The gloves are off!

I am happy to report that Steve and I had pretty successful weeks. Steve lost 4.6 lbs and I lost 3.6lbs! Which means I am at 11.6 lbs towards my 25lb goal. Steve (who started after me) is at 5.6 lbs towards his 28 lb goal.

Steve was greeted with happiness and shock when he told me his numbers. I know everyone had warned me - but all I could think of was how much harder I had to work for my lbs. Not to say that he hasn't been trying. He did burn a great deal of calories doing yard work and mowing the lawn with the push mower while I vegged out.

I assume this week will be even tougher for many reasons. I am at week 4, which I hear is when there is a drop off. We are also going on vacation to Cali, which includes attending a wine tasting, rehearsal dinner and a wedding. I am already making my list of what snacks I can take to help curb my appetite. Although, I also mentioned that a trip to In and Out burger was on the menu.
Hopefully we can get lots of walks in as well.

2 week update (a little late)

So it doesn't seem fair to give an update since Steve was on day 3 of his diet this past Monday. In any case, I will share that in week 2 I lost 3.2 lbs.....grand total of 7.6 lbs. I am supremely confident that this will slow greatly in weeks 3 and 4 - but I have my secret weapon for when that happens....actually going to the gym. You know the one I pay every month so I have the option to workout. I have been doing nightly walks of 30-45 mins, but it is getting muggier and buggier every night.

I am also happy to report that Steve on Monday was down 1 lb. He also randomly posts his actual weight on his site - so I will leave it to him to update his progress. He hasn't fully adopted the ww points plan- but does check in with me to see how many points values of different foods. For the record, they give 0 pts to most veggies and salsa is also a 0-1 pt option (depending on how much you eat). Steve has taken to sliced green pepper with salsa as a good snacking option.

Even if at this week's weigh in Steve has lost tons of weight while perhaps not following as strict of diet, I will be happy. While getting to healthier weights is one of the goals this is more about enstilling healthier eating habits that will last beyond the weight loss.

Biggest Loser(s)

Ok let's just overlook my lack of updates on the house. We have started a new project called remodeling our stomachs.

2 weeks ago I decided to step out of denial about the amount of weight I have gained in the last few months. I did the mental game of - well as long as I weigh less than X, I'm not so bad. Of course I made that number 5 lbs more than I thought I was (having not weighed myself in quite a while). When I saw that I was only .5 lbs less than my inflated estimate - reality hit.

I knew I could talk myself into exercise - it was the change in diet that seemed overwhelming. I went to weight watchers to check out their online points system. They were offering one-week free trial - so I figured why not? In the first week I lost 4.4 lbs and this week I am on track to lose another 2-3lbs. My official weigh in day is Monday.

This past Friday, Steve and I met for lunch at Chipotle -one of my favorite places (pre-dieting). I was able to put together a lower point option and had to manage the rest of my food intake that day. I also decided to challenge Steve to participate in my quest to lose weight. After fattening him up, Steve agreed to take the challenge. His goal is to lose 30 lbs and mine is to lose 25. I figured I need to give myself a stretch goal (still within my ideal weight for my height) since I am a few weeks ahead of him.

No before pics at this point. Perhaps when we get a little further I can post the house and the owner before/after shots!