Weather? – Still the same, hot.

Work? – Still the same, busy.

Weight? – Lost 0.2 pounds!!!

I have felt so sluggish this week between the heat, the insane busy-ness at work, the heat, the heat and the heat, I’ve been exhausted every day.  I’m literally forcing myself to get some activity and slinging locks and chains around the fridge and pantry to keep myself out of them.

Well, not really, because the teens have to eat, but isn’t that a great image across your brain cells?

So how did this week go?  Here are the Stats:

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  Yes!  I’m eating more!  Not touching any weekly points, but certainly trying to put a dent in the activity points I earn. Tuesday night?  A surprise date night with Mr. Pea, and we went to Mancuso’s, our all time favorite Italian restaurant.  We’ve been friends with the owners for more than thirty years.  I had a kid size portion of lasagna, and yes, it was worth every single point!

Other Goals:

• Tracking.  Done!  Something’s a bit wonky with the progress chart, though.  I DID track healthy checks on Tuesday, but they don’t show up on the chart.  Weird.  I suppose that’s why it’s called ‘beta’ version, right?
• Eat those Points. Yes!
• Earn a minimum of 50 activity points a week.  I earned 68 APs this week.  A mere drop in the bucket compared to last week’s all time record.  I tell you, it was HARD earning those points this week. It meant getting to work an hour early to bike, or riding at home in the dark.  I also went to the Y this week and swam laps, because it was the only kind of exercise I could think of that didn’t involve potential heat stroke!!
• Blogging.  Done. I even got in a Sweet Shot post this week.  I’m planning another PSA about exercising in the heat, if I ever quit sweating long enough to write it.
• No quitting?  No brainer.  I haven’t quit yet!
• Supporting fellow challengers – I have mostly lurked so far this week, but hey!  I have three days to checked back and spread some cheer!  I’ll be seeing you all before Sunday.  I continue to pray daily for our entire group, with special prayers for Mir and her family.

Scorching, broiling, scalding, sweltering, blistering, sizzling…just pick one. Any one will do.

This is a screen shot from my computer.  No, your eyes are not tricking you.  Yes, it is 108 degrees at six o’clock in the evening. (Like that background?  I snapped that picture earlier this spring on my front porch, before the heat wave started.  That ivy was still fresh and green.  It’s now half-baked.)

So how did this week go?  Grrrr!!  I gained a pound, even after all the incredible biking last week.  I put in almost 100 miles, plus Zumba classes and a few rounds of lifting, AND keeping OP!!  Oh well. It is what it is.  I’m too miserable from being hot to get upset over a pound gained.  Other goals:

• Tracking food and exercise consistently and honestly – Done!  Even The Architect’s birthday cake.  I had a small piece to celebrate my oldest son’s fifteenth birthday.  He got a learner’s permit for his birthday, folks, so if any of you live in my area, watch out for the incredibly handsome kid driving a minivan.
• Stay within my daily point allowance – Yes, and then some.  I’m still making sure that I eat enough…eating most of my AP’s.
• Earn a minimum of 50 activity points a week – Holy Cow!  I earned 121 APs this week!! That’s an all time record for me.  I won’t be doing it again any time soon, unless we get a freak blizzard and the temperature drops about fifty degrees or so.
• Blogging – done, as of this post.
• No quitting?  No brainer.  I haven’t quit yet!
• Supporting fellow challengers – I checked in, left notes and cheered on the crew! I continue to pray daily for our entire group, and hope you are all doing the same.  There’s a special power to prayer when it comes in large doses.

Guess What?  It’s still hot here in North Texas!  Day twenty something of brain searing sunshine.  I thought I’d mix it up a bit and haul myself into the office early today to get in a ride before hitting the stack of to-do’s on my desk.

I stopped and snapped this on the way back to the office.  Cell phone resolution is sketchy, but there are little ducks swimming in the fountain.  That’s a good way to start the day! That and a 10 mile ride at 86 degrees!!  It felt like riding in a walk in cooler, Chickies!