Week In Review

I have now realized the importance of an ACCURATE scale.  The one I bought last year had been very consistent up until about 3 months ago.  These past few months, everytime I would get on the scale it would read something entirely different - we are talking from one minute to another.  I would get up in the morning, weigh myself, go to the bathroom, weigh myself again and weigh 2 or 3 pounds more than I did.  And while I knew that it was pretty much impossible for that to be right, it still reaked major havoc in my head.  So, while I was at Costco yesterday I bought a new scale - it was less than $20, but a good one.  Just to test it out yesterday I weighed myself in 4 different rooms of the house and I weighed the SAME in each room.  I was so freakin' excited - sounds stupid, but I feel like that's one thing that I can rely on to accurately reflect my progress.  So, my weight this morning is 239.4 - I'm very happy with that number.  I also know that I probably didn't weight 245.4 last week seeing as I was weighing on old  unreliable (oh yeah, that stupid scale now has a nickname). 

I've learned that a little sun on the arms and legs makes it a whole lot easier to see some of my muscle definition and DOES make me look slimmer - holla! (does anyone say that anymore???)  So spending time with my girls this week at the splash park - the one with Livy is in my bedroom - she is a hard monkey to catch at the park - helped on the tan front.

I have also learned this week that I feel strong and sexy (whoa!) after I've finished my BodyCombat class on Wednesdays and Fridays - I leave feeling so powerful and confident.


We are headed up to Mount Charleston to take the girls for a hike - probably around 2 miles.  It is supposed to be 103 today in Vegas and MC is only 1 hour away and a 30 degree difference so it will definitely be worth the drive. 

I bought some turkey (previously mentioned here), wholly guacamole, sprouts,  banana peppers and alpine multi-grain bread for lunches this week.  I've also been buying a ton of produce lately - lovely watermelons, strawberries, kiwi, bananas, and salad fixins.  I have also been completing my "Gallon Challenge" each day this week and it has been an easy thing to do - the hubs picked up his own gallon jug yesterday.

Here's to a day of hiking and swimming - we will be hiding in our house tomorrow after church - it's supposed to be 108.  Yikes!!!!

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Feeling Better

Apparently all I needed was  great Memorial Day weekend to get things in perspective.  I was VERY excited to get to the gym today.  I am doing a new weight circuit from this months issue of Oxygen Magazine and it felt great!  I realized this morning that I haven't lifted weights for 3 WEEKS!!!!! So crazy! I know for me personally, lifting weights makes me happy - gives me those great endorphins that I really need to stay motivated.  I also started drinking (as of yesterday) a gallon of water - I'm planning on doing this for the next several weeks to see if it makes a difference in my hunger, etc.  It also doesn't hurt with the lovely summer heat of Vegas to stay really hydrated - it was 95 yesterday and is currently 92 right now.  We are supposed to have our first 100+ day of the year by the end of this week.  The heat of summer ratches up my ice cream cravings and today I had something that was SO SO good.  I have a bunch of frozen bananas in my freezer (the best place to keep frozen bananas. ha!ha!) and I took one out today, sliced it up (note to self: next time slice bananas before freezing), put it in a bowl and drizzled a tablespoon of chocolate magic shell and a small bit of whipped cream on top.  It was delicious and totally felt like a treat - which is pretty much was with the chocolate. 

I am looking forward to the rest of the week.  The twins will have their first official summer break as of tomorrow at 9:55 and I am pretty excited to have them at home for the next 3 months.  My little Livy bug will be turning 2 tomorrow - I can't believe how fast time goes and how much she has changed this past year.  Have a great rest of the day!

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