Another great week...

I am down another pound and a half! For a total of 13 and just single digits away from my goal!... wooohoo! This week has been great for exercise, I walk every night at 9pm with the neighborhood ladies, we figure after we get the kids in bed we can actually get some speed on instead of having to wait for the kids to "pedal hard" or stop and grab the lost sippy cup that was thrown out of the stoller, we love it! Plus Stake womens volley ball startedon thursdays! I missed volleyball!.. Watchout guys.. vacation is coming up! How did did you all do?!?

Interesting article I found...

Weight Loss You Can Bank On

Making a friendly bet could pay off big on your bathroom scale.

So says a study in which dieters who were paid to lose weight dropped about 10 pounds more than the people not offered the dollar reward.

Reach Your Goal, Get the Green
Researchers recently put a group of obese people into one of three weight loss plans. Two of the programs included a cash-reward incentive, one did not. The goal: Lose 16 pounds in 16 weeks. When time was up, the cash-reward groups lost 14 and 13 pounds. The control group? Only 3 pounds.

Mark vs Munchies: How about 3 out of 5...

That's right...no success this week. :( This was my busy work week which means I usually ate late and snacked often. I also hurt my ankle so I ran a LOT less this week. Hopefully my ankle will heal up and I can get back in the game!

This week..

is down again... at least for Catherine... I have lost 1.5 lbs, I am over halfway to my goal!.Feels like I might actually get there now. Tyler maintained... that makes a net loss in Idaho! Woohoo! How did everybody else do?


**Did anyone notice we have exactly three months left until the start of the reunion?... so who is holding back on their weight loss.. becuase we are no where near our goal... has anyone talked to anyone in California or Amy or Brett?... maybe they can help our numbers!

Bowing Out

Yup, just like Catherine said, I am out of the race. I did lose 25 pounds, though, before I got pregnant so you all have your work cut out for you. Come on, I know you can do it!

Mark vs Munchies...all tied up!

That's right, in the rematch I was able to come back so we are even again!
This week, I working on a knock-out strategy to secure the win against the munchies!

I have to say...

That I love my chances of winning the biggest loser this July.. they just keep getting better and better... my two biggest competitors are out of the running! Party on!.. Congrats guys! What are we at #24? (plus we are that much closer to Grandpa getting his 30 without me and Tyler having 5.. you guys keep up the good work cause we are pretty content with our 2!)

Sadly...

I only maintained. As of Friday morning I had lost over a pound but of course I gave into temptation this weekend when Tyler brought home a package of double stuff oreos and some thin mints cookies (I think the list said graham crackers:).. but alas... I was the one that succumbed to the temptation and made pudding parfaits out of them... I will learn and do better next week!


Update** Tyler lost one pound this week! Woohoo!

Mark vs Munchies...

Munchies won this week! I'll take 'em on again next week!

another week down...

and that is way down for me! a whole three pounds! woohoo three pounds.. for a total of 10, just one lb from half of my goal! It feels so good!

Week ?

Well I lost this week but not enough to report a full 1/2 lb...so I will stay the same and hope to get more next week. We did eat really well with a few salads this week, we even took 4 family walks (monday thru thursdsay.. rain and snow too!) but Cameron got sick Friday, Kevin and Tyler got sick saturday and I apparntly got it this morning.. the both ends, up till 4 in the morning, how many baths have the kids had already tonight? kind of sick.. bad stuff... hope it passes soon!

1 down...10 to go!

I am finally starting to lose weight again (just in time for the family parties and Easter candy!). That marks 5 lbs so I just have 10 more to go for my goal!

Back in the game!

so I weighed myself this afternoon, I am 7 lbs down from vacation, so I am officially back in the game. We've got lots to unpack.. we will see how we do this week!

Stuck

I am still Stuck in Maintenance City. I have still been running lots (10 miles yesterday), but apparently my calorie intake has increased to match it! I do feel good after the runs though. Hopefully as I continue my carb cravings will go down and my calorie burn will stay high...then we'll be back on the road to weightloss!

we will see...

Well me and the boys get back to our house this Friday... a house WITHOUT all these snacks so we will get back on the scale soon, Tyler bought a new scale so I of course will have an excuse for a few extra pounds... then we can get down to business! I did happen to notice that the last post was out 100th post and the lucky Troy and Jackee made it! I would give them a lb allowance for celebration, but I don't think they need it so I will just give them a big thumbs up for keeping with it all this time... not very much time left.. the reunion is coming up quick! Can we still get our goal?

Too Many Cookies!

Well, this month I made and consumed a few too many cookies so the loss isn't great. However, there is a small loss of 2.5 lbs., so I guess I should be happy about that. I guess I had a few more days of being good than of indulging. My total loss is 25 which is half way to my goal. The problem is that we are way more than halfway to the Wardle vacation. Sigh!!! I guess I have to work harder.

23 4 1

This last week I was on the treadmill for 23 miles (over several days of course). It helped me drop 1 lb! So 23 miles FOR 1 lb...
I have 11 more lbs to go so that's 253 more miles! Or I guess I could just eat a few less snacks!

Bubble Burster...

