Good Morning My Friends,

I am writing you to let you know that I am having surgery today and will be taking a short break from my blog. 

Keep up the good work

Are you kidding me???

Awww...come on....


We went to weigh in on Monday night and it was a slow week....


I mean it wasn't bad for either of us but it has been a slow losing month.  Tommy lost 1 pound to put him at a total loss for after 16 weeks at 47.2 pounds....only 2.8 to go til he reaches his goal of 50.  He has already started his weight lifting regimen.  He said he  is gonna start out slow, maybe 2 times a week and also continue on the treadmill.  As for me I stayed the same, which I know is better than gaining but I am stuck at 34 pounds total loss.  I thought the walking was going to help.  As women we know our bodies do some "funky things" that messes us all up...but I know once i break this plateau....BAM...I will be on the way to reaching that 50 pound goal.  Anytime you do any kind of weight loss program, there comes a time when you hit a plateau and you may feel like its not worth it to continue...but believe me it is.  I will continue to push forward and reach that loss of 50 goal soon.  Unfortunately I will have to take a break from the walking as I recover from surgery. 

But as SOON as the doctor says it OK for me to start up walking again, I will be out there.  I know I will have to take it slow at first but I am hoping that with all the walking I did prior to my surgery, it will help me with a speedy recovery and get back to where I left off.  I plan on walking all of June to get back in shape and to prepare for the 5K we will be doing on July 4th. 

I really think Tommy will reach his goal at the next weigh in.  I am so proud of his commitment to WW and me and our goal to have a healthier lifestyle.

It's Official...

...we are doing a 5K Walk/Run on July 4th in Claremont.


July 2nd will mark our 6 months (24 weeks) on WW and I was thinking what a better way to mark that milestone than do something we have NEVER done...and to celebrate Independence Day.


With WW you are to set goals for yourself; small ones in between your ultimate goal.


So we have hit our 5% goal; our 10% goal; our 25 pounds lost goal; and Tommy is quickly approaching his 50 goal....and I am not far behind to mine.  We have both also dropped a size, almost two in our clothes....now that's a great feeling!


Now I don't know how much actual "running" I will do for this one.  Tommy I am sure can do some but we will see.  I am hoping this is the first of other 5K's for us.then onto 10K's....hopefully


So we will be keeping up our walking as much as we can til then and than we will 'GO FOR IT!"

FABULOUS FRIDAY

Farmers Market @ Fairfax and 3rd

some of the goods you can fnd

Tommy shopping for strawberries

another great find....FLAVORED PASTA

TOMMY......after 16 weeks on WW

The NEW us....after 16 weeks

we brought ALL this home for $10...great deal!!!!

As you can tell by the blog Tommy and I love to do things together....we love to do "out of the box' things.  We like to make our day off together (when it happens) fun and special.  So this Friday we were off and we were going to head out to Santa Monica Pier and 3rd Street Promenade, go for a walk on the beach (exercise and activity points) and have a point friendly lunch.  But the traffic didn't wanna work with us and with having to be back in town for a 6p softball game, we couldn't take the chance so we headed over to The Farmer's Market and The Grove.


Now living in Southern California, there are always SO many different options and places to go to have fun.


We have done this before so we knew it would be fun.  There are SO many places to eat, such a variety...Korean..Mexican...Creole....Italian...French...Brazilian...and so much more.  There are plenty of fresh meat stands... bakery stands...fruit stands...a wide variety.  We found a stand that makes there own flavored pasta.....we got out my WW calculator and for a cup of pasta is between 4 and 5 points; depends on the type you buy.  Now the good thing about WW you can eat anything you like, just watch your portions control.  I make pasta dishes for us, so we were excited to try a couple of the flavored pastas...we got lemon pepper pasta; imagine that with some chicken or grilled salmon...yummy! and we also got spinach and garlic pasta....so looking forward to that with some grilled shrimp....I will post those recipes when I make them, which could be this week =)       We also got some fresh fruit (zero points) that was inexpensive and smelled so sweet.  I also got a couple heads of artichokes; now I have never made any but remember most vegetable are zero points.


