What A Weekend!

     This weekend has been crazy. But in a good way. First, my weigh-in day was on Sunday. I was hoping for 3-4 pounds for my first week. Well, I didn't get it...i lost 6.2!!! I was so proud of myself! I was worried because the night before, we ate at Justin's (a local family restaurant here in Morristown)and I was afraid I would go overboard. It was also Mother's Day, so chocolate's and candies were everywhere. But I stuck to my bananas and half of a pb n j sandwich to satisfy my sweet tooth.
Second, Sunday was our One Year Wedding Anniversary. Time has flown! To celebrate we drove to Asheville that afternoon, checked into the hotel (the same one we stayed at on our wedding night) and tried to find a local restaurant that would suit my hubby's meat and potatoes desire and my healthy but tasty wants. We did. Burgermeister's in West Asheville. It was so good!! Huge tasty burgers. I opted for turkey instead of beef and onion rings over fries. I thought I ordered pretty well considering my options. Until I began calculating the points in my head after the meal came. Let's just say my I'm thankful for those weekly points!! LOL. I'll be honest....it was a huge meal...but I ate it ALL. And it was GOOD! I don't regret it, because I didn't let it derail me like I have in the past. I knew I would go off a little, but I still continued to make healthy choices. Monday morning we went to the same Cracker Barrel we went to the morning after our wedding day. Big difference: my meal was VERY different this year than last year. I had turkey sausage, 2 eggs, and low fat yogurt with lots of fruit and granola. There was also a HUGE blueberry granola kinda muffin. Probably the most pointy thing I ate, but I wanted to be full so we wouldn't pig out at Biltmore. We were stuffed when we left. We went to Biltmore (our first time) and it was absolutely gorgeous!! I didn't want to leave. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time together. Here's a few pics:

In front of Biltmore

Pictures don't do it justice.

Pink daisies: my favorite!

I would love to have this view from my back porch! Ole' George Vanderbilt knew what he was doing when he designed his home.

     After the filling breakfast we had and all the walking we did, neither one of us were ever very hungry. Although, the little bit of wine tasting we did and sample of cheese dip we had did help. And the scoop of ice cream (no cone) from the creamery. :-) But I normally would have had twice the amount of food. We headed home and Dagan grilled steaks and corn on the cob for dinner. So, all in all, I though I did pretty dang good for being out of routine, out of state and having all kinds of unhealthy options in front of me.
This morning I was curious and stepped on the scale. I gained 1.2 pounds this weekend. Did I get ticked off, mad at myself and go grab the jar of peanut butter like I usually do? No. I expected it and was actually happy because I thought it would be worse. I was happy. I didn't starve myself or deprive myself of having "special treats" while we were on our anniversary trip. I didn't obsess. I just ate less. A lot less. Now, I know I'm in the beginning and have a huge amount of momentum going and it will be harder to make those healthy choices at some point in the future. But I'm hoping I can make little changes now that build upon each other so that when the time comes that I want to give in, my mental stamina will be stronger and it will be easier to stay on track. Time will tell!