Do we all realize that we have about 350 goal-lbs to go in about 140 days? That's almost 2.5lbs a day, or about 17lbs a week! Not that we can't do it if everyone hits their personal goals (and I am hoping some of you have just been holding back on the reporting), but I just wanted to remind us all that the clock is still ticking.... Only 4 1/2 months left! (I'm still behind myself so I better get cracking!)

Jazz it up!

I know I said there were not any Saturday night party's to ruin this week's weigh-in but...
Moriah actually was able to go to the Jazz BBall game with her junior Jazz team and I went with her. We had a blast. Of course, how can you enjoy a Basketball game without hotdogs and snack food. Luckily, my weigh-in shows I am still maintaining so that is at least something. Hopefully next week I will stop the plateau phase and start moving down again.

All for not...

So I have been doing pretty well this week maintaining last wk's weight loss and even thought I had shaved off another pound or two. However, it was all for not as we had our Feb birthday/Valentine's party yesterday with all the "Utah -Click" plus Mom and Dad. Let's just say I had one or two too many slices of pizza and way too much cake to weigh in this week! We'll see what next week brings! There are no Saturday night party's that I am aware of...but you never know! ;)
-Mark

Sorry!

I totally weighed on Sunday and then forgot to blog about it. I am 4.5 lbs lower than I was at Bear Lake, So I have some serious work to do... But at least I have (another) starting point. Off to the races!

Going the right direction...finally

So after a week of trying to resist all the late night "Rachel-Snacks", I have dropped 3lbs.
Hopefully the other 5lbs come off as quick so I can get back to were I was!

Right there with ya...almost

I hear ya Tyler! Over the holidays I did manage to gain some of the lbs back but then something even more devastating happened! Rachel moved in. While, like the holidays, it is fun and exciting to have her here, it is also filled with lots of treats that I really shouldn't eat! Let's just say Rachel has a sweet tooth and has a late-night eating habit. Unfortunately I no longer have her level of metabolism!
So, to make a long excuse shorter...I have gained ALL my previous weight back and get to start over as well! Hopefully since it came back on fast (and Rachel has decided so many late night snacks probably are not wise) I should be able to get back on track! (Currently I am resisting her caramel popcorn she just made...I love caramel!)
Here's to hoping!

New Beginning

Yes Jackee, I know it's been quiet here on the WWL blog. Catherine hasn't been posting a whole lot during her treatments, and I'm just a bad blogger. However, I am hoping to start losing some weight again. For the record I started this little thing at about 302 lbs, and got down to 295 lbs fairly quickly. But when Catherine left me in Oklahoma (rude), I put on a few. After having dropped a few since being in California (from just not eating out 2 meals a day and the other meal usually being a frozen pizza), I am still at the highest weight I've ever known for sure (I wasn't really weighing myself when I put on all the weight). Now, at a whopping 313 lbs., I feel like I need to get back on the waggon. Catherine and I worked out Monday and Tuesday this week, and hopefully will continue doing so after we leave California. It felt good to work up a sweat. Now I just need to work on the eating habits. Hmmm... I guess I'll go put the cookies I baked away for the night. I'll try not to bake tomorrow! ;-)

Ty

Helloooooooo...Echo Echo Echo

Where is everybody? If this keeps up, I may have to post weekly. For the month of January I am down 4.5 lbs. I think the treadmill does help, Catherine. I hope it works for you, too. According to Weight Watchers today, I lost three this week. I don't get it, though, sometimes I weigh more there than my scale and sometimes I weigh less. Anyway, for the WWL, I am using my own scale and according to it, I lost 2 this last week.

Its a new day!

I start tomorrow.. with a new weight in tomorrow morning. I just weighed myself and I am a lot lower than where I was 2 weeks ago and according to Tyler at my last chemo treatment (2 weeks ago) I was heavier then where I started in Bear Lake, so tomorrow (can I say that enough) I will weigh in and start a new. Look out the competition is starting again!!! As for tonight I am limiting myself to one brownie... I feel like I am on the biggest loser!... Thank goodness for the needed motivation.

WOOHOO!

Tammy won't be in the running for biggest loser for long!... and she has a good reason!!! Yeah TAMMY!

Tammy's Done

At a total of 17lbs lost, Tammy is done with her weightloss for the rest of the challenge.
If you can't guess why then visit our family blog to find out.
Mark however is still in the race and is excited to have the "sympathy weight" excuse now!

Holimonth...and Some Firsts

OK, not quite a holimonth, but definitely a holitwoweeks (nice new word, huh?). It started out alright being down 2.5 lbs., then two weeks of homemade sweets and wonderful meals put me up 8 lbs. (yeah, 8, I know that's bad, however, I heard the average holiday gain is around 15). Then a good 1.5 weeks and I lost 6.5, so at least I get to report a loss of 1 for the month, putting me at 18. Just think if I could've had more will power and avoided all that homemade fudge and toffee. Oh, well, maybe I'll try harder next year. Then again, I doubt it, I thoroughly enjoy my holiday treats.

