I'm Not Perfect

This past week was my family reunion in Island Park, ID. I had such great intentions of staying 100% on plan while I was gone. I packed all my meals and my lean and greens. I had it all planned out. While my family was having unhealthy treats and food all week, I was going to eat healthy and lose weight while on vacation!

That was plan anyways...

It didn't quite end up that way. Sure, the first couple of days I did great. I fixed my lean & green meal for dinner so I could eat with my family. I refrained from eating all the treats that were just sitting out on the counter all day long. I did great.

But then temptation started getting the best of me and I succumbed. I still ate my meal replacements throughout the day so I continued eating every 3 hours (ish - that got a little lax too). But dinners became harder and harder to pass up. And the candy was calling my name! Then B got some amazing huckleberry ice cream that he was going on and on about so I just had to try it. And finish the bowl for him. Then I had to get my own bowl of that delicious ice cream a few days later. (Ice cream is definitely my weakness!)

But oh boy did I pay for that decision! It's crazy how much my body likes eating healthy. I found this out after I had my bowl of ice cream. It wasn't long after I finished my ice cream that my stomach began feeling upset. I thought that if I ate some real food (i.e. pizza...eek!) I would feel better. Oh man was I wrong! I felt so sick that night! I had to spend the rest of the night in bed willing myself not to throw up.

Lesson learned!!

I had kind of expected that I gained like 5 pounds while away. But luckily I was wrong. When I got back home from vacation I weighed myself and found that I hadn't gained any weight despite my missteps. But I also hadn't lost any either. Oh well. Lessons have been learned and I am back on track this week.

It just goes to show that you don't have to be perfect. There will be other times I'm sure when I will just HAVE to have a bite of some dessert or something I shouldn't. But the good news is, I know that I can always start fresh the next day. Heck - I can start fresh with the next meal!

Yes, I would have loved coming back from vacation having lost another 2 pounds. But at least I was conscious about what I was putting into my mouth. I didn't let myself go too crazy and therefore didn't gain any weight. And it feels great being back on plan this week!