My Daughter Turned Three Today, Happy Birthday Baby!

I’ve told my children to stop growing up. I just can’t handle it, not because I’m getting older too but because I love my babies and I want to keep them forever. I want to always be able to hold them and whisper I love you in their ears. Hmm, but I can’t stop them. I just have to watch and enjoy them while I can.

I guess what I can do is share how wonderful her day was.

 

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She made her own birthday cake.

 

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She got to wear a party dress, she said, “it’s like Cinderella”.

 

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She was covered in chocolate at one point. MMM, I think I was taking a nap.

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The day would not have been complete without cuddles from mommy.

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Cake Time

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Presents, and she let her brother open one for her. She always takes care of her brother. We had a great day and I’m exhausted. Doing anything now just takes all my energy. So I’m off to bed early, I just wanted to share our happy day with everyone.

Keep Heads Warm with Buddy Tops This Winter Review and #giveaway

My kids were each sent one of the adorable little buddy tops to wear this winter. My son received the Dalmatian

 

 

and my daughter received the pink bunny rabbit.

 

 

 

I did not expect them to actually fit their heads, I was pleasantly surprised that they fit. Now, kids being kids, they aren’t excited to keep them on their heads. There was one day though, that my son kept the Dalmation on his head for a while while he was playing in the house but when I went to get the camera he said, “no, no pcure” and ripped it from his head.

So you have to trust me when I say it was adorable. The floppy pieces at his sides, just so cute. There’s not much else to say about them. They are like a toy, or an addition to a costume, but they also keep the kids ears warm. No I take that back, they keep their entire heads warm in style. I’m all for keeping toddlers looking like toddlers and not tweens.

The buddy tops retail for 25.00 and are currently on sale for 19.95. They have generously offered to provide one to giveaway to one of my readers. They have seven different animal buddies to choose from.

To Enter:

Visit Buddy Tops and tell me which animal is your favorite.

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Sunday Savings, Coupon Insert Schedule, Walgreens, Rite Aid and Albertsons, where to find this weeks savings

Thanks to Simply Being Mommy I know where to find a coupon schedule. Here is a quick preview because I don’t want to steal from her:

January

  • 3 – 2 Smartsource and 2 Red Plum
  • 10 – Smartsource and Red Plum
  • 17 – Smartsource
  • 24 – Smartsource and Red Plum
  • 31 – Smartsource and Red Plum

February

  • 7 – Smartsource and Red Plum
  • 14 – Red Plum
  • 21 – Smartsource and Red Plum
  • 28 – Smartsource

 

Check out Simply Being Mommy for more details.

 

Walgreens preview:

Thanks to Jolly Mom I know where to find Walgreens Steals.

Piera credits Moms by Heart Here is a quick looks

Kellogg’s RR Deal: buy two, get $2 RR
Select Kellogg’s Cereals 2/$5
-$1.50/2 printable HERE – Mini Wheats, Raisin Bran or All Bran (if included)
-$1/2 from 1/3 RP – Special K
-$1/2 from 12/13 RP – various Kellogg cereals

Special K bars 6pk 2/$5
-$1/2 printable HERE or from 1/3 RP
Scenario:

Select cereal or Special K bars 2/$5
-$2 RR
-$1/2 coupon or $1.50/2 coupon
Final Price: $.75-$1 each

Palmolive dish liquid $.99 (with insert coupon)
-$.25 from 1/3 SS
Final Price: $.74

RR Deal: spend $20+, get $5 RR
Coffee Mate liquid 2/$3
-$1/1 or $1.50/2 printables HERE
Final Price: $.50

Hot Pockets 2/$5
-$1/4 from 10/25 SS
Final Price: $2.25

Purina Pet Food 3.5-4.4 lbs $5.99
-$1 printable HERE (IE) or HERE (FF) – Puppy Chow
Final Price: $4.99

Boost Nutritional Drink $5.99
-$1.50 from 1/3 SS2
Final Price: $4.49

Nescafe Tasters Choice instant coffee $5.99
-$.75 printable HERE or $.50 from 11/1 RP
Final Price: $5.24-$5.49

