On The Cusp Of A Much Needed Break

Good Morning!  Happy Saturday.

I do not officially get to start my vacation today as originally planned but once I wrap up some last minute work stuff, I should be good to go!  We kicked off some fun last night with a concert at Ironwood Bar & Grill in Garden City to see Casio Dreams.  I love this 80s band.  We arrived early and I am so glad we did because service was backed up as soon as the concert started.  I was bummed we decided to wrap it up early but with a few more concerts on the agenda this summer, I know I’ll get to see them again.  If you are local, check them out.  They are really great.  

The focus this week has been balancing my social outings with on track meals.  I gave in to some stress eating with cinnamon gummy bears at work so the week could have had some improvements.  I am feeling good and still debating on if I’ll step on the scale at home before vacation.  A portion of me wants to and then the part of me that has gained two weeks in a row doesn’t want to.  I have been clinging to the thoughts about how good I feel in my body even if the scale is higher then I’d prefer.  I have also been getting in activity between gym classes and walks.  It is a beautiful day today and I’m meeting Kelsey and Julie for an outdoor walk.

I am going to try to not slip into vacation mode too soon but after the snag with needing to give a few more work hours, I want to reward myself with meals out.  There will be lots of meals out soon.  I just have to continue to remind myself of that. 

Weekly WI: Ending The Month With Another Gain

I ended April with another gain, at least it was a small one after last week’s unexpected large gain.

I does not make me feel very successful getting ready to go out of town and I know when we return, I’ll be back over 200 pounds.  The goal this week is to balance the social outings and high point foods with lower point foods and really stay mindful of what I am putting into my mouth around the meals in a social setting.  While I did not expect the gain two weeks ago, last week was tough.  I gave into work stress consoling myself with alcohol and ice cream.  I am mad at myself but what does that do?  Instead, let’s make this week a better week shall we!

I had a lot of positives last week too.  We did meals at home and one day when we ordered Dominos Pizza, I checked in with myself and ate less than I pre-tracked.  I also go out three times last week for #WWWalkingWeek.

Even those there are so many things I could have done better last week, there were helpful aspects too.  I have schedule two gym classes this week and have a walking date with two gal pals later this week.  I only have a supervisor meeting and a 10-hour shift standing between me and vacation time.  I am so ready for a break!

I also celebrated 14 years as a Weight Watchers Lifetime Member.

That is 100% something to be proud of and I am for sure.  This journey has been lined with weeks we are super focused and weeks that life gets the better of us.  At any rate, it has always been worth it. 

Weekly WI: It's WW Walking Week

 I’m on a six-day stretch at work and have a trainee each day with is taxing.  I can’t believe I’ve lost a whole week here on the blog.  I guess I can sum the last week up with work, work, work.

We got checked in for our upcoming cruise so knowing at then end of all this work there is fun on the agenda.  And I get to meet up with my favorite Dawny is even better!  I am super stoked.  

My weight-in this week did not go well.  I was shocked after having such a great week to see such a large gain.  Since Tuesday, I’ve been back to business as usual hoping it is just a bump and that it will come back down.  One thing I know is I feel really good so you just can’t go by what the scale says.

This week the plan is meal prepping, tracking, and activity.  It is WW Walking Week and I sort of met up with one of my members for a walk on Tuesday.  We missed each other as we parked in different areas at the park and I should have walked the opposite direction to meet up with her sooner.  None-the-less, we had about ten minutes of visiting and we are both planning to meet up Thursday to walk again for Walking Week.  I popped into the gym last night and did a circuit workout on the weights followed by three minutes on the stair climber.  I have a member that inspired me to get on the stair climber. 

I got this!