Turn Left on Holiday Lane

WW week #38
Tonight's challenge was to look at what lies ahead as we begin the journey down holiday lane from now until after the first of January, 2011.

OCT
hubby's birthday
our 20th anniversary

NOV
huge birthday party
family reunion
hoedown and pig roast
anniversary get-a-way
Thanksgiving Day (pies and homemade rolls!)

DEC
cookie exchange
Christmas baking
Christmas parties
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
New Year's Eve

JAN
New Year's Day
family birthday
superbowl party (?)
baby shower for my coming granddaughter


And that's just the events that I KNOW about ... others will pop up ... and of course all the emotions that go along with them.

I'm glad we're planning to stategize together in our weekly WW meetings all the way through!

Even Though

Personal goals this week:
Track everyday
exercise three times
aim at a 1.5 pound loss on the scale EVEN THOUGH .... even though my 20th wedding anniversary is this week.

10 Weeks to Target

Week One goals met (even exceeded) !!
Tracked EVERYday
Exercised three times
Lost 2.8 pounds !!

What I'm Heading Toward

It's near impossible to hit a target that you do not first aim at.

aim (v) point, as for shooting; intend; act of pointing; intention or goal

My personal goals for this week:
track every (EVERY) day
exercise 3 times
aim at a 1.5 pound loss on the scale


My personal short term challenge:
to lose a total of 50 pounds by the first anniversary of the day I joined WW (January 4, 2011) ... l have 11 weeks and 17.4 pounds to go.

Monday, Sept. 20, 2010

Here's what's been happening
Aug. 16 -- down 2.4 pounds, for a total loss of 33.4 pounds
Aug. 23 -- up 3.2 pounds
Aug. 30 -- down 1.2 pounds
Sept. 13 -- up 4 pounds (this was over a two week period)
Sept. 20 -- down 3.4 pounds, for a total loss of 30.8 pounds

I'm not where I want to be, but thankful to be heading back down again. Life got in the way and I struggled to stay focused.

Reality Check

I haven't been tracking what I've been ingesting. I haven't been exercising. I haven't been guarding my thoughts. I haven't been intentional about anything in my life (except to NOT be intentional).
Hmmm .... time for a change.

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Monday, August 23, 2010

Today was quite a day. One I won't soon forget. It started last night with some drama. A great sadness overshadowed this morning and then, I was an eyewitness to an auto accident. As a matter of fact, it happened right in front of me. I stood on the scale this evening feeling hopeful. What a shock to read that I had gained over 3 pounds! Ok, that's the icing on this cake.

Now to look at today's events from another view: The only time I will not experience any drama, will be when I'm dead and gone. Why should it surprise me? How would I know that God can heal a broken heart if I never had one? I witnessed an auto accident, I wasn't in it. No one was killed in it. I prayed for all involved. For whatever reason, they all had a near death experience today. What they decide to do with that knowledge is between them and their maker. I exercised right before I left home for the weigh in (maybe that's why the scale went up?) My leader reminded me that IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT THE RESULTS ON THE SCALE. We're striving for lifestyle/behavioral changes. "You exercised today, Liz!"