Man, did I need that trip to Vegas. It helped me on several fronts. I was getting complacent in my weight loss. Even though I'm not where I want to be, people continually have given compliments about my weight loss. I was afraid complacency was setting in. Scratch that, complacency was setting in.
Vegas changed that, in a couple of ways.
I have a list of accomplishments that I'll share one day about my "goals" of weight loss. One of them was to ride on an airplane without feeling sorry for the person sitting next to me. And I'm not there yet. I still was overflowing into the seat next to me. So that was the jolt back from complacency.
It also led to some serious good days diet-wise in Vegas, as you'll see below. The first three days, I did pretty well on my diet while I was out there. Maybe not so much on healthy food wise, but definitely didn't pig out.
But Friday, Saturday and Sunday were a different story. I ate. And ate. And ate. Only one buffet for the whole six days, so that was fine. I also drank a lot of beer for the first time since I've started my diet.
Despite the quantities of food I ate, according to the Wii fit scale, I gained less than half a pound for the week. That was the other way Vegas changed my complacency. That made me realize that once I get to where I want to go, I can eat like that and it won't affect me, as long as I continue to run.
I did run in Vegas. On the strip. It was awesome. Lots of joggers. I ran from the Riviera past the Flamingo and back. About 3.2 miles. I ran it Wednesday and Friday.
Every other trip to Vegas I've been, my feet have hurt from any kind of walking. Not this time. My buddy and I walked everywhere. I didn't feel like a burden, like I did at my bachelor party, when I had to take extended breaks because my feet hurt so bad.
And let me tell you, weekend strip traffic sucks, so it was refreshing to be able to walk all the way to the Bellagio to watch the fountain shows.
All in all, it was a much needed trip. I needed to unwind. I haven't had a vacation in two years. And I've come back with a renewed vigor on the second half of my weight loss journey.
Tuesday
Breakfast
1 egg
Lunch
1 In N Out burger with mustard and peppers (no cheese)
1 neopolitan shake
Dinner
Way more chips than I should have and salsa and cheese
Chicken and beef fajitas
3 flour tortillas
50 oz dos equis
Wednesday
Breakfast
Banana
Myplex shake (210 calories)
No Lunch
Dinner
Braised lamb with carrots, celery, potatoes and peas
Three hot wings
Three wedges of flatbread
32 oz guinness
47 oz 4loko
Thursday
Breakfast
Banana
Lunch
Double-double from In N Out (two patties, two pieces of cheese) with mustard and special sauce
Cheese fries (fries with two slices of cheese)
Neopolitan shake
Dinner
3 oz beef jerkey
Bag of jalapeno chips (290 calories)
32 oz calorie free powerade
48 oz of water throughout the day
Friday
Lunch
2 bowls of chicken chili
3 hot wings
1 piece of greasy, cheesy, BBQ chicken pizza
1 serving of potato salad
1 serving of pasta salad
6 pieces of fried zucchini
Bowl of peach cobbler with ice cream
36 oz of unsweet tea
32 oz no-calorie powerade
Dinner
Half a steak sandwich
Plate of fully loaded nachos
45 oz of beer
32 oz of water throughout the day
Saturday
Lunch
Pho beef soup
4 pieces of sweet and sour chicken
Half an egg roll
Dinner
Three hot wings
Chicken fajitas with cheese, sour cream, salsa and four flour tortillas and a tablespoon of bleu cheese dressing
12 oz margarita
12 oz bahama mama
16 oz havana banana
Sunday
Breakfast
12 saltines
Lunch
2 chili cheese dogs
bag of corn chips
bottle of squirt
Dinner
One burger from In N Out (no cheese; one patty)
Order of fries
16 oz of 7up
Monday
Breakfast
One cup of oatmeal
Lunch
Two PB&J sandwiches
Dinner
1 filet of salmon
1/2 cup rice
Snacks
3/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 nonfat yogurt
42 oz of water throughout the day
Tuesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese
Lunch
Two ham sandwiches
Snacks
Two nonfat yogurts
1 cup of sunflower seeds
96 oz of water throughout the day
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