Post Vacation

232.6 lbs

So I managed to survive vacation and actually lost almost half a pound. Usually I gain 5 pounds over vacation. We only ate out on the way there and way back and once that week. A couple of days of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and a small bag of chips for lunches surely helped. Pig out on taco night and homemade ice cream balanced it out. A couple of mile hikes.

Now to hit the grindstone. No more big events for a month. Husband doing low carb diet so means I will too except for fruit. Going back to smoothies for breakfast and salads for lunch. Low carb for dinner. Got my fitness band to get my steps in. Would like to see 2 lbs a week for the next five weeks. We'll see if I can do it.

Hanging in There

233 pounds.

Overall not bad considering it was my birthday week and I ate out a ton plus cake, cupcakes and ice cream.

Got a fitness band for my birthday so hopefully that will motivate me to get up and move more to meet my daily goal.

Now heading into vacation. Once I return it's reset (yes, again) and get better about doing a food log. Still need to find some kind of exercise to do when it's too yucky outside and too hot inside.

Heat and Celebrations

On July 6, I was down about 1.5 pounds to 228.2. Did a food journal for about 3 days of the week, which does help with knowing how much you are actually consuming. The My Fitness Pal app does make it a little easier since it can scan bar codes and the website can pull in items from an online recipe. But then it was a baseball game and 4th of July. Might have been better if not for that.

But then the heat came 85+ degrees, which means no sleep until late in the morning and sleeping in past my walking time. Absolutely no exercise since July 4th. And a couple of family celebrations meant lots of eating out, leftover restaurant food for lunch, cake and ice cream. Hot days meant runs to Sonic for summer drinks. Yeah, up to 232.4 this week.

My birthday and vacation is coming up in the next 2 weeks so I need to do well this week, even with temps approaching 100 for the week. Did get a walk in this week. Need to load up the fruit infuser so I drink water instead of sodas and slushes and shakes.