Weekly WI: WTF?

Happy Wednesday.  So far (fingers crossed) I’m on a three-day stretch off work.  My Aunt Barb arrives from New Mexico and I am looking forward to visiting with her the next couple of days.  Then, back to the grind!

My Weekly WI was not as I had expected.  I expected a gain but not over three pounds!  Grrrrrr….

I’ve had a day to sit with my feelings and I’m going to roll all my disappointment into the week ahead.  Thursday, Friday, and Saturday were high-point non-tracked days but it didn’t feel like that should have impacted the scale that much.  I am hopeful some is temporary and I’ll see a good portion come off this week.  I have a couple high point days this week so I’ll continue my commitment to honest 100% tracking.  That worked well for me and showed success a few weeks ago.

My week was a lot of fun.  I took Friday and Saturday off and enjoyed social, alcohol, and food!  On Thanksgiving, I made a turkey veggie tray.

On Friday, I subbed at a morning WW Workshop and then picked up Kenyon for the Black Friday gift card promo deal at Meltz and then Payette Brewery for the dark beer event.  As always…both were delicious!

We ended Friday at the Elks where Wanda and Gary went through orientation before initiation last night.  We have two new Elk members!

Saturday, we met up with Phoenix and Stacey for some winery visits.  We started at Williamsons for their barrel tasting, then to Famici, a newer winery, for a fight and some snacks we brought along with us.  

On our way to a soft opening from a really new brewery, the GPS took us on a detour blocked by sheep.  That was an experience.  I won’t name the winery because we didn’t like it.  

We ended at Koenig Distillery where Stacey and I signed up to share a whiskey membership.  They now have cocktail flights for $10 and I bought a bottle of pear brandy to bring home.  Stacey bought the 2023 whiskey membership bottles and we had a mini tasting at home.

Three out of four are amazing so I guess that makes it worth the elevated price for bottles.  We will give the membership a go and see how we feel as it moves along.  For $109 a quarter, you get two bottles of the same speciality whiskey.  This is why we decided to share a membership.  Neither of us need eight bottles of whiskey a year!

It is no surprise the scale is up…I just had no idea I’d see a huge swing.  I am working on getting my mind in check and looking at the bigger picture.  I am down for the month although still a lot of work to go!

Weekly WI: A Tiny Pause - A Maintain

Good Morning!  Happy Tuesday.

I just barely squeezed out of some overtime coverage at work on top of my part-time WW gig today.  Oh boy, welcome to the holidays eh?  I’ve got a packed social schedule today and that didn’t include working with the motoring public today.  I have an overtime shift tomorrow and then took off Friday and Saturday so I could have a long weekend with The Hubs.  I also have some social meet-ups later this week.

Last week was 100% on track and after saving all my weekly points for a BSU tailgate party the Elks, last minute work coverage and a 2:45 a.m. wake up call created a change of plans.  Our consolation prize was going out to dinner at Dos Caminos for delicious Mexican food and spending my points on a 24 oz beer.

The new progress report continues to amaze me.  What I have determined is unless you are in the negative with your weekly points, you earn the “blue dot” and it is considered “in budget.”  I am used to earning a blue dot if you are within a range of eating eight points below or 10 points above.  I like this push to eat all your points as you are still “in budget” when you do.  It is a very healthy concept.

After eating in budget all week, I had a maintain.  I didn’t want to see a maintain a on the scale but I am relieved to protect my progress from the last two weeks.  I am still in the 200s so I have continued work to accomplish.  I have have more social calendar events ahead of me.  I feel like the new progress tab is encouraging me to use all my points and perhaps spread them out more than saving them for one big day.  Also, 100% tracking is key.  That is the plan this week although it will be harder to track and a lot more points!

We are taking about a great technique this week as we explore when we can’t do it all, how to make the few things we can do, truly doable.  It is a good technique.  When in doubt, I found some great advise online.

Weekly WI: The Downhill Climb Continues Another Week

If I thought November would be less busy than October, I am sadly mistaken.  Since joining the Elks Lodge, I am on the move!  But I am having a lot of fun and meeting a lot of great people.

Consistency with tracking and planning ahead contributed to another great Weekly WI.  I am down 5.2 pounds over the last two weeks.

I think at this point the “temporary spike” in my large weight gain for the month of October has most likely dropped off.  Now the real work begins.  The next hurdle will be harder to tackle as this fat is a bit more deeply rooted.  I have been dipping in/out of the 200s on a continual basis since May.  My weight at the end of January 2023 was 194.8 (first weigh-in was 197).  While I am not sure what the end of 2023 will bring, I am focused on getting back to Onederland with a continued focus to stay there in 2024.  I have to be more aware of the smaller gains and take action ASAP.  I also have to be more aware of the summer climb, which appears to be a habit.  I really do not enjoy spending half the year bringing the scale back down.  How about we just don’t send it back up? Mmmm-kay!

Here is my progress summary for last week.

This week and next week are…busy.  OMG I have so much going on.  With some pre-planning, meal preparation, and balance, I know I can knock it out of the park.  I also know I need to manage my expectations that I will not continue to have such large weight loss each week.  Boy is it nice though!  My honest tracking has been paying off and that will be my focus again this week.

My WW Manager, Gina, was in town for a meet-and-greet along with coaching evaluations.  If all managers were as complimentary as Gina we would all live be living our BEST life.  She is absolute sunshine.  My evaluation went well and I am right on target for my coaching.  I know I am making good connections as my members share that feedback with me.  The people pleaser in me also enjoyed hearing it from Gina.  My love language is not Words of Affirmation but getting feedback is important.  I am glad I on the right track is always helpful as I move forward as an employee and a WW Coach.