For the last 10 days I have been enjoying what is as close to a vacation as I get these days. Anyone with small kids knows that you never really get the mental or physical break from attending to your children's every need. I did enjoy a trip to see old friends in Gettysburg, a week off with Jason, and some priceless smiles and squeals from my kids . But, what you are really wondering is if I stuck with my healthy eating this week, right?
I seriously debated on whether or not I was going to strictly adhere to my eating plan or just vacation from all aspects of my life. I opted for the latter, with the assumption that I would enjoy eating with everyone else. I loved the fact that we all ate together and that I wasn't the annoying "dieter" out of the group. That was about it though. I really didn't love, no less enjoy, much of anything I ate. True, at this point of our life eating out consists of pizza, burgers, and Mexican fast food, so it's not exactly a sophisticated pallet.
I had two or three disciplined days thrown into the mix simply out of desperation. There were some days I felt so drained from eating so much processed, sugary foods. The moral of the story for me...vacationing from my healthy eating wasn't worth it! The end result: I added on two pounds. I'm pretty sure it will come off quickly. But, if I had stuck to my calorie restrictions and healthy food choices I would probably be down another pound or two.
Next time I'm faced with the question of whether or not to vacation from healthy eating I need to remind myself of how I felt last week. How it wasn't worth it. If I'm going to break the bank with calories I need to make sure it's really worth it. It needs to be something a little more fabulous than pizza and nachos.
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