Well, it has been a tough week at casa de Beckee, but due to the lack of car I was able to walk a lot today-in fact I walked with all 4 of my kids to go pick up my van when it was fixed. It turned out to be about a 4 mile walk but with the wrong turns and the "short cuts" I tried, I ended up getting an extra mile in there (yep 5 miles with 4 kids, a stroller, and 2 car seats...).

I weighed myself for the first time in 3 months yesterday (in the evening after a big meal) and was happy to see I had lost a lot of weight over the past 3 months. When I used to weigh myself everyday, I always did it in the morning, so this morning I weighed myself and I have lost a grand total of about 12 pounds in the past 3 months!!!

When I had my 4th child 2 years ago, I was about 190 pounds at the end of that pregnancy. I lost some of that weight right away after I had her, but then worked really hard to get back down to 175. When I finally hit the 160 mark about 6 months ago, I was stuck. I was working out and eating well, but that weight stayed there forever, so I stopped weighing myself and just kept trying to get in better shape.

This challenge came up and it has made me get up and walk even when I do not want to (since I have to report back to you). I am glad I have been up and moving more with some sense of accountability. I am happy to be able to report that I am now down to 148 pounds and I might actually get to my goal of 130 at this rate...

So, to give my report, I walked 11 miles this week (yes 5 were today-it was a slow week before...) and my grand total is now 51 miles.

I also want to say congrats to all the winners of the 40 mile prizes, especially to my little sister Andrea-congrats! (She always says she never wins anything so I must harass her when she does!)

As I mentioned last week, Cat over at 4 Nuts in a Nutshell is doing a great summer challenge. It is a 120 mile walk or run challenge, and I have decided to take the challenge. After all, we walk to the lake near our house (3 miles round trip) as a family 3-6 times a week, so this should be easy, right?

Well, I am still behind, btu making some progress.  I should be at 40 miles by the end of the month (June 30-next Wednesday).  I do not know if I will make that or not!

So, this is where you great readers come in...I need to be held accountable for my walking. So far I have been out of town week 1 and sick most of week 2 which are my excuses for being behind, but excuses will not help me accomplish the challenge. So, I am going to give you an update of my progress each Friday to try to be more accountable and motivated. If anyone is doing this challenge with Cat, or if you want to just jump in and do it as a support to me, you can leave your progress and updates in comments.

Come on, let's get moving!!

Thanks Cat for doing this challenge and getting my butt in gear! And thanks in advance to my readers for helping me stay motivated!

Right now I walked 13 miles this week which brings my total to 30 miles for the challenge overall.

Well, I am about 2 weeks late in telling you about this, but I thought I would anyway! Cat over at 4 Nuts in a Nutshell is doing a great summer challenge. It is a 120 mile walk or run challenge, and I have decided to take the challenge. After all, we walk to the lake near our house (3 miles round trip) as a family 3-6 times a week, so this should be easy, right?

Well, so far not so much. Yesterday was the end of week 2 and at this point I should be at 20 miles to be on schedule. I fully expected to be ahead of the game. As it turns out, I am behind at a mere 17 miles...dang...

SO, this is where you great readers come in...I need to be held accountable for my walking. So far I have been out of town week 1 and sick most of week 2 which are my excuses for being behind, but excuses will not help me accomplish the challenge. So, I am going to give you an update of my progress each Friday to try to be more accountable and motivated. If anyone is doing this challenge with Cat, or if you want to just jump in and do it as a support to me, you can leave your progress and updates in comments.

Come on, let's get moving!!

Thanks Cat for doing this challenge and getting my butt in gear! And thanks in advance to my readers for helping me stay motivated!

Right now I walked 11 miles this week which brings my total to 17 miles for the challenge overall.

A few weeks back I won an AWESOME giveaway from Cat's blog Nuts in a Nutshell. It was an $80 gift card to Allbarstools.com. As an FYI, they do not JUST sell bar stools, and with my $80, I was able to get a couple really awesome things! I DID end up going over (and thus paying) $1.90, but that is nothin' for what I got!

I got This Picnic Table for the kids:

And I got something I have been wanting for a long time, this toaster oven for me:

Happy Mother's Day to me!! And they will be delivered on my Anniversary, May 17th! So it is like a double present!

Thanks Cat!

I almost don't want to remind you about this because I want to win these giveaways...well one at least?! But I would be happy if one of my readers won as well, so make sure you head over to Nuts in a Nutshell and enter to win her Mother's day giveaways! You have only until tomorrow to enter!

Boy am I excited to tell you about this! Remember a couple of weeks ago when I was a guest blogger for Cat at Nuts in a Nutshell? I hope you checked out my guest post there, and I am telling you now that you are going to want to check out Cat's blog this week again! She is doing some GREAT Mother's Day Giveaways all week! Please read her preview of what is come right here.  Then go enter each giveaway! Let me know if any of you win!! I am excited for these giveaways!!

I almost don't want to remind you about this because I want to win these giveaways...well one at least?! But I would be happy if one of my readers onw as well, so make sure you head over to Nuts in a Nutshell and enter to win her Mother's day giveaways!

Boy am I excited to tell you about this! Remember a couple of weeks ago when I was a guest blogger for Cat at Nuts in a Nutshell? I hope you checked out my guest post there, and I am telling you now that you are going to want to check out Cat's blog this week again! She is doing some GREAT Mother's Day Giveaways all week! Please read her preview of what is come right here. I am excited for these giveaways!!

Boy am I excited to tell you about this! Remember a couple of weeks ago when I was a guest blogger for Cat at 4 Nuts in a Nutshell? I hope you checked out my guest post there, and I am telling you now that you are going to want to check out Cat's blog this week again! She is doing some GREAT Mother's Day Giveaways all week! Please read her preview of what is come right here. I am excited for these giveaways!!

Today I am so excited to be featured as a guest blogger on one of my favorite blogs to read, Nuts in a Nutshell. I wrote about a crazy shopping trip with the kids. If you are interested in reading it, please click here and you will find it. The title is: Guest Post: Beckee's Deals: "Dealing" with kids.