So we shopped and ate lunch (we chose the Braizlian BBQ)...I know you are thinking what about the points.....rememeber its portions sizes that are impotant.  It's where do you choose to use you points?....if you load up on salads and veggies than the meat is do-able.


After we finished eating and shopping we headed towards The Grove and do some more walking.(more activity points)  It was a beautiful day to be out enjoying the weather, the sites (did I mention we also saw Rita WIlson, Poppy Montgomery, Vanessa WIlliams and Mario Lopez)...man you gotta love LA!

I can honestly say these last 16 weeks on WW has been a great decision for Tommy and I.  Now don't get me wrong, we arent stopping.  There is so much more to it than losing weight, its about learnig to live healthy and make better choices.  We have made a commitment to making better choices in our eating habits....and living healthier....making our journey to 50(and beyond) and Fabulous a road we are happy to be on!!!

THANK YOU PANDORA

I just want to share that I am learning so many new things....turning 50 will do that to you...lol

Well I now have PANDORA on my android phone, which is super cool ( why didnt I have it sooner) ...it came in very handy yesterday for me.

I had mentioned last week that Tommy walked to my work on his day off, its only a 2 mile walk.  Then Thomas did it onSunday to pick up the car....so if they can do it SO CAN I!!!

...and I did.....yesterday I walked home from work.  It just happened that the guys ( Thomas and Tommy) were both at a training class, and werent avaiable when I got off.  So I turned on PANDORA, plugged in my headphones..and set off on my way. 

It took me 45 minutes, which may not be fast...but I enjoyed the walk, the music (total country for me) and was proud of myself....15 weeks ago I would have NEVER been able to that, ok maybe I could have but it would have taken me a LOT longer; I wouldn't be able to walk AT ALL today. My feet would be swollen, my back would hurt....but thankfully I feeling fine today.

Pandora along with Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Dicie Chicks, Rascal Flats and Carrie Underwood made it a great walk......thanks to them all!

Can't wait to do it again....

A CATCH UP DAY.....

I have been thinking, how I had started to blog to keep Tommy and I accountable on journey with WW, and to share with you and hopefully; maybe; encourage you.  To let you know that whatever it be, if you set your mind to it and give yourself a goal you can acheieve it.  We are proof that it can be done!!

Tommy and I are happy to hear from you who have "joined" us on the journey to a healthy way of living and eating, some family and friends.  Some of our co-workers and family have said that we have encouraged them to do WW too.  Several have already joined WW , either online or at a meeting.  We are here to help them in any way we can.  Support is a big key to reaching your goal...it has been a major factor in our journey....support from each other along with our weekly meetings.  Its always nice to hear a nice compliment, which is always a nice thing to hear and a great way to stay motivated.

There are some rough days; on the go and what to eat..... honestly how many times can you go to Subway while at an ALL DAY basketball tournament....LOL...quite a few =)

I am thankful that the weather has changed...meals will change up a lot for us.  I love how quick it is to throw things on the bbq and not heat up the house.  And the smell of BBQ'ing....its to die for!  I will also be looking for some 'lite' verizon of those favorite summertime favorites.....macaroni salad and potate salad for sure.  What is a  BBQ without those salads???

I am going to try and do a better job at this blog.  Sharing our joureny with you, giving some recipes that we have tried (and love), being here to help you on "YOUR ROAD TO FABULOUS"

Have a blessed day

So where we are now...

It has almost been 4 months sine Tommy and I started WW...and with our busy and hectic life, its amazing how we have had the ability to keep it up...we unfortunately have not been to weigh in in two weeks, so today we made sure we made time t go and weigh in before we had to run off to another softball game....

so our latest numbers are:
 for Tommy...he has lost 46.2 pounds....he is knocking on the door of his goal of 50 pounds..only 3.8 to go
for me...I have lost 34 pounds...putting me 16 away from the goal of 50...the goal Tommy set for both us.

It feels as if this month as been a little slow in the TOTAL pound lost but we are still on the losing track.  We have totally redone our eating habits and now we need to step out the exercise portion of our journey.

Can't wait to see what is next as we continue on our journey of 50 and fabulous...the road to getting there