On a better note, I have a few firsts to report, maybe just to boost my own spirits. This is the first time I have ever lost more than 20 lbs.(31)in one diet. (I'm now counting from last January, not the Wardle challenge). Second, it is the first time that I have dieted and kept it off (or at least got it off again quickly) instead of gaining my loss back plus 5 or 10 more. It is also the first time I have kept at a diet for a whole year instead of a month or two. I have a long way to go, but hopefully I can stick to it and be where I need to be in a couple of years.

Troy also enjoyed the holiday sweets and delicious meals. He says he tipped the scales at a whopping 240, a personal high. However, it came back off quickly and he is back to 235. Because he hasn't been good at reporting and he started at 236, that is actually a gain, putting him at only one pound down. He said he would like to share a scripture with you. It's 1 Timothy 4:8 which states, " For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things."

Its a New Year!

... and no one has posted any weight loss yet?!? Well I will post next week, this week I know I gained and haven't wanted to see how much.. With Chemo coming to and end this week, weight loss should be a bit easier (hopefully?)... how about the rest of you? any weight loss to tell?

Christmas Miracles

Somehow, Tammy was able to lose one more pound bringing her down to a total of 17 lbs so far...way to go baby!
Mark's miracle was that Santa brought him a You-Don't-Have-To-Report-This-Week card which I am using this week for one reason or another! Ho Ho HO!

Tammy down 1

So Tammy lost one pound just in time for Christmas and Mark...hasn't gained enough that he feels he need to report it yet!

Nothin to report

I am at the same place as last week. At least I didn't gain again!

Avoid the Holiday Horror: Winter Weight-gain...

Here is a tiny article from my work's newsletter about holiday eating:

Here come the holidays! Most of us just “give up” paying attention to what we eat during this special time of year. There are so many foods we label as “bad” but we still really enjoy them. Let the holidays be stress free as you follow some simple tips:

• Focus on weight maintenance rather than weight loss during the holidays. Don’t make unrealistic goals that will set you up for failure.
• Begin a healthy eating plan now and make the holidays a part of the plan. Anticipating food restriction will increase the likelihood of binge eating. It’s common to think: “If I can’t eat this when I start my diet, I might as well eat as much as I can now!”
• Be physically active every day, even if you just take a walk around the block.
• Eat a healthy snack before going to a holiday party or bring the veggie tray with you. If you go to a party starving, you are more likely to choose high-fat, high-calorie foods, as well as overeat.
• Reduce the fat in holiday recipes. Cheesy, creamy dishes tend to have high amounts of fat.
There are several healthy substitutes that can be used when cooking. Below are some healthy
substitution tips.
• Maintain perspective. Over- eating during one meal will not break your eating plan. If you over-indulge during a holiday meal, put it behind you. Remember it’s a holiDAY not a holiWEEK or holiMONTH. Anticipate the extra calories and adjust your meals accordingly.

http://www.snac.ucla.edu/pages/Resources/Handouts/HO.Holiday%20eating.htm
http://www.healthcastle.com/holiday-eating-healthy-thanksgiving.shtml
http://homecooking.about.com/od/foodhealthinformation/a/turkeyhealth.htm

Ingredient Substitute
Sour cream - low fat plain yogurt or low fat sour cream
Whole milk - skim or 1 % milk
Whipped cream - low fat whipped products like Cool Whip
Butter - oil, apple sauce, prune puree (in baked goods)

A little colder in Utah...

That's right, this week I have a little less insulation. I thankfully lost 3 of the 4 "Thanksgiving" lbs this week. Just one more pound it'll be like that car-ride junk food and thanksgiving turkey never even existed!
Tammy did the official weigh in as well and has been maintaining the 15lb weight loss despite the Thanksgiving/Vacation. She is probably the only reason I am doing as well as I am. I always want to make a snack or some hot chocolate and she says, "sounds great, but I'll pass", and it's just too hard to make a snack for just myself!

So...

I gained... three pounds! apparently when the only thing you want to eat is pizza rolls, you gain. I will make a mental note of that for next week.... eek!

November Update

Troy thinks he has maintained. I personally don't think he gets on the scale much. As for me, I'm slowly trying to get back on track after two rollercoaster months. I lost 3.5 this month which puts my total now at 17. I would love to lose some in December but....well I guess we'll see.....October didn't work out so well and December is typically worse for me. This week we have a neighbor Christmas party, a Relief Society Christmas party, and our Christmas Cookie Party. It's a good thing I post monthly because I doubt next week will look very good. Hopefully I can stay on track. Any good advice?

Bringing a little back from Cali...

Like 4 lbs back!!! We did enjoy the trip to California and I even did a little running and racquetball while I was there...thank heavens or I might have gained it all back.
We eat alot of snacks when we drive and of course you can't forget Thanksgiving and card playing...both notorious for heavy eating. Oh well...
Tammy seems to have done a better job maintaining.
Hopefully Tammy will continue to maintain and I will lose some of those California trip "memories" by our Sunday weigh - in!

Cat update...

I lost two pounds this week. The week of thanksgiving! How did you all do?

Cat weight loss...

I lost a pound!.. woohoo!....)

Nothing new...thank heavens!

