Ok, that might be pushing it a little but I am lighter! I joined WW in mid-December. When I was pregnant with Sophia I sort of got out of hand with the ice cream and the chocolate and pretty much gave in to any craving I had at the time. Jeff, of course, was fully supportive of this! Now I am no longer pregnant but you wouldn't know that when I step on the scale. I remember at all my weekly OB appointments I would get in trouble because of my weight. She kept telling me "it's going to be difficult to lose this weight after the baby". Of course, I sort of laughed her off at the time but boy was she right!
Anyway, WW has been successful for me so far. I'm nearly at -10lbs! Once I reach that goal I then have to decide what my desired weight is and aim for that. For my height I should be ranging between 120 - 140. I'm going to go for 130 lowest/135 highest. I've seen myself at 120 and I look like a skeleton.
So it's pretty exciting to know that this is working..what I'm doing is making a difference although I haven't had to change much. I've just become more mindful of what's going in my mouth and making some healthier choices. Thankfully I haven't had to give up my chocolate!
Sophia is a picky eater. I know..8 1/2 months old and already picky. I have had a time getting her to eat any sort of meat or green vegetables. I did successfully get her to eat an avocado with banana over the weekend. However, isn't avocado a fruit? When trying to get her to eat something I put it to my mouth like I'm going to eat it and then say "YUM!". Sometimes this works with her but most times not. I have a smarty pants on my hands.
On Sunday afternoon I was sitting on the floor eating a cracker and I had her Gerber Puffs in hand so she could have a little snack. I handed her a puff and watched as she tried to figure out her pincher grip to get it into her mouth. When she was finally successful she looked at me and said "YUM!"!
Since joining Weight Watchers in early December, I've had to give up my Starbucks Cinnamon Dolce Latte. I still enjoy it about once a week in its nonfat version, but it's not the same! However, my daily coffee fix has now been made even yummier with this: 
My favorite flavor is Southern Butter Pecan. It's so delicious!
Now that I'm on Weight Watchers, I'm always on the lookout for healthy and easy recipes that my family will love. I came across this recipe at Annie's Eats and have to say it is absolutely delicious and SO easy!
Here it is for you to enjoy:
Black Bean Soup
2 cans black bean soup - drained and rinsed
1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
1 cup salsa (I use mild or medium)
1 teaspoon cumin
Throw all the ingredients into a food chopper and puree until smooth. Empty contents into saucepan and heat..about 20 minutes. Top with shredded cheese or sour cream and green onions.
Enjoy!
This week has been tough! On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday Sophia decided the second nap of the day only needed to be for 30 minutes. She would then be awake for nearly 5 hours until she went to bed. Yesterday she only took one nap. When it was time to go down for her second nap, she wouldn't have it. She fought and fought. I tried everything. I tried rocking her (which is what I ALWAYS do) and then I tried putting her down in her crib and then going in at 5 min. then 10 min., then 20 min., and so on...that went on forever until I just couldn't stand seeing her cry..just for the record, I personally am completely against letting her cry it out. Yesterday she was up for over 7 hours straight and when bedtime came and she finished her bottle she was out like a light and didn't wake up until after 6 this morning. Today has been a bit better..she's having her afternoon nap, but she's only about 10 minutes in so at this point anything could happen!
I'm wondering if she's trying to drop a nap or if this change in sleep patterns is due to the teething and/or the new skill of crawling and/or trying to stand up and/or separation anxiety. Days like yesterday make me wish children came with a manual. Why the sudden change? How could she go from needing two naps to suddenly NOT needing both of them? When I need sleep, I need the full 8 hours and then some. Of course this has not happened since having a baby which would explain why I'm always in a daze :)
On another note, today she had her gymnastics class and I found out that in 3 weeks (when she has her last class for this period) she gets a report card! HA! I can't imagine what on earth it will say but I think that's the cutest thing ever. Today she had to get her photo taken which will go on her report card. She was all smiles. It was the cutest thing. I'm anxious to see what her instructor has to say!
Sophia turned 8 months old yesterday! I can't believe that 8 months have gone by so fast. Where is the time going?
She's been trying to crawl for awhile now and though she hasn't mastered the official crawl she still manages to get herself all over the house by lifting up her body onto her hands and one knee and then swinging her butt around until she's sitting. It's the funniest thing I've seen.
The past two days have been pretty sketchy with the napping. I have no idea why all of a sudden she's decided that napping just isn't for her. I would think that with her being so active she would need more sleep now more than ever. I hope this is just a phase.
Along with the crawling she's cutting her other top tooth. This may be contributing to the no sleep situation that has just started.
As I type this I can hear the sweet girl snoring through her baby monitor. Poor thing just wore herself right out!
