{2013 in Review}

Happy 2014! 2014 is well underway, and I hope to make posting a more regular thing (not the first time I've said that!)...but I thought I would start off by filling you in on what happened in 2013 and then go from there.

2013 was a quiet big year for Team Stiles...

- Chris started a new job
- My cousin Scott got married (I <3 Family Weddings!!)
- lots of baby cousins joined our family


hmm, let me think...what else?!?

Oh yeah - we had a BABY!!!

Yup, I spent the majority of 2013 growing a human being. I absolutely LOVED being pregnant. We waited for this for so long, and I never got tired of it (even when I got tired) and on November 29th, we happily welcomed her into our family...

We love you Sydney Elizabeth!

Redemption & March's 30 Day Challenge...

Hi Friends!

Happy March 01st! It is almost bed time here, really I should have been in bed hours ago considering I did not sleep a wink last night (more on that later).

After being really upset about last week's weigh in, I promised myself I would try harder. And I really did! Not only did I track my food all week using the Weight Watchers app on my phone (which I am starting to get the hang of). BUT I also dropped in on a lunch hour yoga session at Nirvana (BY MYSELF!!). It was hard, but I did much better than I thought I would. I only made it there once this week, but I hope to work up to at least 3 times per week in the future.

Today, I showed up at Weight Watchers my weekly weigh-in feeling hopeful. My renewed effort paid off: -4.2lbs!! Woot! Woot!

Now, while I was wide awake all last night, I came up with an awesome idea. A new month is starting, so what better time to start a 30 day shred?!?



Day one complete! Only 29 more to go...

Mrs. Stiles

Failure and starting over...

Hi Friends!

If you've been reading this blog, you may remember that I joined Weight Watchers last summer. It has been an uphill battle, to say the least. Discouraged, I have not been great about making it to meetings. A month or more had gone by since my last weigh in and I knew it was going to be a bad one.

My first instinct is always to stay away until I manage to get back on track - but let's be honest: if I could do it on my own, I wouldn't need Weight Watchers at all, now would I?!? So yesterday morning I mustered up all my courage and went in. The results were heartbreaking - as I knew they would be. But you know what, I'm glad I went. The lady who weighed me was VERY supportive. I even got a Bravo sticker for being brave enough to show up!!! I promised her I would be back next week and that's a promise I intend to keep.

So here's to a fresh start - I am SOOOO tired of feeling like a failure. I have no energy or confidence. It's time to set some goals for positive change and see them through!

Mrs. Stiles