A brand new cycle...finally!

Well, at last the progesterone cream did its job and induced a period. So, I am currently on CD2 of what will hopefully be a normal cycle. Think positive, Lori....it will be a normal cycle! So far, this period is super light but at least it's a period.

Yesterday was a good day all around. I accomplished a lot around the house and planned out some great deals for shopping tonight. I was chosen to be one of many House Party hosts for Athenos products so that was cool, too. My only issue is that my local supermarket doesn't carry the greek yogurt so I need to hunt around and locate a store that sells it in order to redeem my gratuity coupons for the stuff.

Eric and I went grocery shopping on Sunday night and got two weeks of groceries, including Thanksgiving food for $125. We ended up saving $79.70 in coupons. I'm loving this coupon stuff! I've been searching for a decent set of dishes to replace the ones we were using because they would get super heated in the microwave yet the food would be cold or slightly hot, so we went to Ikea and found a 6 place setting box for $14.99! That was a good deal.

Oh, and I had good diet news yesterday, as well. After our first week of dieting, I've lost 4 pounds and the jeans that were tight 2 weeks ago now fit me comfortably! Yay! Now, the depressing and embarrassing part is that over the last year I gained 32 pounds. Holy crap, that is just disgusting. Who knew being happy, content, and stress free would actually make me gain weight?! So now I have 28 pounds to go just to get back to where I was this time last year. Eric hasn't weighed himself yet but I know he's lost weight. The best part is that we're finally eating healthy foods in rational portions. I'm trying to include a lot of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy in our diet and I just feel so much better about life now. I've had the desire to eat healthy foods for a while but just didn't do it until now. We're getting some exercise here and there but definitely need to improve on that front. We've decided (well, I've decided, and hope Eric agrees) to eat a healthy diet everyday during the holidays and just eat what we want only on Thanksgiving day and Christmas day. I figure one day per month of over eating isn't going to kill us.

Well, tonight we will certainly get our exercise because I plan to drag Eric with me to 3 stores so I can cash in on the weekly deals. I'll blog tomorrow and let ya know what steals I got!

Peace and Love :)