Funny thing happened this morning......

as we were getting ready for Church. So, things that I've been wearing are obviously getting too big for me. Had one black (summery) dress that I've been able to wear sine losing weight and now it's too big up top and falls down in the front exposing my under things....so that's out now too. I have exactly two other actual dresses that I have in my closet saved for when I could fit into them again someday.....
I have worn one once before, so I decided for variety to try the other one and pulled it out thinking that it's more fall/winter but it was 3/4 sleeves so I was thinking that I could maybe get away with it anyway. Now, this dress has never really fit right since I bought it, and I was about to find out why. I caught a glimpse of the tag as I went to put it on and discovered that it was a plus size MATERNITY dress. I was most assuredly NOT pregnant when I bought it.....and never realized my mistake until now!!!! LOL FUNNY!!!! The other funny or maybe embarrassing thing, what I thought were 3/4 sleeves because of how it fit me, were actually full length sleeves down to my wrists this morning!!!!! OY!!!! But, the good news is.....even if I were pregnant and needed a maternity dress, the dress is TOO BIG!!!!!! :) Needless to say, the dress is now sitting in the Goodwill pile! ;)

Health Coaches

Erik and I have become a team of Health Coaches, for the coaching division of the plan that we are on. :) We have been so blessed to find this and amazed at the incredible results we have had, that we want to help others do the same. Looking better is one thing (and a good thing!) but feeling better and being healthier is a great thing and incredibly important. We were both severely obese and Erik had a lot of weight related health problems that one just shouldn't have at 34 years old and I was probably not far behind him with that. Since losing so much weight, Erik has cured his high blood pressure and Type 2 Diabetes and is no longer on any medications!!!! We also suspect that he has greatly improved if not eliminated his sleep apnea as well....but without actual testing for that, we can't be 100% sure.

*THIS* is what it's really all about. We are improving the quality and adding years to our lives. We both lost parents at an early age.....not to weight related health issues, but it really put things into perspective and made us want to be able to control the things that we absolutely CAN have control over. In the past couple of months, we have seen my Grandpa go down a really difficult and scary path with uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes (and his is NOT weight related!). He was extremely ill and has had a part of one of his feet amputated because of it. Luckily, he didn't lose the entire thing! We both have diabetes in our families, and Erik having it too was really scary for us. It's amazing that he has been able to put this behind him. :)

So, we want to help people find this amazing program and have them benefit from it as well. This is truly the best, easiest and most successful diet plan we have ever done.

If anyone sees this and wants to know more, feel free to contact us @ erikandjodi@gmail.com or 865-253-0980. Yes, you can do this plan all on your own.....but having a Health Coach to give you advice and support is no additional cost to you, plus there are discounts and other incentives to signing up through us that you don't get doing it on your own. Also, I have met people through support sites that have done this both with and without a Health Coach and have had greater success having that extra support, than without. :)

Seventy for Erik......

Didn't I just post pics of him???? lol He simply amazes me with how fast his weight is coming off. He hit 70, almost 71 pounds lost this morning! Here's his updated pics I took of him before he left for work this morning. :)

Ta Da!!!!

Fifty pound loss pics!!! WOWZA!!!! :)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FIFTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I DID IT!!!!! 50 pounds gone forever!!!! I actually was thinking that I was .6 away this morning for my initial weigh in. So, I sat down at the computer and had my MF hot chocolate for breakfast. Then (TMI Warning) before I showered I "released".....a lot. So, I thought, okay that HAD to be something weight wise. So, I jumped back on the scale, and even though I had breakfast, I lost EXACTLY that .6!!! So, I have officially lost FIFTY POUNDS!!!! I am so thrilled! :)

Silly fears!!!

Okay, I so I've been very nervous about stepping on the scale this morning after being on vacation. I normally, even though it's a stupid thing to do, weigh every single day. I know I can't actually control the numbers, but I guess that at least I see what's going on and I'm mentally prepared for what I'll see. Well, I didn't weigh myself at all since the day we left on July 1st. So, I had a pit in my stomach about weighing in this morning. lol I stayed completely on plan while I was gone, but I wasn't drinking as much water as I'm used to and my actual exercise time stopped completely because my foot was hurting. Due to those things, I really didn't know what I'd find. However.......I stepped on the scale this morning and I'm down 6 pounds since last weigh in!!!! Yay me!!!! I am now 2 lbs away from FIFTY POUNDS!!! I really hope to make that by the 16th, which is our 3 monthiversary from our starting day. That would be amazing!!! :)

On vacation!!!

Been out of town on a vacation at Erik's parents' house for a week now and won't be home for a few more days. I have NO idea what my weight is doing! lol But, I have stayed on plan (very easy since his parents are too! ;) ) so I have faith that things are still going as they're supposed to be. I hope so anyway!!! I have had some trouble keeping up with water consumption and my exercise has dipped off because my left foot has been hurting....so hopefully that hasn't hindered anything. Erik is still doing fabulously....of course. He's been home since Monday, so has been able to get on our scale and see what's happening. As of today he is 67.4 pounds down and a couple pounds away from being in the 2-teens. AWESOME!!!!! Tomorrow marks 12 weeks on this diet for us. I'm hoping that I'm nearing 50 lbs. We shall see.......