FAIL

I tried to update this last night, but my internet connection wasn't working. I don't like Bridgemaxx at all. 

So, I kind of had an "I blew it" day yesterday. I've mentioned before that weekends are a bit difficult. Well, yesterday was no exception. I'm listening to another book on my iPod, only this time I sat around listening instead of doing...well, anything really. I didn't even eat breakfast until like 11:00, and when I did, it wasn't a very good one. Then I finished my bad day with some ice cream and a roll (I made bread and rolls, and couldn't resist a hot one just out of the oven). Thankfully I know that one day does not undermine all my efforts of the past month or so. Nor does it make me feel like I've failed completely and I might as well give up. So, the day is past and gone and I'm moving on from there.

Since I didn't really have "meals" yesterday, I'll just log what I ate in one lump. :)

Food log:

• Special K cereal bar
• 2 oranges
• 6 Tootsie Rolls
• Mini Delights
• Roast beef sandwich from Subway
• Cheetos
• Ice cream
• Roll

*it's a good thing I snuck those two oranges in there so I could say I ate something good.

*SIGH*

Dang. It. All.

It's rather frustrating, you know. You work hard, you don't see the results. Thankfully I wasn't expecting good results anyway, right? Happily, I did lose a pound. Unhappily, I didn't do so well in my inches. *sigh*

I think part of the problem is that I haven't been eating enough. It's such a incomprehensible oxymoron...you have to eat more to lose weight. I'm going to try to do better. I bought some avocados today. I know they are high in calories. Hopefully that will help.

Breakfast:

• Egg
• Turkey bacon - 2 pieces
• Toast
• Milk

Lunch:

• Roast beef sandwich - a little mayo and mustard, lettuce, tomato, avocado, provolone cheese (for some reason I have that in my mind as a better choice of cheese...any thoughts?)

Dinner:

• Frozen garlic shrimp pasta thingy

Snacks:

• Cheese stick
• Mini Delights
• Strawberry shortcake

Date --------------1/15/10------------1/22/10------------Total Lost ----------- Grand Total
Neck -------------- 14----------------- 14 --------------------- 0 ------------------------ 0.5
Right Arm--------- 15.75 ------------ 15.5 ------------------ 0.25 -------------------- -0.5
Left Arm----------- 16 --------------- 16 --------------------- 0 ------------------------ 0
Bust ---------------- 49.5 ------------ 50.5 ------------------ -1 ------------------------ 1.5
Midriff ------------- 39 -------------- 39.5 ------------------ -0.5 --------------------- 0.5
Waist -------------- 40.5 -------------- 43 ------------------- -0.25 --------------------- 0
Belly --------------- 48.75 ----------- 45.75 ----------------- 3 ------------------------ 5.75
Hips --------------- 52 --------------- 52.25 ---------------- -0.25 --------------------- 1.5
Right Thigh ------- 26 --------------- 26.5 ----------------- -0.5 ---------------------- 1.5
Left Thigh --------- 27 -------------- 27.25 ---------------- -0.25 ---------------------0.75
Right Calf --------- 15.25 ------------ 15.5 ---------------- -0.25 -------------------- 0
Left Calf ----------- 15.5 ------------ 15.5 ------------------ 0 ------------------------ 0

Total Inches ----- 359.25 -------- 361.25 
Inches Lost --------------------------- -2 -------------------- -2 ------------------------ 11.5

Weight ------------ 219 ---------- 218
Weight Lost ---------------------- 1 -------------------------------------------------- 13
Percentage ----------------------- 0.46% ------------------------------------------ 5.63%
Lost

Another question

Where do y'all get your cute backgrounds for your blogs?? And how do I do it??

Well, that backfired on me

Last night I had finished the book I was listening, so I figured I would leave my computer and my iPod at Kathi's house. I did it in hopes of getting to bed earlier (it worked). However, I didn't update my blog before I left. Whoops. Sorry to leave you hangin'.

So, yesterday I was looking at a catalog I got in the mail. I was just flipping through it, looking at the cute clothes, when it hit me that eventually I may be able to consider some of those very things for myself. It was crazy! I have never even imagined myself to be able to wear clothes like that. I've never pictured it, or even thought about it. Last night was the first time I realized that by the time I reach my goals, I will be able to. I will be able to! I'm soooo dang excited!

I ripped that page right out of the catalog, and scanned it so I can put it on here, just to see it every once in a while....maybe I'll order one of the shirts as a "goal" and post a picture of myself in it when I get to that point! Ooooo...that's a good idea. There is only one problem. I have NO idea what size to buy. I have no idea what size to shoot for. Right now I am wearing size 18/20, on average. Sometimes I have to go a little higher and there are some fabulous styles of clothes I can squeeze into which are 16. Can anyone help me out? Does anyone have any idea roughly what size I would be if I weighed 154? Hmmm....that's a good question. The other question is, should I get the shirt in yellow or green?? And, dare I go for a skirt as well???

 

Hehe...I just got all excited again, posting the picture!!!

This hasn't been the greatest day, in terms of my goals here. My brother has been a real stinker lately and this morning I had to face and deal with a bunch of the crap he's been up to. It took all morning and I didn't even really get breakfast, although I did snack on some waffles Kathi made last night. Of course, that just threw me off for the whole day. I tried to salvage it, but I'm not sure how successful my efforts were. Of course, there are times I feel like I've done bad during the day, and when I journal everything out, it doesn't seem as bad as I thought. So, I'll decide if I was successful after I see what I actually ate. 

I'm nervous about tomorrow's weigh-in. Usually I'm extremely excited, but I don't feel like it's going to be good numbers. After last week, when I did (thankfully) lose the two pounds, but ended up gaining in measurements, I'm just scared! I attributed that to my body gearing up for my period. I was hoping that would not be much of an issue by the time the next weigh-in came around. Unfortunately, it did not start as soon as I had hoped, so I fear my body is still holding on to a bunch of....of....well, whatever it holds on to! I don't even know if my weight is going to be down.

*sob*

On top of the worries about tomorrow, I did something foolish concerning a guy today and I'm feeling anxiety about it. Eeeeee! Of course, that has nothing to do with anything here, but I do like to mention that there are occasionally guys in my life to be foolish about. It makes me feel better.  I think. I'm gonna scroll up and look at those cute shirts again. That got my mind off of my anxiety earlier. 

Yes. That's much better! 

