My intro

Hola—

This is Mashley signing in. Kara was lovely enough to start our new blog attempt off, and I added a little color this evening. Hope it suits!

So my current situation. (I'm bracing myself using mint chocolate chip ice cream and some late-night courage.)

In the past six-plus months of young marriage, I've gained somewhere in the neighborhood of twenty-five pounds. I was about 125 in June. Do the math. This is not the end of the world (I'm having to convince myself, as I'm happier than I've been in my life in all other elements of my existence) but it has drastically affected my body TYPE. I've put weight on in a new and "exciting" way.. like a woman, not a kid. Meaning I suddenly have some serious hips and buttocks. (Up until this point in my life, I'm generally in the category of adequate-breasted awkward log shapes.) Which is FINE.. but last June, I was trying on things in a size 4/6. Many of those things I can still squeeze myself into, with much overhang and some covering outerwear. Alas, however: yesterday, I bought two pairs of crop pants at the Gap in a size 10. First pants I've bought in months. Granted, they're remotely baggy. But that's disheartening. My boobs are pretty slamming, though. And I do like my birth control, which I've been on for the longest stretch of my life thus far. Tradeoffs..

Anyway. I don't have any particular goals. (This is starting off well, huh?) I don't like setting number figures. It seems like whenever I'm trying to aim for a set of digits, I disappoint or make excuses. My greatest weight loss accomplishments have rolled around through (1) not obsessing over food, for the good or bad and (2) running or being overworked. I want to incorporate a concentrated physical activity into every day, and I want to limit the sugars and carbs I eat on a daily basis. This means I have to ignore most of what my unnaturally fit and secretly-hoping-he's-destined-for-a-metabolism-crash husband eats. Or, y'know, not eat as much.

Um so food log! That's right. Today I was a sloth. We woke up at 930 and stayed in bed, more or less, until 4. Netflix and breakfast-in-bed trays facilitated this. Also, it was raining.

But:

Brunch
2 eggs over easy
1/2 large white roll, sliced, buttered, and pan-toasted with basil
1/2 large Braeburn apple with honey and cinnamon
breakfast tea w/ splash organic milk & agave

Snacks
mint chocolate chip HEB ice cream(hehe)
Kashi Java Chocolate Chip chewy granola bar
Kashi oatmeal / chocolate chip cookies (oops)
honey-wheat pretzels
hummus
the remnants of Richard's orange soda
lots of taste-testing Shepherd's Pie

Supper
Richard's Shepherd's Pie (stew beef, peas, carrots, onions, gravy, mashed potato topping)
1 glass lemonade

Go Team Carbs!