Holy cow

Weight today : 13 13½
Holiday gain : 11lbs

So my first weigh in after returning from holidays was showing a gain of virtually a stone!! (Lost 2lb since then lol) I don't know why I'm so surprised, I normally gain ½ stone in a week aka 1lb a day, so a 2 week holiday... Obvs! (I must have had a great time though).

I have to admit there were some noticeable benefits to going away 2 stones lighter than last time -

1. I'm so hot in the evenings that I usually have to always wear my hair up, as it feels like wearing a blanket on my back but this time I didn't need the obligatory pony tail or bun! Of course my hair still looked a mess, frizzy with the humidity and heat, but a long mess rather than an up mess.

2. I could tolerate a napkin across my lap when eating outside. Sounds stupid but my extra insulation makes me very warm normally and table cloths against my legs are just too many layers.

3. Not drowning when lying on a float in the pool on my tummy. Lying on my back is always fine but when I flip over my extra weight makes the float sink and the pool water covered my mouth and nose. This time I could happily float and continue to breathe air. A bonus I find!

4. I needed a medium BCD (the diving jacket) instead of a large. I was very excited with this! Whoop whoop

So after last week's post my sister suggested that I don't eat wheat! Ha ha, sensible idea I suppose. Well I can tell you now that I did try. All the way until lunch when I ordered a pizza (they bring it to the sunbed/pool side - awesome). So I realised that this was disappointing so I tried harder and managed until dinner, when they offered delicious warm bread with oil and balsamic (come on, admit it, who could say no?). I could hear sis nagging so I tried extra hard, until bed time when I accidentally had a warm chocolate chip cookie with my coffee (or glass of Bailey's). But I did honestly try!!

How to have a beach body? Have a body and go to the beach! 

PS Yes that's me diving in the picture - cool shot I thought. Just slowly descending to the bottom inn the sea bed.