The new sit-ups were tough. Really tough. And that's a good thing. Fay and Kay enjoyed challenging their bellies with the oblique crunches and changing up the daily exercises a little bit. Fay reaped the benefit with a one pound weight loss, but Kay saw the result of her last few weeks of stress and time constraints with a two pound weight gain. Kay is recommitting to sticking with the plan and would love to hear your suggestions about fitting in her daily 30 minutes of activity while caring for her girls and working.
This week Fay and Kay thought it would be a good idea to take a break from each meal about halfway through and decide after a few minutes if they are still hungry. This will, hopefully, allow the girls to make better choices about the quantity of foods they are choosing for their first helping. Kay tried it for a day before suggesting it to her sister and she found that she often felt too full to even want to finish her first helping... sounds good to me!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Switch Up the Sit-Ups
Fay and Kay didn't have much success with switching to egg whites only last week. Kay gained a pound and Fay didn't lose anything. The girls discovered that they don't really eat that many eggs, but both girls did get one chance to avoid the yolks and found that it was an easy switch. It just didn't give much of a weight loss boost. Hopefully the health benefits will make the switch worthwhile!
This week Fay and Kay are going to switch up their sit-ups. They were doing 25 straight crunches each day. Now they are going to be doing oblique crunches instead. The girls are looking forward to trimming up their bellies a little more!
This week Fay and Kay are going to switch up their sit-ups. They were doing 25 straight crunches each day. Now they are going to be doing oblique crunches instead. The girls are looking forward to trimming up their bellies a little more!
Friday, October 15, 2010
No Yolks About It
This week found Kay a little swamped preparing for a big church festival (which was a success by the way), so she forgot to weigh in on Friday morning. However, Fay weighed in and did not gain or lose so the girls are just going to pretend that they both stayed the same this week.
Fay and Kay really enjoyed the 5 Minute Room Rescue they did this past week. Fay insists that her house has never been so picked up! This week they are going to switch to an egg white diet. Both girls have eggs with their kiddos occasionally during the week, so they are going to do away with the yolks and hopefully do away with a pound or two. They will still be allowed baked goods with eggs in them as long as they stick to the rest of the life changes, but when eating eggs, it's all whites!
Fay and Kay really enjoyed the 5 Minute Room Rescue they did this past week. Fay insists that her house has never been so picked up! This week they are going to switch to an egg white diet. Both girls have eggs with their kiddos occasionally during the week, so they are going to do away with the yolks and hopefully do away with a pound or two. They will still be allowed baked goods with eggs in them as long as they stick to the rest of the life changes, but when eating eggs, it's all whites!
Friday, October 8, 2010
Can you vacuum off pounds?
A great week for Fay and Kay! Both girls lost another pound! I guess cutting the cheese really did make a difference! It wasn't easy for the girls either. Kay admitted that after making taco soup for her family one night, she found herself a little disappointed that she couldn't sprinkle a tiny bit of extra cheese on it, but she didn't do it and that lost pound makes her so glad she didn't give in to her craving!
This week Fay and Kay are going to take a hint from Fly Lady and her 5 Minute Room Rescue and spend five minutes each day cleaning one room in their homes quickly and efficiently. During that 5 minutes, the girls are going to run, scrub, dust or organize and get a cleaner home while also burning a few extra calories.
This week Fay and Kay are going to take a hint from Fly Lady and her 5 Minute Room Rescue and spend five minutes each day cleaning one room in their homes quickly and efficiently. During that 5 minutes, the girls are going to run, scrub, dust or organize and get a cleaner home while also burning a few extra calories.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Cut (Out) the Cheese
Fay had a great week... she lost two pounds! She deserved it after not losing for the past few weeks. Kay didn't gain or lose this week, but she was only one-tenth of a pound away from losing one, so it was very close!
The girls did OK with increasing their heartrate for five minutes instead of two. Well... Fay did OK with it. Kay forgot about it! But Kay has been doing longer than two minutes each workout anyway so she thinks she can handle five minutes starting this week. Both girls have found that their stamina is significantly increased and they feel pretty good getting those hearts racing.
This week the girls are going to make a point to not add cheese to every meal. Fay and Kay both love cheese. Not just eating a slice of cheese, but shredding it and putting it on everything... yes, everything. The girls agreed that starting this week they will still allow themselves to eat cheese when it's in things (like lasagna), but they won't add cheese to every meal like they have been doing. The girls hope to reap the rewards of cutting (out) the cheese.
The girls did OK with increasing their heartrate for five minutes instead of two. Well... Fay did OK with it. Kay forgot about it! But Kay has been doing longer than two minutes each workout anyway so she thinks she can handle five minutes starting this week. Both girls have found that their stamina is significantly increased and they feel pretty good getting those hearts racing.
This week the girls are going to make a point to not add cheese to every meal. Fay and Kay both love cheese. Not just eating a slice of cheese, but shredding it and putting it on everything... yes, everything. The girls agreed that starting this week they will still allow themselves to eat cheese when it's in things (like lasagna), but they won't add cheese to every meal like they have been doing. The girls hope to reap the rewards of cutting (out) the cheese.
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