Almost 200, Mini-goal check in and new goal to add...

I am 1, count it, ONE follower away from having 200 followers!!! I never thought I'd get there when I started blogging - hopefully someone will get me OVER that number!

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So, I'm checking in on my short-term goals today, and I give myself an average score of a B / B-. I guess I've done okay overall, but some areas are not great... however, I also have not failed completely. Room for improvement, which I will re-focus myself on! Because in needing to be completely honest, here is where I am with the mini goals (my end date is July 4th):

1. 72 ounces of Water per day. Score = A (I've hit this goal every day)
2. No alcohol. Period. Score = B- (I've had the equivalent of about 3 drinks in 11 days. That is pretty darn good for where I was prior to June 19th... But it isn't none. However, I also didn't drink more than 3 sips with my SIL the other night which is a HUGE accomplishment.)
3. Run 10 miles / 6 hours of exercise. Score = D- (only done 2 miles / 1 hour or so to date)
4. Take better care of me, especially while Lucia is at camp. Score = B (went out to dinner with some girlfriends last night and hopefully will have food porn to share next week when the painting is done and I can upload pix... tonight is dinner with Dennis on the porch and just getting my stuff together in the house - quietly - or loudly - doesn't matter!!!)
5. Protein First, but also get in the fruit & veggies. Score = B (I've really been focusing on getting those veggies in!)

Clearly, I need to work on the exercise. Big time. It's been beautiful here, with no humidity, so I think I'll go for a walk tonight and/or run tomorrow morning since Lucia is still at camp. At any rate, I did have another point, and that is what Jen pointed out today on her blog... Specifcally, as we get lower on the scale, the weight loss is slower... and maybe instead of getting frustrated about that, we should be thinking in a parallell manner about another non-scale-number goal. So in taking a cue from her, I'm going to state that my next goal (which the above mini-goals will help me get too) is the following: to fit in a solid size 14 pants. I am wearing 16's now... some skirts fit in 14, but because they are "flowy" (i.e. don't fit tightly on the hips)... I'm going to dig out a size 14 from my "grow-in-to" clothes, and hang them up as motivation! ~~~ Happy 4th of July to everyone - hope you all have a great long-weekend!!!