We both maintained this week.
I have been on-call all week which means several middle of the night calls and deliveries. So when I am home, I sleep. Hence, exercise has been poor on my part while my calorie intake has, um, not slowed down any. I guess I am just lucky Tammy has hid the halloween candy!
Next Sunday we'll be reporting from Cali. I better work hard this week because we all know that long car trips are not very friendly to the waist-line!

Cat weight loss...

I lost 2 lbs...hopefully it was fat and not muscle!

This week...

... I maintained.. I sure do a lot of that!... This week we will see how the chemo effects (or is affects) my appetite... I really never am hungry anymore but I just eat out of habit ( and the fact that they have so much good food around here!- strawberries, salads, turkey, chicken, and foods that I will not be able to eat after wednesday) At first I kept telling myself "i need to eat to keep my strength up) then I found out that part of my treatment would entail prednisone (a steriod known for uping your appitite and causing weight gain.) So I stopped eating so much thinking.. I can't gain weight now if I am gonna gain weight on chemo. But now that I have read all the other drugs side effects and how all 7 of them include loss of appitite, and weight loss I hope that the predisone will really just couteract the other drugs and not cause weight gain. Who knows we will see. Good luck to you this week!

Thank Goodness for Exercise

Okay, so I never fare so well in October, like I said last month, it's scary! Anyway, after an entire month, all I did was maintain and it's amazing I did because I ate tons of candy. It was all over my house and I just couldn't help it. I need some of Tammy's will power. Seriously, who loses weight the week of Halloween? You go girl! Unlike Mark's previous post, I do attribute my maintenance to exercise. I'm sure I would have gained several pounds if I hadn't been consistent and exercised at least four days a week. So I say Kudos to exercise!

Steady as she goes...

So both Tammy and I maintained this week.
I was really hoping to lose those 2lbs I gained back last week (which I actually did if you count my weight Friday morning). Throughout the week I ran a total of 17 miles and played racquetball with Troy (without injury this time!)...hence the 2 lb loss by Friday. However, this goes to show you that you can't exercise all week and then decide Friday and Saturday to eat at Carl's Jr. and McDonald's as well as pig out on Halloween candy and expect to magically keep those 2 lbs off! Oh well!

Let the Holidays Begin...

I just read Roy the lastest blogs and we were both in stitches. He said we are excited about everybody's progress (or lack thereof) and found all the excuses very entertaining so we thought we would join you. He also said he stressed all week about weather or not he had a job or had to move so he "Stress Ate" more that his fair share. However, the job thing is still good (for a least another year) and no "moves" in the works so that excuse is as gone as Halloween. Actually we heard about a great idea and tried it this year. "Money for candy". We gave our kids each $5 if they gave us all their uneaten candy on Halloween night, $3 for the next night and $1 for Sunday night. I was so surprised and excited that Karen and Hyrum both took us up on the offer for Halloween night. You should have seen them during scriptures however - shoving it down as fast as they could. David gave it up on Sat. for $3. What a great, WONDERFUL treat to have all of it hidden away for a night at the movies, thrown away and given away. Not one candy wrapper could be found Saturday afternoon. And the best thing was between the $ and all the candy they could eat that night, nobody even felt cheated.

Anyway, Roy said he really did lost 3/4 of a pound but Cat said he can just save that up until he reaches a whole pound. I maintained AGAIN and although I am going to have to actually work out a little more to get up to you "10-13 pound losers" I am UP TO THE CHALLENAGE. So bring on the holiday cookies, fudge and pies!

California weight loss

Teri lost 1 lb and Mom lost .5 lb... (and they said I could update it too!)

Up and Down!

Perhaps we should rename the blog with that title: Wardle Family Ups and Downs! It sure has been the major theme! I am glad to see that the downs tend to out number the ups.
So here is the skinny (and the not so skinny) on the weight report:
DOWN: Tammy - 2.5 lbs
UP: Mark - 2 lbs of candy corn (with a few other varieties of sweets in there as well!).
So I am back down to 9lbs total loss. I do have to say that with my "on-court vasectomy" that Troy gave me last Friday, I was sort of out of commission with regards to exercise for most of the week! So Tyler blames Cancer and Pizza, and I blame Troy and the racquetball! By the way...I guess Tammy and I are done having kids! Ha Ha Ha.

weight loss for the bachelorette?

I lost .5 lbs!.. woohoo... and that with candy around... how did everybody else do?

The Bachelor

Well, as a relative bachelor, I guess it's my job to actually post
for myself now! I don't really have any weight loss to report, but hey, I blame the CANCER! Why you might ask. It's not my fault I'm alone with no wife, and a Walmart full of frozen pizzas. Seriously, I think I've eaten more frozen pizza in the last 2 1/2 weeks than I did when I was single in college. So, pizza and cancer, those are my enemies!

Death by Candy Corn

Let's just say I am a few candy corn heavier than I was previously. We'll update this week. We have Fast Sunday on our side!

