I'm back from my trip and i was bad very bad :(

[PartyofSix]

I started out stong on tuesday and by Friday i caved and was sampling every thing from icecream to fudge. There's just so much to eat in Gatlinburg! OMG i have ate all the things i loved and i tried to control the portions but i fail big time! Then on to Atlanta on Sat. We took in the Lenox mall and OMG sampling everything thur the mall! I am so scared to weight in guys. We did'nt get home till late this evening and i weight in on sunday mornings. I think it's best i not weight in till next sunday i'm scared i've gained a ton of weight back! I am having a ton of aniexty. And you know what i did'nt like how it made me feel i'm not just talking guilt. All that fat just made my feel yucky! I am having a terrible time coping with my eating habits while i was away. Now it's pay back time. And i so wanted my new clippee this week i just don't think it was meant to be though. I will weight in next sunday and hope for the best. BTW with the exception of my guilt of overeating i had a wonderful time. We stayed on Ski mountain in a beautiful chalet and the view was of the smokey mountains was awesome. We woke up every morning to the sunrise (of course rolling over to go back to sleep.LOL) I found a new drink i love (margarit GOLD) OMG i had like 5 the entire trip not to mention the bottle of ASTI champange we downed friday night. See i told you i was bad.LOL I missed you guys and congradulations to all my loser buddies this week i hope to join in the fun next sunday or the sunday after that or the sunday after that.LOL

 

[Luvinit]

PartyofSix....{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS...HUGS....HUGS}}}}}}}} Please don't be down on yourself...sometimes LIFE gets in the way of our Journey....and you know what....THATS OKAY.

It sounds like you had a great time...and that is what is important...now get back up on that horse and get that clippie. I think you are doing the right thinkg by waiting until next Sunday to weigh in. Don't beat yourself up anymore now...do you hear me?????

Stay strong...and keep posting and let us know how you are doing!!

Tracy

(OMG..I am starting to sound like Katholyn!!!LOL)

 

[KathyTX]

Tammy!!! I'm so glad you're back, and that you and DH had a wonderful time in Gatlinburg. The Smokies are just so gorgeous and relaxing...

You've got me laughing about all your sampling! You were on VACATION, for goodness sakes! You need to loosen up now and then. I'm betting you didn't eat as much as you think you did. And even if you did, 3 or 4 days will not make any real difference in your longterm losses.

Look at what you've been doing the past three months- making some very aggressive lifestyle changes in your diet and exercise. You just took a short break from that.

Don't be afraid of the scales, Tammy. They will only show a number. What can they possibly tell you?

a) You gained 1/2 pound. So what? You can zap that away with your eyes closed, and it was probably worth it!

b) You maintained. GREAT! You had a great time, ate and drank way off plan, and it didn't make a difference.

c) You still somehow managed to lose a bit while living it up. Woo-hoo!!

There is absolutely NOTHING those scales can tell you that you should be afraid of!!

It sounds like you had a terrific time! How did the kiddos do without you?

 

[perfectmatch300]

Tammy, glad to hear you had a great time! Don't worry about the sampling, just get back on track now that you're home. You can do it! Even if you did take a couple of steps back just remember that sometimes you have to take 2 steps backward in order to take 3 steps forward. Now onward and downward you go!

 

[geetey]

I agree with Kathy, Tammy. I bet it is MUCH better than you think. Instead of stressing over it for the next week, just jump on the scale in the morning. You don't have to report your weight to anyone, but knowing is certainly better than worrying.

I am glad you had a great time in Gatlinburg!! It sounds wonderful!! DH and I keep saying we will make it over to that side of the state..... someday.

Onward and downward we go...... looking towards tomorrow, and letting go of yesterday.....

 

[SnackyStacky]

There really is absolutely no need to be so hard on yourself!!!!

I did what you did last week. Only I wasn't on vacation!!! I was 3.4 pounds from goal, and I just ate and ate and ate and ate.....

Well, I got on the scale, and I gained 2 pounds. But you know what, it's okay, because I got right back on track. I'm not going to stop eating healthy because I've hit my goal weight. It's a lifelong thing, so a gain is okay!!!!

My only advice to you is to WEIGH IN!!!! DO DAMAGE CONTROL!!!!! If you KNOW you gained, then there's no surprise. And I can guarantee you that if you have a number to associate, it'll make you want to work that much harder to lose it. Don't skip the weigh in because you think you've gained!!!!!!!

 

[karebear1]

I ahve to agree with everyone here. If you don't weigh in, you will be worried and bothered by it all week long. This may cause you to fall further away because you will be discouraged anda feeling like it just doesn't matter what you eat. If you weigh yourself tomorrow it will act as a catalyst to further your determination to get back on track!

 

[PartyofSix]

Well after some major pushing from you guys I WILL get on that scale in the morning and do a damage assestment. I believe you guys are right and i need to push myself to do it. I will and move on. It's only three days i mean surely i did'nt gain back my whole 42lbs in three days atleast i hope not. I tried to stay close to my eating plan but those darn samples got the better of me. I was very bad yesterday and today but i'm over it now and i'm ready to move on. The kids did great we called a lot and checked in. They were so glad to see us today and so excited about all there gifts we brought back for them. My Emily liked her new purse and all that fudge and taffy ofcourse. Jessica liked the drums best and Mary-Clare like having us home best. Jenna (11) liked her new shirts and necklaces. Not to mention watermelons and pork rinds and many other treats they all got. I had a blast. Drank way to much champange (giggles***) and had a blast having my husband all to myself for a few days. We are gearing up to take them to the beach. We promised that to them if they let mommie and daddy go to the mountains they could get a beach trip. Amazing what they remember at 2.5 Jesscia asked us the time she got a hug and a kiss ready for the beach mommie?LOL Thanks for the good kick in the butt i'm sure i'll lean on you guys heavy until i'm back losing again.

