{4.14.12}

 We had a mini egg hunt at our home before breakfast.

I was so happy to find a chocolate cross to give Zion instead of bunny.

 In case you missed the haircut post…Zion had her first haircut!!  So much fun.

 I took Zion on a mommy-daughter date to the Central Park Zoo. 

Didn't take any pics with animals (impossible without a stroller)!

She loved her chicken strips and french fries.

Hubs gave me the afternoon off and I headed out for some retail therapy.

Decided to try some different looks on my skinnier body.

Should've nabbed the entire upper right outfit, but it would have blown my budget.

Instead left home with a pair of size 6 black jeans. 

(Smallest size I've worn since high school!)

{4.7.12}

 Decided to surprise Zion with a first visit to Chuck E. Cheese.

Most of the games were busted (seriously! ugh!) but we did get complimentary cotton candy.

These pictures were taken moments before a colossal toddler meltdown.

Note to self: cotton candy + toddler = bad idea.

 I went on a massive Ikea run on Friday.  

We (meaning my my husby really) hustled to put together our new dining table.  

Just in time for our traditional Passover dinner.

 We headed out to grab a few things downtown.  

We introduced Zion to Gray's Papaya on the Upper West Side.  

Can you say love at first bite?

The new additions:  Table & Chairs, Bed Frame & Linens, Toddler Bed & Linens!

We are loving having family meals at our table,  

enjoying sleeping above ground level,

but not so much transition from crib to big girl bed.

(A subject for an entirely different post!)

{3.31.12}

 A friend returned the exersaucer we'd loaned her,
and Zion decided that it was her new favorite toy again.

 My brother-in-law "T" came in for a visit,
we headed to Dallas BBQ for Dinner.

 On a beautiful day, we headed to meet the Hubs for lunch at Bryant Park,
and Zion rode the carousel.

I made perfect pan-grilled sirloin steaks with sautéed shrooms.
We had lots of yummy treats!

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The Meltdown {v.15}

Progress! Points! & Breaking Plan!

Measurements:Chest: 34"Arms: 10"Waist: 25"Hips/Butt: 36.5"Thighs: 21" 

Weight Lost Since Last Weigh-in: 2 pounds

Total Weight Lost: 24 pounds

Inches Lost This Week: 0

Total Inches Lost: 35.5 inches

Points Earned:

This Week: 30

Points Balance: 372

I started this past week thinking that I would press through.  Then, Passover dinner came along, and I wanted to enjoy mashed potatoes and stuffing with béarnaise sauce with my family.  So I gave myself a cheat night.  Ate mostly back on plan on Saturday and then Sunday went to Easter brunch, where I gave myself more cheating…I actually had a piece of buttered bread.  It was the best bread I've ever tasted.  LOL.

Then we hosted a friend over for dinner that I hadn't seen in over a year, she just happened to bring in my nemesis…cold stone creamery ice cream cake.  I was like, ok, a little more cheating.  I didn't really feel guilty, as I had come to the conclusion that my body was in conservation mode.  I have been back "on-plan" with my eating since Monday morning.  I'm a bit suspicious that my 2 lb. loss is more water weight than anything else, but still, it puts me into the 130's for the first time in almost 3 years.  Yep, 139.  

As for exercise, I haven't seen Jillian in 5 days.  I am hoping to break my little exercise fast today, but again worried that exercise at this point could put me right back in conservation mode.  I just have 8 days of the shred left to complete to say I did it.  So now I am at the "to finish or not to finish" question.

This Week:

I'm proud of these choices:

I am actually proud of myself for allowing the cheating.  I know it helped me get back on track.

I'd like to work more on:

Keeping my food journal again.

Drinking half my body weight in ounces of water.

Eating all 6-7 of my daily mini meals. 

I totally cheated when:

I ate: mashed potatoes, stuffing, bearnaise sauce, brownies, bread with butter, fruit tart, strawberries, and ice cream cake.  And it was all delicious.

How did you do this week?

Want to catch up on my weight loss journey?

Muffintop Meltdown V.1-V.14