DAY 3-done and over!

So far so good. Yesterday was easier for me than day 2. I really didn't have a headache and had energy all day. Tom on the other hand was dragging at work and had to take ibuprophen for his headache.
Tom has been hopping on the scale at the Federal Bldg, and has lost a 2 lbs so far. I want to wait for Monday to see how much weight I have lost.
Last night we had zucchini, lettuce, and pork tenderloin. Dad had 1 cup of zucchini and 1 cup of brussel sprouts. I had my 8-9 cups of water during the day too. Lots of visiting the bathroom in the afternoon, evenings, and night for me! Driving by Dairy Queen last night was a small temptation--but don't want to jeopardize this. Dad hasn't been able to drink as much water because of work and Bishopric duties.

Day 1 of Diet--Done!

Yes we made it through day one!! I went shopping for meat and veggies, boy was it hard to stay away from the candy.
Dad is going to miss the ice cream. On our list of foods coffee and tea are optional, with a tablespoon of milk. Well Tom decided since the tablespoon of milk was listed it was okay for him to have that. Crazy guy! I wonder what the diet coach will say about that when she sees his journal.

So far both of us had headaches yesterday, although mine could have been hormonal.The coach said that day 3 will be our toughest. We will feel weak, and our minds won't be as sharp. We will see.

A Time and a Season for Everything!

SURPRISE! Yes I am posting on our blog.

After reading Jared Thomas' blog on losing weight, I felt that it would be fun to document the efforts that Tom and I are making to shed a few pounds ourselves.

After talking with our Doctor and our neighbors who have had tried the diet, Tom and I decided we would give the "Ideal Protein" diet a try. Dr. Taylor had nothing but good things to say about it. Although the first discussion we had about it, he said it was a little bit expensive.


We have the funds and the desire so spending some hard earned money to be healthier will be worth it!

We met last night with our diet coach, whom I believe is a nurse practitioner. She has lost 70 lbs on the diet and has been on the it for 6 months.

We were measured and weighed. She asked us to set a target goal.

Tom wants to lose 40 lbs. I want to lose 45 lbs.

We will meet with her on a weekly basis to be weighed measured and to purchase the food for the following week. It is a very regimented diet for the first phase. After we lose 90% of our goal weight we will move into phase 2. We eat their food and vitamins for breakfast, lunch and also the snack. And for dinner we fix food from the list of food we can use. I think Tom will be excited that everyday he will have a meal prepared for him!!


NO SIMPLE SUGARS! WE CAN DO THIS! WE CAN DO THIS! WE CAN DO THIS!

Tom's retirement Luncheon

Tom had a great retirement luncheon. They did some bragging, teasing, and sharing of some stories. It was a great tribute to him and his 30 plus years that he has spent with GAO! How many more days left to work Tom?

SURPRISE!!

I thought I would surprise you all by posting something on here today. I found this picture on James' computer that he took almost a year ago. So far we haven't had any snow, but the weather forecast says that we might soon.

A POST FOR ALL OF US!

I have been going through our old church magazines, and cutting out the great pictures. I have taken the time to read some of the articles. And have a pile to mail Marisha. This one I am going to send to James, but thought we all could use this reminder in our lives. I was going to post this yesterday (Sat. morning) but we couldn't get the article to scan. Finally Tom got it to scan last night!
I honestly had planned to post this yesterday morning and was going to even type it out, but decided the scan would add some color to the blog.

"COOLING YOUR ANGER" (New Era Feb 2006--Idea List)

INSPIRING NOTES