Well it's been at least a month since I have been on the FS site. I haven't been following my diet since my daughter's wedding. Which went off without a hitch. It was a beautiful wedding and she was a gorgeous bride. There was a great turnout from the family and dancing all night long. I got to walk her down the aisle with her dad which was pretty special. Her dad hasn't been a part of life since she was 14 so this meant a lot to me. The majority of the guests had to travel to Boise since they all live out of state from Washington to Florida and everywhere in-between. The weather was beautiful and it was so nice to see everyone. 35 out of 39 of my immediate family (siblings and their families) attended. Every time I looked out at the dance floor there was always one of my brothers out there dancing. It was fun! The only downside was there was a 24 flu making its way through the wedding party. The bride and groom got it the day before the wedding and a couple of my boys and their significant others were affected the day of the wedding. It continued on after the wedding where several of our family members caught it which made their return travel unpleasant. 6 hours in a car with the flu can't be fun or the flight back to Florida.
The day after the wedding my family all got together a spent the day at a local park in downtown Boise. That evening we had the remainder of the wedding food and cake with the groom's family at the Air B&B they were renting. It was a great time of bonding between families. I did get a lot of compliments from my family on my weight loss which was gratifying. I still have a ways to go but the first phase went well.
I have been on a diet hiatus since the wedding though. Not eating the best. I have some good days but most of them are not so good. Remember I am an event dieter and it's an "All or nothing' approach. Well, the event I was losing weight for is now over so I need to find a new motivator to get back on it. I'm also a Monday dieter....there is something in my brain that sees only Monday as a start day for dieting. I know pretty stupid but believe me I've tried to start on other days but it doesn't work. So, my plan is to do some reading this weekend to get motivated to start again on this upcoming Monday. I also haven't weighed at all during this hiatus so it will be revealing when I step on the scale Monday morning. In the beginning of this month off I wasn't drinking my water the way I should have been so I have increased my water intake to get back to where it was. I have also noticed that I am getting more hot flashes and waking me up 2 to 3 times a night. Which while I was in control wasn't happening. In fact one of the best things about this Keto process was that I rarely had hot flashes day or night. If you have hot flashes you know how bad it can be especially when it interrupts your sleep. So that is another motivator for me to get back at it.
I will be going back home (Vancouver, Washington) for Christmas this year as well so looking at that for my next event motivator. I can't regain what I just loss and see the family. That in itself should be enough to get my butt in gear. There is a dress I bought the last time I lost weight and at that time I only had about 5 more lbs to lose to fit into it. It's still in my closet waiting for me to take it for a night out.
This next phase I need to add in exercise as a regular event. I started to back in April but my trip to Vegas derailed it and I couldn't get back into ti after I returned home so this time I need to re-focus and put some energy into that as well. Just writing all of this is getting my mouth watering to get back into it. Well now that's a start...you "Go Girl!'
A couple of pics of my daughter and her new husband.....
