Really Thankful

Thanksgiving... what can I say.  This is never a good week for dieters.  But for Fay and Kay, it was a pretty good week.  And for that, they are THANKFUL!  Fay lost two pounds and Kay didn't gain or lose!

This past week Fay and Kay entertained their neighbors by jogging out to the mailbox to check the mail each day.  The neighbors must think they are pretty crazy... especially because Kay's mailbox is only a short driveway away and Fay jogged out to the mailbox even when the mailman had delivered the mail to her front porch a couple of times.  But the jogging paid off and the girls had a good Thanksgiving week.

This week Fay and Kay will begin limiting alcohol to one drink per week.  This won't be too challenging most of the year, but once a month Fay will have to use her self control at the neighborhood ladies' Bunco night and Kay will have a challenging time when she encounters the homemade eggnog at all the family get-togethers coming up in the next month.  We will see if the new life improvement gives the weight loss a little boost for the holidays!

Maybe we should check the mail twice today.

This week was a little disappointing for Fay and Kay.  Fay didn't gain, thankfully, but she didn't lose that pound she gained last week either.  And poor Kay gained two pounds, so she was not too happy about that.  The girls do have one silver lining though... this is the week they get to blame Aunt Flo!  Next week should be a good week for the girls!

The girls did not get to use last week's life improvement much this week.  Kay does have a few of the yummy caramels she makes every fall still around, so she avoided them most days, but Fay hasn't received or baked any more Christmas goodies, and her kids ate all the caramels she got from Kay, so she didn't get to focus on holiday goodness/badness much at all.

This week Fay and Kay are going to start jogging to the mailbox to get the mail.  Usually both girls stop at the end of the driveway on the way home and grab the mail then, but not anymore.  The girls will jog from their home to the mailbox every day.  Maybe all the Christmas goodies arriving in the mailbox won't seem so yummy when the girls think about all the jogging they will have to do to burn those calories back off!

Who wants to spend Thanksgiving on the treadmill?

Those side leg lifts were more challenging than the girls thought they would be.  Both Fay and Kay have sore rear ends.  However, only Kay lost a pound this week... Fay actually gained a pound.  Hopefully a pound of muscle from all the hard work!

This week Fay and Kay are going to put forth an effort to resist the temptation of the holidays that seem to be arriving early this year.  In fact, Fay has already received a holiday gift in the mail of homemade candy... from Kay!  The girls will be thinking about each treat that arrives and deciding if the treat is worth the extra work to burn it back off.  They are hoping that the holidays will not wreak havoc on their new life changes this year.  So when you wish the girls a Happy Thanksgiving or a Merry Christmas, please also wish them a Good Diet!

Scared of Thunder (Thighs)

Apparently taking a break in the middle of every meal really made a difference for Fay and Kay.  They both lost a pound this week!  The girls agree that when they stop eating for awhile during a meal, after a few minutes, they no longer feel the need to continue the meal.  So this week they lost weight and had a lot of leftovers!

This week Fay and Kay want to add another exercise to their daily routine.  They are adding a side leg lift to the rear leg lifts they are already doing.  Now when they work on their rears by raising their leg toward the sky, they will do some thigh thinning work by lifting their knee out to the side and up as well.  Let's hope Fay and Kay can do away with their thunder thighs before next summer!