On Saturday Jan 22nd we attended the 3rd annual Full Circle Treatment Center (FCTC) Gala @ Morgan Creek. It was not only in support of my brother Jon, but in support of the cause! Jon has been sober over a year now and was speaking to his successes @ the Gala. He did a great job doing so. We are very proud of him & the whole FCTC!
Last Tuesday Jan 25th we had successful weigh-ins with decent drops. Jen is down a total of 19lbs and Nicole 15.8lbs! I mentioned a combined ticker to Nicole cause I think that'd be a fun # to have! So far we're at 34.8lbs combined! This just in about 13 weeks! This week we have BOTH hit new lows and are very optimistic for our Tuesday weigh-in this week. It's looking like Jen MIGHT hit her 20lb mark!
On Thursday morning Nicole woke up with a sore throat and is STILL battling this dang cold! She stayed home on Friday and got some much needed rest. This weekend has been a little off\on, but we have both managed to be pretty low key while productive at the same time. She was able to file our taxes (don't get us started on lovely Turbo Tax trying to throw a wrench at us) after doing some digging! She is so dang good at them! Managed to efile for free and we're just waiting on efiling my federal until mid-February. Hope everyone has a successful tax season! We already have plans for our returns! :D
Side note: YOU ALL have been SO wonderful with "Liking or Commenting" on our FB Checkin's @ the gym! I am Loving every minute of it! (Nicole doesn't usually remember to checkin haha!)
Monday, January 31, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Like it?!
For some reason I feel the need to explain... explain why we talk so much about WW and also why we checkin @ the gym on FB. The simple answer is we get motivation and encouragement from it when people Like it or comment on either! Call it selfish and\or annoying, but we appreciate when it's acknowledged. This is hard work ya know? There's nothing easy about mustering up the willpower to get our butts to the gym and there's nothing easy about not blowing it and just eating everything in sight with no resistance! But man is it fun, but boy does it pack on the lbs! haha ;)
Anyhow, back to the point. I realize some may view it as mentioned above, but please know it is for encouragement and motivation when we update about it. It's sort of our way of "calling out for help" if you will.
Anyhow, back to the point. I realize some may view it as mentioned above, but please know it is for encouragement and motivation when we update about it. It's sort of our way of "calling out for help" if you will.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Trying to keep up!
Well if Danielle can blog more frequently being she is a Mommy then we have no excuse! haha
Last night was our weigh in and I have to say again I'm very proud of us. While Nicole maintained I did lose 1lb. I still view this as an accomplishment for BOTH of us. In my opinion, not gaining should be viewed as such.
Total:
Jen -17.4lb
Nicole -15lb
We had by far one of the BEST weeks to date! We both went to gym 4 times and ate at home practically all week with 1 night out. We feel really good about it which hopefully helps us roll into yet another great week. We have officially been doing WW for 12 weeks - another accomplishment. Like I've said before consistency is one of our weaknesses, but I'm hoping this is the start of changing that! :)
The boys are still doing great. In fact, we've been leaving them out of their crates unattended a little more. For instance yesterday, I was on lunch from 11-1130 then Nicole was on lunch from 12-1 and during that nice little 40 min window which includes the time it took for her to get home, I left them out. When she got there - they were good boys!!
We decided that in this crazy busy life we needed to set aside a single night that we will not double book and therefore is just for us. Our first Tuesday night - aka Our night went exceptionally well. We did a lot of Baby Sheldon talking and we both woke up feeling SO great and SO excited for what's to come in the future! Stay tuned but don't get too excited, we are still a few months out!
I will give myself some props for just a moment... the same time (Nov 1st) we started WW we decided to get me on a Starbucks budget. I have been below budget by 50% or more and we are starting to really see the impact in our bank account! I'm spending roughly 80 per month vs. the usual 180 or so. We budgeted 160 for me, so again mad props to me! :) I intend on keeping it that way and also give props to WW because without WW I'd probably still be drinking those $5 Venti Caramel machiatto's! And if you thought of me when you heard Starbucks is coming out with Trenta, I'm not surprised! I've received a few texts and comments from people who had! Although, I think that's TOO big! HA annnnd that's what she said! ;)
Last night was our weigh in and I have to say again I'm very proud of us. While Nicole maintained I did lose 1lb. I still view this as an accomplishment for BOTH of us. In my opinion, not gaining should be viewed as such.
