Hello my fitties,
I was MIA (missing in action) for about a week or more because I have decided to take a much needed vacation. I've visited my home away from home, the place that gives a whole new meaning to the word 'tropical', South Beach Miami, Florida. I know you may be wondering 'what's going on with this journey of hers?' So, I beg of you, don't panic! I am still on my journey to achieve and maintain what I think is a fabulous body by the end of this year and throughout the T&T 2016 carnival season. Despite, the good time I had in SoBe, I was able to drop three pounds through having smaller food portions, a lot of exercise and right food choices.
Food Portioning
Normally, when I travel for vacation or business I cut myself some slack and eat all the things I can't get or is rare here in Trinidad and Tobago. With that mindset I tend to have no portion control and find myself going back for seconds and thirds. This time, knowing that I am on my 'mission possible', I avoided the foods that speaks to me in the most erotic ways. Outside of me being aware of my fitness goals, this trip was very hectic. It started off with a three hour stay at the car rental section in Miami Int'l airport before the hour long drive to the hotel. During my stay I grabbed road side and on the go food. There was no sitting and relaxing and ordering more! This definitely help with my portion intake and prompted me to drink more water that anything else.
Exercise
As you may already know, I believe in going to the gym. The gym to me is essential when it comes to fitness and weight loss. However, while on my vacation, I jammed in some business and of course hit the parties hard so I was alway active and got little time to sit on my butt. The constant moving, walking, dancing and sweating made me feel less guilty about not seeing my gym. Although I didn't get that intense workout as my body is accustomed to, I surely felt like I burnt a lot of calories.
Healthy eating
While on previous trips, I found myself having yummy left overs for breakfast. All the cheesy fries, pasta and bar b que ribs that tasted so good the night before tasted even better to me the morning after. Lol, yes, yes, I know exactly what you are thinking! Anyway this time I had proper healthy meals for breakast which included fruit, eggs, some coffee, few sausages etc. Lunch and dinner happened to be much lighter since time was limited and ,as mentioned earlier, grab and go foods!
Although I ended up in the positive zone and was able to drop a few pounds, I am glad to be back home and back to my regularly scheduled fitness program.
Thanks again for holding my hand on this journey and please view my upcoming post for more progress
Regards
Renee
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