I am back!

Posted by abby on Feb 17, 2010 in Life | 0 comments

Back from vacation, still in a bit of “vacation haze”. We had a really nice time, although the weather was not as nice as I would hope for when vacationing at a beach destination. We had some sun each day, but it was also cloudy and rained a little almost every day. We managed to keep busy, did lots of walking, eating and shopping.

The eating and drinking showed up on my scale this morning – a whopping 138.6 lbs! I was surprised, but it could be worse. I was expected a gain, and I know I can knock it down fairly easy and fast if I try, so I am not too discouraged. And I was on vacation after it – it was worth it (I love guacamole and chips so, so much, lol).

I did get up and have a good run with the dog this morning – 2.7 miles in 26 minutes. Temperature was about 16 degrees – brrr! Had baked oatmeal for breakfast – some leftovers I had frozen, so yummy.

On a non-fitness note, here is some great info on creating a “luckier attitude” that I came across today while trying to catch up on my Google reader:

Research revealed that lucky people generate good fortune via four basic principles.

1. Be skilled at creating and noticing chance opportunities
2. Make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition
3. Create self-fulfilling prophesies via positive expectations
4. Adopt a resilient attitude that transforms bad luck into good