The Best Laid Plans

Day 221 — The best laid plans…Reality is biting hard. And not just like a Chihuahua on my leg at a garden party. It is more like a Pit Bull with a vice grip on my neck. The pull to break my diet is strong. One week on vacation and it is getting to be a rough ride. Rough.

First it is a slide on salad dressing. Then it is a celebratory wine. Then a little more wine. A mango beer (Who could blame me on that one? Seriously!) A little “ceremonial” bread. And…bang. I’m off.

And struggling.

I was confident, certain my plans — so carefully crafted — IN MY MIND — were going to go smoothly and effortlessly. But no. It was not to be. Peaks and valleys baby. There are some serious peaks, valleys and chasms in between. We’re talking slippery slope stuff.

I feel like I’m getting mugged by reality. The end of my vacation is dawning. I don’t feel as if I’ve lost any weight.

Bright spots? Spending time with all three of my children. Just sitting. Cuddling. Watching TV together. Shopping with my husband. Shopping with my daughter. Buying in the not so plus size section for clothes. Visiting beloved family and friends. Cooking and caring for my family. Getting a manicure with my daughter with matching “mood” polish that changes color with temperature!!! (Which is so cool. I’m so now.) Plus, my sons. Watching them, just being.

Tomorrow we will all be together before we won’t be again for several weeks — if not months — depending on what happens in August and the four winds that will take them. I can feel my grip loosening. On everything. I need to give myself a break. Stop stressing myself out. There is more than enough to concern myself with for when I get back home. #Recalibrate #CelebrateTheGood #TheStruggleIsReal #ThugDietLife

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