It's been awhile since either of us have posted, so here it goes.
Week 11 - I was up 3lbs and Nicole up 2.5lbs (Excuse (LOL): VACATION BABY! :) Keep in mind we had to eat out every single meal. (Lisa and Chad cooked us steak dinner one night and it was amazing) Dad's fridge wasn't working among many other things...)
Week 12 - I was up another 2lbs and Nicole just .5 (Excuse: she doesn't eat baked goods and chocolate like I do, she's a good girl when it's that time of the month!)
Week 13 - YAY, we're actually down from Week 12. Jen - 1.5lbs and Nicole - 1lb. We started to get back on track and are anticipating a better Week 14, but more importantly a better August! We don't have TOO many plans in August that would contribute to weight gain, so stay tuned! We're not too far away from our lows and can't wait to drop some more!
As you have probably seen on our Facebook we had a great time in So. Cal of course with some exceptions. Let's just say my Dad is going through some changes and definitely needs some prayer in his life and sent his way! Seeing Lisa (my sister) and her family was amazing. They are doing so well and it was so great to get in as much time as we did with them. We're hopeful they will make a trip up here soon!
I will let Nicole post when she is ready about some changes headed our way.. So nobody freaks, it's about school vs. family planning.. Timing is everything and don't we all wish we could predict the future sometimes!!! :)
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Week 10 and workin' hard!
Okay, wow so I turned over blogging rights to Nicole for the last two weeks and she just hasn't had time, so here it is!
Last two weeks have been busy, stressful, good, fun, among many other things! We have really just been trying to maintain and that we have been able to do. Today, Week 10 weigh in we're both just up .5lbs from our lows. I've got -14.5lbs and Nicole has -15.5lbs under her belt! Still household total of 30lbs! Our weight is fluctuating quite a bit week to week, but we always manage to stay on track and work hard to get it back! I say we're living a healthy lifestyle with exceptions!
Nicole got an A in her Group Communications class and has started Psychology of Social Processes which she feels comfortable about! Lots of test and quiz taking, but she's good at that! :)
Work has been the same and steady for both of us; we're so grateful. Last month we were able to pay 800 on our RC Willey and have just 900 left! 500 this month and 400 next and we're done! I'm so proud of us! The no Starbucks has really contributed along with dieting because we just rarely dine out. I can say now that Starbucks daily is a thing of the past for me. Last time I filled my Starbucks card up was in April! Hard to believe, but now I can't believe I didn't do it sooner!
August will be an exciting month for us! We're going to put our first deposit down @ the Hyatt and take Nicole's family to check it out with us! Good news about that also... we don't have to use our Savings\Emergency Fund for it. We can afford it!
Hard work is paying off and things are just amazing in this household. We are so blessed!
Last two weeks have been busy, stressful, good, fun, among many other things! We have really just been trying to maintain and that we have been able to do. Today, Week 10 weigh in we're both just up .5lbs from our lows. I've got -14.5lbs and Nicole has -15.5lbs under her belt! Still household total of 30lbs! Our weight is fluctuating quite a bit week to week, but we always manage to stay on track and work hard to get it back! I say we're living a healthy lifestyle with exceptions!
Nicole got an A in her Group Communications class and has started Psychology of Social Processes which she feels comfortable about! Lots of test and quiz taking, but she's good at that! :)
Work has been the same and steady for both of us; we're so grateful. Last month we were able to pay 800 on our RC Willey and have just 900 left! 500 this month and 400 next and we're done! I'm so proud of us! The no Starbucks has really contributed along with dieting because we just rarely dine out. I can say now that Starbucks daily is a thing of the past for me. Last time I filled my Starbucks card up was in April! Hard to believe, but now I can't believe I didn't do it sooner!
August will be an exciting month for us! We're going to put our first deposit down @ the Hyatt and take Nicole's family to check it out with us! Good news about that also... we don't have to use our Savings\Emergency Fund for it. We can afford it!
Hard work is paying off and things are just amazing in this household. We are so blessed!
Friday, June 19, 2009
Eating Right pays off for Week 7
Great results for Week 7! Jen -4.5lbs (-15total) Nic -3.5lbs (-14total) for a combined of 29lbs!! We rocked this week! We had a bad weekend, but we're pretty sure it makes our metabolism work extra hard during the good part of the week! At least it proved true for this week!
Nicole shared something with me yesterday. She had an epiphany about food. She doesn't feel like she's getting jipped if the portion or flavor of what we're eating isn't exactly the best AND food isn't the first thing on her mind! This is a huge step for her, I can't say it's the same for me yet, but it will definitely help both of us!
We've been eating Eating Right dinners about 3 nights a week. For lunches we have a tuna or chicken sammies. We're big fans of Orowheat Sandwich thins! You oughta try them! We haven't had much time for working out or wii fitting to be honest, but the weight loss is priority anyhow. Not to say we're not going to work out, we just haven't been! :)
Starbucks is completely gone from my daily routine. No more habit\addiction whatsoever. In fact, I just went to Starbucks with Christie yesterday and got a Black Tea because the mocha's and coffee's don't quite do it for me anymore! I like the ones I make better! It has saved us SO much money. 1lb of coffee a week @ 10bucks, Half\Half @ 4bucks and Sweetener @ 5bucks (lasts about 2 weeks or so) - based on our usage we spend about 15-18 per week making them at home vs. 50-70 going to Starbucks!! YES!