Thousand Pounds

I just heard a little saying that I felt fit me to a tee. This old guy said that his wife had lost a thousand pounds. It just happend to be the same 5 lbs over and over again. If we are counting those 5 lbs, then I think I may have won! I just can't get over the 230 mark. Adam, Brett, Braydon, Jace and I hiked over 30 miles this last week and still nothing. We even carried a gun for extra weight. Mabey if we had something to run after I could have lost some weight. Just so you know where I am Kat, still at the 230 mark.

Troy

Where is everybody?

So I weighed my self this morning.. and I have maintained! How about every body else.. it has been a while sine anyone has updated!.. HELLO OUT THERE!.. (echo, echo, echo?...)

Amy and Brett

I talked to both at the party tonight. Amy says they are just coasting along at the same place: Maintenance City. I hear the view of that city is better from their place then it is from mine! Just a few more pounds and I'll buy a lot next to theirs...I hope. -Mark

ooops!

We forgot to weigh this morning and me and the boys leave for Califonia tomorow.. so next week I will have to weigh in on their scale... we will have to update then... sorry didn'y have time to call Saunya and Roy... Hopefully we will see all the Utahins Wednesday or so.. laterz!

Feeling down...

And DOWN never felt so good!
Tammy is down 2.5 lbs from last week and I lost the 2 lbs I had gained back the week before.
Of course with the birthday party tonight...

Plateau City?

No, that's not it, it's more like a roller coaster ride. This past month has been filled with ups and downs. Fortunately, the ups have not outnumbered the downs. Unfortunately, the downs barely outnumbered the ups. I only lost 1/2 a pound this month so I'm at 13.5. Pretty sad, huh? I'll try to get back on track. As for Troy, that strep throat really didn't help. He gained those four pounds right back. So, his total is back to 6 pounds. I know, we're not doing too well and the scary thing is we're heading into the bad months. Scary!

The Water Diet!

So Roy's secret made me remember when we had to drink a certain amount of water per day for a "Healthy Challenge" we had at work a few years ago. It was such a memorable time that I decided to put my thoughts to a poem:

The Water Diet

We are 60% water already
But why not add some more.
It’s the fad, the latest diet -
Water, water, water galore!

I’d like to take a little time
And spell out all that’s great
About our friend, Mr. H2O,
There’s much to celebrate!

A little water before you eat
And you should fill up fast.
Then after dinner, to stay feeling full
Just down another glass.

And when that cheeseburger stares at you,
A very tasty temptation,
Just drink a gallon of our pal water -
You’ll lose that craving sensation!

And then perhaps, if your stomach’s small,
That is not all you will lose.
Eating will then be the last on your mind -
Oh what glorious news!

And let’s not forget all the exercise!
Yes water will make you go ZOOM.
At work, at play and even at night -
ZOOM! ZOOM! ZOOM to the bathroom!

So you can see how water can be
A great way to lose some weight.
So drink it right up, and have some to spare
Doesn’t the water diet sound great!

Update..

So we are behind on our weight loss... for us to hit our 427 lbs weight loss goal.. we need to be losing 106.5 lbs every three months. From July 5th(the day we got back from vacation) it has been three months today.. and we have only lost 83 lbs!... we are behind! lets kick it up a notch!.. believe me I realize that I was the one that gained last week! (don't think I am not talking to myself!) So.. in the next three months lets hit our goal! Good luck everybody.. and keep reporting... it really does motivate! (Tyler would like to point out that we are only behind by less than 2 lbs each!.. We can all loose 2 more lbs!)

Roy and Saunya

Roy is happy to report 2lb weight loss.. and Saunya would like to report maintaining.. Roy secret is water and lots of it!!!...

OWL's..

Cat amazingly lost .5 lb so I am almost back to where I should be, Tyler maintained... He says he blames Mom's cooking.. I don't know why my cooking doesn't get blamed for putting on the lbs like Mom's roast beef and double stuff potatoes but he blames her! :)... ( ok so maybe I do know why)

Poll Results...Not too shabby!

There were 8 votes total:
4 of you voted that Tammy and I would gain 0 lbs and possibly even lose more (very kind...but misguided. Yes even Tammy was one of you optimistic dreamers!)
2 votes for 1-3 lbs
2 votes for 4-7 lbs (one of those was me!)
and (thankfully) no one voted that we would gain more than 8 of the lbs back!

So what really happened... we gained 3 of the lbs back!
Tammy only gained 1 lb back (for a net of 4lbs loss since starting the kick start)
I gained 2lbs back (net of 6 lbs loss)

It actually was pretty good since both of us gained those pounds back the very next day so we really maintained the rest of the week!

Hopefully we will now not gain anymore back and will start losing again!

Uh Oh, GC talks have started again...better go and listen!

Time to Vote!

Just for fun, I added a poll to our blog (see Left side panel). We want to see how many pounds everyone thinks we will add back on this week? Hopefully it will motivate us to keep it off! Either way it will be fun.
So cast your vote before Sunday night!

Saunya and Roy

Saunya maintained and I have made it Roy's job to email me his results because he doesn't weight in until Monday morning.. So we will all have to weight(haha) for that update! (I would like to add Saunya's comment when she heard that Mark and Tammy had lost 13 lbs this week- "Did they eat anything this week!?!"... I would like to second that motion).. great job guys! keep it up.

