Weekly WI: July Comes To An End

 Good Morning.

The days fly by so fast I can’t keep track of it anymore.  I worked a seven stretch at work last week and I’m on my usual four day stretch starting today.  One day off a week is just not enough.  I actually requested to keep my three days off next week in anticipation of maybe a quick overnight out of town trip but plans changed so I will look forward to three much needed days off in a row with NO PLANS!  Overtime at work has ramped up and will stay that way until the end of the year.  It has been rough.

As we get ready to welcome a new month, can you believe it is almost August, I ended the month of July lower than June.  WhoooHoooo.

I considered July my turning point and really re-focused this last month.  The month consisted of a loss, a gain, a loss, and a maintain.  I’m really happy with my results but I am also looking ahead to August and September and want that scale to continue to go down regularly vs. the up and down trend.  

I completed my July Apple Watch Activity Challenge a few days ago.  

I'm anxiously waiting to see what August will be.  I plan to continue to ramp up my activity and while I have been strength training once a week, my goal for August is to add in a second day.  It make me feel stronger and I know I’m burning more calories when my body is at rest.

Last Week's Social Calendar

Hello!!  Once again, I did not mean to leave you all hanging for almost a whole week.  I actually planned a post last week and thought it was “too soon.”  Rookie mistake because this week as gone by in a flash.  It isn’t done yet…I still have three full work shifts and one WW workshop but with each day I’m getting closer to my day off this week.

I had fun on my days off last week as it was one of my last three-day weekends for a while.  On Wednesday, I met my friend Wanda and her family for wine tasting.  We visited three locations starting at Split Rail Winery.  I didn’t sap any photos of our flight, which was old school style where they come out with each bottle, explain, and pour your sample.  It wasn’t my favorite location/wine.

I really enjoyed Cinder.  They had two options, a rose flight, which I selected, and a summer flight.  After my taste of three rose varieties they offered me another taste or two of another of my choice.  It was a really great stop and I just love their winery.  I also left with a bottle of rose to bring home.

Our third stop was a at a new tasting room in town called Rolling Hills.  We had a choice of four wines on the menu and with three of us tasting we each selected a different wine.  We were pleasantly surprised when the tastes came in small easy to pour containers.  It was perfect for our shared flight.  I had all white wines, which enjoyed.

Kenyon and I say our farewell as Wanda and her family had other engagements as did we.  We grabbed bite to eat at Olive Garden (bread to soak up all that wine) and took in a move at the drive-in theater.

A local insurance company, along with other sponsors, hosted a Hometown Hero Night at the drive-in theater.  The movie was Guardians of the Galaxy and before the movie started there was a drawing for prices.  We also received $30 in concessions.  It was a late night and a very fun event.

Weekly WI: Find Ways To Embrace The Roller Coaster Ride

Good Morning!  

I love this time of day where the sun has just come up and there is a whole day ahead planned with lots of fun.  I’m meeting my gal pal Wanda for some wine tasting today.  Her daughter and son-in-law are visiting from California and I’ve not had an opportunity to meet them yet.  This evening (assuming we make it that long as I am up way too early) we have a First Responders Event at the drive-in movie.  But first, I’ve got to get my activity in!  I’ll be headed out for a long walk after I make some breakfast.  Let’s get this Wednesday started shall we.

My Weekly Weigh-In was a good one.  I lost the weight I gained last week plus a little more for a total loss of 2.0 pounds.  

This last month looks like a roller coaster ride and sometimes the journey can feel like one.  

The ups and down can be difficult to power through but when your commitment pays off at the scale, it is worth it.  I had a great week of meal planning and staying within my points range to earn a blue dot and I even managed to work in an unplanned pizza party as a going away for one of our supervisory team members who is leaving the department.  I feel really energized to make this week just as successful and other than today, I have no social obligations on the calendar.  I just need to get a meal plan in place.  Our overtime at work has spiked and I’ll be working a lot of overtime along with six and seven day work weeks.  We got this!

I am really want to focus on getting the scale down along with activity and strength training.  I still have several weeks until our annual Girls Weekend but with having to cancel the October vacation plans, I won’t be vacationing until January 2023.  That gives me ample time to stay fully committed my weigh loss and health goals.