Come Monday It'll Be Alright

Where do the weekends go? This one went by so fast it doesn't even feel like I had one. We were busy, busy, busy all weekend long. We didn't even get to go in the pool! But, we did get some stuff accomplished.

Joe and my dad started working on our fence project this weekend. They tore down the old gates, sunk posts for the new gates and reinforced some posts that were leaning. They'll start putting up the new slats either today or tomorrow. I'm really excited about it. Our fence has been leaning for several years now so it'll be nice to cross that project off the list. We're also gaining about 17 feet in our back yard by extending our fence and tearing down our small shed. We'll still have our big shed so we're not losing too much storage. Ideally, once everything is done, we'll be able to put our grill and a table over there. It'll be a nice shady spot for a meal. But, all in time.

I was able to get some shopping in yesterday. It was a very exciting day for me. I'm officially in size 10 pants/skirts/dresses and into medium tops. I tried on (and zipped up) a couple pairs of size 10 jeans but they were still a little more snug than I'm comfortable with. I did get a couple of skirts, a pair of pants, and a couple of dresses. Should be enough to get me through the rest of the summer and into fall. I didn't want to get too much because I'll hopefully be moving down at least one more size.

I did get past the 13.5 pound mark I'd been held at for a week. I'm now down 14.5. Not too bad! Another half pound and I'll be half way to my goal. I need to stop weighing myself everyday. I get so hung up on the .2's and .4's that the scale seems to fluctuate everyday. If I could resist the temptation and only weigh once a week, I think the results would be more encouraging. To see a bigger loss at the end of the week has got to be better than the little losses (or gains) everyday. But, I'm addicted to those numbers. I can't help it. I have to know. Even though I know the scale isn't the most reliable tool for proving results, I should be much more focused on how my body looks and how my clothes fit, I still have to see those numbers.

So anyway, I know this is a short blog but that's all I've got for now. I have movie night coming up on Friday and Joe is tearing down the little shed on Saturday. I'll try to remember to take pictures this time so I can post them in the Renovation Album for you. I haven't decided yet whether I'll move on to week 5 of my training or repeat week 4. I really want to move on and make progress but I'm just not sure if I'm ready. I'll keep you posted. Have a good week!

P.S. August is WAY too early for football!! I know it's only pre-season but I'm just not ready for summer to be over yet. Sigh...