So  a weird thing happened on the way to Madison’s First Communion this weekend.  I had a stressful long week.  I skipped Zumba, so I could get my house ready.  I didn’t even mow the lawn to help Bill out (he did it himself!).  I ate some “real” food instead of all Nutrisystem food.  I was terrified of weighing in this morning.

That all being said, since I paid good money for the stuff I had at the party, I did indulge.  Some of my most favorite foods were served.  I stuck to my Nutrisystem plan for breakfast and lunch.  Supper, and my extra smartfuels and powerfuels were used for dinner and snacking.  I just chose to make smart choices.

With that all said and done, I was a little worried.  I shouldn’t have been!  Instead of gaining (which was my fear), I ended up with a fairly big weight loss this week!  We are looking at 2.8 lbs!!!  It just goes to show you that real life can get in the way, and you can still lose weight.  As always, this coming up weekend, we’ll be heading to Green Bay for another party.  I will just have to use everything I’ve learned to this point and again, make smart choices about what I am putting into my mouth.

I can barely believe that a 40 lb weight loss is right around the corner.  I could seriously accomplish that by the end of this month!  When I started this, I didn’t know if I could actually do this.  I’m amazed at what I have accomplished so far, and I thank you all for joining me in this journey.  You have all kept me both accountable and motivated!

THIS WEEKS WEIGHT LOSS: 2.8
TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS:  36.6

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When you are heavier, shopping is a nightmare.  The majority of my wardrobe was black clothes.  Why?  Because they don’t make clothes if you are larger that are stylish and most of them have huge floral patterns that wouldn’t look good on anyone!  Now, I still hate shopping, but it is soooo nice to walk into a store and actually find things on a rack.

As many of you may know, Madison’s first communion is in less than a month, and since my weight loss, I’ve got nothing to wear!    While I was in Green Bay this weekend, we went clothes shopping.  Again.  This time it was to find a dress.  I will also need a dress for Bill’s brothers wedding in September.

Since we were looking for dresses, we headed over to Dress Barn.  We were there about 2 hours and I swear I tried on at least 50 dresses.  However, we scored!  I found 2 dresses that I bought there!  This is the dress I got for Madison’s first communion:

This is the dress that I got for Bill’s brother’s wedding:

It was so nice to find things that looked good on me in a size 16! I couldn’t tell you the last time I wore a size 16, and I can only thank Nutrisystem for this!  Now, over the weekend, I ate out on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  I was a little worried about what I was going to weigh in this morning at.  I watched what I ate and made smart choices.  That being said, I lost an additional 2 pounds!  Nutrisystem has taught me to make good food choices when I am out (now, they are going to recommend that you don’t eat out but sometimes you can’t help it.  Like when you are out of state like we were).

THIS WEEKS WEIGHT LOSS: 2.0
TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS: 29

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So this was my trial run for Madison’s birthday cake. I think it turned out pretty okay, and I’ll be making this cake for her birthday. So what do you think?

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A new rug for his room!

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You may remember my recent experience with the Chiquita crushed fruit snack product!  We did a ton of landscaping in the yard, and as a reward, we had some Chiquita crushed fruit snack product.  To quote my 4 year old, “it’s so yummy in my tummy”.  Since I enjoyed the Chiquita crushed fruit snack product so much, I took on the mission to replace my normal snacks (you know, Doritos and Cheetos) with Chiquita crushed fruit snack product.  I’m in love with the Strawberry Chiquita crushed fruit snack product, so that is the flavor I used.  The first thing I noticed is that they are filling.  You aren’t hungry after drinking a bottle of Chiquita crushed fruit snack product.  You can’t always say that about a bag of chips.  I’m all about making small changes in my life to be more healthy (since I am not a huge fruit fan).  I love how easy it is to get a great drinkable snack!  It’s just as easy to grab a Chiquita crushed fruit snack product than it is anything else that isn’t as healthy!

Chiquita crushed fruit snack products are made when Chiquita bananas are crushed together with another fruit like – Mango, Strawberry, Blueberry, Pineapple or Acai – to create a delicious drinkable snack. Here’s my #CrushedIt experience (shopping trip and sharing it at a barbeque).  The Chiquita crushed fruit snack products were a huge hit!  The overwhelming favorite flavor was strawberry with mango a very close second.  My father-in-law loved the pineapple Chiquita crushed fruit snack product.  He even came up with a couple of ways to mix it up (like adding chopped ice to it).

The Chiquita crushed fruit snack products are a great hit at my house and with others.  I recommend trying Chiquita crushed fruit snack products!

This project has been compensated as part of a #CrushedIt mission for Chiquita. #CollectiveBias

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