Sisters From Thick to Thin!!!! Down 40 pounds in 8 weeks!

This week I've been struggling

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:01:53 GMT

Food wise that is. I been good with going to the gym. I went Monday and burnt 588.6, Tuesday burnt 926.8, I skipped yesterday because I had way too much going on, but plan on going tonight and tomorrow morning. So I feel like I am doing pretty well in that aspect. BUT on the other hand, my food intake has been crappy. I had someone give me Friendship bread, not sure if you ever heard of it but basically you get a bag of dough and for 10 days you mush it, add things to it, mush it some more and finally on the 10 day you finish it and bake it. OMG! This was the best batter and the best bread I've ever had! I bet I consumed well over 2500 calories yesterday thanks to that freaking bread! And of course today I feel horribly about it! Not just emotionally but physically too. My stomach is reeling, churning, and making noises I've never heard it make before. I really hope that getting back on track today and hitting the gym tonight and tomorrow will help correct this huge mistake!

biggest loser night...

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:19:24 GMT

I love biggest loser nights. My friend Elizabeth a.k.a Rizzano, went to the gym like normal and kicked our butts while watching the biggest loser. I love it! We push each other and watching the show helps to push us too. I always have a goal in mind before i start the night. Last night, my goal was do to 4 machines. We usually do 3 machines for 30 minutes and then the bike or the treadmill for like 10 or 15 and then go up and stretch while we watch teh ending. Tonight i did 30 minutes on the easier elliptical, 30 minutes on the hard elliptical, 20 minutes on the other elliptical and 20 minutes on the arc trainer. Yes, i know a lot of ellipticals, but they are all different in some way, shape or fashion. By the end of it all I was dead, it hurt to walk, it hurt to move, it hurt to sit down but it was great. I need to switch up my strength training days because now my schedule says i am supposed to do leg day today, but i don't think that is going to happen because i am sooooo sore, but you never know!

So what did everyone think of the biggest loser last night? I was sad to see Berndana go home, but i think kelly needs to be there more. I was happy to see Kelly participate in a challenge for once, she always seems to be the one to stay out of them because of the odd numbers. Let me know what you thought! :)

The start of another week

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:58:18 GMT

Ok,, it is the start of week 9 of our weight loss journey and I still can't believe that i have lost 21 pounds already. I think back to all of my other weight loss trials and i always end up quitting. This is the longest in a while that i have been able to keep this up. When i was a freshman in college, over thanksgiving break and christmas break i lost a considerable amount of weight, but then gained it all back because i stopped trying. I don't want to be that way again. I don't want to have to do this every january because i'm thinking about bathing suit season coming up. I want to be able to be comfortable in my own skin all the time.

Last weigh in I lost 1.8 lbs which has been better than all of my other weight loss' so far so i can't be too upset about that. I have to buckle down on my eating this week and my portion sizes. I am good with my workouts and getting in my weights. the one thing i will have to work harder at this week is my cardio. I can do strength training all day but i skip out on my cardio. I dont' think i have any interruptions this week when it comes to my gym time so i will have to put forth more of an effort on that.

I have to make this my number one priority. I, like my sister and a people pleaser and will change my schedule around to please other people instead of getting my workouts/eating in. My friends have been very supportive and helpful!:) My goal is to hit my 25 pound mark this week, so that means i have four pounds to lose this week. its an accomplishable task, i just have to push myself to get there. :) With everyones support i hope i can! Keep up teh great work everyone.

Eight Weeks In................

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:09:56 GMT

So we are officially 8 weeks into our weight loss journey. We weighed in this morning just like we do every Saturday morning. Today was also measuring day. Today I lost 3.6 pounds.......if I would have lost just .2 more I would have hit the 20 pound mark but I'll save that celebration for next week. It's crazy because 3.6 pounds is what I lost the WHOLE entire month of February. I must have hit a small plateau last month. But anyway, I am officially 19.8 pounds down since January 6th. Feels soooooo GREAT!!!!! We also measured this morning and I am 8.25 inches down. I'm shrinking! Woo-hoo! Still having a little bit of a hard time noticing it in myself, the way's I've seen it so far: After my shower my towel is getting a little bit closer to coming together, my scrubs are a little looser, and my jeans seem to be a little bigger in the legs. Still waiting for that glorious day that someone says....."Have you lost weight?" I'm sure I will beam with PRIDE!!!!! (In the words of the blue team, Pride on 3, Pride on 3, even though they aren't my favorite team)

