You don't have to be well adjusted, you just have to adjust well.

It should not be a surprise to me.  I like to walk and can tolerate the heat much more than the average person.  Yesterday we went to the Vegas Strip to pick up our Badger Bash tickets and hang out on the strip.  We drove to TI (Treasure Island) and from there walked down to Harrah's and did a little drinking, a little gambling (I won $90), and little walking around between the various casinos, and watched part of the Mirage volcano explosion and the TI pirate show (which by the way is no longer family friendly).   I thought it was fun but would have enjoyed walking a bit more and spending less time in the casinos.   And wouldn't you know it, as the group was discussing the day almost all said something about how we walked too much and had to plan better so that we didn't have to walk as much over the rest of the weekend...aughhh.  Oh well at least I'm still getting in my running program runs.

And not only is the walking a difference between what I envisions and the group's plans/desires... instead of wanting to go anywhere the group mainly wants to do the pool and then eat big.   My friend Barb told me the group was renting a car so that we could get off the strip and do stuff - candidates were going to some of the parks for a hike, hoover dam, or lake mead.   Does not sound like any of that will happen.   And I've traveled enough with groups that I was expecting that nothing like that would happen unless we picked a day for it before we left....of course we did not pick a day.   I'm agreeable to the pool :-) but the 'eating big' is going to be a problem for me.  First I am trying to be healthier and second I am such a mindless eater that I will match the volume and poor choices of the group without even realizing I'm doing that - and our group eats large volumes and most of it deep fried.  It's fun and I enjoy it while I'm doing it but I end up with eaters regret.   What am I doing about it?  well I'm trying to control my breakfast and lunch choices to keep them lower calorie and healthier to help balance out the overall calories and fat for the day.   Dinner time? I know I'm eating too much - it's part of the vegas influence - but I'm also realizing I'm eating less volume and less deep fried than my group.  It's a small step but every step helps.

I want to point out I am having fun and will continue to have fun - this post may give you a different idea but it's message is to point out that change happens, expectations may need to be adjusted, and as long as you have a plan and adjust as needed then things will work out.    You don't have to be well adjusted, you just have to adjust well.