Camping & Eating Healthy

This holiday weekend we went camping. We have a popup camper that we tow with the motorcycle. The camper isn’t very big but it has a queen size bed and is very comfortable. The last time we went camping was before I lost the weight and I didn’t enjoy myself. Clarence had to do all of the work because I wasn’t able to help him. I also couldn’t join in on the activities and I felt like I was keeping Clarence from having fun.

What I wanted to talk about was what I had to eat on this trip. Friday morning we went to Bob Evans and I had oatmeal with fruit in it. Friday afternoon I had a lean hamburger with onion, and string cheese wrapped in lettuce. ( no bun ) Later that night I had and apple and string cheese for a snack. Saturday morning I had bacon, one egg and two small pancakes with sugar free syrup. Saturday night I had one hamburger wrapped in lettuce, a small amount of baked beans and potato salad. I had a special K breakfast bar and a glass of red wine for a snack while sitting around the campfire. Sunday I had bacon, one egg and two small pancakes again. Sunday evening I splurged a little and had two Johnsonville brats on buns. I’m only human. I had string cheese and a glass of wine for a snack. Monday I had the same breakfast and for supper I had steak and sweet potato without butter or brown sugar. For snack I had a handfull of baked wheat thins and a glass of wine. I had coffee with my breakfast and drank plenty of water during the day. I usually have more fruits and vegetables when I’m at home but it’s hard to take all of that when your camping.

Plateaus

To me plateau means staying at one weight for a week or month or more. I have been working on getting this ten pounds off for two months . It is really hard to stick with it when one day you lose one pound and the next day you gain a couple of pounds and you haven’t changed the way you are eating. My biggest problem is that I retain a lot of fluids and it shows up on the scales. I have finally started losing weight again but slowly. I have four more pounds and I will be down to 210 lbs. hip hip hurray. My support group (which seams to be the whole healthplex and my husband) won’t let me get discouraged. They are a lot of help. I have changed my exercise program thanks to the personal trainer. She gave me more core exercises and increased my cardio exercises.

My Motorcycle Helmet

Clarence & I went with a group of retired Goldwing motorcycle riders to London, Ky. I think that I mentioned that we ride a Goldwing. It is about 125 miles to London, Ky, but we take the back roads instead of the expressway . We also take the long way through curvy roads and the mountains. We traveled over 200 miles to get there.

The big thing that I wanted to talk about is my helmet. It was a windy day on the way to London Ky. and my helmet was blowing around all over my head. If it wasn’t strapped down I would have lost it. The helmet is suppose to fit snug and not move around. It fit me good last year. We stayed in London for two days and left on the third day. On the way home we stopped at the motorcycle shop and bought me a new helmet. I went from an extra large helmet to a medium. Last year I had chubby cheeks. The cheek pads is one of the things that determine the size of the helmet. We rode for over 600 miles in three days and last year I wouldn’t have been able to do that. I got my life back and I’m going to keep it.