Aloha!

Well, we arrived back home from Maui last night, and are doing our best to get back on a normal clock.

I did weigh myself this morning, but not doing an official weigh in until Monday. I was up a few, though. :-(

The trip was great, and I was able to do some active things, and do *okay* with eating... some days better than others. I did indulge more than I wanted to/should have, but not as bad as I could have. Some indulgences: half a dessert at Spago, one fruity cocktail most nights (generally in the mai tai family, two small slices (two separate meals) of chocolate cream pie, two croissants (two separate meals) and a cinnamon bun with icing for breakfast one day. Oh, and some chips, of course. Gee... when I put it all out there, it's no wonder I've gained a few pounds.

My meals were pretty good choices, all around: most mornings (except for the cinnamon roll) I did well for breakfast. 2 mornings I had fruit/yogurt/hardboiled egg whites, and one morning, a turkey/swiss/egg crepe. Lunches were pretty reasonable -- a great veggie salad, fish tacos, a bit of a taco salad. Dinners were pretty good, too. Noodles one night, grilled ribs, a slice of pizza, and a super yummy pork chop at Spagos, which I didn't finish. One day we also had some tastings of fresh goat cheese from Surfing Goat Dairy Farm, too.

In terms of exercise, I went to the gym once. We went for a very long walk one evening. We went scuba diving, which was fun but exhausting, especially as we swam against a rough current, and had to walk about a quarter mile back down the beach with our tanks on our back after that. (the current was so strong that day that a snorkeler was lost on the beach that night, not recovered). And we went zip lining. Now, the zip lining itself wasn't so strenuous (except the screaming, of course), but I wasn't prepared for the 4 climbs we had to do to get to the towers for the launches. Climbing, mainly on suspension-bridge type climbs, or several flights of stairs, with the harness on, carrying the pulleys/gear along with us. I have to say, there were many times, as I made those climbs, that I kept thinking, "THANK GOD I LOST WEIGHT! I'M SO GLAD I'M IN BETTER SHAPE FOR THIS!!" I could only imagine trying this a year ago... 20 pounds heavier, way worse in terms of cardio and stamina... I was truly able to value the impact that being in better shape brings in the moments you most try to enjoy in life!

I hope to get back into the swing of things, and forgive myself for indulging a bit and gaining a few pounds. I will do a formal weigh in / report out on Monday, but spend the next few days trying to get back into a routine. I went to the gym tonight, and dinner was a fantastic salad made from CSA bounty -- I think I'm going to love this CSA thing! I am grateful to my good friend who signed up and offered to share :-) We were just giddy tonight, picking up lettuces, spinach, squash, radishes, herbs, and peas... Everything looked and tasted amazing! I hope you're all enjoying the bounties of harvests near you...

Thanks for reading!