Vacationing and Dieting

I know that dieting and vacation are not easy to do together.  Last weekend, I went a little crazy.  I was gone for four days Saturday through Tuesday.  I decided to let Monday and Tuesday be special days, so I wouldn’t have to worry about cheating on my diet.  That was a big mistake. 

It’s now Friday and I am still feeling the effects of that mistake.  I’m bloated.  My stomach aches.  My skin is broken out.  Here’s the thing- I didn’t think that I over did it.  I had soda every once in a while.  Everyone has cheesecake, so I had some.  I wish I hadn’t.  I feel terrible.  I can’t believe that the little bit of sugar I eat over vacation affected me so much.  I used to eat so much more on a regular basis.

Looking back I could have done better.  Here are some things I should have done, so I would have stuck to my diet better.

1)      Drink more water.  It’s so easy to buy pop, juice, or other sugary drinks when you aren’t at home.  Keep water with you at all times so you aren’t tempted.

2)      Don’t overdo the sweets.  Limit the amount of “cheats” you can have during vacation to one a day.  I know I should have done that.  I allowed myself to eat whatever I wanted on my “s” days.  I shouldn’t have.  This is why I feel terrible.

3)      Remember you are on a diet.  I kept forgetting.  It’s so easy to forget when you are out eating with other people.  My friend took a break from her diet and was going crazy.  I don’t think that I have seen anyone eat so many Oreos.  It was hard not to have one or two with her.

4)      Remind yourself that you have to get out of your bad vacation habits once you get home.  After four days for eating sugar, it was really hard to stop when I was home.  I kept finding myself snacking or drinking juice this week.  It’s so hard to quit.  I don’t remember it being this difficult to stop when I started the diet.