Ooooh... that's not good. Neither Kay nor Fay lost a single pound this week. Both girls insist that they stuck to all the life improvements, but still nothing. Fay and Kay are still pleased though, as neither girl gained a single pound either! Fay had been warned by her husband that at some point she would hit a plateau and it might take something big to get over it, but she didn't realize it would come so soon!
Not eating second helpings at meals has been interesting. Fay caught herself going back for seconds at breakfast last Friday morning... that's right... the very first meal of the very first day of the improvement. But she caught herself and put her plate in the sink instead. Kay had a little trouble one night when she made homemade meatballs. She put a single helping on her plate but was really thinking she would want more... a lot more. But after she finished her first helping, she sat at the table a while and then realized she didn't really want any more. Both girls are really happy with this improvement and feel confident that this one will help them get where they want to be. Just as soon as they get over this plateau!
Fay and Kay are really challenging themselves on the life improvements that are exercises. The pushups are still tough for Fay. But on two nights, she did her pushups without taking a break, so Fay is sure her arms are getting much stronger. Kay has been doing great at her pushups... she has strong arms already, but she has really been pushing herself with her sit-ups. She has improved her form and is doing them all without a break.
This week Fay and Kay are choosing to park farther away from their destination in order to sneak in some extra walking during the day. The girls will be parking as far away as is reasonable and safe. This will be an easy way to get a little extra exercise in while they do their mommy chores. And hopefully this will kickstart a great week!
Friday, April 30, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Up, Down, Up , Down
Wow! Those pushups are tough! Fay discovered this week that she has absolutely no upper body strength. She found herself taking 3 or 4 breaks during her pushup stint. If you are counting, that is resting after every 2 or 3 pushups. Ya... that's right... no need to judge! Kay did a lot better and was able to do all 10 pushups without a break by the end of the week! Go Kay!
The girls did pretty well this week. Fay and Kay both lost one pound. One day Fay did stop at McDonalds for a small caramel Frappe because she had a coupon for a free one. She realized a few sips in that this blended coffee beverage was a little too sweet not to count as dessert so she drank half and gave the other half to her better half. She later was very pleased with her decision when she looked up the nutrition information and discovered this drink has 450 calories and 20 grams of fat. Not worth it... very yummy, but not worth it!
Fay and Kay decided that this week they will "just say no" to second helpings. They will get one helping at each meal, and that's it! The girls will have to teach themselves what one helping means and be careful not to take double sized helpings on the first try, but they are pretty confident that they can handle this one!
The girls did pretty well this week. Fay and Kay both lost one pound. One day Fay did stop at McDonalds for a small caramel Frappe because she had a coupon for a free one. She realized a few sips in that this blended coffee beverage was a little too sweet not to count as dessert so she drank half and gave the other half to her better half. She later was very pleased with her decision when she looked up the nutrition information and discovered this drink has 450 calories and 20 grams of fat. Not worth it... very yummy, but not worth it!
Fay and Kay decided that this week they will "just say no" to second helpings. They will get one helping at each meal, and that's it! The girls will have to teach themselves what one helping means and be careful not to take double sized helpings on the first try, but they are pretty confident that they can handle this one!
Friday, April 16, 2010
Milestone
This was an exciting week for Fay and Kay. Fay reached 10 pounds lost and Kay reached 5 pounds lost! The girls are having fun changing their lives together and are talking on the phone nearly every day discussing their ups and downs.
The consensus for this past week's life improvement is that drinking 4 big glasses of water really does help you lose weight... by making you walk at least an extra 10 miles a day back and forth to the bathroom! But the girls are sticking to it and will hopefully see reduced water weight fluctuations in a week or two (or three).
Fay and Kay agreed that this week was a good week to start working on those flabby arms. Who thinks Fay and Kay will be ready to bare sleeveless shirts by the summer!?! So the girls are doing 10 pushups each day. The real ones, too... no fake pushups here! All the way down and all the way up. If 10 gets too easy {nervous laughter} then they will increase the repetitions to 25, but for now we have to start with something that is actually doable for Fay and Kay, so 10 it is. Ready, set, go!
The consensus for this past week's life improvement is that drinking 4 big glasses of water really does help you lose weight... by making you walk at least an extra 10 miles a day back and forth to the bathroom! But the girls are sticking to it and will hopefully see reduced water weight fluctuations in a week or two (or three).
Fay and Kay agreed that this week was a good week to start working on those flabby arms. Who thinks Fay and Kay will be ready to bare sleeveless shirts by the summer!?! So the girls are doing 10 pushups each day. The real ones, too... no fake pushups here! All the way down and all the way up. If 10 gets too easy {nervous laughter} then they will increase the repetitions to 25, but for now we have to start with something that is actually doable for Fay and Kay, so 10 it is. Ready, set, go!
