Hello everyone!
Im back from my weekend away. I haven't caught up on all of the action here yet, but I wanted to post a report of my trip. We always have a great time with this other family and this weekend was no exception. It was challenging though!
We left Friday around 5:00. We didnt want to get in too late because we knew theyd keep the kids up to see ours, and we didnt want them to be up too much past their bedtimes. So I decided to pack sandwiches so we wouldnt have to stop for dinner. The added bonus was that I could make it really healthy! I packed sandwiches, grapes and carrots for everyone (mine was on a 100-calorie sandwich round). I packed chips for everyone else and popcorn for me (from a 100-calorie bag). Turns out this was a bonus on the points because it was really low. I had a couple of drinks after we got there but was still way under on points for the day.
Friday point totals: Total allowed 25, total used 18 so 7 remaining. Friday done.
After we got the kiddos in bed the grown-ups were sitting around and chatting. Someone brought out munchies and I declined. My DH said that I was being very disciplined with my points. My friend asked if I was doing WW and he said, Yeah, shes already lost 35 pounds! They were shocked and said I didnt look like I had lost that much. Believe it or not, it was really a compliment because it means they hadnt noticed just how much I had gained. Anyway, my friend was saying I should have said something so she could have gotten some of the right foods for me. I told her that WW was about learning how to make the right choices in all situations. Im not always going to have all of the right things around (as I found out later in the weekend) so I needed to figure out how to be in the real, every day world.
Saturday was the challenging day. For breakfast I stuck to fruit, a mini muffin and 1 slice of bacon. We were supposed to go to a festival but it was rained out. We went through many options but finally decided on going to a place called Incredible Pizza. Gelly will understand when I say it was like Gattiland! It had a pizza, pasta, soup, salad and dessert buffet, then a huge game room with all kinds of video games, mini golf, mini bowling, etc. Looking over the buffet, there was nothing that I wanted except for salad, so I stuck to that (everything else just didnt look very good). Well, the desserts looked fabulous but I just stayed FAAAAR away from them! So lunch wasnt too bad.
The evening was a killer, though. First, my friend and I enjoyed a large glass of wine while the men relaxed. I counted it as 2 servings because it was pretty big. She poured me another one but just then DH came in and said he wanted some wine, so I let him drink it while I had some water. Now my friend was trying to be mindful of the whole WW thing
. Most of the time. When it came time to discuss dinner she suggested a local burger place that was supposed to be really good. She said they had other things on the menu so I thought Id be OK. Well, the other things turned out to be chicken fried steak, chili cheese dogs, etc. In other words, nothing healthy. I decided to go ahead and get a cheeseburger and it was really tasty! But a killer on points! When we got home, the drinks began flowing! I kept trying to stick to my rule of 1 glass of water for every drink, but my girlfriend kept just opening another for me. But I did well, and the guys were great about supporting me. Towards the end of the evening she brought out shots no way was I doing those! I knew if I did, then Id lose all resolve. As it was the evening was bad enough and I ended up using some of my weekly allowance points.
Saturday point total: Total allowed is 25, total used was 31.5, so 25 daily plus 6.5 of the weekly points. Saturday done
Sunday was easier as we were leaving to come home. I wasnt hungry at breakfast so I just had half of a muffin. We met my SIL for lunch and I decided on a salad with grilled chicken, blue cheese, and egg. It wasnt too bad until I found the hair in it. BLECH!!!!! We stopped at a place called Buc-ees on the way home, which is a well-known Texas truck stop. So many yummy things there! Candy, chips, cinnamon rolls. It was just so hard to stay away from all of that, but somehow I did. I know I havent had enough water today because Im really thirsty right now.
Sunday point totals: Used 19.5 out of 25, so 5.5 remaining. Sunday done.
There is NO WAY I have gained 8 pounds this week. I can't even imagine how much food I would have to be eating for that. I know that I have been eating dinner much later than normal and eating a bit more than I should because of how hungry I am but I have been within a 100 calories of the high end of my allowed calories. Plus I have gotten a work out in every day but yesterday and today because of rain. I also know that I haven't gotten as much water as normal because I can't leave the rehearsal room to go to the bathroom every 20 minutes. But still 
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on the new dress!!! I know how good it feels to go down a size. I'm sure you'll rock that dress!
Boys were sooo much easier! 
) but that may be the problem not that you have actually gained anything. I weigh something different every time I get on the scale and I will show a loss sometimes in the middle of the week, a gain for the next couple of day and then the same loss back at weigh in. Of course, even though I know that it does this; I STILL weigh at least every day! 
Currently I am down 12lbs since I started this thread three or four weeks ago and 42lbs since I started my journey January 1. I hope everyone has a great week.
