Monday, August 03, 2020

Weigh in Time

It is weigh in time once again and a review of my week!   Some weeks are fun to share, some weeks are tough to share and others, well they are just mediocre with everything.   This week is a mundane so so week where I am not dreading to share my results but I am not overly excited either.  

Let me start with the exercise.  We got out and hiked in the heat twice.  The first time was at a regional park where we do a lot of mountain biking.  I forgot my camera and phone so I had Jason take a picture of me for posterity sake (well and because I am a YouTuber and Blogger and need footage!).   
Hiking At Little Bennett Regional Park

The next day we headed out to hike again. This time we hiked on the Appalachian Trail for a bit to hike to the Weverton Cliffs.  I was happy to really give my new Trekking Poles a workout and I love them!  The view at the top of the hike was fabulous!
Weverton Cliffs (Maryland AT)
We finished our hike and picked up subs/sandwiches on the way home.  I had calculated my food intake before we even walked into the sub shop.  I was sooo hungry though that I bowed to the 'fat thinking' and ordered a whole sub.  I ate that whole sub too! (At least it was Turkey...and one of the healthiest options there!) I at the chips that I bought also.  And why did they have to be nice and give me two cookies (they were stuck together) because you know I ate them both!   Furthermore, I was still hungry and ate more chips and some strawberries!  I was ravenous!  The next day my weight was up.  OOOPS

The rest of the week I didn't falter too badly, but my efforts were only lackluster.  I was never off the rails, but some of my choices COULD have been a bit better!

I pulled out the stability ball and I have been trying to sit on that for a few hours a day at my desk.  Do people even use these things anymore????  I haven't decided if it's doing any good, but it breaks up the monotony of my day so I will probably continue!


And with my lack of true grit and willpower, I managed to regain the 0.6 that I lost last week.  So yes, a wee gain!  

Honestly, I am not upset about my gain.  NO, I'm not happy.  BUT, I can see that my efforts did not match the weeks before and I can see that I need to focus more.  So I had  a week gain to teach me a lesson....Lesson learned!!!!!



8 comments:

Scooter Hussy said...

Keep on keeping on! We all have weeks with a small gain, we learn from them, and we move on.

MaryFran said...

Thank you!!! It is such a difficult journey and so easy to get discouraged!

Sarah said...

Not bad, and my goodness, your hikes and bike rides wear me out just looking at the pictures. Beautiful place to live.

Anonymous said...

aaarg!! chips and cookies and bread, oh my!! not a successful combo... just pig out on veggies!!!!

Mary said...

I have a stability ball, but I find sitting on it too long hurts my back. I don't think they are meant for all day sitting.

MaryFran said...

Believe me when I saw I go home exhausted and aching sometimes!!!

MaryFran said...

Not a successful combo at all!!!

MaryFran said...

I have been doing about an hour or two and that’s enough for me!!!