Another great thing that happened this week, my father-in-law booked our summer vacation. Ocean City Maryland. A place called Sunset Island. Every year we go to the beach and every year I say to myself, "Next year will be different, next year I'll be thinner" as I sit in my chair with my 2x bathing suit on with a skirt to cover up my hideous legs and hips. This year I am well on my way to a TANKINI!!! I have a calender mapping out my 2 pound per week weight loss and if I continue like I have been, I should be around 70 pounds down from starting weigh at that point......and I'm looking forward to it! OCEAN CITY HERE I COME!!!!!!

Something I've been really concentrating on is focusing on myself. Sometimes everyday things need to be put aside so I can do this for myself. So the dishes don't get done, so there are laundry mountains in my bedroom and bathroom, so I put off cleaning the bathroom a bit, all of these things can be done my next day off. Nights I work I need to make sure I get my workouts in in the morning and my meals for the day planned. I'm a bit frustrated with some friendships that are slowly drifting apart and sometimes my kids drive me to the point of insanity but I realized an hour or so at the gym really helps me blow off some steam and gives me some much needed time for myself. I noticed they worked a little more than they had in past seasons of Biggest Loser on psychological reasons people are overweight and I really feel like I'm learning a lot about myself since I've started my weight loss journey and am really looking forward to learning a lot more!

Biggest Loser

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:25:19 GMT

I was happy to see the blue team lose tonight and i was happy to see mark go home, even though he was pretty good about it, although a baby. I really wanted Dan to go home the most though, he is just so cocky lately i can't stand it. I think the black team is the best and i'm glad that they won the weigh in tonight, they worked as a team for the first time in a while. While watching the biggest loser tonight, i was at the gym with a friend. I burned 1,650 calories!!!! I am exhausted now. I'm going to get ready and hit the sack! Hope everyone is doing great and let me know what you thought of tonight's biggest loser episode!

It's my party and I'll cry if I want to......

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:27:23 GMT

Ok so I'm not crying tonight but I may be tomorrow morning. Today's my birthday and tonight some friends want to take me out after work. I'm excited because I didn't really do anything for my birthday this year, but I really don't want it to affect my weigh in tomorrow morning. I'll have to limit myself to just a drink or two because they really are like empty calories. Just a little blurb about my fears for tonight....I definitley won't be getting any foods, it's just the drinks I'm worried about. Stayed tuned for tomorrow's results!

Keep it up!

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:14:46 GMT

Ok, I'm really trying to keep up with blogging and keeping the page updated as much as possible. I'm trying to continue to eat well and exercise. Today was an okay day eating wise, but I went to the gym tonight and did my workout. A friend of mine has been going to the gym with me and hates to do weights, so i kick her butt to do the weights and she kicks my butt to do the cardio. ugh, i hate cardio. One thing i have learned to love is jumping rope. It's so much fun! In a little bit, my sister is going to come over and we are going to do some dance dance revolution. I love the workout mode so then it calculates your calories burned so your actually working out and don't even know it. I'm super nervous about weigh in on Saturday with being sick and all. But if i happen to gain i only have myself to blame. I also get my cap to finish off my root canal troubles on Saturday too. I'm a little nervous about that but it can't be worse than the actual root canal itself right? I am preparing myself for a troubled drive in to work tomorrow and home because of snow that we are about to receive. I hope everyone is doing great and keeping up the hard work. I have to go online and visit some of your websites to get inspired again:) Boost my motivation a little bit. Keep up the great work everyone! and thanks for reading my blog.

