Holiday’s all over with, amazing how quickly everyday life settles right back to how it was before you left and you soon feel like it was
ages ago (even though I only got back on Tuesday!). Had my hair cut and coloured Tuesday night so I’m very pleased with that, it can distract the eye away from the 7.3lb I gained!! Admittedly I think that’s pretty good for a 17 night cruise, more may appear by Sundays WI mind you once it catches up to me. That’s about what I lost before going away though so I’m no worse than before those 6 weeks of pre holiday dieting. Back to it now I’m home though and to be honest having had the freedom to eat what I liked (and realising quickly as I always do in such situations that it’s not that amazing really when compared to the damage it does on the scales), I won’t be sad to get back on the wagon now.
The destinations were lovely on the cruise (if a little hot for me at times – my poor bloke had to put up with my moans) and the food was nice. Although not as good as our last cruise I don’t think. We gymed and swimmed on the sea days with the exception of the last few days of the cruise where we were either too tired from all the walking in ports or I was feeling very sea sick in the rough weather on Sunday and Monday ( we were passing through the bay of Biscay at the time – perfect timing right?!).
Big news from my holiday though is that we got engaged!!! He’d brought a ring with him in his suitcase rather than hand luggage in case it was searched in front of me and spoilt the surprise….which then explained why when all but 1 of our cases has made their way to our cabin he was freaking out more than I thought necessary at the time as it was the one with the ring in it! It turned up half hour later. We went to the posh Marco Pierre White restaurant and we were all dressed up nice and he proposed over dinner….which he had a mild allergic reaction to which affected his throat (thankfully not too badly) and had to rush back to the cabin leaving me, his fiancé of 10 minutes, sitting alone with my new ring on my finger to order deserts to go on a tray which we ate later. Memorable I suppose

Once he’d thrown up he started to feel much better and was sorry it was memorable for the wrong reasons (it was 9/11 too which I don’t think he realised so it will stick in my head as that date sticks in everyone’s head doesn’t it). Who cares, that date will be replaced with a wedding anniversary in the future won’t it. It’s 2.5 sizes too big so we’ve ordered a smaller one as then if (sorry, I mean when) I lose weight it can be downsized….if we downsize this one when I lose weight it won’t be able to be downsized further. Optimistic of me I know but I have the obligatory bride-to-be diet to do now don’t I.
My appointment at the hospital went ok, he’s prescribed me Metformin (a diabetes drug) to help with the weight gain associated with my PCOS so fingers crossed that will aid the new attack at the diet. I’m still waiting for them to arrive at the pharmacy but fingers crossed I can get them Saturday.