This past week I have been visiting my family out of town. I am sure you can all relate when I say that vacations and fitness often do not go hand in hand. Finding the time and motivation to stay on track when you are not on your normal routine can often be difficult. For me, on a regular week there are times it is hard to stay on track, so when away it can be even harder.
This week, I tried to focus on fitting in fitness in smaller units. Instead of an hour workout, I tried several 10 minute increments. Whether it was running up and down the stairs or walking places instead of driving or a few squats here and there, I was consciously trying to get exercise in when I could. Even when I took my son to the local pool, I made sure I was doing a few laps or running on the spot in the water while he played. A little bit adds up when you consciously think about it. Luckily, I was also able to fit in an Aquafit class there as well. I also have to thank Pokemon Go this week as we did quite a bit of walking around town trying to “catch them all.”
Food, however, wasn’t the easiest to keep on track. I was on vacation, so of course I was tempted on a daily basis to indulge. Thank goodness for the MyFitnessPal app for keeping me pretty much on track. Recording everything I was consuming made it much easier to realize when it was time to pull back to reigns and snack on some veggies sticks instead.
While away, I probably spent 90% of my time in my bathing suit and for the first time since I can remember, I didn’t feel like I needed to cover up. I was perfectly fine walking around without throwing something over my suit. I am finally starting to feel comfortable in my own skin. Sure I still have a bunch of weight to lose and my legs have way more cellulite than I would like but such is life. It was even to the point that I was comfortable enough to ask my Mom to actually take a photo of me in my bathing suit. And, I wasn’t even horrified with the result. I was actually quite ok with it.
Getting back into my normal routine after vacation is never easy but this time I am more determined than ever to stick with this health/fitness kick. Back to healthier eating and back to the gym for me. Wish me luck.
Weekly Accountability
Exercise: 2 x gym visits, 1 x 45 minute walk, 1x Aquafit class
Food Management: Stayed on track 5 of the 7 days (Not always the best choices but will do better this week)
This is also the final week the Team #fabFITbloggers are a part of the Kindness in Demand July fitness challenge. I am excited to see how we stacked up!!!