So I have 2 more days of work before our big trip and I have
packing dilemmas. What to pack, what weather to plan for and should I take
the scale. Yes, I said scale. I’m going to be away from home for many days and
I don’t know if I can handle not know my weight for that long. I’m addicted to
the scale. It isn’t just an easy yes or no question. I have put some thought
into this. There are two ways of thinking.
Option 1 ~ Don’t take the scale
If I don’t take the scale, I will go willy-nilly and eat a
ton of crap and gain 15 pounds…No I’m serious here. 15 pounds is what I estimated
my weight gain will be over the next 3 weeks. I will be happy for the trip but very depressed when I get home and say the heck with this whole diet thing and
stop counting calories and gain the 40 pounds back afterwards. I’m being very pessimistic
here but I know me and that is something I’d do. Plus there is the added weight
to the bag, my scale doesn’t weigh that much but it takes up a lot of space
which means I either take less clothes or I take a bigger bag. We have almost a
½ mile walk to our hotel in San Francisco; do I really want an annoying bag to
drag through the streets of San Francisco? Dilemma!!!
Option 2 ~ Take the scale
The other option is to pack the scale. This would require a
bigger bag and one that is not as easy to maneuver around the streets. But it
is only one city that would require me to walk around with it so is it really
that much of a hassle? Having the scale with me won’t help me control my eating.
I will probably still go willy-nilly but at least I’d be cognizant of how much
I’m gaining and won’t be slammed with a huge weight gain at the end of the trip
and get depressed and gain my 40 pounds back.
Decisions
I don’t know what to do. When I went to Branson with my Mom in November, I took the scale. I gained 4 pounds in the first 3 days and then leveled off. It don't make me eat any less or think about my eating and I was really only depressed the first couple days. Since that trip I haven't taken the scale with me but I was never away from home for more that 3 or 4 days. Can I handle 10 days with out? I don't know. :-(
Conversations had in DT Minneapolis
As I walked around the block of my building to get a little
fresh air, a black man was walking towards me and said
Man: “Hello Beautiful.”
Me: “Hi” (as I walked past)
Man: (turns around) “You got a boyfriend?”
Me: “I’m married!”
Man: “He better keep you close because you are FINE!”
So that was a little awkward but flattering I guess.
Also in DT Minneapolis…
So this week before our trip is a crazy one as I’ve
mentioned in the last blog. You know lots of eating out and not being able to
work out. Well that changed on Tuesday! We
had a Twins game on Tuesday and Eric was going to put in some OT. My work isn’t
really busy right now and I didn’t want to sit around here for hours waiting
for Eric so I decided to RUN! I had my shoes and socks because I wanted to change
before the game but I didn’t have any other running gear. I remembered I could
use my phone to track the run (I don’t like running with my phone but it will
do in a pinch). And I went to Target and bought running pants, a sports bra (on sale!) and a t-shirt and I went for a run. It felt amazing! I did 4 miles and I felt
like I could do 4 more. It was the most awesome feeling. I ran across the Stone
Arch bridge (St. Anthony Falls were really going!) and ran down St. Anthony
Main, over to Nicollet Island, across the Hennepin Ave. bridge and down the
West River Road to Gold Medal Park and back. I never walked and only stopped at stoplights but avoided them at all possible (which is why my map has so many turns on it!). I was so happy the entire time. I
think I have a new tradition on game days! :)
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