Like a pheonix from the ashes...

Yesterday was frustrating for me, as evidenced by yesterday's post. And the truth is that those days are going to happen. There are going to be days where the whole deal just sucks and you don't want to do it. It seems too hard. And your goals just seem so far.

I promised honesty here and you'll get it. You'll get the crappy days. The days when things are hard. You'll also get my failures. I failed my goals this weekend. I have no self control when it comes to candies and sweets. I can resist them in the grocery store, but if you bring them into my house.... So I ate more chocolate yesterday. And when I had more then a couple wrappers in front of me I realized that I had some drastic steps to take.

So I called my girls and let them pic 5 pieces each and those went into a ziplock baggie on the fridge and the rest went into the bin for pick up this morning. It's gone. And the girls were ok with it. They didn't fuss, they just picked their pieces and that was it. I'm so lucky that they are such great kids and understand that in order for me to stay on track, junk cannot be in the house. In fact when my 7 yr old saw me with the wrappers she asked me, "Are you sure that's on your nutrition plan?" As much as I would like to have told her off, she was right. They weren't. And the scale might reflect that. I'm sure the excess sugar and salt will cause me to retain some water. Which will suck. But it's my own fault and a set back is not the end of the world. While it is frustrating, it's not like I will have gained back 20 lbs. And if I continue like I have today on my nutrition plan, my body will readjust again and all will be right in the world once again.

That being said, here are this week's photos:

My pants were sitting a little lower, so I definitely have a bit of a muffin top this week over last but I'm happy to see that my tummy is a bit smaller and my little post-baby apron has shrunk! YAY! That's more noticeable to me, but it's those things that keep me going. Every little bit counts!

It took me a fresh night of sleep to dawn on me that my daughter could take my photos for me and she's always around to do them! It took a few tries to get some that weren't blurry, but practice will make perfect. And I like that it has the dual job of teaching her that she doesn't have to be ashamed of her body at whatever shape it is. She's 7 and lean, yet solid, but there will come a time all too soon when her body will change. And I want her to be proud of it instead of ashamed. 

Weigh in is tomorrow. I'll get measurements then. I love my daughter, but there are some things I just need a grownup for. In the meantime, I'm happy with small victories. Today was better than yesterday. And you gotta always take it just one day at a time :)