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!!