6th WI and 1st Vacation

For my 6th weigh in, I went down 0.4 lbs. I was hoping for more since I was able to start exercising, but I loss is a loss. I'm headed in the right direction :)

This weekend I went on my first vacation since joining WW. I was dreading it in a way because I knew I was going to be staying in a hotel. I tried to plan as best I could. I brought yogurt, fruit, hummus, pita chips, bread and peanut butter to eat as snacks. I also packed my measuring cup and spoon...lol The hotel provided a continental breakfast. Thankfully they had Cheerios and milk, my current daily breakfast. I was able to measure and eat my normal amount. I usually have a banana with it, but the hotel didn't have them :( Lunch and breakfast were the problem. 

On Saturday, we went to the Sacramento Zoo. We were there for 3 hours, did lots of walking. APs! I saw the Merlino's Freeze stand and had to have one. I waited until after we went through the zoo to get one. It was so hot that day, I needed it by that point, and it was sooo good. I have no idea what the points are for those, and I split it with my husband, so no clue what exactly I ate. Can't find the nutritional information for it online. The closest thing to it is a snow cone, so I went with that. But it's so much better then that because there's real fruit in it. I did the best I could.

I knew we would be eating out for dinner that night, so I planned on using my weekly points for that. I wanted to eat at Mimi's Cafe. I was going to get what I use to get when I'd go there, but they changed their menu and got rid of it :( I ended up getting a shrimp and asparagus ravioli dish, limited myself to 2 pieces of the carrot raisin bread from the bread basket, had the corn chowder, and split the apple cobbler with my DH. I was looking forward to the corn chowder and bread. I don't know if it was the cooks or I had hyped it up so much to myself, but it wasn't all that great. As for the dessert, I barely made it through my half because it was so sweet to me. Two things I learned that night, I no longer crave Mimi's Cafe and I can't stand very much sugar. Both mean I'm moving in a good direction! I could have made better choices on the main course, but it is what it is and I'm moving on. In the end I used 23 WPs. 3 more then I had planned, but that is ok.

The next day, we had the same breakfast and had dinner at my grandma's. They had tri tip, corn on the cob, and fruit. I passed on the pasta salad. My mom tried to have me taste her pasta salad to see if it was made right, and I passed on that too. Making more improvements :)

Yesterday, we went to my DH parents for 4th of July BBQ.  I swam for a long time, hanging out in the deep end of the pool so I was treading water almost the entire time. More APs! My in-laws made,bboneless, skinless chicken breasts marinated in teriyaki sauce and BBQ'd, grilled squash and lettuce with cherry tomatoes. They had macaroni salad, but I'm not a fan of any macaroni salad, so it was easy to pass. They only had Hidden Valley Ranch dressing, so I limited it 2 tablespoons. Then we came home, were exhausted, needed dinner. I had rice and beans from a local Mexican fast food restaurant. That's all I wanted...lol I did use 5 WPs yesterday. Didn't realize how many points those rice and beans cost! 

So I got in a lot of APs for me while on vacation, did alright with points, but did really bad on healthy checks. Also did really bad at drinking enough water, which I missed doing. I'm glad to be home so I can get completely back on track. I can't believe that I miss not being able to drink so much water, but I do...lol We'll see how WI goes on Friday.