- Posted on November 14, 2008 by Marc
I'm not going to elaborate on our recent failings as it's all listed in the post below but it is worth pointing out that when we actually weighed ourselves we had put on a lot less than I was expecting considering the couple of months of fast food and restaurant eating we've had. Unfortunately (depending on your perspective) we have a busy couple of week socially and that means more eating out but now we're back posting I think we'll be able to make sure that we watch what we eat a bit better again. More...
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- Posted on November 11, 2008 by Marc
Yup, as you can all see by the way that the blog hasn't been updated for a while we've fallen off the wagon in a big way. You could say that the wagon was on a cliff side road and we fell all the way to the bottom eating everything we could grab on the way down! Well let me explain a bit more, we went on holiday a while back and there was a lot of cheese eating involved, having said that there was also a lot of walking which we found a lot easier because of all the additional exercise we had been taking. We got back from the holiday feeling good and continued our diets but not quite to the same extend as previously. Then something rather unpredicted happened, daylight saving! More...
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- Posted on August 29, 2008 by Jessie
Breakfast is a very important meal and it is vital that you don't skip it. Even if you aren't hungry in the mornings or you find you don't have the time before work / taking the kids to school you need to change your routine to fit in a good breakfast. More...
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- Posted on August 29, 2008 by Jessie
It's been a couple of weeks since I last posted, so I thought it was about time I updated everyone with how I'm getting on. More...
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- Posted on August 28, 2008 by Marc
Well things have been really busy around here and we also found some time to go away over the bank holiday weekend hence I have been a little behind with updating the blog. So how have things been going? Well I'd have to say that they have been going really well, we have had a blow out meal after we reached our weight targets and we have set another target for another blow out meal when we lose another 10lbs. More...
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- Posted on August 28, 2008 by Marc
See the daily food diary and daily exercise diary.
Keep up to date with our daily diets and exercise routines and see how they are effecting out weight loss.
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- Posted on August 5, 2008 by Marc
I'm still going for a run every other day but I have found that as my fitness has increased I am able to do a lot more running. On Sunday I ran for the best part of an hour without really exhausting myself. It's achievements like this along the way that make losing weight and getting fitter so rewarding on a daily basis. Jess has started taking the dog for an extra walk during the day now and again and she has started using out gym now and again on top of the long walks we take with the dog every day. She has also started to introduce some running into her dog walks, only a little at a time at the moment in order to reduce the risk of getting a migraine but it's a good start.
Our Weights
As of 4th August 2008 Marc weighs 201.5 lbs.
As of 4th August 2008 Jessie weighs 171 lbs.
Conclusion
We lost slightly less weight this week but not to worry, we're still going in the right direction. On Saturday we had a little bit of a pig out at a Greek BBQ, it was very very hard to resist some of the dishes on offer but over all I think we did ok. I mainly stuck to salads (though Greek salads are hardly low fat!) and Jess reduced the amount of meat she would normally eat at a BBQ considerably. The strange thing is that although we cut down a lot on Sunday morning we both felt rough, I wonder if it's because we just aren't used to eating that sort of thing any more.
If you have a look through the food diary you can see how what we are eating is affecting our weight.
If you have a look through the daily exercise diary you can see how the exercise we are taking is affecting our weight.
If you want to check our weights on a regular basis use the weight loss table and the weight loss chart in the far right column.
You can access the
weight loss chart here.
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- Posted on August 5, 2008 by Marc
See the daily food diary and daily exercise diary.
They have now been updated to include August.
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- Posted on July 28, 2008 by Marc
Ok, in the last week I have increased my exercise a bit, I'm now going for a run every other day and I have added about 10 mins to each run, making them about 50 mins long now. This seems to be producing good result though I have noticed that the day after a run I weigh a couple of pounds less than the day following that - I think this must be due to water loss during the run. Having said this, the weight loss table and chart is showing a steady reduction in weight.
Our Weights
As of 28th July 2008 Marc weighs 203.5 lbs.
As of 28th July 2008 Jessie weighs 173 lbs.
Conclusion
So another good week, in total I have now lost 6.5 lbs now and Jess has lost 9 lbs! It's very encouraging that the food we are now eating and the amount of exercise we are taking seems to be producing results. Our bread intake has been reduced considerably and we are eating a lot more fruit, the only problem with this is that fruit really doesn't fill you up the same way that a couple of slices of bread does. More...
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- Posted on July 28, 2008 by Jessie
We all know that losing weight requires commitment, willpower and dedication - but what you also need is patience and a positive attitude because otherwise it is very easy to be disheartened by the daunting task ahead of you, particularly if you eagerly jump on the scales only to find that you haven't lost any weight that week. Here are some tips for helping you through the long haul. More...
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