Day 44: Back home, jet-lagged and weigh-in!

I am still sleeping … kinda.

After returning home late Wednesday night I have been trying to catch up on sleep and work.  It hasn’t left much time for anything else.  I’ve made it to the gym every day, and even managed a lifting session with my training buddy on Thursday.

Blog posts have been few and far between, as you have seen.  I promise to get back on track next week once I’m not so beat.

On to the good news!  I managed to lose weight on my trip!  I weighed in Thursday morning and was surprised to see a drop in my weight!

Weight: 288.3lbs (-2.7lbs)

I dropped almost 3lbs on my 11 day trip.  While this isn’t the 3lbs per week I would like to lose, this is still a raging success! I can lose weight while I travel!

While this is a success, I don’t consider it a victory.  I have a long way to go.  I know I can make better choices.  I still enjoyed pasta, steak and the bread and butter that is served before meals.  I look back now wishing I would have ordered the grilled chicken instead of the kobe flat iron steak.  I wish I would have only had 1 piece of bread with butter rather than the 3 or 4 pieces before each dinner.  While I only had a “taste” of the 3-cheese macaroni and scalloped potatoes, I could have skipped them.   The key here is I am still living my life and losing weight.  If I tighten the reigns a little more for these first few months, I can accelerate my weight-loss and then let up a bit once I hit my target.

I am reminded once again that exercise is only 20% of the battle.  A proper diet really does make a difference.

On a side note, I while on my trip I stopped at a local Starbucks and found a great tasting snack!

Sahale Snacks - Soledad Almonds with apple flax seeds, date, balsamic vinegar & red pepper

They tasted great and were very light on the calories.  I plan to search for these online and order them in bulk!