Day 168: Updated Measurements, Product Review & House Hunting Update

Thank you guys so much for your thoughts and advice on my decision to up my calories. I REALLY appreciate it and feel so much better about moving forward having that in my back pocket!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

So believe it or not, yesterday I finally got around to measuring! Here is the chart. Not much has changed so that’s good – I heart maintaining. And honestly, I’m fine with these measurements, I just want to tone up a bit more. And I wouldn’t cry if my thigh measurement went down (or my bust measurement went up hehe). Click to make larger!



I started yesterday at 114.5, and a sausage/egg/potato burrito – YUM! I coupled that with dannon fat-free strawberry yogurt. Glorious! For lunch I had a hot turkey/roast beef/swiss sandwich, kettle chips and a mini snickers. For dinner I had FABULOUS chicken fajitas, yum, yum, yum. So this is all fine and good, but I had some other snacks woven in – 2 fun size m&m packs…. Wheat thins/4 laughing cow cubes… and a new product that I’m a fan of: Oreo Cakes! Sound kinda gross, no? Well I went to get my Kashi cookies because Austin “couldn’t find them” when he went to the store. I love him, but thought it was his error, not Kroger’s. So I went and this time they didn’t have them, but they DID have a sign saying they were recalled. What?! OMG! So I grabbed these new snacks to attempt to replace my favorite Kashi oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. They pale in comparison, but are STILL a fabulous yummy sweet treat that I enjoyed, especially because there were three so I really felt like I was getting a big treat!

As far as exercise, me and Stacy got in 3.5 miles at lunch (despite the NASTY Atlanta weather yesterday), then I went back and did 2 miles and abs. I had every intention of doing my chest/tricep dumbbells at home, but it didn’t happen. Instead, Austin went to poker and I got in bed and watched Biggest Loser Couples while reading blogs. Lovely! I ended up at 1,666 calories, 222 carbs and 54 fat grams – not bad, but not the best, again those crap snacks added up and got me! Here’s what I ate.

Oh – quick house update: we’re seeing 12 houses with Amanda on Saturday at noon. Wish us luck!! Cross your fingers for an extra 14’x18’ room on the main for the pool table! Hehe And here is an updated board I’ve been working on for one of the guest rooms – it’s REALLY coming together – I’m so excited! Hope you all had great Hump Days - ttyt!! Click to make larger!