I just returned from las vegas and my scale showed almost 2 pounds gained in my short 5 days in the laden land of calories. WTH!
How did that happen? I was so good with watching the quality of my food intake, i took my shoes and jumped on the tread mill at the hotel, I walked more than 8 miles daily, and I didn't stay out all night (yes- i know-hard to believe).
Somehow something snuck up on me and I think I know the culprit. Those free drinks at the slots. In retrospect, while i didn't drink but a few daily, my choice to go with mixed drinks ensured that they were sugared loaded, empty calorie death torpedos to kill my progress. I figured with all the walking, that the handful of free drinks would offset each other. I was so wrong!
Before you say, maybe it's an hydration issue, I live in a desert climate- actually worse than Las Vegas so I didn't load up on water on my return. I drink lots of water, all the time. For every drink I had there, I grabbed bottle water. Most meals were served with water- how boring for the wait staff. They couldn't entice me to even go with bottled water.
I really need to turn up the heat this week before weigh in- i'm so close to my goal. Getting anxious. I need to make those extra pounds my bitch!