Okay, anyway, exercise. I did a good step aerobic exercise workout last night. Kathi wasn't so pleased to find I had frozen out her house while she was gone. I really thought she would appreciate that I turned the heat off when I opened the windows so as to not have it running and trying to counteract the cold air coming in. I was only trying to save on her heating bill, honestly! Okay, so I should have shut the door, but honestly, I was in the "zone." I cannot be held accountable for lack of common sense.

I really attacked the step tonight with all the anxiety I felt. However, I got a phone call from a good friend and talking it out helps with the anxiety too, so I had to talk to her! Unfortunately, I didn't get as much exercise in as I was hoping. I did do some arm toning stuff, though, before quitting for the night.

Wednesday Meals

Breakfast:

• Egg, bacon, cheese sandwich
• Milk

Lunch:

• Black beans
• Brown rice
• Orange

Dinner:

• Some yummy waffles Kathi made (nothing on them...they need nothing)
• Frozen garlic, shrimp pasta meal thingy

Snacks:

• Mini Delights
• Fiber bar

Thursday Meals

 Breakfast:

• Um....some waffles, I guess

Lunch:

• Hamburger

Dinner:

• Leftover of that frozen garlic, shrimp pasta meal thingy from last night

Snacks:

• Mini Delights (x3?)
• Fiber One bar
• One caramel almond chocolate

Crap! I don't think I'm eating enough!!! That's not good!!!

More to work on

It's almost 1:00 AM and I'm still up. This is not good. I suppose if my overall goal is to be a little more healthy, I should include good sleeping habits as well, huh? I'll add that to my list of things to work on.

Tonight for my exercise I did my step aerobic stuff for a little over an hour and worked on my arms with the weights a little bit. I did all this while listening to a book on my iPod (the same book that is keeping me up). Which, by the way is The Hunger Games. They talk about food all the time and it makes me hungry!

Breakfast:

• Egg and bacon sandwich
• Milk

Lunch:

• Leftover Spinach Chicken Parmesan

Dinner:

• Broiled Tilapia Parmesan
  
• Fried red potatoes
• Corn

Snacks:

• Mini Delights
• Orange
• A stale mint Three Musketeers bar - I found it while cleaning out the pantry last night. It was from a stash from our last "attempt" at losing weight. I must be desperate for sugar (I'm out of my Tootsie Roll jawbreakers...hehe)

Way of life

Last night as I went to bed (late), I was thinking about how I feel that I don't do so well on the weekends. Maybe it's because I don't really put forth much of an effort towards my weightloss/being healthy goals. Maybe it's because I tend to stay up so late. I don't know. However, I realized that I don't mess up the weekends as far as eating goes. I was pretty excited about this thought, because I also realized that I don't think about what I'm eating so much either. That means it's becoming part of how I do things naturally - it's becoming normal for me to eat better, make better choices, avoid certain things, eat in moderation, etc. I don't have to think about it all the time. I don't even know if that makes sense. I actually feel like I'm rambling a bit.

I guess my point is, I wanted this to become a lifestyle change instead of a "diet" that will end as soon as I reach my goals. And judging from my weekends, I'm making progress in that area.

I was back on track again today. During nap time I watched a movie with one of the kids who doesn't take a nap and did my step aerobic stuff. I don't know exactly how long I did it, but it was for the entire movie and at least an hour. Wahoo!

Breakfast:

• Egg
• 1 slice of turkey bacon (I actually prefer it to regular)
• Toast
• Milk

Lunch:

• Black beans
• Brown rice
• Orange

Dinner:

• Spinach Chicken Parmesan, served over spaghetti (it is one of my favorite meals! Yummy stuff!)

Snacks:

• Mini Delights
• Tootsie Roll jawbreakers
• Pistachios

Question

So, I am my father's daughter and I really don't like dry food. Although I really don't go to the extreme he goes to, I do use mayo on things like sandwiches, hamburgers, etc. Knowing it's not so great for you and adds extra calories, I was wondering if there is anything else that would moisten but be a little more healthy. What do you use? Are there any tasty, healthier alternatives, or should I just go get me some "light" mayo and call it good?

Let's do this

It's been a good weekend. I haven't done much, and sometimes that's just what I need. I'm ready to get goin' again tomorrow.

Breakfast:

• Cheerios
• Cheese stick

Lunch: 

• Black beans 
• Brown rice 

Dinner:

• Salad
• A little bit of scalloped potatoes
• A little bit of pork chop
• Corn

Snacks:

• Mini delights
• Tootsie rolls (one "jawbreaker" and one fresh)
• Orange
• A piece of the best chocolate on earth

Gettin' good...

...at bowling on the Wii, that is. Would it technically be considered a workout of any kind, probably not, but that's what I spent hours working on today. It was kind of a lazy Saturday, and I spent it perfecting my curve ball (and I really am getting good at it!). At least I didn't spend it sitting down all day, right? Sure, works for me today! :)


Breakfast:

• Yogurt
• Special K cereal bar

Lunch:

• Flatbread sandwich thingy

Dinner:

• Baked oatmeal with peaches and milk

Snacks:

• A couple oranges...yum!
• Pistachios 
• Mini Delights

p.s.

I forgot my food log last night:


Breakfast:

• Cheerios
• Milk
• Yogurt

Lunch:

• Brown rice
• Black beans
• Orange

Dinner:
*Went out to eat at Hard Hat Steakhouse with Kathi....I tried to make good decisions!

• Grilled chicken sandwich - it had lettuce, tomato, swiss cheese and bacon. I had them put the pesto/mayo stuff on the side and just used a little bit. I only ate half the bun
• Steamed broccoli (instead of fries)

Snacks:

• Mini Delights
• Pistachios
• Tootsie roll jawbreakers
• A piece of the best chocolate on earth (to prepare me for the dance - and it's a good thing I had it)

Crap! Crap, crap, crap! Crapcrapcrapcrapcrap!

I went to another dance tonight.

*sigh*

I guess it wasn't that bad. I mean, I did get to count it as a workout. A really nice guy had asked me to dance, and later when the song Sing, Sing, Sing came on, I REALLY wanted to swing and he was walking by, so I asked him if he did swing. He looked at me and asked if I could lead. It was pretty funny. He didn't swing so well, but he really tried! He had the beat right and even tried some moves (heck, he dipped me once...wow!). Do you have any idea how long that song is? Let me go look on my iTunes.... FIVE minutes. That's right, five minutes of high energy, fast paced, non stopping swing dancing. It's a good thing he didn't really know how to do it. By the time the song was over, I was feeling light headed for lack of oxygen to my brain. It was great!

