Pushing Back

After the flight attendants settled a seat jockeying dispute and made sure everyone was buckled in, one of them came on the intercom to say that the cabin was ready and that we were about to push back.

My aunt Alice once told me that all I need to do to lose weight is to pull away from the table.

I tend to let my guard down a bit when it comes to food while I'm on vacation. We had a kitchenette so I could have certainly cooked but I haven't been cooking at home much either.

Now, it's time to push back from the overindulgence including putting half and half in my coffee simply because it was put before me when I ordered coffee. I must say that no real damage has registered on the scale; I'm one pound up and I'm hoping that my body appreciated the change in food -- like a one week absence of noshing on almond butter.

Here's a food log of sorts from Florida where I sometimes felt like I ate like a queen and pushed my intake limits.

Instant Oatmeal with Mango, Soy Milk & A Lil Water)

Evos -- home of air-baked fries and flavored ketchup

Subway English Muffin Melt w/ Egg Whites + Bell Pepper + Tomato + Red Onion

Chipotle

All Natural Yogurt

Hazira had gelato...



Panera Bread Sesame Asian Chicken Salad -- pretty sure dressing had HFCS

Veggie Burger with Butter on Bun at Marguerite's -- had ketchup; pretty sure ketchup had HFCS

Ikea Before -- Wanted roasted potatoes but the Potato Nazi wouldn't let me substitute

Ikea After

Atlanta Bread Company

Break pizza kibosh -- organic pizza with veggies makes me swallow pizza much easier -- at Pan y Vino

I continue decadence by going to Sweet Art when I return home but I'm gonna have to say that I did not regret one bite of this Magnolia sandwich with avocado, sprouts, white cheddar, tomatoes, cucumbers, caramelized onion jam on toasted Companion bread. Amazing...




Do you take a vacation from your regimen while on vacation or have a regular "cheat" day?

Ending World Grease

A bit of advice: never fall asleep close to landing because when the rubber hits the road, it's alarming.

I'm traveling light. My suitcase only weighed 28 pounds and my carry on probably weighed more since it had oranges, crackers, sandwiches, almonds etc. in it.

The rental car dude tried to convince me to upgrade from my poor little compact car. This car, of course, comfortable fits four people. He even said that it was not fully automatic but the only thing not automatic are the doors i.e. no keyless entry but who needs it?



I should have brought more long-sleeved shirts though since it has been a tad bit cool in the Tampa/St. Pete area. Today's weather is a bit warmer and things are looking up for the next few days. I took an hour long walk on the beach and was relieved because I was starting to feel way too sedentary; it's hard to sit still these days.



I even missed rock climbing so I took over the children's playground for a minute.



My first meal in Tampa was at Evos. I joined their mission to end world grease. Loved the air-baked fries and the flavored ketchup (garlic, mesquite et al.) was amusing.



Been to the Tampa/St. Pete area? If you have any suggestions, I'm all ears...