Going Camping!

When L gets home from work we are going on our annual family camping trip!  This is one of my favorite times of year, if not my favorite.  Nanny (my grandma) rents a huge camp on the St. Lawrence River and my entire family comes up and has a big reunion.  She rents the camp for usually 1-2 weeks, so you can go whenever you are able to.  Normally we don't get to see everyone since people sometimes come at different times.  This year will be the first time that everyone will be there at the same time!  We are having a huge birthday celebration for Nanny on Saturday so everyone will be there at once!  A photographer is coming out to take a big family picture, and a few one my cousins will be meeting Natalie for the first time!  Hopefully the weather will be nice the whole time, because for some reason it seems like we always get rain the entire week!

I am nervous about being on a diet at "Nanny Camp".  There, I said it.  I am afraid all the hard work I have put into losing weight will be wasted because I will gain it all back.  Now, I know it is not possible that I gain a whole 35lbs back, but even a few of those would suck.  My goal is to not gain any weight back while on vacation, and if I lose any that will just be a bonus.

Things I plan on doing to NOT gain weight while there:

My mom already brought my bike up there for me, so I will be able to go for bike rides.  It is really pretty up there, so that should make for some nice riding.

I packed "work-out" clothes and my running shoes, and I plan to get up early and go for runs.  Well, at least 1 of the 3 days.

I am going to try and log everything I eat into MFP.  Wait, not try, I WILL log everything I eat into MFP while I am gone.  That is going to be hard - but I will do it.  There is always so much food to eat, all of the time.  But I am going to try as hard as I can to stick to my diet.  Hopefully I will get lots of exercise in so that I can eat a few more calories than normal while gone.

Go kayaking with mom/dad/aunts/uncles.  Go swimming in the river.  Walk to the beach, not drive.  It's only 1/4 mile up the road.  Chase kids around.  Play beach volleyball.  Find a nice trail to hike on.  Go water tubing (that has to burn some calories, right??).

I am mentally preparing myself for this.  Normally I eat whatever I want and lounge around.  But I am going to NOT be lazy this time.

I will report back on Monday!  :)

PS.  I lost back the pound I had gained, but not anymore than that.  I hate plateaus.