Of course, there was the awkward part as well....

Remember how I came home smelling like a nursing home last week? Well, Mr. Geriatrics asked me to dance again tonight. I told him I no, and when he asked why, I told him I have a bad knee (it's true, I do! It just wasn't hurting at that moment). Then he said to me, "that's alright, I hurt my crotch earlier and can't dance either, I just wanted to see if you would be willing."

AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!

You know, I've never been a fan of running before, but I was suuuuure tempted to run at that moment.

Anyway....like I said, at least I could count the evening as a workout.

I know you are dying to know my results this week. I was pretty anxious about it myself, this morning. Unfortunately, I was apparently on the naughty list this week. Arg! I did lose 2 pounds, but my inches were TERRIBLE! It's so frustrating! I really worked hard this week. I'm really hoping that it's because my body is gearing up for my period next week (hey, you know all my measurements, why not all the other intimate details of my life???), and I'm grateful for the 2 pounds lost.

Reluctantly, I share my results...

Date --------------1/15/10------------1/22/10------------Total Lost ----------- Grand Total
Neck -------------- 14----------------- 14 ------------------- 0 ------------------------ 0.5
Right Arm--------- 15 ------------- 15.75 ------------------ -0.75 ----------------------- -0.75
Left Arm----------- 16 --------------- 16 ------------------- 0 ------------------------ 0
Bust ---------------- 48.5 ------------ 49.5 ----------------- -1 ------------------------ 2.5
Midriff ------------- 39.25 ----------- 39 ----------------- 0.25 --------------------- 1
Waist -------------- 40 -------------- 40.5 -------------------- -0.5 ------------------------- 2.5
Belly --------------- 48.5 ------------- 48.75 ----------------- -0.25 ------------------------ 2.75
Hips --------------- 52. 75 ----------- 52 --------------- 0.75 ------------------------ 1.75
Right Thigh ------- 26 --------------- 26 ----------------- 0 ------------------------- 2
Left Thigh --------- 27 -------------- 27 -------------------- 0 ---------------------------1
Right Calf --------- 15.5 ------------ 15.25 ------------------ 0.25 -------------------- 0.25
Left Calf ----------- 16 ------------ 15.5 ---------------- 0.5 ------------------------ 0

Total Inches ----- 358.5 -------- 359.25 
Inches Lost ----------------------- -0.75 ---------------- -0.75 ------------------------ 13.5

Weight ------------ 221 ---------- 219
Weight Lost ---------------------- 2 -------------------------------------------------- 10
Percentage ----------------------- 0.90% ------------------------------------------ 5.19%
Lost

Christmas Eve!

Yup. Tomorrow is my weekly Christmas. Very exciting. I must say, I've been a little nervous. Sometimes I cannot wait until Friday to weigh, and in the middle of the week I want to know what progress I'm making in the weight department. So, Tuesday morning I took a peak. I was up a pound. Arg! So, Wednesday morning I checked again...still up a pound. Grrr! This morning I was down two pounds (one from last week). PHEW! I'm hoping for a good number tomorrow.

Today during the kids' nap time I tried out my new exercise ball. I have no idea if I'm doing the stuff right. I did my best from the pictures and written instructions I found on the internet.

Tonight I did my "last chance workout" with Bob on the Wii. I decided to do a core workout. Dang! I hate the plank stuff and wanted to cry whenever he told me to do it. Then I did an upper body workout, not realizing that it not only had the plank but pushups as well. Whatthe...? I made it, though. Then I thought I'd try to do some yoga. About half way through the circuit they wanted me to get down like a plank again. Yeah, I shut the thing off and did bowling.

Breakfast:

• Egg
• Toast
• 1 slice of turkey bacon
• Milk

Lunch:

• Hamburger
• Carrots

Dinner:

• Chicken
• Fried rice

Snacks:

• Special K cereal bars
• Mini delights
• Apple
• Tootsie roll jawbreakers

Finally

My internet connection at home is "iffy" at best. When I got home it decided it was an off night. Thankfully sometime during my little workout, it decided to work itself. So, I can update my blog....even if it is technically tomorrow. :)

I was thinking about my workouts and decided I should do some work on my upper body, since lately I've been doing a lot of step stuff (by the way, I'm really hoping that firms up my behind. I have one of those flat, not really there bums, and I'd really like a bum!). So, when I got off work (I get off early on Wednesdays) I decided to go in search of a couple workout items, specifically weights and an exercise ball.

In my mind I was thinking that 5-pound weights would be good. When I got to the store, I picked up the one that had a "5" on it, but thought for sure that was wrong....it had to be more like a 10, or maybe the "1" was missing and it was actually 15. Okay, I'm not really that wimpy. However, I did decide that a 3-pound weight would do just fine for now. I talked to Kathi to see if she had any weights already, and sure enough, she does - they are 2-pounders. That'll do, pig! I figure I can start with those and buy others as needed.

As for an exercise ball, well.....that whole "personal trainer" thing never did work out the way I was hoping (oh, yeah, that reminds me -- I forgot to cancel my appointment with her this morning. Whoops!), so I'm not really sure how to use one. However, as I looked at them, several of them came with a little instruction DVD, so I decided to get one. I picked the one on sale! I inflated it tonight, but I have yet to try it out. We'll see how it goes.

So, I had the afternoon off, right? Well, instead of doing a workout or something, I decided to run some errands, with plans to work out later, particularly with the weights and/or exercise ball. I had to work again tonight (as Kathi had to teach a parenting class) (have I mentioned that I nanny for her?), so I was gonna do all this after the kids went to bed. Unfortunately, I had missed last night's episode of Biggest Loser, so I happened to watch that instead (holy drama this week!). I could have done my step stuff during it, but I was set on doing some upper body work tonight, so I didn't do either while watching it. Silly, isn't it.

Although I didn't get home until almost 11:00, I decided I could try these weights out anyway. I had to do some laundry and wash some clothes I need to wear tomorrow. Therefore, I did some arm toning stuff with the weights while my clothes washed. It's done now, so I can put them in the dryer and go to bed. I'm glad I was able to get something in (and may I just say, I am glad I didn't go with the 5-pounders!).

