1st holiday experience
7 months in and I've just returned from my 1st holiday the night before last after 10 days in the sun.
I definitely was a bit anxious beforehand wondering how I would manage without my daily weigh-ins, less access to a toilet, food & alcohol etc.
I'm now here to reassure anyone who may share the same anxieties that I had that it was the best holiday for me mentally & physically in a very long time! There was no need to over think it and I proved to myself that I can live a normal life, just with a tool along the way.
I had no issues at the airport carrying my pen and needle in my hand luggage. Best of all, for the first time in years my ankles didn't swell! I had constipation for the first 2 days but realised I'd forgotten to take my magnesium complex, as soon as I did the constipation was gone.
I unintentionally done a lot of walking throughout the holiday, on one day 20k steps. Some days I did absolutely nothing but relax.
Food wise surprised me the most compared to previous holidays, no constant desire to eat for the sake of it, I simply ate when I needed to and only until I was comfortably full which often meant leaving half a plate of food but with no guilt in doing so. I definitely ate less veg & fruit than I usually would back home. Alcohol intake has reduced significantly for me over the last 7 months but I must confess that the multiple aperol spritz and sangrias contributed to a well deserved and happy holiday.
One thing that I was conscious of was my lack of water intake compared to my usual 2/3 litres per day. Maybe subconsciously I was worried about toilet access and my phobia of public toilets so was probably just a me problem.
Bodywise is still work in progress for me, being mid-goal was difficult clothes wise and I did have a few morning melt downs before reminding myself how far I've come.
Anyway, I weighed myself yesterday morning and had put on 1.8lbs (honestly thought it would be more) but this morning's weigh in and I'm exactly where I was before the holiday.
Happy summer holidays eveyone! For those who have had their first holiday, how was it for you?