazy without it. And I can see that you'd probably have to go through something similar after returning from vacation.

    I'd be interested in hearing how you do once you get settled back in to "real life," and I have a feeling that you're so happy about what you've achieved over the last year that you won't have too much problem going back. It's pretty self-reinforcing process when you're that successful.

    Thanks for being candid and letting us know how you did!

    :)

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  3. GregOctober 14, 2015 at 11:37 AM

    Ha, ha. I did too. That's what usually happens to me.

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