Well, I hate to say it, but I gained weight on vacation. About 5 pounds as it is. My willpower sucked when we were in Thailand. There just is too much food that I can only get in Thailand. That is not a good excuse, but the only one I can have, other than poor willpower.
I know that should not be an excuse. My main problem as always has been willpower when it comes to food. I also know that is a lame excuse on my part. I have to say that I did find it much easier quitting smoking than I am finding it to be at quitting eating all the bad things. Like I have said 100 times or more here, I have one hell of a sweet tooth.
We have been back almost 2 weeks now and are just getting over jet lag. Jet lag this time seems to be a real problem. Before it was just about 1 week. This time it has been a good week and half. But now my wife and I are getting back to normal sleeping and feeling better.
It is time to get back on the wagon and get this body back into shape. Once I get there, I have to keep it there. It is just too hard at getting the weight off for me now! However, then I guess like all things, this is just mental out look like the rest of life too!
I have to start holding myself to a much higher standard. I have been not using any self-control at all when it comes to food. Time to start walking the talk so to speak.
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My wife is Thai and we travel to Thailand as often as possible. Even back in the US we eat mostly Thai food. But traveling to another country will definitely challenge your diet.
You really have to know what is put in the food when it is made. Thai’s love their fish sauce. Fish sauce in a nutshell is made from fish and salt. The sauce is really salty and fishy. But it is what makes a lot Thai dishes.
I hate to say, but a lot of Thai’s suffer from high blood pressure. I am sure that it has to do with their salt intake, along with the MSG’s that are used in their food preparation. My wife’s family is no exception to this either.
With all of the research that I have been doing on loosing weight, I have definitely read plenty of salt intake, and what it will do to you. My wife and I have cut way back on the fish sauce and never use MSG’s when we cook at home. But when we are in Thailand this can be somewhat of a challenge.
The food in Thailand is very cheep to buy and most Thai people will buy out rather than cook in. This is where you will get most of the salt. Even in my wife’s family’s home, it is almost impossible to get them to cut back on their salt or I should say fish sauce.
The point here is, when traveling to other cultures, you have to know what is used in the food preparation if you want to eat clean. It will not always be possible, but then you can cut back on your food intake to help in not eating too much of the things that you are trying to stay way from.
This is what I am doing here while I am in Thailand. It will be interesting to see what I end up weighing when we get back home.
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It has been awhile since I last posted here. As they say old habits die hard. Since the last post I took my weight back up to 186 pounds by eating anything and everything I could.
It is a shock at how fast the weight adds back up. The more I read and see what goes on with my own body, I am really seeing that sugar and grain based foods are really the enemy.
Right now I am back down to 177 1/2 pounds this morning. I have stayed away from grains and sugar for the most part. But I have been eating way more fruits and vegetables than I was on the protein power plan.
This diet is a lot easier to do and my constipation is gone. That is a really relief if you know what I mean! This is definitely way easier to do than just a few carbohydrates a day was. It is probably a little healthier in the long run for me also.
The weight is not falling off as fast as the protein plan had it coming off. But I fell better. I think that it is due to the fact that I am eating more calories per day than I was with the protein power plan diet. Not that it is totally bad, but just maybe more restrictive than I would like to tolerate.
The diet solution has been the easiest to follow and maintain for me since I have started this quest.
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