Early Weigh In

Greetings,

I am weighing in this morning since Pete and I are going to Door County this weekend for what I consider a "mini-honeymoon".

Previous: 235.2

Current: 234.0

Difference: - 1.2lbs

That is more like it!

I really tried to cut back on food intake this week. I didn't get to work out even once because I was sooooo busy with working this week. I am doing some extra projects right now for the Y which is taking up the little time I would actually have to work out. Plus I had a big interview so I was a nervous reck!

My interview this week went really well, I think. Look for the results on Facebook when I get them. This job would allow me to have a somewhat normal life and maybe someday be able to have a workout schedule. Here's hoping.....

Another Weigh In - Blah

Hi all,

Sorry I am late on my weigh in this week...not like it matters anyway.

Previous: 235.8

Current: 235.2

Difference: -.6

Frustrated!

really quick weigh in

i'm on my way out the door so not much to say.

Starting point: 375

Current weight: 355.4

20 down ...lets keep going!!

mid-terms over ...back to life

i am the king of mid-terms! rocked those bitches.

i have been thinking about joining a private gym of one. just me. i cant stand when i go to work out and there are people already there working out, how dare they. now, i should say that most of the people i don't mind, but there are a few that when i see them in the window as i walk up i really feel like turning around and walking home. let me introduce you to a few.

~'old smelly guy' this guy plays the TV at full volume while watching either 'the view' or some awful black and white movie that no one has ever heard of. i wouldn't mind him so much if he didn't follow me to the water fountain EVERY time i get a drink and try to spark up a conversation with me and the only thing i want to talk to him about is how bad his breath is. it smells like a combination of coffee, ass, and dry cat food.

~'skinny pink bitch' this lady is always dressed in something pink. pink shirt, pink shorts, pink shoes, pink hair tie, pink shoe laces. and she has no need to work out and normally she does almost nothing anyway, WHY IS SHE HERE??? she does a lot of stretching and then lifts the 5 pound weight twice and walks around for a while then comes back an lifts them four times. that would not be so annoying if she didn't do it right in front of the weight rack so i have to reach around or in front of here to get some weights so then i feel like a perv. if you are not going to work, dont get in my way so i can...seriously.

~everyones favorite 'the grunter' this guy is not in the gym very often but when he is there he makes it unbearable for everyone. i would have to say that this grunter is not your typical grunter. he is not overly huge, he looks like a runner or anorexic. he is so loud and he is not lifting THAT much weight, like his dumb bell pressing 30 pounds...no need to scream like you are getting an intimate waxing. and when you are done with your set...no need to throw the weights down and walk around like you just scaled everest and your are king shit. you are not king shit, you are lame.

i feel better. thanks for listening.

weigh in saturday morning before work

song of the day "I've Just Seen a Face" from the Across the Universe sound track ...such a great movie. it gets a little trippy in the middle, but if you can get past that it is a good movie.

pete weigh in 2/13/10

starting weight: 375

Last Weigh in: 362.2

Current Weight: 360.5

Difference: -1.7

not bad, i think any time i don't gain weight will be a win. more importantly though, i have been trying on shirts that didn't fit 20 days ago and now they do. i look hot in a pink shirt and white tie, don't lie, you know i'm right. so i think something i'm doing is working.

i have been doing a lot of reading on the benefits of lifting weights and i think that i'm going to get into that a little more even though it may mean my weight loss totals wont be as impressive because muscle weighs more than fat. so if i lose 3 pounds of fat and put on a pound of muscle i'll only be losing two pounds of mass, but i don't care.

this week i want to drink more water and eat more protein. also i want to get more sleep and continue to work out but this week with more lifting.

i wont be able to update much this week, i have mid terms and need to study...lame.

~pete

Bad Week-Brittany

Brittany-

Previous: 233.2

Current: 235.8

Difference: +2.6lbs

Gahhhh! This does not surprise me though. I did not feel very well at all this past week and had 2 days off of work because of it. Meaning the I spent my days sleeping or sitting on my ass. I am feeling a little better today, enough to give working out a try later this afternoon. Last week when I tried a brisk walk on the tred I had a coughing fit and felt like I was going to pass out. And I'll be honest, I didn't eat very well last week, too much snacking.

