July Vacation Days Allow LOTS of Pool Time.....

So, I just thought the last entry was my final “catching you up” entry……..

I took several vacation days the week of July 4th and enjoyed 2-3 hours in the pool each of those days. I spent more than 12 hours in the pool over the four days I was off. Needless to say, I was rather excited about weighing-in that week.

Well, well, well…………..gained 2.8 pounds. Good grief!!!! What is up with that. Yes, I earned around 60 activity points and only ate around 10 more than my daily allotment. But a gain????? Well, how frustrating!!!

Frustrating until………………..the next morning when I got up and dressed. I had ordered some smaller-sized clothes and had received them a couple of weeks earlier. I tried them on when I got them. I could get them on, but they were snug…….too snug for me to wear. I reached for one of those tops and slipped it over my head. COOL, VERY COOL!!!! It went on quite nicely and had a little “breathing” room. Soooooooooooooooo, although the scales didn’t allow a celebration after all of those hours in the pool; I definitely had a non-scale victory and celebration as I left home that morning in one of my new smaller size tops.

Here are a couple of progression pictures. These were taken when I had lost 16lbs and 52lbs. I haven’t found an official “before” picture. Oh, and these are not my new smaller clothes in the 52lbs picture. I had the clothes when these were taken, but they were too snug. Even though my weight hasn’t changed in these last several weeks; my body size/shape has. Oh, part 2, these pictures were taken with two different camera and apparently much different lighting. That's why my hair looks so gray in the more recent picture. I haven't truly gone that gray in these few months.


Choices!! Would I choose again to take a week of vacation and spend lots of time in the pool after a gain on the scales this week. Absolutely!! Yes, I would. I have made the choice to include exercise this time on my weight loss journey. That is not a choice that was made lightly. It is not a choice that I regret making. I am choosing to include exercise in my quest to a healthier me. The choice is mine!!