NSVs and things I learned on vacation!

I planned and planned for a 2 1/2 week vacation, confident that I would breeze through, continuing to lose weight. Instead I gained 10 pounds. Since I have been back I have lost 3.8 and am (happily) back on track.So these are the things I have learned while I was on vacation:

1. When placed in unfamiliar surroundings and in somewhat stressful situations (staying at someone's house, holidays, meeting new people, including my boyfriend's family for the first time, etc), I easily reverted back to my compulsive eating/overeating behaviors.

2. Sometimes there are NO good food choices. In situations like that, moderation is the key. I did not practice moderation while on vacation because I was stressed about the food choices sometimes. I kind of threw up my hands and went oh well, it is all bad for me, so what difference does it make??

3. It DOES make a difference! A little of a bad/unhealthy thing is MUCH BETTER than a whole lot of a bad/unhealthy thing.

4. I like my boyfriend's family. And their big, floppy dogs.


Now, since I have been back, I have had several NSVs that have really helped to motivate me. First, I found more clothes in my closet that are ridiculously big for me, even with my weight gain. Also I went shopping around at Goodwill (I LOVE goodwill) and bought 3 dresses. One was a size 16 (that one mainly fit because I am smaller on top than the bottom and it was cut in a similar fashion), one was a size 20 (that one won't have long in my closet as it is already a little big, but it is ADORABLE and was only $4 on half-priced Monday!!), and a very small dress I mistook for a shirt. I was surprised when I put it on at home that it was in fact a small, skimpy dress (I just grabbed it at the last minute because it was $2 and I didn't try it on). I was even more surprised when it fit. It is a size large and is tight and snug and honestly the fabric is stretchy and gives a lot, but I was SOOOOO happy with how it looked on me.

So that is how my New Year is shaping up (Ah, ha, ha, get it??? Shaping up??). Hope yours has been equally exciting!!

Alison!!