Post Vacation Weigh-In - How it All Went Down?

In the four years since I've reached my goal weight, every trip to Florida to visit my mom has resulted in a gain at the scale upon my result.  So this time, I was pleasantly surprised upon weighing in this past weekend to learn that the number went down!  Really?  Really!

After thinking about it, I attribute it to the following.  Past vacations have had a lot of focus on food and cooking, snacks and cocktails.  I would go down there and every day, we would cook one of our favorite dishes.  If we're down at the holidays, there's the addition of candy and cookies, holiday treats, and then, of course, cocktail hour at 5:00 p.m. sharp (sometimes a little earlier).

This trip was definitely different.  We did not focus on the food as much.  We did cook, but not every day.  Sometimes we went out for lunch and then had a snack or sandwich for dinner.  Sometimes we went out to dinner and ate light earlier in the day.  Sometimes we heated up leftovers.  The time was not spent cooking and filling up too much, but instead, was spent relaxing and enjoying time with mom.

I was able to get out and run more this trip as well, and my total weekly mileage was more than the usual trip.

I ran to the beach....

 I ran over the bridge...

 I ran in the park at the base of the bridge...

We strolled along the beach and did some treasure hunting....

Finally, I have been trying to focus a lot more on properly hydrating and keeping away from diet sodas and beverages.  So on most days, I stuck to my routine of making a pitcher of infused water to drink throughout the day.

Now, since my weigh-in this past weekend, I'm a little unsteady.  I have not been tracking and, honestly, not paying as close attention as I should to what I'm eating, but hey, it's my birthday week, and as long as I'm not going totally overboard, I'm enjoying a little and will pay the consequences if necessary.   Went to a picnic this weekend and enjoyed a piece of fried chicken (which I NEVER get) and chips (which I NEVER get), and a few other little treats.  But the upside is that do to being on certain medications, I have avoided alcoholic beverages and will have to continue to do so for another week.  So there's some saved calories right there!