This week is going pretty good so far. No real weight loss to report for either Mark or myself but he says he's feeling pretty good and I'm proud that I've made it to the gym twice already this week. I intended to get a 20-25 minute walk in today by taking my girls to playgroup at a nearby park but J is home sick (stupid colds...) and K is also not 100% (and I REFUSE to be the mom that brings her sick kid to playgroup to get all the other kids sick!). So we get to spend today cooped up & going crazy...maybe I'll escape for a run after Mark gets home from work? Nope, we have cub scouts tonight...oh, well. Tomorrow is another day!
On a happier note, I have decided to give the famed hcg diet a go. I ordered some drops online & they should arrive on Friday. I'm kind of excited to use them, the concept SEEMS pretty straightforward & they are safe to use. I think I may be most excited about the 1st phase (there are 4 all together, one varies the length based on the number of pounds one wants to shed). For days 1 & 2 on the drops one eats...and eats...and eats as much high fat, high calorie food as one can. From what I gather it is a way to "shock" ones body into dumping its fat stores as soon as one begins phase 2 (the 500 calorie a day phase, strangely, I'm LESS excited about this part...) and that is how one achieves the estimated 1-2 pound a DAY weight loss (this part I'm actually SO STOKED about!). Since I've already been "practicing" phase 1 for the last few weeks (months? who can keep track) I'm feeling well prepared & ready to get started!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
10% in 10 weeks-week 2
Soooo, here it is. Day one of week two. Mark has been doing pretty good. Down THREE pounds since last week! I'm really proud of him & I was really counting on his competitive nature to kick in & be a source of motivation for him. I was also counting on something similar with myself...
Alas, it hasn't happened...yet! Last week was NOT one to be especially proud about (worked out 2 times, went for 1 run & didn't even track a full days worth of food, BLAH!) and I am DETERMINED to make this week different. So far it is only better in that I ate a nice breakfast & I have plans to go workout in a couple hours...
I'm keeping my thoughts positive & I'm going to do everything I can to make this 10 weeks productive! Here's to a great week!
Alas, it hasn't happened...yet! Last week was NOT one to be especially proud about (worked out 2 times, went for 1 run & didn't even track a full days worth of food, BLAH!) and I am DETERMINED to make this week different. So far it is only better in that I ate a nice breakfast & I have plans to go workout in a couple hours...
I'm keeping my thoughts positive & I'm going to do everything I can to make this 10 weeks productive! Here's to a great week!
Monday, January 3, 2011
10% in 10 weeks
Okay, so its been awhile. And while I haven't gone completely off the deep end & gained all the weight back I've DEFINITELY had an interesting holiday season. Let's just say that it started with Halloween & is thankfully now coming to an end!
Due to various events & circumstances my wager with my sister has been put on hold (read: canceled because I suck). I'm still confident that one day I will be the same weight/size as her. I just know that now is NOT that time!
Which leads me to the 10% in 10 weeks thing. Over the course of our 6 year marriage Mark & I have both gotten a little far from who were were when we got married. I'd like to think that although I'm not quite to where I ultimately want to be I'm absolutely in the best shape of my life. I may have (and did) weigh less than when we got married but I know that right now I'm stronger & more fit so I FEEL better now. And Mark has gone from a 22/23 year old kid to a 28almost29 year old man. Where he used to be active in a few different ways now he has a job that has him basically chained to a desk for 40+ hours a week & the weekends are not the physical family adventures I hope they will some day be! And he snores WAY more than he ever did in the past, to the point that I am getting concerned.
A while ago I was doing some online research into natural ways to lessen or stop snoring altogether & I read a little article that said that losing just 10% of your body weight can reduce snoring. SOOOO I got the brilliant idea that I would have a little contest with Mark. Beginning today & ending on March 12th we will see which of us can lose 10% of our body weight (or more, that's allowed too!) first. We'll each come up with our own
"prize" and the winner will be rewarded in the manner they choose.
For me I have the lovely pleasure of getting to lose 19 pounds. I am so embarrassed that I am back up to 190 lbs after all the work I put into NOT being 190 lbs but this feels like a good chance to make some changes. Mark didn't weigh in (or at least didn't TELL me what the scale said) but I know that his 10% is somewhere around 20/21 pounds. Again, embarrassment abounds for me, I have TWICE that to lose to reach "normal" on the BMI scale & Mark is 6'2". I feel really cool right now.
Anyway, we're off & running (me literally! I already ran a mile this morning!) and I'll be checking in with updates as the weeks pass. My main goal in all of this is to create a healthier, more physical lifestyle for my entire family & I know that starts with Mark & me.
And just because it's fun, here's a picture of Mark & me on our wedding day!
Due to various events & circumstances my wager with my sister has been put on hold (read: canceled because I suck). I'm still confident that one day I will be the same weight/size as her. I just know that now is NOT that time!
Which leads me to the 10% in 10 weeks thing. Over the course of our 6 year marriage Mark & I have both gotten a little far from who were were when we got married. I'd like to think that although I'm not quite to where I ultimately want to be I'm absolutely in the best shape of my life. I may have (and did) weigh less than when we got married but I know that right now I'm stronger & more fit so I FEEL better now. And Mark has gone from a 22/23 year old kid to a 28almost29 year old man. Where he used to be active in a few different ways now he has a job that has him basically chained to a desk for 40+ hours a week & the weekends are not the physical family adventures I hope they will some day be! And he snores WAY more than he ever did in the past, to the point that I am getting concerned.
A while ago I was doing some online research into natural ways to lessen or stop snoring altogether & I read a little article that said that losing just 10% of your body weight can reduce snoring. SOOOO I got the brilliant idea that I would have a little contest with Mark. Beginning today & ending on March 12th we will see which of us can lose 10% of our body weight (or more, that's allowed too!) first. We'll each come up with our own
"prize" and the winner will be rewarded in the manner they choose.
For me I have the lovely pleasure of getting to lose 19 pounds. I am so embarrassed that I am back up to 190 lbs after all the work I put into NOT being 190 lbs but this feels like a good chance to make some changes. Mark didn't weigh in (or at least didn't TELL me what the scale said) but I know that his 10% is somewhere around 20/21 pounds. Again, embarrassment abounds for me, I have TWICE that to lose to reach "normal" on the BMI scale & Mark is 6'2". I feel really cool right now.
Anyway, we're off & running (me literally! I already ran a mile this morning!) and I'll be checking in with updates as the weeks pass. My main goal in all of this is to create a healthier, more physical lifestyle for my entire family & I know that starts with Mark & me.
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