Great week!

Well aside from being a little under the weather, I lost 3 more lbs! Total now is 17 lbs! Super happy :)  I think my illness helped out though so next week I imagine I will probably not have such a big week. Only 9 more lbs and I will be at my pre-Noah weight! THAT is exciting! I can't wait till ALL of my old clothes fit again! Then I can't wait till they don't fit cause they're too big. We all know what that means. SHOPPING!!!!

hiking

Sorry I haven't posted this week. Got some kind of bug with not a pleasant side effect (or butt effect). Went to dr today and hopefully the script he gave me will cure it. We'll see!

I did go hiking and it was tough. We hiked out at red rock canyon and my leg muscles are a little on the sore side. Gonna go back next week though. I'm still trying to decide if I like hiking or not. Kinda leaning towards not. Yeah it's great exercise and the scenery is beautiful but the big nasty bugs really kill it for me. And going uphill. And the possibility of giant poisonous snakes. And having 17 extra pounds of adorable Noah strapped on hurts my back. Ok honestly I just don't enjoy exercise. But it IS a necessary evil I must endure to get into shape. Why can't they just make a magic pill for metabolism?

@llergies suck @ss!

So now that the evil wind has finally let up and it's supposed to be a beautiful day for a family hike out at red rock (yes Noah hikes. He's a very advanced 4mo old. lol) I wake up feeling like complete crap thanks to my allergies. You would think the windier days would have been my yucky feeling days right? Guess not! I started sneezing like crazy yesterday all day and today just feel like poo. Yes I take meds, I take two different meds! Sometimes the elements are just too powerful though. Ugh. Well hopefully I'll feel better soon. We're not going until later today so I have some time. And even if I don't feel better, I'm still going dang it! I love red rock! It'll be nice to have a scenery change for my exercise :)

Starbucks 0 Traci 1

Some days I don't know where the willpower comes from, but I'm glad it does! Last night I fought a Starbucks mocha coconut frappuchino and chocolate chip cookie craving HARD and I WON! I was so close to getting in the car and going at 8:00 last night (and as I have stated before, it takes A LOT for me to round up the babies and leave my home at night). This morning I woke up not wanting them and very glad that I did not give in to temptation because I probably would've felt very guilty today. More good news-the wind is FINALLY supposed to blow outta here after today! YAY! I actually miss my walks and how good they make me feel. Just too much to try and push the stroller & babies in 40mph winds. This week is going to be a great week!

blah blah blah

That's my opinion on this week. I only lost 1lb. Yay for losing something but boo on only 1lb :(  I don't think I've hit my slow down yet though. Lots of outside factors this week. I know I didn't drink enough water, get enough exercise or sleep and had too much stress. My lil' Hayden munchkin was sick so I spent my week focusing on snuggling with him. I now know every show on Nick Jr and all their theme songs. Oh well! It's not a race, it's a lifestyle change so I'm not going to let it discourage me or get me down. This week WILL be a better week!

it was worth it!

I caved! Hubby split a package of coconut m&m's with me last night. He saw me lusting after them in Target and bought them when I wasn't looking. They were SO DAMN GOOD! And actually only 105 calories and 4 grams of fat for half the bag. So it's not anything that will kill my diet :)  What a delightful, satisfying, delicious little bite of heaven! Plus we went on a long walk (in the damn wind) to make sure I burned off my little sinful treat. I have such a great supportive hubby! It definitely helped to curb my bad food cravings. Now back to behaving....

a new day...and craving...

Totally meant to blog yesterday but was just really not having a good day and didn't want to put all my negativity out there. Oh well! Today is a new and better day (so far)! This spring in Vegas is KILLING my allergies and outside walks! Boo on you Mother Nature! She is truly being bitchy this year!

Switching gears here....it's probably no secret that I love chocolate. Especially M&M's. I really love coconut too. So imagine my heartbreak when I received a picture text from my sister-in-law of a package of COCONUT M&M'S!!!! It was mean enough of Starbucks to re-release the mocha coconut frappuchino 3 days AFTER I started my weight loss journey, but now this!!??!!?? I guess it's just one more treat for me to look forward to :)

Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend!