I think I can speak for both of us, we're having a case of feeling "mildly interested". This sparked just days after successful weigh ins however there are many contributing factors which I won't name each of! haha Anyhow, we are at least managing our mildly interested feelings, but man is Taco Bell good! All I have to say is, I'm glad they got my order wrong when I ordered 2!! crunchy taco surpremes and a bean\cheese burrito and only gave me 1 of each. I took it as a sign, a sign to save it for frozen yogurt! Man, last night was yummy. A nice little break from the low point, frozen or "regular" meals we've been having. (I'm not complaining, it was just a nice break! :)) I am looking forward to getting that "committed" feeling back.
Some "excuses" are ~ having terrible workouts on Wednesday. Having a lot to do @ night having Jon for the week. Nicole still not up to par. I won't mention any others!
I will say, we have been tracking and aren't going overboard.
Here's to "feeling committed" ~ Jen
Edit: So after this was written but not proofed yet we had a case of not just "Mildly Interested" but we went over the deep end to "Don't give a Crap!" We went out to dinner and had CHINESE FOOD....oops. It was SO good though and we enjoyed every bite. However, we did not enjoy the heartburn and uncomfortableness that followed. Jen also has a couple "regular" beers and enjoyed those as well.
But we are back on track and after a successful Superbowl we are both down a pound this morning! We are back to committed!!
~Nicole
Friday, February 4, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Feeling Committed!
Good morning everyone!
Last night's weigh in was one of the best for me especially. I hit a 20lb weight loss milestone. It took great dedication, commitment and hard work to say the least, but I'm seeing and feeling the results! Our FB peeps are just incredible! All of the encouragement and support is greatly appreciated, please keep it coming! Our totals for last night were Jen -21.6 and Nicole -16lbs - I'm proud of both of us and I know Nicole's -20lb is just around the corner! She was sick all week and is still fighting her cold, but still managed to lose, very proud of her. In our mtg they talked about being "committed" or "mildly interested"; this morning we both woke up feeling committed!
My next milestone is going to be breaking the 200lb barrier, I'm SO close! You will all hear about that one because it will not only be an accomplishment, but it will have been at least 8 yrs since I've been under 200lbs that I can remember. And to think my highest weight at one point (approx 3 yrs ago) was 248.5 - I'm very proud of myself and don't plan on stopping any time soon!
I would also like to mention that I don't think either of us could do this without one another. I encourage the rest of you (working on this of course) to find a buddy to do this with as doing it alone makes it twice as hard!
Last night's weigh in was one of the best for me especially. I hit a 20lb weight loss milestone. It took great dedication, commitment and hard work to say the least, but I'm seeing and feeling the results! Our FB peeps are just incredible! All of the encouragement and support is greatly appreciated, please keep it coming! Our totals for last night were Jen -21.6 and Nicole -16lbs - I'm proud of both of us and I know Nicole's -20lb is just around the corner! She was sick all week and is still fighting her cold, but still managed to lose, very proud of her. In our mtg they talked about being "committed" or "mildly interested"; this morning we both woke up feeling committed!
My next milestone is going to be breaking the 200lb barrier, I'm SO close! You will all hear about that one because it will not only be an accomplishment, but it will have been at least 8 yrs since I've been under 200lbs that I can remember. And to think my highest weight at one point (approx 3 yrs ago) was 248.5 - I'm very proud of myself and don't plan on stopping any time soon!
I would also like to mention that I don't think either of us could do this without one another. I encourage the rest of you (working on this of course) to find a buddy to do this with as doing it alone makes it twice as hard!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Breakin' it on down!
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!)
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!)
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! ;)
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