Another Rough Week

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:51:39 GMT

So in my last blog I posted that I was feeling better and back on track. Boy how things can change so quickly! I finished my antibiotics for my ear infection and bronchitis on Monday and by Tuesday I was right back where I started. Feeling horribly awful I thought maybe it was viral and that's why the antibiotics didn't work, but quickly realized that 5 days just wasn't enough for me. I called the Dr. yesterday and am back on another 2 week course of pills. Hopefully this time it kicks it for good. I haven't been to the gym since last Wednesday before I got sick. It's been over a week! I am feeling much better right now after only 2 doses of Ceftin. I plan to hit the gym big tonight and then I'm going to Steph's for a little Dance Dance Revolution. I have a huge amount of calories to burn off after missing the gym for a week, and when I realized each cough drop had 15 calories each......boy who knows how many of them I've had!!!!!! I really just need to feel better so I can get my head back in this, right now I've been putting all my focus on getting better, I don't want to push myself too hard and become so run down that this illness sticks with me even longer than it already has!

On an exciting note........we saw us on The Biggest Loser!!!! At the beginning when they talk about the Million Pound Match Up, they showed someone's page and low and behold.....there was a comment we had left someone.....complete with a picture of us, our names, and our team name! How exciting! Steph caught it and called me at work.....as soon as I got home I went right to my DVR and sure enough....there we were! How exciting!

Well I'm signing off.....but look for a great number from me this week! I'm really trying to get a least 2 pounds! These past 3 weeks of .2, 1.8, and .8 need to go! I'm shooting for 2.......we'll have to wait and see.

Slacker

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:18:44 GMT

I have really been slacking on my blogging responsibilities. I need to do better at that and updating my weight and videos. I am going to put that on my list of things to do tonight when i get home. Like my sister, I too have gotten sick. Its just hanging in there and i think this is like my 5th time being sick this year! Enough already. I haven' been to the gym since Saturday and my diet has been shaky. I am going to the gym tonight to work out while watching the biggest loser. I always set a goal to hit while i'm there but tonight i'm just happy i'm going. I'm going to do my extercises but not completely push myself to the limit or else i'll be right back where i started and be more sick. I feel ya alicia, my numbers haven't been the same the last couple weeks either. We have to get our heads back in teh game. maybe a little dance dance revolution later this week? I go and get my crown for my root canal on Saturday so then all that mess will be behind me, thank goodness. I am thankful for my 18 lb weight loss thus far but i want more darnit! I have to keep on going and not let anything stop me. Well i'd better be getting back to work. I'll check back later. Keep up the great work everyone and thanks for reading my blog!

Feeling Better and Back on Track!

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:58:54 GMT

So these past few weeks have really gotten away from me. Although I still have been losing, my numbers are no where NEAR where I'd like them to be. Total weight loss to date is 15.4 pounds. Pretty good, I'm happy with that, but I need to kick it into gear! I've been sick the past week or so, I'm just finishing up an antibiotic for an Ear Infection and Bronchitis. My throat is still hurting me a bit and I still have a cough, but I'm feeling MUCH better. My diet this past weekend was a little rocky but I hopped right back into the swing of things today with a great day diet wise. I still didnt feel up to the gym yet, my coughing spells sneak up on me with too much exertion, I'm hoping to get back there by Wednesday or even tomorrow if I feel up to it. I don't feel complete without going to the gym....did I just say that?!!?

What else?

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:34:28 GMT

Ok, Tuesday Night I usually go to the gym and watch The Biggest Loser and work out for those two hours. Well, because of the snow I didn't go. Yesterday , I had my root canal to fix a problem with big time sesitivity, so needless to say i didn't get to go last night either. I'm going to try it out today and see how things go, hopefully i won't be grinding my teeth because that wouldn't be good. My husband works until at least 7 or 8 tonight so that should give me plenty of time to work out and then go home and grab a shower while i throw the stuff in teh oven. I prepared as much as i could ahead of time last night that i could and measuered out the rest so all i have to do is cook potatoes and then throw everything toether, no biggie. BUT!!!!!!, tonight's meal won't be the best. I feel that this week has just sucked all together and to top everytihng off, i'm sick AGAIN?!?!?!?!?!? what the heck? I have gotten sick more often this year than any other year i swear. I don't get it? I"m going to take some extra vitamin c today to hopefully help kick this thing and work out tonight and tomorrow night before weigh in on saturday. I'm more nervous this week than any other week. I really wanted to lose at least 3 pounds this week so i could finally hit my 20 pound mark, but i don't think thats going to happen. One can hope right? Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!!!!!!!!!!

