Holly & Jessica's Million Pound Match-Up

This is going to be a short blog before heading to bed. Just wanted to drop in and say things are back to normal now. I'll be back on here tomorrow to do some more blogging. Till then...

Okay I finally got my pictures up, sorry Holly!! Now I need to get back into the groove of things. Collin was sick again this past weekend and is better now so it is time to kick my rear into gear. Here we go, my plans Wed morning I will wake up and eat a bowl of oatmeal and then workout to WATP, I will do the 3 mile. Every morning I need to get my a** out of bed, and do something about the way I look and feel!!! Wish me luck I neeed it.

Jessica here!!

 

I am finally back on track!!! Took me long enough huh?? My son was sick with pneumonia last week and it was a long week. I had a very sick little boy on my hands. He is doing so much better now. He finally went back to school yesterday and came home exhausted=) The week I had off with him I did not workout at all but watched what I ate. TOM is expected to make a stop this Thursday, oh yes I have it down to the exact day that happens. I feel so bloated and this week want to eat everything in the house but have not yet and won't. I have to be stronger than the urge. I hope everyone is doing well and Holly I hope you find IT!!!!

I just feel so blah..I don't know what it is, but the past couple of weeks I just haven't felt "IT." The IT to want to workout and eat right. Even going for a little walk or something. I mean I've done it, just not the way I use to, with the emmf in it. I went to Lowes today and bought some plants and things for the garden. Hopefully being out in the warm sun tomorrow will put some emmf back in me. I plan on planting some strawberry plants, rosemary and bulbs. I'll get back on tomorrow and tell ya how its going.

Hey its Holly

 

Well today started out fine, I woke up early(7:30) did a 15 minute workout(see my **note). And went to start off the day.. I have a Monday thur Friday job, so I like to get all my work done on Saturday so I can rest and do (almost) nothing on Sunday. You know..washing clothes, moping, dishes, etc. Well hubby wants me to help him strip some wire in the back yard. The same wire thats been back there for almost a year. The same wire that he doesn't want me to do anything with, but doesn't move it himself. Sooo you can see why I was more than happy to help.  I was using a VERY sharp box cutter(the wire was too big to use wire cutters, trust me, I tried) and he kept telling me to "BE CAREFUL!! I don't want you to cut yourself." well I don't know about anyone else, but when someone tells me that, its like wishing bad luck on me. So as you can guess, I cut myself. I was holding the wire in one hand and the cutter in the other and SWOOP there went the blade. When I first looked it didn't seem so bad, looked like a little nick, but when I went back to cutting I thought I better look again. This time I could see the muscle in my forearm. Thats right, the muscle!! I've seen this kinda thing, muscle that is, on tv before but never in person. I was kinda in shock, then I just looked at Cole, told him "hey wanna see some muscle?" and laughed. The look on my face must have given it away, because he rushed over and started pulling me inside the barn. He proceeded to open this 100 year old medical kit and looking for gauze. By this time blood was already running down my arm. I told him there was no way I was using anything in that kit and went inside the house. Thinking back on it, it seems kinda funny. All I could do was laugh and just be in aaww of being able to see the muscle inside my arm. It didn't hurt, although I know it will when I go to take off the bandage. Hair and tape/band aids DON'T mix!   Its not too deep or wide. I would say..about an 1 1/2in wide and 1/4in deep. Might even leave a nice little scar, lol. Then when I get back out there cutting it wasn't an hour later when I cut myself again. This time it was only the size of a paper cut on my thumb. But that one hurts a heck of a lot more than the other one does. That time he made me go inside. Enough on that subject though..

 

**My little side note:

I've read in a couple of books/magazines/websites that working out for 10 minutes at a time serveral times a day is better than working out all in one long session. Not sure if its true or not. But I seem to want to work out more. I get up early before work and do one, when I come home from work another(4:00ish), and then later on in the day. I thought I might try this out for a couple of weeks and see how well it works for me. I do know one thing, I need to find a new eating plan, I've been slacking on my eating healthy a little. Not much, just a small cookie here(Girl Scout) and a soda there. Oh I tried doing without any kind of soda for a week and it wasn't 3 days into it I just had to have a soda. Soooo sooo bad of me! I ordered a DietMinder journal and plan to start tracking everything I eat. Hopefully that helps!

