It's a New Day! Recovering from Vacation.

I'm back! Well, technically I've been back for since Sunday night but you know how it is after vacation. Unpacking, catching up on sleep, preparing tons of pureed foods...Well, that last bit may just be me. Anyways, we had such a blast! So nice to be able to reconnect with my husband, let someone else worry about the cooking and cleaning and just soak up the sun! The food was truly delicious and the deal we had included the champagne buffet breakfast and cocktails and horderves in the evening.

Here's a pic of one of the evenings spent with ceviche, canapes and rum and diet coke. There was also cheese!

I did find time two mornings to get in some time on the elliptical machine while whale watching, how cool is that! So that's the good news.

The bad news is that I sort of blew up like a whale. I was too scared to weigh in until Wednesday when I was sure that some of the fluid retention had subsided. Man can I retain water! I was up to 130.6 so I'm guessing I hit back up around 133-134 by the time I made it home. I made a decision to start the week one Meta diet just to detox a bit and get me closer to where I left off. I'm starting Day 4 today of the diet, Day 3 of exercise today. I'm now at 128.8, so down almost 2 lbs since Wednesday.

The diet has been tough for me this time! In fact I have been snacking a bit at night, a cheese stick and whole grain bread, better n' peanut butter and low sugar jam on whole grain bread, and let's not forget the wine...but still progress is being made.

I've decided I'm so fine with taking things a bit slower these next few weeks. I want to keep this weight off for the long haul and that's not going to happen by starving myself and exercising all the time. Plus, I love food. I want to eat normal things every day not just on "cheat" days. I miss oatmeal. I miss my friends. I miss getting dressed up at night and hitting a bar with the ladies. I've been avoiding being social because that means I miss my am workout and sabotage my diet. I've got to find a balance.

So I've been working on a food plan that is around 1300-1500 calories per day, mostly clean eating. I also want to keep my workouts to around 1 hour each morning, 30 minutes ms and 30 minutes cardio. I plan to incorporate other forms of exercise occasionally for variety. To be honest I'm getting bored of the dance cardio and don't want to shell out more cash for DVDs right now. I'll still be doing them most days but on a nice weekend day a run in GGP sounds so refreshing or take a yoga class with a friend. I miss running and yoga so!

That's my new plan. To loose weight more slowly and be practical about my eating habits. I still have 3 days of cleanse food in the freezer for another "bloating emergency," but enough with the cleansing for a minute. Tomorrow I start my new plan. I'll let you know how it goes!

Next Friday I will take measurements and I'm hoping my weight will have settled in around 127ish. I'm not sure where I want my ultimate goal weight or measurements to be yet, but honestly it truly is about finding a balance and being happy. I think I look great, not perfect, but like me, fit and smiling.