A Week in Tahoe

Well a whole week in Tahoe with a reasonable kitchen and absolutely no microwave, what is a frozen food reliant girl to do? Suck it up and cook something healthy.
I think this week away from home has done me some good. Prior to the vacation I was snacking all day ( not horrendously mind you, but still snacking), eating at weird times and not much of it was 'healthy' ( think ice cream and too much peanut butter). During my stay in the quaint little 60's themed cabin I actually used a stove for the first time in months, ate three meals a day, and lost three pounds because of it!
A trip to a candy shop that could have gone terribly wrong, didn't.  I ate some of the samples that the workers so generously gave, probably 10 in 7 minutes and still came maybe a bit under my calorie goal of the day. Woohoo!

Then there was the beach. While in the past I would refuse to even think about wearing a swimsuit around so many people ( and believe me I still do), I pushed past my anxiety and waded out in to the lake, in my swimsuit, in front of strangers, including a bunch of cute guys and girls my age that I constantly compare my self against. I am nowhere near my goal weight but I am glad that I wasn't self conscious enough to not have fun. I think gaining confidence is one of my favorite achievements of the weight loss.