I did it!!

I freaking did it!! I am under 200lbs as of this morning!! As I stood on the scale anticipating the loss, I looked down and saw what I have worked so very hard for and that was 199.5! I literally threw my hands up in the air in victory! It has been YEARS since I've been under 200, I want to say approx 8-10yrs... practically since HS. I can't believe it, but I can at the same time.

Thanks to all of you for so much support! I'll continue to need your support as I shred off many more lbs!

~ Jen

"It's working!"

Last night we had a fantastic weigh in. We mentioned on FB - Nicole had an exceptional loss down 2.4lbs total -18.4!! I was down .8 total -22.4! That put me @ 10%. The Leader was SO proud of me and shared some of the many benefits to losing that 10% such as reducing the risk of Diabetes and Heart disease by over 60% on both. That really helped me to feel even better about my loss and lifestyle change. I hit 200 even this morning, it's my second time, but I'm REALLY liking the idea of the 200's being a thing of the past!! I'm SO close and I DO want it SO bad, so I'm gonna get it! :) 


Also in our meeting last night was a newbie. She stated she had done it before and "it didn't work!". The leader ate that right up and proceeded to be a smart alec "Well it's not going to work this time!". It got awkward for a second, but we all laughed because we know how sarcastic our leader is, but the newbie didn't. LOL The point is, "nothing changes, if nothing changes" and unless you work this program it's not going work! She said "we're all here because our own program didn't work, right?" It's so true it's not even funny. I'm really taking to this program and for the long haul I think. Even once Nicole gets prego we're going to stay on it because "It's working!" When she asked me about how I feel after recognizing me for the 10% in front of everyone I said "I feel wonderful and it's working because I'm working!" 


We are at a grand total of 40.8lbs and we have a combined goal of 50lbs on or before March 6th. Nicole also has a separate goal of 20lbs on or before March 20th. My goal right now is 199.5 or LOWER! STAT! :D The point of these goals are to set yourself up for success, that's why the time frame.


Anyhow, clearly I am LOVING WW. It's really working for us, honestly and rest assured there's no plan to stop anytime soon; especially with all of this incredible support.

PS - I am down to 33 points; I lost a point last night! BOO! LOL 

Mildly Interested

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

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!

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!)