Weekly WI: The Scale Is Going The Wrong Way

The scale check-in for November has not been going in the right direction.

I am taking control this week and feeling energized after two days.

I made a plan yesterday prior to going out for pizza with my Wine Club friend and stuck to it!  That made me feel so good today.

I’m back to a consistent activity routing logging at least 30 minutes of exercise since Monday and went to two gym classes.

I swing into Trader Joes and added some yummy freezer meal ideas to my meal plan this week.

So far, things are going well and I am committed to be consistent the remainder of the week.

Norway Adventures: Port of Call - Haugesund

Our final Port of Call was Haugesund. 

 

Boy did this port look totally different than those small towns within the fjords.  After a couple of early mornings, we had a low-key day with a later wake up time and used the hop on hop off bus to tour this quaint town.

 

As it turned out, we could have used more time for this port and will know that if we ever visit again.

 

We spent time touring an old mining town and the Viking Village which took up our whole day.

 

After riding the bus to the cruise port, we set out on foot up a big hill to grab some Coke Zero with the last of our local Norwegian currency.  At that point, it was time re-board the ship for sail away and our final sea day.

 

Other Norway posts:

Southampton and P&O Britannia

Stavanger

Flam

OurScenic Cruising Day

Weekly WI: Year End Review

Well…Hello there 2025.  You snuck up on me.

 

Booking a cruise vacation that took up half the month really made December fly by.  I owe you more Norway recaps and then I’ll recap our Western Caribbean cruise.  So much to catch up on.

I have been reflecting on the past while still looking forward.  You can’t do anything to change what happens but being aware only adds fuel to the fire.  Just like the new year may have snuck up on me…so has 25 pounds.

I wish I could pinpoint one thing that contributed to my gain.  If I could, then I’d just stop doing it.  I find that I swing between “on track” and “you only live once.” 

 

In 2024, I gained 15 pounds.

 

In 2023, I gained 10 pounds.

 

I am feeling every pound of my 25-pound gain.  Not only in my clothes but also in my movement.  It is not easy to start again.  One of our members shared this in our Facebook page.

 

It has been a couple years since I’ve experienced re-gain of this caliber.  I know if I don’t get a handle on it NOW, it will only continue to spiral out of control.

The silver lining is that to take of 25 pounds this year, the average loss is 2 pounds a month.  That feels 100% doable!