I have been MIA lately due to planning my daughter’s wedding but now I’m back. I’m an empty-nester now and find cooking for myself is SO MUCH EASIER!! I’ve been successful at keeping my calories low but the other macros were out of control and way over nearly every single day. Today is my restart. I started out with 1 C of a street corn chicken bowl (leftover dinner) and 2 hard boiled egg whites yielding me 34G of protein!!! I’ve also replaced my creamer with a bit of coffee with an orange spice hot tea with honey. It’s so delicious and I’m saving myself the calories AND sugar/fat. Counting down the months til May. Hawaiian cruise is on my Horizon.

Lately my mental health has been taking a hit but after 6 months of working with @Susie Suttles I can take a step back and see the progress in my mindset and habits. I have to look at the progress made and how even on hard days I am getting outside, walking at least 7,000 steps (most days), lifting at least 2-3 times a week and continuing to make healthier food choices! Thanks to a great trainer she has helped me refocus on what I am doing instead of “I’m just doing this..but not this”

My goal is to reach a minimum of 5k steps daily.

@Ashley Zehr and I came up with a cool way to hold ourselves accountability using this group! We're start 'self-accountability threads' -- You create a post telling the group what habit you want to stay accountable on, then each day you'll comment on your own post to show that you completed your habit. This is mine. This week, my goal is to drink 1 gallon of water per day. Check the comments for Day 1. 📣Tag me in your accountability threads!

We’re vacationing in Hocking Hills Ohio. Over the last 2 days we hiked every trail in the park!