Fay and Kay knew this week wasn't going to be great. Fay felt like she didn't do too well in the eating area and Kay skipped a few days worth of activities. But both girls were satisfied that they didn't gain or lose during the week. And both girls are going to stay focused this week and make those life improvements really mean something!
Fay and Kay had a good laugh about last week's improvement... boy pushups. The girls have found that switching to boy pushups has equated to having to take alot of breaks in order to get all 10 pushups in. Three or four breaks to be exact. But Fay and Kay did every one of those pushups and hopefully it will only take a few weeks before they can do all 10 without a break!
This week Fay and Kay would like to start getting an idea of how many calories they are consuming with their new life improvements. This idea came about when Fay purchased mini muffins for her kids. She ate four mini muffins and still felt hungry, but a quick glance at the nutrition information revealed that she had already consumed 440 calories... more than a humongous bowl of cereal that would have been much more filling. So this week, the girls will begin reading the calories for everything they eat. Every... thing. If they eat at a restaurant, they can look up the menu in advance or look it up after they return home. Fay and Kay are not planning to write it down, though you can if you want to, but they just want to see how many calories are in the foods they are choosing. Perhaps this life change will help the girls know what the better choices are.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Meeting Some Goals!
Well something is going right. This week Fay lost 3 pounds, bringing her total to 2o, and Kay lost 2, taking her back past the 10 pound mark. Great week girls!
Did anyone try measuring out chips and french fries last week? Well, Fay and Kay did. Kay premeasured her chips and enjoyed them ratably over the week. Fay premeasured hers as well and skipped all opportunities to eat fries. However, Fay did have fries today and is already down to only one more ounce for this week!
Fay and Kay decided that this week they will make one of the daily exercises a little tougher. Right now both girls are doing their 10 pushups on their knees... like, you know.... girls. From now on though, those 10 pushups will be up on their toes... Fay and Kay call them boy pushups, but you can call them arm flab eliminators!
Did anyone try measuring out chips and french fries last week? Well, Fay and Kay did. Kay premeasured her chips and enjoyed them ratably over the week. Fay premeasured hers as well and skipped all opportunities to eat fries. However, Fay did have fries today and is already down to only one more ounce for this week!
Fay and Kay decided that this week they will make one of the daily exercises a little tougher. Right now both girls are doing their 10 pushups on their knees... like, you know.... girls. From now on though, those 10 pushups will be up on their toes... Fay and Kay call them boy pushups, but you can call them arm flab eliminators!
Friday, June 4, 2010
Time to Tackle the French Fries
Whew! Fay and Kay both lost weight this week! The girls were a little nervous at weigh in this morning after what happened last week, but they were pleased that the numbers are headed in the right direction again!
Fay and Kay enjoyed the new exercise routine. Fay fit in quite a few walks around the neighborhood and Kay got lots of swimming and tennis in. Way to go girls! Both girls let Thursday be their "off" day for exercise this week. Kay found a way to make swimming with her little girls more exercise. She swims one lap while they sit on the side cheering her on, then she plays with them while she recovers from the tough swim. Repeat over and over. Kay (and her girls) are happy with the new plan. Fay found a way to fit her monthly Bunko night into her new lifestyle. She skipped dinner and allowed herself to enjoy the evening snacks as dinner. She still stayed away from the sweets though as she only gets three bites of those!
For this week, Fay and Kay want to limit their intake of chips and french fries. These items are hard to resist, but just aren't the healthy choices that Fay and Kay want to be making. The girls agreed that 2 oz per week of these items is plenty. Go ahead and measure it out... 2 oz really is plenty. Kay decided to measure her 2 oz of chips out in advance and eat as she pleases from that one bag each week since she rarely eats fries anyway. Fay thinks she will measure as she goes since fries are more likely to show up on her plate. She will, however, have to find a way to measure before she eats. Hmmm... maybe that will end up being too much trouble and she will just not order them... hmmm... maybe that was Kay's plan when she suggested this improvement... hmmm.
Fay and Kay enjoyed the new exercise routine. Fay fit in quite a few walks around the neighborhood and Kay got lots of swimming and tennis in. Way to go girls! Both girls let Thursday be their "off" day for exercise this week. Kay found a way to make swimming with her little girls more exercise. She swims one lap while they sit on the side cheering her on, then she plays with them while she recovers from the tough swim. Repeat over and over. Kay (and her girls) are happy with the new plan. Fay found a way to fit her monthly Bunko night into her new lifestyle. She skipped dinner and allowed herself to enjoy the evening snacks as dinner. She still stayed away from the sweets though as she only gets three bites of those!
For this week, Fay and Kay want to limit their intake of chips and french fries. These items are hard to resist, but just aren't the healthy choices that Fay and Kay want to be making. The girls agreed that 2 oz per week of these items is plenty. Go ahead and measure it out... 2 oz really is plenty. Kay decided to measure her 2 oz of chips out in advance and eat as she pleases from that one bag each week since she rarely eats fries anyway. Fay thinks she will measure as she goes since fries are more likely to show up on her plate. She will, however, have to find a way to measure before she eats. Hmmm... maybe that will end up being too much trouble and she will just not order them... hmmm... maybe that was Kay's plan when she suggested this improvement... hmmm.
