Well, things didn’t go according to plan this summer and turned into a dumpster fire. Everything was looking good until the Father’s Day event happened. Since then, it was a non-stop flow of chaos.

Well, I thought the chaos would subside a bit this past week, but I was wrong. Still, I managed to lose 0.6 pounds even though I was slacking a bit on the exercise and ate a bit poorly on several days.

Another holiday down and I really didn’t put in a lot of effort this week to lose weight. Mostly because I wanted to enjoy the holiday and was visiting with ALL of my children for a few days.

If you’re not coming home from the gym looking like a sweaty mess, why bother going? Well, that is unless you plan on showering there, I suppose. After a two-week hiatus, it’s good to be back.

Due to an emergency on Father’s Day, the entire week was thrown into chaos. The good news is that Grandpa is doing much better and is moving about on his own again. So, it’s worth the stress.

Before Father’s Day weekend, I was on track to lose 9.2 pounds overall. However, I decided to enjoy my day and indulged in quite a bit of goodness. So, the scale says I only lost 3.2 pounds this week.

During the Summer of Effort, there are a couple of holidays in the way. These are Father’s Day, the Fourth of July, and my birthday. So, how am I going to handle the fitness challenge during these events?

This morning, I woke up and nearly talked myself out of going to the gym on the first day of my latest fitness challenge. However, I was able to set my mind to autopilot and worked up a good sweat.

The last fitness challenge I attempted blew up in my face. But that doesn’t mean we can’t work on fitness to enhance the summer fun. This time, let’s focus on the Summer of Effort and prove we can do this!