30 lbs.!!!! (Week 5)

WOW! I have hit my 30 lb. goal today. I would have never thought it would come so fast. My thoughts were originally for the end of March. I am not complaining though. I am glad that it is gone.

Amy has lost 15 lbs. so far which is great! We are proud of our accomplishments and can’t wait to see how much further our efforts will be rewarded.

We are working off the Weightwatcher's plan which has proven to be beneficial to us in the past.
We are, however, trying to modify our long term eating habits. With Weightwatchers you can really still eat the same old foods you just have to moderate the amounts. This is ok if you are looking for some short term results but if you never really change your way of thinking when it comes to eating you will probably find yourself back in the same boat again (or perhaps sinking the boat).

Anyway, we are moving to a more vegetable intense diet with less sugar, salts, and other processed particles. Once you get a lot of that stuff out of your body and move to a smaller amount of food than what you are accustomed too I think you will find that your body will make better use of the veggies. You might even find that you will start liking the things that are good for you, like all those greens! I can already hear Aunt Patsy and all that she has to say...

Losing weight for us is about change, haven't we heard a lot about that here lately with the elections. Our goals are not just about losing a few pounds to get into an outfit or just to look better. Our goals for weight loss involve healthy living for the sake of ourselves, our family and even our church. We want to be around long enough (Lord willing) to see the little ones grow up and to see how the Hand of God works in the building of our new church. We anticipate great things to come both spiritually and physically...

Stick around and keep up with the progress!