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Boy did I have a good time!  This is the first time I have vacationed since my WLS and I am proud of the way I handled it.  I took my pedometer and walked 21,000 steps from the time I left home and arrived at my cruise cabin on the first day.  No elevator and no electronic walkways.  I did not have to use a seat belt extender and had room to spare on the plan and I almost cried on the flight due to this.  I completed workouts in the gym and completed my 75 minute walking excursion.  I have traveled before and NEVER even though of using the gym and have taken excursions by taxi or bus so it felt really good to walk.

At night I danced different hustles and went around the deck in the conga line twice.  I proudly wore my swim suit and strutted around in it like I was supermodel instead of wearing that and a cover up. 

I did not order two entrees, wait from my friends to leave so I can overeat and did not have one hamburger or fry.  In the past I would eat two burgers at a time and all the fries I could stuff in me then lay in the sun like a fat lizard.  After I ate this time I found something active to do. 

I gained 1.5 lbs and did not feel guilty or bad about it in that did not eat like food is not going to be produced or cooked ever again. I had some problems with the water on the ship and had some GI problems the first two days and felt that I made better food choices there because there was so many different foods to choose from, my eyes were not bigger than my stomach and I will be better at this at my next vacation.

I took my camera to take pictures to add here but there is something wrong with it and I am taking it back tomorrow for a refund ( the off/on button looks like it is stuck and it won't work). 

I haven't posted in a while.  Things are up and down in that I am up and down.  The weight is up and down and work life is stressful now.  I still exercise but have been letting some days slip by without doing so.  My goal is to work out six days a week for at least 30 minutes but I have not been as consistence as I know I need to be.  This summer has me going out to sit in the sun after work so I schedule my workouts in the mornings.  That has been disrupted by getting my daughter to work due to sharing one car at this time.  I also believe my family  of origin is on a mission to drive my crazy with the stuff they ask me to do or get put out with them because I don't (I'm real good at setting boundaries with them). I am planning for my 3 day cruise in mid September and I tried on my bathing suit from last year and DAMN I LOOK GOOD IN IT! To keep that going while I'm on vacation I have started back on my treadmill and have already webcamed the fitness room to see what else they have.  I am taking some protein powder with me and brought one of those shakers for it yesterday.  I am going to do some things different than last time like not eating two burgers in one sitting and waiting until I am alone to sneak in another one.  I'm not going to the captain's meal due to the feeling that it is giving me free rain to seriously overeat due to feeling a sense of luxury there and I will actually exercise instead of laying around the deck all day.  Two of my goals hopefully will be reach on this vaca, being able to fly without a seat belt extender and going on a walking excursion instead of one on a bus or taxi.  I know I can get all of my goals met, it is time to get refocused on them.  I love me enough to treat me better so why wait? I hope everyone feels that way or are on that road to feeling that way.  I will write again before I leave and after I come back.  Stay well all!  Sophia   

Well I did it!  I started and completed the 3 mile walk with Leslie Sansone today.  I had been thinking about it and planning on it so today I said, "don't be scared, just do it" and I did it!  The weird thing was it was not as challenging as I thought it would be and I have been doing the 2 mile walk for a while.  I am losing an average of 1.5 lbs. weekly since I started but what I am noticing that I have more energy and handle stress in healthier ways such as working out and not stuffing my face with food.  I also find that I feel better too and my legs and back are not hurting like it was before surgery.  I paid off my 3 day Bahama cruise that I am going on in September and I really am glad it's only three days.  I have cruised before for 5 and 7 days and for me at this time in my journey 3 days is long enough to be on a floating food barge!  I am planning on finding a walking excursion due that being a goal of mine. In the past I have traveled and would find a taxi or bus sightseeing excursion because I was not open to ALL THAT WALKING AND PEOPLE SEEING ME SWEAT AND STRUGGLE TO BREATH and now I look forward to being able to walk around a new place with confidence in my walk.  I am glad that I had my surgery due to feeling like I have a new lease on life.  Regardless of the number of pounds I lose I am grateful and thankful for the positive changes that I have had so far. Take care,   

Sophia

I just thought about it, this is my first super bowl Sunday with no snacks, pizza, beer or active over eating!  I love football and last year I was on vacation in San Juan Puetro Rico when the SB was going on and I was one of a few Cardnial fans there.  One guy brought me a burger and three beers.  Little did he know that I had already had a burger, chips and salsa before he got there.  Fooled him good!  In the long run, I got fooled with increased weight and other health problems.  Well as the Who says, "we won't get fooled again, no no."  GO SAINTS!!!