Speed Up!

This week Kay lost another pound. Fay, once again, did not gain or lose. The girls are satisfied with their week, but are getting very anxious to see those pounds coming off a little faster!

This past week, the girls took teeny, tiny bites. Fay found that doing this eliminated her desire to go back for seconds. Kay found that she often discovered that she was full during her meal... not even finishing what was on her plate. Awesome job girls!

For this week, Fay and Kay are going to step up in the exercise department. They are currently doing 30 minutes of activity at least 6 days a week. During that 30 minutes, they are making sure their hearts are really pumping for at least 2 minutes. Starting this week, they are going to make sure their hearts are really pumping hard for at least 5 minutes. This is going to be a tough one for the girls, but they are ready for the challenge!

Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny...

This was a blah kind of week for Fay and Kay. Both girls didn't gain or lose this week. Fay and Kay understand that they are bound to have some weeks like this, but it sure is frustrating to feel like you made such an effort and not see any results. Fay thought for sure she was going to lose at least one pound after the long hike she joined her friends on last Wednesday!

This week Fay and Kay are going to address their inability to follow the life change they set in place weeks ago to eat slower. Both girls find that they have trouble eating slower and are having a hard time not being the first one done all the time. This week the girls are going to make sure they eat slower by changing the size of the bites they take... to itsy, bitsy, teeny, weeny... which, coincidentally, is the size they are hoping to be at the end of this program! Tiny bites means longer meal times so these life changes will work together to help the girls realize when they get full.

No More Cushie Tushie!

Fay lost one pound this week bringing her grand total to 30! She is now down to single digits of weight loss left to go! Kay didn't gain or lose this week, although she had high hopes since she felt she had done a lot of activities and really stayed on the program. Overall, it was a decent week for the girls.

So this past week the girls did a review week where they looked over the list of things they are supposed to be doing every day or week and reminding themselves to actually do them. It was amazing how many of the items Fay and Kay were not consistently doing. The daily exercises were the ones that the girls didn't seem to have any trouble remembering, but some of the other activity ones were being overlooked on a regular basis. Both girls had a good week staying on track and doing what they were supposed to. The review was a good idea. Perhaps this will be added into the rotation occasionally.

This week the girls want to add another exercise to the daily rotation... butt lifts. The girls have noticed nice improvements in their abs, legs and arms from the daily exercises and both girls would love to see a little butt improvement too! To do this exercise, you need to get down on all fours and then lift your bended leg behind you in the air (the bottom of your foot up towards the ceiling) 25 times on each side. Fay are Kay are looking forward to seeing some serious results from this one!

Let's Review

This week was a pretty good week for Fay and Kay. Fay lost two pounds, however since she gained two pounds last week, she is really just back where she started. Kay didn't gain or lose this week. The girls agreed that eating only one serving of bread each day was surprisingly difficult. Kay found it to be a challenge because her husband baked numerous loaves of homemade bread this week which was very tempting to her. Fay found that the new life improvement required planning ahead for meals, which she admits doesn't always happen at her house.

This week Fay and Kay need a little refresher course. Both girls find themselves forgetting some of the prior life improvements and, as a result, not consistently making all of the changes in their lives. The girls are wanting to make these improvements be something that they can continue for the rest of their lives so that they will not gain back their weight and so that they can be a healthy example to their children. The girls' life change this week will be to review the changes they have previously put in place and make sure they are putting forth their best effort to improve their lives in these ways.

Poor Aunt Flo... always the scapegoat

Uh Oh. Fay had a bad, bad week. Fay somehow managed to gain two pounds this week despite actually feeling like she had a good week. Kay did much better, not gaining or losing. Fay is inclined to blame her old standby for her bad week and is hoping to see a much better number next week.

Fay and Kay enjoyed last week's challenge of making your housework really work. Fay did a bunch of extra trips up the stairs during laundry time, which, with three kids, is ALL the time. Kay used her old step areobics step, which hasn't been used in a little too long, to fit in a workout in front of the sink while doing the dishes. Both girls did a little house jogging when travelling from room to room and they both thought last week's challenge was pretty fun!

For this week, Fay and Kay want to limit their bread intake to one serving each day. This essentially means one slice of bread or one dinner roll each day. The girls will have to switch to open faced sandwiches or plan ahead if they are having yummy French bread with dinner, but they are willing to make a sacrifice in the name of better health.

Wax On, Wax Off

Fay and Kay both had great weeks. Fay lost one pound and Kay lost two. Apparantly eating slowly really makes a big difference... except that both girls admit to rarely actually remembering to eat slower this week. They promise to try a little harder in the upcoming weeks to remember all the new life changes!

This week, Fay and Kay are going to make a small change right in their own homes. They are going to make their housework really count as work by putting a little extra effort into it. The girls have a lot of freedom to interpret this new change however it works for them, but Fay suggested that when running the sweeper, you can dance or jog your way from room to room. Kay suggested taking out some laundry and folding it then going back for more instead of piling it all in a basket for a single trip. The girls hope to burn a few extra calories while barely noticing that they are doing more exercise... and even having a little fun in the process!

The Statue of Liberty has a 35 foot waist.

Fay and Kay spent this week together and had a wonderful time! Kay brought her daughters up to visit Fay and her family in New York. The girls took their five kiddos and went fruit and veggie picking at a local farm, spent a day in NYC seeing the Statue of Liberty, took a walk along the Hudson River and went hiking at Fay's favorite Nature Museum. The girls did all their daily exercising and squeezed in an extra workout on the one day they spent more time chatting than doing physical activities. They also did pretty well with their other life improvements... except getting to bed by 11:00... that just wasn't in the cards. Sadly, the scales weren't impressed by Kay's mountain hiking and the multiple flights of stairs in took to get to the top of the Statue pedestal, so despite what Kay thought was one of her best workout weeks, she weighed in this week with a 2 pound weight gain. Maybe it was all muscle... carrying a sleepy 3 year old around NYC has got to count as raising your heart rate... right!?!

Fay and Kay are going to get right back into their life improvements after their vacation. Both girls are going to do their best to be in bed by 11:00 and to remember all of their changes. This week they are going to also try to start eating slower. Both Fay and Kay admit to being "snarfers". What!?! You've never heard of "snarfing"!?! It's when you eat really fast and then realize that everyone else still has half their meal to go and you finished yours ten minutes ago. Fay and Kay are going to start eating slower and give their bodies time to realize they are full before they eat too much. Of course, they agreed to this new rule late Thursday night and then Friday morning they both finished their breakfast long before the kids... hmmm... maybe this one will take some work!