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Had a wonderful time Buddies. The best part was people watching. I learned a lot about myself while interacting with the other people staying at my hotel. There were 2 very different groups I learned a lot from. I call them the THINS and the THICKS.

 The THINS were already at the spa no matter how early I got there. They had enjoyed an early morning workout before they headed off to breakfast. The THICKS were not seen until lunch time, they always had breakfast in bed. At the lunch buffet, the THINS marveled at the wide variety and fresh taste of the fruits and salads available. They had steamed veggies and grilled meats. The THICKS decided the plates were too small so they needed three, one for fried chicken and fried catfish, one for bread and pasta, the other for desserts.

The rest of the day the THINS were busy walking up and down the 5 miles of the strip eager to see and experience all that Vegas had to offer. The THICKS sat at the same penny slot machines all day and filled up on free drinks. By the end of the week the THINS were refreshed, invigorated and ready to go home. By the end of the week the THICKS were feeling sluggish, bored and ready to go home.

I learned that it’s all about choices.Do I choose to spend hours grazing at the all you can eat buffet, or do I choose to grab a quick salad and walk down to the wonderful free dancing waterfall show. Do I choose to call room service for breakfast in front of the TV or head down to the spa and sip on a fruit smoothie while the best looking man I ever saw massages my feet…..I choose to become one of the T.H.I.N.S. T.otally H.ealthy I.n-charge and N.ot S.uffering.

I know I can’t keep my weight off if I’m suffering and feeling deprived of the foods I want to eat all the time, so I have to come up with rewards, challenges, new recipes, new work out routines that will make life fun. That’s how the T.H.I.N.S. do it and I can do it too!