Breakfast:

• Orange
• Yogurt

Lunch:

• Flatbread thingy

Dinner:

• Hamburger
• Apple

Snacks:

• Fiber/Protein bar (I'm not sure which....I'm leaning more towards fiber)
• Mini Delights
• Tootsie Roll jaw breakers

I'm in the groove

So, have you ever heard people who are focused on eating healthy say things like sugar makes them sick? I've always thought that was a bunch of crap! That is why I was very surprised last night when I got a little sick myself. Since I couldn't think of something healthy that has a lot of calories I could eat, I decided to have some ice cream. It was lots of calories and I had some available. Anyway, I would have been fine with a couple bites, but a bowl of it wasn't so satisfying. And as I was getting ready for bed, I was not feeling well. Isn't that interesting? Who knew those people weren't really full of crap? :)

I forgot to take my iron and vitamin B complex pills today, and I get tired without them. So, I was a little tired during the kids' nap time, and I just laid around instead of getting in any exercise. However, tonight I turned on a movie and did my step stuff for an hour or so. I'm not exactly sure how long. But, it was good. Sometimes I feel like the wicked witch after the bucket of water is thrown on her...I was melting! I need to get a fan at Kathi's house.

Breakfast:

• Breakfast egg sandwich - like yesterday
• Orange

Lunch:

• Salmon
• Fried Rice

Dinner:

• 1/2 chicken enchelada
• Salad

Snacks:

• Mini Delights
• Tootsie Roll jawbreakers

Ain't no stopping me now

I've decided that is my new theme song. I only know the title, but I'm going to be looking up the rest and possibly downloading it. Wahoo!

From doing my free step on Wii Fit and watching a movie while doing it, I've since realized that I can do that on my own. I don't have to do it with Wii Fit. So, today I borrowed a "step" Kathi has and did my own free step while my niece and I watched a movie. Yeah. The thing is, Kathi's step is twice as high as the balance board. It was quite the workout. I was dripping by the time I was done. It was great. I did it through the entire movie.

I have a desire to go home and do more or something. Unfortunately, I haven't eaten enough calories today and I have to go eat instead. As I was eating dinner, I realized that I hadn't eaten very much at all today. I hadn't thought about it, nor had I felt hungry. I do believe the Tai Slim really helps curb my hunger. Again, I'm a believer. In fact, as you look over my list of things eaten today, anything on the "snacks" list was eaten after dinner. I forgot to eat any between the other meals. Crazy!

Last night I read a quote by David O. McKay: "The richest rewards come only to the strenuous strugglers." Love it!

Breakfast:

• Egg sandwich (egg, 2 slices of bacon, cheese slice, that bread stuff Kathi got last week)
• Milk

Lunch:

• Peanut butter and honey sandwich

 Dinner:

• De-licious salmon
• Fried brown rice
• Apple

Snacks:

• Special K cereal bar
• Ice cream

Sometimes....

....you can't think of anything to put for your title.

I do like the day of rest. It's nice. Today I also decided to give myself a little more leeway in my eating. Mind you, I did not give myself permission to gorge myself on everything in sight, but I will be having a piece of the best chocolate in the world tonight....and I had 3 chocolate pretzels. :)

I've been a little more hungry this weekend than normal. I have a theory as to why this is. Remember that Tai Slim I mentioned earlier? Well, I had some at my house so I can take it on the weekends. However, I ran out after taking it yesterday morning. I forgot to get some more at Kathi's house yesterday, so I didn't have any until lunch today (I ate lunch at Kathi's house after church just so I could take the Tai Slim, cause I get headaches if I don't take it).  I do believe that it helps in making me feel fuller longer. Moral of the story: don't forget to take the Tai Slim!

One cute little story: I was telling dad about what has been going on with my weight loss goal (he doesn't read my blog) and showed him the 3D pictures the gym had given me. My 6-year old niece was looking at them as well and I showed them the picture of what I will look like. My niece looked at it and told me didn't want me to look like that. When I asked her why, she said that she likes me just the way I am and doesn't want me to change, that I am beautiful the way I am. I told her I'd still be beautiful, just in a smaller body. She still insists that she doesn't want me to change. I think she'll be fine with it once it happens. Isn't that so sweet?

Breakfast:

• Special K cereal bar
• Fiber One bar
• Yogurt

Lunch:

• Peanut butter and honey sandwich - it was de-licious!
• Apple

Dinner:

• Barbecue beef over baked potato
• Broccoli

Snacks:

• Special K cereal bar
• 3 chocolate pretzels
• Pistachios
• One piece of the best chocolate in the world!

I skipped out on exercising for that??

Yeah. I should have stayed home last night. It would have been much more productive, plus I'd only stink of sweat and not of "old man." *shudder*

This morning I wanted to get a good aerobic exercise in but didn't really want to run, so I did the "free step" feature on Wii Fit for an hour. To make it more productive, I take really wide steps on and off the board, almost like a lunge. I also did some house work, and I don't care what anyone says, that can count as a workout!

Today has been a little difficult - just because I've been hungry all day. Weekends are going to be the hardest. For one thing, I don't have much food at my house. I spend so much of my time at Kathi's house, that when I buy food, I take it there. I cook there and I eat there. I have some food at my place, but nothing that is too diet-friendly. I'm gonna do some shopping tonight. Thankfully I have a bag of apples at home and some of the snacks I bought last week, so that helped a bit.

I don't like days where I'm hungry all the time. And it's not just that I don't get full, but rather if I feel that I ate until satisfied the feeling only lasts 1/2 hour or so. It's frustrating when you don't want to eat too much! Prepare yourself for the snack list...and the way today is going, I don't know if it will be a complete list.

Breakfast:

• Yogurt
• Special K cereal bar

Lunch:

• Garlic chicken frozen meal thingy
• Apple

Dinner:

• Frozen flat bread sandwich-type thingy
• Apple

Snacks:

• Mini Delights
• Fiber One bar
• Mini Delights
• Apple
• Mini Delights

The rest of the story

To explain the chart: these are the number of pounds I need to lose in order to reach my goals. The yellow is what I lost the first week, pink the second. The first 46 pounds is for my goal for "The Biggest Loser" thing I'm doing with my sister and friends - 185 pounds by April 30 (I have 36 pounds to go). The 77 pounds is for my goal to be my ideal weight - 154 pounds by September 22. This is just so I can quickly visualize how much more I need to do and the progress I've made.

