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I'm back!-Gelato Every Day-Awesome Vacation
by , 07-23-2017 at 04:01 PM (3699 Views)
So I had a fantastic vacation!! It was a lot of fun and a lot of food....well a lot for me. So the interesting thing is that I did not weigh myself for a full 2 1/2 weeks as I did not have access to a scale on my vacation. For whatever reason, my dad no longer had a scale in the house. At first, I was kind of freaking out about not having a scale. But I did try to pay attention to what my body looked like and how my shorts fit.
I ate anything and everything I wanted. After all, I was on vacation and was not going to have access to a lot of that food once I was gone. Especially Italian pastries and real gelato. I had either one, the other, or both daily while in Italy. I am not exaggerating. I did not feel guilty or freak out. Granted, I was eating them in a lot smaller quantities. I was able to eat a full scoop of gelato. It is fresh and made with real ingredients so it is less calories and fat than American ice cream.
I took full advantage of the beautiful hills in my area to exercise every day. Sometimes I did it twice a day. I averaged 5-8 miles daily with my workouts. And I did them with my husband so they were extra special. We often went very early and got to enjoy the sunrise. When I get a chance to upload some pictures I will.
I only got to go to the beach one day for a few hours. There was just so much to try to pack in that I had to prioritize. I did feel like a freaking hottie in my swimsuit. Posted a ton of pictures on Facebook with all of us (even from the beach) without having to avoid the pictures of me. The vacation was truly dreamy and I treasure the fact that there are tons of pictures of me and I feel beautiful! Such an amazing feeling.
I mailed a ton of spices and seasonings home to myself so that I have them for when I cook Italian food. And also mailed a bunch of snacks my kids like. By the end of the trip, I was sad thinking I had not done enough even though we were non stop busy everyday. I guess it is just knowing it is probably going to be a long while before I go back.
The wedding was beautiful. I like my new step mom and step brothers. The only hard thing was that the wedding had like 9 courses and I had to take at least a bite or two and it was hard to play it off because it was a formal sit down dinner. Luckily I was flanked by my husband and sister so it did provide some shelter from people looking at what I was eating and I could blame some on jetlag (which I did not have but faked to show face-LOL).
I did have a terrible time with constipation on the trip. Worse than normal. I am assuming it was the traveling and also the change in eating habits. Even with stool softeners I did not go for 8 days. Finally bought some suppositories. Helped some. Ironically I was able to go once I got home....but probably because my body needed to very badly. Ugh. I will be so glad when the constipation eases up. My one nemesis of the sleeve. Even with all the constipation issues and "overeating" I was only 2 lbs heavier after my 2 1/2 week vacation. I call that a win. I am positive that my weight will go back down within the week. No doubts whatsoever.
I am attaching a pic from the beach and one from the day of the wedding.
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