Weekly Weigh-In

I am so relieved to finally have a day of not having to entertain/travel to see someone. It seems like since my daughter was born it has been one or the other. We have had few weekends to enjoy just as a family.

First I want to start off with some exciting news!

I won the first round of the Transformer Dietbet I am doing! Woohoo! The goal was to hit 206.1.... I weighed in at 204.9! It is such a great feeling to do this. Last year, I started working out at 213 pounds. I got down to 206 before we found out we were pregnant, but stopped working out because I was afraid I was going to do something to cause me to miscarry. By the time I gave birth to her I weighed 247 pounds. It would have been a lot more, but near the end I was diagnosed as a Gestational Diabetic. That strict diet kept my weight in check.

This weigh-in also really made me realize just how close I am to finally being out of the 200's. It has been a long and miserable journey full of failures, but I am finally putting myself first. It won't happen overnight, but this transition is very important if I want to be a good example to my daughter. 

After weighing in I headed out to do our grocery shopping. We are trying something new in order to keep in check with our budgeting we set forth this month. We are now buying most of our groceries for the month at the end of the previous month and will pick up the perishables (fruits, veggies, etc) on a weekly basis. This should also help cut down my time at the store on Saturdays. 

I stayed up way later than usual Friday night scouring the coupon sites and sales ads to come up with the best sales possible. After hitting up Walmart and Kroger, we drove into Indianapolis and finished up at Meijer and Sam's Club. Our total was $183 with a savings (from coupons and rebates) of over $20! We set a pretty high budget goal of $500, but that also includes diapers, wipes, and non-regular items. I am confident that we will stay in budget for the month of September.

Speaking of September, can you believe it's almost the 1st? What happened to August? My days are a blur right now and it's just so hard to remember to stop what I'm doing. I try my best to soak up the time I have with my daughter because I know she's going to be grown and gone before I know it. It's such a struggle going to work each day knowing I only get a couple hours with her each day. I would gladly work as a SAHM if we could. 

Well that's all I have for tonight! I'll post again later this week!