Monday, March 17, 2014

Family Vacation (Pt 2)

Theme Park Dining: Sea World - Day Two
Our first fun trip was to spend the day at Sea World! The last trip my husband and I had was before kids and the trip was a nightmare! I can say that this trip was awesome and we only had a few minor hiccups! It was so nice seeing our children smile and laugh throughout the day! Anyway, we were aware that eating was probably going to be an issue since many theme park places don't offer many healthy dining choices. Sea World actually has a dining venue that offers healthier choices. It's all about making the better choice and not beating yourself up because it doesn't 100% fit in with your lifestyle change. We ordered 2 meals and split them. Here is what we did at Sea World:
Sea World
  • Water (Throughout the day)
  • Turkey Wrap (All of their items are pre-made, but easy to pull apart and it is still the better choice!)
    • Too Much Wrap- Unfold your wrap and tear off the excess tortilla or flat bread. This is what I did! Many places give you more carbohydrates as a filler which also fills your tummy and breaks down into sugar and stores itself into your thighs, butt, gut, and wherever else it can try to hide! However your clothes and the way you feel will always seek the extra fat out!
  • 9 Grain Turkey Sandwich with a Pico type relish on the side
    • Too Much Bread- Deconstruct it by throwing away the other piece and only have a half of a slice of bread (make sure it's whole wheat or grain. NO WHITE BREAD! White bread is a weight loss killer and not in a good way! So like I said we split this sandwich, basically my husband and I split one piece of bread and had the meat and stuff that came on it (Not a piece of bread per person to equal two pieces but one piece split in half. 
  • Once we were leaving we each had a protein bar and more water.
We walked Sea World at least 4 times from 10:15 to about 5:30ish! That was about 6 1/2hours of walking and only about 45 minutes of total sitting! That is something that I wouldn't have been able to do in the past! It felt great! All that walking created an appetite! 

Restaurant #2
By the time we left we were ready to eat! Seafood is a good choice for us most of the time because we can get it grilled and don't have to consume all the extra fats and such. We went to Sea Island Shrimp House and it was pretty good! Not a whole bunch of healthier options, but again, we made to better decision. 
Sea Island Shrimp House
  • Water w/ Lemon
  • Split a side salad (Just veggies and dressing on the side see above)
  • Entree #1: Diablo spiced grilled shrimp (5oz)
  • Entree #2: Grilled Salmon between (4 and 5oz)
  • Sides for Entree #1: Plain baked potato (we split the potato and used a small packet of butter and seasoning) and steamed zucchini and yellow squash w/ seasoning
Sides for Entree #2: Steamed zucchini and yellow squash w/ seasoning x2 (we had to order two sides so we took the other veggies to go)

Part 3 of Family Vacation will be posted next!

You can be a new you too!

Blessings,
Adrian Graves

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