Weight gain during Fall

Travel season was not good to me. Working in college admissions requires that I am out on the road recruiting for the university from almost three months straight. This past fall I was away from home and staying in hotels for a total of 27 nights. Plus, all of those other days that I was not out of the area, I was doing local travel. Typical days of local travel include three to four high school visits a day, plus a college fair at night that typically gets over at 9pm.

During the fall I have long days and am unable to stay on a regular diet. It's unfortunate, but during travel season I have to eat out every day... a few times a day. Usually I am able to be good, but this past year I was bad and my waistline has seen the consequences. :-(

When I started travel season I was already a little unhappy with myself and thought that I could stand to lose 10 - 15 more pounds. But, the pounds started adding on... and now I'm thinking I have about 25 - 30 pounds I need to get rid of.

Don't get me wrong. I do love what I do. It's fun traveling for work because I get to see places I've never been. For example, since starting my job at the University of La Verne I have been to so many places I had never been: Washington, Oregon, Texas, Boston, Maine. I've had the opportunity to travel to Sacramento to do Legislative work, and am hoping to travel to DC in 2009 for Legislative work. I'll probably be visiting Maryland and Colorado next year for conferences... My job is fun and I get to travel... but I hate the fact that it's so hard to stay on a healthy diet when traveling.

With the holidays coming up, I'm not going to set myself up for failure. However, starting January 1 it's diet and exercise time for me. I have put my mind to it, and I am determined to get to my goal weight. And my wedding, that we're hoping to have in May, will get me to my goal. I have an idea of where I need to be and I am determined to be there by my wedding day! Wish me luck!