First Weigh In

Yes I did it!!  I had my first weigh in and guess what, I lost 9 lbs!!  Better yet my team lost a total of 32 lbs.  We are pumped!  Jim lost 11 lbs and Kim & Andy each lost 6 lbs.  You couldn't ask for a better start than that.  We felt great and are motivated moving forward into the next week.    I couldn't believe when I heard people talking about us behind our back.  I heard some negative talk about the weight lost.  I watch what people eat on break partly to see what they eat and partly jealous because I know if I eat those brownies or donuts I will stay at my current weight or grow.  I want everyone to get healthy but unless they want it I keep my mouth shut and drool.  Sometimes I feel like Homer....yum donuts.   It had been hard work with the exercising and changing the eating plan.  I realize when I get tired I would eat food as a comfort.  I'm sure why because I was only tired and needed rest not food.  I have begun the process on changing that eating urge.  When I get tired I sit down for a few minutes or if I'm at work I have a small container of pretzels & rice crips and eat just a couple to keep me going.  
     Exercising is going really well.  I think it really helps to work with a partner.  Having my daughter working out and watching what she eats is a support I can't be without.  We motivate each other and say do you really want to eat that?  Yesterday I did my Gold's Gym while she was on the elliptical and after we did yoga on the Wii.  After the yoga I challenged her to the obstacle course and was that fun.  Even though we were tired we pushed through two rounds each and in the end Rachel beat me but I had so much fun.
     One of our favorite fast foods was the potato boats from KFC and everyone knows we don't eat them any more.  We created our own yesterday and were they good.  Check out my recipe's to see the new & improved boats.