I'm back from Hotlanta so I wanted to do a post just to update on how that went. We had a great trip, but, I often felt like I was in the midst of the world's largest temptation! I mean, we ate at every fast food place you can think of as well as places like PF Changs and The Cheesecake Factory!!!
I went on the trip prepared with protein powder for shakes and healthy snacks like cheese, apples and nuts. In the 30ish hours that we were in the car, I managed to stick to those snacks aside from the two lollipops I had. I was pretty proud of that because the rest of the people in the car were eating things like caramel corn and chips...two of my favorite things!!!
When we ate our meals I made sure to choose healthier options on the menu (I did look at some of the menus online first and that was helpful). Then, when the waiter would bring our food I'd portion out the amount I was going to let myself eat. I had 1 alcoholic drink the entire time we were gone--- they had Yingling, my favorite beer from Pennsylvania that isn't sold in MI. What a treat!
The entire time I felt absolutely disgusting about the food I was eating. Sure, I was making pretty good decisions but they weren't near as good as when I cook my own food at home. I felt horrible!
What was so interesting is that when people saw me leave 1/2 of my food on my plate or pass on desserts and alcohol, they assumed I was being tortured and they'd egg me on to "just have fun" and "enjoy myself". The thing is, I was enjoying myself....I didn't feel deprived at all!! It's interesting how people percieve moderation as being something that will make you feel bad....that if you have excess you'll be "happier". What I've learned is that if I even come close to having excess I feel crappy. So, while I know that the people I was with love and support me, there were some times that I was battling a bit of peer pressure to make it through.
Now, for the workouts. When we left my friend Aaron told me that he was going to work out with me 3 out of the 5 days that we were gone....I knew having him there would hold me accountable and would make me workout hard. Unfortunately, he didn't workout with me once. Bummer. I don't blame him though, we were exhausted and on a sort of "vacation".....plus, he's in great shape so he doesn't need it. So, Friday was a driving day and I didn't workout at all. Saturday we spent all day on our feet at the Aquarium and Six Flags....seriously, all day. I tried to do some squats and pushups while in line for the roller coasters but that got old fast. Then, there was some free time on Sunday so I ran on the treadmill for 25 minutes that day (the hotel only had cardio machines, no weights or anything like that). That's it, that's all I did while I was away. My body felt horrible and I was even getting a little cranky. It just proved to me how much I NEED to workout and how good it makes me feel day to day.
So, we got back late Tuesday evening and then I didn't go to bootcamp on Thursday because I was so exhausted and battling a sore throat.
I knew I needed to get back into the swing of things after only working out 2 times this week (OUCH!) so I made a plan for my weekend.......which I'll talk about in my next post........
The bottom line is that I am confident that I can't look at things like trips and traveling as times to "let go and have fun" but that I need to look at them as "real life". I am proud of myself for how I handled my food on this trip because I know it could have been SOOOOO much worse. I am glad to be back home now, cooking for myself and making good choices that make me feel good!
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