Intro: Amanda

Hi! I'm Amanda {Piper} Michael.

My Instagram account describes me as "Mom to Grayson. Wife to Ryan. Paleo{ish} eater. Shoe aficionado. Coffee guzzler. Compulsive Clorox user. Target is my favorite place."  I answer to "Mom, Mommy, Piper, Pippy, Amanda, Mrs. Michael, and "Hey you" <<that last one comes from my own mom half of the time ;) 

I'm a little bit of a health nut with a sweet tooth that kicks my butt a lot of the time. When Ryan and I married last year, I had finally shed the last of my unwanted post-baby weight by following a pretty strict Paleo "diet" and {literally} running my butt off. Then, we went to Greece for 2 weeks, and I ate my weight in feta cheese and baklava. Basically, this happened: 

Then it was the longest  winter EVER, and I don't really go outside when it's cold...so I found 22 of those pounds I worked so hard to lose.  I started July at 161 pounds, and would like
to get back to 140.

Since I know Paleo is sustainable and enjoyable for me, I'm back on the wagon. I'm currently in the middle of a {slightly modified} Whole30, and making sure I'm drinking 100 ounces of water per day. Mom also talked my sisters and I into trying her Plexus for a month, just to see what happens. I'm 11 days back into strict paleo, and 6 days into supplementing with Plexus, and I'm down 6 pounds! Yay!

I have a goal of losing an additional 10-15 before mid-September; when I am *finally* having a breast lift and augmentation. I can't wait to see what happens!