Path to the Half 13.1

Working my Way Back

2013-05-17T11:56:00.002-05:00

Thank you all for all of your kind words and thoughts and prayers. I appreciate all of the comments and emails and messages. We are doing good, it is hard to re-adjust schedules to kids being home all the time when you work from home. There are a lot of balls to juggle. Real food update, I am still eating real food and loving it. We had the flu for 10 days, it went through everyone in the

So I have been a little quiet...

2013-05-06T10:16:00.000-05:00

Last week was FULL of challenges, and that lead me to being a little quiet, well a lot quiet on the blog front. I debated and debated writing about this, but alas I feel that all of my loyal readers deserve to know why I didn't Weigh In Wednesday or provide Motivational Friday information for the weekend. Last week started with a sick 2 year old on Tuesday, then Wednesday we took a gut blow as

Friday Motivation

2013-04-26T06:38:00.000-05:00

Here is a little Friday Motivation for the weekend!

Weigh In Wednesday

2013-04-25T06:34:00.002-05:00

Late but not forgotten! I have been super duper busy lately, what's new right? We laid 18 pallets of sod last weekend and my legs are just NOW feeling like they are returning to normal. This week's weigh in...no change! But I can see definition changes in my legs and they have shrunk (shrank?)! I am hoping it is one of those, muscles weigh more than fat type deals. Have you ever stepped on

Amazing Art Project at the Coast

2013-04-22T08:00:00.000-05:00

I promise I will get back to more strict weight loss talk asap, I am feeling great and sticking to my plan, even have a new contest between my DH and I to help incentivise us to get up and get out and run. I wanted to share with you an art project my kiddos and I did while we were on vacation last week. I love to be creative and often paint on canvas, but I had been feeling like I had lost

Kids Lunches Rant

2013-04-19T07:00:00.000-05:00

I try to be fun about my kids lunches, not make them "miss out" on too much, but I'll be damned if my kids aren't constantly asking for these dang Lunchables (among other junk), which are just absolutely terrible for you. I have given them to them every rare once in a while when in a really big pinch, but I can't stand the things, they don't even smell good and they are devoid of nutrition.

Gulp- Weigh In Wednesday

2013-04-17T07:29:00.002-05:00

So I have been out of town, and not weighing in to celebrate not being in the plus size section any more! Today was D day after vacation, I feel thinner, when I run my hands down my sides, I feel less, narrower, ya know? I weighed in today and I am at 236.0 which is a 1.7 lb loss. Works for me! I think I have reshaped more than that 1.7 lbs, but lets go with muscle weighs more than fat :)

Our Last 2 Days on the Coast

2013-04-15T14:17:00.001-05:00

Pictures of Day 3 and 4

2013-04-10T21:04:00.000-05:00

Hugs and Love! Can't wait till weigh in Wednesday next week because my close are looser (is that a word?) than last week!

Vacation to the Coast Day 1 &2

2013-04-08T21:07:00.004-05:00

As promised I am only posting in pictures. It is so very hard for me not to narrate these, but the are in order that the happened :) Hugs and Love!  document.write('');

What's going on next week?

2013-04-05T08:02:00.002-05:00

Hi friends, As I mentioned last week, I'll be rocking the Vaca this next week. So. In light of technically being on Vaca and trying not to work too much, I will be posting all week simply in pictures can't wait to see what yall think <3 Hugs and Love!   document.write('');

Wednesday Weigh In--Still on Hiatus

2013-04-03T02:00:00.000-05:00

Well it is Wednesday again ALREADY! I am on hiatus from the scale still. I don't think my weight is going up or down and that is okay, because sometimes, and this is hard for me, I just need a break to BE. I know my clothes are fitting perfectly (my new clothes that are no longer plus size, still accepting any pats on the back for that) and I have weighed myself like a crazed maniac for a long

Outfit of The Day

2013-04-01T22:04:00.003-05:00

So I mentioned I got some new clothes last week, and that I am not plus size any more. I dunno if I have also ever mentioned that I have my own since of style, probably isn't that awesome, but its me (and if you can't be you then who can you be?) So periodically I will post some outfits of the day....and today, here it is: Also my favorite part of this shirt is the cut out on the back

Sonic Tater Tots are NOT GLUTEN FREE

2013-03-28T11:57:00.001-05:00

Well I shoulda known...I have mentioned before that by eating whole foods, my skin issues have disappeared right? I used to have painful, itchy, inflamed scalp, worse than your average flaky dandruff. It sucked. I tried all of the different shampoos and treatments, some worked for a while some didn't, by in large, I just dealt with it and tried to hide it the best I could. Some days that was

