I Lost the Diet Bet!

I hosted a Diet Bet game recently and I did not "win." I thought I was ready. I thought my body would be willing to start parting with the excess fat it stored during my pregnancy. I thought if I counted my calories and got back to exercising and focused on protein and veggies with limited starches and some fat that I would be able to drop these extra 30lbs I've been carrying since I got…

Baby M Update- 21 Weeks

As of today I am officially 21 weeks pregnant which means I'm over halfway there!  Wahoo! It also means that I STILL don't have any control over my: thoughts, emotions, energy level, eating habits, sleep pattern, bladder, or immune system. HA! The second trimester is definitely going much better than the first, energy-wise. Minus the holidays, gym renovations, and a 10 day stint of strep…

Weekly Update 9/2/15

Okay, so this "weekly" thing hasn't really panned out like I had hoped...as with most things in life, just when I think I've found a routine that works, BAM, something changes. No sense in fighting it though. Just gotta do the best we can, however that may look at the time. Have you read the Four Agreements? If you downloaded my free Guide to Living Your Happy, Healthy I'mperfect Life, then…

Same Weight- Overwhelmed- Life!

Here is your weekly update! Same Weight... I didn't even take a new picture. Like I said last week, I was surprised by the amount of movement on the scale. Turns out, I was just off by a week! I still haven't gotten my period yet, but I expect it tomorrow. Because of this, I am not surprised by the lack of movement on the scale. :)  I have fluctuated between 182.8 and 183.8 for the past…

Thursday 7/16 Journal

I'm happy to report that not only did I survive eating a 10-months-past-its-due-date cheese stick yesterday, but I'm also down four  pounds since returning from my 10 day trip to West Virginia! (The two are unrelated.) I also had a really crappy workout today which stinks, but it was better than nothing and I'm SUPER excited about some projects I'm working on that I think you're going to LOVE!……

Monday 7/13/15 Journal

  I'm going to try to get better about giving more complete updates more frequently because I feel there' so much I want to tell you and then I feel overwhelmed. Here's where I am now with my post miscarriage weight gain, post vacation weight gain AND my post workout FREAKING BLISTER! I was supposed to start an Advocare cleanse but at the last minute decided against it. After being…

Gallon A Day For Seven Days Wrap Up

So for the past 7 days (well 8 because I added an extra day to make up for a lost day) I attempted to drink a gallon of water per day.  Like I mentioned in my previous post this "challenge" was an experiment for me to see what all the hype is about. I've mentioned a few times on my Facebook page that I struggle with water, which after this experimental challenge, I've realized isn't actually…

Limbo Schmimbo

Okay, so I know it's only been a week since I wrote this big long post about how I was okay with living in limbo. I know that I told you all about how I was working on focusing on things that didn't involve making progress in the box (CrossFit gym) while Brett and I are "trying to not try" to get pregnant. And I know that I told you that I'm just focusing on taking care of myself in other ways…

Living In Limbo

Do you ever feel like you're living in limbo, waiting to see what's going to happen next so you can decide how to move forward? I'm living there right now and although it's not a spectacularly fun place to be, I've recently accepted that it's not that bad either. Since my miscarriage back in January I feel like I've been living in a state of limbo, not knowing if/when I will get pregnant…

Jamaica Mon: It’s good for the soul

Dude! Did you know that Jamaicans actually say, "ya mon" to, like everything?!  It's true! They do! I always thought it was just a silly, Rastafarian stereo type, but it's not! They REALLY say it! That's just one of the fun little takeaways I got from my trip to Jamaica last week with the Brettster. (That's what I call my husband-- sometimes...usually only in my head, rarely out loud, and…