For shit sakes kal - write something!

COME ON!

SOOOO CLOSE

I weighed in at 224 on Saturday...I was so excited that this was going to be my new all time low weigh in and I when the wii fit showed me my stats .....utter disappointment. I sort of discussed my feelings with several pieces of cake. OH YEAH, I made Kal a cake that turned out great. He has been working overtime and I we didn't get much of a weekend and I just didn't want him to feel sad or lonely. He liked it...2 days later there is only one piece left. It was a very dense, rich dark chocolate cake with chocolate ganache topping. I took a picture:

Kal was down 1 pound this week! He has completed his first week with no chocolate milk and says he's been feeling and sleeping better. Both of us have been sleeping better now that we got a memory foam mattress topper on his bed. This equation pretty much sums it up:

I have been sticking to the 8 Minutes in the Morning Exercise program and am feeling pretty good. I just lost my way this weekend but started this morning off right. We'll keep you posted if anything exciting happens.

I leave you with a picture of Kal taking a picture because I don't think I have a random tid-bit today.

Laters,
Amanda

Updates! Updates!

So this is week 1 for the new program-ish thing AND I weighed in at 224.5 which means I am just 1 pound away from MY LOWEST WEIGHT EVER!!!!!!!!! The "program" actually makes eating SO MUCH EASIER! I don't want to buy in hardcore to a program because i get bored and burn out quickly but I am making sure to follow the basic rules: 8 minutes of exercise and breakfast within an hour of waking up, stop eating 3 hours before bed and eat half a plate of fruit or vegetable with every meal. It didn't feel like dieting at all and made thinking about what to make so much easier. I did go over the eating plan with the following foods:
1 dairy milk bar (PMS week)
2 beer
3 slices pizza hut pizza (Saturday pizza night)

Kal has been having some issues sleeping this week along with being sore so he hasn't quite started yet. His weight was up again this week (0.5 lb). In response kal has agreed to try to give up his chocolate milk in its entirety for the rest of the month of August. I did some research and want to test out if this is causing any additional undesired inflammation/soreness (arthritis) and overall see if he feels better after/weighs less. His weight is bittersweet for me because I feel bad that his body is having such a hard time and just want to kiss him and make him feel better.....BUT this is the first time ever....EVER....that I have weighed less than my boyfriend.

Also both of us have taken up eating some new foods in our journey of healthier eating:
-Oatmeal
-Tofu
-Ground Flax
-Wheat bran
-Soy Protein beverage by Bolthouse Farms (I add it to my tea/coffee instead of milk/cream). It comes in a few flavours - I like Chocolate Mocha and Vanilla Chai Latte.

We both realized that we don't eat as many vegetables as we should and are going to get sick of salad pretty fast (neither of us are fans of it to begin with) so this week we are going to try some new veggie recipes from books we checked out of the library (most are new to Kal...but some to me as well).
-Garlic roasted Eggplant with Pearl Onions
-Whole Wheat Zucchini Bread (contains 2 cups of zucchini AND flax! - I have high hopes for this one)
-Sauteed Parnips

 WISH US LUCK!