Let's have a little fun with one of my favorite things to talk - and dream - about!

If you could only pick one, which would you rather have?
- Personal Trainer
- Unlimited Athletic Wardrobe
- Personal Chef
- Home Gym
- Endless Vegetable Garden

A new week guys. We made it. You got this. I got this. We got this this weekend. I was sick and I did a lot of self-reflection and I prayed to God and I said thank you for allowing me to wake up another beautiful Monday morning. I'm slowly getting all of my feelings back. Moving in the water. I even drove inside of a storm just to be with the water. It's a beautiful thing if you haven't had a chance to try out water aerobics give it a try. You'll love it! We hit our goal. We're down to 492.8

Most days, I blend up a huge smoothie:

2.5 cups kale (I freeze it and crush it up)
2 bananas
1 cup frozen mixed fruit
1/2 cup frozen mixed berries
1 tbsp flax seeds
1 scoop protein powder
2 cups almond milk
The rest tap water, about 3–4 cups
Originally, I drank it as a meal replacement for lunch. (It's been way too cold here in the morning to be excited about this in the morning.) I found myself crashing hard about an hour after drinking it.

I looked it up, and it turns out eliminating the need to chew results in faster consumption, which leads to an insulin spike and, ultimately, a crash. So now, after I blend it, I split it into 3 mason jars and spread it out over several hours.

Some days, I find myself craving something that’s not liquid, but for the most part, I feel satisfied all day and not even that hungry around dinner time.

Ok, I just found out an interesting fact that adds to my "why"!
I have had knee issues since I was young, and now starting to get arthritis already (I am only in my early 40's), so this fact makes each pound lost even more of a victory! And yes, this week got back on track and already lost one of those pounds again!

Hit my 8% round 3 goal today. That's almost 20 lbs lost. Only one red number left. Shouldn't be too long before I can get body fat below 25%.

I had been craving lasagna. I can't have pasta though, so I baked a mix of vegetables for about 30 min at 375 degrees (not roasted because we don't let them brown) and then place them in a baking dish with homemade spicy "pasta sauce" and vegan mozzarella. I baked them another thirty minutes at the same temperature. Yum! I didn't miss the pasta one bit. I realized that what I missed was the pasta sauce, not the pasta. I'm happy again.

I'm so excited!! When we started this challenge, I posted that I had some super high Liver panel results, and was very upset. I am happy to say that in 1 month, saying no to alcohol (2 drinks a night is what I was averaging in December...) adding in exercise, keeping an eye on fiber, and shaving off 6-7 lbs, I was able to drastically cut those numbers!! One back to normal, the other is really close!

Wow, woke up to a 3 lb weight loss over night. Which was 0.2 lbs below my goal of an overweight BMI (BMI <30). It's a bit annoying that Renpho is still rounding my BMI up to 30.0 and still calling me obese, but I'm gonna call it overweight and I will be walking around with my head held high today. Goal achived!