Vacation Mindset

Another peek on the scale and I'm down about a pound from the scare I had the other day, but still a good pound over my last Weigh In. Part of me struggles with saying, "Oh well, I'm on vacation at the beach starting tomorrow, so maybe I'll stop tracking until I get back." But just the thought of that makes me groan. A small gain may be inevitable, as the group of Type A personalities that we are sharing a house with have planned every single meal save the ONE night we are going out to dinner. I can take off a pound or two, but seeing as how it's taken me six months and I haven't even lost 20 pounds, I do NOT want to be up against something awful, like a 5 pound gain.

Normally when I vacation at the beach, I'm content with a bag of bread, some turkey, a few chips, maybe some fruit in the house or hotel room. Then I usually eat dinner out like every night. D and I are very "fly by the seat of our pants" when it comes to taking a vacation. We don't plan meals. Heck, we don't even plan an agenda. We just do what we feel like each day when we wake up. These are all his friends we are going with, so he's somewhat used to how they operate, even though it's probably not how he prefers to operate. Our house groceries have been ordered online and each night has a designated theme, i.e., "pulled pork night"|, "Mexican night", "brisket night". So yeah, um, some of these things are things I don't even eat. I volunteered to make quesadillas and guacamole on Mexican night, but otherwise who knows what I'll be eating. In a way this is good, because despite our $500 grocery bill, no one has mentioned snacks, which we all know are my downfall. So, this could be a good thing. Or, I could go running to the nearest grocery store to fill in the blanks with bad-for-you snacks. But D assures me the nearest grocery store is not within walking distance, and he is driving, and I can't drive a stick, so there. I'm trapped with the brisket.

There will be loads of alcohol though, and that's a little scary. And lately, it keeps me absolutely wired to the point that I can't sleep at all after a night of drinking. I've never had this happen to me! I prefer to have it the old way, where the drunkness lulled me to sleep like a baby. Being hot, sweaty, hungover and NOT sleeping it off is a terrible feeling. I'm just going to have to be responsible and pace myself. And no drinking until I've taken a walk or something active in the mornings. I think beach walks might be good therapy for my shins.

My swimsuit I ordered nearly two weeks ago from Athleta has not arrived yet! Today is the last possible day for it! It shipped the morning after I ordered it, and they said with standard shipping, it would arrive within 4-9 business days. So far, it's been 7 business days and it still doesn't even have a FedEx tracking number assigned to it online. It just says, "pending". Does that mean it's sitting by someones desk somewhere in Athleta-Land? Well if it's not here by this morning, I'm going out to the mall to shop for another. This is so annoying! And they are EXPENSIVE! The local department store, Belk, usually has a "Buy One, Get One Half Off" sale around this time of year, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can score a deal!

I got most of my erranding done yesterday, and today I just need to tidy up, pack and locate a swimsuit. Oh, and hit the gym. I didn't make it to the gym yesterday, which makes me so disappointed in myself. Whenever I go on a shopping jag, I'm gone for like 8 hours of the day, and exhausted when I get home. I know this, yet I didn't go to the gym ahead of time. I did however, score a nice purse for my mom at TJ Maxx, as a thank-you for pet sitting and working on getting my house ready to put on the market while we are gone. I also got two cute pairs of shoes with a $35 off coupon from DSW, and scored another cheap bra at TJ Maxx. Yes, I am a total TJ Maxx, Marshall's whore. It's the thrill of the hunt! I got a $300 HOBO International bag at Marshall's last week for $80! Nothing thrills me more!

Not sure if I'll have time to post WI results tomorrow or not. My mom is arriving early so I can go over instructions about when to feed/take the dog out, how to keep the dog and cat separated, what to work on while she's here, etc. Oh, and driving directions to everything she needs to get to. :) There is internet available at our beach house, but I'm probably not taking my laptop. I mean, it's vacation. It will all be there for me when I get back!