Pounding the Pavement: Vacation......*insert melodramatic music here*

I went on vacation with my family this past two weeks. We headed to Florida and even though my kids are both adults, we went to Walt Disney World. It was a pretty good time, all in all.

Before I went, I had these ideas of grandeur. I was going to use the resort gym, I was gonna try to run at least 3 times a week and I was going to make good choices with what I ate. We even had a 5K we signed up for. Yep, I was going to make sure I stuck to my plan.

Yeah, right.

While the idea seemed like a good one, it never reached fruition. I used the gym one time. I ran outside once and it was HORRIBLE. My poor Indiana body wasn't used to that kind of heat and all around stickiness. We did our 5K....that is a separate post all together. And the food.....we won't even discuss that.

Everything I knew, everything I learned....went down the crapper. I felt horrible, and my body started to protest with bloating and nausea and fatigue. I don't know why I put myself through that torture! But the popcorn, caramel apples, ice cream, burgers, fries......oh my!

So, I told my husband I was going to detox a few days before I weighed myself because I was scared to see what the number was. Well, my curiosity got the better of me. I weighed myself this morning.

8 pounds gained.

No joke. Being transparent here....8 lousy pounds. Ugh. That may not seem like a lot to most of you but to me, it scares me to death. I refuse to return to where I was over a year ago - 250 pounds, miserable and just existing.

Granted, the 8 pounds wasn't as bad as I was expecting but a small 5 pounds would have been a better number to swallow.

However, I had a fantastic vacation. I feel refreshed and made some great memories with my kids. I am glad to be home (too much of a good thing was making everyone irritable) and I am even more glad to get back to my routine.

Give me a week and that 8lbs will be gone. I am starting a strict regimen tomorrow. I have to detox this garbage out. Then I will be doing 90% clean eating (loosely following the 21 day fix). I still am shooting for losing 10 more pounds (after losing the initial 8 lbs I gained) so I can say 100 lbs down.

This post was to show we all have those days. In my case weeks, haha. We trip up, we get into some old habits and we feel guilty. However, we just need to recognize the situation and get back at it. Am I disappointed at the number on the scale? Yea, a little bit. I would be lying if I said otherwise. However, I am determined to get back at it.

I miss not running every other day and going to the gym. I feel myself getting lazy. And for me....I REFUSE to be that way. So look out! I will be posting an update after 21 days. Be prepared to be amazed!

If you are feeling discouraged and feeling like you have fell off the wagon, so to speak. Just know that you are worth it. You can do it. Tomorrow is a new day and all you have to do is say what's done is done. Nothing but moving forward now.....you got this. *fist bump*

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