Even though I haven't been exercising as much as I should be I'm having a "thin" day. I feel thin!  I love that feeling. It's so much nicer than a "fat" day.

Who was frustrated with last nights BL? I was watching and kept thinking about who was going to get eliminated and then it didn't show it and we have to wait until next week. I have a hard enough time waiting a week for the next episode, but now I have to wait a week just to see who went home? UUGGHH!
Anybody else surprised at Jillians "outburst" last night. The look on Alisons face was just priceless.


Well, I'm off to go enjoy my "thin" day!!  Yay!

Well it's Monday again. I hate Mondays. I never want to get out of bed in the morning, but Mondays always seem so much worse.
I've got a ton of work to do today and then I will get to the gym tonight. I think I'll take the kids and let them swim for awhile.

We made it another day. No cheating!   I'm headed to the mall right now. I just might treat myself to something nice.  Not food nice, clothing nice!

Or maybe I should wait and reward myself after a longer period of time. We'll see.

I made it all day with no cheating!  Honestly it has been a long time since I haven't cheated on my food intake so this is a great first step! 
It feels good!

I also wanted to share a cute little bit of information with you all.  Brian and I finally had time to watch last weeks Biggest Loser last night. It has been driving me crazy trying to find time to watch it since we were both so busy last week. Well when Brian got home from his tournament last night I said we aren't going to bed until we watch it!  So anyways, we are watching it and the blue team wins the trip to Vegas. Well as posted in our profile Brian proposed to me in Vegas. So I was kind of excited to see Vegas again since I have only been there that one time and have great memories from that trip.  While watching the show we see the guys decide to ride the "Bigshot" at the Stratosphere. After their ride they start to walk down the steps and Brian and I both looked at each other. We had to pause the show and look at the tv another minute. Brian proposed to me right on those steps after riding the "Bigshot". So not only did we get another boost of motivation watching the show we also got to re-live Brian's proposal to me.  It was a nice added bonus to watching the show!

No more excuses!   I'll be back later to let you know how I did!!

Don't ever stop exercising!!

Once you stop for a little bit it is so hard to start back up. Honestly, if you ever need an excuse to not exercise just give us a ring because I think we have used every one imaginable these last couple weeks.

We originally stopped exercising when Brian had his stitches. It's obvious why he didn't exercise during that point but why I didn't keep exercising is beyond me.
Once the stitches came out it was just one excuse after another. At this rate I don't have a clue when we will actually get back to the gym.

It kind of scares me. I'm wondering, would we be the kind of couple on the biggest loser that is constantly complaining about having to exercise? I'd like to say "no" but really at this point I have no idea.


What really bothers me is we have decided to try and have a baby. I have 4 children from a previous marriage but Brian doesn't have any and this is something we have been thinking about for a long time.   Wait, let me back up a second. I said "what really bothers me is we have decided to have a baby", that is not really the way it sounds. What I mean is that it bothers me because I know that it would be a lot healthier for me to get pregnant at a lower weight. It would be a lot easier of a pregnancy if I was in better shape. And by shape I don't mean ROUND!!  Despite how much we want to have a baby, and knowing that it would be better if I lost weight, why am I having such a hard time getting to the gym?

Hopefully we get it figured out quickly. We have started the necessary steps to have a baby so really we don't have a lot of time. When I say the necessary steps I don't mean the obvious way to get pregnant. Unfortunately there is a lot more that has to be done in order for me to get pregnant. Anyways the ball is rolling, we just need to get our butt moving and get back to the gym and get healthy!

I hate it when I get to this point in my "diet". Things slow down dramatically and I start to wonder what I'm doing it for. I hate that I let the slow weight loss get me frustrated. I know it's going to happen so mentally I need to prepare for it but I never do. Usually this is the point where I throw in the towel. I'm NOT going to let that happen this time!

I'll be at the gym tonight, walking off my fat!

Thanks for the kind comments. And just for the record Brian fell while going down the steps that were covered with snow and ice. (no drinks involved! ) He really shouldn't have even used them but he was in a hurry and trying to rush to get to the hotel for the tournament the next day. I always worry about him because he is in such a hurry all the time. Oh well, maybe this will teach him!

Like Brian said we have been struggling with getting our exercise in. We have probably been making more excuses than we should be so we will just have to try and do better.  Eating is going alright. A few slip ups here and there but nothing too major. I'm not going to stress about it. It really is about doing this for the long haul so as long as we get right back at it and don't let the slip ups become more frequent I'm not going to worry about it.

Hope everyone else is doing well. I'm looking forward to the show tomorrow night. It always re-motivates me. And it seems I need that right now.

We were unable to get to the gym today due to the massive snowfall and horrible roadways tonight. Chris even shut down the restaurant 3 hours early since no one was driving around. It's really not exercise but we played the Wii with the kids and I'm almost glad because my arms are still recovering from Saturdays workout.

For dinner tonight, we had Chicken Cordon Bleu Atkins style.
We breaded the chicken with Parmesan cheese and used ham and swiss cheese for filling. We had some Garlic and Onion sauteed Asparagus for a side dish.

We are also 2 weeks away from getting a really nice camera. With this camera, we plan on doing some video logging to let you know what we sound like.

Have a good one.

Things are really busy around here the last few days. Brian is preparing to go to New York on Thursday and he will be back home Friday night. I'm busy at work finishing up end of the year reports and such. We didn't make it to the gym tonight because we had to make an unexpected trip to Sams Club tonight for a new mattress. I woke up this morning with the waterbed leaking and the sheets all wet. We decided to put a regular mattress in instead of another water bed. Hopefully I will sleep alright tonight.

On another note we did end up buying a Nintendo Wii while we were at Sams. We have some friends that have them and they all say how much of a workout you can get playing the games. I'm not really into video games but I did play a little tennis, bowling and baseball tonight with Brian and it was actually fun. I'm not sure about the exercise part, but at least it will be a nice stress reliever.

Have a great night everyone!

I was sitting at the table this morning eating breakfast when for some reason I put my hand below my neck and started to freak out! Brian asked me what was up and I said, "I have collar bones!" He said of course you do. I'm like No, I can actually feel them!

It has been such a long time since I could feel my collar bones that this really made me happy. That in itself motivates me to keep going!

Ahh the small joys in life!

Well Brian has left for the rest of the weekend and I'm telling you it's hard staying strong with my eating plan while he is away. I have been tempted so many times today and I have this little voice in the back of my head telling me to just go ahead and eat whatever. He won't know.  I have been fighting that voice and have not given in but it's really hard. I just have to remember my promise to Brian that I would stick with it. Besides if I give in, that will only give Brian an excuse to give in next time he is away. I'm not going to let that happen!  Also, who would I be hurting. Not him. He loves me either way. The only one that would be hurt by it would be me. I would only be fooling myself. I'm stronger than that!

Have a great night everyone and GO PACKERS!!