Well, I know it's been a few weeks since I've contributed to our blog, so I decided I need to put in my two cents!  Jen and I finally made time to get up early and work out in the morning before work on Wednesday.  Because of our schedules (we both work weird starting times at least a few days a week), it's hard for us to actually get up and work out together first thing in the morning.  But, we did it this week.  We worked out to the Cardio Max DVD, and let me tell you, that will kick your butt if you're as fat as we are!!  My legs were burning and sore for two days, and I even made sure to drink more water than usual...Bob is a maniac with those darn squats and lunges!!!  Is he crazy!?!?

 

Anyway, I felt really good about actually getting going with our workouts.  Now, if we could just make it a daily thing!  I really hope that everyone reading our blog each week doesn't think we're giving up; we're not.  We just need to re-capture that momentum we had early on.  It's been tough, but I guess that's what we're always going to have to deal with; life!!  Interruptions and weird schedules are just a part of our everyday lives, and if we can't figure them out now, we're not going to get any closer to our goals, and that's not acceptable.

 

Next week, we're going to try really hard to get up every morning and work out before work.  I'm hoping we'll have positive progress to report.  I haven't been updating my "ticker" because I haven't been losing.  It's depressing, but true.  So, I tend to run back to the avoidance that's been a hallmark of my weight problems all along.    If I ignore it, it isn't really true....ever been there??

 

I've been trying to get in enough calories without getting too many, but let me tell you, that's been a struggle, too.  Some days I just don't feel like eating, but I know I have to, so I eat yogurt and soup and salad or a quick dinner.  But I know something's not adding up.  I hate knowing what to do, but not how to do it!!  Jen's been doing okay with her diet, too.  She eats a lot more salads than I do, and she tries really hard to take the right kinds of foods to get in her calories during the day without going over.  I'm really proud of her.  One of these days, she's going to blow me out of the water, and I can't wait for her to succeed!

 

I'm still waiting to hear about the job.  I called the contact person back on Thursday and left her a follow-up message, so we'll see.  In the meantime, I'm just thankful to have my job when so many people are struggling to find or keep a job.  I'm just trying to stay positive.  There's just so much going on in my head right now.  Sometimes, I'm not sure if I'm mentally prepared to do this, but I need to keep reminding myself that there's no time like the present and that if I'm not ready now, I'm never going to be, because life doesn't stop going on just because I'm not prepared!  : )  Well, hopefully, I'll have positive things to report next week once Jen and I actually start working out each day to the DVDs!!  Keep us in your thoughts; we could use the encouragement this week!