Weigh In!

This is going to be a quick one, I am just updating to let you all know our weight for today. Last night was so ridiculous!! We took Savannah to the Rodeo and all i can smell and see is yummy food & drinks. It was SO hard. Savannah wanted popcorn - bought her popcorn, which means mommy & daddy had a few pieces. Although we had a few pieces (maybe a handful each) and then she had a snowcone which meant mommy had a couple bites. Other then that though, we were strong!!

Okay weigh-ins

John - 222.2
Krissi - 170.8

Going to update our tickers now.. Eeeeek so excited! STAY STRONG KRISTINE!

Hard, Very Hard

So I haven't blogged in a couple of days. Mainly that comes down to having school starting up this week so work and classes have taken over so much. I had posted a couple of days ago in the morning, Tuesday, that things had been easy and were going good. Well that was until that night. Once Tuesday night was here Krissi and I both had very rough days and were so ready to just eat a Chipotle burrito. Somehow though we held back and stayed true to the diet. We both said that we just were not going to leave the house, so that really helped. We had a really good grilled chicken dinner and after eating it really made things better. I know that if we would have cheated that night we would have felt full but sick to our stomachs for two reasons: Cheating on the diet, and eating all that fatty shit after almost 2 weeks.

Then guess what, before we knew it the same thing happened yesterday. The day was good on sticking to the diet and sure enough it came to last night when I got home. Rough days again for both of us and we wanted to just cheat again. Once again though we didn't and stuck to it. I cooked up some turkey burgers and we ate those for dinner, although they did taste pretty bland yesterday - that was probably all in the head though since that wasn't what we were craving.

I am just happy we made it through those two days. Today I woke up and made us some shakes again, we haven't had them in about 3 to 4 days. The shakes to me always seem to make the day start off good and make me full. Tonight we are having one of our favorite meals, the taco salad with turkey meat. So as long as nothing crazy happens we should have a good day and not worry about any major cravings tonight.

Tomorrow is our third time to weigh-in, day 12. So tomorrow morning either Krissi or I will blog on our current weight. So far the results are really coming in just like the doctor stated on the show and in the book. I really hope to see the teens again by the time we hit the 17 day mark, but we will see. At this rate it is very possible but I'm not getting my hopes up. I am more looking forward to the long term and getting to work out for longer periods again.

So tomorrow we will post our new weights and then we will be done with our first set of 17 days on this next Wednesday, less than a week to go!

Quick and Easy

Well today will be a short post. The main thing I want to talk about today is how easy things have gotten for us on the diet. We learned quickly how the diet works and what we can and cannot eat. We have even been able to experiment with stuff from what he wants us to eat too see if we like it. Last night went great as we had ground up turkey with peppers and other veggies. It turned out great. Not to mention that I also found some turkey sausage that I can now make for Krissi to have in the morning in place of her eggs. Things are going to good and easy now. The days are flying by and we don't even really notice all the other food around us. At this rate the first phase of 17 days is going to be over so damn quick and then it will be on to a new set of foods.

After the Weekend

Well this weekend was interesting like Krissi had stated. First was one of my good buddies birthday party this past Friday and although I drank water all night I did have one shot with him to celebrate. Which luckily we can have alcohol, red wine preferred, but just not something we are trying to add into the diet. We ended up going out Friday night after for some food but we both did good with just eating turkey and egg whites (seriously who orders that at a restaurant).

Saturday got crazy too as we already knew for the evening that we would probably have too cheat due to it also being Krissi's dad's birthday as well. After spending all day at the casinos and having fun without cheating we made it back down and went to eat mexican food. Luckily I was able to find a roasted chicken on the menu and ate that with just chopped up tomatoes, lettuce, onions, and salsa. That made it to where I didn't even have to cheat at all.

I was happy with Sunday since we were able to stick to the whole diet all day and not have to worry about going to any more dinners and such. Although Sunday night Krissi's dad did cook some bomb looking burritos but we stayed true to our grilled chicken and broccoli.

Then I woke up this morning to weigh myself in and I was sitting at 224.4! I was happy. I had lost another pound even with the crazy weekend we had. Now it is back to working out along with no more interruptions in the diet. Here is to another, hopefully, good week!!

Tough Weekend - Weigh in.