 

CVS Preview:

Thanks to Go Graham Go I have a place to look CVS deals

Felicia credits Slick Deals

Free After ECB Deals

* $7.99 ECB wyb Crave-NX Diet aid spray 0.64 oz $7.99 Limit 1

Weekly ECB Deals

$1 ECB wyb (2) V8 2/$6 Limit 1
$2 ECb wyb GE Energy Smart Bulbs $2.99 Limit 1
$1/1 GE Energy Smart printable
GE Energy Smart, GE Reveal or GE Edison Halogen product $1 (1/31/10) SS 11/22/09
$5 ECB wyb Wrinkle Free or Acne Free Limit 1


$5 ECB wyb $15 PG products Limit 1
Olay Complete or Age Defying $8.99
Head & Shoulders $5.99
Pantene $5.99
Cover Girl $7
Olay Facial Moisturizer or Facial Cleanser $1 (1/31/10) P &G 12/27/09
Olay facial moisturizer, any $1/1 RP 12/13 exp 1/3
Pantene $1/1 PG 12/27 exp 1/31
Pantene$1/1 PG 12/27 exp 1/31
Pantene$3/2 PG 12/27 exp 1/31


$5 ECB wyb $10 Nivea Body Wash, Lip Care or Lotion Limit 1
Nivea Body Wash for Women, 16.9 Fl oz $1 (1/31/10) V 12/6/09
Nivea Body Lotion 13.5 fl oz $2.00 RP 1/3/10
Nivea Body Lotions 13.5 oz $5.00/2 RP 1/3/10
Nivea Body Wash for Women 16.9 oz $2.00 RP 1/3/10
Nivea Lip Care 0.17 oz – BOGO RP 1/3/10
$10 ECB wyb $35 Healthy Skin Care Products Limit 1

Rite Aid Goodies:

I noticed in the paper this morning that there is a game you can play at Rite Aid. You get these game pieces when you buy specially marked products. It’s called the Game of Life.

Win over $5,000,000 in prizes! Play the game of life, collect and win!

There are a ton of L’Oreal Products on special this week.

These deals were also found on The Coupon Project. Please visit Rite Aid Preview if you want to know more about saving at Rite Aid this week.

L’Oreal Kids Shampoo $2
$0.75/1 coupon from 11/1 Red Plum
Bottom line: $1.25
Garnier Nutrisse Hair Color $5.99
$2/1 coupon from 12/06 Red Plum
Bottom line: $3.99
L’Oreal Skin Care*
40% off
$2/1 coupon from 1/3 Red Plum
Wet & Wild Cosmetics*
40% off
Submit for $2 Rite Aid rebate (item must have retailed for $3.99 or up)
Bottom line: something for cheap!
L’Oreal Excellence Hair Color*
Save $5 on 2 with in-ad coupon
Stack with (2) $2/1 coupons from 11/15 SmartSource
Bottom line: $3 each
L’Oreal Healthy Look Hair Color $9.99
Save $2 with in-ad coupon
Stack with $2/1 coupon from 1/3 Red Plum
Bottom line: $5.99

Albertson’s Savings are only good through Tuesday Night

Thanks to The Coupon Project I was able to find some great deals with Albertsons. The Sunday paper has some doubler coupons in it, you can use three per transaction. The Coupon Project recommends that you check out Krazy Coupon Lady and The Grocery Gathering for more on Albertson’s Savings.

Dannon Light & Fit Yogurt $0.33
$1/10 coupon from 12/06 SmartSource
Bottom line: $0.23 each
2-Liter Coke Products
$0.87 each when you buy in multiples of 3
Wonderful Pistachios, 10 oz, $3.49
$1/1 coupon from 11/15 SmartSource
Bottom line: $2.49
Bell Pepper/Cucumber
$0.50 each

For much more than a preview, including a wonderful scenario for Proctor and Gamble products, visit The Coupon Project. Buy 25.00 and get 10.00 back to use on your next transaction.

