B: life (5)
L: Leftover Posados (10)
D: life (5)
snack: shared apple with Baby (1)
Total: 21
Still my birthday.
--Lindsey
B: Life (5)--the cereal :)
L: Leftover Pasados (I estimated 10 points for that)
S: 2 Muffins (S = snack), 4
D: Cold cereal again (5)
Total: 24
--Jack
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Mon 29 Oct
B: breakfast burrito con mucho queso (5)
L: Muffins y juevos (5)
D: Posados (I guess 15)
Total: 25
It's my birthday but I need to take it easy.
--Lindsey
B: Fried egg/ bagel thin (3)
L: Muffins and eggs (9)
D: Posados (mucho)
Total:12+mucho
I want to point out that my mucho points were divided in half because I got a to-go box and put half my meal in there before I started eating. Good thing cuz it was delicious and I would have eaten it all up easy. I was satisfied with half... and I have a whole meal waiting in the fridge for me of good mexican food. Yippee. Happy Birthday Lindsey!!
--Jack
L: Muffins y juevos (5)
D: Posados (I guess 15)
Total: 25
It's my birthday but I need to take it easy.
--Lindsey
B: Fried egg/ bagel thin (3)
L: Muffins and eggs (9)
D: Posados (mucho)
Total:12+mucho
I want to point out that my mucho points were divided in half because I got a to-go box and put half my meal in there before I started eating. Good thing cuz it was delicious and I would have eaten it all up easy. I was satisfied with half... and I have a whole meal waiting in the fridge for me of good mexican food. Yippee. Happy Birthday Lindsey!!
--Jack
Monday, October 29, 2012
Saturday Weigh In 27 Oct
178 and disappointed in myself. I did play frisbee on Tuesday night but other than that I was pretty sedentary. Plus the cravings for chocolate and cookies didn't help one bit. On to a new hopefully better week. 7 weeks to get down 8 pounds. Healthy and doable but hard. One thing is for sure, the first ten pounds is a lot easier than the second 10 pounds and if that is any indication about the third 10 pounds please wish me luck.
--Lindsey
--Lindsey
It’s been a week since we posted and it showed up on the scale this week. My weight came in at 230. I’m glad I didn’t gain this week because I made some stupid food decisions. On Friday night, especially, I felt like a splurge so I ordered a large pizza and breadsticks and then ate my “usual” portion (1/2 a pizza and several breadsticks). Boy did I feel ill afterwards. I was sick. I think my body officially will no longer tolerate unhealthy food in large quantities. This is probably the first time that has happened in my life. Usually I can eat whatever I want and as much as I want and then I’ll feel really full and need a nap, but I’m fine really. Not this time. This time I or rather my body was angry with me and I was in pain for the more part of the evening. It was stupid, but I learned a lesson that I hope not to repeat. My advice to myself next time is to take a modest portion and put the rest in the fridge before I take the first bite.
Second stupid decision. I didn’t really record what I ate during the week. I just sort of kept a running tally in my head and estimated the point value of my meals. I am pretty sure that led me to eat more than I ought to have on a few occasions. Like one day I had peanut butter on a pancake, which was fine, but then I had another one which was probably not fine. Sadly I guess I need the public accountability provided by this blog to help me make better decisions. A lot of people have asked why we decided to create a blog and make our journey/record public. Accountability is a key component to our success and the blog provides a good avenue for me to report.
Well, enough with the dumb decisions. It’s about time for me to make another good decision. Daylight savings time will be ending next weekend and I think that I should keep waking up at the same time and get some exercise done in the morning. My problem is I’m not sure what to do for exercise. Any suggestions?
-Jack
Ps. I hate running, so don’t suggest running. In fact if I see the root word “run” in a comment I’ll probably stop reading. Thanks.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
20 Oct 2012 WEIGH IN
I come in at 177.. I don't want to jinx this success but I would like to boldly announce that I have achieved Pre-pregnancy weight!! Took me 10 months (Baby Sprat turns 10 months today!) but I am proud of it. It is hard work and I know that if I can have the discipline and patience to do it, you can too. I am totally excited about this. I know it is not a huge loss this week but a small one still counts. I only ran twice and I had made some bad food choices so I know how I can improve for this coming week.
I hoped that when I got down to this weight some of the flab on the belly would melt. I was wrong. It is flabby, flappy, and striped. I don't see it as a "badge", I see it as... . . . .. flabby, flappy, and striped. Don't tell my to be proud of it. I am however mucho proud of my legs.. My legs have always been my favorite body part.
