Monday

B: cereal (5) I really need to get the right oatmeal so I can enjoy that some more.
L: LO BBQ chicken with sweet potato fries (6)
D: LO chicken burritos (9)
dessert: Cake (4)
Total: 24

Weight loss, for me in my life, has been a hard hilly hike.  At times, I am at the bottom looking up at the tall mountain I need to climb.  Sometimes I am on the hard uphill where I am working hard and sometimes not seeing any results of my work.  Other times, I could be found on the side of the trail eating a cookie high-5ing those as they strut on by (seemingly easily). There have been few peaks where I have been able to see just how successful I have been.  On these peaks it feels so good.  This moment shadows the blood, sweat, and tears and I am happy to be there.  I am there now.
No, it's true, I have not met my goal weight.  No, I don't fit in that pair of shorts I bought at the beginning of my married life but right now I feel really awesome!  22 pounds is a lot.  It is to be celebrated (not by food).  Today, I took a picture of my face on my phone and I see the difference and it is shocking and wonderful.  If I can feel this way now, I can't wait to GET to my goal weight.

This blog is supposed to be mostly for us.  Documenting for ourselves and I guess allowing others a peek but I want to say to others  celebrate your victories.  Even that first 1 pound lost is important (and make sure you keep it off).  Try not to get too hung up on slow weeks.  Be honest with yourself and admit, learn, and move on.  You CAN do it so start now.

--Lindsey

Saturday Weigh In

I gained this week to be 173.  I seem stuck in the low 70's... Just like our weather.  We also measured each other today.  We don't do this every week because that would take too long and we wanted to keep it simple.
I ran 2 miles yesterday in 23 minutes.  With Betty on Tuesday I did it in 24 minutes.  I am running a 5K in a week and hope to get 39 or under.  It is a "color run" in Houston and I am going with a few people so hopefully it will be better than my previous two 5K's.

--Lindsey

I also gained a little this week, but I'm still hovering around the 215 mark, which is good. I got new pants for Christmas, so now I actually have jeans that I don't have to bunch up under my belt to wear. I got size 36" waist pants and as you can see from the measurements that's a flattery sizing scheme. I was pretty blown away by the measurements this morning. It has been quite a while since we did the measurements and I hadn't realized the drastic change. No wonder I look different. This week was the first time that someone who didn't know I was on this journey said, "hey, you look different." It felt good to have someone actually notice that I've changed without having to have it pointed out. So my advice to myself and others is: don't be afraid to venture a compliment to someone who you notice has changed for the better.

ps. for anyone who reads this who used to buy Levis SilverTabs baggy jeans.... they don't make them anymore, but after trying on about a million pair of pants I think that the red tag Levis 569 are pretty close. Cheers!

Friday

B: Toast (5)
L: LO (12)
D: Pizza 9)
Snack: popcorn (2)
Total: 28

No wonder I gained a pound

--Lindsey

Thursday

B: cereal (5)
L: Turkey Sandwich (4)
D: steak fajitas (12)
Total: 21

doing good

Lindsey

Tuesday

B: Cheerios (4)
L: LO burros (7)
D: LO soup and biscuites (7)
D: Lemon Bar and cookies (6)
Total: 24

Dessert. Better today.
--Lindsey

Monday

B: Cereal (5)
L: LO Pot Pie Soup (3) biscuits (6)
D: LO chicken burritos (8)
Dessert: a lot
Total: 22+ a lot

Jack had the day off work and we staved off a craving for Papa Johns and settled on some LO dessert from Sunday.  The goal is no dessert till Sunday.

--Lindsey

Sunday 20 Jan 2013

B: HM Toast (3)
L: LO Mexican (9)
D: HM Turkey Pot Pie Soup and 3 garlic cheddar biscuit (11)
D: cookies and lemon bar (6..oops)
total: 29 (could be worse I guess)

Plan, gather, count, assess, re-gather, eat... Repeat
Everyone has a splurge day.  Some people have two right in a row.  Ugh.  I just get these cravings and sometimes somehow Jack has them at the same time and we make BIG mistakes.
The soup was really good and so were the cheddar biscuits. YUM. but now I gotta pay for it with sweat... Sweat is harder than sweet... ALWAYS... no exception.

-Lindsey