Halfway – can you believe we’re half way through this challenge?  Even more astonishing – we’re heading into November.  Where did this year go?

This week I weighed in at 158.0 pounds, a little gain.  I know exactly why, too.  Loss of focus and failure to exercise my self-control muscle.  It’s all good…time to Suck It Up, Buttercup and get it done this week whether I want to or not.

DO-IT:  The Dress. It’s still here, hanging on the closet door.  Now I need to find an occasion to wear it. It was announced this week that our Company Christmas Party won’t be the usual sit down dinner formal-ish type event.  Nope.  We’re renting out the Lucky Strike Bowling/Lounge on a Saturday afternoon instead, which will be super fun!  My design team has decided to get some funky matching bowling shirts for ourselves and our spouses to sport at the party.  That’s a good thing, because I just can’t see myself in Princess Pea’s gold shoes and the red dress tossing a ball down a lane! I’ll just wear it to mass on Christmas Eve. 🙂  Scandalous!

DO-IT: My  Weight Watchers points. Over.  Told you I didn’t exercise my self-control muscle!

 

DO-IT: Earn 50 activity points a week. This I did.  Self Defense classes, a 15 mile bike ride, Insanity Workout (Yes, it’s insane.  My butt hurts today.) lots of walking and a bazillion lunges and pushups.

DO-IT: Consistency.  Not so hot.  I didn’t get enough veggies in my diet this week.  That’s easy enough to fix, and next week’s menus are already planned.

DO-IT: Hydrate.  Done-ish. It was better towards the end of the week once I found my favorite water bottle that had gone missing.

DO-IT:Read a few more chapters of Refuse to Regain this week.

DO-IT: One update post a week. Yes!  Over at Christmas Dress Challenge Site.  Go Read It….I wrote about Motivation this week.

DO-IT: Link up to your weekly updates.  Done for sure, this week!

DO-IT:  Be supportive.  Yes!  Yes! Yes!  I’ll make the rounds again this week!

Suck It Up.  Keep the Faith.

This week I weighed in at 157.6 pounds, no loss, no gain.

It was a crazy busy week, work projects up to my eyeballs, Homecoming for my older kids, The Architect’s biology projects, Princess Pea’s college application deadlines, and a few fun things on the side.  Like hosting a mum making party for a gaggle of my kids’ friends which resulted in my sunroom being strewn with ribbons, bells, beads and glitter.  Seriously.  It still looks like Tinkerbell and her fairy friends had a major smack down in there. I’ll be vacuuming glitter until New Years.

In a nutshell, yes, I ate well, got my exercise, drank like a fish and read a little more of my book. I did not make many visits this week, nor did I manage a mid-week post.  This week will be back to normal, at least what presents as normal for me. 😉

I’ll leave you with a snapshot of The Architect and his friends posing for some Homecoming shots.  The Architect is on the far left, and yes, that’s a BRIGHT pink tie, because it’s his date’s favorite color.

Princess Pea with Prince Charming

Smile and Wave.  Keep the Faith.

This week I weighed in at 157.6 pounds, a 0.2 pound gain.  Right back where I was two weeks ago.  That’s just the way it is some times – nor harm, no foul.

DO-IT:  The Dress.  Picked it up from the store this week!!  Oh. My, Gosh.  It’s perfect!  It fits just a bit snug now and should be perfect perfect perfect by Christmas.

DO-IT: My  Weight Watchers points. I knew going in this was going to be a challenging week, with both Princess Pea and DirtBike’s birthdays,as well as some schedule conflicts that I knew would affect my exercise time.  I went over my daily point allowance every day, but I didn’t use up ALL of the weeklies and the activity points.  Pretty darn close, though!

DO-IT: Earn 50 activity points a week.  Oh sadness.  For the first time in forever, I didn’t get my whole 50 points this week. I did manage two self-defense classes with killer lunges (still sore) a short bike ride, my situps and pushups.

DO-IT: Consistency.  I would consider myself slacking this week, but then again, I’m probably my own worst critic!  I’m already heading into next week with plenty of exercise, hydration and a food plan that includes an abundance of veggies and not a bite of leftover birthday cake.

DO-IT: Hydrate.  Done!

DO-IT: I did not read a single page of Refuse to Regain this week.  I chose to work on a water model for work, reviewing an environmental assessment for a property that our my kids’ highschool is considering purchasing (I’m on the facilities committee and volunteer my engineering input when they need it), chaperoned an ecology class field trip for Princess Pea, and our entire family donated many hours to the Stephen Breen Foundation this week, helping host a dinner reception and a golf tournament.

DO-IT: One update post a week. Yes!  Both here and at the Christmas Dress Challenge Site.  Go Read It….I wrote about Consistency this week.

DO-IT: Link up to your weekly updates.  Done.

DO-IT:  Be supportive.  Yes!  Yes! Yes!  I’ll make the rounds again this week!

Hold Steady.  Keep the Faith.