Weigh in #5

Lost another 3 pounds this week so total at 5 weeks is 18! I am pretty happy with that = of course I'd always like to have lost another one or two, but I can't complain. One more week and then we are going to eat right some days and others have some of what we really want. Then vacation etc. and then we will be back on beginning Oct. 26th. I will continue to blog through the next four weeks, and we will see how much we gain or lose during our time of not being too strict. Could be scary! But, that will have to wait. For now it is the last week of our 6 week program. I am looking forward to exercising tonight and I am trying to do better on my water intake. I did better this past weekend than the one before, but this week we are up to 6.5 bottles and that is a lot! But I am already halfway done with my second. Plan to have the third with lunch and the fourth with the afternoon snack. Then I will really push to get the fifth in before dinner and hopefully have the six with dinner - then it's only a nice big glass of water with my evening snack and I will be done. For some reason I can fit the water in a lot better on the days that I work - I haven't figured out why yet, but I am trying! Thats all for now!

Tomorrow - Weigh in #5

Well, tomorrow is weigh in day #5. We both expect that we will have lost some additional pounds, but we are of course not sure. We are wearing smaller sizes so that we don't feel too comfortable in our clothes and that makes it a little harder to tell if we have lost as the tighter clothes are keeping us on our toes! We have both been thinking about things we may enjoy during our little over two week break. We hope to eat sensibly most of the time, and watch our calories, but we will be on vacation the first part of the two weeks and Norm will be out of town the second week so it may be a test for us. We are planning on re-starting the six week program on the 26th of October, our first six weeks ending the morning of October 5th. That really looks like three weeks off doesn't it? From the 5th through the 8th we will continue to try to watch with one dinner out with Greg and Trish. But if this is supposed to be a new life style for us I know we need to think about what we are going to eat. I will write again tomorrow after weigh in!

Friday again! already!

Goodness this week went flying by! I can't believe that I haven't blogged since Monday! Oh well. Norm and I have both had a good week. Weekends are hard for me to get my water in, but I will try extra hard this weekend and hopefully the scale will reflect how good I have been. Norm says he doesn't feel like he lost much this week so far, but I don't think you can really tell by how you "feel" - maybe how you feel to others! Hahahaha! I think he is looking slim and you can really notice his weight loss - not so sure about mine! Steak, peas and beets (yuck) for dinner sounds delicious doesn't it - NOT - oh well - the steak will be yummy anyway. I am going to mash the beets and make them like a sauce and hopefully I will be able to eat them all tonight - I haven't made it through all the beets (only 1/2 cup!) since the second steak dinner! Oh well, I will keep trying! I feel good and thats what counts! Talk to you later!

Sally

15 Pounds and counting!

As of today I have lost 15 pounds! I am pretty happy but of course would have liked to see another one or two gone - but that will come in time. Norm lost more than me again this week, and he is doing well. I can't remember his total right now, but last week was 20 pounds for him and I know he lost maybe 4 more? So he is actually doing great! He even had breakfast out with some friends two times last week - of course he watched what he ate, but still! I guess that is all I will write today. I have to make cupcakes and am hoping I can resist the batter, frosting, and filling - shouldn't be too hard because they are all coffee flavored and I don't like coffee, but still . . . adios!

New Jeans!

Well! Yesterday we were going to take a motorcycle ride after work, so when I got home, I changed into jeans and a t-shirt. My jeans felt sloppy (loose that is!) so I pulled an old pair out of my drawer - you know - the ones I kept hoping SOMEDAY to be thinner . . .well they are actually two sizes larger than I would REALLY like to wear, but they are one size smaller than 3 weeks ago . . .anyway, I put them on and they fit - I didn't even have to suck my fat gut in to button and zip them. Yes, they were snug, but no more snug than the ones that are now loose were three weeks ago! I am really thrilled and each day and change makes me even more committed to the diet and exercise plan. I actually am happy on the days I know it is exercise day and am looking forward to weigh ins on Mondays! I know that Carol is currently the only one reading this blog, but she just started the diet this past Monday and I know she will be happy with the results too! Go Carol - I'm rooting for you! So I guess that is all for now, just a quick note on the good news!! Oh, and two pair of pants that I had bought for work and have never worn because I didn't try them on at the store and they didn't fit! now fit - I just have to hem them!!! Yahoo!