Motivational Monday

2013-03-25T02:00:00.000-05:00

I think we could all use a little Motivation to get us thru the week :) Plus I had a ton of work and out of town company to prepare for on Friday! If you are new to my Motivation Days, some are spiritual, some are physical, some are food related and some are funny! Just depends on where I am in my journey that week!  document.write('');

Weigh In Wednesday AND BIG NEWS

2013-03-21T13:53:00.004-05:00

Well Wednesday has come and gone, and guess what, I didn't weigh myself! I am a serial weigher, as I have mentioned most times, but this past Tuesday (day before Weigh In) I happened to wake up a little late, and with that I forgot to weigh myself (GASP!). But after I got all my work done on Tuesday, I headed out for some shopping, my clothes are getting a smidge to big, well they feel frumpy,

I did a CARTWHEEL! And Weigh in Wednesday

2013-03-13T09:02:00.001-05:00

Is it a Cartwheel or a Kartwheel? either way, I got my legs up and over and my arms did not collapse! The only person more excited may have been my kids LOL. That is one thing that was not on my "list" of things I want to be able to do when I loose 100 lbs but at nearly half way there I will take it! It hurt a bit so I definitely need to work on my upper body strength and my hip flexor

Meal Plans to Make it EASY

2013-03-04T08:00:00.000-06:00

Ok ok, the biggest objection I get emailed about is "I don't have time to cook real food" well I have a solution for you!! I don't have time to create my own menu plan because just like you I am juggling work, home, family, and healthy eating is HARD. So I am offering this solution in conjunction with Holistic Squid. This solution will save you HOURS in the kitchen, money spent on last minute

Instagram, and weigh ins

2013-03-02T13:45:00.001-06:00

Down a pound again! Whoop! I don't have much other news today. My real website ecommerce is down and we have a huge media plug coming up this week! Eek! So today will be short and sweet! I went to the gym and worked out Sunday, ran a quick mile on the dreadmill and then hit the weights with my DH. I was a lot of fun! I am incredibly sore though! I found a super great new grocery store in

It's FRIIIIIDAY!

2013-03-01T13:50:00.002-06:00

I am having a fantastic time here lately! It is FRIDAY which is one of my favorite days to post, and I have been doing a lot of very fun things this week. I am hoping for a beautiful weekend full of sunshine and maybe some fishing! And my oldests DD's first soccer game of the season. Don't you love it when life is coming together~ Here is some motivation to get you thru the weekend :) It's

What did you have for dinner?

2013-02-28T12:13:00.001-06:00

What did you have for dinner last night? I just had to share what I made, it just HIT THE SPOT. Here it is :) It was sooo good! That is a grass fed steak, cooked rare, organic baked red potato (small one) with a little crumbled bacon and smoked cheddar and grass fed butter. And then some organic baby spinach sauteed in coconut oil with some onions and splashed with a little red wine vinegar

Weigh In Wednesday

2013-02-27T12:25:00.000-06:00

Helllllo blog friends :) It is Wednesday and my scale DID NOT move. Want to know why I am totally fine with that? Because I am into more pants that didn't fit! AND because I feel thinner this week no matter what the number on the scale said. Usually that means I will be showing a loss towards the end of the week or a bigger than normal loss at the end of this week. Big claps for me for

Guesss Whaaaaat?

2013-02-22T08:59:00.000-06:00

I am in the 230's! Barely LOL, 239.2 to be exact but I am soooo excited :) Succeeding in losing weight is amazing! And I have to say the last 12-15 pounds have been effortless. Imagine if I was really training hard! Funny enough, its so dang cold I don't want to train outside (laugh it up a certain Loud Redhead ;o) ), and I have been sleeping so good I haven't gotten up to go to the gym, it

Finally Friday--WTHeck

2013-02-15T05:52:00.001-06:00

How was your week? Happy late Valentines Day! Mine was busy, but not so busy that I am not getting in 2 posts this week! Whoop! I lost this week, just didn't get a chance to post on Wednesday! I am at the 240 mark! I told you I would be very excited at the 230s and I will be! It is still a lot of weight to go, but it is the furthest I have made it in my weight loss journey in a long time, so

Hellllllooooo Friends!

2013-02-11T06:12:00.000-06:00

Oh my gosh have I been busy, I know I know we all are. My apologies for not even getting out my weigh in Wednesday post! I lost about 2 pounds last week. Whoop! It seems as though my entire family is sick! My DH has been suffering from allergies for months years now and finally went to see a doctor for the first time in probably at least 7 years. Both of my DDs have been through rounds of