I cannot believe we are almost to the end of April. The time goes by SO fast with baby Max. He is amazing to watch grow and develop. His personality is beginning to emerge and he is a talker. I went home for lunch today, and he just babbled on and on telling me all about his morning with his daddy. It was so cute, and then he waved bye bye to me.
I tried a new diet, called Advocare, and took the 24 day challenge. I finished the challenge and lost 11 lbs and 11 inches in about a month. I was ecstatic, and also know I can do better so have ordered another 14 day round. This stuff is expensive, so I won't be able to continue much longer at $100 every two weeks. But I am feeling really good, and love, love seeing that scale go down. So I was a bit skinnier when I left to go on vacation.
Ahh vacations are wonderful, but full of food and fun. So I got to my mom's house (finally) after a cancelled flight, and many detours. It was so much fun to watch Baby Max and his grandma run around together. I just wish his grandma would be more involved with him. Like my grandma was with me. I want him to know his grandma, and be close to her. But I guess that is up to her to make that decision. He is just growing so fast, before you know it he is going to be a big kid, and not want to hang at grandma's house anymore. It is kind of sad. It makes me sad. And I wonder if she didn't have some of the things in her life that she does, if she would be more involved.
So I ate to much, I drank too much, and I enjoyed myself thoroughly the whole time. Now it is back to the real life of work, more work, housework, and raising a toddler.
Hoping to end the next 14 days with another 5-10 lbs gone, and get back on track of losing about 40 lbs for the year. I need to get back to running too. My half marathon is looming in the future, with just about a month and a half to go. Gotta get to running.
Speaking of running, it makes me nervous to run races again. I know it is silly, but after the Boston Marathon Tragedy it just makes me wonder what has come over people. Why would you blow up a bunch of runners??? Why, why?? I am sure we all have those questions, but it sure is hard to go back at it. I won't quit, in memory of everyone that was killed, and to respect those survivors that did it. But it does make me wonder what this world is coming to.
So my goals for the next 14 days are to keep with the advocare diet plan: Lean proteins, fruits and veggies. No dairy, alcohol, grains. It is working well, so I am sticking with it for now. If anyone is interested here is how a day in the life looks:
Pre Breakfast: Vitamins, and a spark drink.
Breakfast: Meal replacement shake
Snack: 3 hard boiled eggs, (sometimes a cup of melon).
Pre Lunch: The rest of the vitamins, and a spark drink.
Lunch: Usually a tuna salad ( 1 can of tuna, lots of green leafy veggies such as lettuce and spinach, broccoli, tomatoes and half an avacodo. For dressing I use a ginger sesame vinigraitte.)
Snack: Apple, orange or 1 cup of berries or melon.
Dinner: 3 oz of lean protein, (a pork chop, chicken, or salmon) and as much steamed veggies as I can eat. I like aspargus, broccoli, green beans.)
And if needed, I have fruit for an evening snack.
So that is it in a nutshell. Very filling, and with the vitamins I don't have very many cravings at all. Without the vitamins, I have cravings.
Have a happy Wednesday!!
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