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Woot woot! And it’s a Saturday. That means if I go to bed tonight without giving into temptation I will be on a 6 day binge free streak.  That is HUGE for me. I’ve faced some of my major trigger situations and foods and still stayed on track. I feel very proud of myself. 

Today was a really good day. I cleaned a bit this morning but you can’t even tell. My house is such a wreck. Then my dad watched Henry while my mom and I had lunch and ran an errand. (My husband was working.) I stayed on my plan at lunch.  That is a big deal for me. I avoided fried foods at Red Lobster and for me that is a huge win. I love their coconut shrimp. Instead I got shrimp cocktail and soup. 

For dinner my mom made delicious burgers with mushrooms. She also made asparagus, salad, and baked potato. It tasted delicious and helped me stay on track. I didn’t have any extra calories for a treat tonight but I am enjoying my vanilla sleepy time tv while I watch one show on DVR before I go to bed. 

I finished my second book this year last night- my goal on goodreads that I set for myself is 15 this year. Now I gotta figure out what I am going to read next. I will write about them tomorrow. For now, I am going to relax. 

I will leave you with a picture of my bug sleeping. Such a cutie. 

  
He took a late nap so he stayed up much later than usual. Let’s cross our fingers he sleeps through the night. 🙏🏻

Have a good Saturday night, party people!!! 
Xoxoxox,

Beth WA

I knew when I embarked on this journey I would have to leave my comfort zone that I have created at this weight- and take risks. Well, joining this group at the gym certainly was out of my comfort zone at this time in my life. And tonight at class I flipped a freakin tire! I’ve always wanted to try it. 

Here’s photo proof.  

I had a few non-scale victories today. I was off work for an appointment and I had to go to a town about an hour away to get my fingerprints done to renew my teaching license this year. On my way back I was starving and had no idea what I was going to eat. When I am staring and I go into a restaurant, it is not a good situation. The restaurant I chose was a chain- BJ’s Brewhouse. I was delighted to see that they have a light menu with the calories listed. I got this delicious Mahi Mahi on Israeli couscous- it was called North Beach Mahi Mahi with shrimp. 

And this amazing appetizer called honey sriracha Brussels sprouts. 

Combined it was 770 calories. It was a LOT of food. And that sounds like a lot of calories but I get 1850 a day and I had a 450 calorie breakfast and no snack so I still had plenty for dinner. The Brussels sprouts were actually an appetizer to share but I was there by myself and they were delicious! 

TGIF everybody! 

What’s everybody up to this weekend? 
Xoxox Beth wa 

Good evening! I hope everybody is having a great Thursday. I am looking forward to the weekend, although I have this cough that I just can’t shake and after my first ab workout in years last night, coughing is not my friend. 

Right now I am doing one of my favorite things, sitting on my duff watching DVR from my favorite spot on our sectional. This used to be the time I would binge (I am 4 days binge free!!). I would have a multitude of snacks and desserts from now until bed time. So, I’ve subbed a new ritual for that old one. I make myself a cup of caffeine free hot tea and have a small snack or sweet. Tonight it is 8 sea salt and chocolate covered almonds from Trader Joe’s. Two of the nights I just had tea. 

  
I was remarking to my husband how much smaller my dessert bowl is! 

Another ritual I replaced was my morning latte. I used to foam cream and then add coffee. It’s delicious. So I switched to hot tea with one stevia. It saves me about 140 or so calories per day. But man alive did I have a horrendous head ache for a few days. However, I am treating myself to the lattes on the weekends, I will just cut back some where else.

Well, I gotta pay attention to SVU. 

Have a good night! 

Xoxox,

Beth WA

Today I feel simultaneously motivated and like crap! I had such an intense headache last night it kept waking me up. I don’t usually get headaches and I know it’s my switch from coffee to tea – less caffeine and the drastic reduction in the amount of processed food intake. (Oh, and that my son is a crappy sleeper. Have I mentioned that?)

I know I just have to trudge through and that’s where the motivation is coming through for me big time. I just look at my baby bug and remind myself that I am ultimately doing this for myself but because I want to be the best mom ever to him. I don’t want to be the mom on the couch, the mom who can’t ride roller coasters, the mom who can barely get off the floor! I am sick and tired of being sore and tired all of the time! 

