Recently I have been under a lot of stress. Work stress, relationship stress, kids stress, and just your basic life stress in general! But in spite of all that I am doing amazingly well with my diet and exercise, and I'm so proud of myself. I've been working at Whole Foods and it's not stressful there at all it's just that the job has me so busy and I've gone from working only a couple days a week if I'm lucky to 3-4 days a week. It's awesome and I'm so happy for it but it's been difficult to get used to and add all the workout stuff into that schedule. Things are starting to get easier with that so I've been forcing myself to run one day a week, and go to the gym another day each week and it's working pretty well. Also I've been very strict with my gluten intake and it's really helping things with my weight loss right now. I don't look as bloated! It's amazing that with everything going on around me that I'm not pigging out to deal with the stress. Things at home are crazy too. Being a mom is hard! (hear the tiny violin in the background as I'm saying this) You give so much of yourself to everything and everyone and it's nice to have this as my "me" thing. I go on a run all by myself and talk myself through things, or I go to the gym and I feel so distracted, and so strong! I am staying focused on my goal right now of dropping another 20lbs. I'm almost out of the 160's and I plan on keeping it that way! Plus I have this beautiful comfy long cotton dress at Target that I want to be able to rock this summer but my hips and sides are keeping me from feeling confident enough to buy it. So my goal as of now is to slim down and tone up my hips and thighs. If the 20lbs comes with that then so be it. I am still trying to not look at things in a number way, but in a how I look and feel in clothes that I want to wear way! Also beach season is always in the back of my mind so the goal of being confident in a bathing suit around people is always a goal too. I feel confident that I can get there. No matter what comes my way I am so determined right now that I know I'll get there this time. Plus I have all the tools in front of me now for the first time in this journey so there is no excuses and I know it! Can't wait to see what my body looks like in a few months!! It's exciting! Stress be DAMNED! I'm pushing through and staying STRONG!