Progress is being made

Hey, another successful weigh-in. Last weeks pessimistic viewing put me at 196 and today's kind of optimistic look at the scale said 195! It's never quite exact with our old school scale, but the downward movement continues...

I'm hoping to get another pound by next Tuesday, but we'll see. Based on the wiggling needle on the scale, it will need to be an exemplary week to get that pound since it might be a pound plus a wee bit more.

Exercise and Nutrition update: Today was my off day and I probably took that a bit too literally. I did not have any organized work out and I went out with some friends for happy hour. I ate poppers and wings, which actually would have fit my limits. However I added multiple Miller Lites to the process (my brain said Lite beer was ok). My math tonight would seem to show that I'm 410 calories over what would maintain my weight and 800+ over what my target for losing weight is.

I have designated Tuesday as indulgence day, but this is a bit much. One less beer and just wings or just poppers and I probably would have been fine. Add in a 30 minute walk with the dog (which I didn't) and things get manageable. File it under lessons learned. Still not good at social eating, but being with work friends was good for stress.

I guess I am still concerned that I associate greasy food, acohol and stress relief. I need to build better options. I need friends that like to do active stuff too maybe??

Random Musings: Well I made a decision today. I declined the offer to be in Edgewood's doctoral cohort. I'm sure I'll have a bit of buyer's remorse, but at the end of the day, I think I was considering doing it because of imagined repercussions for not doing it. That just doesn't seem an adequate reason to take on that much time and stress. 8 Saturdays this fall away from home (plus constant homework and stress) was not ok with me.

I also like that I made a decision instead of not deciding and letting inertia take me wherever it did. I've done that too much in the past to do it anymore. I make my choices and I deal with the consequences...

My friend Amy (who knows these things) assures me that Viterbo will have options down the road if I need a doctorate and their is always St. Mary's in Winona. For now, I'm just going to try to pause and try to be in the present at work. I'm so often focused on what's next, that I don't engage with what's now.

I think I'm ok with my own call, although I still have to tell my boss sooner or later. I guess possibly missing out on a promotion should be less important to me than missing out on my family.

And of course, this leaves me time to focus on my health, which is the point of this whole blogging exercise. I want to maintain and grow my non-work interests and fitness is primary among them.

Happy Tuesday and I'll be back on the wagon tomorrow.