back to Coachella

April 19 was my two month sleev-a-versary and I had hoped to be at my first goal of 50 pounds down so I could go to the Coachella music festival which I've had to miss for the last two years. The last time I went in 2010 I could barely stand for any length of time and walking was hard and sitting on the ground was painful.

Well, I didn't make my 50 lbs down goal, I've had three weeks of not losing anything, but I'm down 35 so I decided to go anyway.  I don't think my weight was a problem this time around, but being kind of weak from pneumonia was annoying.  I got winded easily and there was a lot of walking on dirt paths so I was coughing a lot.  I had a good time though.

Usually at Coachella I've eaten everything.  I was a little worried that two months out might be a little too soon with all the temptations I'd be facing, but I did pretty good, I think.  Some of my meal highlights were ahi tuna poke nachos with edamame hummus from The Lime Truck.  I didn't eat the chips and got full on the tuna so had to throw away half the hummus.  Throwing away delicious food is hard.  I had the chicken pesto arugula sandwich from the organic truck twice.  I didn't eat the bun obviously.  And one night I had a bowl of pulled pork topped with coleslaw. That was so delicious going down, but when I was done I was having problems.  I think I must've eaten too much.  I have a hard time eyeing portions.  I also had homemade Popsicles, lavender lemonade was the best! And various lemonades, blueberry, strawberry, and frozen.  I definitely drank a lot of calories this weekend, but it's hard to stay hydrated in the desert!

I will post some pictures when I get to my laptop.  And I will try to be brave and post some progress pics too.  I don't see any difference, but my cousin said my back is much smaller.

Anyway, going back to Coachella was my first goal/milestone and I did it.  Next up is going back to yoga and practicing regularly when I'm 50 down.