Update/Snack of the Week: Skinny Pop Popcorn!

Hey everyone!

I'm so sorry that I wasn't able to post this Wednesday for our weigh-in! Kyle and I were both feeling cruddy with sinus pressure/congestion so we both took the day off to recover and it slipped my mind until bedtime. We did weigh-in as usual and the results were grand!

Current weight (as of 2/20/13): 278.2
Kyle's current weight (as of 2/20/13): 242.3

I lost 1.1 and Kyle lost 3.1! I'm 1.3 pounds away from my pre-Thanksgiving weight (whew) and back to 75 pounds down. Kyle hit his 25 (almost 26) pound mark! Awesome week for us! It was not a week devoid of challenges: we were both feeling pretty sick and gross so there was less exercise than usual. LSU also had interviews for our doctoral program so we ate out a lot and that was stressful for weight loss.  Luckily, we nailed it! I'm so proud of us!

I know I've also been slacking on Snack of the Week posts, but my fellow Sunday School teacher Stephanie introduced me to Skinny Pop popcorn today and it is delicious and low-point. If you're like me, popcorn is addictive and I personally could it a truckload of it every day.

Here's a picture of the bag. The serving size is 4 cups and the pointsplus value is 4! That's only 1 pointplus per cup! The taste reminds me of air-popped popcorn but with a taste! If you love popcorn as much as I do, give this a shot to satisfy those cravings! Snack smart!

Until next time,
BK

Not-so-Fat Tuesday

Hey everyone!

It's weigh-in day and I am RELIEVED!

Current weight: 279.3
Kyle's current weight: 245.4

I stayed the same and Kyle lost 0.4. I'm actually perfectly fine with those numbers, because Mardi Gras break has been tough. We did buy another king cake (shame on us) and have been eating it in sensible amounts since Saturday (two servings left!). I've also had some time off work/school and I'm not complaining, but it's hard to sit around the house all day! I don't know about you, but I get bored/munchy when I'm at home and my routine is disrupted. Prior to the break, my week last week was insanely busy and subsequently I missed quite a few exercise classes. So needless to say, Kyle losing a little is awesome and me losing/gaining none is equally as awesome.

Kyle and I have decided to give things up for Lent (don't give me the lecture about how Lent is about more than giving up indulgences, I am well aware and will be striving to do more than just "giving something up"). I'm giving up ALL sodas (diet included) and Kyle is giving up extraneous fast food. Kyle likes to indulge in late night or snack-time fast food at times, so we're taking that out! I'm hoping this means I'll drink predominantly water and maybe cut out sodas for good. We'll see!

Time to get ready for a Zumba class tonight! :)

Until next time,
BK

Take THAT, Super Bowl!

Hello everyone!

It's weigh-in day and Kyle and I both lost weight this week! :)

Current weight: 279.3
Kyle's current weight: 245.8

I lost 3.6 pounds and Kyle lost 1.1! We are both pretty excited! I was very nervous about this week because (1) I have been sick, so I haven't made it to as many exercise classes as usual and (2) SUPER BOWL. What did we eat during the Super Bowl? Typical Super Bowl food like pizza, pigs in a blanket, cookies, meat and cheese. I tried to keep it in check, but Super Bowl Sunday is a tough day to count points and Kyle and I both fell short in our efforts. Luckily, our other eating choices and activity choices balanced it out! I am so relieved after the tough weigh-in we both had last week. I'm also super excited because I'm back in the 270s and less than three pounds away from losing all my Christmas weight! Woo hoo!

Next difficult day will be Mardi Gras, which is coming up next week before the next weigh-in. Hoping we'll keep making good choices and now that I'm feeling better we should be able to exercise a lot more!  I keep thinking about what to give up for Lent and right now I'm considering chocolate. Yikes! That would be so hard! We'll see how it goes!

Right now it's time to put dinner in the Crock Pot and then head to class!  Keep working everyone!

Until next time,
BK