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DEL.ICIO.USBeating the Odds
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
One of the benefits of my profession (executive recruiting) is that I can work from anywhere. As long as I have access to the Internet and my cell, I’m in business. Last week my boyfriend, Rob, invited me to Vegas for four days to keep him company while he taught a seminar. Uh oh, Vegas, sin city, buffets laden with fattening foods, decadent cocktails - not exactly the place for woman who is losing weight in the public eye. But hey, just because I’m shrinking my body doesn’t mean I have to shrink my horizons. So, with just a little trepidation, I rolled the figurative dice and boarded Delta Tuesday night.
There was no scale in our room, so I didn’t know how I was doing while away. Upon return Saturday night, I rushed to the scale and …drum roll please … I lost TWO pounds! So even Vegas can be part of a diet regime! How, you ask in stupefied wonder? Here’s how:
• Do aerobic exercise at least 45 minutes every day.
• Walk around the casinos and the strip - wear comfortable shoes. Not the hooker heels sold in every store.
• Restrict yourself to one alcoholic drink and don’t make it a frozen one! (I had vodka on ice, which courtesy of the heavy handed bartender at Pierro’s was more like THREE drinks.)
• Avoid the all-you-can-eat buffets and try to make most of your meals vegetarian.
• Don’t order rich dishes for yourself. Instead, sample a bite off the plate of others! I enjoyed the tastes of Fettuccini Alfredo and Osso Bucco thanks to Rob and the guy at the next table. I do suggest introducing yourself before diving your fork into strangers’ plates.
• Eat three meals a day, snack on fruit or Pria bars (the 110 calorie version) between lunch and dinner and drink lots of water to prevent the attack of the ravenous.
• Go clothes shopping to remind you of your body and how much fun the new spring dresses are.
• Keep your food journal and keep it honest…even in Vegas.
The bottom line for me is its worth rolling the dice on occasion. As long as you are conscientious of what you eat and do, you can enjoy lots of different excursions and not be ‘grounded.’ Life is worth living and there are lots of places to do it. Even if I had gained a few pounds, it would have been ok as I got to experience KA (a Cirque du Soleil production), the Hoover Damn, the Strip, the Wynn, the discount malls, The Atomic Testing Museum and four extra days with Rob. Oh, and I only lost one dollar. How rich is that?
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By Jennifer A.
April 6, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this
Way to go, Cydnee! And thanks for the great tips. Now, can you give me some tips for coming home wihtOUT the lighter pocketbook?? I’d be willing to trade pound for pound (fat rolls for money rolls).