Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 35 (Day 2 from Victoria)
Well I consider today to be a success. I can not say that I have been exactly on the meal plan but I have avoided flour, sugar, dairy, red meat and red wine. This morning, well 11ish (we woke up late at the Empress Hotel) We went to Denny's. Turns out they are very accommodating when you need something special made. I had a 3 egg white omelette. It had spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes and avocados inside and a side of tomato slices and fruit, coffee black and a big glass of water. That kept me tided over for quite awhile. We then headed out the Island Highway on the Goldwing. Almost time to park the motorcycles so we are making the best of it. It was a great ride, awesome to get away for a bit of a bonding weekend too.
Hubby went home at 1 pm and I headed out for a walk to find a grocery store. Turned out to be quite a walk. I was gone for 2.5 hours. I did wonder through a few gift shops and did spend a bit of time in the grocery store but I made sure a good portion of the walk was at a swift pace. I got a few responses on yesterday's post about the pumpkin fudge. Apparently it does freeze very well. (Thanks Stella!) I bought some. It's going in the freezer when I get home. Safe for a time in the future when I can have a small taste. Unless it's next October at which time I will be getting myself some fresh stuff!!
I got back to the hotel around 4 pm. I knew my coworkers were coming in to town in about an hour so I had a few almonds and an apple to tide me over. Around 6:30 pm we all went out to Brown's Social House. They were awesome too. I had grilled chicken, green salad with balsamic vinegar and grilled veggies. Everyone else had drinks but I kept the big picture in mind and had one diet coke and about 3 tall glasses of water.
The safety conference and trade show kicked off at 730 till 9 so I hit the last half hour of that. Great to see so many familiar faces. Got out of there about 9:30 pm and felt pooped but determined to stay on plan I got changed and headed to the gym. I did 40 minutes on the treadmill. The very coolest thing about all of the cardio machines at the Empress Hotel is they all have TVs build in to them. I thought about doing another machine but I was done. I felt pretty proud of myself that I did 40 minutes at a pretty good pace.
While at the grocery store I picked up apples, almonds, bananas, carrots yogurt and cottage cheese. I figure I can eat breakfast and snacks on plan at least then see how many more restaurants will accommodate me. Lunch is included both days with the conference. I am not sure if there will be anything I can eat. I wont eat off plan so I might have to sneak up to my room for some of the on plan snacks I have stored in the mini bar.
I want to end my blog today by saying thank you to Team Fitness and to Wes for my sore muscles from the Trio workout on Saturday. I know I was doing the exercises correct as my pain is in all the targeted areas. I also want to thank Leanne for picking me for this fitness challenge. I would not have this will power or drive that has even has surprising me to be this successful.
