A week has gone by...

And I will be weighing myself in a few hours. This week has been terrible actually :-(

Dealing with family drama as well as my sick children. It has been sucking :-(

The only exercise I do is when I can do a bit of running or dancing really....so I really need to get back in gear about it. All I have to say is that my counterpart is doing a much better job of losing weight than I am. Although I am all about portion control nowadays, and I'm eating less so I hope that I have lost some weight :-)

Other than that I will keep you all posted soon

Tina

Down some lbs!

Woo! I weighed myself today and I was 197.8! Yahoo!

I'm telling ya, so far I am LOVING this Lipodrene stuff. Just in case anyone was wondering, I bought it at my local health food store:)

It is still definitely suppressing my appetite, I have not snacked in days (which, if you knew me you would know what a miracle that is!) and when I do eat, my meals are but a portion of what they used to be!

And I still have oodles of energy, which is also not a normal thing for me. I got my husband taking it as well, and its also cutting his appetite down, which is good.

I'll keep you posted!

Liz

I have been lax....

And then some. I will update you from Thursday until today.

Thursday: I did a Pilates work out, and I did a Dance Off work out. Man Pilates kicked my behind. I really should have stretched out my hamstrings more, and I know I said this in my last post, but I really could have used that stretch. My thighs were killing me all day. The Dance Off was okay, but I found out that I am so not a dance person. I feel stupid dancing, and I didn't feel as if my abs got a work out, but my heart was pumping and I was sweating a little, so I guess it's a good thing right? I also went to the commissary and got Special K protein shakes. I drank one yesterday after lunch, but I was still hungry afterwards, so I had some bread (I know...I'm terrible). But, the good thing, was that a couple of hours after I had the shake, I didn't feel like eating, so maybe it only works before you start to get hungry? Maybe I should have read up on that....haha. So we will see how that goes.

Friday: I was summoned by my grandmother to go to her house. So, early in the morning instead of working out, I went to my grandmother's house. I didn't even work out at night. Terrible!! But I promise to make it up over the week though. Not only because I owe it to myself, but I owe it to Liz..haha :-).

Saturday: I did not do anything at all. My son has been sick for awhile, he's been fighting a fever, and he just wants to scream really, for the sake of screaming :-(. Dealing with him screaming at night, and during the day really sucks. I hate feeling all sluggish in the mornings :-(


Today: I haven't done anything today, but that doesn't mean that I won't. If I do something, I will update you all. :-)


Liz was talking about failures, and I feel as if I did fail a little. But, that doesn't mean that I'm way off goal here. At least I started something, which is a lot better than what I was doing before....which was nothing. So here's to a better week for everybody!

Plan B: day two.

So. Lipodrene. I like it!

I said I'd post about the effects, and the supposed effects of it, so here goes.

Energy: Hell yes. I had so much energy yesterday that I scrubbed the kitchen floor on my hands and knees. Had it not been pouring rain almost all day, I would have gone out running, I am convinced. And, did you know me, you would know just what that means. I hate to run.

Appetite suppressant: Yep. I took one pill in the morning, after I woke up, and then one again after lunch. I didn't even really want to eat lunch! All I ate yesterday was some string cheese, and some chips and guacamole. I really wasn't hungry. This is also a good thing for me, because I am a snacker. Yesterday I didn't get the munchies or anything. It was great!

Weight: I know its really too soon to tell, because I've only taken the pill 3 times now, but I'm hopeful!

Now, it does make you a little nauseas, but I read all about that before I started taking it. But once you get a little food in you, it goes away. And water. Drink water.

So...yeah! I think I like Plan B way better than Plan A! I'll keep you posted!

Liz

Plan B

OK...so, I made it a total of about 36 hours with no food, and only Lemonade before the first cheat. Then I went the whole next day, til before bed. Then I just said screw it! I don't have the will power to not eat. At least right now.

The thing, though...I would LOVE to do a cleanse. A detox. I mean, I know my body has tons and tons of toxins in it that need to come out. But, I think my problem was doing a cleanse for the sole purpose of losing weight. Once I decide to just do a cleanse FOR a cleanse, I may have better luck. Maybe.

So, yesterday afternoon (right on the buzzer too...we got there 2 minutes before closing) I went back to the health food store. This time, I bought a bottle of Lipodrene. One tablet in the morning, and one after lunch. Its doable.

Lipodrene is an appetite suppressor. Which is good. Portion control has always been a big issue with me, and more than likely, this will help. Lipodrene is also a stimulant, and will give me more energy, hence burning more fat. Plus, I can eat. :)

By the way, I'm not beating myself up about the Lemonade thing. Really. I made up my mind when I started that if I couldn't do it, I couldn't do it. That is a lot to ask of your body, and my body isn't quite ready for that just yet. However, I DO think its a good thing! And I will definitely try it again one of these days. Like I said...a cleanse is a very good thing!

I'll keep posting about changes in appetite, weight, and energy! Have a good one!'

Liz

First Cheat! noooooo!!!

I'll admit it. I cheated. According to my count, I made it approximately...31 hours without eating, and only having my Lemonade. BOO! I was so hoping I'd be able to make it longer! (on the up side...31 hours with no food is a freaking long time!)

I had a friend over all afternoon/evening, and the plan was to teach her how to make cookies...which I did. But that's not where I cheated. No...my cheat was the oven pizza I popped in the over so I could feed my guest. Cookies, thou holdest no sway. But thou, pizza...*sigh*.

Frack!

