Day 11 of 84

Day 11

Well this will be an off day. Between a 3 hour drive and then swimming with a 3 kids under 7 I may have gotten a bit of a work out but can’t say my heart rate went up. Well there was the time the little ones headed for the 5’ deep end.

And about that drive. Having learned to drive in the Denver Metro area, I am use to road trips. If you wanted to go to the mall you drove 15 miles without thinking twice. I was in my mid twenty’s when a city bus finally came anywhere near our neighborhood. And even then you could not always get from here to there on a bus. And then there were the long road trips. By long I mean 3-7 hours at a time. And even if I wasn’t the one driving I would snack to keep awake. Chips, pretzels, soda, coffee, candy. Using the “if I eat I won’t sleep” method of traveling. This trip was different. Oh, I still wanted to snack but this time I just picked up some turkey jerky and mixed nuts. And I brought a large bottle of water with me. Yes I missed the candy and soda but this is all about changing habits and attitudes not just shedding the pounds.

I had fun at the water park. I enjoyed playing with the little ones and when they were with other parents/aunts/etc. I went and swam with the big kids. Slides and wave pools. Yes, I had a grand time. Until…..the big, soft, salted, pretzels arrive in front of me. Well the kids did need a snack after all. But when I thought of stepping on the scale yesterday at the gym and seeing another 4 lbs gone. Being UNDER 250 was incentive enough to not ask: Where’s mine? As well as to not say, “Are you going to eat all of that”. Two phrases that I am working hard at erasing from my vocabulary.

And tomorrow will bring it’s own challenges. Family picnic…. Need I say more.