Vacation Eating . . . .

Dun . . Dun . . Dun!  So, I went to Whidbey Island on Friday with my wife, daughter and dog and had a blast!  (Well, except for the fact that the pool was closed - come on people, it's summer time!)  We went walking on the beach for hours on end, lazed around while watching T.V. and . . . ate.  :)

Whidbey - a place of serene beauty.

Now, fortunately for us, we brought most of our food with us.  In the fridge we had left over rice, bread, hummus, some instant meals from Trader Joe's (these meals are actually made with quality ingredients, and as long as you eat the serving size you're in pretty good shape as far as how much they impact you're daily calories) etc. . .  You get the drift - so with foods from home it should have been a cake walk to eat healthy . . . wrong.

Honestly, if you're vactioning (and trust me, this will be the closest thing I'll come too in terms of vacationing) I believe you should - splurge.  That's right.  WHY!?  I can see some of you screaming at me with horror - yes I've been very good with my diet lately, in fact I've been dropping some pounds and body fat, but back to the subject - why would I want to jeporadize that?  It's more for the sanity of the people around you.  For my family, this was their time to relax too (or try to anyway, it's hard to relax when you have a daughter whose almost three screaming at you every half hour to go to the beach :) ).  It was their time to enjoy the pleasure of being still - to ponder, think and just relax.  I didn't feel that I was in a position to take that away from them.  Lets be honest, it's hard to drop weight.  I think it's even harder for the people around you - they have to put up with you as you go through your mood shifts or your complaints about food or how it's been so hard lately blah, blah blah . . . Trust me when I say they need a break from that too.

So I did just that, I splurged and just had some fun.  It was good to eat at DQ - yes, anyone ever had a dipped cone?  They're righteous and awesome at the same exact moment in time, I ate two of those on my trip!  I aslo had some donuts and . . . well you ge the drift.  So if you're on vacation I say enjoy it - unless you have a bodybuilding competition or some modeling gig coming up, take it easy for a while and regain some of that sanity. 

That being said though, make sure to get the exercise in.  You're body still needs the stimulus from that in order to maintain it's current physical abilties, but as far as the nutrition . . . eat a little and enjoy :)



That's right - I had me some butterscotched dipping goodness.  And I enjoyed every bite!  (So did my dog who I had to share a little with.)