--Lindsey
Today I weighed in at 230.4 lbs. so I guess I need to set a new goal. It was sweet to see "230" on the scale. The fist thing I thought was about a reward. The first reward that came to mind? Donuts (at least 6 points each, frowny face). So now I'm realizing once again how much my emotions, life experiences, and general happiness I attribute to food. So what would a "good" reward be. I thought of travel (too expensive and usually I go somewhere, in part to eat the food). Then I thought I could buy a new pair of shoes (I really like shoes, but they're too expensive and I have enough shoes. Plus spending money is not a reward). So my question is: What is a good reward? I suppose a super utopic answer would be that the nice feeling I had when I saw 230 on the scale should be reward enough. I say that stinks.
The weigh in this morning was extra great because of what I had to go through this week to accomplish it. I had a training all week this week. The training was held at a lodge retreat thing just outside of Nacogdoches. Every day they laid out pastries in the morning (lemon custard danishes, raspberry muffins, cinnamon rolls, etc.), then they served lunch with dessert (choices included apple pie--that someone said was as good as their mom's, carrot cake, and german chocolate cake), and to top it off they had white chocolate macadamia cookies out in the afternoon. I didn't eat any of the sweets. Not even a taste or a try or one per day or anything. That was very very difficult. I also tried to eat less in the evenings because I knew that I had eaten a lot for lunch each day. Even with my extraordinary effort I was expecting that this week would only be a week to maintain, so I'm very pleased to see a loss on the scale.
--Jack
I hoped that when I got down to this weight some of the flab on the belly would melt. I was wrong. It is flabby, flappy, and striped. I don't see it as a "badge", I see it as... . . . .. flabby, flappy, and striped. Don't tell my to be proud of it. I am however mucho proud of my legs.. My legs have always been my favorite body part.
--Lindsey
Today I weighed in at 230.4 lbs. so I guess I need to set a new goal. It was sweet to see "230" on the scale. The fist thing I thought was about a reward. The first reward that came to mind? Donuts (at least 6 points each, frowny face). So now I'm realizing once again how much my emotions, life experiences, and general happiness I attribute to food. So what would a "good" reward be. I thought of travel (too expensive and usually I go somewhere, in part to eat the food). Then I thought I could buy a new pair of shoes (I really like shoes, but they're too expensive and I have enough shoes. Plus spending money is not a reward). So my question is: What is a good reward? I suppose a super utopic answer would be that the nice feeling I had when I saw 230 on the scale should be reward enough. I say that stinks.
The weigh in this morning was extra great because of what I had to go through this week to accomplish it. I had a training all week this week. The training was held at a lodge retreat thing just outside of Nacogdoches. Every day they laid out pastries in the morning (lemon custard danishes, raspberry muffins, cinnamon rolls, etc.), then they served lunch with dessert (choices included apple pie--that someone said was as good as their mom's, carrot cake, and german chocolate cake), and to top it off they had white chocolate macadamia cookies out in the afternoon. I didn't eat any of the sweets. Not even a taste or a try or one per day or anything. That was very very difficult. I also tried to eat less in the evenings because I knew that I had eaten a lot for lunch each day. Even with my extraordinary effort I was expecting that this week would only be a week to maintain, so I'm very pleased to see a loss on the scale.
--Jack
Fri 19 Oct (Day 104)
B: Oatmeal (4)
L: Greek Yogurt and fresh tortilla (4)
D: Chinese Take Out (If I made it, I would guess 12 but because they made it, I guess 18)
Dessert: Cookies and Milk (4)
Total: 12 plus Chinese meal
I did pretty good today... I think. I also ran today. It was a pretty easy run and I was able to keep my rhythm pretty much the whole time and came in in about 17 minutes. It's not good enough to make my 5K goal of 35 minutes but I am hoping that running without the stroller will help in the Zombie Run I signed up to do on Nov 10... 4 weeks away.. Actually, I thought it was a lot closer than that. I still have a good amount of time to get to my goal.
--Lindsey
B: Cold Cereal (5)
L: Mozzerella Quesadilla (8)
D: Same as Lindsey
Dessert: Same as Lindsey
Total: A lot!
