Mamavation Monday: Week Five

Last week my weight was 228.0 and this week I unfortunately gained. :( Current weight is 231.0 which is a gain of three pounds. It really upsets me since I had been doing so well but such is life I guess. My kids have had colds this past week and consequently haven't been sleeping the best - well, the baby hasn't anyway - and I've had a touch of it myself. So I haven't been exercising as much and I've overdone it on food. I did eat more vegetables this week though which is goal of mine because I hate them. I also have to give a little shout-out to the Mamavation Veggie Contessa who has been giving great tips and facts on veggies! One of the days last week she talked about carrots, I just happened to be going to the store so I picked up carrots while I was there! :) I ended up making a chicken casserole and added shredded carrots and celery to it. The kids and I (well, me and Ellie...Zeke still isn't brave enough) also snacked on celery throughout the week with a little peanut butter. I'm working on Zeke - he's quite the opinionated 4 (almost 5) year old but I have been getting him to try new foods, little by little.

Goals for this Week: Continue eating veggies, eat less, exercise more and get back on track.
Reminder: My goal for December 5th is to lose 20 pounds.
Sista of the Week: Rita (@lovelyritaann) is this week's SOTW! Congratulations - you deserve it girlfriend!
Joining Mamavation: If you are interested in pledging to the Mamavation Sistahood, Monday is the time to do it. (Sorry my post is belated - keep it in mind for next week though if you're interested!) Go here for instructions - invitations are done on Wednesdays over Twitter. (Or later if Leah gets swamped.)
Blogging Carnival: This week's blogging carnival at Mamavation was sponsored by Katy Bowman and her Aligned and Well series.