How I am approaching a week away with family for a beach vacation. I’ll share what I am bringing with us and some standards for success.
We are leaving today for a 5 day vacation with family. It is one of my favorite places on this earth and I am so looking forward to being with my parents and siblings, having relaxed time with my kids and going to the beach everyday.
For the logistics of the trip, we are all staying in one home and there will be some people coming in and out and some staying the whole 5 days. We will mostly be out at the beach and in the small town during the day and there are usually a few favorite spots that we tend to want to hit when we are out there.
I am planning to share with you what my intentions are for myself for this week and how I am preparing for situations that may pop up. Usually how I feel on vacations is that I go out with the best intentions and then get into that mindset of wanting to ‘fit in’ with what everyone else is doing, I don’t want to be the odd one out. Or I get into ‘vacation mode’ and throw all my goals and plans to the wind. I am hoping that by keeping track of my days like this, I can hold myself accountable.
This may be a little vulnerable to share but I want to show my starting weight just as documentation for myself and also as a reference for those maybe in a similar situation. I don’t have tons to lose, but I know I feel better around 10 lbs less.
162.7
I don’t want to leave here feeling bad and down on myself, saying ‘next time I’ll be be better’.
My vacation standards for myself are simple, but I think sticking to them will give the momentum I need to succeed and still enjoy myself.
I will drink my whole 32 oz water bottle each day.
I will not be counting calories
I will have oats for breakfast each day (I find that oats keep me fuller for longer and start my day in regulation)
I will still get a coffee out each afternoon (this is something I know I will do and there are certain places we like to go out here. Rather then set myself up for failure, I will just incorporate it into the days)
I will not have alcohol when back at the house but only when out to dinner or at a brewery. And only 1 each day or not at all. (I rarely drink alcohol but again I know if this is incorporated in, it saves me from that ‘all or nothing’ mentality.
And for those hard moments, I really want to work on those introspective thoughts, like ‘what am I looking for in this moment? How can I be more present w/o food or enjoy the food I have in this environment I’m in. Will this make me feel good in the end or not?’
If anyone relates or has any tips, definitely write up in the comments 🙂