--Jack
L: Greek Yogurt and fresh tortilla (4)
D: Chinese Take Out (If I made it, I would guess 12 but because they made it, I guess 18)
Dessert: Cookies and Milk (4)
Total: 12 plus Chinese meal
I did pretty good today... I think. I also ran today. It was a pretty easy run and I was able to keep my rhythm pretty much the whole time and came in in about 17 minutes. It's not good enough to make my 5K goal of 35 minutes but I am hoping that running without the stroller will help in the Zombie Run I signed up to do on Nov 10... 4 weeks away.. Actually, I thought it was a lot closer than that. I still have a good amount of time to get to my goal.
--Lindsey
B: Cold Cereal (5)
L: Mozzerella Quesadilla (8)
D: Same as Lindsey
Dessert: Same as Lindsey
Total: A lot!
--Jack
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Wed 17 Oct
B: Cold Cereal (5)
L: LO SS Chicken (7)
D: Waffles (11)
Total: 23
Not getting any better
--Lindsey
L: LO SS Chicken (7)
D: Waffles (11)
Total: 23
Not getting any better
--Lindsey
Tues 16 Oct
B: Cold Cereal (5)
L: LO Enchiladas (8)
D: Sweet and Sour Chicken (7)
D:Fresh Cookies (3)
Total: 23 oops
again with the not counting before I eat.
--Lindsey
L: LO Enchiladas (8)
D: Sweet and Sour Chicken (7)
D:Fresh Cookies (3)
Total: 23 oops
again with the not counting before I eat.
--Lindsey
Mon 15 Oct
B: cold cereal (5)
L: LO Enchiladas (8)
D: LO Enchiladas (8)
D: Banana Bread
Total: 21 + banana bread... oops
I have fallen out of the habit of not counting my points before I sit down to eat. I just grab some food and hope that it is not too much then at the end of the day, I count it all up.
--Lindsey
Jack has been at a training thing for his work and they are providing lunch which means meals like chicken parm and chicken fried steak and burgers. As I understand it, they just bring the food, they don't get to order. I hope he is able to maintain.
L: LO Enchiladas (8)
D: LO Enchiladas (8)
D: Banana Bread
Total: 21 + banana bread... oops
I have fallen out of the habit of not counting my points before I sit down to eat. I just grab some food and hope that it is not too much then at the end of the day, I count it all up.
--Lindsey
Jack has been at a training thing for his work and they are providing lunch which means meals like chicken parm and chicken fried steak and burgers. As I understand it, they just bring the food, they don't get to order. I hope he is able to maintain.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Sunday 14 Oct
B: fasting (0)
L: LO taco (4)
D: HM Enchiladas (8) peas (0)
Dessert: Sherbet (2) HM banana Bread (unknown so far)
Total: 14 plus Banana Bread
I am glad that I gave up on the "no dessert" thing. I am not mad that I am not getting dessert but I am glad that I thought about and started it because I think it will help me not to have dessert every night.
--Lindsey
Same for Jack just more Enchiladas.
L: LO taco (4)
D: HM Enchiladas (8) peas (0)
Dessert: Sherbet (2) HM banana Bread (unknown so far)
Total: 14 plus Banana Bread
I am glad that I gave up on the "no dessert" thing. I am not mad that I am not getting dessert but I am glad that I thought about and started it because I think it will help me not to have dessert every night.
--Lindsey
Same for Jack just more Enchiladas.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
WEEK 13 (13 Oct 2012)
I came in at a whopping 177.6. I wasn't feeling so good about the weigh in today but it turned out really good. In 13 weeks, I have lost 12 and a half points. Since we moved here I have lost almost 20 pounds. I hope I never become acquainted with those 20 pounds again. Lost and forgotten.
BTW, I can not do the "no dessert till Christmas" goal anymore. I was feeling deprived and that is NOT the way to lose weight. If I feel deprived for too long, I will break down and stuff myself. I bought some light greek yogurt and sherbet ...not Blue Bell...to stave off the deprivation feelings. The sherbet is only 2 points...not 5... per serving.
--Lindsey
I'm 232 lbs! Yippee. I had to use some discipline this week to stay below 26 points. Usually I would end up at 24 points and it took some major will power to say, "I'm done. I'm satisfied." Especially yesterday when I had to work again. I didn't have time to come home for lunch and one of the guys bought pizza for everyone (little ceasars--gross). I was starving. Back in my abnormal days I would have eaten at least 6 pieces, but my new normal meant I ate only 2 and a half. That greasy mess of pizza meant that I only had 9 points left for dinner though. Lindsay made delicious tacos and I was faced with the decision of one more taco or sherbet. I chose the taco, yum. I'm only 2 lbs away from my goal. It sure would be nice to see 230 on the scale next week. That's crazy. My clothes fit a lot better (some are even too big) and I've noticed a difference in my physical ability when I play ultimate. I still think I'm fat though, so I've got to set some new goals about what would make me not fat... I'm not sure that is even possible. I am happy about being near my goal weight though.
