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"... Cause breaking up is hard to do..." Yeah breaking up is hard to do, BUT I've made it a week (tomorrow 7/12) with no diet Dr Pepper! All I've had all week is plain ol' water and some diet green tea. I also got back to menu planning this week as well. To anyone that wants to menu plan, it does take time to do it but I find that that little bit of time is worth the $$$ I save at the grocery store and my health is worth it. I plan healthy meals, purchase what I need and buy nothing thats not on the list and my wallet and my waist line thanks me in the long run.

In the weeks that I didnt exercise much, didn't drink my water much (tisk tisk I know Kim) and didn't much care what I ate... all can and bit me in the a$$. I gained from 166 back up to 172 =( I know what works for me I just have to get on track and do it. I believe I have started back off to a good start with no soda this week, drinking nothing but water/ green tea, and keeping my gruve green everyday as early as I can get it green. I won a new pedometer on twitter this week and can't wait for it to get here so I can pile on the step counts. Though I have a weight gain, I'm not having the usual I feel fat and ugly feeling. My hubby bought me some new outfits for my birthday. One of them is my new favorite. I'll update with a pic tomorrow to show just how good I feel about myself. I may not be a weight I want to be but Im working on getting healthy and continuing to love myself regardless of what I look like. I'm still the loving, caring, do anything for anyone type of person on the inside no matter what I look like on the outside. No one can tell me I'm not beautiful because I know my heart and soul are in the right places and that in its self is a beautiful thing. My weight doesn't define me, it's only part of who I am and its something I can take control of and do something about. I will get my weight under control and back to where I want to be. *Updated* Ok heres the pics I was talking about. These are my new favorite jeans. No butt gap!!! This outfit makes me feel happy =) Now to get rid of my Rosacea (shouldve put makeup before pics) Oh well...

Come join us for a Twitter party launching the 5th campaign and ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of Mamavation on July 12 from 5pm to 7pm PST (Mountain Standard Time: 6pm to 8pm, Central Standard Time: 7pm to 9pm, OR Eastern Standard Time: 8pm to 10pm). Over the course of a year, Mamavation Moms lost over 111 lbs! We are changing the lives of families and excited to do it again! And on July 12th during the party, the next two Mamavation Moms will be announced and they will enter into @bookieboo's virtual healthy living boot camp for seven weeks. We will also have giveaway winners organized by @Resourcefulmom. Use hashtag #mamavation for the party. (You have to be present to win!)

A special shout out to this weeks SOTW (Sista of the Week) @Trulove821. You can read her Sista bio over on mamavation's Sista of the Week 11.

To @Jennydecki,   @ljenator,   @all_about_savin, @iamsucceeding,  @chobysauce and  @Rachelsteffen Good luck to all 6 of you, I've been voting daily. Apparently it's so close that even Leah doesn't have an idea of who's going to win yet. Not that's a mighty close race. See yall tomorrow night for the #Mamavation twitter party!