Starting Week 18

17 Weeks down, maintained this week @ 299. Still under 300, I'm okay with that. I have been thinking a lot about the goals I have set for myself and I realized that mainly I want to be able to say that I take care of my body by exercising regularly, eating healthy, well balanced meals and really doing my best. I know that if I am doing that I will get down to a healthy weight. It is frustrating to not see the results of my efforts right away. And it's hard to have it go so slowly. But, I feel so good b/c I have honestly been doing my best right now. I am realizing b/c my weight maintained, that I could up my workouts a bit. I have been mostly doing walks for my 1hour exercise, so I am going to up it a bit, making sure my workouts that I am getting my heart rate up to the right range for exercise, and making the workouts more intense. I am good with my eating around 2000 to 2500 calories, I am going to keep it in that range for this week, and really focus on eating healthier foods. I'm going to try a friend's suggestion and make sure I eat proteins with my carbs, and also eat more veggies. I've never really roasted veggies before so I am going to try that.
   Also, in other news, Lucas is potty trained and doing fantastically! He really is an incredible kid. We are so blessed! So excited for his birthday this week!
-Tanya