Best Diet Plan Ever!

Azdak

No, this is not infomercial spam--OK, it's not all that serious either.

I just returned from a two-week trip to Italy with Mrs Azdak. There was no real opportunity to work out. I did manage two 20-min runs for consecutive days in Florence, running along the Arno at sunrise, but then I aggravated my Achilles problem (which I knew was going to happen, but the runs were too awesome to pass up) and limped along the rest of the trip. (See profile photo of me from the Piazza Michelangelo at sunrise).

So it was two weeks of big hotel breakfast buffets and eating out at Italian restaurants. That and gelato. Lots of gelato. And lots of wine. As I said, no real exercise other than those two runs and just regular tourist walking.

I weighed myself before I left and when I returned----I lost 2lbs. At first I thought that might be because of some loss of non-fat mass since I didn't lift for two weeks and didn't really exercise, but Mrs Azdak lost a pound as well.

Go figure--but I'm not complaining. Frankly I was willing to go up 5-10lbs because I really wanted to sample as much food and wine as possible. And I did. It would appear that I was able to have my lasagna and eat it too.

So the heck with this protein and exercise stuff-- my new plan is to go to Italy, eat at restaurants, drink wine and eat gelato.

It's Azdak's B & B Diet Plan -- Bruschetta and Brunello.

bbygrl5

Don't make me unfriend you, Azdak :laugh:

Sounds like it was a wonderful and well deserved trip. Glad to hear it!

Jenscan

Sounds absolutely lovely. I'm glad you and Mrs. A had a great trip!

myofibril

I did manage two 20-min runs for two consecutive days in Florence

So you must have been the ONLY person running in Florence...

Are you telling me diet breaks and adequate recovery actually assists with weight loss. Who would have thunked it?

Somebody pass me the Pinot Grigio and the biscotti.

hiddensecant

What a difference a little de-stressing can do ... and Florence is a great place to do it!

tmcowan

Love It!!! The best diet EVER!!!

AI1108

I did manage two 20-min runs for two consecutive days in Florence

So you must have been the ONLY person running in Florence...

Are you telling me diet breaks and adequate recovery actually assists with weight loss. Who would have thunked it?

Somebody pass me the Pinot Grigio and the biscotti.

^^this! Glad you had a great trip! and it sounds like it was well worth it!

kenlad64

Sounds like a wonderful plan, as always, thanks for sharing and providing some insight abut enjoying life and taking breaks to re-energize!!

Azdak

I did manage two 20-min runs for two consecutive days in Florence

So you must have been the ONLY person running in Florence...

Are you telling me diet breaks and adequate recovery actually assists with weight loss. Who would have thunked it?

Somebody pass me the Pinot Grigio and the biscotti.

Actually, there is a nice path for bikes and runners along the river heading (I guess it would be) southeast. I passed at least a dozen runners on my little excursions. Not all were toursts--at least 1/3 were Italians.

jknops2

Me too. Spend 3 weeks in France, doing pretty much the same as you and gained 1 lb. I think it is the more walking and smaller portions in restaurants in Europe.

myofibril

Actually, there is a nice path for bikes and runners along the river heading (I guess it would be) southeast. I passed at least a dozen runners on my little excursions. Not all were toursts--at least 1/3 were Italians.

Lol - yes, I appreciate that. I was just messing about. I've been to a few places in Italy and there are a fair amount of runners. Well, apart from Milan that is. Everybody spends too much time looking cool to sweat there

TenLaws

In generale, lo stilo di vita e' meglio in Italia. Gli americani sono grassi a causa di piu' manieri che una (il cibo).



(I haven't used Italian in over a year, so don't point out the spelling and grammatical errors, or do... Lol)

lemonadem

Sign me up... sounds like heaven!!

Could be something about relaxing too.. heard that helps keep you healthly as well

MiloBloom83

Son of a be-otch! I've been doing this ALL WRONG! 1st thing tomorrow, i'm getting a passport!

schaapj2

You give me hope that I too will lose weight on my vacation *crosses fingers*

lvfunandfit

I'm in!!! sounds like the best diet plan I've heard!

jemko

I'm all for moving to Italy, even before reading this!

Sounds like you had an amazing vacation and a wonderful time while there. I'm completely jealous.

ApproachingDusk

A similar thing happened to my family. We all went on a 2week cruise to the Mediterranean, lots of stops, lots of food, lots of touristy exploring.

We knew we were not going to be back there soon, if ever, so we went on as many sight seeing trips as possible. We would leave at 8am and arrive back at the ship around 5pm. Lots of walking. Still lots of food.

Incredibly, everyone who went LOST 10+ lbs. With all that walking I wasn't surprised.

Unfortunately I gained 7lbs. Just not fair.

Pebble321

Fabulous!
I usually lose weight when I'm on holidays, I think it's because I'm busier so I don't snack so much, and I'm much more active than during a usual day at my desk job. This seems to balance out the eating and drinking.

significance

You'd be surprised how much regular tourist walking adds up in comparison with sitting in an office all day.

yramesor333

lol awesome!!! wish that was the same for me when i went to london and france for 3 weeks i gained 22 pounds !!!! u read it right 22 pounds !! lol