the2beths

Here’s a picture of me attempting a selfie with Henry.  He didn’t want to be bothered because he was watching the episode of Bubble Guppies with RuPaul. 

  Gosh. I look tired.  Those were my first thoughts when I saw this picture. I am having a really hard time sleeping. And the only caffeine I drink is in the morning I have a giant cup of coffee. I am thinking of giving it up for tea for a week to see if that makes a difference. I’ve done it before for caloric reasons. But I just love my coffee. We will see. 

I could also be having trouble sleeping because I am a nervous wreck about teaching our Rockin’ to the Oldies low impact aerobics class tomorrow. Some moments I am totally zen about it and other moments I am a total freak. It’s 45 minutes long and I will be so happy when I have accomplished it! It’s tomorrow at 4:30 pm. So by this time tomorrow I will be done! Woo hoo! 

I made a lunch concoction for myself for the week but it didn’t turn out. So today I got a chef salad in the cafeteria. And a banana. My mom made a delicious dinner tonight with spaghetti squash and gave me some for my lunch tomorrow. I am happy about that! 

I can’t believe how quickly summer is going to be here. You wouldn’t know it with the weather we are having here in Ohio! But, as I make my plans for the school year I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!!

Have a good Tuesday, folks! Tomorrow is half way to the weekend. 
Xoxoxo,

Beth WA

It’s a small loss and I am sure it’s mostly water, but considering I consumed 4,499 calories on Thursday I will take it!! And I am focused to get closer to -30 lbs!!! I am ready to hit that milestone. I am ready to make some caloric sacrifices this week that I’ve been having trouble making. I had to lower my calories a few weeks ago and it was hard for me to do. But, I think I am settling in at that calorie range now. Finally. 
I am exhausted and I was at the gym from 4:20-7:30 tonight taking classes, and helping out and going to our meeting. I am exhausted. For various reasons, myself and Henry, I only got 6 hours of broken sleep. 

So, I am going to bed in a few minutes. 

Monday is down. Four days until the weekend! 
Xoxoxo,

Beth WA

I have not been going to Sunday mass for a long time. And I am always bothered by it, but never go. And then I had Henry and it has taken me a long time to be able to do life and be a mom. And now, it’s time for me to start going to church for several reasons, but I will highlight a few. 

1. Gratitude. I look at my life, my son, my husband, my parents, my family and friends, my job… All of it. I am so blessed. I know it is so cliche, yet, I feel it very sincerely. And I need to go to church and be thankful. 

2. Something has been missing. I have been doing well with fitness, and losing weight. I’ve been loving being a mom. But, I’ve felt lately that I needed some grounding. I needed to bring God back to the center of my life instead of the peripheral. 

3. Henry. I want him to be part of this church, this community, and to know this loving man who created him with such perfection and love. And Henry and I go with my dad, so it’s a fun time for the three of us that I hope we can continue for years to come. 
So, it was nice to start my week back to school “getting right with the Lord.”  Summer is going to be here before I know it!!! 
Xoxoxo

Beth WA
Here’s a few pictures of my little cheeser. 

Well, it’s been such a quick Spring Break, I can hardly believe it. And my son has slept in until past 7 every day, so we can call that an Easter miracle. 

Monday, we didn’t do much. The weather was crappy and we were all exhausted from Easter. Henry took a 4 hour nap at my parents then we all hung out and ate dinner. 

Tuesday, Craig and I cleaned the enclosed porch and garage and organized it a bit. Craig did most of  it as I had a hair appointment at 11:30 am. 

Wednesday I went down to Cincinnati to visit my BFF, Liz. We had a GREAT time. We went to downtown Cincinnati and had a delicious lunch at a restaurant called the Yardhouse. It is a chain that was my favorite place to eat when I lived in California , eons ago, with my other BFF, Tracy. (In fact, I am sure the Yardhouse is significantly represented in my credit card debt. 😒…more on that later.) We had a decadent, delicious, indulgent lunch, which we followed with a brisk 70 minute walk on the river walk. It was a beautiful day- 75 and sunny- with a nice breeze. Liz and I have so much to talk about when we get together. We both teach middle school at a Catholic school, and we both struggle with our weight, we are both moms, and the list goes on and on. Anyway, I can’t say enough good things about this day. I ended up having Halo Top ice cream for dinner/evening snack because I didn’t really have calories for a meal. 

Thursday, Craig and I dropped Henry off at my parents, got our teeth cleaned, and then headed to Columbus  for a night away. My dad used his hotel points to get us the hotel, and when we got there they gave use a free upgrade to the club floor so we got free breakfast and happy hour appetizers and half price beer and wine! It was awesome. I had these amazing wonton wraps with marscapone cheese and figs in them. I had too many actually! I went into Thursday with no intent of tracking and just eating and drinking whatever I wanted. 

And these were some of the things that happened. 

   
    
    
 
Oy vey. 

I ended up entering everything I ate and drank and it was TWO days worth of food. I felt gross. And guilty. And I can’t believe I ate like that all of the time. Blech. I was nervous that it would lead to a weekend bender of junk food, but this morning, at our free breakfast I got right back on track despite many delicious tempting foods. 

And I went to three classes at the gym this afternoon/evening. 

