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September 24, 2007

Back from vacation

I’m not sure I even mentioned I was leaving on vacation last week. I was planning on bringing my computer but bailed on the idea at the very last second. So I was without internet and even cell phone coverage, it was awesome, a true vacation!

I had such an incredible time that I’m battling being a bit depressed now that it’s over. But it was so great, restful, and invigorating that I’m also feeling better in many ways.

Despite battling a mild flu most of vacation week I had enough energy to be pretty active. We went on a good amount of walks doing a lot of sight seeing, swam at the beach, and even went on a 20 mile bike ride around half the island of Martha’s Vineyard. I rode 10 of those miles with a trailer that carried my 35 pound daughter. I wasn’t even sore the next day, maybe just a little.

My eating went well too. There was a lot of eating out so the calorie and fat intake was probably pretty high but I didn’t feel the desire to over indulge or to eat constantly. I didn’t partake in a lot of the snacking that went on while we lounged on our deck for hours at a time. It didn’t feel like extra work or like I was depriving myself. I just didn’t need to.

Since I got home late last night, it’s another story though. I was so tired from driving all day that I had a big dinner of vegan takeout. It was of the Chinese variety so I know it was high in calories and fat. Tonight I had some pizza.

I hope to get back on track quickly because I don’t feel as far behind as I thought I would. Maybe I am really far behind on work, emails, and such but I’m going to allow myself more time to get sorted and not get so stressed about it.

Posted by hopeful @ September 24, 2007 9:49 PM