The Challenge: Day 2

I'll make this one short and sweet.  Today was easier than yesterday, which was pretty easy.  I downed the fiber drink pretty well by mixing in a little bit of Spark with my water and chasing it with some grapes to kill the texture.

My food today was pretty awesome if I do say so myself!  I can have EVOO in small portions, so I used some my mom gave me from Carino's along with the roasted garlic.  Who needs a dipping sauce when I can use it for something else yummy?  I pan fried a couple of talapia filets in the EVOO (about 1 tbs) and they came out crispy and yummy!  Thow in some long grain rice and green beans and it was wonderful!  That was lunch and dinner! Apples and bananas rounded out the snacks for the day, and VOILA! Day 2 in the books with approximately 1,747 calories consumed!  This isn't all about the calories, but it doesn't hurt to see that I really can survive on this and be full!!

Added bonus, I'm already down 3 lbs!!

If you want to try the Challenge yourself, or any other AdvoCare products just let me know!!

The Challenge: Let's Do This!!

Ok, so there is one thing I am 100% sure of, I suck at follow through.  I mean I started with this blog, with great intentions of using it as a way to vent, blah.  That obviously didn't happen.  So here I am now, starting over again.  Maybe I can hold on to it for at least 24 days.  I can do ANYTHING for 24 days right?  Let's hope so!!  I am going to *cross my fingers* blog daily and use this as my accountability partner since no one is doing this challenge with me.

Today I started the Advocare 24 Day Challenge, because let's face it, I'm fat.  I'll own that.  I didn't get here by NOT eating, not that I eat alot, I just eat CRAP!  So this is kind of a reality check for me.  Here is how my day went.

0800 wake up, restart dryer to fluff, drink a Spark Energy Drink

0830 drink my fiber drink shower & get ready

0900 eat some breakfast *which I never do usually* 
               1/3 c of Egg Beater All Natural Egg Whites (says it's equivilant to 2 egg whites)
               1/2 slice of dry wheat toast

0930 Dusty's urology appt

1130 eat a snack
                1 oz pecans (found out later shouldn't have done pecans hopefully 1 day wont kill me)

1200 loaded up the kids and went for a walk.  walked/jogged 1.39 miles

1230 finished my Spark that I started while walking

1400  lunch time
                  2 cups romaine lettuce
                  1 pk of tuna in water
                  1/3 cup of red beans and rice leftovers
                  2 tbs of Walden Farms Caesar dressing *that I am pretty sure is made of nothing but air lol*
1630  snack time again
                  2 med-small sized plums.  tomorrow will eat protien since this left me really hungry.

1800 was getting queasy from my new meds, so ate part of my dinner. 
                    1 cup steamed green beans

1900  dinner time.  Same as lunch.  I have to find some tasty recipes or this is going to be a long 24 days!!

2100  snack time. 
                    6 oz of frozen green seedless grapes

2300  now as you can tell I have been awake more than normal people, so I am hungry again and it's not time to get off work yet.  So I did eat approx 2 oz of cashews.

All in all I have consumed approximately 1,376 calories today, and since I usually consume that many in one meal, I'd say it was a good day!!

Now off work finally and headed home to take my herbal cleanse pills and go to bed finally!!

Bliss

How could you NOT be happy in this....

this is a quick picture I snapped before sinking down to my ears in a wonderful lavender bubble bath at my SIL's house. 

She has a beautiful and HUGE bathroom with a gigantic jaccuzi tub AND heated floors!!! I felt like I was at a fancy resort!!  Pure bliss I tell ya...

Here's to Friday!!

Happy Friday Baby!!

I get off work at 8am, going home to take a nap for a few hours then....we are hitting the road to Little Rock for the weekend!!

We are dropping off Thomas with his MeMaw (my mom) and picking up Hailee and Bailey when they get off the bus in Jolly.  The kids have NOOOO IDEA what we have in store for them!!

Tomorrow night we will be in a suite at the Verizon Center listening to this kid!!

via.

Yeah that's right, we are going to get Beiber Fever baby!!

My SIL has a weekend full of fun for us waiting...  Little Rock's Museum of Discovery...

via.

the kids finally get to see her new house (even though it's being remodeled on the inside) and ride around on the 4wheeler.

and most importantly, we get some quailty time with my SIL Andrea.

So here's to some drinks and a whole lot of laughs with family!

May everyone else's weekend be just as happy and blessed as mine will be!!



Happy Birthday to My Heart

Today is my sweet baby boy's birthday! 

Little Thomas Killian is officially 2 years old...(and the terrible twos hit about 2 months ago)

(yes those are goggles around his neck)

(for the record he put HIMSELF in the kennel!)

I remember when I was little and my parents said "one day you will see how fast time flies by," I thought they were flat-out crazy!  Now I see just what they mean.  Enjoy a few, ok maybe more than a few, pictures of my little boy taken in the last few months.

(his first ever snow man!)

To Thomas,  You will always be the best thing that I ever did.  No matter what ever happens, and there will be a lot over the course of your life, Mama will always love you and be there for you.  You are my best and greatest accomplishment. 

I love you T-Bucket!

Mama

Bittersweet Time of Year...

Why is it there is always so much tragedy during the holidays?

Woke up with the following text from my Daddy...

 "Pray for your sister and Taylor.  His sister was killed in a car crash this morning." 

The holidays are right around the corner...Dawn and Taylor are getting married on the 29th.  How can you be happy about getting married when you just lost your little sister? 

If anyone stumbles upon my ramblings--please just say a prayer for my sister's family during this time.

Sometimes the holidays are just bittersweet.....

is it bedtime yet?

(Marz, I just had to use your girl's pic because it's just perfect!!)

this is me this morning...woke up to a little boy knocking on his door to get up and eat breakfast.  My very first thought, "Thomas Killian why in the world are you awake before 6am!?!"  Roll over, look at my phone, HOLY CRAP it's 7:44!!  Mind you I am supposed to be at work at 8am, 7:50 preferabbly to be briefed on what happened during the night shift.  So no shower, no Dr. Pepper, heck I was lucky to get my teeth brushed and deodarent on!!  Come on 4 o'clock I'm already done with this day!!