HALF WAY MARK FOR ANN!

As you all know, on March 31st I didn't get a chance to weigh in since James and I were traveling to California for Grandpa Burdick's memorial. Tom lost two pounds last week.

April 7th weight in: Ann: lost 6.4 lbs. lost 1.75 inches Tom: lost 2.6 lbs. lost 1.5 inches

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS: Tom: 30.6--He weighs 171.4 Ann: 24.4--She weighs 164.6 Tom has changed his goal to get down to 165, or less. My goal is 145, so I am over the half way mark. YEAH!!!!!! Dad's weight loss will slow down more each week since he is getting close to his suggested weight. I hope to keep up the average of 3 lbs loss per week!!

BETTER THAN LAST WEEK!!

Our weigh in went better than last week! Both of us really tried to stick to the diet protocal as best we could. (No extra carbs!)

TOM'S loss:
weight: 4.5 lbs
inches: 2.25 inches
ANN'S loss:
weight: 2.5 lbs
inches: 1.75

Tom has lost over 26 lbs.
Ann has lost 19 lbs.

Not too bad when you look at it on paper huh! Or should I say screen!

WHAT?!?!?!?! REALLY?!?!?!

After I posted our last message, I tried to figure out the numbers for my weight loss and it wasn't computing right. Then I finally figured out the mistake. Kari, our new coach probably had the time before last, weigh in number which was 177 lbs. So I was down to 172.5 yesterday which from that weight was 4 1/2 lbs. In reality my last weigh in I was 173 pounds so----
yes I only lost 1/2 pound in 10 days. WHAT?!?!
Last night as Tom was reading out loud the things we could only have 1 of per day. AHA I have been having some of those things twice a day. (The items with more carbs) My coach didn't catch it when she looked through my journal either.
So here's hoping for a better weigh in for both Tom and I next Thursday!!!

How accurate are these scales?

We met at the new place to do our weigh in. So we have a new lady to work with and new scales to step on. I got weighed first, and lost 4 1/2 lbs. Tom weighed 3 different times showing he had lost less than approx. 1/2 lb. Of course he versed his concerns that he didn't trust the scale.

They Kari took us to her husband's office in the same building to a different scale. It showed that I lost 4.7 lbs. and Tom lost .6 lbs.

When we left, Tom was heading to the other clinic to weigh on the scale that we have been weighed in on since the beginning of the diet. I just talked to him on the phone and that scale said he had lost 2 lbs.--so if that is the case then I lost 6 lbs!!!

But we will want to keep consistent with the new scale so here are the numbers.
Tom:
approx. 1 lb weight loss/ 2.25 inches lost
Ann:
4 1/2 lbs weight loss/1.25 inches lost

Just a final note to this little story. Dad went to the scale in the men's locker room in the Federal Building and the scale showed the same weight loss as at our old clinic. Doesn't that sound so typical of Tom? HMMM I wonder if the little cheats (cookies last week and then the bacon at the campout) might have caused a problem!

FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF!

I had a pretty low day today. Sometimes it gets lonely with Tom gone so much. I tried to stay busy, read part of a book and took a nap. Tom got home from the campout and suggested we get out of the house. He ended up taking me to the movie, "BEASTLY". It was more of a young adult chick flick, but I enjoyed it anyway and of course it has a good theme to it. We stopped at the grocery store to get some more VEGETABLES! I am so sick of this diet!!! We also found some of the Walden's Farms foods. We bought Ketchup, chocolate sauce, blueberry syrup, and caeser salad dressing. I think the diet is getting to me emotionally. But I decided to try something new for dinner tonight. It was a positive upper to eat something new and good.
I cooked ground chicken with chopped celery and minced garlic. I then added grated zucchini, & cauliflower to the mixture and saute'd a little longer with the sauce.
I made the sauce out of Stevia sweetner, soy sauce, red vinegar, lemon juice, tabasco sauce and water. We had lettuce wraps. It was so refreshing to eat something different and new! We had eaten these at PF Changs and enjoyed them there and enjoyed them tonight too! I JUST NEED TO TRY AND STAY UPBEAT AND POSITIVE. I AM LOSING WEIGHT FOR CRYING OUTLOUD!!!

New day to weigh in.

Tom and I were asked to move to a different location to weigh in. So our official weigh in day will be on Thursdays instead of Mondays. So our next official diet data posting will be a little bit longer.

Dad went on a campout with the YM last night. I packed his protein meals and veggies. I wonder how committed he will be on his diet while I am not around. I hope he can be strong!

I am really getting sick of eating the same old stuff over and over. I am still hopeful that by the end of April we will be on the 2nd phase of the diet, and then in May the 3rd phase, and then June the final phase. We shall see. Maybe I should have said that I only wanted to lose 30 pounds instead of 45 pounds. At least I am 1/3 of the way there!!!

CHEATER!!!

I thank Tom for giving me some good info to put on our blog.

Last night we went over to the Sloan's home to take the wood carvings of the elephant and rhino that James brought back from South Africa. Brother Sloan is going to do some surgery on them so they will stand upright better. We sat down to visit with them for a while and Sister Sloan offered us some homemade cookies. I politely turned her down and told her that we were both on a diet and couldn't have sugar. A minute later Tom replied, "I would like to take you up on the offer of the cookies." Sister Sloan looked at him and then at me and asked, "Is it okay?" My reply was, "I am on my diet, and he is on his diet, so if he wants them, I am not going to stop him!" So she produced a plate of small choc. chip cookies. Tom ate one and relished in it, savoring every bite. A minute later he pick up another one, he looked and me with a huge grin on his face, and I just shook my head in unbelief! (Of course with a smile on my face) As soon as we got in the car to come home the first word out of my mouth was, "CHEATER!" And I mentioned that I was placing this story on our blog!!! AWWW--Thanks for the story TOM!