The Sensible Mom

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Losing the Baby Fat Weight Loss Update

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I lost another .5 lbs. last week! That means my current weight is now 213 lbs.

My clothes continue to feel better, and I’m even wearing a shirt that has been in my closet for ages because it was too tight. It was one of the 5-6 shirts I own that I’m hoping to ‘someday wear again.’ That day has come for at least one of those shirts. πŸ™‚

We did end up purchasing a Breville Juicer! I can’t wait!

But I will have to wait.

We’ve decided not to unpack it until we move to Georgia…..in less than 2.5 weeks!

Time is officially zooming by right now.

When we get our things unpacked, and we feel a little settled in Georgia, we’ll start juicing. I think I may try to do a one day fast to begin, and then just replace one meal a day with all-natural juice instead. I’m not entirely sure yet. I know I can’t do a 7-10 day fast right now while I’m nursing Elisabeth.

I will be blogging through my juice fast and let you guys know how I do, even if it is just a one day fast to begin.

Here’s what my weight loss progress looks like so far:

Current Weight:Β 213 lbs.

Goal Weight:Β 170 lbs.

# of total pounds I want to lose in 2012:Β 50lbs.

# of pounds to go until I reach my goal:Β 43 lbs.

Total # of pounds lost to date:Β 7 lbs.

I think the hardest part of any juice fast will be giving up my precious coffee. πŸ™

Headaches will abound, I’m sure.

But it’s for a good cause, my health, and that’s worth it.

How are you doing with your weight loss goals?


10 Goals for the week

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10 Goals to Tackle This Week

Last week was an okay week as far as my goals went. I’ll jump right in and share how I did:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Continue reading through the Psalms with the kids with a focus on reading a psalm together before lunch. I did a better job of reading Psalms with the kids, but it’s still sporadic. I’d like to get into a habit where we read every morning, before lunch, or in the evening. Still working on this goal.

2. Continue spending time reading one-on-one with David. Done.

Personal Goals:

3. Walk on the treadmill 4 days this week for longer periods of time than I did last week. I made it on the treadmill 3 days last week. Progress!

4. Continue counting my calories. Done. I’ve kept up with counting my calories, but there were a few days last week where I lost count…I’m back at it though.

5. Wake up by 7:00am every morning. I’m going to try to go to bed earlier and start working my way down to getting up before the kids. Someday, I’d like to get back to a routine of waking up by 5:00am every morning. I continued my habit of staying up late after the kids went to bed, so I ended up getting up later than 7:00am most days. I guess this is because, at the end of the day, when the kids finally fall asleep and stop coming out of their room, I get to enjoy Β the quietness and the semi-alone time that I get. Life has been so chaotic lately.Β 

Home Management Goals:

6. Clean the refrigerator. Okay, this is getting done today, because we have people walking through with a realtor to see the home we are renting.Β 

7. Pack up as many boxes as possible. Okay, I didn’t pack ANY boxes, but my husband did. Does that count? πŸ™‚

Business Goals:

8. Post one blog post each day. Not quite, but I did post most days.

9. Finish designing a blog for Breanna. Done.Β 

10. Return emails. Done.Β 

And now for this week’s goals:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Continue reading through the Psalms with the kids.

2. Spend focused time with Nathan.

Personal Goals:

3. Walk on the treadmill 4 days this week for longer periods of time than I did last week.

4. Continue counting my calories.

5. Wake up by 8:00am every morning. Today I got up around 6:15am, wish I could wake up this early every day.

Home Management Goals:

6. Clean and get the house ready to ‘show’ for the realtor and her clients.

7. Pack up as many boxes as possible – must do as we move in less than 3 weeks.

Business Goals:

8. Post one blog post each day.

9. Work on client project.

10. Finish reading Mom Blogging for Dummies.

What are your goals for the week?

*Linked to Insane Goals Monthly link-up!


New Weekly Feature: Around the Blogosphere

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I’ve been wanting to start this weekly feature for awhile now. I’ll be highlighting great posts that I’ve read each week and that I think you’d enjoy reading, too. There’s going to be anything from posts that’ll encourage you to posts on topics that will help you to be a better blogger.

Here are this week’s posts:

Picky Eaters: Avoiding the Dinnertime Dilemma by Raising Children with a Heart of GratitudeΒ on Keeper of the Home

A Prayer for MothersΒ on The Better Mom

Useful WordPress Tools, Themes, and Plugins by Smashing Magazine

Mommy’s Melts vs. Gerber Melts by Ravings By Rae (Sarah Rae is my sister. Please welcome her to the blogosphere. :-))

Free Printable Blog Planner on Money Saving Mom

Enjoy these posts, guys!

Our Sunday started off on a less-than-perfect note. I woke up to find vomit in nearly every room of our home. No fun. Thankfully, Isaac, our 5 year-old and the guy who had the upset stomach, has finally made it off of the couch. πŸ˜‰


Latest Design Project: Breanna’s Creations

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My daughter has been asking me to design a new blog for her for a longtime now. I finally finished up the design for her today, and you can see it live by going to BreannasCreations.com.

When designing for my daughter, I *tried* not to take over the project and infuse all of my ideas, but it’s hard. πŸ™‚ I did let Breanna have input, though, since it’s her blog and all.

I do think it turned out great!

I even made her a cute little button. Breanna will be blogging about crafts she does, kid-friendly recipes, and, of course, her Lego creations.

It was a pleasure working with you, Breanna.