 

[Coach Rick]

Hi, I'm new here, but can sympathise with you as I had a similar experience. Once you have a little of this and a little of that it's really hard to stop, but you have to just suck it up. You sound like you will be ok. You just have to keep telling yourself that there will be no more of that....that is until the next vacation. Vacations are times for enjoyment, and you should immerse yourself in it. Get on that scale, and just know that it's over. You can't look back. I'm looking forward to seeing just how bad you were. Last August when we went to the Polly I gained 6 pounds in a week, and I to was afraid to step on the scale, but when I did I found that to be all the motivation I needed to get through it.

 

[ohMom]

I'm just here to commiserate with you I had a bad weekend myself - I'll just say chocolate, pizza, and oh yea, Edy's. But I was home, you were on vacation !

I keep saying to my LOSER friends who slip up "This is a lifestyle, don't overlook the life in it" You had a great time and enjoyed yourself, that's part of the journey. BTW, didn't you say alot of it was samples, not portions?!! See, I bet it really wasn't as much as you thought

And you know, it's a good thing you're having guilt over it, me too. That shows our committment to be healthier. I think it's probably worse if we just blew it off or allowed the binge to go on and on and on..................

Good thing I read this last, I would've said WI next Monday! LOL! I guess everyone has their own strategies! I do better not knowing and trying to overcompensate!

either way - PD and virtual willpower to you my LOSER friend!

 

[Jiminy102]

Ok take a deep breath!!!! Don't forget to exhale. Ok now I am so glad you had a good time!!!!! Guess what so waht that you over did it!!! SOmetimes that is going to happen. The key is to not be afraid of the scale. Just go hope on it and see what it says. If you stayed the same wonderful if you gained some at elat you know why and know that it is not an everyday thing. Get right back on program!!!!!!!!!!!! You are aloud to have fun you know!!!! So go jump on the scale then go for a walk!!!

 

[TigH]

Welcome back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I MISSED YOU SO MUCH! Glad you had a great time! You'd better just throw that guilt into the garbage, young lady!!! No thinking about the past allowed (unless it's just to remember how awful the food made you feel if you are ever in a tempting situation again!)

Today is a new day! If you want to take a week off from weighing in, then do it! Your next clippie change is coming soon, I just know it! Glad to have you back!!!

 

[lmhall2000]

We missed you!!
Don't fret about the vacation food- you had a great time- look at how well you've done!! And remember that the food you ate was probably high salt/high fat and will come off more quickly as you get back in the groove- any weight you've gained will most likely be water gain- and if you went to Lenox- I know you had to be walking quite a bit! And those hills in Gatlinburg would certainly burn some calories! So when you weigh don't be discouraged just remember it was one week out of 52 and it's not a bad thing!!

So glad to have you back!!

Tara

 

[PartyofSix]

Thanks Tara and apparently your right. I weight in yesterday and like to have stoked out to see a 5lb gain! OMG 5lbs was those three all out days that much damage? Well i got back on track yesterday with plenty of water too and this morning i'm already back to my last weight in at 193.5!Shhhoshh i bought fell out yesterday girl. I was thinking omg it'll take me weeks to reloose that 5lbs but you must be right all those high salt and soduim foods. Now if i can make 3.5 lbs dissapprear by sunday i'll hit my 2nd 10% goal! It may not happen till the follow sunday but atleast it's back in sight again! Thanks for the wonderful encouragement. Have a great day i'm looking forward to eating healthy today.

 

[Coach Rick]

Way to go. It's very easy to forget that water thing, but as you are witness to, water does make a difference. 5 pounds is nothing. As I said I gained 6 pounds on my vaca last year. It took me two weeks to loose what took only a week to gain.

 

[PartyofSix]

Rick we took two cases of water and had a cooler behind the seat. Only thing is my husband limited our potty breaks.LOL Thanks for the encouragment. I don't feel so bad atleast it's already starting to come off again i was 193.5 again this morning when i weight. Thank goodness.

 

[nativetxn]

{{{HUGS}}} my friend. The party's over now. You had a great time, right? That's all that is important, you know. Celebrating your anniversary, spending quality time with the man you love, a vacation without the kids those are the important things. Don't even think about what you ate that was off program.

It's over, done, you had a wonderful time and made <b>magical</b> memories. That's all that matters. When you and your husband are 110 and you are sitting in your rocking chairs on the front porch visiting with your great great grandchildren and you tell them the story of "way back when" when you and their grandpa went to Gatlinburg to celebrate your anniversary, you aren't going to add, "and I was <b>so</b> bad, I ate all these off program foods and drank margaritas."

You won't add that because you won't even remember it. Do you know why you won't remember it? Because <b>it isn't important</b>. It isn't important now and it will be even less important when you are 110.

All that matters now, is that you had a wonderful trip with the man you love and made memories that will last a lifetime.

You have done no permanent damage. So you don't get your new clippie for another week. So what? Would you have traded this anniversary trip for clipart? I don't think you would, sweetie, I truly don't.

So stop feeling guilty, stop beating yourself up and just think about your trip and smile at the fun and the memories you made.

You're back with us now and you are back on track, right? That is all that is important.

{{{HUGS}}} and welcome back.

Katholyn