Buckle Toy’s Turtle Buckle Toy Review and #giveaway

The Buckle Toy company sent my family a Turtle Buckle Toy. There is quite a bit to learn from the Turtle Buckle toy.

One, kids learn hand eye coordination by learning to buckle and un buckle the buckles.

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Two, they learn how to match simple colors and shapes. The buckles are different types of latches.

Three, they can learn their numbers 1-10

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Five, they can learn how to do a zipper up and down, more hand eye coordination.

Six, my son seems to understand that heads turtles belong inside their shell, so he shoves the head inside. So how about turtle anatomy.

The couple behind the Buckle Toy, Seth and Jill Gomez, came up with the idea after a weekend in which their 1-year-old ignored his other toys and kept playing with the buckles on his stroller. The toy is proving to be very popular with my son. He’s at the age where he’s just now trying to start working buckles. My daughter was obsessed with them for the longest time. She will still buckle all the buckles on an empty car seat or stroller that she finds. More details can be found www.buckletoy.com.

The Turtle Buckle Toy, which sells for $24.95

The Photo Review: He’s all smiles and sometimes takes it to bed to cuddle with. He carries it around like a baby doll and loves on it. He sometimes asks for help with the buckles but mostly he just loves to play with it. It’s one of his favorite toys.

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You can enter to win one.

To Enter:

Visit Buckle Toy and let me know something from their about me page. (required)

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Extra Entries:

Advertise this giveaway on any giveaway site and tell me where you advertised it. 10 Extra Entries
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The contest will run until January 18th  11:59 pm Pacific. The winner will be selected by www.random.org. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

Good Luck!

General Mills is Reducing the sugar in kid’s cereal

General Mills decided to make a commitment to reduce sugar in cereal advertised to kids under 12 to single digit grams of sugar per serving. How exciting is that for mother’s who try to keep giving their children healthy food. We’re fighting the advertisements, but no longer because it won’t matter the cereal will have less sugar. Cereal can provide many benefits. MyBlogSpark sent me information regarding this commitment and change in their cereal:

  • Ready-to-eat cereals, including presweetened cereals, account for only 5% of sugar in children´s diets.
  • Ready-to-eat cereal is the No. 1 source of whole grains in a child´s diet today.
  • More frequent cereal eaters tend to have healthier body weights and lower Body Mass Index measures.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It starts your metabolism for the day and gives your body fuel. Studies demonstrate the benefits of eating breakfast and it’s been ingrained in my head. A 1998 study showed that children who eat breakfast tend to perform better at school. Compared to children who skip breakfast, children who eat breakfast score higher on tests, are less likely to miss class or be tardy, have fewer reported discipline problems, and make fewer trips to the office.

Breakfast is important. Cereal is easy for moms. General Mills is making their cereal more healthy.

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MyBlogSpark also wanted me to share a coupon with you. Click here and you can print a coupon for $1 off one of four General Mills cereal. For more information please visit Cereal Health and Wellness.

General Mills through MyBlogSpark gave me this information, along with 4 free cereal coupons for my time.

American Express winners, socks, soup and more winners listed here

Comforting myself with Campbell’s Soup Company #giveaway

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American Express 50.00 Gift Cards Holiday #giveaway

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    Advertised this giveaway on my giveaway linky:

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    I would buy myself a decent haircut and color. I’ve been scrimping and saving to pay off debt this year and haven’t had my hair done since last January!

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    i will buy myself some replacement straws for my kids’ sippy cups. exciting i know

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    Holiday Attire for Kids from The Puddles Collection #giveaway

    December 17, 2009 · Filed Under giveaway · 208 Comments (Edit)

  • Shana on December 18th, 2009 3:24 pm (Edit)

    I shared on my facebook page (2)

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    Surgery Sucks Part 2 – but I have great socks and I get to give them away too

    December 16, 2009 · Filed Under giveaway, personal · 147 Comments (Edit)

    Janet on December 30th, 2009 11:48 pm (Edit)

    I also like the Feel Better Sentiments Gift Basket.

