Keeping an eye on the ball..not the numbers

It's hard not to focus on the number on the scale regardless of how many times I am told that it is just a piece of the picture, not its entirety. So in keeping with that train of thought, here are some other numbers I'm focusing on...

1 .... the number of pant sizes I am down (and close to 2!)

1 .... the number of new members to our group of 6 loser (Welcome Sue!)

44+ ... the number of pounds we have lost since our first weigh in

52 ... the number of days until some of us leave for Mexico and have to squeeze into bathingsuits!


Theresa

Only 4 days to go

I had another good week down 2 pounds for a total of 7, I'm also fitting into my size 16 jeans down a size and will have to pick up a new pair of jeans on friday in Grand Forks. Max is also back on track with a two pound weight loss this week. I find when I get on the treadmill I see results. so it's keeping the motivation going.

We will be in Grand Forks for Black Friday so I don't think we can do the weight in. I will have to keep you updated with texts. We don't like to shop all day and the wine is why we are going so I hope we will be back by 6:00. We may have to postpone until Saturday noon. Let me know if that's good for you as Mario is out as I have not heard anything from him. I also need to talk with Laurie to see what's up at that end. I really believe keeping in touch with the blog is helping me keep on track. It's also motivating to hear about your success and I don't want to let the group down. I think we are the final four. We will need to re calculate the quarter point as I think we may be up for a keg dinner soon. Keep up the good work James !!!!

Angie

Still plugging along

A few weeks into this, I bought myself a pair of "inspiration jeans"...jeans that were the next size down from what I was in at the time. The numbers on my scale are dancing high and dancing low but I must be doing something right because those "inspiration jeans" are now needing a belt in order to stay at a respectable spot on my hips :) I think it's time for a new pair of "inspiration jeans"!

James is still refusing to buy himself a pair of pants at his current size to keep himself motivated. His weight loss thus far warrants a new size as "plumbers' pants" are no longer the description...more like Grampa's pants!

Angie, I think you should weigh in with the rest of us. Leave your WW weight at WW :) James and I have been weighing ourselves naked, first thing in the morning. Our fully clothed night bodies are surely going to be heavier but that's the WEIGH it goes! The Keg will still be there if we do it in 4 months or 5!

Theresa

Back on Track

So after a disappointing weight-in last week I am down 5 pounds this week and back on track. I'm going for it over the next two weeks and I hope that I will be down 10 pounds. The only thing is the scale at WW is different from the one at home. So we will have to use my WW numbers to keep consistent. I'm so happy we may hit our first goal. Max got on the treadmill for the first time last night. It may be a good sign.

Keep on track till we blog again.

Angie

Re-Boot

I don't know where we started I only know my weight. I think Theresa has the original weights down.

Looks like Max is at the original weight he started at and I was last week. I will get you an update tonight once I'm back from WW. I need to get back on the treadmill. It's funny that when your working full time again it's hard to fit in the time. I have also been in bed by 8:00 p.m. on the days I work so on the treadmill at night is not happening. We have been really busy at work but I am going to try again 3 time this week. I hope it helps to get me back on track. that being said I have lost inches I'm down 2 inches around my waist so I'm very happy about that. I hope by christmas to be down a jean size and another by Mexico. I really want to fit into a bathing suite that is not maternity again. Will keep you all posted.

Angie

where did we start?

Where are we at ?

So I have lost 5, max is down 2, where are you and James at ? Thanks for the heads up I'm going to look for the app now.

Angie

Diet help from the Crackberry

I don't know if anyone else has this app already but you can download "iFood Assistant lite" from Kraft Canada for free onto your blackberry. It has a Healthy Living section full of recipes that you can search and each has a Nutritional Guide available to make it easy to calculate WW points or watch your calorie count. We tried the "All in one Spaghetti Frittata" last night and James's comment was "you hit it out of the park with this one!". Not bad for a throw together meal using ingredients I already had at home!

T

First Milestone

My second weigh-in I am down 1.8 pounds and 5 pounds in total. This is so exciting even after all the chocolate consumed this Halloween. I got my first star at WW and I'm feeling really good. I have been on the treadmill so I know that it's helping. Maybe without the chocolates which are going to Max's work tomorrow, that I may be able to to see a bigger number. It looks like I have 25 pounds to go.

Angie

Max's update

I think that Max's trip to Toronto put a little hiccup in the weight lose. He is now at 224.5 which is still down put back up a little. I can also tell you that Halloween did not help any of us. We indulged in chocolates and chips and I'm only hoping I'm the same weight and not back up. Will up my update tonight.

Angie