Anniversary

I had a blast for our 28th wedding anniversary!  We had a lot of fun in the cute town of Helen!

I started off the weekend with one of these from Survivor restaurant (a wonderful little place!):

And honestly had waaaay too many of them over the weekend!  But it was wonderful!

Had some good food too - a chicken chowder from Mully's Nacoochee Grill (fantastic restaurant if you head to Helen, GA):

We stayed in a cute little cabin because the hotel we usually get was booked solid (it's Oktoberfest - and it was the opening weekend):

And we ate most meals out and spent Saturday afternoon at a local bar (The Troll Tavern) watching the Alabama game (we are GA fans but we sure would like a chance at a rematch this year, so we were Alabama fans for the weekend)!

But it took a toll on my health, for sure.  My body does NOT like the fatty foods any more.  I guess that means that it's gotten used to the healthier fare, and that's a good thing!  But I felt just yukky by last night from all the fried and fatty foods I ate.  I feel much better being back on my usual diet today!

I'm a bit up in weight - 197.8 this morning.  We'll see if it comes back off again as quickly as it usually does.  

I did ride the bike this morning for 53 minutes and I hope to get in some time on the bowflex today.  I need my strength for sure.  I took a fall while on our little trip and my arms weren't strong enough to catch me so I ended up with bruised knees and my face actually hit the ground.  Wasn't fun.  Of course, that's what I get wearing high heels while I'm still 50+ lbs over weight.  So, I'll work on the strength training!

Hubby is going out of town this week which actually helps me in the weight loss department.  I can eat "diet" food and not be tempted to eat the meals I make for the kids.  When he's home, I tend to make bigger meals and I can't help myself but to eat more than I should.  Working on portion control this week!

At any rate, I wanted to update everyone on our trip!  Now my only challenge is football food again this weekend ... oh, and my birthday coming up on the 28th ... 

Seems there is always a challenge just around the corner.  I guess I need to figure out how to deal with them, because that's what life is - challenges and lots of corners!