Tuesday, 9/15

Okay, I see it has been several days since I posted and I didn't post yesterday, which was weigh in day. So far I am down at least 13 pounds - I say at least because I didn't officially weigh in the Monday we started but I know what I weighed about a week before that and since we had been eating everything in sight, I am sure I didn't weigh less! Norm is down an amazing 20 pounds! We are into the fourth week and are still motivated and actually enjoying our bowflex routine. The water is getting to be hard for Norm as he never really like water and now we are up to 5.5 32 oz. drinks of ice cold water - well they are supposed to be ice cold, but sometimes they are not so icy, but at least we are both drinking them - I have not had a problem drinking that much except for Mondays and Fridays - my days off from work - seems like I don't take the time to drink when I am home! But I am working on it and trying to get them all down by dinner time so I don't wake up all night to visit the bathroom! Norm has been thinking about burgers and fries, so hopefully we can make it through the next two and a half weeks! We will be going on vacation shortly after the 6 weeks is over, but I am hoping to start right back in after that (and hoping to watch what and how much of what I eat while on vacation so I don't gain back too much!) Well, guess that is it for now - hopefully I will write at least a few more times this week because I really think it helps keep me accountable! TTFN!

Saturday 9/12/09

So today I got together with my sisters because my youngest sister Penny was here from Nebraska for her 30th high school class reunion . . .hard to believe that my baby sis could be out of school for 30 years already!

We had a brunch and I made soup so that I knew I would be able to eat. I was pretty good. The only thing I ate that I shouldn't have was a slice of some kind of sweet bread. Other than that, I really feel like I did well. Norm had a golf tournament and had a couple of hotdogs for lunch and ate some dinner there. He has lost 14 pounds already though (in just two weeks!) so it was okay for him to cheat a bit today. I just hope he is down more on Monday or he will be pretty upset that he cheated today.

Guess thats all for now - just relaxing a bit before bed!

Friday 9/11

Well, first of all I want to say that I am remembering all the people who lost their lives during the attacks on our country and that I am ashamed that so many people want to forget and move on when the evil in this world continues on . . .

Yesterday was a great diet day. Drinking all the water has gone well though I am afraid to see my next water bill! Between drinking it all and flushing so many more times than usual I think it will be a big one!

We had our steak dinner but Norm has had a very stressful two weeks at work, and really wanted a drink to help him relax, so instead of his bread and butter he had a little something on the rocks. I say a little something because I can't remember what it was! Anyway, he enjoyed it and we didn't do much the rest of the evening, just cleaned up the dinner dishes, walked the dog and then relaxed in bed . . . . Norm watched some tv and I used the computer and then looked at a couple of magazines.

Oh, I forgot, we did do our bowflex routine too - I have found that I am looking forward to the exercises - that is strange for me because that is usually the part of getting in shape I like the least! Today we both had cereal for breakfast, I had a salad for lunch and Norm took a turkey sandwich to work. We are having a tv dinner for supper then heading in to Erie to look at televisions. I guess that is all for today. Hopefully I will blog over the weekend, but if not I will certainly write on Monday - weigh-in day! TTFN

9-9-09

I really don't think there is anything special about this date - other than the 9/9 part. Today was my friend Mary's birthday. She would have been 49 this year but cancer claimed her life a few years ago - I still think of her often, things we did as kids and things that happened in our lives as young adults and finally married with children. I loved Mary and though she is not here with us anymore I am confident that I will see her when I get to heaven.

