It's been a while since I updated our progress, and for good reason. We have recently been experiencing a plateau of sorts in both our weights, and it's frustrating to post about, to be honest. While our weight has only been bouncing around anywhere from 1-4 pounds, it's still irritating.
I recently took a trip up to Washington to see my parents, which was so fun, but I ended up with a weight gain of about 3 pounds, not entirely bad after eating out quite a bit while I was there. What made it so frustrating is that I hit my 30-pound weight loss milestone the morning that I left, and now the weight is very slow in coming back off. I always knew this day would come, but it doesn't make it any less daunting to face now.
Recently, we both decided that to jump start our weight loss again, having come to a plateau of sorts, we would both start amping up our exercise. Jake has done admirably well at this; me not so much. Jake has been on the treadmill for an hour every day, and over the last couple of days has been trying to up his speed little by little to get more mileage in. Yesterday he got three miles in! This is more than I can say for myself, having been completely snowed under with a new account at work this last week, trying to juggle the extra workload with my existing work, and not really feeling like exercising after I've dragged my lifeless body out of the office. Now that I've gotten a handle on things finally, I feel ready to get started.
I used to do a DVD called "Walk Away the Pounds" with Leslie Sansone, and I loved it. She basically does an in-home walking program that incorporates upper body as well, something I don't really get a lot of on the treadmill, so it's a really great complete workout for me. I will be starting with the two-mile DVD and working my way up from there. I figure if Jake can do three, I can try to do two, although his fitness level is far above mine given the fact that he has an active job and mine is completely sedentary. I will do it while Jake is on the treadmill just so I actually get up and do it. Watching him work out is so inspirational to me, I've felt totally shamed by my lack of dedication in comparison.
Now to the nitty-gritty: the numbers. Where do we stand? Let's find out:
Current stats:
Steph:
Starting weight:
237.5 lbs
Current weight:
208.8 lbs
Total weight lost to date: 28.7 lbs
Jake:
Starting weight:
290 lbs
Current weight:
242.6 lbs
Total weight loss to date: 47.4 lbs