14.6 Down and A LOT to go.

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:49:48 GMT

It's just not falling off fast enough. I wish I could see a difference, but I can't. I wish I could see a difference in my clothes but I don't. I'm so proud of my 14.6 pounds but I feel like I have SO much to go. I feel good about my workouts, I try to get in about 3-4 hour long Elliptical workouts a week with some weights in there but maybe I should be doing more. They always say a healthy weight loss is 2 pounds per week but then you watch The Biggest Loser and see people dropping 5,7,10, even 15 pounds some weeks! I long for that. I seem to stray a bit on the weekends but I feel like if I don't then I'll just have some huge binge-fest and totally lose track. I feel like my heart is in it, but my body isn't cooperating. I wish I could wake up tomorrow morning and be skinny because it sure feels like I woke up one day fat. I didn't even weigh this much when I was pregnant with the twins......I let it get so bad! Shame on me! Maybe I'm just having a down day, hopefully I'm back in good spirits tomorrow......................

Huh?

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:29:17 GMT

I was pleasantly surprised by this week's weigh in. I hadn't been eating the best but i continued exercising like normal. I lost another 1.4 lbs this week to bring my total thus far to 17 lbs. I'm super excited about that. I talked to my husband about varying my workout so now i am up to 4 days of strength training along with my cardio. i have learned to love strength training, i feel it is more fun for me. I hate however cardio, but i know i have to do it. Today will be my first new day of strength training. I have my water bottle in front of me and trying to drink all my water for the day. why do i have such a hard time with this? I noticed though that the weeks that i haven't been good on drinking my water, id on't do as well. I also have to work on eating better. I have been staying within my caloric range but i don't feel as great about it. my husband loves taco's so we have them quite often. Tonight we are trying chicken instead of the beef. It should be interesting. I'm looking foward to seeing how my changes this week affect the scale on saturday. One thing i'm not looking forward to is valentine's day. we already went out on our "date" this weekend to celebrate it because he works until like 8 on thursday night. I'm going to make one of his favorite meals: ranch potatoes and chicken casserole. They are sooooo yummy but soooo bad, so i' am goin gto portion everything out ahead of time and only eat my one serving. That way i can account for it in teh beginning of the day to vary my eating schedule to fit everything in. i only stinks that it is 2 nights before weigh in. i'll have to kick my butt. Well i should get back to work, I hope everyone else is doing fantasticallly! Keep it up everyone, the skinny's within us are so eager to come out :)

Doughnut Day, not a great thing...

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:48:19 GMT

Lets talk about doughnuts for a minute shall we? Why does there have to be a Fat Tuesday anyway? Needless to say i was not super happy about my eating yesterday. My cousin and Aunt always make homemade faschnachts ( spelling ). They are sooooo good. I allotted into my calories for one doughnut, but my aunt gave me some to take home for my husband, so i ended up having like 1 1/2 more!!!!!!!! I was very good with everything else yesterday but those darn doughnuts!!! My friend and i always go to the gym on tuesday nights for 2 hours to watch the biggest loser. I had a goal in mind and i met it, i was so happy. My goal was 1500 calories burned and i did a little more than that. I pushed through the pain and kept my big self moving :) yippee. By the time i got home, i layed down in bed with an ice pack on my knee and went to sleep. It would have been a great day if it weren't for those darn doughnuts.!!!!! grrrrr

One Month In..............