Oh well. Tomorrow is a new day, and a new start. You know, no. It's not a new start. Tonight was just a little...blip in the signal. I'm still good. I'm on track. I didn't chow down. I ate two pieces. I don't have to feel guilty that I was hungry, or that I acted on it. Now, if it happens more frequently...go ahead and take me to task about it, ok T? :)

Liz

Exercise Routines

What I love about blogging, is that you can make a post and come back to it later. It is now Friday, and I am just now getting to writing this post...so here is my post for Wednesday (done on Friday).

I was browsing the Internet for exercise routines, and I found a website called Spark People. It has a ton of links, exercises, and most importantly PEOPLE to help you with your own weight loss. Liz and I don't live in the same town. Hell, we don't even live in the same state, but here we are with one thing in mind, and that is to lose weight and get fit. You can meet other people on this site with the same mind set as you do. You can blog about it, and have a calorie tracker, as well as set up your own routine that you can do in your spare time.

This site also has videos of exercises you can do. I was surprised that they did all of this for FREE. That's right, joining up on spark people is free. If you do join, look me up. My name is THENGUYENCLAN :-). Watching the videos and pictures of the fitness gurus doing these killer exercises actually led me to the idea of starting Pilates (again). Before I got pregnant with my first child, I did a little Pilates, where I really targeted my problem area: my abs! Now that I've had three kids, my stomach is all sorts of messed up; with flab everywhere, and it's just gross looking. So, while I was looking at all the exercises that don't require dumbbells (because I don't have a set yet), I was like....hhhmm...I need to tone up too, so Pilates Abs Workout seemed like the best thing.

But anyways, this posting was all about exercises routines, and I just wanted to share with you all a site that I thought would be beneficial.

Happy exercising!

Lemonade 2.0

So I guess its my turn now...My name is Liz, and, like Tina, I am a bookaholic...and I am a FOODIE! I am, I am. Just about anything to do with food, I love it. Cooking, eating, reading about it...its an addiction!

Right now, I weight more than I ever did in my life, with the exception of pregnancy. For many moons now, I've been wanting to change that! And I feel like I've tried, and tried, and tried so many different things, with little to no luck. So, yesterday I thought I'd try something new.

The Lemonade Diet is more of a cleanse/fast than a diet...although, I suppose a fast IS a diet...anyway. For 7-10 days, one does not eat. You drink at least 10 cups of this 'lemonade' everyday, with water in between glasses. Its a mixture of water, lemon juice, maple syrup and a dash of cayenne pepper. Easy enough, right?

Well, I was expecting it to taste really, really foul, you know? I mean...lemon juice with syrup??? EW! I was pleasantly surprised however...its really not that bad at all! Will I be able to keep it up for at least 5 more days? No clue. Will the hunger get so bad that I just want to give up? Probably. But I'm gonna try this, and try to keep it up til the end!

Maybe ridding my body of harmful toxins is just what I need to give me that kick into more weight loss!

I'm hoping that this blog (and Tina!) will keep me going. That, since I will have to document my failures for Tina, and possibly the rest of the world to see, that I won't give up. Hopefully it'll work.

BTW...THANKS Tina, for posting your weight...now I have to! BOO! (Still love you!) Right now, I am a whopping...(ya ready?) 201 lbs. EW! My end goal is that I'd like to lose 40 lbs. However, I know that setting myself up for that right now is too much. So, for now, I'd like to lose 15-20 lbs. Hopefully this will keep me on track!

Cheers!

Liz

Wii Fit

Alright you people....this is my first entry. My name is Tina, and I'm a bookaholic, and I love to eat. I also hate to exercise, but I'm pretty sure the reason why I'm so fat is because I need to get my heart pumping. My goal is to lose 15 pounds. I know that number is very do-able, and let's say I get to that goal by December. See? I already have a goal. Now, I am going to tell you my weight.....don't freak out.....177. Ack! Man I weigh a lot. But that's okay, because this is the start of a brand new me.

Now how am I going to lose this 15 pounds you say? I am going to start using the Wii Fit Plus that my husband got for me about a year ago. When we first bought it, I was pregnant at the time so I let it collect dust in our basement. Now that I'm not pregnant, I have a relaxation hour in the morning (sometimes), I will be able to exercise to get a mini workout in the morning and do a little more before I go to bed too. Let's see how out of shape I am.

I am going to start a routine right now, so I will update later :-) . Wish me luck! I hope I don't die ^_^

1 hour later....

Okay so I finished my workout, and my legs are a little wobbly. I probably should have stretched before I did anything. Well, at least I know better! :-)

I gained 12 pounds since the last time I played, so I know that I can lose the 12 pounds (in a healthier way that is). My first routine wasn't so bad. I just need to learn portion control and drink more water, and I will be good to go. I do plan on doing other things besides the Wii Fit. I am going to try to add a little more exercise routines at the end of the day too. Let's try for crunches tonight. I am going to try to do 50 extra crunches before I go to sleep.

This is just the beginning of our journey. I hope that Liz and I will be able to continue this blog, and I hope that we can post some new weight numbers soon ^_^

Tina

The Journey begins today!

This blog is our Journey! Where we will share our (hopefully!) weight loss and fitness triumphs! There are two of us at the moment, me (Liz) and my df Tina! We'll be using this as a diet/fitness journal, for encouragement, for accountability!

We'll be sharing with you our triumphs (I just know we'll have 'em!) and our failures (can't have one without the other) and anything else that we feel the need to post! Hopefully you will enjoy our little project!

Cheers!

Liz