No workout last night, but I swear it’s not the beginning of the end, or me slipping back into old, bad habits. My husband, stepson, and I went out to dinner to celebrate the recent positive changes at my job, and I enjoyed myself thoroughly.
Back at it today, though. My breakfast has been logged, and I will work out this evening, no matter what.
It’s been a full week since I have written anything here, but I have rock-solid excuses. First, last week was my husband’s and my first wedding anniversary. Then I took a few days off to just enjoy time with my stepkids during their last summer week with us. So I’ve been focusing on my family and reminding my husband what a lucky devil of a man he is, ha ha. Just kidding, we are both lucky!
We had a fun and busy week, exploring, hiking, cooking, wrestling, face masks, picking on each other (not all at the same time!) Last night, when my husband asked the kids to get their shoes on to head back to their other home, I heard one of them say “Didn’t we just get here?” And it was true. The week flew by.
I am not, in any way, ready to be back at work today. My husband held onto me tightly when the alarm went off, and we joked about just staying in bed. It was tempting!
Now I’m sipping caffeine, yawning, missing my husband, and worrying about the kids. I know they sincerely like being with us, but I also know that at least some part of their reluctance to leave our home is simply not wanting to go back to their other household. Take all the ingredients for an unpleasant, toxic, and unstable environment, mix it up with heaps of drama and selfishness, and there you have their other home. Of course I worry. All I can hope is that they take care of each other, look out for each other, and come back safe and sound.
After a week of consistent workouts, but eating habits that still have a ton of room for improvement, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect at my weigh- in yesterday morning. I was pleasantly surprised: a loss of 3.8 pounds!
It’s rewarding and motivating to see results from the changes I am making. This week I am going to focus on cutting back on soda.
This weekend has been nice…rainy, but nice. I feel more relaxed when all of the kids are here. The only time I know for sure they are safe and being properly cared for is when they are all here. I will enjoy it while they are here.
Tomorrow promises to be a very busy day, so I will do as much relaxing as I can tonight!
If I work out today and tomorrow, I will have kept my promise to myself to work out all seven days this week! Thanks again to my husband for pushing me to work out on Monday. Ah, I guess I’ll keep that quirky fellow around 🙂
This has been the longest Friday in the history of all Fridays. I’m just ready to head home and get this weekend started. The little, loud people (a/k/a my stepkids) will be arriving this evening, and it feels like longer than a week since I’ve seen them.
I’m curious about tomorrow’s weigh-in. I tentatively have exercise back under control, but my eating habits, though improved, can still use quite an overhaul. We will see tomorrow morning how it all plays out on the scale.
Just a few minutes ago, my boss came into my office and shut the door. That’s never good, right? I wracked my brain for whatever I had done wrong. I was not late to work, I had everything done on time, I hadn’t used my outdoor voice in the hallways…what could possibly be up?
Turns out, I’ve been offered a pretty sweet opportunity, out of the blue. I can’t get into much detail right now because I haven’t even told my husband yet. I want to wait until I get home. I want to share it with him in person, not just send him a text.
It’s nice to head home with good news to kick off the weekend!
Sweat & Sparkle 