Over the next 5 days, I have a lot of hurdles in the way that could really impact my week.  It went from not much going on this week, to a ton going on this week.  Tomorrow night I have a huge picnic to attend for Rotary.  I am going to try and eat dinner before I go so I am not hungry and don’t eat there.  Because if I go hungry it will really throw me off and I know I will go over.  Then on Friday, my husband and I are going to go out for our anniversary (which is actually today– 9 years!) at our favorite restaurant in town.  Because that is a special night, I want to plan that out and allow that to be my night where I go over.  Then on Saturday afternoon we have another picnic to go to.  I will need careful planning for that day.  The food at that picnic is amazing!  I am not sure yet how I am going to do it.  Then on Sunday we have a bunch of family coming over our house for another picnic.  The good thing about that picnic is that I can carefully control what we are eating (chicken and veggie kebobs and broccoli slaw)– so I am confident I can stay on track that day.  My date with the grey box should be interesting on Monday.  So far yesterday and today have been good days.  I am hoping that I keep it up for tomorrow and Thursday as well (although I am not worried about Thursday, I am very concerned about tomorrow’s picnic).

Regarding tomorrow’s strategy, I think I am going to bring dinner with me to work and heat it up right before I leave so I can eat before I go to the picnic.  Hopefully that will keep me from eating a bunch of food I should not.  It is just so hard when so many good things are staring me in the face.  Because I have so much going on this week, for tonight, I am just going to focus on what I am going to do tomorrow— I will worry about Friday and the weekend when they come!

My next big goal in terms of weight loss is to get to 175.  I have not been at or below that number since right before I got pregnant with my daughter.  Given that she is now 4 and 1/2, that means I have not weighed that in 5 and 1/2 years!  Way too long.  I can’t believe that I am already thinking about that number as a realistic goal.  So exciting…. and to think of what my goal will be when I finally get there!  I know I can do this.