Wow, what a weekend. My sister flew in on Saturday morning to surprise my dad.. Oh wait, let me start over. Friday night was our friend Davids birthday. We went to this small bar for some drinks and Karaoke. Laura, James and Bill went with us and we had a great time. Despite the irritating waitress and some weird people in there. We were strong though. I had a glass of Merlot with Laura (which is allowed in my diet) and we had a shot each. Not bad. We went out to eat with Bill afterwards, but stayed as close to our diet as we could. I wouldn't necessarily call it a cheat because it was still really healthy. Saturday when Renee came in, we had already planned our food for the day. So we did all the family stuff, went to Blackhawk and as hard as it was - no drinks, no soda for me. I gambled and had a great time. Got a lot of walking in as we walked up and down the mountain. That night we had a cheat night. We went to a Mexican restaurant with my dad and John had grilled tacos and I had guacamole salad. So again, even though we cheated it wasn't awful. We didn't dive into fried foods or anything. Everyone with us had my FAVORITE drink and I had a sip of Nettas. Then that was it, back to my water.

Sunday - it was back to normal. As much fun as we had on Saturday - Sunday we were 100% dedicated again. We had breakfast and lunch at home and went to my moms to spend time with Renee. She made them some "wet" burritos and as good as they looked, John and I grilled our chicken and had our veggies. I was so very proud of us this weekend. I just didn't want Renee to leave! She was so interested in our diet and wants to start it up herself. :)

Now for the weigh in-

John - 225.6
Krissi - 171.8

We're gettin there!! Whooo!!

Day 5

Well I didn't blog yesterday but it actually turned out yesterday was the best day so far. I woke up feeling great and energized. Almost feeling like I could fly out of bed. I got up right away and went to weigh in. Sure enough the scale showed I lost a total of about 6.5 lbs so far on the scale. I was really surprised to see it because although I could feel the change in my body I just didn't believe anything with weight was happening yet.

In the book he states it's pretty typical to lose about 10 to 15 lbs in the first phase of 17 days. Being that it is the first week, Krissi and I both have really kept the working out small. So I know that part hasn't really helped in the weight loss, this is mainly all part of the diet. Next week since my body will be a little more adjusted my workouts will get a little more intense every evening with working out as hard as I can for 20 minutes. Then in the second phase I was happy to read that I can step up my workouts to about 45 to 60 minutes. That means I should hopefully be able to go back to the gym. I can guarantee that with workouts being mixed in more along with the diet (especially with the extra protein intake) that we will have a higher weight loss and even start seeing it in the mirror. Right now I still feel at that awkward stage where the scale tells me with number drops I have lost weight but I'm just not seeing it for myself yet. Hopefully soon enough though.

As I said earlier though yesterday was easy. We had a great dinner of turkey burgers with the patties laid out over lettuce, and tomatoes, low-card ketchup, and mustard on top - steamed broccoli on the side. It turned out to be a great dinner and Krissi even got a little full last night from the whole meal.

This weekend will definitely be the moment that we have to prove ourselves though with everything we have going on. I'll post again either Sunday or Monday and let everyone know how it went. I am sure that we will make it through the weekend flawlessly though with no issues.

Oh and as Krissi stated, we are planning to weigh in every 4 days except on the last 4 which will be 5 days. We will weigh in on day 17, the final day of this phase so that we know where we are standing. Well here is to the weekend and staying healthy!

Weigh in!

Today is day 4 which is our official weigh in day (John and I decided mutually to weigh in every 4 days.) I will post our weigh-ins at the end of this blog. I just wanted to update everyone on yesterday.. I didn't blog at all yesterday because, well frankly, mother nature kicked my ass! I was in so much pain (cramps) and felt so weak. My hormones were all over the place and food tasted like crap. I still ate all my meals except dinner. I ate about a quarter of my turkey roast (i did finish all my veggies) and then John made me some leftover taco salad and I ate about a quarter of that. So, even though I didn't eat a whole meal, I still had some protein in my body so I could fight fat overnight. Don't feel like I starved myself because I still ate A LOT yesterday. Tonight is open turkey burgers, so I am super excited for dinner! Not to mention, I get shakes again so I don't have to eat plain egg!! Yay!



I woke up today with plenty of energy and started cleaning right away. Savannah came out and I was climbing in the window taking down curtains to wash & wiping down the windows, she looked at me like I am a crackhead. I realized today was my last day to clean before our BIG weekend. (I cant speak about it publicly until Saturday) So without further adieu...



John - 225.3 (weight loss of 6.5lbs)
Krissi - 172.6 (weight loss of 5.2lbs)

I have to say, I am VERY pleased with the results thus far!!