It's been Awhile....

I haven't given up the ship if anyone is wondering. I had my 9 year old son up for a visit and I simply didn't have time to make any entry's. It was nice to be with him and see him. He stayed a week. I brought him home for Easter and stayed a few days with him and my eldest son (he is 19).

It's not a bad trip and took me about 7 hours ( I live in Ottawa,Canada and he lives in Long Island, New York). I even drove through a freakin blizzard!! We all spent some time together going to the movies (saw The Shooter..good action flick!) and taking in a NY Mets Baseball game. It was just too damn cold!!

As everyone knows when you break your routine it's difficult to "stay the course" weight management wise. I managed to do it but it was a bitch! 4 days of nothing but restaurant food is certainly a challenge but with the right frame of mind I surprised myself and was able to maintain my weight!

I started with breakfast (of course!) and although I brought protein powder and my vege-greens with me it just wasn't practical or convenient to have it. So off to the diner I went. I started with 2 eggs, 2 slices of toast , a fruit cup and some coffee. That seemed to do the trick ! Lunch was taken at any fast food place that offered a chicken ceasar salad. Dinner was a little more problematic because most dinners are salt laden and overly large. I was able to stick with chicken or salmon, some greens and veggies,water with lemon and no dessert. Overall it wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be.

In case you think I am some kind of nut I DID eat some stuff I shouldn't have . I mean how can you go to the movies and avoid that 1lb bag of Twizzlers( my sons ate about half though) or take in a Ballgame and NOT have a hot dog and one of those big old pretzels?? I have even snuck a couple of slices of NY Pizza!!

Overall, I think I ate well and certainly the scale agreed with me ( I only gained 1/2 a pound) so I think I did well. But taking a week off from exercise and then starting back up is another story.....UGH..let's say it wasn't pretty and leave it at that!

That's it for today..I will be posting more frequently ( if anyone is actually reading this).

Live Lean,Fit and Well!
Richard