July Wrap and August Goals

About July:  FAIL.

Seriously.  FAIL.  Worst month by far.

I was doing quite well for a while there, and was down a good chunk of my monthly goal.  And then I went on a rampage, the worst one this year.  I'm still not completely clear as I write this, but I'm getting back on track.

I ended the month with a gain of 6 pounds.  Yuck.

I did well on the exercise front, although that faded a bit the last week of the month.

I still don't sleep well and my life is not close to under control.

Need to do better than this.

August Goals.

1.  Get back to dropping 15 lbs this month.  To reach a major goal, I need to lose just barely more than that each month through the end of the year.  This should be especially attainable this month, since much of what I gained is probably just water retained due to a sharp increase in starch intake.

2.  Consistent exercise.  With the days getting shorter and 8:30 pm trips to the golf course no longer feasible, I need to start doing something different.  Not sure what it will be.

3.  Bump up the initiative level.  During my rampage here I really haven't done much of anything.  I go to work, I eat, I do nothing, I sleep.  It's not like I suddenly feel the need to learn Swahili or visit the rain forest -- I just need to do MORE of *something*.