Survived vacation... now to face the music (the scales?)

Hello! I've been out of touch... I hope you're still with me! And I want to say hello to my new readers! Thank you for your support - the comments mean a lot to me, and are helpful!

As you recall, I was going to be a bit off line because of my vacation to Washington State (which was great!) and I'd hoped to catch up on the blog this weekend, but the internet connection in NH was out. So, here we are, on weigh in day.

When last I posted, I was concerned about how vacation might derail me. I think I may have gained a pound while away (not terrible), so I was anticipating a slip today in my posts.

Results:

This weigh in: - 0.8 lbs.

MILESTONE: Achieved Weight Watchers 5% loss goal!

Yes, so, I didn't gain overall in the 2 week period, and even thought the weight loss was just under a pound, It did help me get to the first Weight Watchers goal -- lose 5% of body weight. Not terrible in just 7 weeks!

While I was away, I did okay with eating. On the pluses, I had good breakfasts and lunches. The negatives were that the dinners were a bit more rich than I had been used to (we ate out two of the four nights) and I probably snacked a little more than I had been doing, though nothing extreme. The travel days (airplane peanuts, snacks in the airport, etc) were more challenging, but not dreadful. In terms of exercise, had one good session at Mary's gym (thanks, Mary!) and we went for a long walk one evening, and another smaller one our last morning. And of course, plenty of 6.5lb. (though certainly 7 lbs by the time we left!) "weight" lifting, holding my new nephew for several hours a day... :-)

Since we came back super late on Wednesday, I haven't been to our gym yet, but I did go to a gym up in NH with my friend, Misty, this weekend. I'm going to post about that separately. Oh, and I'll also post about this coming weekend... the toughest challenge yet: My parents are coming to visit, and my mom will be cooking a ton. My mom is an excellent cook, and loves to cook... gotta stay focused!

Thanks for being here for my first big milestone, and Thanks for reading!