I had a goal for myself this week to be down a total of 7 pounds.. and I got on the scale this morning.. and I’m down 6.8!!! I have a VERY good chance of reaching my goal this week! And.. my body fat percentage has gone from 31.8 to 29.6! I love Biggest Loser!

Here’s the best pic I’ve taken of the girls together so far. :)

This is actually a nice version, since she’s smiling. But the demon comes out of Halle every once in awhile, and it’s not at all Jason’s fault. Making this face and using a deep throaty voice to her has nothing to do with her making this face and using a deep throaty voice. None at all.

I’ve had a slower start than most losing weight in my Biggest Loser challenge, but this week seems to be my week! As of this morning, I’m down 5 pounds (in just over two weeks!). My workouts consist of walking uphill on the treadmill in my garage (great for the glutes and thighs.. and lots of sweating!), jogging on the treadmill in the garage (very, very sweaty), going on 5-8 mile bike rides, and swimming laps. I also tried Bikram Yoga last night.. 90 minutes of yoga in a 105 degree F room. I couldn’t do all the poses perfectly, but I did make it through the entire class without having to sit out for any poses.. so I was quite pleased! I’m sure all that sweating in my garage prepared me for the heat. And Chelsi’s advice to stay hydrated all day long and not eat anything after 3:00 helped tremendously. Hooray for motivation, exercise and results!

Only eight more pounds to lose to hit my pre-pregnancy weight! And ten more after that to look hot again. :)

So.. I went out driving in this…

… and it got a whole lot worse on the drive back. And I ended up getting stuck in the mud on a median that I rode up on to avoid the flooded street. Stuck in the mud… by myself… at 9:00 at night. I was creeped out but eventually Jason was able to get the neighbors to help out (wife stayed at our house with the sleeping girls while Jason and the husband came to help me). Jason was able to get the Escape out of the mud without trouble, thank goodness, and I made it home safe.

This isn’t the right street, and it was dark out when I was driving, but [this] is about the depth of the water that I was driving through.

I just blogged about finding these Mickey burgers at Super Target…

And they were a success! Halle ate every bite.. and she hasn’t tried a hamburger for us in a long, long time. I had one too.. and they were surprisingly tasty! Jason grilled them for us, so I’m sure that helped. They only have 150 calories.. and they have 19 grams of protein. Not bad. With half a slice of cheese (35 calories) and about 15 calories worth of ketchup.. one Mickey cheeseburger (no bun) is only 200 calories. And look how cute they are…

**We didn’t get so lucky with the Winnie the Pooh cheddar raviolis. She refused to even try them. I finally got her to begrudgingly try a bite, but at that point she was so convinced that she was going to hate them that it was worthless. Sigh. I will try again though!

Halle really seemed to like her new school, especially since Annabelle was there. She had no problem saying goodbye to me and staying to play. When I picked her up, she was happy to see me, and then sweetly said goodbye to Belle Belle and gave her teacher a big hug and a kiss. Not too bad for the first day! Of course, the second day was canceled due to Fay. And I have a feeling tomorrow might not be open either. And Friday is Corgan’s party at the zoo. So she may only get two days of school in this week.

I left my camera at home, so thanks Keri for taking this pic and sending it to me! :)

Congratulations go out to Jason and Jill.. the biggest guy and girl losers of week 1. Jason lost 10 lbs and Jill lost 6.8 lbs in just one week! Keep up the good work, losers.

I’d also like to give kudos to Justin who lost 8 lbs, Keri and Christina who lost almost five pounds each, and Angelle who lost 2.4 pounds while on vacation! You guys rock.

Some of my other blogging friends have been singing the praises of Target lately, and I wanted to chime in. Tonight, I grocery shopped at Super Target and found Mickey Mouse shaped hamburgers, Mickey Mouse shaped cheese raviolis, and Winnie the Pooh shaped cheddar cheese raviolis. We may have some new foods to add into Halle’s rotation! We’ll see how she does, but she was with me when we bought them and wanted to try them all, so here’s hoping.