Vacation, Shmay-cation

I don't know about you, but when I go on vacation or out of town, I tend to stray from my clean eating. I don't know why I feel like it's permission to eat whatever I want, but that's what I do. Maybe it's because in my tiny town in Montana, we don't have the amazing restaurants that I had full access to this past weekend.

Cafe Rio



Pizza Factory



Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory



I'm tellin' ya...it was bad! Bad, but it tasted SO good!

So here's the deal. I'm back from my weekend getaway and back to clean eating. No more junk. Back to Shakeology. Back to feeling good.

That's the problem. I found myself eating this weekend, and afterward, I would feel like crap! Bloated and gross. Eating unhealthy food is such an in-the-moment type of thing. It tastes great at that second it's going into your mouth, but after that, you're left feeling awful and often times regretting what you ate. That's pretty much my weekend in a nutshell.

Send me happy eating thoughts. I'd love to hear what you're eating this week. Let me know!

In-Laws

For some people (most people, I should say), having the in-laws visit is a horrible, dreaded, completely unpleasant time that only happens for holidays or special occasions. They stress about having things perfect order. The house needs to be clean, whether they're going to get along with them and they count down the minutes until they leave.
Luckily for me, this isn't the case.
I LOVE my in-laws! They visit every other month or so, and it's great. We get along, sometimes too much! My husband sometimes jokes that they like me better than they like him. My mother-in-law and I are very good friends, in fact, I consider her one of my best friends. My father-in-law is a laid-back, cool guy that is very easy to get along with. They come, they stay, and we have a great time. They're awesome with our son...he loves playing with them and hates when they leave.
The ONE thing I DON'T like about when they visit is all of my regularly schedule eating plans go right out the window. D'oh! I think that my MIL and I are bad for each other because when we get around one another, we want to bake and try different treats. And because they are visiting, it kind of feels like a vacation, so of course, you make excuses. Well, I do at least. It's kind of a bad combination. Oh yeah, and of course you go out to eat more when you have visitors, right? So far we've eaten out at a cajun place and a bakery.
I have no willpower!
Luckily, today is a new day. After eating a lot yesterday, AND the day before that, actually, I've decided I hate feeling like crap. And by the way, I DO feel like crap when I eat that way. So, today it's back to my Shakeology. I need a good scrub brush in my insides, to really clean the junk out, and that's what I feel like Shakeology does.
So yes, I guess I AM counting down the days until they leave, but ONLY because I need to get my eating back on track, and clearly I can't do that when they're here. You know, it's that no willpower thing that I'm lacking!

Yuck!

Although I ran 6 miles the other day, I've not been the best since. I went over to Heidi's again this morning for a little strength training, so that was good. Then tonight, I totally overate, then to top that off, ate ice cream. What's my problem?! Oh well. Tomorrow's another day. The next time I want to eat out, I need to remember how crappy I feel right now, and TALK MYSELF OUT OF IT!!! I honestly feel like I need a detox right now. Yuckity yuck! By the way Heidi, I'm totally wishing that we would have taken the Pinkberry route. Maggie Moo's was the icing on the horribly bloated cake!