    Christmas at the Movies, It’s Complicated 50.00 Visa #giveaway.

    December 16, 2009 · Filed Under giveaway · 1,388 Comments (Edit) 3 winners

    Here are your random numbers:

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    Michelle Berry on December 18th, 2009 2:01 pm (Edit)

    I blogged about this giveaway =)

    #10

    http://shellbell574.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-found-some-great-giveaways-that-i.html

    2 Runner Ups

    Joanne Schultz on December 30th, 2009 5:58 pm (Edit)

    I’m unemployed, so I need to go to matinees when I am paying for tickets. Late afternoon is my favorite time.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    Jennifer on December 17th, 2009 2:25 pm (Edit)

    I blogged about your giveaway:

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  • Cooking with Kids – Bread Machine Pizza

    Every time I work with a professional chef on my blog they tell me that including children in the shopping and cooking process will get them excited about eating different foods. Allowing them to help cook will make them excited about eating. I’ve been pretty lucky so far with their eating habits anyways but it’s a lot of fun for them to be included in the kitchen. It keeps them from whining and pulling on my legs the whole time I’m cooking.

    Dad’s the best at letting the kids help. The other day he made homemade pizza. He made the dough in the bread machine and let the kids put the ingredients in.

    Betty Crocker Pizza Dough

    Ingredients:

    1 c. warm water
    1 pkg. dry yeast
    1 tsp. sugar
    1 tsp. salt
    2 tbsp. oil
    2 1/2 c. flour

    To make it in the bread machine you put all the liquid ingredients in first. Then you put in the flour, salt and sugar and in the top make an indention and place the yeast inside the indention. Then turn on the bread machine setting to dough.

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    She helped put in all the ingredients into the bread machine. Her and Daddy work very well together. Then after the bread machine was done, we rolled the dough out into a glass pan. Cooked the pizza dough for 5 minutes on 425. (would have been better if we had cooked it at a lower temperature for longer. The dough was a little tough)

    Used a 12 ounce can of pizza sauce and spread it across the dough.
    Covered it in Cheddar Cheese (we were out of Mozzarella)
    Then placed pepperoni on it. 

    Finished cooking the pizza at 425 because we were in a hurry, very bad decision but it still looked and tasted great.

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    It’s so easy! I love using my bread machine to make all kinds of bread dough, it just saves my hands all the kneading. 

    Bumbleride Flyer the amazing stroller Review, Donation and #Giveaway

    The Bumbleride Flyer has become one of my favorite strollers and I’m difficult to please. I would actually say that it is my favorite stroller if you don’t include jogging strollers, and I think the only reason whey is because it doesn’t have the inflatable wheels. So if you could upgrade your wheels to be the inflatable ones that come on all their other strollers then I would have to say that the Bumbleride Flyer is my favorite stroller hands down.

     

    The Flyer is an amazing stroller. Why?

    You can put it together in no time flat. This thing was so easy to put together I was in shock. The pieces all just snap together. The wheels can be locked into place and unlocked. Even the front wheels can be locked into the forward position. This is a good feature if you’re going fast or downhill. It will keep you on your path. Runners need a stroller like this.

    It unfolds and folds up very easily. For a mom that is on the go this is another must. Strollers no matter how big they are need to be light weight (19 lbs) and easy to fold up. They need to not take up much room by folding down really flat.

    The first stroller that we purchased was not great for our baby. She had to grow into it. So that’s another plus for the Flyer. The Flyer is suitable from infancy on with a reclining back and a five point harness it’s a treat for the baby and mother. Anything that can be an all in one is another plus in my book. The Carrying handle makes it great for traveling with, and the handlebar is reversible. I can lower it enough so that my daughter can push her brother (she’s three). But you can also use it to make the stroller face the other way.

