Week 16 and 17 Results

I know it has been over 2 weeks since my last post! Last week Tony forgot to weigh on Monday so we weighed on Tuesday. Then we traded in and bought a new car, I negotiated vacation time and then accepted a new job (starting Monday, October 1st!), we spent hours and hours cleaning up the house, and then had a guest Friday night! So last week was very crazy and I kept putting off posting. And then it was suddenly Monday again and time for another weigh in! So today's post is going to be a double post for both Week 16 and Week 17.

Katie

Week 16 Results: -4.6 lbs

Current Weight: -38.2 lbs. (This week: -0.2 lbs.)

Tony

Week 16 Results: -3.2 lbs.

Current Weight: -42.8 lbs. (This week: +0.8 lbs.)

As you can see, we did really well in Week 16 but pretty poorly in Week 17. We had a lot of restaurant food last week; we went out both Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, which was actually really fun! Probably the most fun weekend we've had in awhile. On Friday night my friend Lindsey came to visit so we went to a nearby restaurant and then went bowling. On Saturday night we went to a hibachi place and then went to a movie. On Sunday night we went to the Gun Lake Casino and ate at their restaurant. These kind of weeks happen every so often. We just have to let it be in the past and keep trying to lose weight!

I have been doing some shopping for new work clothes for my new job. Since I have been this size before, I still have quite a few clothes but I wanted a few new things. I am feeling much more confident about my looks, which translates into wanting to wear better and more stylish clothes. I discovered a consignment shop nearby and got pants, a skirt, and a top for work for only $22! I am really looking forward to starting my new job. The company seems really solid and the employees I met seem great. I think it will be a good fit for me.

Here's hoping for better results in Week 18!

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Katie's Food and Exercise Diary can be found here.
Tony's Food and Exercise Diary can be found here.
Our weight loss tickers can be found at the bottom of every page of our blog.

Week 15 Results (With Measurements!)

Another week, more results! This time with measurements. We are doing measurements every five weeks now, but it has been seven weeks since we last took them. 

Katie

Current Weight: -33.4 lbs. (This week: -1.4 lbs.)

Bust: -2.5" (These last seven weeks: -0.375")

Chest: -2.0" (These last seven weeks: -0.125")

Waist: -4.5" (These last seven weeks: -3.0")

Hips: -4.75" (These last seven weeks: -1.25")

Thigh: -1.75" (These last seven weeks: -0.5")

Upper Arm: -1.5" (These last seven weeks: -1.125")

Total Inches Lost: -17.0" (These last seven weeks: -6.375")

Tony

Current Weight: -40.4 lbs. (This week: -2.4 lbs.)

Neck: -1.25" (These last seven weeks: -0.375")

Chest: -4.0" (These last seven weeks: -0.25")

Waist: -5.5" (These last seven weeks: -4.25")

Hips: -4.25" (These last seven weeks: -1.75")

Thigh: -5.75" (These last seven weeks: -2.25")

Upper Arm: -2.0" (These last seven weeks: 0.0")

Total Inches Lost: -22.75 (These last seven weeks: -8.875")

At some point, we are going to have to take new pictures because these pictures are starting to no longer represent our looks! When we started this, Tony had suggested we take a picture similar to this one (first photo on the page) from our engagement shoot, so you can see the difference. I'd like to wait awhile longer before we do that, since I don't think the difference will be that pronounced at this point. Maybe once we're both past 50 lbs. We'll see!

I met my exercise goal again, so I'm going to continue with it, but this time it will be back to two days a week for 30 minutes each time. Eventually I will increase to three days a week, four days a week, etc., but for now two days a week is the most doable for me. I am still working on making this a habit, so I don't want to set a difficult goal this early in the game.

Later this week, I will post about other things we have changed to make the lower calorie intake easier. Stay tuned!

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Katie's Food and Exercise Diary can be found here.
Tony's Food and Exercise Diary can be found here.
Our weight loss tickers can be found at the bottom of every page of our blog.

Week 14 Results

This post is so late for a couple reasons. The main one is that I stayed at my parents' house until Tuesday evening so we did not do our weigh-in until Wednesday. The secondary reason is I didn't have a chance to write the post until right now because I have been busy with interviews the last two days!! I had an in person interview yesterday morning at Company A, then an in person interview at Company B this morning, followed by an unexpected phone screen interview for Company C, and then an in person interview with other employees at Company A late this afternoon. I have to go back to Company A tomorrow morning to fill out an application; I may hear about that job as early as tomorrow afternoon!

Here are our results!

Katie

Current Weight: -32.0 lbs. (This week: -1.8 lbs.)

Tony

Current Weight: -38.0 lbs. (This week: -2.0 lbs.)

So we did pretty well! We had a few high calorie days over the holiday weekend. We celebrated my mom's and my sister's girlfriend's birthdays on Monday night and that involved an ice cream sundae bar. Let's just say that day was pretty terrible calorie-wise and we'll leave it at that!

I did meet my exercise goal last week. I am going to try to exercise at least once for 30 minutes between today and Monday. I have reduced it to one time because there are only a few days left until Monday, and trying to go with twice would just set myself up for failure. I promise I will bring back the twice a week exercise goal next week!

Next week's post will include measurements, now that we are doing them every 5 weeks. It will have been 7 weeks since the last time we took measurements; I am excited to see them since I know I've lost inches.

(Sort of) exciting news for me. For the last two years or so, I have been sized out of Lane Bryant. Lane Bryant goes up to size 28, and I have been a 30 or 32 (if not higher at times) for the last couple years. All of my recent clothes purchases have been at Fashion Bug since that is pretty much the only brick and mortar store that carries clothes for women under age 80 up to size 32. I went to the mall a week ago and strolled into Lane Bryant since they were having a BOGO sale, and I figured, hey I'm down 30 lbs, let's see if a 28 fits!

IT DID! I got a cute jean skirt/skort (has attached shorts underneath the skirt), a pair of jeans, and some underwear. I am so excited I can fit back into Lane Bryant clothes, especially since Fashion Bug is going out of business and the stores will all be closed by January. So that is exciting news for me and is some motivation to keep going!

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Katie's Food and Exercise Diary can be found here.
Tony's Food and Exercise Diary can be found here.
Our weight loss tickers can be found at the bottom of every page of our blog.