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!
Friday, June 19, 2009
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!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
"Live your life!"
Gosh, time flies when you're having fun and boy have we have been having fun! From Birthday parties to Family BBQ's all the way to tanning and playing with Duncan (AKA TenderPaw, its his Indian name)! Life is just really amazing and Nicole and I are very grateful.
This is Nicole's second week of school and so far so good. She is doing her first presentation tonight and is a little nervous. I helped her make her visual and practice last night and she did excellent, I know she's going to do just as good in class! Can't wait to hear how it went.
Work has been really busy for Nicole and I. In these times it's a blessing! Especially because of the financial goals we have been working towards. Our plan to pay off our RC Willey debt by Aug\Sept is on track and that feels really good. We've only got 1700 to go and in June can make a 700 payment. Can't wait to be done with it! Along with that, NO STARBUCKS STILL! I'm very proud of myself and us. It has been 19 days now! They say after 21 days a habit is broken, well I'm right there! HUGE savings and I know we'll really start seeing the figures in the next month or so. Plus, we RARELY eat out, not even once a week sometimes. To give you an idea of how bad it used to be... BOTH MEALS OUT EVERY DAY! That's a lot of dough and calories!! LOL Glad we're done with that too!
Week 4 has officially weighed in and we're down!
Nicole lost 1.5lbs - 9lbs total
Jen lost 1lb - 9lbs total
Grand Total 18lbs! We didn't meet our goal of 20, but next week we will! We splurged quite a bit this weekend and practically starved and worked our tails off to accomplish what we had gained and then lose a little more on top of it! I hate that, but it's worth it at the same time! I look forward to next weeks results!
My Dad got his own apartment in Huntington Beach and we just planned a trip to go see him in July. We're going July 17th-July 20th. We haven't been down in some time, so it'll be nice. I hardly ever get to spend time with the Sheldon side of the family (Dad and Sister) mostly due to distance, so this will be great. I'm hoping to see my Sister Lisa and her fiance Chad along with my niece Kayla and nephews Ricky and Jake! I wish they were closer so it wouldn't have to be so far and few in between visits! Anyway, we're really looking forward to that.
Gonna call it a night now! Hope you all enjoyed the update!
PS - Just talked to Nicole, she's on her way home from school and she thinks she DID REALLY GOOD on her presentation\speech! YES!
This is Nicole's second week of school and so far so good. She is doing her first presentation tonight and is a little nervous. I helped her make her visual and practice last night and she did excellent, I know she's going to do just as good in class! Can't wait to hear how it went.
Work has been really busy for Nicole and I. In these times it's a blessing! Especially because of the financial goals we have been working towards. Our plan to pay off our RC Willey debt by Aug\Sept is on track and that feels really good. We've only got 1700 to go and in June can make a 700 payment. Can't wait to be done with it! Along with that, NO STARBUCKS STILL! I'm very proud of myself and us. It has been 19 days now! They say after 21 days a habit is broken, well I'm right there! HUGE savings and I know we'll really start seeing the figures in the next month or so. Plus, we RARELY eat out, not even once a week sometimes. To give you an idea of how bad it used to be... BOTH MEALS OUT EVERY DAY! That's a lot of dough and calories!! LOL Glad we're done with that too!
Week 4 has officially weighed in and we're down!
Nicole lost 1.5lbs - 9lbs total
Jen lost 1lb - 9lbs total
Grand Total 18lbs! We didn't meet our goal of 20, but next week we will! We splurged quite a bit this weekend and practically starved and worked our tails off to accomplish what we had gained and then lose a little more on top of it! I hate that, but it's worth it at the same time! I look forward to next weeks results!
My Dad got his own apartment in Huntington Beach and we just planned a trip to go see him in July. We're going July 17th-July 20th. We haven't been down in some time, so it'll be nice. I hardly ever get to spend time with the Sheldon side of the family (Dad and Sister) mostly due to distance, so this will be great. I'm hoping to see my Sister Lisa and her fiance Chad along with my niece Kayla and nephews Ricky and Jake! I wish they were closer so it wouldn't have to be so far and few in between visits! Anyway, we're really looking forward to that.
Gonna call it a night now! Hope you all enjoyed the update!
PS - Just talked to Nicole, she's on her way home from school and she thinks she DID REALLY GOOD on her presentation\speech! YES!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Ohh yeah Week 3!
I'm off today and should be sleeping in, but the excitement got to me this morning! Nicole was giving me kisses bye before she left for work and I uttered the dreadful words, "Did you go down?" She responded with "Yes, 1lb!" We gave each other a high five and she left and I had my alarm set for 9am... I tossed and turned and my stomach told me I was hungry and my abs were hurting from the Wii Fit kicking my butt and suddenly I got excited and anxious to weigh myself. I rolled out of bed, boy did that hurt, weighed and sure enough down 1lb too! We have gotten our lows back and dropped below them!
Week 3 Jen -1.5lbs = Total 8lbs
Week 3 Nicole -1lbs = Total 7.5lbs
Kimpel - Sheldon Grand Total - 15.5lbs
We're kicking butt and taking no names! (That's for you Tammy!)
I've been tanning a little bit here and there and that sun sure does make me feel good! Nicole has been going to school in the evening which makes her feel good and we're just really on track! I hope we have a bigger loss next week! That's what we're working towards! A household grand total of 20lbs would be awesome!
Another great thing - Nicole won her American Idol pool at work ($125.00)! First place! Oh yeah! Go Kris! We're so glad he won!
Please keep up with encouragement and tough love, we really do need and appreciate it! ;)
PS - No Starbucks purchase for 12 days!!!! 5/9 is still the last time! I love making them at home and Nicole does too! Saved us over 100 so far!
Week 3 Jen -1.5lbs = Total 8lbs
Week 3 Nicole -1lbs = Total 7.5lbs
Kimpel - Sheldon Grand Total - 15.5lbs
We're kicking butt and taking no names! (That's for you Tammy!)
I've been tanning a little bit here and there and that sun sure does make me feel good! Nicole has been going to school in the evening which makes her feel good and we're just really on track! I hope we have a bigger loss next week! That's what we're working towards! A household grand total of 20lbs would be awesome!
Another great thing - Nicole won her American Idol pool at work ($125.00)! First place! Oh yeah! Go Kris! We're so glad he won!
Please keep up with encouragement and tough love, we really do need and appreciate it! ;)
PS - No Starbucks purchase for 12 days!!!! 5/9 is still the last time! I love making them at home and Nicole does too! Saved us over 100 so far!
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