Friday, May 28, 2010
They Don't Want to Talk About It
This morning was bad... very bad. Fay and Kay both gained this week and they are not too happy about it. The girls are going to blame PMS for the terrible weigh in. And if you tell them otherwise, they will also blame PMS for their yelling and crying, so let's just avoid that by agreeing with them. Poor Fay and Kay!
Fay and Kay are kicking it up a notch by increasing their 30 minutes of activity from 4 times a week to 6 times a week. Fay is looking forward to hiking season with her neighbor friends and Kay's neighborhood pool just opened, so both girls think that they can handle the exercise increase. And hopefully next week, Fay and Kay will have better numbers to show for it!
Fay and Kay are kicking it up a notch by increasing their 30 minutes of activity from 4 times a week to 6 times a week. Fay is looking forward to hiking season with her neighbor friends and Kay's neighborhood pool just opened, so both girls think that they can handle the exercise increase. And hopefully next week, Fay and Kay will have better numbers to show for it!
Friday, May 21, 2010
Kay Lost 10 Pounds!
Kay reached 10 pounds lost! Fay is so proud of her sister... Kay is pretty pleased herself! Fay lost two more pounds also. Thank you to everyone who left an encouraging comment... the girls really love reading them. Keep 'em coming!
Fay and Kay both did pretty well with the additional exercising. The lunges weren't too terrible, though the girls' did possibly discover that there are some muscles hiding under all that junk in their trunks!
This week Fay and Kay are committing to making good choices at restaurants. What constitutes a "good choice" will be left up to each girl, but Fay suggested ordering a normal meal and putting half in a to go container for the next day. Kay suggested ordering off the dollar menu at fast food places for a smaller portion size. Sharing a meal with a friend (or sister) would be a great example too. In addition to being more healthy, this life improvement will also save the girls a few bucks!
Fay and Kay both did pretty well with the additional exercising. The lunges weren't too terrible, though the girls' did possibly discover that there are some muscles hiding under all that junk in their trunks!
This week Fay and Kay are committing to making good choices at restaurants. What constitutes a "good choice" will be left up to each girl, but Fay suggested ordering a normal meal and putting half in a to go container for the next day. Kay suggested ordering off the dollar menu at fast food places for a smaller portion size. Sharing a meal with a friend (or sister) would be a great example too. In addition to being more healthy, this life improvement will also save the girls a few bucks!
Friday, May 14, 2010
Let's Get Physical
Fay and Kay both had great weeks. Fay lost another two pounds, bringing her total to 15. Kay did her weigh in on Thursday because she was visiting family out of town on Friday and realized after she got there that they do not own a scale. (Who doesn't own a scale you might be wondering... someone who stays at a perfect weight fairly easily, that's who.) Anyway, Kay lost another pound, but felt good that she might have lost two had she been somewhere with a scale on Friday.
Having only one healthy snack a day is a pretty easy change for the girls. Since they had already eliminated eating after dinner, both girls were usually only snacking once a day already, so making a healthy choice was not too hard. They are continuing their activities and are feeling strong and good!
This week, Fay and Kay would like to add another daily exercise... lunges. Ten on each side seems doable for the girls. Fay and Kay are hoping that their legs will get as strong as their arms have been getting! Maybe their rear ends will reap the benefit as well... it wouldn't hurt (except maybe it will!)
Having only one healthy snack a day is a pretty easy change for the girls. Since they had already eliminated eating after dinner, both girls were usually only snacking once a day already, so making a healthy choice was not too hard. They are continuing their activities and are feeling strong and good!
This week, Fay and Kay would like to add another daily exercise... lunges. Ten on each side seems doable for the girls. Fay and Kay are hoping that their legs will get as strong as their arms have been getting! Maybe their rear ends will reap the benefit as well... it wouldn't hurt (except maybe it will!)
Friday, May 7, 2010
Encouragement Needed!
Fay is very pleased with her two pound weight loss this week. Kay, however, is not as pleased with her continued plateau. She is having a bit of a struggle with a few of the life improvements... especially avoiding those second helpings. Please leave Kay a comment to encourage her as she keeps working towards her goal!!
The girls have spent the last week parking a little farther away to try and sneak in some extra exercise. This life improvement is easy... when they remember to do it. More than once this week, Fay has come out of a store and remembered this improvement as she was walking to her car... which was not parked as far as it could have been, safely and reasonably. They will continue to work on this improvement.
The girls have decided that this week's life improvement will be in the form of snacking. Fay and Kay will only have one healthy snack per day. "Healthy" is being left up to each girl's judgment, but Fay and Kay are confident that, though it isn't defined, they will know it when they see it. Sadly those Girl Scout cookies that are still on Fay's kitchen counter are not going to be a good snack option!
The girls have spent the last week parking a little farther away to try and sneak in some extra exercise. This life improvement is easy... when they remember to do it. More than once this week, Fay has come out of a store and remembered this improvement as she was walking to her car... which was not parked as far as it could have been, safely and reasonably. They will continue to work on this improvement.
The girls have decided that this week's life improvement will be in the form of snacking. Fay and Kay will only have one healthy snack per day. "Healthy" is being left up to each girl's judgment, but Fay and Kay are confident that, though it isn't defined, they will know it when they see it. Sadly those Girl Scout cookies that are still on Fay's kitchen counter are not going to be a good snack option!
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