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:30:15 GMT

So we're one month into our weight loss journey and I'm 12.8 pounds down. That averages to about 3.2 pounds a week...I'm happy about that seeing as my goal is 2 pounds a week. But this past week's weigh in I only had a .2 pound loss. At least it wasn't a gain but still..... .2 pounds? C'mon! I know I can do better than that. I deserved it though, I let loose last week a bit, a little bit too much. I'm back in gear. Today was a good day. Right in my calorie and fat range, drank 11 glasses of water. Didn't eat after 8. I'm determined to have a better weight loss this week. I hit the gym today for an hour so I felt good about that. It's almost 11:30 pm and I just got home from work, feeling really hungry right now but instead I'm writing a blog and then going up to bed and reading a bit before I get some sleep. The one month in pictures can help me really see that 12.8 pounds made a little difference, maybe not a HUGE one, but at least I can see it here and there. Tomorrow is a non-gym day. The twins don't have pre-school and there is WAY too much laundry to be done so toting that washbasket up and down steps is about as good as it will get tomorrow, plus I have to work so there's plenty of trips up and down steps there too.

Ahhh, another day, down in the books :-)

A bad day overall

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:06:32 GMT

The day started about good. We had our weigh in today and I was nervous, I didn't know how i was going to do. I stepped on the scale and it said that I lost 2 lbs and my body fat was 25 %! Well i knew that couldn't be right so i did it again and it said the same thing. Only to realize later that i was pushing the wrong setting, I was pushing Alicia's husband's setting on the scale. It would have been darn nice to have a body fat percentage of 25, but oh well, I'll get there. Anyway, i lost 2 lbs this week but my body fat went up half a percent?!?!?!?!?! What is up with that? I worked my butt off this week again.We did go out last Sunday for dinner and we had the twins birthday party this week so i cheated a little bit but definetely not that much. Anyway, after the weigh in i hit up the gym with my friend. we were there for quite some time working out and decided that we deserved a protein shake from the smoothie place in the gym. I made the mistake of asking for the nutritional value. 600 calories in the darn thing can you believe it?????????? Thats like two meals!!!! I drank it anyway, then came lunch which wasn't too bad, i made the chicken crescent packets. Then my husband decided that he wanted to go to dinner and i had suggested olive garden. My meal wasn't too bad but i didn't' stop when i was full. I really need to do that. I felt so sick afterwards and so guilty with my day. Tomorrow is a new day. I need to post my measurements and i believe i lost 4 1/2" overall so I'm happy about that and i lost 15.6 lbs in one month. Thats awesome. I need to keep my nose to the grindstone and keep on trucking. I can't let one day of slip ups hold me down. Skinny me, here i come!!! I"m including some pictures of me at the gym and some pictures of my gym as well. I love it at Philadelphia Sports Clubs, I couldn't' do without it. I call it my home away from home because I'm there all the time. Enjoy!

Girl Scout Cookies are Evil!

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:11:11 GMT

Why in the world would my husband bring home 2 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies? Why? He even brought home my favorite, Caramel Delights. I know, it's a nice gesture, but not when I'm trying to take weight off, not put it on. But I resisted. I stayed strong. They sat all week in my pantry and my kids and husband ate them all tonight when I was at work. Not even one for me! Woo-hoo.......go me!

I did have a rough week though, between my twin's birthday, tomorrow is their birthday party, they had their doctors appt for well checks, I worked almost every night this week, and all the running around to get stuff for their birthday parties while they were at school, it left little time to hit the gym and lots of opportunity for cheating on my diet. I don't think I did horribly, most days just reached the max of my calorie allowance when I like to stay on the low end, but I'm just not "feeling" the weigh in tomorrow. I'd really just like to stay the same and not gain. So we'll see. We measure and take pictures tomorrow so I'm hoping to see a difference in pictures and see some inches lost.

As I say every week.....Stay tuned! Look for our weigh in videos, and updated measurements!

I'm not sure

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:39:38 GMT

This week, i'm not so sure about weigh in. I am going through all the motions and doing what i normally do, but this week i just don't feel it. Plus i really need to go to the dentist because of my back two teeth that are bothing me so i think my mind is on that as well. I just have to wait until i get my new dental card to go, it can't come soon enough but i'm super scared. Anway, back to the weight loss. I'm nervous, i'm always nervous but this time it feels different. Even if i don't lose weight this week ( which i really want to ), i'm still anxious to see how our measurements go this week. I definetly know that i lost inches because i can feel it. I guess only time will tell