As for measurements:

Date --------------1/8/10------------1/15/10------------Total Lost ----------- Grand Total
Neck -------------- 14----------------- 14 ------------------- 0 ------------------------ 0.5
Right Arm--------- 15.5 ------------- 15 ------------------ 0.5 ----------------------- 0
Left Arm----------- 16 --------------- 16 ------------------- 0 ------------------------ 0
Bust ---------------- 48.5 ------------ 48.5 ----------------- 0 ------------------------ 3.5
Midriff ------------- 39.5 ----------- 39.5 ----------------- 0.25 --------------------- 0.75
Waist -------------- 43 -------------- 40 -------------------- 3 ------------------------- 3
Belly --------------- 51 ------------- 48.5 ----------------- 2.5 ------------------------ 3
Hips --------------- 52. 25 --------- 52.25 --------------- -0.5 ------------------------ 1
Right Thigh ------- 26.5 ---------- 26.5 ----------------- 0.5 ------------------------- 2
Left Thigh --------- 27 ------------ 27 -------------------- 0 ---------------------------1
Right Calf --------- 15 ------------ 15 ------------------ -0.5 -------------------------- 0
Left Calf ----------- 15.5 --------- 15.5 ---------------- -0.5 ------------------------ -0.5

Total Inches ----- 363.75 -------- 358.5 
Inches Lost ----------------------- 5.25 ---------------- 5.25 ------------------------ 14.25

Weight ------------ 224 ---------- 221
Weight Lost ---------------------- 3 -------------------------------------------------- 10
Percentage ----------------------- 1.34% ------------------------------------------ 4.33%
Lost

It's like Christmas

It's true. I could hardly sleep last night, and when I did it was restless. I kept waking up and looking at the clock to see if it was time to get up. I was so excited to weigh in! It really is like Christmas and I'm waiting to see if I've been on the good list or the naughty list. Pathetic, I know. :)

This actually isn't going to be my complete blog for tonight. I'm actually going to a dance and I'm wasting time at my parents' house so I can be fashionably late. If I had my own computer, I would be able to do a complete post tonight. I don't have my exact measurements with me. Plus, I made a little weight countdown for my goals. That's also on my computer. So, you've got a couple things to look forward to on tomorrow's post.

As for exercise....I was going to go home early last night and get my "last chance workout" in, but my brother got into some trouble, so I had to take care of that instead. It's a good thing I shoveled so I got some exercise in. I haven't done much today, but I'm hoping to get moving tonight. Wish me luck!

Breakfast:

• Hard boiled egg
• Toast
• Milk

Lunch:

• Black beans and rice

Dinner:

• Garlic shrimp pasta thingy - one of those frozen meals in a bag
• Cheese stick

Snacks:

• Special K cereal bar
• Mini Delights
• Apple
• 2 chocolate covered pretzels 

Oh, and although I don't have all the details....I was on the nice list; down 3 pounds and 5.25 inches!

I can pull my pants down without unbuttoning!!

It's true. I tried it today. I might not be able to right after I wash the pants, but right now I can and it feels pretty dang good. :)

So, after meeting with my "personal trainer" yesterday, I decided to get a really good workout in....mostly aerobic. I really don't like running, but I decided that would be a good way to get my heart rate up. On Wii Fit there is a "free run" and "free step" thing you can do while watching T.V. After I did a warmup with Bob on my Biggest Loser game, I did a boxing routine on Wii Fit (just to start out slow, cause I had just eaten dinner). Then I turned on the "free step" and did it for half an hour, did "free run" for 20 minutes, "free step" another half hour, and ended with "free run" for 10 minutes.  If the Wii calculations can be trusted, I ran just about 4 miles. Well I use the term "run" loosely....it was more of a light jog. However, I never once resorted to just walking and I was pretty proud of that. Anyway, I got in a good 2 hour workout....and got to watch "Hitch" while doing it (excellent show).  It was great! Wahoo for me!

It snowed in the night last night. It was a beautiful morning. I really like snow. It's so pretty on the trees. When I got to work, I decided to shovel Kathi's driveway, just for the workout benefit. So, I got my 3 little charges bundled up and we went out in the cold. My nephew was actually pretty excited about the snow. A couple weeks ago I had gotten a little snow shovel for him, so he could learn to shovel the walks. I know he's only 3, but it's good for him to learn to do things like that at a young age. Although he can't do it himself, he can work with us and learn to be a good man. Anyway, he's been looking forward to the snow to do some shoveling. He was a good little worker, although not very productive. :)

Unfortunately, I forgot to stretch after shoveling. To make matters worse, when I came in, I went right to the piano and sat there for a while before moving again. Yeah. I was pretty sore. It's a good thing I know that "sore" is good.

So, my food today has been a little more calories than usual. I had a panini for lunch, which had over 400 and spaghetti pie with two pieces of toast. Hmmm....I hope it doesn't backfire on me for my weigh-in tomorrow. I better go home and get in another good workout. I'm actually excited to see what progress I've made this week when I measure tomorrow. I hope I get some good numbers.

Breakfast:

• Cheerios
• Yogurt

Lunch:

• Panini 

Dinner:

• Spaghetti pie
• Two slices of toast - seasoned with butter, garlic, salad seasoning, and some parmesan cheese -broiled

Snacks:

• 3 Tootsie Roll jaw breakers
• Mini Delights
• Apple

What a load of.....

.....um.....really great ideas for someone other than myself? I just got done at Gold's Gym, where I met my very nice "personal trainer." I was really hoping to get trained on a medicine ball, or ideas on how to work out on my own, since there were no obligations for joining or anything. Silly thinking on my part, I know. The whole thing felt like a big "you better join our gym or you'll never succeed, and just to prove it, here is a 3D picture of what you look like and what you'll look like forever unless you join our gym and do our program, and by the way, you're going to die from a combination of Diabetes, heart disease, and cancer unless you join our gym, plus you're a really big loser (and I don't mean in weight) if you don't join our gym" campaign. Yeah. I have my second free session with my "personal trainer" next week at 8:00 A.M. And the time alone is enough to make me want to cancel, considering I don't have to be to work until 9:30.

Here's the thing: if I joined a gym and worked out every day and ate the exact amount of calories I'm supposed to I will be extremely successful. I would get to my ideal weight (of 154) by September 22, and look really great (I know, cause she showed me a 3D picture of what I could look like, but only if I joined the gym). However, how boring would this blog be?!?

So, dear reader (hi, Mom), I am only thinking of you when I say I am not going to join a gym - Gold's or any other! And do you know what....I'm going to succeed still. In fact, that is my new goal! I will be 154 pounds by September 22! I'm going to do it!!! I'm going to post this picture on the fridge and look at it, you know, every once in a while when I get into the fridge.

