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Acceptable

Big news today (other than the fact that my husband will be home today!!)

Well, a couple things first.

This week has kicked my butt.

Husband gone for 10 days.

Everyone in the house sick.

A lingering cough that will just NOT GO AWAY!

Bugs.  Little critters that I despise that torment me at night and make me feel like I'm having a heart attack have decided that my house is oh so lovely.  You are not welcome, little critters.

Mastitis.  Yea, let's just add that to my list of things to deal with when husband is away.

It was my first time with 3 kiddos alone.

Great news: everyone is still alive!!

Did we eat the same things on repeat?  Yep.  We love eggs!

Did we do a ton of stuff?  Nope.  (Sickness)

Did we watch more movies than I would have liked?  Yep.

But, we made it.

I was nervous about this week with eating and working out.  Nervous because Kyle was gone and I'd just eat because I miss him and nothing to do in the evenings.  Turns out that I did alright and stuck to the meal planning and ate well.  (It also helps that I had no intention of going into the kitchen at night to get a snack in the off chance that I might see a little critter.  So, really, I should be thanking the little critters.).

The workouts kicked my booty this week.  Not because they weren't challenging (they were!!) but with my first time alone with the kids and sickness and in a new place...it just seemed harder to get them all in.  And I missed some days because of not feeling great.  BUT...I doubled up on days that I was feeling alright and happy to say I got all 6 days of workouts in that Steph gave me!

So, with that...I wasn't expecting a lot of change in inches or scale this week...but was pleasantly surprised with the following:

2 3/4 inches down
2.2 pounds down

Which means....I AM OFFICIALLY .2 pounds under PRE PREGNANCY WEIGHT!!!

Bye, bye baby weight!!!!  Be gone!!

And, I plugged in numbers to check body fat and such and I have moved from OBESE to ACCEPTABLE!!!!

SWEET MOTHER!!!!

You guys!  I love this!  Everytime I pay attention to Stephanie and what she says with eating and my workouts...things happen.  That girl knows her stuff.  She knows nutrition and knows exercising.  If you want some help from her, let me know.  I'll put you guys in contact.

Anyways, big day around here!  Husband coming home and I'm checking off goals!!!

Thanks for reading and holding me accountable in this little way.  It makes all the difference :)

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