subacloud
Conference Confession
Sep 18, 2010
I was at a conference from Tuesday through Friday. I was very worried about overeating and not maintaining my numbers, buit I did okay. I did not exercise enough, but I did exercise some. There was some built in exercise with walking to the conference rooms and such, but I had planned to walk more than I did.Food: I took enough food with me so that I could literally eat in my room the entire time. I didn't. I ate two times. I found a lunch pack tuna thing that I really enjoyed. I also found some smoked oysters that were yummy (I like canned oysters so no big surprise). I had trail mix, protein bars, snack sized NSA fruit cocktail and a new discovery of Genisoy crisps. They are made of soy and are lower in carbs, higher in protein, but taste kind of like rice cakes.
My big cheat: the hotel I stayed at gave us a warm chocolate chip cookie. I ate it... I only ate a little bit at a time, but I did finish the whole thing eventually.
NSV: I went swimming in the pool of this very posh hotel with some of the ladies that serve on the same board as I do. I don't like to allow people to do me favors, but one of the women offered to let me borrow one of her swim suits and I took her up on the offer. It fit just fine. I covered up with a t-shirt anyway, but I was appropriate. Best of all, I enjoyed the company and the conversation as I got to know these lovely ladies better. In the past, I would have holed up in my room and missed this opportunity for fear of being seen in a swim suit.
So, I was neither saint nor sinner. I enjoyed two really wonderful meals out, most of the others were my food. I exercised some, but should have done more. It was a nice balance. In the future, I hope to be more faithful to my exercise routine.
I wish all my friends and readers all the best with your weight loss/maintenance. God bless.