Camping, Weight Loss, and S'Mores

I spent the last weekend camping with my family.  I was super excited to spend time with my family eating cookies, s'mores, hot dogs, huge breakfasts, pop, chips, and...well you get the point.  I had completely resigned myself to gaining 5lbs in 4 days and figured that if I had to sacrifice fruit, vegetables, and grilled chicken in order to fully participate in the Moody fun...well that was a sacrifice I would just have to make.  It is hard to be this selfless but someone had to do it.  In order to not completely blow my diet, I did take a few healthy snacks for me to eat.  Imagine my shock when I arrived at the campsite and found that my mom had stocked their 5th wheel with mainly healthy food and snacks.  Outside of a couple of ice cream bars (Silver Mint Schwann Man Deliciousness!!!) and my dad's beloved Chocodiles, there was virtually NO junk food!! She explained to me that she worked really hard to make sure that I had healthy food to eat and that it would be good for the rest of the family to eat healthier on the trip as well.  WHAT?!?!?  No Cheetos?  No pop?  No cookies?  What kind of camping trip was this????  Did I take a wrong turn and end up at a fat camp??   

In all honesty I was super touched that my mom made such an effort to support me and my goals.  She went so far as to deny herself, my dad, and little brother (all of which don't need to lose weight) of their usual favorite snacks in order for me to not fall completely off track.  It was rather funny when my dad came into the 5th wheel looking for some packaged cookies and was told there weren't any!  He looked rather shocked and  saddened.  Luckily for him, my big brother and his wife had brought all sorts of delicious snacks so my dad was not completely deprived! In addition to the health food, my mom and sister in law went on long walks with me and encouraged me to stay active instead of lounging around the camp site all day. It was so fun to take Gizmo for walks and see all the beautiful scenery.  I ended up going for a jog one evening with Gizmo.  I have discovered that 5lb Yorkies aren't exactly the greatest running partners.  It was a tough jog up hills and on gravel and half way through the 2nd hill, Gizmo sat down and refused to budge.  I ended up jogging and carrying him.

I will admit to eating one s'more.  Don't judge me! Camping isn't camping without soot covered, roasted marshmallows! Overall it was great trip and time with my family.  After weighing this morning it looks like even though my routine was interrupted and a s'more was eaten, I lost 1lb while camping!!  I am slowly learning how to balance life and my new lifestyle!