     

    As you can see from the picture above, the cover can be extended to shield your child from the sun. You can also unzip it and move it to different angles. The cargo basket is roomy, but a little difficult to shove things in when the kids are in it and reclined at all. I would also say that it’s a pricy stroller but it is good from birth to 45 lbs, meaning it’s going to last you a long time and if your children are spaced out enough, you can keep from buying another stroller. My only other complaint would be the wheels, like I mentioned above, they aren’t very good on gravel. We tried to go up hill on gravel and it wasn’t as easy as I would have preferred.

    Price 359.99 and comes in five color options.

    Comes Standard with:

    • Rain Cover (a must in the Pacific Northwest, all other strollers I had to buy this or we would hardly ever get any use out of our stroller)
    • Bumper Bar
    • Cup Holder (a mom must have her coffee (I’m sure hot drinks aren’t recommended around babies, but I always have coffee in my cup holder)
    • Headrest and Shoulder Pads (my daughter says, “comfy mommy”)
    • Infant Seat Adapter Bar & Safety Belt (I didn’t need this but hope the stroller goes to someone with a new child)

     

    I also received one of their accessories to go along with the stroller; the snack pack. Even my daughter doesn’t need an explanation of what it was. When I took her for a ride in this stroller she said mom I need a snack for my box. Oh yea! Smart girl. The snack pack attached easily to the stroller, you place it in the location of the bumper bar. The Snack Pack is 39.99.

     

    Bumbleride sent me a stroller to review and it is their policy that bloggers return the strollers. They are allowing me to donate it on their behalf. I am very excited about the donation. It is going to make a family in my community very happy. They are also providing the giveaway for one lucky Mom Start Reader.

    Thank You Bumbleride!!

     

    To Enter:

    Visit Bumbleride and tell me what other stroller you like and what color you would want it in.

    Follow Bumbleride on Twitter (3 extra)

    Become a fan of bumbleride on Facebook (2 extra)

    Add the Baby Event Button to your blog or facebook (5 extra entries)

     


    Extra Entries:

    Advertise this giveaway on any giveaway site and tell me where you advertised it. 10 Extra Entries
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    Tweet

    @momstart and @bumbleride are giving away a Bumbleride Flyer Stroller http://bit.ly/726M4L

    Comment on any other non giveaway post and come back and tell me you did
    Use any of the Share options at the bottom of this post: (two entries for each one)
    Add my button/blog to your blogroll/friend list 3 extra entries
    Email anyone you know to tell them about the giveaway, carbon copy louise@looksblue.com (1 extra per e-mail address)

    Leave a comment for every entry

    The contest will run until January 18th  11:59 pm Pacific. The winner will be selected by www.random.org. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

    New Years Resolution with Moms Into Fitness #giveaway

    Moms Into Fitness’s own Lindsay Brin contacted me and asked me to do a review of her exercise videos. That was three months ago today. Now I look at her blog and I think of how wonderful she is and I want to honor her request no matter how late it might be. Why?

    First check out the giveaway she is hosting: (click on the picture for more information)

     

    Secondly, she is a motivational person. I wrote to her and told her that I suffer from depression. That I had a bout of it right after my second pregnancy. It’s normal for women to have post partum depression and we don’t need to be ashamed of it.

    “And I hope your PPD is better!  I’ve worked with so many women with it.  Did you know it hits 1 in 4 of us?  Geez-as if we don’t deal with enough as mothers!  Truly, I hope you are feeling better.  I’m happy that you recognized you had it.”

    Thirdly, she sent me three DVD’s to review.

    Core Firing Squad: Your core muscles will bounce back and redefine into a flat stomach with the CFS method. This is true for you if you were recently pregnant, going through menopause, have back pain, or haven’t exercised in a long time. By using Lindsay Brin’s method of deep abdominal and pelvic floor training, you can return to the flat stomach you used to have, as well as all of the health benefits of a strong core. These three progressive 7-8 minute workouts can be used on their own or as a part of a more comprehensive program with Lindsay’s other DVDs.

    Dance Jam: Because I like to dance!