Goals for next week:

1) I would like to try going to bed earlier and waking up earlier so I can work out at the Y before work. So if I'm in bed by 9 or 10pm and wake up at 6am, that gets me to the Y by 6:30. I can work out until about 7:30 and get ready for work by 8:30. I plan to try this at least two times this week. I also plan to go to the facility at our apartment complex 2 times as well.

2) I am going to try writing down what I eat...I think this will help me with the snacking.

3) More water.

getting back on track

i'll admit it. i briefly fell off the wagon. damn you birthday parties. losing weight would be so much easier if you could just live in your cave and work out and eat ginger root and celery. but no, people like britt and i and invite us places. and those places have cake and cheese and sausage platters and this delicious cream cheese and shrimp spread thing...i love that stuff.

so this week was off to a bad start and i could feel it. early this week i felt like a wolly mammoth. i knew there would be times when i fall off the pace and i'm sure this is not the only time i will run into a cream cheese shrimp thing or a birthday party at a bar, i'll have to figure it out.

weigh in on saturday... i'm not excited for this one. not expecting much loss. maybe i'll be wrong.

pete

Rough Patch

Salutations,

This week is going to be so hard for me to lose weight. I feel like shit. I have a really bad cold: can't breath out of my nose, bark like cough, fever, body ache...etc. Plus I ate way to much food yesterday and the night before due to PMS.

I know some people don't think PMS is real, well ask Pete, it's real! I am unbelievably moody and I could seriously eat all day. I am never full. And it's not like a horrible craving, it's truly belly rumbling hunger. I just can't get enough to eat.

So with insane appetite and lack of stamina to work out, it should be a good week (note sarcasm).

Since I have a sick day from work I'm gonna take a long hot shower and see if I can start to breath normally again. Wish me luck!

-B

Dual Weigh In 2/6/2010

Hi all,

Pete and I decided to do a dual weigh in this morning since we both were around this morning (rare!)

Ok...drum roll please.

Pete-

Previous: 364.8

Current: 362.2

Difference of: 2.6 lbs

Britt-

Previous: 234.6

Current: 233.2

Difference of: 1.4 lbs

So there you have it. Things seems to be slowing down a bit for us, but this is not necessarily a bad thing. We are getting into a healthy routine, so we're hoping out weigh in results stay steady.

Pete and I both plan to go the fitness center more next week and go for a few walks since the weather is suppose to be warmer.

Stay tuned!

-Brittany and Pete Bourassa

2/4/2010

Greetings,

Things are still going well with the dieting. I have been working on finding time to work out as much as I can. Earlier this week Pete and I went to work out together at the facility in our apartment complex. That was my first time in the facility and it is really nice. I will be going there more often. This is helpful because I gave up on the video (30 Day Shred) due to my annoying left calf muscle. A while ago I was getting really REALLY bad leg cramps at night and I think it actually damaged my left calf muscle (it kind of feels like a little golf ball is in it...strange). Every once in a while it bothers me, and it was almost unbearable after the video. I don't have a job where I can sit all day so moving around effectively is important, so I gave up the video.

Weigh in results are coming up on Saturday. We will see how it goes.

I must add, Pete is like a brand new person. He has so much more energy and he just seems like he is feeling better. I can't even tell you how proud I am of him. Things are going so well.

-Brittany B

i need to update more often

it is amazing how much money you save when you don't spend 12 dollars a meal for fast food all the time. i think it is roughly enough money to finance a trip to florida this may.

sorry i've been slacking with my updates. the weekends are much better for me to update cause my weekdays are a little crazy being back in school. well, i had a great first week weight loss and i was really proud of my number lost, but i wasn't very proud of the work i put into it. i didn't work out very much that first week and i'm pretty sure the loss just came from a decline in food intake. so this week i've been working out more and harder this week and i don't care if my loss isn't as much this week cause i have been known to platue in the past.

so to combat this i am not totally focused on a goal number. instead, i have goal clothing. i have a shirt i want to fit into when britt and i go to florida and whoop up on luke and jeeeen in some tennis action. the shirt is an off the rack XXL. it doesnt seem like a very lofty goal, but when you consider the size i'm in now is XXXXLT...so i'm trying to lose XXT.

weigh in on saturday...i'm interested to see what it is after that big number last week

pete