Creeping .....

It happens. Creeping. Creep ...creep ...creep. And then WHAM!! How'd that happen?

Well, I can tell you EXACTLY  how it happens. You eat a little too much here. You eat the WRONG things there. You're off track. But...but...butt...yeah, it goes there too! I'm on vacation.

Excuses? I dunno. I have tried really hard to MAINTAIN while on vacation. The first couple of days ...eh....not very disciplined at all. There's something about a "road trip" that demands "road snacks." Or is there?

I've been trying to reconcile it all in my mind...trying to figure out the WHY behind my munching habits. I haven't really come up with anything beyond...it's a habit. And maybe, it's not a good habit. So how do we change this?

While traveling, it has been exponentially difficult to adhere to my Maintenance Plan outlined by my doctor. One of the reasons is that the restaurant industry in this nation serves up J U N K! Our food system is infiltrated with chemicals galore. It's difficult to eat out anywhere without having processed, chemically-laden food. It really is a very SAD ordeal (which also stands for the Standard American Diet). (For more info on this, see Kevin Trudeau's book, The Natural Cures THEY Don't Want You to Know About.)

And money ...We probably carved out this vacation a little too tightly without properly planning for the costs of food ...REAL food. And where we would get that REAL food. We've done alright. I was able to locate both Sprouts and Trader Joe's here in California. That was a HUGE bonus! The only snag was that the Trader Joe's in Monrovia did not have organic apples available. Seriously? No organic apples at TJ's? I ran into the same problem in Fremont. Luckily, my awesome sister-in-law asked the produce clerk who was restocking if there were more...and there were! YEAH!!

So, while on vacation, I watched the creeps. My weight would creep up ...and up ...and up ....Then I watched the inches creep up ...and up ...and up ... Not big creeps...not really. But enough that I know I will have to loose that weight again during Round 2.

So I've decided that I will ENJOY my vacation. That does NOT mean that I have to just let go and throw caution to the wind. I think that you can enjoy your food and indulge once in awhile without totally throwing in the towel. Just like I did last night when we visited Cold Stone Creamery for their wonderfully, delectable, smooth and creamy ice cream. Black Forest Dream never tasted sooooo GOOD!

I didn't let myself think for very long ...about all the JUNK in that ice cream. I just enjoyed the moment...ok...it was a loooooong moment since it was a LOVE it! Next time, I think I probably could change that to a LIKE it ...and ENJOY it ...just as much. So there are a few things you have to just let go of to create big changes ...and just maybe ....you can let go of the creeps too!

'Til next time...

Just let go ....Edna