Back to Colorado!

Hi all,
I had a really great trip back home to Texas… I ended up swimming 4 days out of the 6 I was there which is much better than I have been doing in previous weeks. I worked up to 45 minutes and plan on moving up to 55 min next week. I was even able to swim a full lap of butterfly which my Dad got on video :) (YES, even big girls can butterfly!!)

I am also really proud of myself and the food choices I made while in Texas… although I was NOT planning on eating out again with my Uncle and cousin, I did end up eating at the restaurant because I was a dummy and did not pack myself enough food for the day. BUT I choose a light choice option which was under 600 calories (and delicious!) and did not even finish it all… grilled chicken with some pasta. I still ended up being at around 1200 calories for the day which is awesome. I did end up getting some tex mex (which is a must for me when I am at home at some point) but only ate one taco and was totally satisfied (sans lap band I could easily kill 4 and queso and margaritas etc…). I have been abstaining from alcohol for now because it is just empty, unnecessary calories. Not to say this will be forever, but for the time being I feel it is necessary to get back on track. I weighed myself in TX last monday and had lost 4.5 pounds since my fill which made me really happy. I will weigh myself again tuesday morning.

I got back to Colorado on thursday night, and then my fiancé's aunt and uncle arrived from Plano, TX to visit for the weekend. We got a cabin up in estes park and have been having a total blast. Today we took them to Rocky Mountain National Park and did the Alberta Falls hike and some other little stuff that added up to about 2 miles total. Gorgeous hike and great workout!

Alberta Falls hike

We barbecued last night and made bison burgers (totally delicious and very lean) so I did that without the bun and some grilled corn on the cob. I really am feeling better every day I make good food choices and look forward to weighing myself again on tuesday to see the results. I hope you all are having a great weekend!

Warmly
Caroline