Wanna see?

See.....looks just like me, doesn't it?















But this is what I'm going to look like on September 22! Take a look at those abs!

Nice.


Breakfast:

• Egg
• Toast
• Milk

Lunch:

• Hamburger - fixed like last night
• Carrots (I found a way to eat lots....one bite hamburger, one carrot)

Dinner:

• Leftover Beef Teriyaki

Snacks:

• Apple
• Special K Cereal Bar
• Mini Delights
  

Feelin' Good

I decided last night that I have absolutely no desire to go on "The Biggest Loser." Nope. None whatsoever. This decision came when I was playing that very game on the Wii and Bob made me do a whole 30 seconds of jumping jacks and I wanted to die. Then I found out I had another circuit to do, with 30 seconds more. Then I wanted to cry. It was not fun. I cannot imagine how they feel on the show. Nope. I'm happy with my slow, steady progress. :)

So, after my workout, I played a little bit of Wii Sports and tried the training thing on the bowling....the one where you try to knock down all the pins and each time they add more, up to 91 pins. Yeah. Fun stuff. Anyway, it reminded me of my last date. We went bowling (I'm much better on the Wii than in real bowling). Then I thought about when that was....1 1/2 years ago. WHAT??!!?! Yeah, I decided I need a date. It has been entirely too long. This is interesting, because I haven't had a desire to date for quite a while (I probably didn't even have a real "desire" at the time of that last date). I guess you start working out and seeing some progress and you start feelin' pretty good about yourself and suddenly you want to spend time with someone of the opposite gender. Crazy stuff. So, if you know anyone who wants to take me out, just send them my way.....but probably not via this blog. I'd hate to go out with someone who knows my measurements and weight. That would be slightly awkward.

This afternoon I decided to do that bowling training again (I like to try to beat my own score). So, I did that and rocked out to the new Michael Buble CD. It was pretty fun. Not so much a "workout," but it got me moving, so that's good. I just got done with another Biggest Loser workout...I picked my own this time - no jumping jacks!

Breakfast:

• Yogurt (have you tried those Yoplait chocolate raspberry parfait yogurts....delicious!)
• Special K cereal bar

Lunch:

• Leftover Spinach Chicken Parmesan

Dinner:

• Hamburger - on a bun that Kathi found (just 100 calories) with a little mayo, cheese, lettuce, tomato, ketchup and mustard
  
• Leftover fried red potatoes - from a few nights ago

Snacks:

• Mini Delights
• Tootsie Roll jawbreaker 
• Apple

Some Clever Title

My hours at work have changed, so I don't have to be there until 9:30. However, I woke up at my usual time and had a little time on my hands. So, I decided to satisfy my curiosity and see what damage the weekend did with my weight. Much to my surprise (and pleasure) I was down another 2 pounds. How great is that? Apparently the carrot worked! Ha!

I was pretty proud of myself this afternoon. I had to take my niece to the airport then take another niece to school. However, after we went to the airport, we were early for school. I wasn't sure exactly what to do, so I pulled the kids (my nephew was with us) out of the car and we went for a walk. It wasn't a brisk walk and I'm sure very few calories were burned, but that's not the point. The point is, I didn't just sit around. I'm trying to change my mentality and be more active, and I can officially chalk one up to a successful attempt.

And speaking of being more active and changing my mentality, another thing I am doing is parking far away when I go anywhere, instead of finding the closest parking spot to the door. The problem with this one is actually remembering to do it. Plus, that's not going to happen when the weather is officially "yucky."

Breakfast:

• Cheerios
• Part of a yogurt

Lunch:

• Leftover Beef Teriyaki (I think it was better as leftovers...yummy stuff)

Dinner:

• Spinach Chicken Parmesan (served over spaghetti) - It was delicious...and got better with every bite!

Snacks:

• Dehydrated apples
• Pistachios
• Special K cereal bar
• Apple 
• Mini Delights

 As far as exercising....I'm going home right now to do just that. Bye bye people!

Day of Rest

Bad memory, old habits and cookies do not a good combination make. My nephew is leaving on a mission on Wednesday. Today he spoke in church, so I went to St. Anthony to hear him. After church, there was a luncheon-type get-together at my brother's house. I walked into their house and was met by dozens of different kinds of cookies. Without thinking, I grabbed one and ate it (it was delicious). As soon as I finished, I realized what had happened. I ate a cookie! What the..? Sad that I didn't even realize what I was doing....well, at least I wasn't consciously aware of the fact that I didn't really WANT to do it. So, to combat it, I immediately went for a carrot stick. Surely it's like taking some medicine or something when you've discovered you're starting to get sick, right? They cancel each other out. The good will fight the bad. Yeah, sounds good to me!

And speaking of forgetting, I forgot to talk about lunch yesterday. The kids had their hearts set on eating at Arctic Circle for lunch and I promised them I would take them. This, of course, was after I signed up for the 12-week challenge. When we got the bread at Walmart, I also purchased a bunch of apples (to dehydrate) and some pistachios, so that was what I ate while at Arctic Circle. Okay, I admit it, I also ate one mini corndog. They just smelled so good! I'm weak, okay! *sigh*

On a good "forgetful" note, I also forgot to report my exercising yesterday. I worked out on the Wii Fit for a little over a half an hour. Part of the workout, however, was a free run for 10 minutes. According to the game, I ran just over a mile.  I wonder how accurate their calculations are...

Anyway, on to today's reporting. No exercising. I never did plan on exercising on Sundays. It's supposed to be a day of rest, right? So I took a nap instead. :)

Breakfast:

• Bowl of Oatmeal Crisp (with almonds)

Lunch:

• A chocolate chip cookie....*sigh*
• Carrot sticks
• Pasta salad
• Ham
• 1/2 a roll
• A few Cheetos (another weakness)

Dinner:

• Beef Teriyaki - made with brown rice

Snacks:

• Pistachios
• Mini Delights
• Apple
  

12-week challenge

I took my niece and nephew to Walmart to get some bread to feed the ducks by the river. I heard that during the winter the ducks will swarm you, so I decided to break up the three loaves into small pieces, ready to just throw to the water fowl, in hopes of discouraging them from taking us down to get the food. Anyway, so I'm sitting in the car, tearing up bread, listening to the radio, when I hear an advertisement for Gold's Gym. Joining a gym has never been on my list of "ways to succeed," so I didn't pay much attention until I heard the words "trip for two to Hawaii." My ears perked right up. It turns out that Gold's Gym is doing a 12-week challenge in weight loss, with the trip to Hawaii as the grand prize.
So, I told my niece and nephew that before we went to the river, I had to make a stop, and I made my way to Gold's Gym to hear more about this challenge. It turns out, there is nothing to lose except weight and inches. I figured since I'm doing this weight-loss thing with my sister and friends anyway, I might as well see if I can win something else as well (I certainly wouldn't balk at a trip to Hawaii!).

