Weekly Weigh In 2020: Week 25, June 22, 2020

Weekly Weigh In will go live every Monday, and it will share how I'm doing health-wise, and it will give me more accountability with my health.

Here is my twenty-fifth weigh in of 2020:

1. The Selfie: The selfie is me as of today, June 22, 2020.

2. Weight: My weight is up again by 2 lbs.  I know I am retaining water due to heat and humidity, but I will admit that I'm disappointed.  I'm going to keep working at it, and hopefully next week I'll have a weight loss to share.

3. Health News: I averaged just over 11,300 steps per day last week.  I am hoping to get at least my 6,000 steps per day average this week, and will do so as long as I can be out and about.

My labs all came back within normal ranges (even ones that were not quite normal at the hospital a month ago), so that's good.  I am still waiting on a call from the gynecologist and endocrinologist.  Hopefully, I will hear from them soon.  We shall see!

4. Diet News:  Still working on tweaking the diet.  I started really thinking about what changes would still be needful, and I have come up with really being conscious about overeating (i.e. if it hasn't been 2 hours since I last ate and I am going for a snack, I need to reach for the water instead, unless I really didn't eat a meal), and avoiding junk (I am still struggling with the potato chip cravings - yes, that's a thing).  I'm going to try not to eat potato chips this week or at least not replace them when I run out.  This might get a bit interesting.  I know I have to eat enough salt or my blood pressure gets to low, and potato chips were my go-to, but I know there are healthier options for salt than those (like salting your food).  Wish me luck!

5. Other News: Please continue to pray for my middle kid.  For about 8 1/2 months now, he has been dealing with an unknown health issue.  His labs were good (expect for the Eosinophils which are slightly high still), and he is pretty stable for the most part symptom-wise, so we're going to just keep an eye on things.  We're still waiting on his x-ray results.  If those all look good, we're going to try chiropractic to see if that helps with some of the back pain.  If they look off, we'll talk with the doctor about next steps which may still include chiropractic.  Also, the doctor did agree to relook at the gallbladder if nausea and pain continue without any other cause coming to light because the gallbladder was contracted in his ultrasound that we did last year.  If you'd like more of a current update/rundown on his condition, you can click here.

As to our week, busy in spades!  We will not have a lot of time to breathe this week, but at least we won't be bored! :)  It is officially summer, and that is our very busiest time of the year.  We're hoping to get a vacation in next week, but we aren't sure we'll be able to work that out.  We shall see.

How are you doing?  Do you have anything you want to weigh in with?  Any health progress or goals you want to share?  If so, please leave a comment below (with a link to your post, if you have one and wish to leave it), and I'll respond ASAP.

Have a great week!