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.