Most people would really enjoy the summer I've been having.

From the past:

Freelancing provides the ultimate flexibility. I can work when I want to, but sometimes I don't have work when I want to.  I worked on a music festival at the beginning of the month for 11 days, but for the rest of the month I've been off.  Originally when I realized how many days I'd be without work, I decided to think about trying to schedule my time so that I felt like I was taking a class. My parent's house was empty for a week or so, I planned to bring a bunch of reading, including a book about freelancing, and do a bunch of writing and soul searching.  The day before I was going to go my brother called me and asked me if I wanted to go to their cabin in two days for the weekend. Surprise Vacation! We had a good time except that my nephew got sick and I wound up spending an extra day watching him.

I realized something last week. It's been a long while since I have been tracking.  It's been a long time since I've been paying attention to how many fruits and vegetables.  I got home today and I managed to eat food that was in the house, but included a snack and a main course featuring apples, which were the only fruit that lasted the 6 days I've been gone.  I've been going to meetings kinda sorta. (Read very sporadically.)

Fast forward to this week:

Since I wrote this I've gone for a walk almost every day.  I've encouraged a few others to go with me and I have been both tracking mostly and eating a healthy, mostly fruits and vegetable based diet.  I did go to two parties last week that threw me off a bit but I tracked mostly.

Yet, I still haven't gone to a meeting. I really need to go to a meeting before I go on vacation again.  I think I am getting to a place where I am afraid of the scale. I'm sure that if I managed to go to a meeting I'd see the scale and be able to make some downward progress.  I am tired of being at my plateau but I also have clothes that mostly fit right now. I need to get to some more motivation.  I think it's time to re-read my weight loss notebook and write some more in it.

Tomorrow people. Tomorrow there is a meeting and I can go to it before my work meeting.  Then I am going on a hike.

It's gonna happen and I am going to deal with whatever the scale says.