After a long winter sports season culminating in a long two week basketball state tournament run, I found myself in a position that very rarely happens: being sick. About the only time I do get sick is when I'm stressed or extremely busy, and both those things occurred as we wrapped up the winter sports and tried to get ready for spring sports. It was time for a vacation.
Through some contacts at the Wisconsin Dells Visitor and Convention Bureau we were able to get an outstanding rate at the Chula Vista Resort. It is one of the bigger resorts in the Dells with everything you could imagine, including an indoor waterpark, 8 different food places, spa, and more.
We went over Thursday and enjoyed the waterpark for a couple hours in the afternoon. Afterwards we debated going into town to eat, ordering pizza, or eating at the buffet they have at the hotel. We decided on the latter, and I knew I would probably regret the decision.
Sure enough, the food was too good to pass up. I had a little bit of many things; crab legs, baked fish, pork, mashed potatoes. It wasn't exactly a meal designed for a person on a diet. After seeing the bill afterwards though (of course they don't post prices anywhere), I'm glad I got my fill however. It was $21.99 per person for the buffet.
Probably the worst part however was I figured since I'd taken in all those calories, I might as well have a little dessert. I went for a small piece of cheesecake, and it was delicious.
My Livestrong.com calorie counter didn't have "Chula Vista Resort Buffet" in the calorie counter section, so I marked myself down for 1800 calories and called it a day. Easily my worst day since embarking on this little adventure (combined with the 600 or so calories I had earlier in the day, it put me well over the 1500 limit I'd been following).
The next day we spent some time in the waterpark once again before heading into the Dells to eat. I tried to stay with a good choice and had a grilled chicken sandwich with chips instead of fries. With a supper consisting of one brat and bun and a baked potato, I managed to come in just under 1500 calories.
To try to make up for the bad choices of the day before, we also went for a nearly 4-mile walk, which according to Livestrong burned about 400 calories. I'd had trouble with shin splints the first few times we'd walked, but I've felt better the last couple times including yesterday. Aerobically I felt really good. I'm obviously still not in good shape, but hopefully taking positive steps in the right direction each time.
Now I just need to avoid the buffet line.
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