Weekly Update

Good afternoon, friends!  This week has been pretty good.  I had to navigate lots of social eating.  We had a cook out here, went out to eat two times and had one trip to Starbucks.  I think I did a great job making good choices.  The extreme record breaking heat was a challenge to my exercise goals, but I did OK there, too.  All in all, I am happy with this week's work on getting healthy.  


The positives: 

• I met my goal to be more active.  I took a couple longer bike rides and even did a Leslie Sansone DVD one morning. I've tried hard to get outside before the extreme heat arrives in the afternoon. 
• I made an effort to eat more fruits and vegetables.  My goal here is to eat one very large serving of greens a day, in addition to my usual 5-7 servings a day.  Smoothies have helped this goal. 
• I lost a pound.  :-) 
• I bought some capri length pants, finally!  What made me go?  VBS is next week and I need something to wear.  
• I drank lots more water this week. I never want to get dehydrated again!  It's hard to bounce back from.   

The downside:

• I am still waking up at night.  I think it is the water intake and the fact that it is so warm in our bedroom.  The temperature should change in a couple days and I do try not to drink after 7PM, but sometimes it doesn't help.  This lack of sleep is rough.  
• I have eaten more sugar than I should in the past week.  I also have been craving potato chips of all things!  
• I probably need to cut down on the amount of nuts I am eating.  And I need to make sure they are raw.  

Next week is VBS.  I am going to be kind to myself and not place a lot of expectations on myself.  I do want to remain diligent with my eating and moving, but I may have to figure out how to get it all done with having to be at church at 8:20 every morning.  And I know I will be exhausted each afternoon.