Pants and Travel

Good morning! I hope you all had a great labor day! So, I found some great news out on Friday last week. My 24 slacks for work were dirty, so, I decided to try on my 22's, since my 24's were getting a bit loose. Guess what? I'm in a 22 pant now! :D That means that I've dropped from a 26/28 to a 22! In almost 5 months. I'm ecstatic. :D

Did anyone travel over the weekend? Well, my mom came to town (she lives 3.5 hours away from here) via bus on Friday, and I drove her back home on Sunday. Now, the way I did it was I drove the whole trip in one afternoon, which means that I wasn't at home to make myself diet-compliant food. I even ran my mom through the Arby's drive-thru. And I came to the realization that if I had wanted to, I could have totally made excuses that it's too hard to eat right while traveling, and just grabbed a burger, or chicken nuggets or something from a drive-thru. And while, honestly, I could've ordered an Arby's sandwich and just eaten the meat, that stuff is expensive! But seriously! If you've ever watched the show My 600 lb. Life, most of those people are driving long distances to see that doctor, and they make excuses about not being able to eat right while on the road. Well GUESS WHAT?

I ate right while on the road.

It's totally doable! Before you leave, or hell, while you're driving (there are Walmarts everywhere people!), grab a protein shake! I grabbed a vanilla protein shake out of my fridge before we left, and that was my dinner. Yes, I drank it warm, since I didn't pack it in a cooler, but that's ok. The shakes I'm drinking (Premier RTD [ready to drink] shakes) aren't bad warm! This is the second time I've done this while traveling, and I know that I'll do it more in the future (honestly, I might pack a couple of shakes for when we're flying for the cruise... Obviously I won't be able to take them on the plane with me, but, I can drink them in the airport. :) ). Don't want to drink a protein shake? Pack a large bag of protein! Hard cheese, jerky, nuts (if your doctor's plan allows you to have them- mine does not). Or, worst case scenario, when you go through a drive through, order a grilled chicken breast, and just order it without the bun. In college, I worked at a McDonald's, and I promise, people do it ALL THE TIME. Just stay away from what you're not allowed to have. There are NO EXCUSES! If I can do it, YOU CAN DO IT. I promise. :)

~♥~
Lady D