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!

A Rough Day

I have to admit something. Yesterday was a rough day. Some days are easier than others to stick with this weight loss plan. And some days you get some tough news that make it almost impossible to have the desire to stick to this weight loss plan. And yesterday was one of those days.

I know that I am an emotional eater. I think that is a good reason why I ended up where I am. And I know that I need to change my ways and work through my emotions with other things - not food. But like they say, Rome wasn't built in a day. And I can't get over my issues in one month. So yesterday I crashed. Not too hard - but a still a crash.

I didn't regret any of my decisions yesterday, but today I'm feeling them. I am upset with myself that I would give in so easily to my emotions. I'm upset that I would allow those emotions to set me back on the way to my goal. And I'm really upset that I didn't even care yesterday.

But I'm back on plan today. I'm being conscious of what I'm eating today and making sure that I stick 100% to my eating plan. I'm not sure what my sidestep will do for my weekly weight loss, but I'm hoping that it won't hurt me too badly. It was one day. It's over. Today is a new day. I'm putting yesterday behind me and just moving forward.

That's really how anyone can be successful with this (or any) weight loss program. Take one day at a time. Realize that sometimes you'll mess up. And when you do mess up, learn from it and move on.