New Day, New Beginning

Wowsers...it's been quite some time.  2 years!  So many things have happened in two years.  Marcus and Maddox are now 7 and in the 1st grade.  Crazy I know!

I'm returning to the blog world because I am stuck.  Stuck in a serious rut.  I am seriously overweight. I have been trying to lose these l-b-s's to no avail. Because of the weight, I am tired all the time. Tired is an understatement, try EXHAUSTED.  I have zero energy to exercise. Zero energy to care about healthy eating. And zero energy to play with my children. I feel like it is taking it's toll on every aspect of my life.

A friend of mine has been using this product called Plexus Slim.  She has seen amazing results using this product.  After watching and reading about her results I thought to myself....what do I have to lose at this point?

So what exactly is Plexus Slim?

Plexus Slim is an all-natural, healthy solution to help you lose weight for the long term. Plexus Slim is the all-natural way to lose weight and inches by burning fat, not muscle. Slim also helps keep blood sugar, cholesterol and lipids at healthy levels. In addition, Slim helps reduce binge eating and increases your willpower over food. Simply pour into a bottle of water 30 minutes before a meal, drink, and experience the results you’ve been dreaming of.

Features & Benefits

Safe and effective weight control

Helps regulate blood sugars

Helps maintain healthy blood pressure

Promotes beneficial cholesterol and lipid levels

Proven ingredients—including Alpha Lipoic Acid, Chlorogenic Acid, Garcinia Cambogia—that address all areas of weight loss

No caffeine

No stimulants

No meal replacements

No shakes

Fast and easy

Saves you time

A simple solution combined with water to help you succeed

Ingredients:

Plexus Slim’s ingredients are all natural i.e. plant extracts, and they are completely safe. Ingredients are – Proprietary Health Blend*, Low Glycemic Index Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Beet Root & Grape Skin extract, Stevia Extract, Lo Han Extract *Proprietary Health Blend: Chlorogenic Acid (plant extract), Citrin K (Garcinia Cambogia), Alpha Lipoic Acid, Oxypregnane Steroidal Glycoside (plant extract), Chromium (Amino Nicotinate GTF). All ingredients are natural with no artificial coloring or flavoring.

I am super excited to begin this journey.  I can't wait to see the results Plexus Slim combined with healthy eating and exercise brings to me.  More than weight loss, I am looking most towards having the energy to keep up with my energetic seven year olds!

So follow along in my journey.  This blog is going to become my new "Take Control Of Me" journal. Stay tuned for my day 1 weight and measurements. And if you would like more information, or if you'd like to travel on this road to health and wellness with me, visit my website HERE.

Goodbye 2013

1. Where did you begin 2013? With friends and our children. Toasting the New Year with Champagne and Sparkling Grape Juice {for the kids}.

2. What did you do in 2013 that you’d never done before? We went on our first family vacation!!!

3. What was your status by Valentine’s Day? Married.

4. Were you in school (anytime this year)? Nope.  But Marcus & Maddox started Kindergarten!

5. How did you earn your money? Court Clerk and Independent Super Star Consultant with Scentsy.

6. Did you have to go to the hospital? No.  But my daddy did. A lot. He was diagnosed with throat cancer this year. He is slowly recovering and officially my hero.

Dad Graduating from Radiation

7. Did you have any encounters with the police? Yes. Every day.  I work for a court!

8. Where did you go on holidays? To Manchester Manor {my sister's} for Thanksgiving, to my in-laws for Christmas Eve and our home for Christmas.

9. What did you purchase that was over $1000? A brand spankin' new camper!!

10. Did you know anybody who got married? Nope...a sign I am getting old.

11. Did you know anyone that passed away? Yes. Steve's grandfather.

12. Did you know anyone who had a baby? No...yet another sign I am getting old.

13. Did you move? Yes...for the summer!  To camp!

14. What concerts/shows did you go to? Didn't go to any this summer but we had a fabulous 80's style 40th birthday party for Steve that was quite a show!

15. Are you registered to vote? Yes!

16. Who did you want to win Big Brother? Don't watch it.

17. Where do you live now? Same place...with my fabulous family.

18. Describe your birthday. Disappointing.

19. What’s one thing you thought you’d never do, but did in 2013? Earned TWO FREE trips from Scentsy.

20. What has been your favorite moment? Too many to pick just one! Here are a few.

Bounce Housin'

Visiting Friends

Carnival with my favorite little people!

Ocean Isle Beach

Annual Ice Cream Photo @ Mima & Bipa's

Halloween @ Camp!

Halloween Party

Spiderman ~ Bean ~ Ninja

Sock Hop @ Camp

21. What’s something you learned about yourself? I'm much stronger than I thought or pretended I was.

22. Any new additions to your family? Two Hermit Crabs.

23. What was your best month? August.

24.What was your worst month? January.

25.What music will you remember 2013 by? Roar by Katy Perry...my kids love to sing this song.  And also What Does the Fox Say...such a silly yet catchy song.

26. Who has been your best drinking buddy? Oh lord..there are quite a few.  My camping peeps and their spouses.  My hubs, Brianne, Lynnie, Karen, Debbie, Shauna, Taylor, Reptar........

27. Made new friends? Oh yeah....but I now call them family.

28. Lost friends? I wouldn't say lost...but certainly grew apart from a few.

29. Favorite night out? Every single Friday & Saturday spent at Red Rock Ponds RV Resort!!!

30. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? FATTER
iii. richer or poorer? Richer in life!

31. What date from 2013 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? August 17....the look in my children's eyes the first time they saw the ocean. Priceless.

Wordless Wednesday - Literally

A Time For Change

Well y'all.  This is it.  The day before a BIG change.  A new journey.  A new beginning.

I have decided to take the Advocare 24 Day Challenge, and I would like all of you to follow along with me in my journey.

I am so SUPER DUPER excited to start this challenge.  It is seriously time for a change up in the Goldylocks household.

Without further ado {is that how it goes and how it's spelled?} Here are my before pictures.  Wow!  Don't mind the blurriness of my husbands lens on his phone.  Oh, and don't mind the unhappy face and the non-washed & styled hair.  I figured that's what you're supposed to do for before photos: slouch, don't wash your hair, and frown.  That way, when I show you my after photos, I will be one hot, skinny, happy momma!!

So will you follow me in this new adventure?  I can't wait to share all of the positive things that are coming my way.

Smooches!

Tiny Slips of Paper

It's New Year's Eve.
The last day of twenty-twelve.
The day before the first day of twenty-thirteen.

What are you looking forward to?  What are you looking forward to leaving behind?

I read something today in Sarah Ban Breathnach's book Simple Abundance:

"Before we can welcome in the New Year, we need to put the Old Year's unfinished business - mistakes, regrets, shortcomings, and disappointments - behind us." 

Ms. Ban Breathnach then encourages us to write down on slips of paper all the things we'd like to forget, place them in a cardboard box wrapped in dark paper, "sealing in the sorrow and hard luck" and throw them away or place in the fireplace to "burn away the past" as a way to say Sayonara.  Banish the past and bad memories, keep only the good.

What will you write on your slips of paper?