The Birthday Party

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:11:32 GMT

So today was my daughter and son's birthday. They turned 5 today. My day was okay. I had my Fiber One bar for breakfast. Turkey and cheese on rye with RF wheat thins and a 100 calorie granola bar for lunch. I met my girlfriend and her twins at a play area so the kid could play and she brought cupcakes for us all. I had one of them but one look at the nutritional information and I wish I wouldn't have! Then we went to my moms for dinner and had chicken pockets, mashed potatoes and corn. Back to my house for dessert cake and ice cream. I ate some icing from the cake (no cake though! ) and about 1 cup of butter pecan ice cream. Oh the guilt I have. I hit the gym after their party and watching the second hour of Biggest Loser while burning 751.7 calories so I feel a little bit better but not completely. There have just been too many bad days lately, I need to break this cycle!!!

My weekend in a blog

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:36:13 GMT

This was a very busy weekend. Saturday morning I weighed in my sister and my mom. I really was just hoping that I didnt gain because I had a dinner out at an Italian Resturaunt and a dinner at my moms. I ended up losing 4.2 pounds this week! I was estatic! We started our journey on 1/6/08 and I lost 12.6 pounds this month! I am super proud of myself for that. Then I had a scrapbooking day at my aunts and it was make your own hoagies and I brought some of my rye bread to cut down a bit on calories and carbs. She had baked lays and I brought my veggie chips with. We had a girls night at our friends house and had Subway and Betty Crocker 150 calorie cake bowls for dessert. I was a successful evening! But then Sunday came.......We had bagels for breakfast, I had some peppermint patties, my husband and I got Chinese for lunch (which I only ate half of) then I had chicken fingers for dinner. BAD BAD BAD!!! I feel so guilty about it!

But today is a new day. I followed my diet to a "T" today. My only worry for this week is that it is my twins birthday tomorrow, that means CAKE! I will be strong though! I will resist!

Photo Album: Goal Dresses!

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:56:08 GMT

Goal Dresses!

Steph's Goal Dress

It will fit soon enough!

Just wait!

Another 50 pounds or so!

Alicia's Goal Dress

Yikes! Thunder Thighs!

I'm working on it!

Yikes! Can't wait til this dress actually fits!

Photo Album: 8 Weeks In!

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:40:15 GMT

8 Weeks In!

Alicia's Front View

Alicia's Side View

Alicia's Back View

Steph's Front View

Steph's Side View

Steph's Back View

Photo Album: After One Month

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:32:37 GMT

After One Month

One Month in.....Front View (Steph)

One Month in......Side View (Steph)

One month in....back view (Steph)

One Month in.....Front View (Alicia)

One Month in......Side View (Alicia)

One Month in.....Back View (Alicia)

Photo Album: Starting Photo's

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:28:55 GMT

Starting Photo's

Alicia's Front View 1/6

Alicia's Side View 1/6

Alicia's Back View 1/6

Steph's Front View 1/6

Steph's Back View 1/6

Custom List: Stephanie's Measurements

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:21:41 GMT

Stephanie's Measurements

Left Bicep
1/6/08 - 16 inches 2/2/08 - 16 1/4 inches 3/1/08 - 16.25 inches
Right Bicep
1/6/08 - 15.5 inches 2/2/08 - 15 1/4 inches 3/1/08 - 15.25 inches
Chest
1/6/08 - 46.5 inches 2/2/08 - 46 inches 3/1/08 - 46 inches
Waist
1/6/08 - 47 inches 2/2/08 - 46 3/4 inches 3/1/08 - 46.75 inches
Hips
1/6/08 - 54 inches 2/2/08 - 52 inches 3/1/08 - 52 inches
Left Thigh
1/6/08 - 27 inches 2/2/08 - 26 1/2 inches 3/1/08 - 26.5 inches
Right Thigh
1/6/08 - 26.5 inches 2/2/08 - 27 inches 3/1/08- 26 inches
Left Calf
1/6/08- 19 inches 2/2/08 - 19 inches 3/1/08 - 18 inches
Right Calf
1/6/08 - 19 inches 2/2/08 - 18 1/2 inches 3/1/08 -19 inches
Percentage of Water
1/6/08 - 38 % 2/2/08 - 39 % 3/8/08 - 41.5%
Percentage of fat
1/6/08 - 48.5 % 1/12/08 - 47.5 % 1/19/08 - 47.5 % 1/26/08 - 46.5 % 2/2/08 - 47 % 2/9/08 - 46.5 % 2/16/08 - 46.5 % 2/23/08 - 46.5 % 3/1/08 - 45% 3/8/08 - 43.5 %
Weight
1/6/08 - 253.8 pounds 1/12/08 - 249.0 pounds 1/19/08 - 244.4 pounds 1/26/08 - 240.2 pounds 2/2/08 - 238.2 pounds 2/9/08 - 236.8 pounds 2/16/08 - 235.8 pounds 2/23/08-234.6 pounds 3/1/08 - 232..8 pounds 3/8/08 - 232.4 pounds

