Do they button?! Progress Pictures from Day 1 to Day 13

In my commitment to be transparent {for me, painfully transparent at times}, I am giving you an update on my progress pics.  So here they are!  Day 1 to Day 13. No trainer No gym 15 minutes or less workouts No weights (my bodyweight only) Carb Cycling (3 days low, 1 day high, 2 days […]

My 3 Vulnerable Before & After Pictures {Transformation Tuesday}

I’ve been sitting here starring at this white screen.  Should I do this?  Should I not?  Everything inside me cringes when I think about pressing “send.”  Who’s going to see these pictures?  Are they going to laugh at me?  Look at me in disgust?  Think I’m a slob for gaining 70 pounds with each pregnancy?! […]

How $139k Weighed Down My Dream

Today was my first day. I woke up with butterflies in my stomach. I opened the kindergarten classroom with the big “volunteer” badge so proudly decorating my shirt. I had made it. I had successfully become an over-involved parent disguising myself as a classroom parent volunteer. I walked into the room. There she was. Emma. […]

What I Did 350 Times That Helped Me Lose ?? Pounds of FAT {My 10 wk body transformation results – Part 2}

Losing fat and toning our bodies is no easy task.  Just a simple ten weeks ago {19 months after baby #2} I threw in my towel.  I needed help. I was failing and needed assistance.  Big time.  What I was doing just simply was not working.  That was the cold hard truth.  Effort + failing = Not Working.  I […]

Three Strategies To Help You Reach Your Goals {My 10 week body transformation update – part 1}

It was only 10 short {for me l–ooo-ng} weeks ago I hired an online personal trainer, Allison, in attempts to pull me out of a muddy pit.  Read about my woes in this recent blog post titled “Why I hired a personal trainer“.  These last 10 weeks have been anything but easy.  My results to […]