This past week I worked my tail off on trying to exercise and watch what I ate. It was a banner week. I even got up Saturday morning and worked out in the garage (I can’t tell you the last time I did that). I had 5 good days of exercise and was great about tracking everything I ate. Hard work pays off and I finally lost weight again after a 5-6 week plateau!! I am down 2 lbs over last week!
I celebrated by waking up and running with my girls. I can see the goal in site of being at 175 by the end of next week for the Becoming Conference and am sticking strong to all my goals from last week.
Kicking back into Nutrisystem high gear I think was the biggest help for me. I think I’d gotten a little lax on my portion sizes, I know I’d fallen behind on tracking. So measuring out any vegetables I did myself and eating their meals/bars kept me accountable all week.
I have a big hurdle this week that I’m hoping won’t slow me down. For the first time since having children (11 +years) my husband and I are going to the beach for 2 nights by ourselves. I’m speaking at a convention and they paid for my room and travel so all it took was convincing some wonderful grandparents to step in and make it a little get away. My husband and I both enjoy food, and I don’t want to be the stingy calorie counting freak for our two days away, so I’m trying to give myself pep talks all week to make good choices while we are there.
This weeks numbers:
Starting Weight (19 weeks ago): 202
Last Week: 179.6
Current Weight: 177.6
Goal Weight: 165
I also splurged this week and got a new toy. After researching them for ages and sitting on the fence I decided to get a new Bluetooth Scale. It sounded fun just as a gadget but I kept coming back to not really seeing why I needed my scale to sync to my phone, so I would hold off on it. This week I started researching again and kinda on a whim I went for it. In the end it’s my new favorite gadget and definitely holds you more accountable…
Every time you step on the scale it tracks your weight, hydration levels, muscle, fat, bone mass, BMI and a few other things. That’s nifty, but really the big part here is that it tracks you. I can’t step on the scale and just brush off the 1/2 pound increase. It’s not just me that sees it. The phone sees it, that links directly to Apple Health app and that goes straight to my fitness pal. Everything knows the 1/2 pound gain…
Here’s the data on my graph this week:
I realized that weighing after dinner is not acceptable on Thursday evening… but all the others were very helpful and motivating. This morning I didn’t want to run but seeing a half pound increase over Saturday got me in my running shoes.
Here are the top deals you’ll find in the Publix Ad 7/27-8/2 or 7/28-8/3. There are deals on school supplies, paper towels, laundry detergent, snacks, and more.
You can see all of the Publix deals here.
Top Publix Ad Deals
Publix Ad & Coupons: 7/27-8/3
- Poly 2-Pocket 3-Tang Folder, 1 ct, B1G1 at 85¢ (42¢)
- Dixion No. 2 HB Pencils, 8 ct., 50¢
- Top Flight Standard Notebook, 1 Subject, 70 Sheets, B1G1 at 99¢ (49¢)
- Top Flight Composition Notebook, 100-200 sheets, B1G1 at $1.69 (84¢)
- Crayola Crayons, 24 ct., 50¢
- Elmer’s Washable School Glue, 4 oz, B1G1 at $1.79 (89¢)
- Pepsi Products, 12 pk., 12 oz Cans, $3
-$1 off Lays combo, buy (1) Lay’s Chips 7.5 oz + bag, and (1) Pepsi product 12-pk+ 12 oz cans, 6-8 pk. 16.9 oz bottle, or 6-pk16 oz bottles, both items on same receipt, Ibotta App mobile coupon
-$5 off Pepsico, General Mills, or Unilever products purchase, $15+, (Publix Coupon), in-ad
(buy (5), makes it $2 ea.) - Arnold Dutch Country Bread, 22-24 oz, B1G1 at $3.49 ($1.74)
Excluding Arnold Country Bread
-.55/1 Arnold bread item, SS 05/01
-.55/1 Arnold bread, SS 06/19
(makes it $1.19) - Del Monte Tomatoes, 14.5 oz, B1G1 at $1.45 (72¢)
-$1/4 Del Monte Canned Tomatoes, 14.5 oz, (Publix Coupon), Summertime Snacking Flyer or (exp 7/29) printable
(makes it 47¢ ea.) Read More→
This printable quote should go in a prominent spot in the living room, just as a reminder. Print out this quote on a sheet of card stock and frame it to make a gift out of this fun quote.
Today only get a great price on a high rated HP laptop! This HP touch-screen laptop is $279.99 on sale right now. It has a 1 TB hard drive, 15.6″ screen and runs on Windows 10.
This is $120 off the regular price and about $50 cheaper than any other prices we are seeing right now.
You can also get $100 off iPads too! Grab an iPad Mini for $299.99.
Both of these sales are today only for a Cyber Monday in July sale.
Heads up! You can get into any National Park for free from August 25th- 28th 2016 the National Park Service is waiving entrance fees. This means that all visitors can enjoy all 392 national parks for FREE.
This is a great time to take a picnic lunch and make a day out of it. This is the official National Park Week, so get outside and have fun!
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Recently I saw a DIY for a personalized etched casserole dish and I fell in love with it. I think glass-etched things make the perfect gifts. I was a little intimidated by the etching because I’ve never used it before. But, my friend etched her entire front door, so how hard could it be?
Not hard at all! This is one of the simplest DIY gifts you can make.
Supplies:
Silhouette Stencil
Armour Etch
Foam Brush
Glass To Be Etched
I found a really cute pitcher from Target for $12 and I immediately knew what I wanted to do. We went home and printed a saying on our Silhouette machine on a normal vinyl sticker with a sticky back which came with the machine.
If you have a steady hand and an Exacto knife, you could trace the letters you want on a sticky-back stencil and cut it out yourself.
Peel out all of the letters from your stencil.
Attach the stencil to a clean, dry surface. Make sure you press firmly around all of the letters so the etching cream doesn’t seep through.
I added some extra tape to the left side of my stencil (it’s clear) to make sure the etching didn’t bleed over to that side since it had a thin border.
Now glob on the etching cream with the foam paintbrush so you don’t see the letters underneath anymore.
Let the cream sit for 1-2 minutes (without touching it) rinse all of the cream off in the sink with lukewarm water.
Carefully peel off the stencil. If some of the stencil etched away, that’s okay!
Wash the glass with soap and water and you’re done! Wrap it up and put that beauty under the tree. The 3 oz bottle of Armour Etch can be a bit pricey ($10), but for this entire quote I used less than 1/8 of the bottle. This stuff goes a long way. You can make lots of personalized gifts with it!
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Head to the Schoola to get 30% off orders $30+ and FREE shipping. Use the code BACK2SAVGS to get the deal.
If you are a new Schoola customer, you can get a $20 credit for signing-up. You can also get a $10 credit when you create a new collection. Click on “shop the help” then “create a collection.”
Deal Ideas:
Shipping is FREE for a limited time.
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Here are new Sparkle and Angel Soft coupons to help you save on paper towels and toilet paper. Print them out so you will have them ready when deals pop up.
Sparkle & Angel Soft Coupons
.45/1 Sparkle Minis 3 roll+ or 6 roll+ printable
.45/1 Angel Soft bathroom tissue printable
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Planning a trip? You can get a $25 off a hotel stay of $100+ when you book through Expedia. You must use the Expedia Mobile App or Tablet App to get the deal.
To get your unique code, go here and scroll down until you see a box to enter your mobile number. The code will be sent to you via text.
You must redeem the code by 9/30. There is a limit of one per user account.
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