Total:
Jen -17.4lb
Nicole -15lb
We had by far one of the BEST weeks to date! We both went to gym 4 times and ate at home practically all week with 1 night out. We feel really good about it which hopefully helps us roll into yet another great week. We have officially been doing WW for 12 weeks - another accomplishment. Like I've said before consistency is one of our weaknesses, but I'm hoping this is the start of changing that! :)
The boys are still doing great. In fact, we've been leaving them out of their crates unattended a little more. For instance yesterday, I was on lunch from 11-1130 then Nicole was on lunch from 12-1 and during that nice little 40 min window which includes the time it took for her to get home, I left them out. When she got there - they were good boys!!
We decided that in this crazy busy life we needed to set aside a single night that we will not double book and therefore is just for us. Our first Tuesday night - aka Our night went exceptionally well. We did a lot of Baby Sheldon talking and we both woke up feeling SO great and SO excited for what's to come in the future! Stay tuned but don't get too excited, we are still a few months out!
I will give myself some props for just a moment... the same time (Nov 1st) we started WW we decided to get me on a Starbucks budget. I have been below budget by 50% or more and we are starting to really see the impact in our bank account! I'm spending roughly 80 per month vs. the usual 180 or so. We budgeted 160 for me, so again mad props to me! :) I intend on keeping it that way and also give props to WW because without WW I'd probably still be drinking those $5 Venti Caramel machiatto's! And if you thought of me when you heard Starbucks is coming out with Trenta, I'm not surprised! I've received a few texts and comments from people who had! Although, I think that's TOO big! HA annnnd that's what she said! ;)
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Ok, enough already! ;)
Well we've heard it quite a few times, it's been since December 8th since our last update! Okay okay, here it is...
Weight Watchers = WW: As of last Tuesday it is GOING GREAT! Better than expected and we still anticipate much more success than we have already accomplished. Nicole was at -15lbs and I was @ -16.4lbs. Our next goal\competition is for 20lbs and we are both inching closer to that this week! We have re-introduced the gym into our routine and cannot believe how good it makes us feel and the assistance it provides, when we go, to our weight loss! Funny how that works huh? I think we're just as guilty as either being in denial and\or being too lazy to make time for it to allow it to work like it should! Anyhow, WW and gym are proving to be successful.
And if most of you didn't already know, this is not only for the lifestyle change, but rather to get healthy, as healthy as possible before we try to add yet another addition to our household!! This time, a baby, not a puppy. haha! We are keeping our eyes on the prize as we prepare for this expansion and getting healthy is definitely step 1 for us! Keep the encouragement coming, we can use all we can get.
Here are a few more pictures to help capture our pups & the fun they've been having! And who could forget just how beautiful and how much fun our niece Blair is?! ;)
Auntie Nicole wants to chime in to, Jen left this part for me and I wanted to add this BEFORE anyone saw it but you are too quick Mom!!
The birth of little baby Blair was the highlight of our holiday season this year and she continues to have us all wrapped around her finger, as she will forever! I was so excited to get to be in the delivery room when she was born but I really had no idea how magical and wonderful it would be. Danielle did SO great in labor and Jason was the perfect labor coach! I was amazed all day/night at their strength and connection. The whole experience meant the world to me and I am so thankful that I got to be there to welcome Blair into the world. I love her so much and I can't wait to have that experience for myself, I know Jen will be just as great a coach as Jason!!
We have a new addition to our Sheldon household! His name is Logan and he is so sweet, so much fun and a perfect fit for us! He is 1yr 4 months old and has tons of energy! He is keeping Duncan young with how playful he is and that was our #1 reason in even wanting another puppy. They play tug-o-war NONSTOP and we cannot get enough of it! I've probably said this before, but I can't say it enough, we feel like we hit the lotto with these two boys! They are perfect in our eyes and are a constant joy in our home! Nicole and I are fortunate to be able to come home on our lunch breaks and it really helps break up the day when we get to come home to them. Here are some pics of our handsome good boys:
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| Our Logie! |
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| Sack of potato's after play day! |
Here are a few more pictures to help capture our pups & the fun they've been having! And who could forget just how beautiful and how much fun our niece Blair is?! ;)
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| Sleepy Blair! |
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| Proud Auntie Nicole! |
Auntie Nicole wants to chime in to, Jen left this part for me and I wanted to add this BEFORE anyone saw it but you are too quick Mom!!
The birth of little baby Blair was the highlight of our holiday season this year and she continues to have us all wrapped around her finger, as she will forever! I was so excited to get to be in the delivery room when she was born but I really had no idea how magical and wonderful it would be. Danielle did SO great in labor and Jason was the perfect labor coach! I was amazed all day/night at their strength and connection. The whole experience meant the world to me and I am so thankful that I got to be there to welcome Blair into the world. I love her so much and I can't wait to have that experience for myself, I know Jen will be just as great a coach as Jason!!
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