Lake Trip & Today's Weigh-In

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Hi Everyone ...

In my last post, I told you about the Lake business outing I was

headed off

to this past week. Thought I'd give you an update ....

I did pretty well .... my successes included:

- packing along a sandwich for the bus trip up. When everyone else

was in the

Thruway rest stop at Roy or Bob's Big Boy, I was munching on my

FF Turkey on Light Bread. I also brought along some low-point

snacks and

managed to avoid all the donuts and bagels the group brought along

on the

bus.

- as mentioned , there was some significant R & R time available on

this trip - I

used some of this time to do a workout in the gym, and some of my

colleagues

on I got in 2 hours of racquetball midday-Thursday.

- breakfasts - I avoided the french toast, sausage, bacon, scrambled

egg buffet and

was quite happy with the high-fiber cereal and almonds that I had

packed and

taken along and a bowl of fresh fruit from the buffet (this was

the second breakfast).

The first I was happy with the fruit, 1/2 bagel and a Tbsp.

Cream Cheese.

- dinners were the most challenging - the first night we had a New

England style

clambake event. I went heavy on the salad and veggies (although

these were done

in butter (it was a buffet, so I couldn't order special). I had

a small piece of baked

chicken & some roast potatoes. The second night, at the 5-star

restaurant, I decided

not to be shy about the way I wanted things --- I asked for the

salad dressing on

the side and the salmon cooked without butter or other sauces. It

was delicious. I

avoided desserts (like the chocolate bomb) and had apples I had

picked up in the

health club.

- Thursday, I all but skipped lunch (just an apple and some

high-fiber cereal) because

I was so busy and Friday, I picked at the box lunch we brought

back on the bus.

- I got plenty of water in.

All-in-all, I was a little over my points on the first day, a little

under (if you count AP's) on

the seond and a little under on the third. I had some banked points

from earlier in the week,

so I did OK.

I also posted after my last weigh-in that despite a ton of exercise

and staying OP, I had stayed

the same. Well. I'm pleased to say that all the hard work has paid

off. At this morning's weigh

in I was down 4.4 for a total of 51 pounds. I started WW after I

had dropped the first 25

pounds, so I just earned my 10% award today as well. It's all good

...... {-)

Thanks,

Mitch

--- Challenge this week - corporate

resort meeting

Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 15:52:12 -0400

Reply-To: Serious-Weight-Watchers

To: serious-weight-watchers <serious-weight-watchers >

All,

So my challenge this week is a corporate gathering at a resort in

Lake , NY. We did

the same thing last year, so I mostly know what to expect:

It starts with a bus ride up (4-5 hours) on Wednesday. They'll have

bagels, donuts, and

" what-not " on the bus. We'll stop for lunch at one of those highway rest

areas with the fast

food places....

Wednesday night's event will be a New England Style clambake on the

beach ....

Thursday and Friday morning will be business meetings and full

buffet breakfasts (where

I'm pretty confident that I can deal with fruit and cereal or maybe a

1/2 bagel type selection).

Thursday night is the formal meal in the fancy restaurant (on resort

premises)with all the gourmet

dishes - lots of sauces, rich food, ....

Lunches on Thursday or Friday are probably casual dining affairs in

the less formal restaurant at

the resort - or maybe a box-lunch to take back on the bus with us on

Friday....

I have some strategies in mind for how to handle this and I will

bring a selection of Fruit and low-point

snacks with me to help me stay OP. There will be some significant R & R

time on this trip - and they do have a gym which I

plan to take advantage of. I'd be interested if others have some further

suggestions. My weigh-in is Saturday

morning and I want to maintain my focus.

Thanks,

Mitch

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Best, Mitch

Starting Weight - 281

Lost before Re-Joining WW - 25.2

Lost since Re-Joining WW - 21.4

Total Loss - 46.6

Current Weight - 234.4

Goal - 175