Blogging from vacation!!! I said that I wasn't going to do it but I can't resist. This is not work, this IS pleasure.
This weekend was a "girls weekend" with my friends, Kelly and Dorotha. We were celebrating our birthdays, friendship, success with our goals of Kelly going into business for herself and me working hard on myself. We are celebrating the life of her awesome father who recently passed and to the good health of my uncle who was seriously injured about the same time.
Our version of "partying hard" is much different then it used to be. Way different. Maybe it's age? Maybe its experience? Either way, there is something to be said for knowing that you can look hot in sensible shoes.
Since we are talking about accessories, I must segway into the whole bikini topic. Yup, bikini. I. Wore. A. Bikini! For the first time in an estimated 14 years, my tummy is seeing the light of day. How cool is that? It's worth losing all of that weight just so I didn't have to fiddle with a wet one piece every time I had to go potty. Oh the little things!!!
Vacationing with a Personal Trainer could be considered cheating but I am proving that it is not necessary to go all out and off of your plan on vacation. It's a damn good excuse if you are looking for one but it is just that, an excuse. On Friday, I snuck in a little work out by trying something new. I had said in a blog entry before that one day, I was going to give CrossFit a try. Whelp.... check that off of my list. The WOD (cool peoples lingo for workout of the day), was 5 sets of 5 bench presses and back squats. That was surely a vacation workout for me. I love love love strength training. I did pretty well too. I needed Xavy's expert opinion on where I should start weight wise. (Really, I was just eager to tell him was going to try CrossFit.) We did what was called a "cash-out", where you kick up your heart rate to finish the workout. The prescribed cash-out was 3x200meter sprints and 3x20 squats. I knew that I would have some troubles with the sprints but I did one set anyway. Go hard or go home, right? The modification exercise was sets of push-up's. I rocked those bad boys out!!!!! CrossFit has been my only workout so far but I am really paying attention to what I am eating too. I had Fishers Popcorn one day for a snack but outside of that, I am keeping to my mealplan by doing just that, planning. I made a few meals to ensure that I knew I was eating clean with no exceptions at least part of the time. I did however go all out on my slice of birthday cake I must admit. Let me tell you, one slice fantastic over the top slice of cake is far better for you then a whole mediocre cake at home. I had one single slice of the best slice of cake that CAKEbar had to offer. It was appropriately named, "Heaven and Hell". Devils food, angel food, peanut butter and chocolate fudge. Uhhh. I am droooling again just thinking about it. I had one single slice and then left, leaving all temptation on at the door. Drinking, well... that might be another story all together. I did not really need to put out the effort to stay on track. Lucky for me, with my body weight much lower now, a drink or two was more then enough. Then, after seeing some of the girls at the bar, I made sure to keep my butt in check. That decision had nothing to do with my health, I just refuse to be a hot mess like some of them. Wow! Where are their mothers? Lol.
All in all, it has been a fantastic vacation of many firsts, many victories and much reflection. I was a challenge at times, sure, but I won't be spending the next two weeks recovering from the damage of what I ate or drank. That automatically makes this vacation a lot more enjoyable.
To Xavy, you should be proud of your girl! Please keep that in mind when you are setting up next weeks workout. To be honest, I can't wait to get back home and get back to it. I love my new life.
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