I just finished checking in online, and in 2 minutes less than 24 hours from now, my flight should be landing safely on the ground in the YYZ.
Around this time last Monday, I arrived in Nova Scotia, and my boyfriend and I settled in at his parents' house for a week and a day of vacation. I had BIG plans for how I was going to stay on track with my nutrition, and had even saved up a cheat meal to allow for the inevitable cheat(s) that would happen here. It turns out, I likely should have been saving a little while longer!
Keeping a diet on track when you're away from your own kitchen, your own cupboards and their contents, and subject to any number of temptations is ALWAYS difficult; family and friends with a "just one won't hurt you" mentality, or even worse, the ones who get a kick out of waving temptations under your nose just add insult to injury!
My week started off pretty well. We hit up Costco Monday night to stock up on eggs, egg whites, veggies and protein bars. There was lots of chicken and lobster (mmm.....lobster) in the house, so we were set. What I wasn't counting on was that we would be out and about so often, and that I would have to rely quite a bit on the protein bars, which are usually saved for no-other-option situations!
I did my best to stay on track, but ultimately fell off the tracks by Saturday - which started with plans to have a few drinks at the New Glasgow Jubilee, and ended with me eating my planned cheat of Lobster & Crab Poutine, and then later an unplanned trip to the infamous Acropole for a slice of pizza with Donair sauce, and ultimately a bucket next to the bed. BAD GIRL!
While I certainly wasn't anywhere near my numbers for carb cycling, the week definitely could have been nutritionally worse (and historically, would have been). Rather than beating myself up for the few pounds that I undoubtedly gained this week, I'm ready to get back on the horse, up the intensity and really dial in my nutrition starting tomorrow.
Being back in my regular gym is something that I'm really looking forward to, and Amber and I are going to get together later in the week to order my competition suit, so I'll have a clear goal to meet in the coming 12 weeks. Wow, how time flies!
On a totally unrelated note, I have to send a big shout out to my friend Tannis, who I finally had the pleasure of meeting while I was here; she and I did the Live Fit trainer together with a group of about 50 women starting back in January, and those girls have absolutely gotten me through some of my struggles since then. It was almost surreal to meet someone who I talk to nearly every day, but had never met - AND to sneak in a leg workout with her too!
Love what you can, when you can! (and travel safely!)
Mandy
xo
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