Happy Friday!

Happy Friday Everyone!

I decided to stop in and say hello and fill everyone in on what's been going on here lately:

Ryan and I played Cards Against Humanity last weekend. I love this game. The issue is that we have no friends so we have to invent fake players. Okay, they're not fake...we set up some of Luna's stuffed animals and pretend they're people. It's a bit like a 5-year-old's tea party except we're 25 and drinking alcohol. One thing I've learned....Those stuffed animals have dirty minds:


We had "Steak and Cake" at my parents' house for my mama's birthday. For a store bought cake, it was delicious. (I didn't have steak, I made myself some shrimp. Luna didn't have steak either. She got smooshed peas.)

I also took this picture of Mr. 246 while we were over there. We decided he looks like a giant midget or something. The proportions are just weird. Maybe something to do with the ceilings in the background?

We made some AMAZING flatbread pizza. Seriously, these were delicious. So good we decided that we're having these on Saturday night instead of take out.

I got my first letter from my pen pal! I immediately wrote one back and put it in the mail the next day. (It takes 3 stamps!) I even decided to write a letter to a friend back in Ohio. I think I might even write one to my brother soon. I just love the stamp she used. So fancy and European, haha:

I made Luna's Valentine's Day hat! (I've since then added two more rows to make it a "slouchy" beanie, but I haven't taken a picture of that yet.)

Luna went on her first "big girl" stroller ride. Up until this point we had her in the car seat snapped into the stroller:

Luna also continues to say "Nom nom nom!" when she's hungry:

For weigh-in today, I gained 1 pound. I figured I would. I only tracked food and stayed on goal for the past 2 days. The rest of the week I just ate what I wanted. I lost too much last week so instead of just eating a little bit more, I just ate what I wanted. Oh well. Totally worth it. Who says food can't buy happiness? (Spoken like a true fat girl.)

Last, but not least, I'm making progess on our new bedroom quilt. Here it is so far, Ryan's holding it up side ways. There's still about 12 or so more rows to add onto it for the top piece:

So yea...that's what we've been up to. We don't have any plans for the weekend, but I'm glad to be at home. I am having a slight urge to redecorate or reorganize something. We shall see! Have a good weekend.

-Ms. 246

Weigh-In Day Week #3

I lost 2.6 # this week! It was quite unexpected to be so much. Especially since I went a tad over my points a couple of days and I even ate a big meal or two last week.

This week I'm going to eat more, however. My goal is only to lose 1-1.5 pounds a week. I'm still breastfeeding (well, exclusively pumping) and if you diet too much then your supply goes down, which it's started to. So I'm kind of sad about 2.6 pounds because of supply issues, but really inside I'm like "Heck yea! 2.6 pounds!".

Moral of the story, don't expect me to lose this much next week. I haven't decided though: whether to eat a crap ton one day or to responsibly eat slightly more daily to make sure I don't lose too much. We shall see...I'm really craving eating half a pizza...;)

Happy Three Day Weekend!

- Ms. 246

P.S. Luna's getting a tooth!! You can see a tiny bit of it on her lower gums. :)

Weigh-In Day Week #2

Goal I'm doing well on: I lost another 1.6 lbs this week. Pretty good for eating out 3x this week. (Chili's, Applebee's, and McDonald's). All three times I planned what I was going to have ahead of time so it stayed within my points and it was a success. Woo!

A goal I'm not doing well on:
Looking nice - I've been wearing make-up, but I haven't been doing my hair except maybe twice. It's just so hard in the mornings: Put my hair in a pony tail and cuddle with Luna for my last 5 minutes before work, or ignore Luna and go do my hair? I choose Luna every time. I could wake up earlier, but c'mon....like that's gonna happen.

I'll make a post tomorrow on the craftiness I've been up to as well as what Mr. 246 has been up to. Clue: he's changed up his look! Hope you're all well.

-Ms. 246

Victory Over the Scale! Week One!

Look what I did! 7.2 pounds my first week. (Only 42.8 more to go!) I'm quite proud of myself. This was with taking off New Years' Eve in the worst kind of way. Haha. (Let's just say there was a family meal involved and there are only two people who eat solid foods in our family at the moment.) I am proud of myself. Four days in and I think I'm off to a good start! I'll be sure to post my progress every Friday (my weigh-in day).

Not too much else to say here. Friday night -- we're going to put that Bean to bed then I'm going to have a hard cider and perhaps cozy up to do some crafts and watch Doctor Who.

Cheers!
-Ms. 246