Losing Weight On Vacation

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So many people are in vacation mode and sometimes this can be where people head it "screw-it-ville" with their eating.  Maybe you have been in a diet mentality leading up to the bikini time, and now you figure you "deserve" it.  But be very careful with that line of thinking, because at the end of vacation when you return to the scale you may be faced with the additional drama of a number you don't think like.

We just returned from our #happyplace - Nantucket, and the running joke with my sister and sister in law, is when they join us they lose weight.  We do not go crazy with eating off normal plan, using the time as an excuse to eat crazy.  Instead of worrying about coming back and gaining imagine you head into vacation with the idea you are going to to lose.  The thing is instead of putting all the joy into what we are eating each day, we decide to find the joy in all the amazing sights (see above) we have in the new environment.  We take a little bit of time when we arrive, boil some eggs, pack fruit bags have some healthy handy options ready and then we are done with that.  Next?  Let's enjoy the beach, let's enjoy each other, let's take some time for true self-care and relaxation.  It really is a mindset you decide to take each moment.

When you are working on a diet and restriction mentality you only have so much willpower.  Eventually the finite amount will run out, which often leads down the path of giving in, and the cycle continues.  Before you head out to your next vacation I encourage you to take a moment to really consider if food was not your source of joy, what would be?  Take the time to think about how proud of yourself you will be when you return and find you have lost weight this time.  That my friend is what you truly deserve. 

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