6 out of 7 = 13!

So Tammy and I both started my "7 day kick start to a healthy diet" on Monday so we have only done 6 of the 7 days (today is the last day) but...
Tammy lost 5 lbs and I lost 8 for a combined 13 lbs this week!

I did not track Tammy's progress but here was how my week went:

Monday (veggie day): 2lbs ...and a bit grumpy.
Tuesday (another veggie day): 2 more lbs and quite grumpy indead!
Wednesday (ahhh finally some carbs and more protein): 1 lbs and feeling good.
Thursday (kicking in the exercise!): 1.5 lb and addicted to losing weight.
Friday (still feeling the burn!): I went to Mt Pleasant so I didn't track my weight Sat AM but I did enjoy my Chicken Salad from Wendy's.
Saturday (surprised at how quickly I feel full): 1.5 lbs for the total of 8 lbs!

Let me just say I am excited to have an unrestricted diet starting tomorrow! I do hope that I can keep my portion size and diet habits that I worked on this week.

We will see at next week's reporting if we can maintain the loss and continue to lose (for which purpose the kick start is intended) or if it will all just come back. Wish us luck!

P.S. Click on the Link to see the 7 Day Kick Start

Oklahoma..

I gained a lb this week and Tyler put on 2 lbs... its been a semi stressful week so we both ate out a few too many times and Tyler says he blames the Relief Society General Session for way to many slices of pizza with the boys last night. Cameron's birthday cake staring me in the face hasn't helped any. We will start a new and report weight loss next week. Wish us luck!

Life after almost death

After being sick and feeling like I was going to die I lost 4lbs. Now that I don't have a fever of 103 and I can eat againg I went back to 229lbs. Great to be alive though. Still excited I have finally broke the 230 mark. I've been there since I took over he A&W concept. Those burgers and rootbeer ice cream are pretty good not to mention the freshly made golden A&W Rootbeer. Hungry yet? Now you can see my problem. We just added origninal strips too. I am learning a lot of self control. I'm still 6lbs down for the record. Strips are pretty good as far as health food. Not as much breading and no skin. One of my favorite meals is crooked neck squash, red pepers, onions, jalepeno, tender roast breast, and a little butter substitute and pepper. I have really enjoyed all of this out of my garden. I also made salsa for the first time Sunday. It was pretty good for a first attempt. I kind of took a little bit from everybodies ideas and put something together. After I blended 10 small tomatoes and 5 jalepenos,from my garden, I was looking at Jackee's anunt's recepie. It said 40 tomatoes with 4 to 5 jalepenos seeded. Well, what was done was done, to little information to late. I didn't seed them either. I think I found a cure for the stuffy nose. Adam and I were the only brave souls to try it at my house so we took some to Mark's house for a second opinion. I think Mark is giving the receipe out to patients with stuffy noses now.
Write you later, just waiting for my raqetball partner. I think he went back to sleep. Mark are you there?

Wrights' "Tracking" Better

Okay, here goes, my second blog. I am going to get the hang of this and try harder to do it more often. I still LOVE reading all of YOURS, especially Mark's, with his "broken scales" and "less wear on the carpet"comments. Anyway, the last couple weeks have been busy, a little TOO busy, but I can't use that as an excuse since Roy still finds the time to exercise anyway. (However, 5:30 am is honestly just a little too early for me.) Last week my friend and I put up over 120 quarts of applesauce and still have apples coming out our ears. I wish I had a food drier. Roy and I have finally got the neighbors on board to build the fences (we almost have the posts in). That is some good exercise I must say. Between the 2-man post hole digger, our hand-held one, lifting, bending and moving all the posts, neither one of us could move much the next day. David had his birthday party on Friday night and his "Salmon" cake is gone finally. I am not much of a cake person (unless it's Mom's strawberry shortcake) but I agree with Mark, it's just nice not to have it around. I didn't get much "scheduled" exercise in but still lost a pound yeah! I think that was really due to the lack of time to actually sit down to eat. Whatever - it worked.

The really good news is our better "Tracking" now. Our scale was well, let's just say not that exact. Either that or the little lines on it by our feet were soooo small we had a hard time reading them. Anyway, we have been trying to find a better one at a garage sale or something but Roy actually found one in another city he was in at a GoodWill place. (Everybody probably knows that roaming these places is really what my husband LOVES to do while eating his lunch.) Anyway, at $9.99 it was like Christmas morning for both of us. The only down side is we had to rearrange the bathroom because it is a little large but who cares - it's GREAT! It's that dreaded tall scale you have to stand on at the doc's office that can check you height and weight right down to the quarter pound. The one that you have to move over the weights as you gain OR slide it back down as you lose - oh yeah - that's what were going for. We'll let you know - see you next week.

Starting fresh...

So I have maintained for the last 2 weeks, unfortunately the week my "scale broke" I had gained 4 lbs (the week Tammy's sister was here). So I finally just bit the bullet and took my 7lb weight loss down to 3 lbs and am starting fresh.
Tammy has done well and maintained despite my cravings for cholcolate chip cookies and such.

