Getting Back to My Routine

After spending 10 days in Oregon visiting with my family and friends, I am now back in South Carolina and looking forward to getting back to my normal routine. It can be very difficult to eat healthy when you are away from home. First of all, you spend some time eating out at restaurants which can derail all of us from our good intentions. Second, you may spend some time drinking your calories, which is never a good idea. The third problem that I have is that I am very busy so when there is any amount of downtime, I feel like I should be eating. These are not good things when trying to maintain my recent weight loss. These can be even worse if you are trying to lose weight. The good news is even with all of these pitfalls, I only gained about 2 lbs on vacation. Those should come off quickly once I get back to my healthy eating and working out.



On many of my vacations, I have chosen to bring my workout shoes and clothes and try to sneak in a few workouts. I took a different approach this time and did not bring any of my workout gear with me. I thought that it might be good for my body to have a little break. I have been working out 5 days a week for about a year and a half. I'm hoping that when I start back up at the gym on Monday that I am able to kick start my metabolism. Since I enjoy being at the gym and working up a sweat, I have missed being there. I actually look forward to going and am dissapointed when I have to cancel a workout. If you find some aerobic activity that you enjoy it makes a big difference in whether you continue to do it. So go out and find something you like, it may even be something you have not tried yet, and have fun working out!



Have a great rest of the weekend and I will start posting workouts on Monday. I usually take Saturday and Sunday off from the gym. That is what works for me and my family. It's always good to give your body a rest sometime during the week. I take the time on the weekends to do things like work in the garden or walk somewhere so that I'm not just sitting still.