My Binge Vacation : The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Good:

• Walked around a LOT more than I normally do
• Maintained the the exact weight when I weighed in after 8 days!
• Was able to say NO to food very easily
• If I was hungry and I did not LOVE the food I was served, I ate really small portions of food- just enough to be acceptable
• Stopped at the second cup of morning coffee (More than 5 rounds a day were served at vacation home)
• Did not cook special meals for myself like I do at home
• Did not hesitate ordering food from outside
• Went out to get sloshed with friends, ended up ordering a steak that I was certain I could not finish, at first but ended up finishing it entirely and not ordering any drink. No pressure. :)

The Bad:

• Didn't calorie count _ did on the first two days and gave up, went into fun mode. Don't like that fun=lack of monitoring in my head
• Didn't weight check - There were no scales around, could have ended up very disappointed
• Ate rich meals 3X a day - Did not skip any meal, though I minimized portions on a few. But all meals were fatty and rich. :/
• Ended up maintaining at exact same weight as the start of vacation - I did something right, I don't know what because I didn't track

The Ugly:

• Got a glimpse of my older life- 6 months ago when my diet was not in check, it was scary
• After two days, stomach was feeling funny (like something was bubbling inside) all day
• BAD, irregular bowel moments. Had to wake up at 2 am to rush to the toilet one day. Not cool.
• Afternoon naps. I had broken the habit and stopped doing this. All the food made me incredibly lazy
• Smelly farts all the time. TMI, sorry.
• Thought of purging constantly every time I overate. I had this problem, I had even purged a couple of times before my weight loss journey when I ate too much. But I consciously stopped it because I didn't want to start a new problem. This time, I seriously considered purging a few times so I could enjoy my next meal in peace.

Tl;Dr: A self-aware caged animal set free after a long time went a little crazy, happily entered her cage at the end of it without doing too much damage.

PS: I have to clarify that I associate tracking my food, intake and being aware to being free and being reactive to being caged. Basically the other way around of what I Tl;Dr ed. :) That just painted an easier picture. :)

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