Imperfections!

So... since my last post, I have tried a lot of new things. Some of these things include a sugar-free whole-food chocolate ice cream (delicious), cheesey flax crackers, almond butter, slender wine, and vodka. While I have been careful to stay very close to my daily carb limit, I have not been super conscientious; I have over-indulged in most of these new foods, occasionally missed out on exercise, I've had two nights of drinking plenty, and one night of drinking waaay too much (wherever you are Erika, I hope you're recovering as well).  I haven't "cheated" or gone back to my old way of eating, but I've definitely made some bad choices.

Before this way of eating, a week or two of this would literally cause a 4 to 6 pound weight gain that would never come off again. Like two summers ago, I gained six pounds on a week long vacation. And make no mistake; I never go crazy, eating whatever I want. We're talking healthy eating all day and extra exercise to allow for the occasional ice cream cone and more frequent wine drinking. Six pounds in one week!? Ridiculous.

But now, after two weeks of not-great-but-not-terrible eating habits, I have gained... brace yourself... 0.8 pounds! And since I know exactly how to take it back off again, I can SO live with that! I'm back to consuming plenty of water & veggies, and exercising consistently, and I have every faith that the weight will start dropping again. Maybe not right away or at the rate I want, but I am certain it will happen.

Doesn't this make more sense? If you eat semi-poorly, you don't deserve to lose weight. But it has always felt harsh that a few days of imperfect choices should ruin a month or more of really hard work. Now that I'm eating the way I always should have been eating, I can watch and better understand the cause and effect of my actions. I feel so at peace with this.

So in two days, I'm off to vacation in Michigan.  I'm going to hold off on the vodka (for like... ever), and diligently drink water and exercise. But I'm going to have that healthier-for-you ice cream whenever I have enough wiggle room to do so, and I'm going to drink moderate amounts of slender wine however many nights I wish. And I won't have to pay for that for three months or more when I get back.  In fact, I am secretly hoping to lose just a half pound over my week long vacation, just to say I did it. How cool would that be??  Wish me luck.  No, wish me a happy vacation- worse case scenario, I'll pick up where I left off when I return.

Ah life... I just really like it :)