Steph and Billy's Biggest Loser Million Pound Match-Up Journey :)

easier and easier

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:33:47 GMT

Exercising and weight lifting and drinking water and quitting smoking. In order those are the things from easiest to hardest. Exercising is coming along great. I thought that I would never complete an exercise routine or walk an hour without it hurting. But we walked an hour yesterday with our dogs and kids. I didn't start hurting until about 20 feet from my front door. So today I wanted to be super woman. We walked an hour and a half. It was great. I never felt better. And I got in two workout sessions. Tonight before I go to bed I'm gonna hit the bowflex. Well good night and happy exercising to everyone

Beating myself up!!!

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:29:37 GMT

I know that we aren't supposed to beat ourselves up if we mess up. But I can't help it. I have been on target since we started. And now when things get a little difficult I turn to food. What is wrong with me???? I know that it wasn't the smart thing to do. And I could probably have eaten carrots or cucumbers or an orange. But no, what do I go for??? The ice cream and brownie sunday. Then I got up and had a sausage egg and cheese croissant. I had to sit myself down and have a conversation. I told myself that I can't beat myself up for that. It was just an accident. So, I did triple the workouts in one day. Then I doubled the next day. And today I was back to normal. Hopefully soon we will start jogging with my sister-in-law and her husband who just applied to be a sheriff. That should do me some good. Well enough for now, weighing myself in 2 days. Hopefully I didn't mess anything up!

Day15

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:15:37 GMT

Today is my niece's birthday. She wants us to come over for cake and ice cream. I can avoid the ice cream but she will be heart broken if I tell her I don't want any cake. Especially since she got cheesecake because it's my favorite. Maybe I can take a bite and then give the rest to one of my kids without her noticing. She's 11 today. I can't believe how fast kids grow. It's crazy. Not drinking sodas isn't as hard as I thought. Now it's natural instinct whenever I want something to drink I go to the water bottle. The biggest loser DVD's and books are really helpful. I can't wait to try out a recipe. Tonight will be the first night. It sounds like a good one so if it is I'll post it on here. Enough for now, gotta go :)

Wow day 12

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:55:41 GMT

Ok so day 12......so far so good. I haven't varied or cheated on my food or plan at all surprisingly. Until.......last night we were helping my mother move and we had Ledo's Pizza. And the sad part is there is a Subway right beside ledo's. I could have just as easily gone into Subway and gotten a sub. But with that behind me now, today has been good so far. Billy is making me sick. He can tell me exactly how many calories he has eaten at the end of the day. And he is a natural walker so he could go for miles. I on the other hand have to stop every 10 minutes to rest my legs or to catch my breath. It's getting easier though. I guess the more we do it the easier it gets. And I got the Biggest Loser Books today. The Calorie counter, the cookbook, the fitness, and the other one. I'm excited. I can't wait to read them and plan out meals. Tomorrow I'm going to get a stability ball. With only one income and three children to provide for we can't afford a gym membership. But we are trying to find other ways to exercise. I would love to be able to go to a gym though. Ok enough for now. Write soon.

First Weigh In

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:42:24 GMT

Ok so we weighed ourselves today. Billy got on the scale and he said yes! I said what happened? He said look I lost 4 pounds. I was like great, men usually lose more than women and we had been eating the same things and no exercise. Yes I know, how terrible, no exercise. But I quit drinking sodas and made the adjustment in our eating habits. And we bought the Biggest Loser Workout DVD's. So exercise starts tomorrow I promise. So I get on the scale and......I LOSE 7 POUNDS!!! I can't tell you the last time I weighed myself before this whole thing started. But I am excited to weigh myself once a week now. Just from cutting out sodas and watching what I eat I lost 7 pounds. I am beyond excited! Today is a good day.....so far.

Just another day

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:28:31 GMT

I was fixing dinner last night and I made homemade garlic bread. My daughter came running up to see what I was doing. She said mom is that good for you? Are you supposed to be eating that? I told her I wasn't eating it, it was for them. It is amazing how much kids pay attention to detail. Atleast mine do. They are my motivation for this whole thing. And so far they have kept us on track. They like the way we are walking together as a family. Before for some reason it seemed we didn't have the time. I know it's only been 7 days, but in this week it has already made us stronger. My smoking habits have slowed down and I have two left. I am confident that I am going to smoke those two and then never touch another cigarette again. I pinky promised my little one. We're doing this for ourselves I know, but I am mostly doing this for my children. Yes I want to lose weight. Yes I want to throw it in everyone's faces who said that I would never lose weight and would always be huge. But the kids need us! Always and forever.

Day 5

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:47:25 GMT

So this isn't as easy as we thought. I thought I would be able to just quit smoking and eat right on my own free will and it would be great. We just keep in mind that our kids need us. And it also helps that our kids are pushing us to excercise. Layna, our daughter, will tell us when we don't want to walk that we have to. She says "you know you have to walk it's good for you. " So they are motivating us. I think that's the first step in them being healthy also. We went through our cabinets. I didn't realize how much junk stuff we had. All of it went in the trash. Ok well most of it. I used the excuse that the kids had to have snacks. How bad is that. I am trying to go through the cookbooks and plan out monthly meals. And I will only go to the grocery store once a month instead of once a week. Billy is planning out snacks like carrots. It's also very hard to stop drinking sodas. I need to convince myself that I don't need my daily mountain dew. Water and tea are working ok I guess. Anyone else have suggestions??? I'm open to other beverages. I found that the pre sliced chicken fajita pieces also work great in a salad with a tablespoon of dressing. And that ground turkey is better than 97% fat free hamburger. (yuk!) Ok well time to go for now. Talk to you soon.

Biggest Loser Million Pound Match-Up

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:49:27 GMT

Hello there.....hopefully we're not the only ones that are doing the million pound match-up from biggest loser. In fact I'm pretty sure we're not. My name is Stephanie and my partner is my husband Billy. Today starts our healthy journey that will change the rest of our lives. I am 29 and Billy is 28. We have 3 children ages 6, 8, and 9. We need to be here for them. We need to be able to play soccer with them and teach them early the benefits of being healthy. I don't want them to go through what I have gone through since I was 5. The mean kids, not being able to ride rides at a fair. That was definitely not fun. My weight loss goal is 150 pounds. Yes I am that big. I weigh 345 pounds right now. My husband weighs 282. His weight loss goal is 107 pounds. I am 6'0" even and Billy is 6'3". This is going to be a great learning experience for us. We have been married for four years and together off and on for almost 17 years. I hope this will bring us closer as a couple and a family. That's enough for today. I will write more later :)

Photo Album: Billy and I

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:26:04 GMT

Billy and I

Steph

billy

Me on Jan. 10th. How fat is my face????

Going for a job interview:)

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Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:33:31 GMT

Billy's Weight Loss Progress
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