Today was a strange day. I was very hungry around 10 but ignored it and finally ate my lunch around noon. Then, I wasn't hungry again till dinner - so I didn't even have my 100 calorie snack - I am pretty amazed - I am sure I'll have hungry days and days when I want more than I can have, but today has gone well. I just finished dinner and will have my night snack early - I need to finish it before 6 as I am having some bloodwork done in the morning and want to fast at least 12 hours.

Water drinking went well today also - I have one more bottle to drink tonight but that should help curb any hungries I get before bed!

Thats it for now, but we are doing well and are happy with the way the diet is going.

Tuesday! We are on the second day of the lower calorie diet this week. We are down to 1100 for me and 1400 for Norm. We are both still hanging in there. We have been to the fair twice and I will let you know the sights and smells were almost too much to resist, but resist we did and we are happy that we made it. We are home now eating our snack of popcorn and drinking the last of our water for the day. The bowflex routine is coming along and I am finding that I actually look forward to it - how weird is that! I guess that is all for today, it is 9:30 and quickly approaching bedtime! Till next time . . .resist!

Monday

Well, it is weigh in day, after not being strict on Friday and the picnic yesterday I was not sure I even wanted to weight in! But I am down and additonal 2 1/2 pounds and Norm is down another 5 so we are still doing well. I had hoped to be down more, but I did have a brownie or two yesterday and we had the best burgers at the picnic, so I am glad to be down any! We are beginning week three, increasing our water to 5 32oz bottles a day and this week we decrease our calories by 100 each. So heres to another week of really doing our best! We also add two exercises to the bowflex routine - which by the way has been going well.

I guess that is really all I have to say for today . . .will hopefully keep up on the blog and be down another 4 or 5 pounds by next Monday . . . we'll see!

Catch-up Friday

Well, I missed blogging on Wednesday and Thursday so today will play catch-up! We are still going strong as far as the diet and excercise program goes. We have been out shopping and looking at other foods that we can combine for the ratio of carbs/proteins/fats that are suggested by the diet. We will stick to the plan for the rest of the six weeks but after that if we are still going strong, after our little vacation that is, we will try some other foods and meals that fit within the guidelines but aren't specifically listed in the book. We rode the motorcycle to work Wednesday and after work took the long way home - about an hour and a half ride - and then ate dinner when we got home. We also took the dog for a walk and did our exercises on the bowflex. Last night we also walked the dog, but since it wasn't an exercise night, we did some cleaning around the house and made some plans for our mini-vacation (mini in time, not $$). So I guess you haven't really missed much in the diet. We just keep drinking a lot of water and eating what is on the plan for the day. This weekend may be a bit harder as it is a holiday weekend and we are celebrating Carols birthday with a picnic lunch on Sunday - that will probably be the hardest day. And of course, the Waterford fair starts Monday and fair food is always a strong draw for our calories! But we will be strong as long as we stick together and help the other through the cravings! Maybe is we stay in the stinky cow and pig barns long enough it will ruin our appetite! Thats all for now! Hope to continue to post regularly - though the weekend may be busy but will surely check in on Monday - the next weigh in day!

Week Two - Tuesday

Okay, so today for breakfast we had honey nut cheerios. Let me say two things - one, it seemed like a lot bigger serving than the cracklin oat bran, but two, I was hungry this morning by around 9:30. It is really the first time that I have really been hungry. Must be a difference in fiber content - I will have to check it out and see if that is what made the difference. Norm had his first "big" challenge today - at work they were having pizza for someone who was leaving. But he was determined to eat his turkey sandwich and enjoy his snacks of yogurt and an apple. He is not home from work yet, so I don't know for sure if he stayed on the diet, but I think he probably did. He was happy with his weight loss the first week and neither of us has been too hungry - not that we haven't had cravings of course! Oh well, that is part of life and once we are down to the weight we would like we can give in to cravings once in awhile and then just watch the calories the other days! So long for now!