I feel good about the rest of the weekend. 

And I was so happy to see this face.  

   
(Photo Cred to my brother in law- he took these on Easter)

Happy Friday, everybody! Now we start the summer break count down!!☺️

Xoxoxo,

Beth WA

Tomorrow I am very excited because my coworker and I are having St. Patrick’s Day parties in religion class for the 6-8 grades. The kids are bringing in treats and we are just going to hang out and enjoy the day. 

However, it will be very hard for me to resist treats. So, I came up with a plan. If I have one treat, that is okay, but then I have to skip my evening treat. And anything else I want I am putting in a freezer bag and taking it home and freezing it so I can have it if I want it at a later date. I’ve done that with my Girl Scout cookies and it’s worked perfectly. 

Also, Henry’s godmother made me this delicious pistachio pudding dessert, that we affectionately call “green shit,” and tomorrow I am individually packaging it in freezer containers. I had one serving tonight and it was delicious. 

Here’s a pic.  

Here’s my sweetheart laying down (for two seconds) and watching Bubble Guppies.  

   
And, now I am off to sleep! Have a good night everyone. 

🍀🍀🍀🍀

Xoxoxo

Beth WA

I don’t know what it was, but today I felt motivated again. I easily stayed in my calories, and am not wanting more. I think it helps that I had my lunch all prepped. Tomorrow might be different.. I haven’t prepped my lunch. I still have work tondo for school. I don’t usually bring work home but I want to catch up on some grading and I can do that whole watching a tv show and drink some tea. 

Basically, I am just trying to survive the next two days until my Spring Break starts. Woot woot! 

We got a new schedule for the classes at my gym. Our journey support group is dropping one of our weekly meetings so I am excited to try what I have been missing. The support group is little by little Going to end so that we can be on our own in the gym. The weigh ins will happen for a year and if we lose 50 lbs we get our 50 bucks back! 

Today was a good day and I am loving my new car. We drove over to my parents in it tonight as a family and I loved the feeling of the three of us in there. It’s a true grocery getter! 

I hope everybody is having a good week. Here are a few selfies of me and Henry while he is mesmerized by Toy Story 3. 

   
   
And one more picture of my new baby. Lol!  

 
Xoxox,

Beth WA

Woo hoo! It wasn’t the two I was hoping for but I will take it!!! 

I am having my tea and some Halo Top- birthday cake flavor. It’s not as good as the lemon cake, but it will do! 

Have a good night. 

Xoxoxo,

Beth WA

I hope every body had a wonderful Easter. It was 75 and sunny here in Ohio so we had a glorious day with this big boy!  

    
 
We started out the day at 8 am mass. Unfortunately the priest had an emergency so we just had a communion service. Then my dad, Henry and I played at the playground at church for a few before heading to my house for breakfast. My mom was sick, unfortunately, so plans changed a little. We ended up heading to my inlaws a little earlier than planned. I was so nervous about eating because they always have such delicious food and I have trouble restraining myself. But, I ended up tracking everything. She made roasted veggies and turkey breast, ham, and a grilled pork tenderloin. I did good for that meal but then my mother in law broke out a homemade lemon cake. 

And I had a piece. And I beat myself up about it but it ended up being ok and I shouldn’t have beat myself up about it. I had a protein bar for dinner which was fine because I wasn’t actually that hungry. I also went for a 45 minute walk to get my 10000 steps, and also enjoy the weather.  

Today I am cleaning out our office, creating a budget, purging my cookbooks, and organizing Henry’s clothes. Well, at least that’s the to do list. We will see what I get done. 

Tomorrow we are going to clean out the garage and porch.  I can’t wait for the after product of that! I need to take before and after pics.  
This was Henry’s Easter basket. He loved it! 

Have a great Monday!

(Today is weigh in day!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻)

Xoxoxo,

Beth WA

Today was the first day of Spring Break and I got to spend it with this guy!  

    
 
He was such a good boy and I was able to get a lot of house work done! We had lots of fun hanging out and I am happy to get extra time with him this week! 

I am also happy to be able to spend some extra time at the gym. I am hoping for at least a 2 lb loss this week. I am mentally preparing myself for Easter and I hope I can make the right choices. Focus on the people and experience, not the food. 

Tomorrow I am going to body pump and my rocking to the oldies class. Sunday I don’t have any exercise planned except for maybe a walk in the evening if it is nice out. 

What are y’all doing for Easter?

Xoxox,

Beth WA

So, it wasn’t pretty, but it was a loss and I will take it. I’ve been struggling as I’ve been saying- using only my given calories. I’ve been frequently dipping into my exercise calories. Womp womp. It’s going to be a hard two weeks. This weekend is Easter and next week is my spring break. But, I am going to take it one day at a time, and make sure to keep moving! 
Also…this happened today!!!  

 
I got a new (to me) car!! A 2013 Honda pilot. I’ve been wanting one for a while now and today we found the right deal!! 

I feel pretty badass driving it around. 😂

Ok, I need to go clean my house. I am setting a timer for 25 minutes then I am done! Henry just went to sleep. He slept until 8 am today! That was a first. Ever. 
Ok, I am off! Have a good evening. 

Xoxoxo,

Beth WA