The Weight

Unfortunately, I am back up to 203 lbs. I am ready to start all over again.

My husband took a lot of time off from work. So, the past month has been nothing but amusement parks, the fair, concerts, and going out to eat. It is what it is. I don’t regret enjoying a month of nothing but summer, but I do need to get back to my routine.

Good Eating

I wish I could say that I’ve been cooking, but that would be a lie. I haven’t. It isn’t because I’m tired like before. It isn’t because I haven’t gone to the grocery store yet. I’ve just been outside. It’s summer and my husband wanted to go out…for a whole month straight. My diet has been nothing but fried food and beer. It’s a miracle that I haven’t gained 10 lbs.

That said, he went back to work two days ago and I’ve gone back to cooking. Yesterday, we had turkey burgers for dinner. They tasted great and they have less calories than beef burgers. Today, I’ll be making fish tacos. Tomorrow will be dirty cabbage with rice. I might upload a recipe for the dirty cabbage, so stay tuned for that.

No Pain, Lots of Gain

Outside of walking around two fairs and three amusement parks, I have not been working out more than once a week. It’s hot as hell and I just wasn’t feeling it. My house is very old and we do not have AC. However, my idea for adapting to this is to do the slow-paced, virtual walks for the summer instead of the high-paced Walk At Home videos. And have a fan blowing directly on me as high as it will go.

Wrapping it Up

I gained a couple of pounds by shamelessly enjoying my summer for a month. Now I am trying to think of ways to keep the fun going without going off track again.

So far, I have a few ideas. As I already mentioned, I will be doing slower-paced workouts that will keep me from feeling overwhelmed and are more appropriate for the heat. I still want to BBQ and eat the summer favorites, so I will just do swaps. BBQ chicken. Chicken or turkey hot dogs. Turkey burgers.

Let’s see if there are any changes by next week.