The went-to-a-con, fell-off-the-wagon-hard diet.

I got to be a panelist at a local SF convention this weekend (Orycon,
in Portland, Ore.) I didn't pack my own food, figuring I'd wing it.

Oh, I wung it, all right. Yeesh.

The hospitality suite (free snackies/meals for con members) was a
cavalcade of carbs. Lots of choices, none protein related -- bagels,
chips, fruit, cereal at breakfast, donuts all day. The occasional cold
cuts or hot meal was set on as if by locusts and disappeared quickly,
so one's timing had to be right. I did happen upon the tail end of
some beef -vegetable soup at one point, with scant "beef" by the time
I got there.

Being a panel participant, I got to visit the green room, which was
nicely outfitted with muffins, banana bread, coffee/tea, beer and
wine, and more fruit. Still, no protein.

I gave in to circumstance. I ate small bits of bagels and a third of
maple bar. I had an excellent cranberry-chocolate chip muffin. I tried
at first to stick to vodka-and-soda during visits to the bar but by
Sunday I gave in to a sugar-laden hot chocolate with Bailey's bought
for me by someone else ... and ate mini-Snickers and oatmeal cookies
in a pal's hotel room. I had a Reuben sandwich in the hotel coffee
shop, which I sent back when I took a bite and found that there was
*no* meat inside at all (which led to me getting a plate piled with
pastrami to add to my sandwich ... and my biggest protein meal of the
whole weekend.)

And then there were the mystery beverages at the room parties Saturday
night. And the cheap microbrews on tap in hospitality.

Not enough water. Not NEARLY enough water.

The upside: I walked and walked and walked all over the hotel from
Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. LOTS of walking.

And my panels went really well and I got to flirt with lots of
geekboys (which has nothing to do with my diet but was fun nonethless,
especially considering that -- thanks to LC living -- I weigh fifty
pounds less than I did when I went to the con last year. *g*)

The upshot on the scale this morning -- up two pounds. Yes, I feel
pretty crappy, but the damage was minimal. And temporary.

Today ... eggs, tuna, broccoli, and lots and lots of water.

Back on the horse. Again.

Dawn

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Ah....you needed a break....got your leptin kicked up, your glycogen
refilled, and now you'll speed your loss since you can workout harder. At
least, that's what happened to me that this weekend (technical review in
Chicago)

Dawn Taylor wrote:
:: I got to be a panelist at a local SF convention this weekend (Orycon,
:: in Portland, Ore.) I didn't pack my own food, figuring I'd wing it.

Don't beat yourself up too much.

Last weekend I travelled south to Florida to attend my nieces wedding.
Although I stayed away from the high carb food and tried to keep LC, the
booze got to me. Then on Tuesday it was off to San Diego on business -
tried to keep LC even on the flight out. Had a steak & veggies for dinner -
so far so good. Breakfast started out good - eggs & sausage but then I
added a small cup of yogurt - helps keep my stomach on track while
travelling. Lunch worked out okay with a nice salad - so far only a little
cheating. But then I took a side trip to Vegas. Dinner was my first
cheat - had some steamed buns and rice with dinner in a Chinese Restaurant.
Went to the buffet for breakfast - was good to a point - had an omelet,
smoked salmon, sausage. Then a bowl of oatmeal and a piece of Key Lime Pie.
Had to bulk up for the day!! Skipped lunch - too busy gambling. Went to a
Japanese buffet for dinner. Forget it - sushi, udon noodles and dessert.
Okay - I had diet soda to drink. Then I walked and walked. Next day I had
a banana before going to airport and ate the plane food - a burger with the
bun, doritos and a bit of chocolate. Saturday I had my nephews
bar-mitzvah - kind of tough to eat caviar without a cracker - had a few of
those. Then the martinis - chocolate and sour apple. Last night we went to
dinner in a British Pub and I ordered fish & chips. Okay, I left 4 "chips"
on my plate.

Today, I am LCing again. I don't know what my weight is and I will not beat
myself up over this. I'll be good all week and get on the scale on Friday.
Friday night I take the boy scouts on an outing at Assateague Island - a
backpacking trip. I will be doing heavey duty carbs - trail mix and
dehydrated foods. I figure I will need both strength & stamina - I'll be
carrying a 45 pound pack- 12 mile hike.

Trying hard and will get back to the LC WOE after the weekend. Holidays are
not a problem for me...

Sandy K.

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:47:16 -0500, "Roger Zoul"
announced in front of God and everybody:

Ah....you needed a break....got your leptin kicked up, your glycogen
refilled, and now you'll speed your loss since you can workout harder. At
least, that's what happened to me that this weekend (technical review in
Chicago)

Yes! It was a ...* planned* carb-up. That's the ticket.

Heh.

Dawn

In article ,
Dawn Taylor wrote:

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:47:16 -0500, "Roger Zoul"
announced in front of God and everybody:

Ah....you needed a break....got your leptin kicked up, your glycogen
refilled, and now you'll speed your loss since you can workout harder. At
least, that's what happened to me that this weekend (technical review in
Chicago)

Yes! It was a ...* planned* carb-up. That's the ticket.

Heh.

Dawn


You should go to DragonCon sometime, it's all high carb stuff too, but the
lines in the consuite are so long that sometimes I just gave up even though
I was hungry, and the portions they let you have are tiny, and if you want
seconds you have to get back in the line. With that and all the walking I
actually _lost_ weight at Dragoncon. Next time I'm bringing my own food,
some cheese cubes and stuff.

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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 23:10:53 GMT, Luna
announced in front of God and
everybody:

You should go to DragonCon sometime, it's all high carb stuff too, but the
lines in the consuite are so long that sometimes I just gave up even though
I was hungry, and the portions they let you have are tiny, and if you want
seconds you have to get back in the line. With that and all the walking I
actually _lost_ weight at Dragoncon. Next time I'm bringing my own food,
some cheese cubes and stuff.

DragonCon does sound like a hoot and a half. I remember your post
about it -- in fact, when I was posting my first message in this
thread, I remember thinking, "Luna will no exactly what I'm talking
about!"

Dawn

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 17:30:06 -0500, "Sandy K."
wrote:


Don't beat yourself up too much.

Last weekend I travelled south to Florida to attend my nieces wedding.
Although I stayed away from the high carb food and tried to keep LC, the
booze got to me. Then on Tuesday it was off to San Diego on business -
tried to keep LC even on the flight out.

(Massive snippage)

You came to San Diego!? Ya know, you could have given us SD low
carbers a head's up. I know a lot of local places you could have
avoided the high carb crap.

Next time, give us a head's up, we'll be happy to help. Heck, I could
have even told you which casinos are really good for low carb!

Karen Rodgers

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