 

 

Jessica's turn

 

Tuesday morning is weigh in, I may just wait to do it on Wed. I really am not feeling very confident about a loss. I pulled a muscle last week in my knee and it is finally feeling better but I lost alot of workout time!! I have been sooo tired and it is from a lack of exercise. I have been eating right and having plenty of water though so i have not failed there. I have not been feeling well again, I had panic attacks all weekend. The doctor changed my meds so for the past 4 days I have not been on anything, he wanted the other stuff to get out of my system first. I figure it will be a day or two until I am feeling better. It is a terrible thing to experience panic attacks, I will have to tell you about them on my next blog!!!

Its Holly...

 

Here it is 2 days before the weigh in and I'm still 3 pounds over what I weighed last Tuesday. I don't know whats going on. Am I eating too many calories, not doing enough exercise or what? I've done a lot of weight lifting this week so is the three pounds from that? I just don't know. And to top it off, my knee is hurting. Should I push on with exercise or do I hold off for a couple of days and let it rest? It hurts..well its kind of like when you sit indian-style for too long and your knees hurt. Its not a baaad pain, but it hurts. What to do, what to do. Oh and another thing..my partner is going to be put back for my luck as well. Its one thing when you're just counting on yourself to do the work, its not so hard. But when you have a bad week or weeks you let your friend/partner down as well. I really don't like that feeling. Ahh, my dryer is going off..gotta go. I'll be back on tomorrow with more, my head is so full of crap right now, its not even funny.

Hey its Holly..

 

Okay, so I came home early from work. I pulled the 'sick' card today. With TOM here, and people at work pissing me off..I just didn't wanna be there. Working in a small office with 4 other women can really get to you sometimes. Our office, ha! ...lets just say I've seen bathrooms bigger than that. I'm not kiding either, its about 12ftX12ft. And did I mention 5 women in there, all at ONCE. For those of you who dont know, I work at a prison in the mailroom. Yes thats right, I'm the one who gets to read all that fun mail. Its not really a bad job and I get paid on salary, its very easy work. The only draw back, the space.

 

But back to me playing hookie..I didn't take anything out for supper tonight, so I stop by the grocery store to pick up something easy. Ench it is..Fat free cheese, 50 calorie tort., etc.. I don't know what it is, but here lately, I just haven't felt like eating. I mean, I know I have too, but just dont feel like it. That couple of weeks where surprisingly easy. When I was eating just 1350ish in calories. I planned out my little meals and was good to go. But now that I'm eating more calories(1900ish) I feel like I'm eating too much. Sounds kinda crazy, because before I would have NO PROBLEM with eating all this. But something in my mind is just not wanting to go along. Ughh..I think I'm about to go lay down, its really cold and theres nothing on tv. I plan on working out when I get up from my nap, and then a little later tonight as well. Later..

Jessica's blog

 

  So I have made it one week smoke free!! It has been going fairly well. I feel better, look better and smell GREAT!!! What a feeling, now I just need to get over the habit of it, waking up and wanting one, after a meal or in the car. I have been relying on gum!!!! It is working really well with not eating everything in sight or wanting a cigarette. Tomorrow is weigh in and I am nervous to see the numbers, TOM is in town, he seems to be for our whole team on Sparkpeople also. We have been in 4th place for the past two weeks and I really hope that changes this week. I want our team to stay motivated and hopeful!! I will let you know how the weigh in goes and I still need to get my full body pictures up on here. I promise I will get to that soon!!

 

Good Luck Holly with the weigh in. I think you are doing great!!!!

Hey its Holly..

 

I just wanted to drop in and let everyone know how I was doing. Right now I'm down to 219. The last time I was 219..was about 5 or 6 years ago. I can't wait till the 200 mark. Now that..I haven't seen since..9th grade.  I started thinking the other day why I wasn't losing weight like I should be. Well I checked out my calories and I was eating Waaaaaaay under what I was suppose to be. I was eating around 1300 when I should have been eating 1900ish. Since I've upped my calories, the weights been lowering little by little. Woohoo! I've been working out everyday, well except last Thursday, never got around to doing it. Hopefully with Tom visiting this up coming week, I'll still lose weight, or at least maintian. I'll check in later with everyone.