When we started this endeavor, 11 days seemed like an eternity. Now I can't believe we are on Day 7 and only four days out. Wow. The cravings are essentially gone now. Since there are few carbs on this diet, I have found that if I'm not eating them, then I don't crave them…
I deserve some kind of award. I mean seriously. Saturday, my Mom, Sis-in-law and I spent the day registering for things for her upcoming baby. We started the day early and ended late, which meant there were two restaurant meals involved. These were not your typical restaurant meals. …
Okay, I want to tell you something. If you can make it past Day 2, you've got this thing in the bag. Yesterday was a breeze!! Seriously, it was simple. I had scrambled eggs and sausage for breakfast, a bowl of oatmeal for lunch, some smoked cheddar cheese slices for a snack and gri…
Well, we've got two out of the way and are on to Day Three. Horray! Yesterday was pretty brutal. I'm not gonna lie to you. I had to have all fresh fruit until supper, and at one point I was shaking and couldn't see straight. I think it was all that sugar from the fruit and…
One day down - 10 to go. Well, yesterday was a pretty tolerable day! Sure there were times when I just wanted a bowl of cereal (or a brownie fudge sundae), but I held out and stayed on track. Horray for me! There was one time where I mindlessly almost popped a few peanut M&M's …
Well folks, the time has come when all post pregnancy weight loss has come to a hault and something has to be done about it. My great friend Lindsey over on Pleasant Drive told me about The 11 Day Diet that she and her husband did a few weeks ago. Their weight loss was super successful, …
Who says hard work doesn't pay off? I spent a full week gathering, sorting and pricing items for the yard sale. My parents brought their truck up and hauled off an insane amount of bags and boxes and Husby followed with a car full packed to maximum capacity. We spent a few hours set…
Last week Husby and I ventured on over to North Western Arkansas for a mini getaway to celebrate our anniversary. We happened to be in the area that the Duggars from TLC's "18 Kids and Counting" live, and somehow we knew about the car lot that the oldest Duggar boy, Josh wo…
Spring Break is officially over. Well, technically it was over on Thursday night when we got home. We had a fabulous time! Chicago is a great city. We parked the car all week and just walked and took the bus everywhere we needed to go. Oh. My. Word. I haven't walked that many mi…
Sorry I was MIA yesterday. I was a bit occupied. This past weekend, we traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to see my brand new nephew. Husby's sister gave birth to a precious baby boy two weeks ago, and I finally got to meet him. We left Friday at 12:30pm, and headed off! While discus…
It's funny how we find people similar to ourselves in this little blogosphere. We read about each others lives, give each other advice and basically turn into virtual "friends". It is strange though, how you can feel like you know so much about a persons life and never, ev…
Our weekend away was great fun and much needed. We slept a lot, ate a ton and shopped until we dropped. It was delightful to be away with my husband with no thoughts of school. Finals are over and he had his best semester yet! He did fantastic and I am super proud of him! He works so…
Remember the little getaway I mentioned last week? Well, Friday night, Husby and I loaded up and headed two hours into the next state. There, we ate at one of our favorite little eateries that we stumbled upon years ago while passing through. Here, at this classic old time diner, they s…
