5 Months and Counting

Apr 15, 2009

Hi all, just checking in to keep up with myself and stay on track.  The last month has been quite stressful with family issues, work travel, personal travel and absolutely no down time.  The travel was a struggle as I learned my band and flying do not like each other at all.  Flying makes my band close up like a sailor's knot and for about 24 hours nothing goes down but water.  Great for the weight loss but hell on the body (and mind).    I also learned that in Grand Fork's North Dakota there is no such thing as healthy food.  The whole attitude around food is completely  different and even in the grocery stores there is very little low fat, light or low carb choices.  They center on meat and potatoes and still cook with lard.  Restaurants were a challenge and even finding choices in the grocery store sucked.  I didn't gain; but I didn't lose either.  My lesson: pay the extra money for a good hotel that will put a fridge in your room.  I am so glad to be home and cooking my own food, knowing what goes in it and eating back on my schedule.  I feel exactly like Kristie on Biggest Loser: "Every time my routine changes I pay....it doesn't matter if it changed for the better; I have to pay first"  Man I am definitely a structured person and don't like my routine messed with.  (Guess this is that whole Cortisol thing where any stress increases cortisol and tells the body to "hibernate"   aka make fat)
After Easter (which by the way I did not eat a SINGLE jelly bean....and no I didn't eat 50 either LOL) I am glad to be getting back to a work/exercise/family routine and getting myself back in order.  I am SO thrilled for warmer weather and outside and yard work and cycling!!!!!  I am comfortably into size 12's now and have to shop soon for summer clothes.  I have 14's and 10's: neither of which fit on my body right now  LOL.  There is even a remote possibility I might put on a bathing suit this summer!  (Scary!!!  I promise to NOT post a picture of that frightening moment!)

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