As I told you yesterday, I controlled myself well on the car trip to Ohio for our vacation. It was a victory for myself. I tracked everything I ate and controlled my environment well.
When we got to my aunt and uncle's house we were greeted with 2 giant pizzas. These were deep dish pizzas with lots of great toppings on them. They were from the local pizza joint. They looked delicious.
I looked up the points plus value in my books and decided that I would eat one piece. That would take care of the rest of my points budget for the day and I would have just a few left. Boy was that pizza good. So good that I would have to indulge in another piece and use some of my weekly points. That was not the best decision since we had a family reunion the following day. I knew there would be tons of food at the reunion but I did it anyway.
Then after I finished the pizza the chicken called my name. It was good. It was crispy. It was fried. I just had a half of a piece. Uggh! I tracked it all but I ate too much.
The following day, Saturday, was the reunion. I ate a small breakfast since I had eaten too much the day before. I started the reunion eating nice and healthy. I had lots of fruit on my plate. By the end of the reunion I had eaten just about everything that could be eaten. That was way, way too much. My brother actually asked me at one time if WW had a "free day" where you could eat anything you wanted as long as you got back on track the next day. That's what I had done that day but it wasn't the way WW had built it and it wasn't the right answer for me either.
I had decided that Sunday was going to be different but that pizza came back out of the fridge when we got home from church. Darn that pizza! I ate too much of it yet again. I was eating what everyone else was eating and not thinking for myself. That pizza taunted me all week. There was so much of it that my aunt froze some so it kept reappearing for the 10 days that we were there. By the end of the week I had sworn off pizza because I knew that I could not control myself around it. This is something that I should have known about myself already. I have certainly had this issue in the past but this 10 day trip solidified my issue with pizza. It should not be a large part of my diet. It should not be something that I eat when large quantities are available.
Lesson learned. I wonder how I will do with it next time?
More tales from vacation tomorrow,
Corinna
"The human mind may devise many plans, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established. What is desirable in a person is loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar. The fear of the Lord is life indeed; filled with it one rests secure and suffers no harm." -Proverbs 19:21-23
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Travel tips
I am back from vacation! We went to Ohio to visit family and attend 2 family reunions. It was a great time.....for the most part.
I drove there and back. It was a 9 hour drive one way. As you know, I have 5 kids to travel with. My strategy to keep me from eating too much on the drive was to take no snacks in the car. I know that is not what you usually hear. I have been hearing in my meetings about all of the healthy treats that could be packed for traveling this summer. I have learned from my past experiences that I am better off not snacking on the road at all. After all, I am sitting in a car driving. I am expending very few calories with this activity.
On the way there I was traveling in my minivan with 4 of my 5 kids while following my brother and my mom in another car. Bryan was not able to go with us because he was not able to take the time off of work. We have learned over the years of making this drive that we all need to get out of the car at least once during the drive. We stop for gas, potty breaks and one meal.
We went through a drive-thru for breakfast before we left town. We drove until lunch time. I was surprised no one had to stop to go potty earlier. We went in the rest stop, got lunch and ate it in the car while we continued the drive. We would have normally taken the time to eat in the rest stop but my brother had his police dog with him and it was too hot to leave him in the car. It was just enough for us all to get out and stretch our legs for 15 minutes. No one complained that they were hungry or thirsty during the drive. We ate dinner at my aunt's house when we made it to our destination.
This works for my family for many reasons. First of all, I don't have any tempting treats in the car to take me off plan. Secondly, we don't have to stop for too many potty breaks since we aren't filling our bodies with a lot of food and drink. Thirdly, it saves us money. I know we are spending money at the rest stop on a meal but it's less money than we would have spent if we had stocked up on snacks. When we go to the store to buy snacks, we always buy too many. Lastly, it saves us room in the car. When traveling with 4 children and one of them is a one year old, there is a lot luggage. We need the space in the car for bodies and luggage - not coolers and bags of snacks.
This was our traveling method. It worked very well for me because I tracked everything I ate on the drive and was able to stick to my points. What traveling methods do you have? What have you used this summer? What do you plan on using for the rest of the summer? Post them here by commenting on the blog.
It's nice to be home. I learned lots more about myself on this trip so I will tell you more about my trip tomorrow.
Corinna
"The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, 'Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.' For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves." -Mark 6:30-32
I drove there and back. It was a 9 hour drive one way. As you know, I have 5 kids to travel with. My strategy to keep me from eating too much on the drive was to take no snacks in the car. I know that is not what you usually hear. I have been hearing in my meetings about all of the healthy treats that could be packed for traveling this summer. I have learned from my past experiences that I am better off not snacking on the road at all. After all, I am sitting in a car driving. I am expending very few calories with this activity.
On the way there I was traveling in my minivan with 4 of my 5 kids while following my brother and my mom in another car. Bryan was not able to go with us because he was not able to take the time off of work. We have learned over the years of making this drive that we all need to get out of the car at least once during the drive. We stop for gas, potty breaks and one meal.
We went through a drive-thru for breakfast before we left town. We drove until lunch time. I was surprised no one had to stop to go potty earlier. We went in the rest stop, got lunch and ate it in the car while we continued the drive. We would have normally taken the time to eat in the rest stop but my brother had his police dog with him and it was too hot to leave him in the car. It was just enough for us all to get out and stretch our legs for 15 minutes. No one complained that they were hungry or thirsty during the drive. We ate dinner at my aunt's house when we made it to our destination.
This works for my family for many reasons. First of all, I don't have any tempting treats in the car to take me off plan. Secondly, we don't have to stop for too many potty breaks since we aren't filling our bodies with a lot of food and drink. Thirdly, it saves us money. I know we are spending money at the rest stop on a meal but it's less money than we would have spent if we had stocked up on snacks. When we go to the store to buy snacks, we always buy too many. Lastly, it saves us room in the car. When traveling with 4 children and one of them is a one year old, there is a lot luggage. We need the space in the car for bodies and luggage - not coolers and bags of snacks.
This was our traveling method. It worked very well for me because I tracked everything I ate on the drive and was able to stick to my points. What traveling methods do you have? What have you used this summer? What do you plan on using for the rest of the summer? Post them here by commenting on the blog.
It's nice to be home. I learned lots more about myself on this trip so I will tell you more about my trip tomorrow.
Corinna
"The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, 'Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.' For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves." -Mark 6:30-32
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