I am working on adapting some diets to create a "7 day kick start to a healthy diet". The goal is to use 1 week to change the way you eat - the when and the what! Almost anyone can stick with a diet for a week right??? Well, I guess we will see. If it works out I'll post it...and then make millions when I right a book about it...Ha Ha Ha.

Back on the Wright track

Saunya said she lost a pound!.. woohoo! (we will find out about Roy weight loss later)

Owl's

Me and Ty maintained... platue city!

Wright update...

Saunya maintained and Roy lost two lbs... he got strep throut...lol!

California Update

I finally got some info from Teri & Ben... Ben has lost 12 lbs and Teri has lost 3 lbs! Woohoo!

I love to see the Temple...

Tammy and I were able to go to the temple last night and then dinner afterwards. Dinner was lots of fun and the temple was wonderful. It has been a while since we have gone and it was so nice to be back!

With the large dinner we had last night on our date (and the fact that our waiter gave us a complimentary chocolate cake to share that we couldn't even finish!), our scale still happens to be broken. ;)

On a positive "weighted" note:

I put on my temple pants and they were very loose! I was pleasantly surprised! I am actually thinking about having them altered...how exciting.

OWL's

So as for this week Cat lost .5 lb and Tyler has maintained! Yeah!

Saunya and Roy report

Saunya has maintained and Roy lost a pound.. woohooo!.. They say it was a hard week for working out.. getting locked out of their van and all... But now that all the kids are back to school they say it is coming off!

OWL's

So we both maintained!..(I actually think I lost because I actually weighed myself tonight instead of this morning.. but Tyler says that that is cheating.. So if I really lost it will show up next week too right?) Anyways, we had Kevin's birthday tonight and as an added bonus we took over half of the cake over to some friends house.. so that won't be such a temptation.. (besides Cameron has his birthday in two weeks.. we will have plenty more cake then) Happy birthday to all those September babies!.. (there are more than a few in this family) And good luck with the weight loss!

We All Need Strep

Well, it's time for my monthly report. I've decided strep throat isn't all that bad. Troy had it last week and lost 4 pounds which is almost as much as the 5.5 I lost the entire month. So now his total loss is 10 and mine is 13.

Broken Scale...sure that's it!

So Tammy and I had it coming this week. Her sister and aunt came to visit...which was really fun. But for 2 skinny ladies they sure do eat a lot of junk food. Tammy and I are good at not eating junk food...when there isn't any around to eat!
Needless to say we will not be reporting any losses this week! :( We will just pretend that the scale is broken!
However, this week there are no left over snacks haunting us in the dead of night. So by next Sunday I hope to be back on track!

Wright on track

Saunya lost another pound, and Roy maintained! Roy said he has worked out a lot and Saunya said she got jogging in three times this week...

Lighter on our feet!

That's right. Both Tammy and I have lost 1 lb! Just think of how much less wear and tear there will be this week on our carpets, our tires, our furniture, etc. I am so excited. :)

OWLS

Plateau city! That is right we are both maintaining quite well! If only we could loose a little.."how you doin?" (in the best Joey's voice from Friends)

"WRIGHT" on Track (Finally!)

Okay we're finally back from holidays and SO ready to go.
This is such a cool idea -thanks Teri! I was very 'inspired' when I read how well everyone was doing. We started making time to run/walk last week (although my 4 hours of mowing the lawn should count too.) Roy has maintained and I lost 1 pound. We would love to say it was 5 or so instead of 1 but I guess we have to start somewhere. Hopefully this week will be at least another 1 pound - that's the goal right? I will try to report on Sunday nights or Monday mornings. Seriously, I just told Cat that I love having to report to someone, it makes me take it more seriously and be more determined. (I guess that will have to do until I'm ready to just worry about reporting to myself.) Although I will say that reporting my weightloss to say - Brett - does just make me laugh a little.

Anyway, last week we found the coolest website with Daivd. He is working on his webelo fitness badge and had to plan out a weeks worth of balanced meals. It is www.mypyramid.gov and it is just fun. You put in what YOU want to eat (or what you did already eat) and it tracks your calories for you. I'm sure it's not totally exact but it gets you in the ballpark and it tells you what your diet is lacking or has too much of. It's free and you can make up to 7 days. If you have time, check it out. It taught David and I a lot. Until next week, we'll try to stay "wright on track".

Flat as Flat can be

No, I am not talking about my 6 pack (or gallon as it currently appears). I am talking about our weight loss. Both Tammy and I have maintained. Hopefully next week we too can get off that plateau!

OWL's

(OWL= Oklahoma weight loss) or for those Harry Potter fans, it is the big test!(Either way it fits here).. Tyler maintained and I lost 1 pound! Woohoo.. its about time of I got off that plateau.. actually we all got sick this weekend and couldn't eat or drink and we had all the yuckies that come with sickness (that I am not about to mention here).. So that pound will probably be back next week after I can finally drink something. How did ya'll do?

Soo...

I talked to Saunya today.. they got home Sunday night and they will be reporting their weight loss this Sunday night! Woohoo!

P.S. what does everybody think of the new color scheme?

Stressful week...

