Jul312011
Back from Paradise
Filed under Day to Day by kristen
We are home from one of the best vacations ever. We visisted paradise.
This is a view of Trunk Bay on St Johns. This beach is part of a national park and it is amazing. I am not sure I have ever been to a place as beautiful as this. Crazy thing is this picture does not do the real thing justice. I wasn’t brave enough to take my camera to the beach. I have heard that white sand can do some major damage.
I will be honest, I was very nervous going on this cruise. We had never been before and all everyone would talk about is the food. Food this. Food that. I will agree that the food was great but it was possible to have control and not go crazy.
I was determined to be as active as possible during the cruise to help counteract all that food.
I had done my research and knew there was a nice gym on board AND they offered cycling classes. So I was determined I was going to cycling at sea. Not long after we were on board, I hurried down to the gym and signed up for the first day of cycling. I got the last spot for the day. (That was close)
I got to class and discovered I forgot my water. Ugh. So I raced to find a bottle of water. The class was ok. I was really disappointed. I guess I am spoiled by the great teachers I have at my YMCA. We didn’t do anything special. The class really didn’t push me. Plus I had to pay $12 for the 45 minute class and we ONLY cycled for 32 minutes! HUH? Are you kidding. Do I get a refund for the 13 minutes the instructor talked?
It was also bothersome that my bike was faced “backwards” and I was close to the windows. So it looked like I was cycling backwards the entire class. My tummy didn’t care for that sensation. Needless to say, I didn’t go back for another class. I attempted to go to the gym and get an elliptical. There was always a crazy long line of people waiting. Chris ran every day on the treadmill but one. He said that it was a crazy feeling. So I guess I am not too disappointed.
I was anxious to step on the scale after we got home. I was aware of what I was eating. I tried to be reasonable. I indulged some.
This was a molten lava chocolate cake. Oh my. It was like warm rich dark chocolate brownie batter. It was amazing and I had it several nights for dinner.
I said all this to say that you can go on vacation. You can indulge some. As long as you move more. You are aware of what you are eating and you aren’t mindless in your eating. It can be done. I am happy to say that I only gained 0.8 pounds. I am beyond happy with that.










As soon as I got home and had that baby washed up, I whipped up a batch of homemade coleslaw with cabbage from our CSA. Super yummy! The family gobbled it up.
