Dieting while on vacation sucks…

So I decided not to do it.

I had every intention of sticking as close to healthy and on track as I could while we were on vacation but the minute we crossed over into The Keys and I saw that clear water, those sunny skies…and those marina side restaurants my mind and stomach became one and started calling for, “Fish and Chips.” It was a hard call to ignore, let me tell you – so I didn’t. I will say that every meal I had that was off diet I was telling myself, and my family, that the next meal or the next day would be better.

Riiiight.

I got to a point, many baaad meals later, while eating a delish corn bread muffin and a plate of macoroni and cheese at the Hawk’s Cay buffett (we visited for their 4th of July celebration) where I finally got honest with myself and my people and annouced that I was on vacation and since my willpower stayed at home I am just going to enjoy myself.

And I did. I enjoyed myself through every meal and margarita. In the back of my mind, though, I could not help but be a little scared at what the scale would say when I got home. So, I convinced myself that I would go carb free this week to get back on track and not weigh myself again until next week. But the more I thought of that plan, the more I knew it was a cop out. I did the crime, I will do the time, so to speak. No one forced me to eat the way I did and I am a big girl so I need to see the consequences of my decision.

Therefore, in closing, I did weigh in this morning and was surprised to see that I had no gain, no loss. Which means that either I was very active this weekend and burned a lot of those extra calories or that the weight has not hit yet. I am playing it safe, deciding that its the latter, and have already started a carb free week and will be hitting the gym as well. That no gain, no loss is too close a call for me.

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