New You 2011 "What's Your Food Weakness?"

Thursday Weight Support Loss Link-Up
The question of the week is..."What's your Food Weakness?"
My biggest weakness is sugary foods.  My sweet tooth has been quite active lately.  So, I will need to plan ahead this upcoming week.  Most important is weeding out the junk food in this house and having fresh fruit handy when my sweet tooth kicks in.
Lately I have not been motivated to eat right.  I want to be motivated to eat right, but I'm just not that into it.  So I need to have accountability and that is why I am linking up with the "New You".  My sister in law is supposed to be coming out here from Texas soon as we're planning on supporting each other and eating right together.  She's even checking into bringing her daughter out here to complete her second semester of school here in California.  
Food is only part of the weight loss equation.  Exercise is key.  I went on a great hike last Friday.  I ended up using a hard framed back carrier for the baby and boy did I work up an appetite!  It was not only a great workout, but I was able to spend some quality time with my girlfriends on the trail.  Jamie had some good tips about making easy changes in her diet.  One of the things she's doing is no whites after 5pm.  So she can have the baked potato as long as she has it before 5pm.  I love her motto for 2011...Celery sticks instead of chips!
I'm looking forward to another great hike this Friday.  I would like to set specific exercise goals this next week & then work on better meal planning.  I would like to lose another 25 lbs.  So it's time to step it up with my physical activity & step it down with the sugary foods.

I Want to Try Rockin Green Detergent, but...

I'm fairly new to the mom blogs, but wow I keep seeing Rockin Green Cloth Diaper detergent coming up in reviews & giveaways.  I know many people who use cloth diapers swear by Rockin' Green detergent for their diaper laundry, but I kinda have my cloth diaper laundry under control right now.  I mean in the beginning I started getting the ammonia smell coming from the wet diapers for a while, but it's gone now.  I rinsed (& rinsed & rinsed) the ammonia buildup out of the diapers & then found that once I stopped adding vinegar in the rinse the ammonia smell went away.  I've heard other people say they had to add vinegar to their rinse cycle to perfect their diaper laundry routine.  I guess it just depends on your machine, the soap you use, your water, or some combination of all of the above.

I've changed my wash routine a few times, but for now what's working for me is using a dry pail method, a diaper sprayer, making sure that I only use a little bit of soap, and a simple hot wash cycle with an extra rinse,.  When I change baby's wet diapers they go straight into the diaper pail.  When they're poopy I put them in a small plastic tub & when I have a moment I take it to the bathroom to use the BunGenius diaper sprayer (that I found on craigslist & installed myself) to spray the poop off.  On wash days I dump the diapers in the old sink by my washer & give them a quick rinse while I'm starting a hot wash cycle, set with an extra rise & extended spin.  I use a very small amount of "free & clear" detergent (to first line).  I do wonder if that small amount of brightener that some "free" detergents use really is all that bad for covers & AIOs over time hmmmm

So I'd like to go out and buy a bag of Rockin Green, but with all of the current Rockin Green Giveaways out there right now I'm really hoping I'll win a bag to try haha  I didn't win the Three Ps in a Pod Rockin Green giveaway that ended the other day, but there's still a few more Rockin Green giveaways that are still open.  And more popping up all the time.  Who knows, maybe I'll win one of these!?  Check out some Rockin Green giveaways here...

Diary of a Devil Dog Wife "Funk Rock" giveaway ends 1/19

http://www.diaryofadevildogwife.com/2011/01/rockin-green-funk-rock-review-and.html

Real Mom Reviews ends 1/19

http://www.realmomreviews.net/2011/01/rockin-green-review-and-giveaway.html

Leaves of my Tree ends 1/22

http://leavesofmytree.blogspot.com/2011/01/rockin-green-review-and-giveaway.html

Sweet T Makes Three ends 1/25

http://www.sweettmakesthree.com/2011/01/rockin-green-review-and-giveaway.html

What Mama Wants ends 2/5

http://questfortheperfectclothdiaper.blogspot.com/2011/01/check-out-diaper-jungle-androckin-green.html

Oh So Savvy Mom

http://www.ohsosavvymom.com/2011/01/rockin-green-detergent-review-and.html

I'm Just Getting Started...ABE

A Blogtastic Extravaganza has begun!  Many blogs have themes for their giveways and some just have a bunch of things thy're going to giveaway.  It ends on the 1/22 so I'll be entering like crazy today after pasting this lol

Before 6am I entered into the following ABE giveaways before my husband kicked me off his laptop lol


Real Mom Reviews $75 Gift Certificate (to Zutano)
http://www.realmomreviews.net/2011/01/zutano-review-and-giveaway-blogtastic.html



SAPsMaMa's "Going Green for the New Year"
http://sapsmama.com/2011/01/blogtastic-extravaganza/



The Penny Wise Mama's Prize Packages - Bonbon Charms, BabyLegs & Jasmere
http://thepennywisemama.blogspot.com/2011/01/win-125-in-prizes-during-blogtastic.html



What Mama Wants" Fantastic Fluff" 
http://questfortheperfectclothdiaper.blogspot.com/2011/01/its-finally-here-blogtastic.html




Happenings of The Harper Houshold's "Making safety Fun"

http://happeningsoftheharperhousehold.blogspot.com/2011/01/blogtastic-extravaganza-making-safety.html

My Silly Monkeys "A New You"

http://www.mysillymonkeys.com/2011/01/blogtastic-extravaganza-new-you.html

How cute is this?

The Penny Wise Mama is giving away an adorable hat of your choice from 

Blueberry Hill.  Love the boy hats!  The giveaway ends on 1/31 at 12am MST. 

http://thepennywisemama.blogspot.com/2011/01/blueberry-hill-sock-monkey-hat-review.html

Weight Loss Link Up

I'm checking out a weight loss link up today.  I haven't shared my blog with all my friends yet as I'm learning & changing things constantly, but this is a first step in sharing blog.  Hopefully I'll meet some friends that'll point me in the right direction :-)




I can use the blog help and the Lord knows I can use the motivation to get back on track to lose the baby weight.  I'm planning to go on a good hike in the morning with some girlfriends.   I'm going to wear the baby in a SSC on my back & see how that goes.  I know that I can drop the weight & get fit again because I've done it before, but I haven't been as motivated as I'd like to be.  Baby is 6 months on the 15th so I better get a move on it.