4 Weeks starting to see some results?

So it's been basically a month. I haven't really dominated when it comes to dieting, but I have been pretty good about lifting and running and exercising a lot. So I weighed in at 215 today so 15lbs in 4 weeks. It's pretty good considering I still kind of eat what I want on weekends and don't go too crazy counting calories. Partly I am just too hungry all the time from exercising to really be that strict, but I am a lot more aware of portion control and trying to avoid a lot of high fat or high carb foods. Anyway here is a couple pictures to show my progress, granted these were taken right after I got done working out and I'm flexing but I still think it's pretty good for a month. I still want to drop at least 15lbs more and will probably track this until I'm under 200lbs.

2 years...still goin strong!

Well it's not much of a suprise that we're still going strong. You know what I love about our relationship? We hardly argue, and we can laugh a lot. We may have more to argue over later, but I can't recall a time where we got in an argument/fight that lasted more than a day. I sometimes think I'm too forgiving, but I guess it works well with us. I love Lane so much. He treats me so well, and can always put a smile on my face. For our anniversary this year we went river rafting and went to dinner. We are fortunate to live just a few hundred feet from the river, so all we had to do was drive up 20min (and find someone who knows how/has a boat) and make our way down! It was pretty fun--Blake & Kim, Tim and his boss went with us, and we hit some pretty good waves that soaked us. One pushed me into the boat rather than out ~phew!!~ Then Lane and I hit up Gustav's for some burgers in Leavenworth.

It really has been a great 2 years. It sometimes feel longer just because we have lived in 3 different places (Ogden, UT, Rexburg, ID, and Monitor, WA). Our homes have improved and the rent has decreased with each improvement. Lane has worked for FlyingJ, NWMF insurance, Student taught, Agrofresh, and now JRCC all within 2 years. I have worked at Sports Authority, Millhollow, and RedRobin. I think these kinds of things make the 2 years seem longer, but I look forward to eternity with Lane. He is amazing. We are very fortunate in all that we have been blessed with, and I definitely consider myself blessed to have this wonderful man as my spouse.

*Side Note*

I walked outside when I got home from class today and found that Faith and I matched, which was kind of funny, but then it became a little creepy when I saw that Tobie and Lane matched as well! One would think that they were our kids and we were just weird and made them match us. haha!

Week 3

Well 3 weeks in and I think I'm finally getting used to the exercise where I'm not getting so sore.  I weighed in @ 217 this morning, so 2.5 lbs for last week, 13lbs total.  I can tell though now that I might be adding a little muscle so the weight isn't going to come off so quickly.  My diet is still not perfect, but it's getting better.  I still plan on putting up another picture next week, so hopefully I can do good this week.

Winter weather in May...

It's cold. The sky is constantly a dull gray. I wear my winter coat to school every day. I cuddle in my blanket when I'm home. And I even turned on the heater the other day. What is this all about??!! I am definitely a California girl and need my sun. I'm about to buy a sun therapy lamp or something, because gray in the sky is depressing. BLEH!

Ps. my birthday (which is SUMMER) is in a month...sun? Will you please, pretty please come out???

Week 2...Not so great

So as predicted week 2 was a little harder.  The problem was my birthday last week and the weekend of eating that followed.  We went out to Dusty's Thursday for my actual birthday, then Friday night we went to Cheesecake Factory before the Mariners game where I had at least a 4,000 calorie dinner, then Saturday was McDonald's on the way home, and Papa Johns for dinner.  Then Sunday was birthday lunch for my Dad, and pizza that night for my cousin Beth's birthday, so it was pretty non-stop all weekend.  Luckily I still exercised and with this morning's last chance 3 mile run and 45 minutes of lifting I managed to get down to 219.5.  So for 2 weeks I'm down 10.5lbs.  I'm pretty pleased I didn't gain weight, but I think this week has some potential to drop a few more pounds.  I just need to avoid the giant meals and late night eating that I love.  Anyway I'm hoping by about week 4 I can post a picture that has some noticeable difference, and hopefully by week 8 or 10 I'm down around 200 or below, so those are my goals.

Week 1

So the first week is in the books.  I weighed in this morning and the scale could hardly recognize I was there, somehow it managed to spit our 221.5lbs.  So I lost 8.5lbs this week which I think is OK.  I am realizing though for me it's easier to exercise than to eat right.  I worked out and ran, but all that did was make me hungry all the time so I still indulged with a Dusty Burger one day and didn't  really diet over the weekend.  But I think my portion control is getting better, and I did say no to some candy and late night snacks.  Week 2 on biggest looser always seems to kill people so hopefully I can loose a little this week.  I will probably put up another picture after like week 4 for all 2 people who might read this.

Lane's Big Fat Diet

So this is officially my first blog post.  This month marks our 2 year anniversary and in that short amount of time I have manged to gain a little over 30lbs.  When we first got married I was just under 200lbs and as of last Sunday I was a solid 230lbs.  So I bought this home gym last weekend and am determined to get back under 200 and hopefully be a little healthier.  As motivation I thought I'd post my progress and pictures so I'd feel accountable to someone besides Jannica and myself.  My sister-in-law has been on a diet for about 3 months and has lost about 40lbs so I hope to use that as some motivation as well.  Lucky for me Jannica loves me no matter what I look like, but I think she's ok with me wanting to get in better shape.