Vacation challenges

Happy Monday! As I wrote this I am enjoying a peaceful morning in Ocean City, Maryland. I am sitting in the cool sand listening to the waves crash upon the shore as the sun begins to rise. It’s the last day of vacation and these quiet moments in the morning by myself has been the best part of each day. Once the sun has fully awaken, I’ll take the 6 mile walk down the boardwalk and back before heading back to the condo to pack. Continuing my exercise routine while away from home has been super easy. Lots of walking, swimming and even Bar Online workouts. Eating, has been much more of a challenge, as I knew it would be. I wasn’t able to stick to the plant based organic way of eating I have been accustomed to these last two months, but I was very cautious about what I chose and my portion sizes. On day 1 I really let this bother me, I have been in a plateau and knew this wouldn’t help, however, I reminded myself that it’s ok to eat out and enjoy myself once in awhile without getting carried away. When we are out, I always substituted my fries for a healthier side. I find it funny how quickly I get full now, really makes you see just how big a portion is at a restaurant as well. The one big thing I was able to stick to was only allowing myself water to drink! The whole trip I was told “vacation is vacation” and “calories don’t count when your on vacation.” To that I said my health doesn’t take vacation. This is now something that I focus on so much. And I like that it is always in the front of my mind!