Working On Staying Focused

Hello and Happy Friday!  It is my Monday and I am not quite ready to face the work week.  Ready or not, here is comes.

I was able to get in some activity this weekend although I am still behind in meeting my August Apple Watch Activity Challenge.  Tuesday, a few members of my WW group met at a local park to walk and catch up.  I loaded up my bike before I left the house so I could ride a few laps around the parking lot afterwards.  

Wednesday I got back into a weight routine with a quick Aaptiv audio workout.  It was tough and I wasn’t quite feeling it but I really need to cross train again and get back into shaping my body.  Thursday I met Emma for a bike ride in Kuna.  We rode around the greenbelt and then stopped into the coffee shop where Hailey works so we could say hello and enjoy a rest break before riding back to my sister’s house.

I’m being bit lazy today but eventually I will get on the treadmill and log some miles and exercise minutes.

My food this weekend as been so-so.  With a high point meal on Wednesday night and some alcohol Thursday, my weekly points are gone and I am in the negative.  I had not planned to have another Green Chili Margarita but I just couldn’t resist!  I am going to try and make some of my own green chili simple syrup with sugar substitute.

I’ve got a food plan in place and expect Friday through Monday to go well, stay on track, and earn those blue dots.  I really need to find my focus.  I am struggling a bit right now.  I will chose to look forward and make the rest of this week successful.

Weekly WI: Getting A Handle On The Gains

Good Morning.  I am awake way too early which seems to be the theme of the week.  I am really struggling with getting my mind to rest while sleeping.  I hope I turn a corner soon and settle back down.  I like when I am getting consistent sleep.  After my Virtual WW Meeting today, I am meeting a group of my WW friends to walk and chat in the park.  I am looking forward to it.

I had a small loss this week which means I didn’t have stopped the uptick on the scale.  Thank goodness!

I was glad to see that I was down.  I had forgotten that my scale number was in the 196s again and so I was feeling bummed when I first stepped on the scale.  Then I saw the dial tell me I had lost a small amount so all is good.  This is a good start to working at bringing the scale back down.

It was a good week of tracking and balancing several meals out, alcohol, and social situations.  I am really proud of how it all turned out and seeing it reflected on the scale really helps my motivation.

This week is pretty low key and should be easy to stay on track.  I have a few social situations in the new few days and then business as usual as I am on shift for a five-day stretch.  Let’s do this!!!

Hello August

It’s officially August.

I expect August to go just as fast as July and looking ahead, I know it will fly by in a flash.  I completed my July Apple Watch Goal a few days early thanks to all the activity/walking on Girls Weekend.

So now we look ahead at August and another very lofty goal.

I love that it congratulated me on my success last month and said, “let’s do it again this month.”  Apple Watch does not appear to know that last month’s activity took a lot of effort and having to log so many exercise minutes will make for another tough month.  I will continue to remind myself it doesn’t have to be a heart pumping workout each time and that I also can do a variety.  The main goal is to move and be mindful of extra movement when possible.

I am still hoping to see a loss come Tuesday.  I have two months until our next big vacation, assuming the Delta strain doesn’t cancel those plans.  I plan to focus on my weight loss goals and really start to hunker down.  After my 4.2 pound gain in July, I have a big chunk ahead of me.  I can do this!