bread + wine + pastries = PORTUGAL

A week ago today Christo and I were flying back from our vacation to Lisbon and Madeira, Portugal! Considering the amount of bread, wine, and pastries I consumed while there it's not ultra shocking I'm up on the scale.

The Portuguese definitely LOVE their sweets. There is literally a pasteleria on EVERY corner. When walking by it's so hard to think pastry or WW, pastry or WW... I guess my choice was pretty clear.

A typical breakfast is coffee, bread and cheese, or pastry of some sort. It is unheard of to not have beer or wine with lunch. One day I just ordered water and the waiter looked at me like I was a complete weirdo, he actually said, "water only madam, no beer?" Thankfully dinners weren't a problem. We ate fish almost every night. We went to several restaurants where you pick your fish, they throw it on a wood fire and serve you the whole fish (yea, head included) with some veggies on the side. Yummy, healthy, and soooo delish!

Overall, we had a wonderful vacation and even if I didn't follow my WW plan 100% I was aware and being aware is half the battle! To see all of the pictures from our trip and the beauty of Portugal click HERE!