Weekly WI: Another Tiny Loss

I didn’t get a chance to check in yesterday on my Weekly WI.  It was great to see the scale was down a smidge.

I am three pounds away from getting back to Onederland.  I really want to reach this milestone by the end of May so my goal is to lost one pound a week.  Since I’ve had several weeks of low losses, gains, or maintains, I really think the scale has got to budge here soon.  I am racking my brain to think of the right food combination as well as continue with my activity streak.

Looking back at my weight graph over the last year make me smile.  I absolutely love seeing the downward trend.  Even though I still struggle with upward trends from time to time, it feels really good to be back on the downward.

I had The Hubs take a photo of me so I could use it in a comparison for Transformation Tuesday.  The photo on the left was 50 pounds ago.  I have met two of my three major milestones.  It feels wonderful.  When I showed him the picture, he said, “Wow.  That is quite the difference.”

Phoenix picked me up yesterday afternoon so we could get in a walk before engaging in Cinco de Mayo festivities over at her boyfriend Stacey’s house.  He invited another couple over as well and then Kenyon joined us after he got off work.  We had a great time, enjoyed yummy food, and drank yummy margaritas.  

It is back to work this evening for me but just a short shift.  Kenyon is rotating back to night shift this week as well.  This means I’ll probably start sleeping in later but I would still like to keep getting up around 11am so I can have some time for exercise before I go to work.  I really like a little downtime before I go as well.  We will see what type of routine we settle into.  He will also be working from home next week.

Activity Check-In

Good Afternoon.  I had thought I would check in sooner but here I am, approaching 5pm and we are yet to blog.  So…hello.

I started my day with oatmeal, fresh strawberries, and peanut butter.  Does anybody else love this combo as much as I do?

 

I am in the thick of activity as my Apple Watch has guilt tripped me into moving more. 

 

I am using the tracker for my activity.  I try to put in an emoji that fits the activity I did.  But, I didn’t really cartwheel!  That one was just for fun.  Today, I made the decision to start the workout app and pull weeds along with trimming back the shrubs in the front of the house.  I am was super jealous the shrubs got to have a quarantine haircut and I haven’t.  It is amazing how much you can sweat doing lawn work.  So, today got  a “weed” emoji.  Oh, the joys of making things fun and rewarding.

I am on track with my goal this month and trying to get ahead while I can and not risk burning out.  Some days, I just don’t feel the exercise-bug.

 

I also peeked at the scale today.  So far, I maintained the exact on the dot as last week.  I will “weigh in” more on my thoughts tomorrow and I do plan to also get on the scale again.  I don’t expect a magic drop so we shall see.  Of course, I always hope it won’t go up from one day to the next!  I have no plans to make that happen this evening.

I’m on a short shift and work and then have Tuesday off, another short shift on Wednesday, and then Thursday off.  I am ready for the “weekend.”

Confessions Part VI: I Hate All This

I’ve been feeling down lately.  I keep wishing we could go back to the way it was before.  That if I had known the COVID-19 pandemic was coming, I could have tried to prepare more…but how?  I don’t know.  I am just feeling in a summer bummed out mood and I know most of it is connected to travel.

It has been about three months since our last vacation.  I am really missing the adventures, the food, the alcohol, and the happy feeling boost traveling gives me.

I’ve been really sad this week thinking about all the cancellations this summer.  Festivals, concerts, and life in general being placed on the back burner and struggling to really understand why.  It is hard some days to know what to believe and what to feel about COVID-19.  All I know is I feel robbed of happiness right now.

I want to go back.  I want to be able to see my friends and eat out at restaurants.  I want to go to breweries, wineries, and visit with friends as well as strangers.  

And I really want to travel.

We have had to have some difficult conversations at work as a supervisor on where we go for the remainder of this fiscal year and into next fiscal year.  We might not be able to approve more than one person to be off on vacation at one time.  This is causing conflicts with my own time-off requests.  Something I desperately look forward to and even then, nothing it “planned” until the end of July.  It makes me start to feel like a caged animal not allowed to do anything.

Obviously, when I really sit back and think about all the happy things I have going in my life, that helps me try and not stay in this dark place too long.  Some days it is easier than others.  I’ve been spending a lot of time out on the patio.  I have enjoyed just sitting out there with a cocktail and enjoying the breeze and warm weather.  It has helped my mood at times.  We are having such beautiful weather right now.

I have no idea where I’m going with this post and I really want to end it on a high note.  But for today, I’m feeling sad.  And I’ll hope tomorrow is better.