My PB + J

it’s a weekly thang {weigh-in wednesday}

so i realized that i never posted last week. no biggie, you didn’t miss much. i went up 0.6 oz, which honestly is nothing in the grand scheme of things and it was my first gain. this week i have dealt with more battles, not with my weight but with my body. a few weeks ago i jogged that 5k and was supposed to be doing another one this sunday but last thursday when i went to go run at the gym my knees put a halt to the 5k. i still managed to run for twenty minutes that night paired with my leg workout. i could barely walk on friday while out with the family. saturday morning i slept through my 5 am alarm for spin so i headed out to the gym to run instead. i made it three minutes and i was almost balling. intense pain. i laid low for sunday even though i wanted to go to spin. monday i was limping like an old lady but managed to make it to spin and i made it through the entire sixty minutes plus another leg workout. after thirty i could feel the pain coming back so i backed off the resistance. my knees felt better yesterday but i am very weary of running. maybe it was too soon or maybe my knees are just healing from my bad fall. who knows. i think it’s just an f-you sign from my body letting me i will be thirty in three months. sorry body you will not win this battle. i am strong and will kick you in the. . .


my starting weight: 170 
today’s weight: 151
total weight loss for week one: 6 pounds
total weight loss for week two: 3 pounds
total weight loss for week three: 1 pound
total weight loss for week four: 1 pound
total weight loss for week five: 3 pounds 
total weight loss for week six: 0 pounds 
total weight loss for week seven: 2 pounds
total weight loss for week eight: 1 pound
total weight loss for week nine: +.6 ounces 
total weight loss for week ten: 2.6 pounds

total weight loss: 19 pounds  
pounds away from goal #1: 3
pounds away from goal #2: 13

like i said on monday not one single pair of jeans i own fit and that’s roughly twenty pair. sickening. my skin is still saggy, i swear the second kid…however, when i woke-up yesterday morning i could finally see the skin below my belly button tightening up. nine months on, nine months off, right? i am fully confident that by my birthday (three months & one day from today) that i will fit into my designer jeans and if they do by that date jim has agreed that i deserve to purchase a new pair as my final reward. it’s the little things. now let’s pray my body continues to cooperate as i continue to kick ass over the next three months because the last three months have been pretty easy… 

i never do this but last night the hubbs and i actually snuck away together, alone, since my parents are here. i tried a few dresses on and took a pic because i am still not loving myself in a dress. my knees are beat up from the fall and i am in need of a tan, badly. anyhow, what are your thoughts? the dress is one size too big, i get that. but other than that, thoughts? what shoes would you wear? sandals, flats? 

what spring looks are you loving?

happy wednesday! 

housewives recap – holy slime batman! {rhoc}

 
heather:  egh. a million dollars, if the restaurant fails after two years, who cares!? i wish that was my problem. six investors? i agree with vicki, run for the hills woman. hi. my name is heather, i am bored and just want to spend my husbands money. who the heck are those other women and what do their husbands do? 
gretchen: you want to follow after christina or pink? they can sing, er, they have talent girlfriend. please stop licking your lips like ll cool j. what the heck was up with your bedazzled ‘team slade’ tank? it would have been hilarious to have watched her extensions go up in flames, is that sick of me!? 
tamra: pretty quiet this episode. taking implants out? i just want to know what this looks like for future reference. 
vicki: hearing about brianna breaks my heart. i could not imagine myself in her position. knowing that her doctor says it’s the worst he’s seen just makes my jaw drop. i guess that explains her weight gain. 
alexis: holy nose slim. okay, totally justifiable on why you went under the knife. what and the heck was she wearing to her post-op? michael jackson died. move away. i think she should’ve had her nose slightly slimmed. 
did you see my urban walls giveaway below? make sure to enter! 

urban walls {giveaway}

when danielle of urban walls contacted me i was so excited to share this with my readers. urban walls is owned and operated by danielle and her husband; they make gorgeous and unique vinyl decals. i started purchasing vinyl decals when i was preggo with payton. when my sister moved into her house a few years back i had purchased my nieces decals to go over their beds. i am not saying i am a know-it-all when it comes to vinyl but i can tell you when i see quality. the previous sellers i purchased from have nothing on urban walls, in terms of quality, price and unique designs. i was blown away just by the directions list, and that says a lot. i could not wait to get the vinyl chalk to-do list up onto my walls. i had been searching for a unique picture/board to place on this wall since moving back into our house last summer and when i saw the chalk board options in their shop i knew it just had to be. i have my eye on several other designs for when we move into a bigger house. here are a few of my favs:

are you loving what you see? i sure hope so because urban walls has so graciously decided to give one my pb+j reader a $50 store credit! now aren’t you all giddy to turn that boring wall into something fun?! 
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irish soda bread {tuesdays with dorie}

this is my first tuesdays with dorie recipe and link-up. i could not have asked for a better recipe to start off with because irish soda bread has been on the top of my to-make list for quite sometime. like i said in my previous post we have had some rainy weather so on saturday after hitting the gym i came home and whipped this bread up within five minutes. the oven warmed our house and the aroma was amazing as the bread baked away.  i love my soda bread with currants and sanded with sparkly sugar. it just made me all giddy inside when it came out of the oven. i let the bread stand for about twenty minutes and then I cut a wedge for the three of us to share and oh-m-gee was it good! it hit the spot and made me excited about the rest of our st. patty’s day fare. 
want to join in on the fun? head on over to tuesdays with dorie. you can find the recipe on one of the hosts blogs my culinary mission or chocolate moosey. or, you can pick-up the book, baking with julia. 

monday phone dump

what a weekend! southern california got slammed with a winter storm that started on friday and we shouldn’t see it depart until tonight. i love it though, we baked all day saturday and sunday we started our spring cleaning. how was your weekend? here’s our recap with photos:
i am linking up with what makes savanah smile

from left to right.

* after we spent all morning cleaning we decided to reward ourselves with a lamb and falafel döner from the kebab shop. if you’re in the san diego area it’s a must try.

* i was cleaning out all the kids clothes so i decided to see how my progress was coming along with all my old jeans. i can fit into three pair but with major love handles. it just boggles my mind how at gap a size 30 falls off, meaning i need a 28. all my old jeans are 28’s and a few 29’s and with some my ass stops them from going up. gah. oh well. by my birthday i should be there, if not sooner. three months and counting.

* going through the garage looking for our house improvement folder i found an envelope with pictures from these photo shoots here and here. i cried when i saw my grandma and i. i miss her so much.

* saturday our oven was cranking out the goods: green velvet cupcakes for an 18th birthday, irish soda bread (deets on that tomorrow when i link up with tuesdays with dorie) and some banana choco-chip muffins.

* part of the spring cleaning involved moving both couches and cleaning under our area rug, baseboards,  etc. we had a sweet dance party going on and payton played with her shadow.

* payton’s kid plate at the kebab shop. insane. we ended up buying additional flatbread on our way out to make jim’s lunch for today.

* before the storm hit the kids and i got to the park fairly early. i wanted to make sure payton had a good amount of time to exert engery before being indoors all weekend.

* oh, and that sweet little boy turned five months yesterday. hopefully it won’t take me two weeks to take his picture and get his post up like it has the past four months. bad mommy.