I give myself permission to do whatever I want on vacation, and sure enough, I gain 3 pounds for every week I'm gone. By the time I get home, I'm usually tired of going to Happy Hour every afternoon and eating too much for dinner, and I think that helps me get right back in line. Concentrate on how much better you feel and you will have a marvelous vacation. Enjoy!
So much easier said than done, but please give yourself permission to just enjoy your trip and sideline the self-critic (or as I call it turn off the ‘NegativeFM’ channel running in my head). I would also encourage you to find something that weighs 25lbs if you can (a bag of soil, free weights) and lift. I find that very powerful as a reminder for what the numbers actually represent. Thanks for your wonderfully candid and relevant posts, I appreciate you. Safe trip!
It's so hard not to tie our identity to our weight. You are still 'you' under it all, a loving, caring, genuine person who loves life and are on a path to feeling better. I have almost reached my goal of 145, under 3 lbs to go, but they are probably the most stubborn of all. I have a brand new pair of pants a size smaller than what I'm in now, still have the tags on them, they will be my 'reward' for getting to my goal. I've had them for more than a month. My weight seems to go up or down by a couple pounds a week, but it seems farther away than ever. I don't dwell on it, just trust in the process and stay true to my path. I know that if I fasted for a couple days the pounds would drop off but I'm going to take it slow and make sure they stay off :) Have fun in Bermuda!
I give myself permission to do whatever I want on vacation, and sure enough, I gain 3 pounds for every week I'm gone. By the time I get home, I'm usually tired of going to Happy Hour every afternoon and eating too much for dinner, and I think that helps me get right back in line. Concentrate on how much better you feel and you will have a marvelous vacation. Enjoy!
So much easier said than done, but please give yourself permission to just enjoy your trip and sideline the self-critic (or as I call it turn off the ‘NegativeFM’ channel running in my head). I would also encourage you to find something that weighs 25lbs if you can (a bag of soil, free weights) and lift. I find that very powerful as a reminder for what the numbers actually represent. Thanks for your wonderfully candid and relevant posts, I appreciate you. Safe trip!
It's so hard not to tie our identity to our weight. You are still 'you' under it all, a loving, caring, genuine person who loves life and are on a path to feeling better. I have almost reached my goal of 145, under 3 lbs to go, but they are probably the most stubborn of all. I have a brand new pair of pants a size smaller than what I'm in now, still have the tags on them, they will be my 'reward' for getting to my goal. I've had them for more than a month. My weight seems to go up or down by a couple pounds a week, but it seems farther away than ever. I don't dwell on it, just trust in the process and stay true to my path. I know that if I fasted for a couple days the pounds would drop off but I'm going to take it slow and make sure they stay off :) Have fun in Bermuda!