Pounds lost: 27.2

% to super goal: 21.6

TRYING to do this damn thing. I can. I will.

This was not a banner week, my friends.

I had a bunch of challenges, all self-imposed, which made it so I didn’t lose quite as much as I was expecting. While I ended up at a lower weight today than I was a week ago, I was ALL OVER THE PLACE throughout the week. I think I gained and lost like five or six pounds!

First: I had the 4th through the 7th off work, and completely, totally, with wild abandon slacked off on my 6,000 steps per day goal.

Second: Again with complete and total wild abandon, I organized a karaoke night at my favorite old-school dive bar where I had 1/2 a plate of steak fries, ranch, and more nectarinis than you can shake a stick at (well, I mean, I don’t know. You might have a big stick) but it was a lot. Plus a couple shots. AND I didn’t get my steps in.

THIRD: Usually I will do two or three coffees per week. I scaled them back to use nonfat and sugar free mocha, but they are still a significant portion of my daily calories. Well, this last week I had one almost every. Single. Day. This is coffee we’re talking about though, soooo…#noregrets.

FOURTH AND LAST: I ran out of smoothie ingredients halfway through the week, which means I had more coffee and less fruity goodness (my blender is feeling neglected) and I didn’t get as much protein as I’ve been trying to get.

Not to worry, friends! I still believe I can do this.

How do I know? I painted a rock about it:

I’m not hiding this one.

So once I got over the weekend (which I almost needed another weekend to recover from), I got back on the walking train on Tuesday and achieved my step goal that day and every day since then. I am now well stocked up on fruit for the week ahead. Next week I’ll share my super goal and the completely extra, totally over the top way I am tracking against it!