Week 7 Update

STEVE'S BLOG


          First of all I would like to thank all the people for their positive comments on Karen's and my eating healthy challenge. All of your comments were more motivation for me to keep going with this different life style. With the results and healthy knowledge of this adventure I am continuing on but on a more moderate weight loss pace. Right now I'm stuck in the upper 180 lb range. I have incorporated weight lifting into my daily routine. I guess building muscle puts weight on. I don't want to feel scrawny after achieving my ideal weight, if I get there.
          Most of my weight loss(32lbs.) has been in my thighs and hips. However I did lose 2" around the waist, that is measured around the belly button. I have plenty more to lose in that area. We have a cruise planned for this January, so until we set sail, I will stay with Eat to Live. I will have a treat once a week though. I really over did my treat day this last Saturday at a birthday party with the Family. Two big roast beef sandwiches, lots of chips, two beers, three deviled eggs, two scoops of ice cream and four frosted cupcakes !!!! During that pig out session I enjoyed every bite and every sip of all that food and beverage. Afterwards it was a mental guilt trip, big time!!! So now I know what moderation means.


KAREN'S BLOG

Starting weight:  181.5 lbs
Current weight:  158.5 lbs

Continuing on with the Eat to Live plan...lost .5 lbs this week (week 7), not a great loss, but a loss and that is with a splurge of a big roast beef sandwich, pasta, two kinds of chips and dip...plus a cupcake and then after that a Frosty.  Talk about over doing it.  Was at family birthday party and I had a good time and enjoyed my splurge.  It sure was good...and it's over with, back home and on the right track again until we go out again.  It is best that we save our splurges for going out.  I realize now that
having splurge food in the house would not be good.  I eat what is here...and having splurge food in the house would be too much of a temptation, especially since we are off the detox challenge.  My husband failed to mention the banana split we splurged on last night...GUILTY! 

Went to Dr. today for physical...have to go back for blood work.  My bad cholesterol was not good a year ago...but since I lost over 20 lbs the Dr. is interested to see what my cholesterol is now.  I am in good physical shape and the Dr. recommended my weight to be no less than 130 lbs.  So that means I could stand to lose 28.5 more lbs.  I am sticking to the foods we ate during our 6 week detox, but not going to be quite as strict on the amount of the limited amount foods.

Onto week 8...wow... I can not believe how fast the 6 week detox went, of course that is after the first few days, which I remember being rough.  But this way of eating gets easier by the day.