My Summer Update

My Summer Challenge was a 10 week challenge beginning June 11 and ending August 13.  My goal is the lofty goal of losing 30 pounds.  

As of July 16, I have lost about 18 pounds leaving about a month left to go on the challenge and 12 pounds to reach the 30 pound mark.  I may or may not make it.  It will be close.

This summer I got a little stuck and have been wavering within a 7 pound range for awhile.  These are my thoughts on this.

1. During the summer months, my schedule is much more relaxed and food including snacking, is much more accesible to me. It is much easier to grab something to eat.  Or should I say it is much harder to resist the temptations. 
2. I took a couple of trips and when my routine is upset I tend to eat differently.  I either get vey hungry and eat poor choices or I eat too much.  I find when I am with groups of people ( friends, family) I will eat because it is time to eat not because I am hungry.  I will also eat emotionally, not for fuel.    
3. It is time that I step/ramp it up and get a regular exercise program in place. I have been exercising but it has not been regular.   This is a place where I need more discipline and self control. 

Even so, I have been losing, just at a little slower rate than before.  My hopes for losing greater amounts and becoming fit and tone over the summer didn't manifest this summer because you need to do the work to see the results!   :)  But that is okay because I am a work in progress and I am still working on myself. 

One thing I have to be very careful of is becoming too proud.  Pride goeth before a fall as the Bible says and I also found that people, especially if they havent seen in awhile, are noticing and complimenting my weightloss.  I have to be careful not to let it go to my head.  Yes, I am proud of my accomplishments but I also have more to go.   And pride is one of my weaknesses, as God knows.  So I ask His help to keep me humble and keep me focussed on the prize-- a healthy body. 

It's Been a Long time

I haven't been posting here much.  Right now I am in the middle of my Summer Challenge.  and I am about halfway there both in time and in pounds.  I will be more specific later-- I dont have it handy at the moment and I wanted to update the blog.  I have continued to be aware of what I am eating and trying to make better choices.  I really do not deny myself, but find that my tastes are changing.  I try to average losing about 2 - 3  pounds a week which translates to about 10 pounds a month. 

The more difficult part is the exercise piece.  Frankly I just dont like to sweat!  I have been doing some exercise but it is not consistent and it is not a habit.  I am quick to make excuses.  It is too hot.  It is too humid. 
I have been averaging about 2 - 4 times a week.   These are the things that I have been  doing.  Not each one every day, but if I dont do the one I will try to do the other.  

1. Walking outside -  A friend and I walk a mile , usually in the evenings 
2. Wii Fit Plus 
3. Leslie Sansone DVD Walking 

I need to get more consistent and I need to stop making the excuses.  But really---it is so hot & humid out!  Who really wants to get all hot and sweaty ?    I also need to figure out how I am going to fit in the exercise when my schedule becomes more busy in a few weeks and I do not have the flexibility that I have right now.    Those are the things that I need to be thinking about right now.