Progress is happening...

So we just completed our 3rd week of the low GI plan.  The diet itself is really easy to maintain.  I sometimes question if I am doing it right because it is really easy.  But I guess the scales don't lie and I am doing something right.

I am officially down 10 lbs from the start date 3 weeks ago and Tim is down 5lbs!!!!

We have not been exercising like we should, the progress we have made has been primarily the diet, which if you did not get what I was saying earlier really does not even feel like a diet. LOL  Tim and I have still eaten out on a few occasions and I think this helps from feeling like you are depriving yourself of anything.

We have found some great new recipes and I am preparing them with only 1 serving size for each of us.  There are no left overs or risk of going back for seconds.  This has helped out a lot as well considering Tim and I love good food and have a hard time saying no to the second plate.

We also discovered the joys of fat free plain yogurt as a sour cream substitute!  It is great!

Our goal for the next week or two, is to increase our exercising.  This coupled with the diet should keep this weight loss chugging along.

Seeing progress is the best motivator to keep doing what you are doing and then do more!

Say When...

So I am not sure if this is a Southern thing or not, but when someone is putting food on your plate, they often tell you to "Say When".  Well in family and large group gatherings, you can always count on the laughs to circulate when someone or many someones let the plate keep getting food piled on.

I mean can you really blame them with all the good home cooking?  Problem is when the meal is done, you have many people sitting around rubbing protruding stomaches talking about the great meal and how stuffed they are now.  Again this maybe a southern thing, or maybe a just my family thing ;).

My point to this little anecdote, is that this "Say When" concept and then the incidental stuffed tummies has been on my mind a lot lately.

I have been reflecting on how the years have passed and how many pounds have packed on, and I have asked myself "When will I say When?"

When will it be enough to make me stick with better diet and exercise?

I am unfortunately not a person who can just do one or the other and the pounds melt off.  It takes a lot of consistent hard work as well determination to restrict certain foods from my life.

So in an effort to FINALLY "Say When", I am going to be chronicling mine and Tim's progress on this health and wellness journey.

I have opted not to call this a weight loss journey because it is not solely about that.  This about Tim and I both knocking on the door of 30 and wanting to have several more healthy active years to our life.  We want to have kids and be able to run with them and play without being hindered by our weight and fitness level.

So here we go folks.

This past week has been a little introductory get in gear kind of week.  We bought a Wii Fit and have both exercised 4 out of 7 days.  This week, we plan to add the gym into the mix for 2 to 4 days.

We are also starting a low GI diet tomorrow.  It has lots of tasty food and seems like it will be satisfying, but helps us find a balance what we eat to improve our health.

Wish us luck and we would love to hear from you as we share our food diaries, our exercise efforts, and general progress on this journey.

By the way, just adding in the 4 days of physical activity have me down 5 pounds for the week!