Hello, fellow dietbetters! Happy Friday! How are you holding up?
I am in Washington, DC for a conference for work. I love the topics that we are discussing (it's a conference for medical educators and this is my favorite part of my job by far), but I am a little nervous about being away from home so soon after starting this thing.
- I don't have the same level of control here. I can't prepare food and I don't have my workout DVDs
- I am STRESSED OUT because I am leading a workshop and lately, just speaking in fromt of a few people gets my heart rate up... (does that count as cardio?)
- My source of support had to stay home (even though he really wanted to come).
- Social functions = food.
I have a couple of plans that may help...
- Walking, walking, walking.... I logged almost 18K steps. I walked to our team dinner which was 3 miles from our hotel (bonus - I saw The White House for the first time).
- I brought protein shakes from home. I will do those for any meal/snack that I don't particularly like or think is worth it... Come to think of it. I should maybe have had one before our dinner last night so I would have become fuller quicker.
- Trying to make a conscious effort to eat slowly so I can tell when I am full before I overdo it.
- I do have other support here... I have a network of work friends and I am going to try and see friends from HS and college.
- Remember, it's only 3 days... I have a lot of time to make up whatever mistakes I may make.
I did weigh pre-DC -- I was down 2 lbs - that made me happy :) Hopefully that success will keep me trying. But this weekend, it's all about the NSV (non-scale victory)
#IcanIWILL!