--Jack
ps. To everyone who reads this blog and is trying to be a healthier you too,
Keep going. Share your successes with us in the comments (be brave). We want everyone to be healthy and live with us forever!
BTW, I can not do the "no dessert till Christmas" goal anymore. I was feeling deprived and that is NOT the way to lose weight. If I feel deprived for too long, I will break down and stuff myself. I bought some light greek yogurt and sherbet ...not Blue Bell...to stave off the deprivation feelings. The sherbet is only 2 points...not 5... per serving.
--Lindsey
I'm 232 lbs! Yippee. I had to use some discipline this week to stay below 26 points. Usually I would end up at 24 points and it took some major will power to say, "I'm done. I'm satisfied." Especially yesterday when I had to work again. I didn't have time to come home for lunch and one of the guys bought pizza for everyone (little ceasars--gross). I was starving. Back in my abnormal days I would have eaten at least 6 pieces, but my new normal meant I ate only 2 and a half. That greasy mess of pizza meant that I only had 9 points left for dinner though. Lindsay made delicious tacos and I was faced with the decision of one more taco or sherbet. I chose the taco, yum. I'm only 2 lbs away from my goal. It sure would be nice to see 230 on the scale next week. That's crazy. My clothes fit a lot better (some are even too big) and I've noticed a difference in my physical ability when I play ultimate. I still think I'm fat though, so I've got to set some new goals about what would make me not fat... I'm not sure that is even possible. I am happy about being near my goal weight though.
--Jack
ps. To everyone who reads this blog and is trying to be a healthier you too,
Keep going. Share your successes with us in the comments (be brave). We want everyone to be healthy and live with us forever!
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Friday Weigh In (5 Oct 2012)
Friday--
I weighed in at 234!! Hooray, no more 237. I know I've got to work harder now though to get to my goal. Discipline is key. I've lowered my daily points allotment to 26 from 28 and I think that helped. I've also been playing Ultimate Frisbee on Tuesday nights and that helps too. I probably need to do a little more activity. This weekend I had to work and I think that made it more difficult to be active. I took Lindsey out on a date. We had good time, but I probably ate about 17 times the points I should have. That shrimp sure was delicious though.
Saturday--
I had to work half day, but made it home in time for conference (I'm glad I did because conference started out with a bang). My meals for the day:
B: Cereal (5)
L: Shrimp Po-Boy (8)
D: I ate with my brothers before the Priesthood Session (17X again)
Total: Too Much (I ate 16 points in bread alone yesterday--buns, eeke!)
Sunday--
Today is Sunday, so I've only eaten 1 meal so far. Delicious blueberry pancakes and blueberry orange slush, plus a fried egg and syrup for the cakes. 8 points.
-Jack
Friday-
I finally made it past the valley and am climbing again. 178.6 I didn't do enough running because I have been sick and it is a little colder. I welcome the cold BUT I didn't want to breathe it in and hurt my chances at getting better for next week.
Saturday-
B: Oatmeal (4)
L: Shrimp Po-Boy (8)
D: LO pizza (6)
snack: orange juice (4)
Total:: 22
Hitting the valley is really hard. Most of the time, it is when I give up. I pushed through and am glad.
--Lindsey
I weighed in at 234!! Hooray, no more 237. I know I've got to work harder now though to get to my goal. Discipline is key. I've lowered my daily points allotment to 26 from 28 and I think that helped. I've also been playing Ultimate Frisbee on Tuesday nights and that helps too. I probably need to do a little more activity. This weekend I had to work and I think that made it more difficult to be active. I took Lindsey out on a date. We had good time, but I probably ate about 17 times the points I should have. That shrimp sure was delicious though.
Saturday--
I had to work half day, but made it home in time for conference (I'm glad I did because conference started out with a bang). My meals for the day:
B: Cereal (5)
L: Shrimp Po-Boy (8)
D: I ate with my brothers before the Priesthood Session (17X again)
Total: Too Much (I ate 16 points in bread alone yesterday--buns, eeke!)
Sunday--
Today is Sunday, so I've only eaten 1 meal so far. Delicious blueberry pancakes and blueberry orange slush, plus a fried egg and syrup for the cakes. 8 points.
