Back At Square One!

Not totally but I sure feel like I am.

Last night Heather and I met up to discuss where we went wrong, how we didn't hold each other accountable and how we could do better.  We came to the conclusion that we need to post EVERYDAY, so be prepared to hear from us at least once a day, maybe more.

Also, we decided we were going to be real here, that means very soon, you will know exactly how much we weigh.  There is no sugar coating things, we need to put it down here, just how much we weigh and how much we want to lose.  It is a known fact that things that get written down on paper (or a blog) are much more likely to be accomplished than things that are just floating around in your head.

Coming very soon are weekly pictures!  These are things that Heather and I decided would hold us accountable to the interwebs!

I hope it works!  I need something to work...

~Kristie

What Happened??

Kristie and I met for coffee last night to figure out what happened and what we needed to do.  We decided that we officially fell off the wagon right after the Jailbreak.  I know for me personally, my back was killing me right afterwards and decided to take a small break to recover.  Well, that short break lasted a long time.  It is super hard to get back on track from a break.

So, we decided that daily blog posts will help keep us on track.  I woke up super sick today so I actually haven't done anything special today.  I have eaten pretty well so that's a plus.  :)

~Heather

A New Beginning & Other Ramblings

So, after posting the video I came across on Friday, I have read almost all of this guy's blog. His story is definitely about losing weight but it is more importantly about DOING LIFE.  He blogged every day.  He ate well, excercised a lot, and had great friends that did it right beside him.  He made his journey about experiencing life.  His feelings about being fat and over weight are a lot of how I feel.  So, with the start of a new week, I'm going to start doing life.  I am very tired of being inspired for a week and feeling great and then the enthusiasm wears off. 

It's funny, I have some great friends that will ask me if I worked out today and send me some ideas of how to get my workout in.  But you know what?  That actually demotivates me.  Is that weird?  It shouldn't be that way, right?  That should make me want to work out, right?  Why is that when I'm asked about it and told I should, I just want to sit on the couch and do nothing?  Is it because it has to be my choice??

So, after seeing a few blogs and getting inspired (I'm kinda sick of that word, lol) I think the thing I like most about some of the blogs are pictures and videos.  Those keep everything real, I think.  So, as much as I hate, despise pictures of myself, I'm going to start doing it more.  I'm going to take progress pictures and maybe some video.  I do think it will be awesome to look back on everything.

I also find myself saying things like, well this guys doesn't have kids, doesn't work so he has so much time to go work out and "do" life, but those are just excuses.  There are people that have much busier lives than me and they do so much more than I do. 

So, I'm getting back on this doing life thing and let's hope it sticks this time.  lol  It will stick this time.

~Heather

Friday Night Inspiration

I came across this very inspirational video while web surfing after eating a turkey cheese burger, fries, a real coke and an Oreo milkshake!  OMG!  Did I really eat all of that in one sitting??  It has been a long time since I've been this uncomfortable and I feel terrible.  I don't feel bad about eating that but I physically feel terrible!!  So, this video is exactly what I needed to see just two weeks {gasp} before my first 5k. 



I literally started tearing up at the end. Such a great story and a great song to go with it. 

~Heather

Wagon...

Fell off the wagon this last week and a half.

Gained 1.4 lbs (:( ) last week and probably more this weekend,

Back on the wagon tomorrow!

whoa...nelly!!!

Talk about a bad day!  Gracie is sick (possibly the stomach bug) and I had an awful day eating wise!!

My daily logs looks like this -
Morning - 1 cup Chex Rice Cereal  = 3 points
Midday- 6 McD's chicken nuggets + small fry = 14 points
Dinner - 7 Wings Stop wings + small fry = 42 points!!!!!! :(

Daily points used - 59 points (I'm allowed 29 daily points and 49 "extra" points to use through out the week)

Ouch!!  That really looks bad!!  OMG I can't believe I ate that many points today!!  I'm really going to have to work that off this weekend!!  I'm just so sick to my stomach and there really is no excuse for it other than I was being lazy and I'm tired from not getting much sleep (but, that's not my excuse, there is none)

The good news is that there is tomorrow and I will do better tomorrow!  I want to see that scale continue to go down!!

~Kristie

Weekly Weigh In {9/29/11}

Went to my weekly weigh-in this week and I lost an addition 1.4 lbs!!  YAY!  Which makes my total loss at 6 lbs!!!  Finally, I got a 5 lb star at the meeting so that was exciting!!  :)

I hope this steady downhill slide can continue!  I'm going to be majorly bummed when I have bad week.

This last month of September, Heather and I haven't been able to do our weekly walks on Sunday's because I've been working, but tomorrow that is going to change!  We are going to start our weekly walks and get back into starting our week off right!!

I'm so proud of Heather, doing this with her has held me accountable more than once.  She might not realize it, but I have so enjoyed going through this process with her.  I hope that I am able to keep her spirits up as much as she does mine in weeks when we are feeling a little down on ourselves.  We aren't in this for the short haul, we are in this for the LONG haul and that makes me so proud of US!!

~Kristie