Becoming a Butterfly

Boy, it feels good to be home again!  I had so much fun, my parents were there for part of the time…and we got to be together.  

I love getting away, but I am so happy to be back in my own house.  Finally got some sleep while I was there…but need to go to bed now and get some more.

Learned a couple of things about how to travel when you are trying to lose weight…

• Take food with you for backup.  I took ziplock with some of my favorite staples.  Cereal, pretzels, baked corn chips…etc.  Also took my fat free sour cream, cream cheese, milk…etc.
• Take more than you think you will need….It is hard to share your food–that you measured, put in ziplocks and brought to get you through a 3 day vacation that turns into a 5 day vacation–with your skinny husband: )
• Check out the menu before you go into a restaurant.  Don’t assume.  Started to order a salad…and asked what lowfat dressings they had…and they had NONE???  I am going to buy my own individual packs and keep them with me from now on!  Also wanted a baked potato with my shrimp and they did not have them…just mashed or fried.  Not good!
• Take your scale with you!  I know, I know, do not weigh everyday…but I have to.  And I felt more secure having my scale with me.
• Write down everything you have…even if it is bad.  Better to be honest, than to pretend it never happened.
• Pack food for the road.  This morning, before we headed home.  I made some sandwiches…and snacks that were ok for me to eat, so we didn’t have to stop for fast food junk.
• Read magazines with weight loss stories in them!  My mom was getting rid of old magazines and there were some great articles with testimonies and pictures of amazing weight losses.  It was encouraging…and kept me on track!
• Walk as much as possible.  I even walked in the rain one day, because I wanted to make sure I got it in.  It was kind of fun, a frog hopped across the road in front me at one point.
• Find some way to get online….I was desperate to reconnect with everyone.  I still haven’t read all the blogs…maybe tomorrow…after I get my dryer fixed…the element seems to have died…and we have all this laundry to do…yikes!  That makes me think of the next one.
• Don’t leave your dryer running when you leave for a trip…your element may die on you….and then you will have a bunch of laundry and no way to dry it when you get home: )

I am sure there is more….but I am really running out of steam now…so until later!

It is so good to be on-line and back with all my buddies!!!!