So Tyler started his classes on Monday so me and the boys are on our own again.. it has been a very stressful week for me...needless to say for Tyler too! But Tuesdays are my shopping days (the day I go to "town" for institute I figure I would get my shopping done too) So when I went I spent a lot more time in the produce section trying how to figure out how to eat healthier, I stocked my fruit bowl, bought some canned fruit and even wandered over to the vegetable section, (this is unheard of right?) Well I bought myself a 1lb bag of baby carrots and figured while the kids snack on crackers or fruit snacks or whatever else I bought on the nono isle I would grab a hand full of carrots.. great Idea in theory huh? It didn't work, the whole bag is gone already...in fact it was gone before I went to bed. I ate some with lunch ( we eat on campus with Tyler on Tuesdays after institute (they serve salad) then I ate some in front of the computer last night.. before I realized I finished them off, so I figured something out...Don't eat in front of the computer! I mean eating a bag full of baby carrots not really a horrible thing.. it totaled only like 150 calories or something but becuase I finished them last night I sat down in front of the computer this moring with a box full of cheap nilla wafers!.. not as nice in the calorie department... So I recomend if you are going to sit down in front of the computer and eat something make sure it is low calorie (like baby carrots) just make sure you only take one serving or you will find yourself at the end of the bag (or box) of your snack. I think next week I will buy a bigger bag of carrots and break it up into servings before I start eating.... :)

9 lbs!! Well almost...

So I was working on Wii Fit tonight and decided just for fun to do a body test (they test your weight, your BMI and your center of balance). I figured it would be up a little because I was in my work clothes and it was after dinner. Well I was wrong. It measured me as having lost 9.3lbs!
Being estatic and yet realistic I quickly turned to Tammy and said,
"Honey...I just lost 9lbs. ...I think it is broken!"
Sure enough, I examed the balance board and one of the 4 leg extensions was off. Needless to say, I do not have a 9 lb weight loss to report! Maybe next time.
-Mark

T.A.M. Weight Loss

So Tammy And Mark (T.A.M. for short) did better now that all the cake and candy is gone!
Tammy maintained.
Mark lost all that he gained last week (2.5lbs) which puts him back at a total of 6! Whew!
Now that we are going to be sleeping in our own home everynight I should be able to get back to the treadmill and the total-body work out! So next week's total should be even better!

weight loss or the lack there of in Oklahoma

Tyler and I lost 0 lbs this week...we maintained... how did you all do?

Our favorite YouTube

"Charlie Bit my Finger" It's hilarious!

California Update

Mom emailed me and said she has maintained the 2 lb weight loss and that she was going to get a hold of Dad's numbers next time he called.- At least we are all maintaining!

Oklahoma weight loss...

So, Tyler lost another half pound and Cat maintained. With Cat's birthday and having the missionaries over... we thought for sure it would be a gain week.. but we got lucky! I think we should have some dessert to celebrate... oh wait that probably wouldn't help next weeks numbers!

Not a great week!

Tammy says she is at a stand still...but at least she is maintaining! I on the other hand apparently do not have as good of news to report. I actually gained 2lbs.
I am not exactly surprised as Moriah had her B-day party last Saturday so all week we have had cake and candy lying around for easy access. Then of course there is the obstetrics course I helped teach. Any time you are at a conference there is always "help me stay awake" food which doesn't help the waistline either! Oh well...new week, new chance to lose!

Quick question..

Has any one spoken to Saunya or Roy lately? I tried calling them to see if they wanted me to update anything for them and I haven't heard back?... Everyone else has atleast updated us once... I think it is their turn!

P.S. Has anyone noticed that in a months time we have all together lost almost 40 lbs!.. nice work everybody!

Troy's weight loss

Well this morning I played raquetball with Mark. I'm not sure if it was my pride or fat that I lost, but it added up to 3 lbs. Either way I'm down three. Mark killed me by the way. I decided to stay with the flow and have crook neck squash and my peppers out of my garden for lunch today. Before today I just dusted off my "Body for Life" book, and that was the extent of my exercise. Maybe I should go fishing. I heard fish is low fat! If I loose my fishing pole in Payson lake, I might have to swim a couple hundred yards or so to find it. Derek sure looks good. He's my inspiration.
Troy

Jackee's Weight Loss

I have decided to report my losses on a monthly basis. I bounce around to much to do it week to week. Hopefully by doing it monthly, it will look like something is happening. Anyway, since we came home from Bear Lake, I have lost 7.4 pounds. Troy isn't sure if he's lost any weight, but he's pretty sure he's lost some more hair. Does that count?

Weight loss in Oklahoma

Tyler lost half a pound this week.. and Catherine maintained!... woohoo!. new diet-eat all we want, sweat it off in the Oklahoma heat..we hit 109 today!!! and just so you all know... we are all still alive here... we just don't get any reception in our little rental and don't have Internet until Wednesday.. we are also getting a land line!....finally a life line to the outside world!

California Updates

Mom - 2lbs
Dad - 2lbs
Ben and Teri - "When we lose it, we'll update it!"

New totals

Amy - 2 lbs
Tammy - 4lbs
Mark - 3lbs