{"id":31957,"date":"2012-06-25T08:10:07","date_gmt":"2012-06-25T15:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=31957"},"modified":"2012-06-20T19:24:33","modified_gmt":"2012-06-21T02:24:33","slug":"right-the-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=31957","title":{"rendered":"Right the Ship"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s impossible\u00a0not<\/em> to indulge on vacation. I’m happy that I can usually find the time to get in a workout when I’m out of town, but the food is always what gets me. It’s hard! You get in a new city with new foods and it’s easy to think “who cares! I’m on VACATION!” Before you know it, you’ve packed on a few pounds by the time you’re home in the real world. I myself am avoiding the scale for a few weeks while I right the ship after Texas.<\/p>\n

Detoxing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I only half-assed my calorie counting on vacation. I recorded my calories burned, and usually only ate 2 meals a day and counted the best I could but it was a lot of guess work. I know it was not accurate and I definitely went over my\u00a0allotted\u00a0calories on several days. When I got home, I immediately got serious about my food. I was spot-on with my calorie counting AND I was eating more sensibly,\u00a0less indulging, eating my NORMAL foods. (Oh how I’d missed veggies on vacation!) One day for lunch I had a salad from our garden with string cheese and an apple. Another day I had a Lean Cuisine meal (not my favorite–it’s been years since I had one but it’s portion controlled).<\/p>\n

My goal with “detoxing” is to eat more vegetables and fruit (basically go back to my normal diet), drink a lot of water, resist sugar as much as I can and avoid alcohol. It just adds calories.<\/p>\n

Exercising<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I had a short work week because of my trip, but I still managed to get in two bike commutes to work! It felt awesome to finally be able to do it. My bike mileage for the week was 43.93 miles.<\/p>\n

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On Saturday I also went for a run. All winter long I’ve been delegated to the gym treadmill. Texas was my first real run outside and it felt GREAT! I tried to recreate that greatness back home. I went for a run around my hilly neighborhood in the sunshine. My body felt okay but my knees gave me some bother a few times during my run. I did some walking on my route to give my knees a break.<\/p>\n

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I was so happy to be able to run outside! Running outside is just so much better than at the gym; fresh air, sunshine, things to see, waving at other runners and meeting neighbors. After I got back from my run, I went to the gym for a quick weight lifting session. I spent 20 minutes lifting weights and 15 minutes stretching and foam rolling. It wasn’t ideal in any way but I haven’t figured out yet how to keep my strength training a part of my schedule this summer as I do less gym stuff.<\/p>\n

Saturday Stats:<\/em>
\nCalories Burned: 701<\/em>
\nActivities: 40 minute run, 20 minute strength training\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Temptations<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I was faced with several temptations in the week following Texas. The first was an invite out to dinner with Michael’s family. His stepsister had a gift card for Gubancs Pub and Restaurant<\/a> in Lake Oswego and we met up with everyone there after I got home from biking to work. Restaurant eating is OFTEN where my willpower waivers. It’s so easy to give in to temptation!<\/p>\n

I am happy to say that I was strong and made good choices. First, I skipped the alcohol and drank iced tea instead. Next, I ordered a fairly sensible choice for dinner: Caesar salad with glazed salmon on it. I always consider salmon to be the best choice in a restaurant. Even if they cook it in fat, the salmon benefits are still worth it.<\/p>\n

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Caesar salad is a little higher in fat than other salads, but I think it’s a fine choice. And it’s better than what I REALLY wanted–the gluttonous fish and chips (Michael got it and said it was excellent). The restaurant was nice and the food great. It was very crowded and noisy, though.<\/p>\n

The other temptation was Saturday evening when Michael and I had to use an expiring Groupon for the Grilled Cheese food cart<\/a>. It was use it or lose it time.<\/p>\n

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The place was so cool! It’s definitely worth a visit if you’re ever in Portland and want something quirky. The menu was quite extensive and I had a hard time making a choice. Michael settled easily on the “Baby Cheesu”.”It was two slices of French bread grilled with American cheese, lettuce, tomato and a burger! Totally ridiculous! He enjoyed it, though.<\/p>\n

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I finally decided on the Jalapeno Popper<\/a>. It was your normal grilled cheese sandwich on sourdough bread with roasted jalapenos, colby jack cheese, cream cheese and corn tortilla chips. Sounds weird, right? It was heavenly! I was so glad I ordered it. It didn’t feel like a gut-bomb or a gluttonous mistake. The cheese was scarce–which disappointed my gluttonous side but satisfied my detoxing side.<\/p>\n

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\nThere was just enough cheese to be good, the tortilla chips were crunchy and the jalapenos weren’t too spicy. The cream cheese was a nice touch. I will definitely be recreating this sandwich at home someday soon. It was also nice to be able to hang out with friends–Carbzilla<\/a> and her hubby joined us for dinner at the food cart.<\/p>\n

Michael and I also went to the movies (we saw Prometheus–it wasn’t great) and skipped the popcorn!<\/p>\n

I feel good. I’ve been diligent, counting my calories, avoiding trigger foods, eating in\u00a0moderation\u00a0<\/strong>and watching portions. Hopefully the scale reflects that soon.<\/p>\n

QUESTION: Do you detox after vacation indulging?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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