Monthly Weigh-In: June 2011

So this entry is a couple days late, but as you will see from the results of this month, this is a tough one to write. I thought about skipping it altogether, but here goes.

June's Goals:
Weight: -7.3
25 days drinking 8+ glasses of water


June's Progress:
Weight: -0 (OMG I know, right?!)
Days drinking 8+ glasses of water: I have no idea. I thought I could pull a report from Sparkpeople quickly, but it turns out I have to add it to a "Quick Track" goal. Anyway, I'll try again this month.
Days in Calorie Range: 14/30
Days Worked Out: 5/30
Days Not Tracked: 10/30 (Ugh! So bad!!)


Total YTD Progress:
Weight: -27.8
Days in Calorie Range: 91/150
Days Worked Out: 67/150


July's Goals:
Weight: -8.3
Track calories 29/31 days (already missed two)


So clearly I totally fell off the wagon this month. Yes, I went to Austin for a weekend. Then the next weekend/week I had strep throat. Then the next weekend I went to Houston to visit friends. Then I was in San Diego for business all week. I think this is a good example of what happens when I rely on takeout and eating out for the entire month. And then don't work out because I'm not here to go to the gym.

This month I'm going to visit Meaghan (!!!) in Baltimore and we're going to have a fabulous time. But I'm also going to track every single calorie I put in my mouth. That doesn't mean I'm going to eat lettuce and chicken the whole time (obviously), but it does mean I'm going to be more aware of what I'm eating while I'm on vacation.

That trip starts on July 20th, so I have 16 days to get myself back into gear. I'm very concerned about meeting my goal by my birthday but I do want to get as close as I can for sure, even if I don't *quite* make it. I went to the store yesterday to stock up on groceries so I'm not getting takeout and I feel really good about the next couple of weeks.

In other news, I'm also thinking about registering for an online class to start building credits in case I want to take the patent bar exam at some point -- basically I have to take 32 credit hours worth of science classes to be eligible to sit for it. I can take the classes at the community college here in Dallas, and it's ridiculously cheaper than the real college (like $140 versus ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS) so I figure I need to start and see if that's something I actually want to pursue. I have also been considering going to business school, not for a couple years, but if I do the patent bar I probably won't do my MBA, so I'd like to go ahead and rule out one or the other.

Alright, I'm off to the Rangers baseball game -- what could be more American? Happy 4th everyone!!