Labor Day Weekend Plan

I've been whining about my head cold which really should just be called, a snotty nose cold for a week now. Two of my poor kids have it just as bad. We've already gone through 2 boxes of tissues! But since we were on the mend, we haven't had any medicine since Monday night. It is good to not have that zombie feeling anymore. I admit that while sick, I did eat garbage, delicious sweet garbage like donuts, and icecream - which we all know is great for sore throats and big butts. So yesterday's weigh-in was really dismal. I've been hovering around 195 all summer and yesterday it jumped up to 198 in the morning and 199 in the evening. I remember how happy I was to get out of the 200's and be in Onederland and I almost blew it. I'm sure the medicine has helped contribute with water retention but I know it was really me. I need to drink lots of water, which I've gotten out of the habit of doing. Besides being a long winded rambler, I am also a chronic scale addict. Today's (Wednesday) weigh-in had a slight loss, which I hope is some of that water retention. 196.7.

In two days, unless we are really really sick, we are supposed to go camping. Camping = smores. I'm not too worried about the actual meals because they will be our usual food and I can control those portions. Our snacks will be fruits and veggies. It is the smores that will kill my will power. So, for my Labor Day Weekend Plan, I'm going to plan in the smores. I will allow myself 1/2 a smore each night (which is half of the long graham cracker) so maybe that should equal a full smore if we count the square as the smore. I will stop at that one smore and not go crazy eating roasted marshmellows too.

Our meals will be all homemade, no processed foods. I know at least one night, probably 2 we will have venison cooked on the grill. I plan on walks with my kids around the campgrounds. Plus chasing a 2 year old all around should be exercise enough.