Hey y'all I'm back in America after a fantastic trip! I took a ton of
pictures so I'm just going to share those instead of blah blah blah-ing
about it!
The Edinburgh festival and the Fringe were in full swing. The worlds largest arts festival lived up to its name for sure! We got to see a few shows and lots of interesting street performances!
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| In the middle of it all |
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| show flyers everywhere |
I drank A LOT of beer.
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| Husband whole pint and my half pint |
And I ate A LOT of food
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| Curry!!!!! |
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| Fish and Chips!!! |
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| Prawns in North Berwick that were swimming just hours before eating |
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| Sticky Toffee Pudding. I have never had this before and I have no idea why. Absolutely divine! |
I ran almost every day along the beautiful sea front. These were the best runs I've ever had. Nothing like the North Sea air in your lungs!
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| My daily route with complete with lots of dogs! |
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| Time for a new shirt. I look like I'm wearing my dads! |
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| More daily running views |
I made a new best friend who is the biggest cat I've ever met!
Saw some Football
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| Big rivalry game and it was not a good result! | | |
We thoroughly enjoyed the unusually GORGEOUS weather
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| Gorgeous views always |
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| The bridge in Musselburgh |
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| Princes Street Gardens |
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| Happy Tait's on the bus! |
So that's about it! I'm tired and happy to be home but sad to leave at the same time. I've never enjoyed that city as much as I did this trip. People joke about it being designed by M.C. Escher - up hill no matter which way you go - and it's true. Some of the stairs are so tall that they don't even look real. Last time we were there I almost had a heart attack (seriously). This time, I ran every stair in that city, flew up the hills without ever being out of breath and most of all, felt freedom to do ANYTHING.
As I was curled up in my plane seat on the way home I couldn't believe there was ever a time I was on the verge of not fitting in it. There was no panic when the food came and I had to put my tray table down or when it was time to go get up and go to the bathroom. People who have never been fat have NO IDEA how hard it is on a plane. I will never ever have to worry about it again and that makes me so happy I could cry.
I did lose a pound while I was away but brought back some sugar cravings. A few days away from drinking and replacing fish and chips with healthy food will help! I will weigh in again on Friday - we're coming up on the 100 pounds lost mark which I hope to hit in the next couple of weeks. I ran an hour this morning which turned out to be 4.56 miles - I think that's a great start considering I can barely keep my eyes open! :)
Have a happy, healthy week everyone!
Tina, I can feel your joy jumping off the page here and I am so happy for you. I'm glad you enjoyed yourself so much and am completely confident that you are right back into your 'regular' new life!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful vacation! The fish and chips look DELICIOUS!
ReplyDeleteGirl, you definitely need a new running shirt in a much smaller size! Looks like that was an incredible place to run, and a wonderful vacation/visit altogether. Glad you had such fun. :)
ReplyDeleteYour vacation pictures are so nice! I can only imagine how you feel leaving such a beautiful place. I just started following you and caught up on your weight-loss and healthier living story. It's so amazing how far you have come! It is so inspirational to hear your journey! I am excited to follow along.
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures, and you look fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing you lost a pound while on vacation! Great job. Your pictures are great, and it's funny, the first thing I thought when I saw that one of you running was that your clothes look too big, so you are definitely doing something right!
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