Challenge

I'm doing a weight loss challenge starting last Friday through March 16th. I cannot tell you how poorly I have been doing since the Christmas season. I just couldn't get back into the swing of things, and knew I needed something that involved competition and motivation to get back on track.

Why am I writing about this? Because I want to brag for a moment about how awesome I am. Well, more like how awesome I was today. I had an orange, a fruit smoothie, and a cookie at work. Then we went to the Lucky 13 Pub, which sounds like a huge opportunity to fail. I didn't fail. I split my turkey burger in half and boxed up half of my sweet potato fries. This may or may not have been the healthiest thing on the menu. Now if I was truly proud of it, I would put it into my Weight Watchers calculator, but I am a little to lazy scared to see what the results are. Instead I will just take a moment to enjoy the fact that I didn't inhale the whole meal and feel sick afterwards.

It's the little things.

I need to start running again. Need to. I have this crazy goal in mind to run a 10K in May, but I can't really wait for it to be nice outside to start the real training because that will give me like one week to prepare. I just have to suck it up and do the training on the treadmill or outside. Either option sounds miserable, but I know myself and know that I am taking the easy way out when I spend the time at the gym on the elliptical or bike instead of running. I have proved that to myself in the past - that running is the most challenging form of exercise and does the most for my body.

I am this close to getting my wedding ring back on. this clooooose.. That would absolutely delight me. Maybe by the end of this challenge, that will be a nice little side effect of success.

Seriously, the little things.

Weekend update

We spent the weekend with my parents at the lake and we got NO PICTURES. I don't know what my deal was, but we had fun no less. So instead, I will show you some pictures of Josie "feeding" herself. Really she just held the food in her hands and tried to figure out where it went when it wasn't on the tray.

We painted the walls and ripped up carpet (we obviously means more Mike than me). 

It was a shockingly cold weekend since we've been so spoiled this year. I had to wear mittens. and a hat. What has this world come to?

When we got home, I miraculously came up with supper of sloppy joe's and mac n cheese. Real healthy, not to mention classy. 

I'm not ready for the week...

One of these things is not like the other...

Is it the one with the bad photo shop skills? or the one with the mouth closed? truth be told, it's your choice because it could be either! but either way, I'm singing a little tune... anybody know the song I'm singing? What is it from anyways?

Random pictures = snapshot into my life

Best last-minute-nothing-in-the-house dessert after a healthy supper. Peanut butter, a few chocolate chips, and a squirt of chocolate syrup. MMMM......


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I found this the other day. Josie's toys are usually laying all over, but this time her favorite "purse" was mysteriously placed on her bouncer. I don't think she did this herself, but Buckley swears he didn't do it. Who could it be??