Holiday Monday

Hello Everybody - Happy Holiday Monday to you all!

I stepped on the scales today and it fluctuated between 224.5 and 225lbs.

It seems I have gained a pound over the last couple of days. I did my best to be very very good in Parry Sound.

On Saturday before we left I had my one egg omlette and yogurt. When we got there it was 4pm and there were snacks available. I went to the fridge and cut up a cucumber and used cucumber to try the salsa. Dinner was not ready to 8:40pm. For dinner I had turkey and salad. Here is where the hidden calories snuck in. I had too much turkey and the salad dressing was already mixed in - so I don't know the calorie count. Also eating around 9pm at night is really late, and messes up my slow metabolism - so I was too full over night and my growth hormone would have been surpressed by the food, and the food would have been stored as fat and not used by the growth hormone with body rebuilding during my sleep. So double whammy - bigger portions and late eating!

On Sunday I got up and made my one egg omlette for myself. We went out for lunch at 4:00pm and I had a chicken salad with a vinergerette dressing. Dinner was after 7pm. For dinner there was salad again with a bowl of chilli. Same scenerio with the salads - probably too much dressing and not knowing the calorie count, and my bowl of chilli was more then I should have taken.

It's all about portions and timing. When I'm at home, I am better at controlling portions and timing. When I'm out, I'm not so good. I have been good with choices. I skipped the home made bread, I skipped the chips, nachos, I skipped the crackers and cheese, I said no to french fries and Onion rings this weekend. I've said no to chocolate pie dessert too (Home made!). I kept my word of no flour, no sugar, no white starch. Though Chris was sitting next to me with home made white bread to dip in the chilli last night - and I leaned into him and breathed in the sent of the bread - it smelt delicious and all my cravings just wanted to leap out of me and eat that bread!

I'm glad we are going no where next weekend (May 27 & 28th) I want to be home!!!! All this travelling and eating out is getting to me. This is the third weekend we have been away. Though everybody has been really cooperative while I've been at their home - I'm still not in control of my timing and my body rythem gets messed up. All three weekends have had me stall in my weight loss process. Friday Night to Sunday night seem to be all messed up!

One idea I'm considering is asking for a side plate where every I go, and only eat a portion that fits the side plate. Anything more then that plate is a "no" - that may help with eating out, and at other peoples homes. Keep my portions in check.

Namaste

B.