I filled out the necessary paperwork, got weighed and measured (BMI, chest, waist, and hips), and got my picture taken. Sounds pretty routine, right. The clincher was the picture. Apparently, some skin is required for the before and after pictures. EEEE! So, I had to tuck my shirt and garments into my bra and stand there with my midriff showing. Thankfully that was all the "skin" that was required to show. Phew! It was pretty funny, though. My niece and nephew were playing with the exercise balls and free weights while I was getting measured. However, when I was getting my picture taken (in a blocked-off area of the room), they noticed I was no where to be seen. My niece called for me and followed my voice to where I was at. She came around the corner just in time for the camera to snap me in all my glory. She was quite perplexed when she saw my belly hanging out and asked, "what are you doing??" (you must understand, even though she is 4, she is very aware of being modest, so she knew something was amiss). It was pretty funny.

From here, I get two free sessions with a personal trainer (my first is next Wednesday). I'm going to see if she will train me on the exercise ball and other toning things. I figure I can do the aerobic stuff on my own. I mean, all you really have to do is get your heart rate up for a while, right? It's the other stuff I'm not so sure about. Then, after my two meetings with her, I can go get an exercise ball and do the stuff on my own. The beauty of this challenge is that there is no obligation for me to join the gym or anything. Wahoo!

The down side to this challenge is that the judging is pretty subjective (stupid). It is based on your before and after pictures - whoever shows "the greatest physical change." Dumb, isn't it? The "rules and regulations" state that "measurements will be secondary."

I initially felt that I don't really have a chance, but then I thought, "why not??" If I work hard and stay motivated and am successful, why wouldn't I have just as much chance as anyone else? It's not that I have to look perfect at the end, just show the most physical change. I think I'll actually do my hair for the "after" picture....that can only help! Hehe

Prizes: 1st - all-expense paid trip for two to Hawaii, for 7 days. 2nd - $500 cash. 3rd - a free year's membership to Gold's Gym (watch me win that one). I've also been entered into the national competition, where it's cash prizes....something like $2000-12000. That would be nice.

Anyway. What a lovely day. As far as food goes:


Breakfast:

• Bowl of Cheerios 

Lunch:

• Large salad - lots of lettuce and spinach, tomatoes, egg, crackers, little bit of cheese, and ranch dressing (I use the real stuff, just a moderate amount....the low-fat/fat-free stuff makes me want to vomit!) 

Dinner:

• Egg 
• Toast
• Fried red potatoes (made like last night) 
• Milk

 Snacks:

• Mini Delights
• Apple
• Pistachios 
• A Tootsie Roll jaw breaker (it was a little stale)

Day 1.....er, 5

I'm coming off a high all day from my successful first week. I've been feeling pretty dang good. However, aside from dancing with the kids I nanny a little bit this morning, I haven't done much exercising yet. I got a little distracted with the blog. That, and the kids' music teacher gave me a new song to learn on the piano (No, I don't play the piano, but I've been learning a few songs lately and she found one she thought I would like....she's right. I love it!).  All day I've been planning on doing Wii Fit or something tonight. I'm sure I still will, cause I can't stand the thought of not getting more exercise in today. However, my niece, Ali, is flying in from Washington for the weekend. That could be a little distracting. I'll have to challenge her on the Wii or something.


As far as a food log, don't expect anything too detailed. I don't measure. I don't count calories. I hate that. The only reason I'm even logging it is so I'll have something to report on here every day. So....here goes.

Breakfast

• One egg - cooked over-easy
• One piece of toast, I even buttered it
• One cup skim milk

Lunch

• Instant brown rice and black beans

Dinner

• Red potatoes, cubed, fried in a little bit of olive oil, seasoned with salt, garlic, and Lawry's Seasoning
• Chicken, cubed, marinated in Italian dressing, fried in a little olive oil
• Corn - with a little butter, salt and Parmesan cheese

Various snacks throughout the day

• dehydrated apples (I dehydrated them and some bananas yesterday)
• Special K cereal bar
• pistachios
• Mini Delights 

Just a little note: I love flavor, including salt. I know you're not supposed to eat lots of salt when you're dieting, but a couple years ago I had some blood tests done and was told I was low on sodium, so I'm running with that! Hehe! And butter - who wants dry toast? I'm certainly eating a lot better than I was, but I am not being a fanatic about it. I will not sacrifice flavor for a few less calories. It just isn't gonna happen.

Before Pictures

So, these were actually taken when I initially started taking the Tai-Slim, but I figured they would still work for this.

Introduction

Okay. Here we go with this. I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Kristi. I am a 33-year old woman in Idaho. I decided to do this blog for a number of reasons:

1. I wanted a place and way to journal my weight loss experience. I don't want to record everything as my Facebook statuses. No one wants to read all that there. I didn't want to record everything in my regular journal. How boring would that be. So, a blog it is.
2. I figured if I put everything out on the web for everyone to see, it would be a little more motivating for me to keep going and succeed. I mean, good heavens, I am going to have my measurements and everything for the world to see. That would be terrible for everyone to know my measurements when I'm pretty big and stop there. No, that would never do.
3. Okay, so there are really only two reasons.
   

So, that's why I'm doing the blog. It would probably be good to give a little background on me. Like a lot of people, I've been overweight pretty much all my life. I remember when I hit 100 pounds. At the time it seemed pretty cool. However, as I look at it now, that's pretty sad. I was probably in 4th grade or something. Sad. The next weight I remember was 180. I think I pretty much skipped everything in between.

Growing up, I would often have spurts of motivation for losing weight. I remember doing sit ups in my room, doing early-morning workout videos with my next-door-neighbor and good friend, Anna, or going for walks to get ready for girls' camp hiking. None of these attempts produced much success; nor did they last very long.

