Trip Review

Well back to the desert! Our trip was really fun and relaxing, we got to see some of our good friends and fellow pastors from the area and that is always such a joy! It was great to hear some preaching too, as a Pastor's wife you personally get sermons far and few between and a sermon with your husband sitting next to you is rare!! so that was a high point too! My husband is such a wonderful man and I appreciate him and his thoughtfulness! He surprised me with shopping money (woo hoo!!) and put such thought and plan into our trip, he planned special dinners (our favorite sushi) and things to make our time together special! He even skipped the 100th anniversary game of the Red Sox at Fenway Park to go shopping with me, now you know that is love!!! Thanks babe! The only downside of the weekend is Paisley got sick while we were gone, a sick kids is never fun. I took her to the doctor today and they didn't really say what was wrong just a bug I think I have a follow up appointment on Friday.   SO I have to say that I am really surprised about my weight after our long weekend in Redlands, I weighed twice just to be sure I was reading it right lol, I was down two pounds. I really did try to keep my food the same as what I do at home, but with my calorie limit I went over, then under, then over again. All my numbers for carbs, protein and fat where all over the board and everywhere in between! California law requires that you put calorie information on menus and order boards so that was helpful but some things we did eat (like the hotel breakfast) didn't have it. I tried to keep to my usual basic breakfast, they offered eggs cooked to order so I did an omelet with veggies and small amount of cheese. I took the nuts with me for snacks and then at lunch I tired to stick to salads and sandwiches (which I would only eat half of the bread). Even though they list the calories you still aren't sure what is in the rest of the nutrients and that is a challenge when you are trying to keep an eye on those as well.  But overall I think it was a great experience and good test for my new acquired information. I did splurge a couple of times but I tried to keep them healthy as well, a skinny latte rather than a frappuccino. So I am hoping to continue my downward trend, I think this week will be a challenge because sometimes I think that the weight I am reflecting is actually a week or so behind me? Not sure if that is true or not but it makes sense to me. Any thoughts?   I have to add, I know under normal circumstances the week before last would of been the week I stopped and retuned to my old habits. It was a difficult week and I was feeling like I was making no progress, but I pushed through it and am going to stick with this! So thanks to Julie, my mom and Micah you are all great motivation!