Holiday Weekend Adventures

Well I was quite nervous going into the holiday weekend.... I didn't know what to expect. Before I talk a little about the weekend. I'll give you the great news. I lost more weight and in fact since I started with my Pound 2 Coach I lost an additional 2 pounds! So great success!!! Thanks Natasha. Stay tuned for the announcement of the Pound 3 Coach.

Going into the weekend I knew I had some plans lined up that were not in alignment with my get healthy plan. So I decided to take it day by day, hour by hour. That started out fantastic. Friday I worked out twice; An hour with my personal trainer doing strength training and an hour walk with a friend (Amy M). Then my Mom came into town and we moved boxes from her car into my place so that was comparable to another 20 minute strength & stair climbing workout. Because my Mom was in town just for the night I wanted to take her to dinner for driving all my things over to Chicago. My Pound 2 Coach told me I could have 2 glasses of wine if I didn't have the bread, appetizers or dessert. I asked my Mom if she minded going to Uncommon Ground (UG). UG is a local restaurant that we go to a lot and so sometimes I get tired of going there. But I choose it because I know they have great tasting and healthy salads. So I ate a very healthy meal and had my 2 glasses of wine. And when my mom enjoyed a glass of wine back at my house watching a Michigan State victory I enjoyed sparkling water in a wine glass. Note - this is my new favorite thing at night.

So Friday was a success. Now Saturday is another story. Saturday I was scheduled to go to a full day concert with my good friend Kristen Kelly. I knew I was going to drink more beer than I should on a healthy eating plan but I'd just consider it a partial cheat day. I thought if I could control the eating then I could forgive the drinking. Well this day got out of control. We were taking a bus to Alpine Valley (the venue about 90 minutes outside Chicago) and the bus broke down on the side of 90W. After an encounter with the Tow Truck, Flames in the engine and Police Officers we were pushed to a side road where we spent about 4 hours awaiting alternative transportation. We missed the majority of the concert (only really arriving for the headliner Pearl Jam) but worse I was quite drunk. To top it off I didn't eat much at all. That was not the intent of the day and I cannot really learn from this experience because how often do you get stuck on the side of the road in the rain for 4 hours with 13 other random strangers, cases of beer and complete Mayhem? What a day!

We got home about 3am on Sunday and my Sunday was a waste of a day. It was not a winner or a loser for my healthy plan because I was in bed all day hung-over. I did have unhealthy brunch plans that I had to cancel on because of my condition – but that really isn’t a good thing. URGH!

Monday was a free day (not healthy wise but with no plans) and I used it to get in a LOT of unpacking of the boxes my Mom brought me and a good run in. Oh and a trip to Whole Foods to buy some healthy groceries for the week. So Monday was a great day. I wasn't tempted to drink after my activities over the weekend either.

This morning the scale said I was down 2 pounds from my last weigh it. As I'm always a little skeptical about water weight I'll re-weight tomorrow for confirmation. And then we will go for Pound 3 Coach.