Vacation

Dieting while on vacation is hard! 


I spent last week in Chicago with  my family for a reunion. It was hard to eat healthy up there. The reunion was catered and there wasn't a whole lot of healthy anything. Also, since we were 12 hours from home, we did a lot of eating out while we stayed up there. I did go to the gym in the mornings, but I only did a quick 25-30 minute cardio work out when I went. The car ride there and back was hard too. Finding healthy food at a convenient store/gas station is about as easy as finding a sane person at a Tea Party convention.


Since I've been back I've been eating a little more healthy. I've been working out a little more too. I met my weight goal last week, but I had to work my butt off to do it, since I ate so poorly while I was on vacation.


This weekend, my friends are coming up to visit. I'm a little worried, because being 20 somethings, we like to drink when we go out. Alcohol does NOT help with weight loss. I don't want to throw myself off, but at the same time, I don't want to be the party pooper. Why is it that the fun things and the things that taste good are all so bad for you? 


Also, I'm going to Dallas this weekend for a visit to Six Flags. Again, vacations and diets don't go well together. However, we've picked a hotel with a gym and swimming pool, so maybe I'll be able to work out some. I'm also thinking that maybe being out in the sun all day at Six Flags will help make up for the bad food choices that I'm sure I'll make. Does Six Flags have salads?


I've set up and appointment with a personal trainer on Tuesday. I am having some trouble pushing myself on my work outs, and I'm not exactly sure what I should be doing when I work out. I've heard some folks say that muscle weighs more than fat, so you don't want to build muscle when you're trying to lose weight. BUT... I know that muscle is a fat burner. Muscle requires approximately 25% more energy than fat does, therefore, it burns 25% more fat than fat cells. The more muscle you have, the more fat you burn. This is why men burn fat more quickly than women. Another thing I'm worried about is getting flabby. I know that if I lose weight without doing some kind of weight lifting or toning, I'm going to have a bunch of loose skin. Gross. So I figure, if I get a trainer, he'll be able to help me out and keep me on the right path.