Happy Halloween!

daddy let Vaughn have his first taste of chocolate! and he loved it of course! at least its halloween... :)

day 6...

didn't end up making more soup... I snacked on chicken pieces all day and drank an iced coffee after my workout. didn't really feel hungry. probably not good, but there was no time to chop up veggies and make soup this afternoon. then night rolls around and I am tired and not wanting to do anything... so I had a can of chicken noodle soup again. next time I do this, which I plan to do the week before Hawaii, Keith will be gone so I probably won't run out of soup half way through. that was my demise. the thought of making more and eating it... I just couldn't make myself do it! so, I failed. sorry readers... but I do feel like I got myself back into the habit of eating good things and smaller portions again. so, if nothing else, I reprogrammed my mindset into what it was before I got pregnant! that was basically my goal... so, ah ha! I didn't fail! :)

day 5

didn't feel as starving today. I am down 6 pounds so far. I feel good. ran out of soup at lunch and didn't have time to make more, so I had to eat a can of chicken noodle soup for dinner. its hard when you have a kid! I didn't have coffee today either. just soup and chicken and a few carrots. and tons of water. I need to remember to drink lots of water, even after this, because I feel so much better!

I will make a half of batch of soup for the next two days. Keith likes it too so we will eat it until its gone! and Thursday I can put cheese in mine. :)

day 4

a glass of milk never tasted so sweet! it was a nice treat after four days of fruits, veggies and soup. I ate 3 or 4 bananas, two big bowls of soup, and a couple glasses of milk. I felt much better yesterday. a banana and milk is a great dessert and it fills you up!

the best part of yesterday was Vaughn scooted across the floor to reach his toys! he usually rolls but he is learning that any form of crawling will get him there faster. its too cute. and, since daddy loves nicknames, his new one is Scooter. :)

day 3

woke up with a killer migraine so I ate a banana at like 2am. don't think I'm eating enough soup... didn't feel that great today but am better now, just tired. you know how you have those days where you don't feel like doing anything? that was me today. its pretty impossible to have those days with a kid, but at least Keith was around to occupy Vaughn while I took a nap this afternoon. and thank goodness Vaughn is such a good kid... he is seriously amazing. I love my boy so much. he is giving kisses now which is so cute! sigh...

so, I ate a banana for breakfast. a big bowl of soup for lunch. an apple after my nap. got a cup of coffee at Starbucks during my walk with Vaughn and then had another big bowl of soup for dinner. I'm pretty tired of the soup, but it is really good. it gets better everyday as it marinates in the broth... Keith loves it too, although he gets to put cheese in it. :)

day 2

it was a gorgeous day today! felt like summer... I love Santa Cruz in the fall. we went to the Cold Water Classic today and walked all around and saw some great surf. it was awesome. Vaughn loves watching the waves crashing and checking out all the people. he is such a social baby. so happy!

had coffee and cantaloupe for breakfast. today was hard because we were out and about and it would've been so easy to eat out. but Keith is supportive so we came home and had soup for lunch... was starving by then! snacked on a few carrots. had a peach later on. then for dinner had a baked potato with a little butter, and sauteed broccoli and onions. just now finished an apple. the scale is down only one pound, but I'm sure to see more tomorrow.

goodnight!

cabbage soup detox- day 1

so, with 5 weeks and counting until Hawaii, I am determined to lose the final 10 pounds of baby weight. thanks to Brooke for suggesting the Cabbage Soup Detox Diet. to keep accountable, I am going to report daily to my faithful readers. :) there are many variations of it, but the one I linked to, I liked the best and will follow it completely.

I am going to let myself have one cup of coffee a day (so I won't go completely insane with no caffeine!) with nonfat milk and little sugar to sweeten. that's it for faltering on the 7 day plan. so, today I drank a cup of coffee and ate some cantaloupe for breakfast. then I went to my mommy exercise group. Thursday really kicks butt (ask Wendy!) so by noon I was starving. I had a bowl of soup for lunch and some more cantaloupe. I ate a peach around 4. dinner was more soup and some raisins. I've had a ton of water today and feel pretty good. I'm a little hungry, but will totally manage. I have another peach and some grapes to snack on if I can't make it to bedtime.

today looks to be the least amount of food, so I know that this is a very doable diet.

9 months in, 9 months out!

Happy Nine Months Sunshine! we celebrated with a trip to the pumpkin patch. there is this great pumpkin patch at Rodoni Farms up Highway 1. today was a beautiful day with blue skies, white fluffy clouds and a wild sea with waves crashing against the cliffs. we got a daddy, mommy and a baby pumpkin. Vaughn had fun grabbing the hay and looking at all the different sizes and shapes of pumpkins and squash.

Vaughn also had his first swim lessons in the hot tub last week. he was too cute in his little swimmers with Nemo on his bottom. daddy is a great teacher, with all the time he spends in the hot tub. :)