-Jack
Friday-
I finally made it past the valley and am climbing again. 178.6 I didn't do enough running because I have been sick and it is a little colder. I welcome the cold BUT I didn't want to breathe it in and hurt my chances at getting better for next week.
Saturday-
B: Oatmeal (4)
L: Shrimp Po-Boy (8)
D: LO pizza (6)
snack: orange juice (4)
Total:: 22
Hitting the valley is really hard. Most of the time, it is when I give up. I pushed through and am glad.
--Lindsey
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
3 October 2012
B: Oatmeal (4)
L: German Pancakes (8)
D: Muffins/Eggs (8)
Total: 20
I know it was breakfast all day but I like breakfast. I went for a run this morning though I was feeling sick and I think it helped a lot. 1) I didn't feel depressed that I didn't run 2) I sweated a lot 3) I think it healed me quite a bit. I feel like I sweated out a lot of the sickness.
--Lindsey
B: Cereal (5)
L: German Pancakes (8)
D: Eggs/Muffins (10)
Total: 23
--Jack
L: German Pancakes (8)
D: Muffins/Eggs (8)
Total: 20
I know it was breakfast all day but I like breakfast. I went for a run this morning though I was feeling sick and I think it helped a lot. 1) I didn't feel depressed that I didn't run 2) I sweated a lot 3) I think it healed me quite a bit. I feel like I sweated out a lot of the sickness.
--Lindsey
B: Cereal (5)
L: German Pancakes (8)
D: Eggs/Muffins (10)
Total: 23
--Jack
Tuesday 2 October 2012
B:Oatmeal (4)
L: Haystacks (7)
D: Breakfast Burritos (8)
S: Cheese Crackers (5)
Total: 24
I know I went over. I feel that your body needs more fuel when you are sick to get the sick out.
--Lindsey
B: Bowl o' cereal (5)
L: Haystacks (10)
D: Bowl o; cereal (5)
Total: 20
Yes, I cut back my points to 26. Gotta lose, I'm for real, and the truth is I know I don't need my whole 28 points any more. I had 20 points on Tuesday and I feel fine. I also played ultimate frisbee before dinner. That was fun and I think I handled it better than the weeks previous. I'm not sure why.
--Jack
L: Haystacks (7)
D: Breakfast Burritos (8)
S: Cheese Crackers (5)
Total: 24
I know I went over. I feel that your body needs more fuel when you are sick to get the sick out.
--Lindsey
B: Bowl o' cereal (5)
L: Haystacks (10)
D: Bowl o; cereal (5)
Total: 20
Yes, I cut back my points to 26. Gotta lose, I'm for real, and the truth is I know I don't need my whole 28 points any more. I had 20 points on Tuesday and I feel fine. I also played ultimate frisbee before dinner. That was fun and I think I handled it better than the weeks previous. I'm not sure why.
--Jack
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Mon 1 October 2012
B: cold cereal (5)
L: Burrito (4) Cheese floppy (3)
D: Shells (8)
FHED: 1 cup 1% milk into chocolate milk (2)
Total: 22
I know that in some forms chocolate milk can be considered dessert BUT the last thing we need is to feel deprived.
--Lindsey
B: cereal (3)
L: Burritos (9)
D: Shells (10)
FHED: 2 cups chocolate milk (4)
Total: 26
Jack has lowered his point allowance as well. I think he went down to 26
L: Burrito (4) Cheese floppy (3)
D: Shells (8)
FHED: 1 cup 1% milk into chocolate milk (2)
Total: 22
I know that in some forms chocolate milk can be considered dessert BUT the last thing we need is to feel deprived.
--Lindsey
B: cereal (3)
L: Burritos (9)
D: Shells (10)
FHED: 2 cups chocolate milk (4)
Total: 26
Jack has lowered his point allowance as well. I think he went down to 26
Sunday 30 September 2012
B: cold cereal (5)
L: LO
D: Stuffed shells (6) Green Beans (0)
Total : I really need to care more about counting my points
We have decided that aside from my birthday and Thanksgiving, there will be no dessert till we leave for Christmas. Hitting the valley means things need to change so our bodies don't get bored.
--Lindsey
Same meals for Jack
L: LO
D: Stuffed shells (6) Green Beans (0)
Total : I really need to care more about counting my points
We have decided that aside from my birthday and Thanksgiving, there will be no dessert till we leave for Christmas. Hitting the valley means things need to change so our bodies don't get bored.
--Lindsey
Same meals for Jack
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