I'm back from Vegas and back on track! The last week was a planned "off-plan" week across the board. While there was a fair amount of indulgence going on, I'm having no trouble with returning to my plan. In fact, I'm happy to be back on plan because I was starting to look (and feel) pretty yucky after the hiatus.
Exercise: Over the past two weeks, the only real exercise was my weekly session with my trainer. I definitely felt more tired, and I think this was in part due to my not moving as much. I got back into the gym today for a session with my trainer and a bit of cardio. Looking at this week's schedule, I'm planning to get a workout in each day except for Wednesday. I'm not going to push myself too hard with each workout, since I'm pretty much rebuilding my endurance again, but I do want to get the consistent sessions back into my routine.
Food: I kept it clean until I arrived at the airport. The moment I checked my bag on Wednesday evening, the "dirty" eating began and it didn't stop until I went to bed last night. I must say that most of my consumption was in the form of alcohol - I love that Dave Zinczenko referred to margaritas as the equivalent of drinking liquid gummy bears. That's my kind of drink! I did notice that I got hungry more often, despite my definitely eating more food. I had more of an appetite, but still got full relatively easily. Perhaps I didn't eat as much with each serving, at least not as compared to what all was served, but I did eat a fair amount. I won't go into all the food porn, but I did enjoy a good variety of food. I was a bit picky about what I ate and there were some things that didn't rock my world, but it was all pretty good.
Now that I'm back from the trip, I'm back on plan again. I've been quite happy to be eating clean today and it feels really good. I haven't been hungry today. My stomach seems to be working through all the leftovers from Vegas, digesting and plugging away. For this week, my plan is to keep it clean the whole time. I may look at a "date night" with my husband as a cheat this weekend, but I wouldn't be surprised if we're both happy with keeping it clean and staying on the couch.
Overall: I did enjoy my planned break and I think I needed it. I had a lot of fun in Vegas and wouldn't trade that experience for anything. However, there was a price to be paid for that good time. Over the course of our stay there, I felt more bloated and sluggish. I felt more self-conscious in my clothes by the end, though my husband said I didn't look heavier. (I certainly felt it!) My weight is up about 8 pounds over the past two weeks (though I expect a fair amount of that to come off relatively quickly with my being back to eating clean and exercising). On top of that, my skin has been awful. I'm breaking out like mad and I just feel oily and greasy. I hope that returning to plan will help with that too. Even with the results of being off-plan, I'm not beating myself up. It's all about living life and finding balance among things.
Food Log:
- Meal 1
- 3 egg whites
- 50g dry cream of rice (cooked in water)
- Meal 2
- 3 oz chicken
- Onions
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- Meal3
- 0% flavored Chobani Greek Yogurt
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- Meal 4
- 3oz Chicken
- Green beans
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- Meal 5
- 0% flavored Chobani Greek Yogurt
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- Time: 15 minutes on the elliptical; 1 hour strength training with personal trainer
- Calories: Didn't wear my heart rate monitor (left it at home by mistake)
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