Want To Share My FIRST NSV!!

prunella1066

Just wanted to share my very FIRST NSV!! I just came home yesterday from a week long trip and it was such a HUGE challenge to stay within my calorie limit AND get my exercise in. On past vacations, weekends away, etc.....I would usually just give in and say "I'll treat myself because I'm on vacation". I usually end up coming home with 5-6 lbs gained. And then have to lose those lbs AGAIN!! Last week I went to Orlando with my husband for a week......he had a business convention he had to attend and we decided to make it a little business/pleasure trip. I joined MFP on 7/5/11 and didn't want to mess up all the hard work I've done and was determined not to gain 5-6 or more lbs! Can I just say how HARD it was to try to do this while eating out everyday!! I did eat some of my breakfast and lunch meals in our condo but even with that it was still tough!! I can't tell you how many grilled chicken salads I ate!! :laugh:

I did also manage to exercise at the fitness center 4 times during the week. This morning I weighed in and weighed exactly the same as I did last week.......no loss or gain!! At first I was kinda disappointed that I didn't even lose a few ounces because I really did try very hard every meal when making my choices. I was just under or slightly over every day with 4 days of exercise. But the more I thought about it the more I realized that I DID exactly what I set out to do........to NOT gain 5-6 or more lbs after being out of town for 8 days and should be VERY PROUD of this!!

And I AM!!

Just thought I would share :happy:

papastu

job well done

Angelabec

well done you, I know how hard it is when you're away from home, so that's a great achievement

eversits

Yes, you should be very proud!!! I am very proud of you!!! Vacations are horrible for dieters!!! But you managed to stay within your limits!!! Great job!!!

homeport51

Good job! It sounds like a challenge and you met it head on and did what you started out to do. WTG!

DTRTinAZ

That's a great NSV! It is so hard when you're not in your element to stay balanced...but you did it! Nice job...stick with it and you're going to see the results you desire!

BProudOfU

That's a great accomplishment and you should be proud of yourself. Being away from home and our usualy routine is hard and I think you did a great job. Congrats!

mfreeby

Working out while on vacation is MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT! Nice work!

CaptainMFP

And well you should be! Vacations are one of the toughest nutrition/exercise challenges we can face and you were clearly the big winner. Great job!

crnaiwilb

Strong work!

prunella1066

Thanks for all the great comments everyone!!