Book List: Stephanie & Alicia's Favorite Books

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:12:22 GMT

Stephanie & Alicia's Favorite Books

Jennette Fulda : Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir
After undergoing gall bladder surgery at age twenty-three, Jennette Fulda decided it was time to lose some weight. Actually, more like half her weight. At the time, Jennette weighed 372 pounds. Jennette was not born fat. But, by fifth grade, her respons
Jane Green: Jemima J: A Novel About Ugly Ducklings and Swans
A great fun book, about a girl and her weight loss journey and her friends and mishaps along the way.
Jackie Rose: Slim Chance (Red Dress Ink (Numbered Paperback))
Another fun book about getting married, losing weight, and the important things in life.
Devin Alexander: The Biggest Loser Cookbook: More Than 125 Healthy, Delicious Recipes Adapted from NBC's Hit Show
Some really delicious recipes!
Jillian Michaels: Winning by Losing: Drop the Weight, Change Your Life
A great motivational book on how to lose weight and get in shape. Of course its by Jillian so you know she tells you as it is.

Custom List: What have you done today, to make you feel proud?

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:11:06 GMT

What have you done today, to make you feel proud?

I resisted eating a cookie while doing laundry at my mom's house! (Steph)
1/12 Skipped ordering Chinese Food tonight at work even when everyone else was ordering :-) (Alicia)
1/13 I halfed the portion of Prime Rib given to me at a family get together and gave it to my husband! (Alicia)
1/14 - I was bummed today but i went to the gym anyway and kicked butt! ( Steph )
1/14 Tonight I resisted the 3 bags of Dove Chocolates sitting right next to my desk! Yeah Me!! (Alicia)
1/15 I worked out for the 2 hours The Biggest Loser was on and burnt 661 calories at the gym! (Alicia)
1/16 - I logged everything into spark people in the morning so i knew what i could eat for the day without distraction! (Steph)
1/16 I passed right by the Cadbury Eggs at CVS...as much as I love them.....it's just not worth it! (Alicia)
1/17 Tonight I had 3 chocolate chip cookies put on my desk when I stepped away. I brought them home for my kids. (Alicia)
1/17 Tonight all i wanted was some ice cream, but i resisted and drank some water and had a piece of gum instead ( Steph )
1/18 Tonight we were treated to pizza's at work and I stuck with my pre-planned dinner :-) (Alicia)
1/19 I made pies tonight and didnt even taste the batter!! (Alicia)
1/20 - I usually don't go to the gym on friday's or sundays but today a friend asked if i wanted to go so i did (Steph)
1/20 Today I just had the munchies after work but grabbed a box of raisins instead (Alicia)
1/21 Monday's at work is usually baked goods day and we have something at breaktime, but i resisted :) (Steph)
1/21 I went to the gym today even though I felt like staying home and laying on the couch (Alicia)
1/22 a pretzel company we do work for dropped off soft pretzels and i didn't even want one. ( steph )
1/22 I REALLY felt like snacking after work at 11pm tonight but I popped gum in my mouth and watching Biggest Loser! (Alicia)
1/23 I hit the gym after a huge dinner when normally I would go home and lay down (Alicia)
1/25 A customer brought in bagel sandwich's and i kindly refused, but they smelled so good! ( steph )
1/26 - we had a girls night at a friends house and we ate responsibly and didn't pig out! (steph & alicia )
1/28 I got back on track after a BAD weekend! (Alicia)
1/29 I went to the gym tonight to watch the biggest loser even though I felt like watching it in bed! (Alicia)
1/30 I didnt eat any cookie batter or baked cookies today when I made them! (Alicia)
1/30 I really had a craving for candy last night, so I put the candy so it was out of site and went online instead ( steph )
2/1 Three Words. Girl. Scout. Cookies. Didn't have any! Woo-hoo! (Alicia)
2/2 I'm with you on that one alicia! We were out and i gave the little girl scout a dollar instead of buying a box (steph)
2/4 I'm back on track and feeling good! No need for another weigh in like Saturday's (Alicia)
2/5 Stayed within all my ranges for calories, fat, carbs, and protein today! (Alicia)
2/5 Went to the gym tonight and burned tons of calories, i'm super proud of that! ( Steph )
2/7 Burnt 815 calories at the gym tonight! (Alicia)
2/11 Didn't even WANT to eat my snack I brought in case I got hungry after dinner at work tonight. (Alicia)
2/12 Even braved the snow to make it to the gym before they closed early (Alicia)
2/13 I stopped eating dinner when i was full last night :) ( steph )
2/18 I am FINALLY feeling better, taking my antibiotic, and back on track! (Alicia)
2/21 - I went to the gm tonight and kicked butt and helped out a friend who didn't want to work out :) ( steph)
2-24 My friend and I did Dance Dance Rev. yesterday and burned 700 calories!!!! ( Steph )
2/29 I went to the gym even when I felt like staying home and taking a nap while the twins were at school! (Alicia)
3/5/08 I really wanted a bagel with cream cheese this morning for breakfast but i didn't :) ( Steph )