    Let’s be honest, workouts can be boring. And if you’re bored, you won’t want to make exercise a regular part of your week. Join Lindsay Brin and four other former NFL dancers who hung up the white boots to become busy moms, for fun and easy hip hop moves and intense cardio for the waistline-with workouts that work with your schedule. Only have a few minutes a day? The Express Workout will keep you on track. Have a little bit longer? Keep the groove going with no complicated moves and no dance experience required. Want to really rev up your metabolism and keep the calories burning even after the workout is over? Join the Halftime Show and really get things burning. A dance party that is so much fun, you’ll forget you’re working out!

    Boot Camp, because she felt I needed it to help me lose weight faster.

    The only DVD of its kind with over 2 hours of exercises including 10-10 minute weight loss workouts! Choose from the 10 minute Quickstart menu, 6 core workouts or Lindsay’s 12 week program. Reshape your body, flatten your tummy and get your energy back with Pilates, Cardio, Core, Kickboxing, Plyometrics, Yoga, Mom/Baby Core Strength, Toning and more!

     

    My opinion, even though I received these so long ago, it was right around the time that I started having problems that led to my surgery. Exercise would only have made the symptoms worse so I did as little as possible up to the time of my surgery. Do I have intentions of trying all of the DVD’s at my disposal, yes I do, as soon as the doctor says I’m clear for workouts, then I’m shedding those pounds and quickly.

    Then I can update the post with reviews or just do a review on a Fitness Friday post.

     

    Prize: Your Choice of Three of the DVDs that she has to offer.

    To Enter:

    Visit Moms into Fitness and tell me which DVD you might be interested in other than the three I have listed above. (required)

    Sign up for her newsletter at Moms into Fitness (5 extra)

    Follow Lindsay on twitter (2 extra)

    Other Extra Entries:

    Add the New Years Resolution Button to your website (facebook, blog, myspace) 5 extra points

    Advertise this giveaway on any giveaway site and tell me where you advertised it. 10 Extra Entries
    Subscribe to my blog
    Follow me on twitter tell me your twitter ID
    Blog or facebook about the giveaway include a link to me and to the sponsor for 10 extra entries
    Tweet the giveaway (every time you tweet you get an entry) Link to the giveaway please!!!
    Comment on any other non giveaway post and come back and tell me you did
    Use any of the Share options at the bottom of this post: (two entries for each one)
    Add my button/blog to your blogroll/friend list 3 extra entries

    Leave a comment for every entry

    The contest will run until January 18th  11:59 pm Pacific. The winner will be selected by www.random.org. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

    Fitness Friday with the Wii Moms is Fitness On

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    I haven’t posted with the Wii Mommies Fitness Friday since about May. Did I have great fitness without them? No I did not. In fact, from June through December I put on 7 lbs. This is a huge step back for me because I can’t put my pants on. I have one pair of jeans that I can wear and I haven’t been able to wear those since my surgery. When I went in for my surgery I weighed 157. I need to weigh between 114 and 135, my goal is to be 130 before BlogHer2010.

    I know deep down that this is going to take a lot of work and dedication. It’s going to take a lifestyle change. I need to drink water every day. One whole glass before every meal will help lower my appetite. I need to stop snacking at bed time, and I need to stop eating off of the kids plates after each meal.

    I need to get control of my serving sizes even when it’s something I LOVE. I need to wait before I get seconds and give my stomach some time to settle before I load up on more food. I need to cute back on my sugar intake and coffee creamer. I should give up coffee but that’s an unrealistic goal so I’m going to try and just cut back.

    I’m supposed to be exercising right now but it has to be very light. Mostly the only thing I’m approved for is walking so my goal for the week is to walk three times. I don’t want to set such high goals that I just give up again. Giving up is not an option. It’s not healthy to be carrying around all this extra weight so I’m going to do something about it.

    So for the seven days my concentration will be on drinking water, and walking. Hope I can talk the kids into walking with me. ;-) . Feel free to leave your link with any Fitness post of your own and I’m going to come by and comment. Part of my New Years Resolution is to be more supportive to other bloggers.

     


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