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August 24, 2016 ·

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This time next week I will be waking up in my little slice of paradise - Cancun Mexico!

Every year Steve and I pack our bags for a week away from work, the kids and our regular lives.

We both work really hard all year long to be able to enjoy (and deserve) time away for just the two of us.

It’s a week for us to connect without all the normal daily distractions and is so healthy for our relationship.

We relax, go on new adventures and venture into the city to immerse ourselves in less touristy spots ... like last year when I hunted down the Olive Garden in Cancun which was inside a local mall. We were 2 of maybe 6 tourists in the whole mall.

This year we are switching things up a bit!

Since 2009 we always went to the same resort, but we felt we maxed it out. Last year we were the only ones with our level of bracelets, we had a butler and the works.

This year we will be staying at @paradisuscancun just a few doors down from our usual resort.

When we went to NYC in May/June we stayed at @innside_by_melia and really enjoyed our stay and decided we would look for a @meliahtlresorts in Cancun.

As always I will be sharing some of our vacation with y’all so stay tuned ... we fly out on Thursday!

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MOTIVATION MONDAY

That first picture was me three weeks ago.

I was always exhausted, extremely bloated, unhappy, depressed and dealing with daily migraines and body aches.

Three weeks ago I decided to take back my health, my sanity and my body.

I jumped full force into Keto with hopes of reducing me bulging belly, chubby face, constant migraines, body aches and my unhappiness.

One week into my Keto Journey I decided to implement intermittent fasting with the 16:8 method.

I eat my last meal of the day around 7:30 and fast from 8pm until noon the next day, only drinking water during my fasting hours.

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That second picture is me two weeks into my Keto Journey.

Belly bloat had reduced a lot, my face was slimming, I was no longer napping 3-4 hours per day aka I had more energy, I was sleeping better, was happier and I hadn’t had a migraine since day 3.

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That third photo is me this morning, week three on my Keto Journey.

The physical results speak for themselves. My body is slimming down!

I don’t know how much weight I’ve lost, as I said many times, this isn’t about a number on a scale for me, it’s about feeling better and being happy when I look in the mirror.

I haven’t had a migraine in weeks.

I haven’t napped in weeks.

I’m sleeping better.

I’m happier.

I have more energy.

My appetite has lessened - I no longer am overeating or binging.

And above all else, I feel happier when I look in the mirror.

I’ve had hundreds of DM’s asking so many questions and I’m spending time this week writing some blog posts about my journey and all the things I’m doing/eating in detail so stay tuned for those!

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If there’s one thing I love doing, it is experimenting with recipes.

Even before I started Keto I made Keto recipes, but since committing myself to Keto two weeks ago I’ve really been experimenting because now I am eating Keto daily.

My DM’s have been flooded with messages of encouragement and questions, and for those wondering what I’m eating and doing stay tuned as I’m planning a blog post with all the details!

Today my mom is off work and decided to bake COOKIES.

I’ve also been working on a new project doing photography and social media management for @doughstamps ... 🙈 two words: sugar cookies and fondant!

So as you can imagine my will power has been tested recently.

Today I decided to jump in before my mom started with her cookies to make myself some Keto peanut butter cookies and man are they good!

KETO PB COOKIE RECIPE

Ingredients:

2 cups natural PB
1 1/3 cup erythritol sweetener
2 large eggs

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 325.

Place all ingredients into a medium sized bowl and mix well.

Roll 1 TBSP into balls and push down with fork.

Bake for 20 minutes, then remove and let cool fully before enjoying!

You can also add in 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract if you’d like.

Each cookie is 2 net carbs.

Use the SAVE flag (right side under photo) to put it in your saved area for easy access!

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What are your fave low carb meals/food/snacks?

Tomorrow will mark one week since I started Keto! I also started intermittent fasting with the 16:8 method.

This is my first meal today - YUM!

Last week when I started sharing my food I was met with a flood of DM’s asking me if I was on Keto and some saying “why, you look fab you don’t need to lose any weight”. It took a LOT of courage to reveal my secret belly that I hid oh so very well beneath spanx, high waisted pants, sucking in and good angles.

Like I said in my IG Story, it’s not that I don’t love myself, it’s that I don’t love that I’ve let myself go.

I’ve always ate the same way and for years it never impacted my weight or shape.

I’ve never been one to work out or be overly active and it never impacted my weight or shape.

I was “lucky” to have such a high metabolism for most of my life.

However, when I hit 35 something shifted. I started putting on weight, mostly in my belly and face.

While I don’t have batteries in my scale (it was bought to weigh the fam for our insurance update), I know just looking in the mirror this is the heaviest I’ve ever been outside of pregnancies.

I don’t wish to be a specific size or weight. I just want my face to be slimmer, my belly to not be so bloated/pudgy and for ME to be happy with what I see when I look in the mirror!

I’ve had such a fantastic response so I will keep you all in the loop with my journey and share my meals when I remember to snap a photo before I dig in.

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SIX ... Our sweet girl is six years old today!

You stormed into the world and our lives early, I guess you just couldn't wait to be a part of our family and bless us with your crazy, funny and sweet personality.

When they say to treasure the moments because they grow up fast they really mean it ... where have SIX years gone?

You've been a daddy's girl since day one! I knew it from the moment I saw the two of you together and the way you looked at your daddy, even as a newborn - he was your guy!

It truly is never a dull moment with you around, you make every day amazing and put a smile on our faces.

Your love of books started early and you are so so smart. I love watching you quietly read your big chapter books - you are my real life, Matilda!

No matter how big you get, how many years old you are, you will always be my BABY.

Happy birthday to my sweet sweet Bellaboo.

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Oh my heart!

I’ve had extreme #momguilt for the past few weeks because I hadn’t had a spare minute to take Bella to see Santa.

Life of a blogger during Q4!

But, we made it there today and as you can see from Bella’s face, she was so excited to see Santa.

She wrote him a small list (only 7 wishes), decorated it with beautiful artwork and was so happy to give it to him in person!

They read it together and had a little chat as I snapped photos and tried not to ugly cry in the mall.

So, if you haven’t gone to see Santa yet, he is at @shop_hillcrest mall until Christmas Eve (except for Monday) and you take your own photos, as many as you’d like, for only $5.00!

Now back to the million and one things I still have to do before Christmas is here ... are you all ready for Christmas?

Dress: @brooklynnandgrey
Hair Bow: @ninettapolpetta

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