Life has been busy in the past couple of weeks so I've not been on here to update. But, hitting 90 pounds (FINALLY!!!) this morning is a great excuse to make time! :)
The last ten pounds have been a real challenge. I have no idea why. Been doing the same thing I've been doing all along. Two weeks ago, I would go down a pound....then back up a pound and it went on like that ALL week long. Then last week, I maintained the "low" weight of the week before and lost NOTHING. It was very discouraging to say the least. Monday morning when I weighed in after being out of town and not weighing in for an entire week, I saw that same number staring back and me and I actually screamed, "ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDING ME??????" To my scale. Luckily, I was home alone and no one else heard me screaming at the scale. They'd have thought I'd lost my mind. LOL However, I've dropped 4 1/2 pounds this week since Monday!!! So, all I can figure is that my body was doing it's thing. That's the great thing about this program, if you stick to it and just do what you're supposed to do....it WILL come off. I would really, REALLY LOVE to hit the big ONE ZERO ZERO by Thanksgiving. That would be so completely amazing, wouldn't it??? I have so much to be thankful for already this year, but that would be super sweet. :)
In other news......Erik is still doing fantastic. When is he not? :) He started this journey at 288.4 pounds and weighed in this morning at 173.2!!! 115 pounds!!! Really??? REALLY!!! He has started transition, meaning he is transitioning from weight loss phase, to maintenance phase (as in maintaining his weight) and he still continues to DROP. Week 1 he started eating more veggies and ALL kinds of veggies (we've been limited to low carb/starch veggies). Week 2, he started being able to eat a "medium" size serving of fruit. He's had apples, bananas, peaches, strawberries, grapes, etc. Week 3 (this week) he started eating 4 oz of lowfat yogurt every day too. This next week he gets to eat grains. Adding in these foods, he reduces the amount of the packaged meals he's eating every day. But, he's still dropping pounds. *sigh*
This is a little bit of a psychological struggle for me. We've been in this together, every single step of the way, doing the exact same things. So, watching him eat the extra stuff is a little hard since I've got a way to go still. Oh well, I will get there too! :)
Overall, things are AWESOME for both of us. Going to go shopping for a winter coat for me today. It's gotten cold here. High today is supposed to be only 43 degrees and my denim jacket, which is the only "outer" clothing I have now, is just not cutting it when it's this chilly!
Here are my 90 pound pics!! :)
