Weekly weigh in

Weekly weigh in = down .9 pounds!! That makes TWENTY POUNDS!!!!! In 18 (? I'm losing track, lol) weeks! 

The scale isn't my only means of progress but it sure is nice to see that number go down! :)

Look at what 20 pounds of fat looks like! Wowza. 

And, I'll include this one too. Healthy not skinny! We're all skinny. ;) 

Photo journal (21 day fix day 17)

4 months/1 week, 3 days of keeping track. 

Day 17 of the 21 day fix!! 

(these meals include 4 red, 4 green, 3 purple, 3 yellow, 1 blue, 1 orange & 4 teaspoons)

Odd order of eating his morning but here it is. :)

1. Coffeeeeee (O woke up super early & cleaned the house! can't even be mad, lol)

2. Cottage cheese (yep, for breakfast!)

3. Post workout: Chocolate & pineapple shakeology

4. English muffin, peanut butter, cinnamon & mandarin oranges 

5. Beans/tomatoes/red pepper & rice 

6. Carrots, peanut butter & a peach 

7. My tv snack/use up my containers salad (seriously, my favorite salad! lol) - romaine, tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, feta & green olives 

Day 17 = lower fix (and, my 6 year old hung in again! he actually forced me to do it when we did & requested we get up early tomorrow before the babies to get it done! :-O)

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Size medium!

Soooooooo, this happened today. :) 

I'm wearing a size MEDIUM shirt (the pants are still too big, leave me alone! lol)!!!!!! I was squishing into a size XL when I started this journey! :):):):)

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Photo journal (21 day fix day 16)

4 months/1 week, 2 days of keeping track. 

Day 16 of the 21 day fix!! 

(these meals include 4 red, 4 green, 3 purple, 3 yellow, 1 blue, 1 orange & 4 teaspoons)

1. Spinach egg scramble, English muffin, peanut butter, cinnamon & coffee 

2. Chocolate & raspberry. Helloooooo delicious!! The seeds weren't even an issue. 

3. Veggie burger, squash (I tried but I do not like! Ick, needs salt! Rob said it needed salt & brown sugar, lol) & mandarin oranges 

4. Pizza! Tomatoes, spinach, broccoli, olives & cheese on an ezekial sprouted tortilla 

5. Cottage cheese & a peach 

Day 16 = Upper Fix!! And my 6 year old joined in. Loved his muscle flexing all afternoon afterward. :)

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Photo journal (21 day fix day 15)

4 months/1 week, 1 day of keeping track. 

Day 15 of the 21 day fix!! 

(these meals include 4 red, 4 green, 3 purple, 3 yellow, 1 blue, 1 orange & 4 teaspoons)

1. Coffee, water, mandarin oranges, english muffin with peanut butter & cinnamon (I feel like I should have made a face out of this!)

2. Chocolate shakeology & pineapple 

3. Cottage cheese 

4. Roast, broccoli, potato, green beans & roasted cauliflower (this is what happens when I run unexpected errands = 3 greens in one meal! lol) 

5. Olives 

6. Hummus with pita 

7. Carrots with peanut butter 

8. Peach 

Day 15 = total body cardio fix. My muscle feels better & I successfully did the surrenders! Modified without weights & it helped. :)

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Oh & Rob started the 21 day fix today, too!! Prepping for 2 was way more work but I'm thrilled he's giving it a shot! :) #spousehealth #marriagesupport #husbandonboard  #fithusband 

Moving madness.

We're gearing up for our 6th move in 4 years (including 2 temp apartments) with our 3 children. 

The house in NY is getting ready to close in a week -- fingers & toes crossed it goes through as planned! It had one showing, was on the market for a week & sold! Too easy to be true, right!? lol 

The house we're buying in PA has to pass FHA inspection & we won't close till mid June. As we sit in our 3rd floor temp apartment, that seems like FOREVER away!!! A neighbor asked us to run around less the other day because his mom lives below us. I felt horrible & we're doing what we can. But, we have 3 little boys! 3 homeschooled boys so we're here a lot, too. 

We'll be returning to our old house for the final move soon & this is what we'll look like (minus the dog & add a kid, lol). :)

Pure insanity!!!!! Thankfully we're getting really good at this moving thing. We have MUCH less stuff than we did the first time & we've gotten better relocation packages each time (this is the 3rd actual relo). 

First time = self move. Never do this. Ever! lol 

Second time = us pack, movers haul. Still sucked! Exhausting, especially with littles running around & husband gone ahead of us to start work. 

Third time = movers pack & haul. Now THIS is what I'm talkin' about!! If you had asked me 5 moves ago though!? I would not have been cool with strangers touching our stuff. Now? I'm SO excited not to have to pack another box! lol 

I'll keep you updated on how reality of it goes though. We're trying to sell excess belongings from our new state which is tricky because everyone will have to meet us in the old state during the 3 days we're moving out. Sounds complicated! 

Photo journaling & motivation Monday

I started photo tracking 4 months 1 week & 1 day ago. When I started, I was doing Weight Watchers Simple Start (great program!) & lots of people were curious about it. So, I snapped pictures of meals, put them into a collage & posted them on my personal fb page nightly. I was amazed how much it helped me! Knowing I'd have to own whatever crap I ate, definitely deterred me a lot of the time. 

But then I worried I was overwhelming my friends & family and becoming 'that' fb friend, lol I switched to a public fb page which just disappears from newsfeeds & I'm basically talking to myself. It sucks! I'm not feeling the same encouragement or motivation doing it. But, I'm not going to stop. Maybe I'll post them here too. Someone will read this someday, right??? lol Until then, I'll carry on. 

I've switched from WW to the 21 day fix so my photos are my only source of 'tracking' right now. Scary concept for this tried & true WW lover!