Custom List: Alicia's Measurements Week 8

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:41:09 GMT

Alicia's Measurements Week 8

Right Calf-18.25
Left Calf-18
Right Thigh-24.75
Left Thigh-25.5
Hips-55
Waist-44.5
Chest-41.5
Right Bicep-15
Left Bicep-15
Percentage of Water-38.5%
Percentage of Fat-47%
Weight-230.6

Custom List: Why we are doing the million pound match-up

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:26:09 GMT

Why we are doing the million pound match-up

Alicia doesnt want her butterfly tattoo to be covered by a fat roll anymore :-)
To be able to go to the beach and not have to cover up with a skirt
We both want to live a full and healthy life without health issues.
Our father died at an early age of cancer.
We want to like the way we lookin the mirror again.
To be the pretty wife and mother
To not be ashamed of how we look and have self confidence.
Steph wants to lower her blood pressure so when the time comes, she can have a healthy pregnancy without complications.
So when we go to Florida in November we can go on rides with Alicia's kids!
So a towel fits around us when we get out of the shower
We're walking in the Breast Cancer 3-day, 60 Mile walk in October and don't want the extra weight to hold us back!
To not cringe when we see pictures of ourselves

Custom List: Words we will get to know:)

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:08:29 GMT

Words we will get to know:)

Determination - A fixed direction or tendency toward some object or end.
Success - The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted.
Motivation - The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal;.
Goal - The result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
Together - By joint or cooperative effort
Can - To be able to; have the ability, power, or skill.

Custom List: Alicia's Starting Measurements 1/6/08

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:27:58 GMT

Alicia's Starting Measurements 1/6/08

Right Calf - 19
Left Calf - 19
Right Thigh - 25
Left Thigh - 26
Hips - 56.50
Waist - 47.50
Chest - 43
Right Bicep - 15.50
Left Bicep - 15.75
Percentage of Water Weight - 37%
Percentage of Fat - 50%
Weight - 250.4

Custom List: Good Fitness Websites

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:15:36 GMT

Good Fitness Websites

Muscle With Attitude
Good information for women to train!
Biggest Loser Website
Motivation!
Spark People
A great website to track calories and daily exercise. Cannot live without it!

Blog list: Alicia's Blog

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:43:44 GMT

Alicia's Blog

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