Made it by the skin of my teeth today!! Thank gooooodness!!

But why did I have to discover soft serve margaritas during this bet?!

I had a naughtier week this past week while my fiancé was traveling for work. I went out and socialized a bit more than usual, and that always always always leads to drinks and food that is counter to my goals. In the moment it feels good, but now it's nearly a week later and I just canNOT get the scale to go back to where it was a week ago.

Soft serve margaritas: Delicious.
Also soft serve margaritas: Dangerous.

Celebrating my birthday this weekend and then locking in for this!

The pot is now $525

I had wayyy too much sodium yesterday so my scale is very up. No regrets, but I'm chugging water today and tomorrow to flush out my system for weigh-in! How are we all feeling?

Well I won’t be making my DietBet goal weight at this point, but I’m still really proud of the progress I have made. Any progress is good progress and I’m proud of the decisions I’ve made over the past month, even the ones when I decided to enjoy dessert. I find being a part of these bets really motivating and encouraging, even if I don’t win.

I had a big day today—and it was such a good one.

My husband and I went to Star Western Wear so he could look for jeans. I wasn’t planning on getting anything for myself. Honestly, I haven’t bought myself clothes willingly in over a year. But something in me said to just try.

I picked out a really cute white blouse in a size medium, a dress in a large, and a few other pieces. When I went into the fitting room, I had to give myself a little pep talk: “It’s okay if it doesn’t fit.” Even trying things on felt like a big step. But then something unexpected happened the blouse fit. And not only did it fit, it looked good. The dress? It looked beautiful on me.

I didn’t even want to come out and show my husband at first. This moment felt personal. But I ended up buying the dress for a date night, and for the first time in a long time, I didn’t need anyone else’s opinion to decide. I knew how I felt in it. I felt confident. I felt beautiful.❤

This is a big non-scale win for me—and a reminder that progress isn’t always measured by numbers. Sometimes, it’s measured in moments like this.