A little Fall Decor

I've decided that it could take a while to cool off

so I did a little Fall/Halloween decorating

with the air turned way down low

it was 95 degrees out today

and yes, I'm complaining 

I'm not buying real pumpkins

until the weather cools down

or Halloween gets here

whichever comes first

I'm so jealous of all the blogs

posting pics of their beautiful front porches

with real pumpkins

corn stalks and such

my hydrangeas are still blooming

they think it's still summer

and I have to admit they are beautiful

Here's a little peek at some of my 

Fall/Halloween decor.

 I did decorate my front door with a fall wreath and some mums

 I made these EEK letters last year,

they are actually really cute,

however, I can't get them to photograph well

 Mixing Halloween and Fall

 My Pottery Barn Halloween Tree

I've had it for 19 years

Purchased it the year Robert was born

 These little glitter buckets from Target this year are adorable

It's not photographing too well either

but each bucket is glitter  - they go perfectly on these glitter plates that I already had

 Glitter bones from last year also - just tied together with some cute ribbon

 Downloaded these cute labels from Martha Stewart

 Love these mean little pumpkins

$1 for all three at the Thrift Store - Score!

And this cute little sign is also full of glitter

from Target - removed the hanger and added the same cute ribbon

Don't you just love the dollar section at Target?

So, hopefully in the next few week I can

add some real pumpkins and the rest of my fall decor.

Slow Week

So this week was slow

not sure why

I only lost 1 pound

total of 9 now

I have added more free weights to my workout

so hoping I built a little muscle

maybe?

this weekend proved to be a little challenging

football game, birthday party and baking with my nieces

but I did good

only had one cookie

going to work that baby off today

that's the one I had right there

after all it was calling my NAME 

Happy Sunday friends. 

Goodbye 6 lbs.

I'm happy to report in that I've been on my

healthy eating and exercising routine for 

a week and a half

and I'm down 6 pounds

I know most is just water weight

but I'm pretty happy with my progress

I've been making a Body by Vi shake every morning

Lunch is either egg whites with veggies,

salad, or baked chicken.

Dinner has consisted pretty much the same

I did make some really good Body by Vi waffles 

in my Belgium waffle maker

found a recipe online and changed it to my liking

the waffle had 249 calories including the sugar free syrup

and it was yummy.  I posted the recipe a few days ago.

I have been riding my exercise bike for 1 hour every day

and I have been working out on the mat

crunches, jumping jacks, leg lift, burpies, hoola hoop

and even turned on the 80's channel and danced 

like a rock star a few times.

I've also started each morning with a glass of water with lemon and orange slices

In addition I have tried to drink 6 to 8 waters daily

I think I'm on the right track to healthy.

xo

Determined

So, this time I'm determined

Set a goal

"Shed 20"

Started a new eating and workout routine

Body by Vi

The shakes are not bad

especially when you add fruit

There are so many things you can do with the powder

breakfast, lunch or dinner

I'm just sticking to the shakes for the first week or so

Two shakes a day, veggies and fruit for snack and one healthy meal

 I've started riding my exercise bike for 1 hour per day

planks, sit ups, crunches and leg lifts

 Drinking 8 glasses of water per day

I should have started this before summer,

not before winter,

buy hey - I guess anytime is a good time to start

I'm going to take it one day at a time

I have a BIG birthday coming up next May and

this mama wants to be healthy and in shape.

Wish me luck :)

xo