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January 29 Crazy week last week So last week was a huge success for me (Tiffany) - Losing 2 1/2 pounds was HUGE for me. I felt so good and felt so powerful. Having success just propelled me forward into this week. I have been really proud of my "mental game". I have just set my mind to this and am really sticking to it. I had no bread at lunch today and had fish at an Italian restaurant for goodness sake. Now THAT is crazy! Sasha and I are taking different approaches, but we also have very different personalities. For me, if I don't make my strategy very structured and planned, I will not have success, because I will cheat and use the flexibility to my detriment. Sasha on the other hand is really thinking in terms of small changes that she is truly incorporating into her life as a whole - We discussed calorie counting the other day. I am relying on writing everything down and keeping track of my calories. Sasha, on the other hand, knows that if she gets that structured at this point, she will hate it and want to quit. What am I trying to say? The journey looks different for different people and it has been so eye opening to be doing this together and really encouraging one another, but at the same time really taking different approaches. So helpful for me to have the accountability of knowing that I have somebody who is working alongside me! January 21 WE ARE SORE!!! So Sasha and I got to work this morning and could barely move - which poses a problem when you have to run around taking care of kids all day. We had both pushed ourselves to the max yesterday. I decided to try the Biggest Loser Power Sculpt video and had the genius idea to try all three levels - let me tell you I wanted to die several times and although I was barely breathing by the end, I was proud of myself that I was able to do most of it - with weights! Sasha spent the day yesterday helping her mom re-gravel the whole front of her house (for anyone who doesn't live in Arizona, many of us have gravel or "desert-scape" front yards). Anyway, she also had the genius idea that squatting while she scooped each shovel load of gravel would really help her get the most out of it! End result: two nurses who were barely moving today and groaning as we did move. I know that I feel good even though I hurt - I feel powerful and feel like all of the sore muscles are going to be part of changing my body and more importantly my life. I am more motivated than I have been in a long, long time and really feel like my mind is going to be my best asset. I have really worked hard to change my mindset and to believe that I am worth taking care of myself and that NOW is the time to do it and to be good to myself. Both Sasha and I have commented on how we just let time go and let our weight go along with it - each additional child we had, brought more weight and more ways to justify where we were at. Our workplace has also been quite transformed... We no longer keep chocolate out in the open and today when cake was being served to celebrate one of our patients completing their treatment, I actually said NO! I KNOW - THAT IS CRAZY! One of our co-workers has been so motivated by all of our talk of the changes that we are making, that she is joining our cause and has actually lost eight pounds in the last two weeks. WOW! That right there is one of the reasons we wanted to do this... Our work environment has been one of our greatest stumbling blocks and now it looks so different in terms of food. Anyway, good things are in the works and I know that we will be successful! January 19 Sasha's before pictures and goals SO here are pictures of me (Sasha) at my heaviest... The 200 mark was really tough and quite a wake-up call! Currently I weigh 209 and my long term goal is to weigh 150. My 12 week goal is to lose 20lbs. I, too, am a strong woman and know I can accomplish this. Here are some pictures of me now and of my family. January 18 January 17 weight loss Start weight - 199 Last week's weight - 197 Weight today - 195.9 Weight loss this week - 1.1 Percent weight loss this week - 0.56% Total weight loss - 3.1 Total percent weight loss - 1.56% This week was a bit more challenging for me - I was traveling and that was a bit tricky - I am starting to focus on total calorie intake, so we will see what happens with that in the next week. Thursday January 10th weight lossStart Weight - 199.0 Today's Weight - 197.0 Weight loss this week - 2.0 Percentage of weight loss - 1.01% Total weight loss - 2.0 Total percentage of weight loss - 1.01% I feel pretty good about this first week - I am getting adjusted to new eating patterns and really trying to determine what is the best route for me to take as far as my focus - The biggest thing I have done this week is increase my exercise. I ran four days this week and am running about a mile and a half which is a HUGE accomplishment for me! |
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