Hope you enjoyed the reruns the past couple of weeks. I was back home after an awesome vacation to Europe. (Now, that's a sabbatical!) My husband and I fulfilled a bucket list item by taking an Eastern Med cruise, then hanging out a week in southern Spain. We went on a lot of tours, relaxed on the deck, read books, and enjoyed each others' company. When we came back, Rob had lost five pounds and I'd only gained 1.6, but I lost 2 percent bodyfat. It is possible to stay fit on vacation without a lot of extra effort or sacrifice. Here's how we did it.
Exercise: the cruise ship did have a gym, and we went, but not nearly as often, as long, or with as much exertion as we do at home. However, Rob and I walked everywhere and took the stairs as often as possible, which, since we were on Deck 10 and our dining room was on Deck 3 and the Promenade was on Deck 5, we did a LOT of stairs. At the resort, we walked around the little town as much as possible as well.
Diet: We ate the most incredible food on the cruise ship. (The resort buffet was awful. Seriously, how do you mess up a grilled steak and bread?) The sad result for me was that I had desserts every night, sometimes two because I could not make up my mind, and resorted to pastries for breakfast because they were the only edible thing the resort made. However, I tried to keep my meals low calorie. Also, in Europe the serving portions are smaller, and even then, I did not eat everything on my plate (to be frank, I saved calories for dessert!) We also had a lot less junk food than normal, which makes a difference. I also forewent Coca Cola, my personal vice, for much of the vacation. That's a lot of calories.
Anyhoo, here's the results for July/Aug. It's a slow, steady progression, so I'm hoping it's one that will endure. My next goal is 145 before we move, and 140 as an enduring goal.
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| Remember, I am not sucking in my gut (obviously) or trying to do anything to make myself look thinner. I have to say, I don't see that much difference in the photos, but I do when I look straight in the mirror. |
| 15-Jan | 3-Aug | total loss | ||||
| weight | 169 | 148.6 | 16.8 lb dec | |||
| body fat | 38.5 | 29.3 | 9.2 dec | |||
| chest | 38.7 | 34.5 | 4.2 dec | |||
| bust | 41.1 | 37.4 | 3.7 dec | |||
| waist | 39 | 31.4 | 7.6 dec | |||
| hips | 42.8 | 37.5 | 5.3 dec | |||
| abs | 42 | 36.5 | 5.5 dec | |||
| thigh | 22 | 23.2 | 1.2 inc | |||
| calf | 15 | 14.5 | .5 dec | |||
| bicep | 11.6 | 11.1 | .5 inc | |||
| forearm | 10 | 9.4 | .6 dec | |||
| neck | 15 | 14 | 1.0 dec | |||
| Total loss | 29.6 inches |
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