I'm back! So I had a wonderful time in Greece, wore a bikini without feeling too self conscious which was nice!! Ok, so it probably wasn't the best look in the world, but you know, there were other people much larger than I was out and about in bikinis sunning themselves so I felt a bit better about that. AND I noticed that no one was looking at them or making any remarks, nor were they looking at me strangely for wearing one in public, so happy days there!
Foodwise I found it really interesting. I just wasn't that hungry! I was so looking forward to going and eating loads of yummy greek food, but I found that I'd have breakfast, then not be hungry til 4:30 in the afternoon, and even then, I had to remind myself to eat! So I pretty much had small meals, twice a day, sometimes 3 times, but pretty rarely. Which was really awesome! I tried eating a brownie, and found that I could only eat half the piece and even then was a struggle, and the ice cream that came with it tasted so bad I could only have 3 spoons of it. I had to force myself to have as much as I did!! Normally I'd scarf it down and want more. So I was delighted with that. I think my taste buds have changed!
I put on 2kgs (4lbs approx) when I weighed myself, but that is the glycogen back in my muscles so I'm not really upset about that (as much as I hoped I'd stay the same).
The most interesting thing about being away, was how much everything people do is centered around food. I was waiting for a bus, and saw a pub across the road in the sunshine and couldn't go in, cos I didn't want anything to drink or eat... Interesting how we'll eat/drink just to kill time (I had plenty of water with me so didn't really want to buy any). Then I found I had so much more time for things as I wasn't needing to refuel too often. In fact a lot of the times I thought I might be hungry, I had a drink of water and I felt full, so it was obviously just thirst!
Came home and my housemate thought I'd lost weight while gone! I haven't measured myself so I don't know, but I'll wait til my proper weigh in day and hope for the best. My clothes are still getting looser so that's a great sign!
I'm really pleased with myself for not pigging out. After that first day when I didn't enjoy the sweet food, I pretty much stayed away from it as I thought it would taste awful and didn't want to feel disappointed again. I didn't really need it cos I wasn't hungry! These plans work really well!!!