now at 70% of their goal

Total weight lost is now 27,421 pounds! Average is 15.5 pounds.

Total weight lost is now 939 pounds! Average is 9.3 pounds.

• 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.