Completed a 5 hour hike this weekend with my son! Got a great workout in and saw this beautiful lake at the top!

I used to be able to do 5 miles on the elliptical and barely break a sweat. When I went back to the gym exactly 2 months ago, I set a goal for myself to hit 5 miles again by the end of this year. Today, I did 3.5 miles -- and had to stop myself because I could have kept going. Looking forward to killing my goal!

It’s only week two, but I’m making massive progress already! Sticking to my plan of water first, veggies most. Tracking every bite. :) got my workout in, but still need steps for today since the workout was a lifting circuit!

3 Eggs and grilled tomatoes for breakfast💓

I made it to a week of healthy eating! Yesterday(Sunday) I was down and sick with fever and joint paint, was hardly able to walk. had juiced papaya leaf and had calamus tea(I am into natural remedies). Today I woke up with no fever and joint paint has improved by 70%. Yesterday I had 2 small packaged chocolate waffle after a week of no junk. I didnt feel bad as it was the only thing that could go down. I also had crackers with peanut butter...for lunch and dinner I had vegetable soup...Now that I am feeling better I am no more waffle treat or whatever😂this is a break fast pic from Thursday. Scrambled tofu and sweet potato

I went light with my dinner yesterday night. Mashed sweet potato,beans and aubergine prepped by my hubby. I had some tofu for protein prior to this. Day 5 was again hard but I am starting to see slight results. My waist line has gone down significantly and I am not having too much flatulence like previously🙈My left Knees are paining as well as my sole, which I know happens when I gain weight, so it is a definite sign that I have to lose this weight. So far I have managed to stay away from junk food. I have been having few crackers in between meals if I crave junk...but I am giving myself grace...I am hoping that as time progresses I will manage to have more control over my cravings and portion sizes. #breastfeedingmama

I’m sure I’m retaining weight because I have only been having 3-4 water bottles per day rather than my normal 8-12, but I’ve been doing good with my nutrition while on this mini vacation! Salads with lunch and dinner, limited to one treat food per day and one beer per day. I think I’m doing ok but I’m anxious to see a scale again and see it moving downward….getting lots of steps these past two days, too!

work has been really stressful this week, but I am making it through. I woke up early this morning after falling asleep at like 8 o’clock and of course I played on my phone for a little while, but finally guilt caught up to me and I went out and rode my bike at 6:30. Oh my God, these clouds were so beautiful and they cut a line straight through the sky of dark and light. It was amazing. I ended up cooking last night with my children. They love to cut vegetables, which is super helpful for me. I also get to spend time with them because they’re not on their devices when they have a knife in their hand and they’re learning just a bit about what goes on. I got on the scale this morning. it was my dehydrated post bicycle weight, but it’s not more than my original weigh in so that’s really my only goal right now. That and posting every day to this app to inspire myself and others to keep on trucking. I put sweetener and some oat milk in my coffee this morning as a treat and had one bite of a chocolate croissant. Let’s not get too crazy this weekend and it’s a great time to get extra round of exercise in. Now is the time.