That's all for now! Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Nicole shared something with me yesterday. She had an epiphany about food. She doesn't feel like she's getting jipped if the portion or flavor of what we're eating isn't exactly the best AND food isn't the first thing on her mind! This is a huge step for her, I can't say it's the same for me yet, but it will definitely help both of us!
We've been eating Eating Right dinners about 3 nights a week. For lunches we have a tuna or chicken sammies. We're big fans of Orowheat Sandwich thins! You oughta try them! We haven't had much time for working out or wii fitting to be honest, but the weight loss is priority anyhow. Not to say we're not going to work out, we just haven't been! :)
Starbucks is completely gone from my daily routine. No more habit\addiction whatsoever. In fact, I just went to Starbucks with Christie yesterday and got a Black Tea because the mocha's and coffee's don't quite do it for me anymore! I like the ones I make better! It has saved us SO much money. 1lb of coffee a week @ 10bucks, Half\Half @ 4bucks and Sweetener @ 5bucks (lasts about 2 weeks or so) - based on our usage we spend about 15-18 per week making them at home vs. 50-70 going to Starbucks!! YES!
That's all for now! Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Nicole did awesome in Week 6!
The scale was pretty good to me, but even better to Nicole! We had a GREAT weekend last weekend which consisted of wine and mexican food among other things. We poured our hearts out this week and it really paid off!
Running Totals are:
Nicole - 11.5lbs and broke a HUGE barrier, now she has to hold on tight to it! ;)
Jen - 10.5lbs which is up .5 from last week, but I'm stickin' to it!
Household total - 22lbs, so we had a net loss because Nicole did GREAT!
I'm just about to go get ready for work, I work 11-8 today, which is nice since Nicole doesn't get home until about 9. We do Gelato Thursdays, so we're looking forward to that! Then I have two days in a row off and 1 with Nicole, Life is good!
Oh and I do need to mention how awesome Nicole is just one more time, she got an A on her mid-term!!!
Hope everyone has a great weekend. We are attending Second Saturday in Downtown and a wine party that night. It's gonna be a great weekend!
Running Totals are:
Nicole - 11.5lbs and broke a HUGE barrier, now she has to hold on tight to it! ;)
Jen - 10.5lbs which is up .5 from last week, but I'm stickin' to it!
Household total - 22lbs, so we had a net loss because Nicole did GREAT!
I'm just about to go get ready for work, I work 11-8 today, which is nice since Nicole doesn't get home until about 9. We do Gelato Thursdays, so we're looking forward to that! Then I have two days in a row off and 1 with Nicole, Life is good!
Oh and I do need to mention how awesome Nicole is just one more time, she got an A on her mid-term!!!
Hope everyone has a great weekend. We are attending Second Saturday in Downtown and a wine party that night. It's gonna be a great weekend!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Barriers for Week 5!
Week 5 has ended on a positive note! We both lost, bringing our total to 21lbs combined! I broke a big barrier and Nicole is 1lb from breaking her big one! I'm down 11lbs and Nicole is down 10lbs! We are so happy with our progress and cannot help but look forward to the next weeks to come! We want it so bad and we're working so hard!
On the Starbucks note.. it has been 25 days since I purchased one and before today it had been 20 since I had one! This morning my cousin Christie and I had plans to go to my (old hehe) Starbucks! Would you believe it if I told you the Store Manager called me this morning to make sure Nicole and I were okay because they hadn't seen us in over 3 weeks!!! LOL The timing is funny to me since I had plans to go today! When Christie and I met there the Store Manager ran up and gave me a hug! Everyone else said hi and asked how we were doing, it was awesome! I'm so proud of myself for breaking this expensive habit! We both are REALLY enjoying our Faux Bucks! Savings = roughly $150 so far!
Nicole's class is going really good! She got 39/40 on her presentation last week and is taking her mid-term today! I'm so proud of her!
Hope everyone has a Happy Friday tomorrow and enjoys the weekend. We're going wine tasting on Sunday with some GREAT friends for the first time in Apple Hill and really looking forward to it!
On the Starbucks note.. it has been 25 days since I purchased one and before today it had been 20 since I had one! This morning my cousin Christie and I had plans to go to my (old hehe) Starbucks! Would you believe it if I told you the Store Manager called me this morning to make sure Nicole and I were okay because they hadn't seen us in over 3 weeks!!! LOL The timing is funny to me since I had plans to go today! When Christie and I met there the Store Manager ran up and gave me a hug! Everyone else said hi and asked how we were doing, it was awesome! I'm so proud of myself for breaking this expensive habit! We both are REALLY enjoying our Faux Bucks! Savings = roughly $150 so far!
Nicole's class is going really good! She got 39/40 on her presentation last week and is taking her mid-term today! I'm so proud of her!
Hope everyone has a Happy Friday tomorrow and enjoys the weekend. We're going wine tasting on Sunday with some GREAT friends for the first time in Apple Hill and really looking forward to it!
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