Friday, April 9, 2010
Yay Fay and Kay!
Wow... what a great week for Fay and Kay. Kay lost 3 pounds and Fay lost 2! Way to go Fay and Kay!
This past week's improvement seemed pretty simple... 25 jumping jacks every day. But things are not always as they seem. Fay did her jumping jacks every night before her shower and by the end of the week her thighs and rear were killing her! And poor Kay... they just don't make a strong enough sports bra for Kay to do jumping jacks. She suffered through them but a few nights Kay's arms got a whole different kind of workout keeping her ladies under control!
The eating improvements are getting to be second nature to both girls and Fay even made it through a night of neighborhood Bunco without snacking at all. (Luckily, wine is still on the diet!)
For this week, Fay and Kay are going to start drinking four big glasses of water every day. Water is supposed to help fend off hunger (which both girls could still use some help with in the evenings) and Fay and Kay heard that it might also eliminate the bloating that makes it tough for the girls to lose any weight one week a month.
Fay has heard from a couple friends that they are reading this blog and joining along. If you are joining Fay and Kay on their life improvement plan, leave us a comment. We want to know how you are doing!
This past week's improvement seemed pretty simple... 25 jumping jacks every day. But things are not always as they seem. Fay did her jumping jacks every night before her shower and by the end of the week her thighs and rear were killing her! And poor Kay... they just don't make a strong enough sports bra for Kay to do jumping jacks. She suffered through them but a few nights Kay's arms got a whole different kind of workout keeping her ladies under control!
The eating improvements are getting to be second nature to both girls and Fay even made it through a night of neighborhood Bunco without snacking at all. (Luckily, wine is still on the diet!)
For this week, Fay and Kay are going to start drinking four big glasses of water every day. Water is supposed to help fend off hunger (which both girls could still use some help with in the evenings) and Fay and Kay heard that it might also eliminate the bloating that makes it tough for the girls to lose any weight one week a month.
Fay has heard from a couple friends that they are reading this blog and joining along. If you are joining Fay and Kay on their life improvement plan, leave us a comment. We want to know how you are doing!
Friday, April 2, 2010
Hey... Where's Kay?
Today is the day for Kay's husband to have his surgery. Kay had to miss her weigh in this morning since they stayed at a hotel close to the surgery center last night, so Kay is getting a reprieve from the scale for one week. She will rejoin Fay on the scale next Friday!
Fay lost one pound this week. She is happy to have lost anything, but a little disappointed as this week was a tough one for her. Fay went to bed every night feeling like she was going to starve to death since she is so used to eating after the kids go to bed. The first evening, Fay was washing the dishes and saw some sliced apples on the counter left over from dinner and just popped one in her mouth, out of habit. She realized her error and spit it back out (ewwwwww!) and couldn't help but laugh at how this week's improvement was going to be a real challenge! Fay really thought she would lose more than one pound, but one pound is better than nothing!
Fay and Kay both stuck to the other life improvements pretty well. Fay has her kids home for Spring Break so she was able to get some good playtime activities in. Kay had great weather and was able to get her little ones outside for her activity time... frisbee!! Both girls are finding the earlier life improvements to be not as challenging now... even the three-bite rule. Neither girl is craving sweets anymore... MIRACLE!
This week's life improvement is to do 25 jumping jacks every day. Combined with the 25 daily sit-ups, the exercises should still take less than two minutes each day, but are really having a great impact for Fay and Kay. Good luck this week and please wish good luck to Kay's hubby this morning!
Fay lost one pound this week. She is happy to have lost anything, but a little disappointed as this week was a tough one for her. Fay went to bed every night feeling like she was going to starve to death since she is so used to eating after the kids go to bed. The first evening, Fay was washing the dishes and saw some sliced apples on the counter left over from dinner and just popped one in her mouth, out of habit. She realized her error and spit it back out (ewwwwww!) and couldn't help but laugh at how this week's improvement was going to be a real challenge! Fay really thought she would lose more than one pound, but one pound is better than nothing!
Fay and Kay both stuck to the other life improvements pretty well. Fay has her kids home for Spring Break so she was able to get some good playtime activities in. Kay had great weather and was able to get her little ones outside for her activity time... frisbee!! Both girls are finding the earlier life improvements to be not as challenging now... even the three-bite rule. Neither girl is craving sweets anymore... MIRACLE!
This week's life improvement is to do 25 jumping jacks every day. Combined with the 25 daily sit-ups, the exercises should still take less than two minutes each day, but are really having a great impact for Fay and Kay. Good luck this week and please wish good luck to Kay's hubby this morning!
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