I'm headed to Toronto this weekend for a girlfriend's wedding shower and bachelorette party. I found myself awake in the middle of the night thinking about the things I need to take with me to make sure I get the food as close as possible to what I'm supposed to eat. It's making me nervous but a good test I suppose as the weekend after this one we're going to the wedding and will be staying in a hotel for 4 days/nights. This weekend I'm staying with a friend, so I can bring my snacks and breakfast and for supper I'll do my best and carry a bag of veggies in my purse because I think that will be the hardest thing to get my hands on. I'm not the least bit interested in going to a bar (I never am, but this time I'm REALLY not) so I think by the time everybody's drunk and ready to go out and party I will quietly excuse myself and head back to my friend's place. I will be interested to see if my not drinking will be easily accepted by others or if people will pressure me somehow. I've never understood why people do that. I've witnessed it a lot… I’ve had it happen to me and I’ve seen it happen to friends of mine who were not drinking because they JUST found out they were pregnant... somehow “no thanks” or “just water” gets people all riled up. I guess that's why a lot of people walk around with a glass of wine a just don't drink it. I refuse to do that out of principle.
I like this post from Kim, about navigating social situations and a specific situation in which she went "stealth". That's what I'll do this weekend. I'm not going to explain to anyone why I'm not drinking or eating junk. I will the following weekend when I dine out with my friends, but this weekend is a) not about me, and b) a party filled with people I will be meeting for the first time and I'm just not that interested in sharing with strangers (I mean really, will a stranger ask me why I’m not drinking? I can’t imagine but I will report back!)
I am totally over-thinking this. I know that lots of y'all have gone out and travelled around and made PCP work on the road. I'm just worried that I won't have access to good stuff will get thrown off my schedule. I haven’t deviated and I don’t want to start now. The good news for this weekend is that I can do my workout at home before I go on Saturday and at home when I get back Sunday. The following weekend I'll figure it out in the hotel room and hotel gym.
For the record, I did my 1300 jumps yesterday before supper and was really glad I did. I couldn't bear the thought of skipping my workout. And today I got back to working out first thing. Simon offered to take on the morning dog walk so my mornings aren't so rushed. He's a fine man. Last night he said "you're going to be so proud of yourself at the end of this". I don't doubt it. Today I'm proud that I've exercised 29 days in a row.
That's a FIRST!
Just know that you'll have to make some compromises on the road. The better you plan, the less serious the compromises will be, but they'll still be there. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteHave fun at the party. And yeah, kim's got a lot of good suggestions. I have none. Good luck and avoid at all cost getting into conversations with the "drunkest people there", they'll try to lure you into trouble.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited for you, to experience PCP on the road and in the social setting. I hope the people you meet are fun like Team Cookie Monster!
ReplyDeleteDo you find it as incredulous as I do that some people still act like they did in college when it comes to drinking? I don't ever recall my parents trying to force their friends to drink when they didn't want to...
ReplyDeleteI went to a party last week and realized as long as I had a cup in my hand people didn't ask/care what I was drinking (water - on the rocks:) Good luck with your travels and I can't wait to hear how it goes!
ReplyDeleteJust got back from 11 days on the road, including two days in Vegas. Boy was it hard. I felt like I over ate some of the time, but I was pretty good on the booze. Only a few glasses of wine over the two weeks.
ReplyDeleteDont be shy to tell the restaurants what to make you, and how to cook it! Even at the best restaurants they SLAB on the oil and butter.
I found that most people were VERY supportive of the project, and wanted to find out more. Be careful about preaching the gospel, but I would highly suggest telling everyone about what a great program you are on!
Good luck! Stay Strong!
Thanks for the shout-out! When it's a big group, no one's paying attention to you, so it's pretty easy to stay stealth. As for the planning, it sounds like you've done as much as you possibly can. I hope you have a great time.
ReplyDeleteErin, I am sure you will be super busy BUT, I live in Toronto and if there is any chance of meeting you even for 15 minutes it would be amazing!
ReplyDeleteWe could post a picture of us together!
Nicole - I will email you!
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