Despite my overweight status in life, I'm actually pretty happy. I don't mean I put up a happy front, but I truly am happy! I've attributed a number of reasons for this:

1. I know who I am as a child of God. I have been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints my entire life. I've been taught that I am a daughter of God and I actually know it to be true. It is amazing what a difference this knowledge can make in someone's life.
2. Amazingly enough, aside from knowing who I really am, the thing that has helped the most to feel good about myself is the internet - specifically chat rooms. I have always loved to get to know people. When I was in college, I discovered chat rooms are a great way to do just that. So, I became McBliss in the cyber-world (my sister, Holli, used to call me "Kris McBliss" so I thought that would be a good chat room name). On the internet, people can be anyone they want - girls can be boys, old men can be young girls, young girls can be older than they really are (it can be pretty scary). Well, I was me....REALLY me! It was so freeing! I could be myself without worrying about anyone seeing my body and perhaps judging me. What I discovered is that people really liked McBliss (the real me). It was an awesome feeling! So, I learned how to bring McBliss and Kristi together and people still like me! It's great to know!
3. I have a really bad memory. I mean REALLY bad! I do remember watching "Finding Nemo" and thinking how I could relate to Dori. When she started singing "just keep swimming," I found it especially scary! That was me! Yeah. So, where was I going with this? What am I even talking about? Oh, yeah. So, because of my bad memory, I forget that there are things not to be happy about!
   
4. I'm on Prozac. I probably should have been put on it as a child as I was a mess. However, after my chatroom therapy, I was much happier. Several years ago, though, I was diagnosed with Chronic Daily Headaches, and was prescribed prozac for them (did you know prozac was originally a headache medication?). Once my headaches were gone, I tried to go off the prozac a couple times and it was NEVER a good idea. I was a MESS! So, I have come to the conclusion that for my own santity and the safety of those around me, I should just stay on it.
   

Anyway, along with being happy, I am also extremely unmotivated. I once took a Facebook quiz to find out what animal I am. Conclusion: I'm a sloth. And it's true. Yeah. And in regards to weight loss, that just doesn't work so well.

In recent years, my sister, Kathi has been motivated off and on to lose weight and be more healthy and has come up with different motivators. I won't go into the details of the attempts. The outcomes were always the same in the end: failure. I was okay with this, though, because although I went along with it, I was never really motivated. The diet wasn't so bad, but I really didn't like exercising.

A few months ago, I heard about a diet-supplement-drink-thingy, Tai-Slim, from my friend, Anna. It sounded pretty good, so I decided to try it. It's supposed to get your body functioning the way it is supposed to, so you don't have to do much to lose weight (aside from drinking the stuff). I felt a difference in my body, specifically in my food cravings, and I had a little success. Kathi, however, was very skeptical, and said that because I was taking it, I was more focused and that was why I was having success. To prove that it was the Tai-Slim, I conciously ate exactly the same as I had before. And through the holidays, I allowed myself to indulge, but kept taking the Tai-Slim in hopes it would keep things at bay. The result: I didn't gain a single pound. Wahoo. So, I still believe in the stuff.

This year, Kathi came up with a new motivation. We are planning on taking her kids to Hogle Zoo this spring. Kathi's brilliant, motivating idea was for us to do our own little version of "Biggest Loser." Whoever lost the most weight would not have to pay for the hotel...the other one would. I really didn't want to commit, but I reluctantly shook on it anyway. That was last Sunday night (1/3/10). I told her that my initial weigh in was going to be that night and I was going to eat lots and lots and drink lots and lots before I weighed in. She said I could do that. Hehe. So, I weighed in at 231 pounds on the "Biggest Loser" Wii game I had gotten myself for Christmas.

My plan was to get up early on Monday morning to exercise a bit. I set my alarm for 6:00, planning to be up by 6:30. When my alarm rang, I could have gotten up, but I decided to be realistic. There really is no way I would be successful trying to get up early to exercise. I would be much more consistent if I exercised at night. So, I turned of the alarm and went back to sleep. Later that morning, Kathi called me from work. She said that someone else at work, Susan (not her real name), wanted to join us. The new outcome was that at the end of 3 months, whoever lost the most weight would get $75 from the other two (later another friend, Julie (not her real name), also decided to join with us....making the pot $225). Yeah, I could go for that (especially with Tai-Slim on my side).

That money really is motivating! I was putting some leftover cake away on Monday and it looked really good (Better-Than-Sex cake....YUM!). When the thought came to eat some, I just said, "seventy-five bucks" and put it away. Yeah, not worth it.

I decided I want to keep track of my weekly progress not only in pounds but inches as well. So, Monday morning I had Kathi take my initial measurements. I want to weigh and measure on Fridays, so the first results are only after 5 days. My plan for this blog is to:

1. Record my weekly progress - pounds and inches
2. Record my daily progress - food and exercise
3. Report how I'm feeling regularly
4. Post pictures (perhaps every 2 weeks) of myself to see how I'm doing.
   

Sooooo.....here we go:

Date --------------1/4/10---------------1/8/10---------------Total Lost
Neck -------------- 14.5-------------------- 14 ---------------------- 0.5
Right Arm--------- 15 --------------------- 15.5 -------------------- -0.5
Left Arm----------- 16 -------------------- 16 ---------------------- 0
Bust ---------------- 52 -------------------- 48.5 ------------------- 3.5
Midriff ------------- 40 -------------------- 39.5 ------------------- 0.5
Waist -------------- 43 --------------------- 43 --------------------- 0
Belly --------------- 51.5 ------------------- 51 ---------------------- 0.5
Hips --------------- 53.75 ----------------- 52.25 ------------------ 1.5
Right Thigh ------- 28 -------------------- 26.5 ------------------- 1.5
Left Thigh --------- 28 -------------------- 27 --------------------- 1
Right Calf --------- 15.5 ------------------- 15 --------------------- 0.5
Left Calf ----------- 15.5 ------------------- 15.5 ------------------- 0

Total Inches ----- 372.75 ----------------- 363.75
Inches Lost --------------------------------- 9 ----------------------- 9

Weight ------------ 231 -------------------- 224
Weight Lost -------------------------------- 7 ------------------------ 7
Percentage --------------------------------- 3.03% ------------------ 3.03%
Lost

There you go. Wow! That's kind of scary! Don't judge me, people. I know I've got some major numbers there. Let's focus on those small, but amazing results. 7 pounds and 9 inches lost....in FIVE days! Pretty dang cool, don't you think?