Vacation Mindset... Sort of

I had this week off from school so a few friends and I went to Monterey to hang out by the bay for a few days. We were staying at a Conference Center so all the meals were prepared in a dining hall which I wasn't a huge fan of. Most days we ate breakfast in the dining hall, made our own lunches, and went to dinner. This was nice because it was very laid back, but I was not doing a very good job of tracking AND I wasn't going to the gym. So in order to get in a good workout, we did a lot of walking everyday. I was expecting a large gain on the scale when I weighed in today, but I only gained 1.5 lbs! Though I usually wouldn't celebrate a gain, I was very pleased that it was such a small number. I think a large part of that was because most of the week, I stopped eating when I was full (even at restaurants!!). I felt a lot better because my stomach AND my head felt satisfied and I was really proud of myself for putting down my fork before I ate everything on the plate. I'm working on listening to my stomach, rather then my head.

I would say, it was a very successful vacation after all. Oh and today I went Prom dress shopping with a friend and I was surprised to find that every dress I tried on zipped up without a problem. I was elated!!

Broken Body Parts!

Sooo, what to do when you have an injury? I'm slightly nervous because I know that a lot of the weight I lose is from calories burned at the gym, not calories cut out of my diet. I definitely have scaled back on the food, but usually I know that if I mess up I can go to the gym and burn the extra calories. Now I have a badly broken toe and I won't be fully mobile again for 6 weeks. 6 WEEKS! I guess I'll be focusing on abs and upper body for awhile...

Another thing I've been thinking a lot of lately is how much I would love to be under 200 pounds by my 18th birthday at the end of April. I know I can do it, but it's going to be especially challenging with this newly acquired injury. Hoping and praying I can come up with a plan to tackle this problem so that I'll be able to continue on this journey at a nice pace!

Gracie