I'll admit it. I actually lost weight on vacation. I'm shocked!
The only way I think it was remotely possible, with a lack of tracking, is all of the walking that occurred. To get downtown and back was about a 45 minute walk, if not more. And I thoroughly enjoyed it! I may be a country girl at heart, but there's something about a city I just can't pin down.
What happened after coming home and having a few days off before work, well, please refer to the title of this post.
It's been awful. While in Canada, I got back on the soda train, a horrible way to be. I hardly drank water, as it was just easier and cheaper to choose otherwise. While back at work, I've been chugging Diet Coke down, 32 ounces at a time. I know it's not healthy. I know the caffeine is causing me jitters and headaches again, while causing me to retain water, in turn packing the pounds back on. I know the Aspartame in the Diet Coke is NOT good, but like I've said before, if I don't avoid pop, it's all or nothing. Not the good all-or-nothing.
The thing I've learned about 2 years into my journey, is that you can't let a crash and burn week get you down. It only makes your weight loss journey derail, and potentially end up in a big ball of flames. Or a much bigger pair of pants. You're choice.
Bottom line: You have to pick yourself back up!
I may be imagining things, as my husband says I am, but I feel heavier, see pounds creeping their way back on as I look in the mirror. But again, I have to pick myself back up. That's how I fell off the wagon before.
So starting tomorrow:
1.) NO MORE POP! Diet or otherwise. I purchased extra bottles of water, as well as Crystal Light drop-in packets to help when water gets "boring."
2.) Count and track everything. THIS MEANS EVERYTHING! None of this, oh those fries won't hurt if I don't track them, crap. It's total BS. They do have calories, ya know.
3.) Move more. A friend once told me, "To lose weight, eat less, move more. It's that simple." Or as my Opa would say, "Seine so einfach." (It's that simple!)
No more crap. I'm turning into Drill Sgt. Ashley. This is my plan, and I have to do this. I've got 30-ish more pounds to lose! If I'm going to lose it, I can't BS around. I'm unhappy with the way things have been. It's been said that if you're unhappy, only you can change it. I'm hoping to do just that.
No excuses, no regrets!
This is me: random, raw, & true. I chose to write about my journey through weight loss as a way to reflect & help keep me accountable. As of July 24, 2013, I hit my goal of losing 100 lbs, putting me in my Healthy Weight Range after 3 years & 3 months of important lifestyle changes, while maintaining my loss for two years. My goal is to healthy (not skinny) so that I can live my life to the fullest with those I love. I hope this can encourage others, as this ride truly is worth it.
