A week in Las Vegas again, but this time in the Mandalay Bay. Not the best Gym's I have seen but they do have a full suite if you want to pay $30. I just missed out on the Rockstar event, well not quite. It turned out to be on the day I arrived and the 20 minute cab ride took over an hour!
On my first morning (again jet lagged and awake at 3am) I decided to go for a run. The route I took was from the Mandalay Bay Beach level, through the entrance and out to the strip, Unfortunately, the first crossing of a major intersection and a wait. Then along passed the Luxor and Excalibur and over the bridge to New York. Over the Brooklyn Bridge and headed up towards the Aria. Another bridge and over the strip towards the MGM then back along the opposite side of the strip towards New York and then over the strip and back towards the Mandalay Bay. This was a 5k route, but not the easiest run due to the bridges, steps, escalators and crossings so not the quickest!
I managed to do this every day while I was there, variable temperatures but an enjoyable run with good views. It's not often you can run from Asia to New York and get a view of Paris and the Eiffel Tower in a single run!
I ate pretty well, despite the food and drink challenges. I even had a salad in the Cheescake Factory! Despite the disciplined approach to healthy eating and the daily runs I managed to put 1.7Kg on when I weighed in on my return. Sure most of that is water retention from the flights and will come off quick enough but annoying nonetheless.
And so it did! A week later and 1.9Kg loss and now quite happy sitting under 71Kg staring towards my target of 69.9Kg. I'll do another Boditrax this week to see how I'm doing overall but quite pleased with the progress and the new healthy lifestyle.
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