Happy New Year!
I feel like a broken record. Here I am again proclaiming my seriousness about shedding unwanted pounds. I will try not to be too embarrassed by last year’s lack of success as I’m certain to be in good company. This year is going to be different. I have a plan in place – one that ensures results and allows me time to catch up with dear friends.
In the old days, mostly when I was single, I regularly visited destination spas to help keep things in check. For many years, {a total of 13 times!} I hiked the beautiful red rocks of southern Utah at Red Mountain Resort. In fact, it was one of the first getaways with my husband {who I’d just begun dating} – it’s where I quickly discovered he equated an early morning hike or any form of exercise for that matter with, well, punishment. That pretty much sealed the deal that my new boyfriend would never be a workout partner. Better to find that out right away, I suppose.
Then there’s Cal-a-Vie: perhaps my favorite place on the planet. Its breathtakingly beautiful setting and decor boasts a 4:1 staff to guest ratio…. and is pure heaven. Nestled on 200 secluded acres amongst rolling wooded hills just north of San Diego, each of their Mediterranean-style villas has a private terrace on which to breathe in the views of the vista and experience the feeling of complete mind-body wellness. Oh how I’d love a return visit… seriously, put it on your bucket list!
So… having plenty of spa experience, I’ve set out to begin 2012 with a line-up of 6 consecutive “spa-weeks”. I posted my plea on Facebook and invited any willing party to come up to Washington for a one week stay at my house. Starting off with a quad Americano, we’ll workout a minimum of 3 hours per day {fun stuff like Zumba & BodyPump}, treat ourselves to a professional massage here and there and then enjoy an afternoon spent cooking spa meals and calculating calories for a total of 1200 per day. Truffled popcorn will save us as the afternoon hunger hits and evenings will consist of some well deserved downward dog – which is how my husband and I refer to lounging in front of the telly watching movies. Skinny spritzers shall abound to keep us well hydrated, and I’ll break out my best lotions, potions, scrubs and peels from two decades in the industry. And to enrich the soul, plenty of time to rehash the old days and brainstorm goals for the coming year.
Each week I’ll post one or two of the recipes we prepare along with calorie counts and an update on our progress. My guests will weigh-in {pun intended} right here with details of their experience… please wish me luck! Life is too short not to fit into skinny jeans…
Wishing you the best for 2012!
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You got this and its gonna be so much fun!
Liana!!! My rock-star, first weeks guest… can’t wait!
Good luck!
Thank you, Erin!
You make it sound like such fun
Happy New Year and my best wishes with your goals!
Thank you, thank you! And yes, dieting is SO much more bearable with a friend!!
You are so right–it was much easier to eat well and exercise when we were single. But I wouldn’t trade our boys for anything, even though it would be fun to fit into some cuter outfits for him.
Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels:) At least that is what I tell myself to sleep at night…
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