It's been amazingly difficult to get online since being in Hawaii. On the east coast of the Big Island, our house is located on a little jutting tip of land called Kaloli Point. My phone carrier apparently can't get a signal out there ::MUTTER:: We now are on the west coast of the island at a resort where my folks have a timeshare, so we're here for a few days. And I get a signal here. Yay!
So, the party was Sunday and fantastic. Saw a ton of family and friends. Had live Hawaiian music, hula dancers, orchid leis, "ono kine" real Hawaiian grinds to eat, and decent weather. My best friend flew out for 4 days and worked her butt off helping with everything. It was so great to have her there. My favorite part was that she totally sympathized with me about my mother. I love my best friend :) Don't get me wrong, my mom is a great lady. But it is almost par for the course that these irritants crop up between mother & daughter. Especially when we're travelling together.
So, uh, yeah. About my diet? Um, it's been totally hit and miss. I am so accustomed to travelling either by myself that I didn't remember the unexpected changes in plans or lack of communication that exist when large groups of friends & family travel together. O.M.G. Today's weigh in showed a gain of about 4 pounds. I've been retaining water like crazy and I can't tell if it's because there's so much salt (maybe MSG?) in the food, or something else. And my TOM is totally off. Between those things the weight gain isn't a surprise, but it's still causing a lot of sighing on my part. I have 4 more weeks, we leave here 2/12, so I hope to make better use of my time so far as eating timing and exercise.
I hope everyone is well! I miss reading everyone's journals. I hope I have a day while i'm here to actually get on my computer and catch up. We shall see. If not, I shall remain reduced to this tiny keyboard. Pictures below are from breakfast this morning. Oy vey! I should have taken a picture of the plates, but it didn't dawn on me until after the fact, darnit.
Aloha!
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<center><b>Post-Breakfast @ Ken's House of Pancakes</center></b>
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<center><b>How You Feel Post-Breakfast @ Ken's House of Pancakes
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