If I could sum up Las Vegas in one word, it would be temptation. And with temptation comes indulgence. I probably indulged a little too much this week. But hey, some things are just too hard to say no to. And when the Four Seasons gives out free cupcakes like butterfingers on Halloween, you are obviously going to indulge.
Even though I worked out almost every day, walked a lot and got an extra mini-cardio session in when my mom forced me to dance to “New York, New York” at a casino piano bar — pause for story time:
Some guy paid the piano men $100 to play the song after my mom told him I have a slight obsession with the city. My mom ripped me away from a man who I could only describe as Prince William’s twin and shoved me to the front of the show where I proceeded to take the piano man’s hat and perform a song and dance that would have made my father proud. Apparently another man thought I was hired by the bar to perform because ‘No one just does that,’ to which my mom replied ‘Well, my daughter does. She’s a ham.”
Anyway, back to my point — even though I was physically active throughout the week instead of just lounging by the pool like I had originally planned, I think I did worse than I expected. I drank, I gambled, I danced, I ate and I think the many indulgences added up over the week. I’m scared that the Monday weigh in will bring me right back to where I started.
But! It could have been worse. I didn’t give into every temptation, I worked out more than I ever have before on vacation and I ate a lot of salad (sans dressing). We will see what the scale has to say on Monday, but until that time I’m going to be extra careful about what I consume.
Sad that only my gambling money stayed in Vegas,
Samantha