Anyway. Tonight is my first night working out with my support group at the gym and I am equal parts nervous and excited. And grateful for a mom and a husband who are willing to navigate inconvenient logistics in order to make sure I can go to my class. 

Hope you are all having a good Wednesday. 

Just one pic before I go… 

Henry found my mom’s Livestrong bracelet. I didn’t have the heart to break it to him about Lance…

Xoxox

Beth WA

I woke up this morning feeling lighter. I often have this feeling when I stay in my calories and avoid a binge the previous day…but it was more than that. I felt emotionally lighter. I’ve been down in the dumps for a while now.  My weight literally and figuratively weighs me down. I spend a lot of my day talking very negatively to myself. And last night I had my first meeting in what I would call a support group at my gym. It’s for people who have more than 100 lbs to lose, as I mentioned yesterday and I was so nervous at first, but once the meeting started I felt very much like I was in the right place. The group meets Monday- Wednesday- Friday. We work out on Wed and Fri but just weigh in and talk on Mondays. I am going to try to make it to the gym one other day – over the weekend – to work out or do a class. I am looking forward to this journey. 
And today we had a snow day! It’s beautiful snow, too! So we thought we’d take Henry out to play in it. 

Let’s just say, he was not a fan.  

    
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It won’t let me delete that K. I don’t know what it is for. Lol! 

Anyway, Enjoy your Tuesday! 

Xoxox

Beth WA

Hello, friends. I am not sure if you are even still out there. ☺️

Time really does fly when you are 

1. Having fun.

2. Hardly sleeping. 

Needless to say we are in love with our baby boy.  He brings us so much joy, and he is so adorable, which is convenient because he takes so much sleep away from us! Lol. I always tell him he is lucky he is so cute. He is 17 months old and still a terrible sleeper. He rarely sleeps through the night. But, he is a good spirited, loving, funny, smart and kind boy who steals my heart! 

It’s the New Year and I didn’t make any real resolutions except to get healthy.  I am taking a step toward that tonight. I joined a local gym and then I joined a group at the gym for people who need to lose more than 100lbs.  We meet every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7:00 pm and have an exercise class. This was going to be impossible to do because of my husband’s work schedule but my mom is awesome times a million. She offered to watch Henry and give him a bath while I go and Craig can pick Henry up on his way home from work. I am really excited to begin this and for the first time in a long time I feel hopeful for my weight loss. 
Here’s to 2016 being the best year yet! 

Xoxox

Beth WA

One of my best friends from college came to visit from Toledo on Saturday. She had never met Henry and wanted to spend some time with him. He started off being super shy but by the end, they were best buds. It warmed my heart to see how quickly he loves her, falling into her arms and running over to play with her. She is just that kind of person. She is easy to be around and has a giant, sweet heart.  

We spent the day at a local dairy that has an ice cream shop, two restaurants, goats and cows to see and feed and pet. It also has batting cages, tractors to climb on, driving range, a big slide, pumpkin patch, and a few other things for kids. Henry had a riot and thought he was big stuff running around with all of the kids. We had a blast.  

Lately it seems all of my pictures of Henry are from the back because he is always running around! 
Have a great week! 

Xoxox,

Beth WA

The newest thing I like to do with Henry is take him in our backyard and let him play.  He loves it and it really tires him out. 

I love keeping busy with my bug. And the weather has been incredible. 73-80, low humidity and sunny. You’d think we were in SoCal! 
Xoxoxo,

Beth WA

Just popping in to say how much I miss this space! My baby boy is 14 months old now and walking like a champ. His new favorite thing to do is explore the back yard.
 

Here are some recent pictures of my big boy!  

Have a great week!

Xoxox

Beth WA

Henry is one.  One full year old. 

I told him he’s been outside of my belly for all of the days. 

I can’t believe it. I can’t believe how much joy he brings us each day.  His actual birthday was low key as we were getting a new couch that day and it was super hot and humid. But, we did sing to him and let him try a cup cake. He was hilarious as he picked at it with his finger tip.  

    
    
 My mom brought it over and it had blue icing. So he was very blue. 

The pictures where he is looking confused is when we were singing to him. His face was hilarious. 
We are having a party for him on Sunday. It should be a fun time. I always stress about having enough food so we will probably have way too much because my parents are the same way. Lol! 
A few more pictures of my big boy!