A Brief Update

It's late this evening but I wanted to take a minute to give you a brief update on my progress. I have run into several people lately who have mentioned they like reading my blog. I'm so humbled by that! It honestly astonishes me that anyone is interested in my ramblings. :)  Thank you for all the encouragement people have provided. One of the biggest reasons I decided to start a blog for this journey was the accountability it would provide. By making my "BHAG" public I also was making myself accountable for meeting it!

This year has definitely been tough on many fronts. October was no exception. I'm happy to report that a couple weeks ago I stepped on the scale (after not weighing myself for a couple weeks) and was officially down 15.2 pounds!!!  That was very exciting.  Unfortunately I have put a couple pounds back on in the ensuing weeks.

I keep saying this, but this really is about more than just weight for me. One of my other big challenges is my very hectic schedule.  So as you might guess the last couple weeks have been very stressful to me and that never usually means good things on the weight front.  With the changing of the weather I have also gotten out of my walking habit.  However, I am going to make a very concerted effort over the next few weeks (before the official start of the holidays) to get up to the Town and use their indoor walking track at least 2-3 days a week.  I was good at doing that a few years ago and I need to get back to it.  I'm also trying to cut down on needless calories. I admit, I broke down and had a peppermint mocha today but I've been doing pretty good at limiting myself to tea (which is so much better for me).

In October I was also blessed to be able to go to the country of Iceland. What a wonderful place to visit!!  Here is a photo from there. I hope to blog a little more about it in the future. I just wanted to check in on here for tonight -- more for myself than anything -- to reconfirm that I really am still working on this crazy goal!  Thanks friends...