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January 12 January 12 UpdateMike and I are so excited, we weighed in yesterday and have lost weight!!! Mike is down 9 lbs & I'm down 6!!! We want to hit that next level by next Friday and I think we should do it with no problem. We were supposed to go to the gym last night however my 9 yr old is sick so we stayed home and did some serious talking. I went to the gym Thursday night and got re-evaluated with Todd and he suggested couples training. We're going to switch gym nights from Wednesday to Thursday to work out with Todd. Todd gave me new exercises and changed my weights so lets see how that goes. Stress has become a factor in my weight loss goal. My job has become a nightmare & I'm looking into switching. I would normally run to McDonald's for a Big Mac (my comfort food) but have been very good not to. Instead I opted for 3 skewers of beef teriaki from the chinese place. I really wanted a cocktail too last night but just had about 1/2 a glass of diet soda. I haven't had any soda since I started this and ended up talking to my husband and getting my butt kicked in setback from his "superior card play". We did a lot of talking last night which I feel did us both some good. We hashed out a lot of our goals, dreams, started planning his father's retirement party, started our packing list for the cruise, talked about money and of course really discussed in detail my job and why I want to leave with the changes that would take place if I did. Unfortunately, there were too many reason why NOT to leave my current job & only 1 reason (the chick I want to take a baseball bat to her head) why to leave. Leaving would disrupt my daughter, the gym and have to drive into Hartford everyday.....yuck. So I'm cancelling my interview in Hartford for Tuesday and just trying to let Kim's crap roll off my shoulders. So now it's Saturday, going to clean & do laundry and when Mike gets home today from work, we'll be hitting the gym and hopefully Angela will be up to it.
Oh, one other little tid bit  as I was making a cup of tea last night, Mike commented that he could see a change in my butt and that it's gotten much tighter and higher....he he he. That made me feel so good that he is finally noticing a change!!January 09 January 9 - MotivationI have to commend my husband on being a great motivation for me. I thought at first I was going to have to push him when actually, he's been the one pushing me. This past Sunday, I actually had a good's night sleep and slept until 9am. Our plans were to be at the gym for 10 and I was laying in bed thinking of all sorts of excuses why we shouldn't go because we had to start bowling at 3pm. So when I asked Mike what his plans were for the day, he responded with "Gym Baby, we're hitting the gym!" to my surprise and amazement. Well we didn't make it for 10, but hit it at 11am and never worked on cleaning the cellar that day. As we were driving out, I touched his hand and thanked him. I really needed that kick in the butt to get me going and explained everything to him. Now last night???? I'm sitting in my glider working on this website during The Biggest Loser and what is Mike doing? Crunches, leg lifts and push up in between commercials. So when I finally got to a point where I could join him, here the two of us are on the floor laughing, joking about when they are going to the next commercial and doing push ups. We sat there facing each other stretching when I told him that he's been totally awesome though all of this and I'm so proud of him. Tonight is Wednesday and of course there is girl scouts so hopefully we'll be able to drop Angela off, fly to the gym, work out without the hot tub tonight pick her up and be home by 8:15 to send her off to bed.....hmmmmm wonder where dinner is going to fit in all that and Angela's homework? January 08 Week 1 - off to a good startWell we've started. I've hit the gym 4 times in 6 days & Mike 3 times. On Monday nights, my gym has a Power Groove class that I just love to take to hip hop and rumba my way to fitness. I have also set up an appointment with Todd, one of the trainers at the gym for a fitness evaluation for Thursday to see where I can be tweaked to lose 10 pounds in less than 6 weeks (that's another blog to come) and then keep going to my fitness goal of getting back down to 145lb where I was when the 2007 pictures were taken in Punta Cana on our honeymoon. Mike did something that he has never done before at the gym on Sunday and that was to hit the tredmill. Mike is usually an eliptical guy because of a bad knee but Sunday, he thought he would change it up. I was so proud of him. He walked at 3.4 mph for 30 minutes and was a giant sweatball by the time he was done. I've been hitting the tredmill and my personal goal on there is to run 1 mile. Right now, I run about 2-3 minutes at a clip then lower the speed back down to a walk to catch my breath and then do it all over again. I have to be careful though because I have a small heart condition along with high blood and have almost passed out in the gym. We've also started eating healthier too. During the week is so hard with my youngest in tow but we've found a great italian resturaunt on the way home from the gym that has a great chicken ceasar salad for us. Mike feeds Angela before I get home and then we're off to the gym and then salads for dinner. I've also started eating Quaker Weight Control oatmeal. Everyone in my office can tell when I'm eating my breakfast because the aroma of maple syrup is all through the front office. So between the oatmeal for breakfast, a yogurt for break, a healthy lunch of soup or Chicken BLT Salad with low fat honey mustard dressing from Wendy's, fruit for the afternoon and salad during workout days for dinner, I feel that I am really eating healthier than before when those Whoppers were calling me from BK at lunch. Mike has changed his diet as well. He has cut all carbs out of his diet and is doing a modified Atkins approach at losing weight. He has 2 eggs and 2 slices of bacon for breakfast at home, stops at Dunkin Donuts and gets black coffee on his way to work, fruit on his break and orders a sensible lunch at work with no carbs and then our salads for dinner.
For more fitness, Mike and I are also on a bowling league and Sunday we HAD to bowl a make up set so we ended up bowling 6 games Sunday afternoon to evening in addition to our morning workout. Needless to say, Mike's knee was barking Monday morning and by Tuesday (today) my legs are a bit more stiff than normal. It's only been a week but I can feel a little difference in feeling tighter. Can't wait to see if the scale thinks so by Friday. January 07 The beginning of our weight loss challengeMike and I were married 1 year ago and spent part of our New Year's Day watching the Biggest Loser and then the season opener on NBC in the evening. As we sat there watching it, we realized that we could do this too. Mike and I both put on some serious weight after our honeymoon, developed a few medical issues and realized that we were just plain LAZY! We both realize that this is not going to be easy but it is going to be worth every ounce of sweat and sore muscle.
In the blogs to come, you will see why we should win this contest. Our determination, our pitfalls and how we bring each other back on track will hopefully be motivation to others who lead extremely busy lives with children. Try 8 children in all and one beautiful granddaughter but the obstacles that we face just to start this are emormous.
Obstable #1 TIME
 Work & children take up most of our time. Mike & I work 6 days a week, and the kids are involved in so many activities from Girl Scouts to Basketball to Indoor Soccer, so finding time to hit the gym is difficult.
Obstacle #2 FOOD
 With such a hectic schedule, Monday-Friday is tough on dinner. Unfortunately, chineese take out and pizza gets substituted more than I would like.
Obstacle #3 MOTIVATION
 We've just realized that we are just plain lazy and need a good shot to get us going. Hopefully this challenge will be what we need!!
So there is our beginning. Hope you follow us through to the end. |
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