The Journey

2 More Days!

2010-11-20T12:17:00.000-08:00

Well, we are scheduled to have this baby boy on Monday. Whoo hoo! I'm very excited and a bit scared, but I think all moms go through a bit of that before facing down labor and delivery, right?

It's been a rough week or so; I started showing signs of preeclampsia over a week ago and felt completely awful! I've been in L&D twice to be monitored, was dehydrated both times, had a UTI that needed IV antibiotics, and had high blood pressure that they debated admitting me for (my blood work came back still in normal ranges, so they sent me home). I also gained 8 pounds in 5 days from the swelling, so I was pretty miserable. Yuck!

And then the FedEx man came.

I love the FedEx guy. Not only does he give our dogs treats when he pulls in, he brings packages. This time, it was the Sunrider Calli Tea I'd ordered from my grandmother. I used this after I delivered Emily to help rid my body of the toxins and fluids from labor, and loved it. It's totally safe for pregnancy, so I decided to go ahead and start drinking it in the mornings.

Want to know what has changed?

Everything!

My blood pressure has completely stabilized, my lab work on Friday had remarkably improved, my energy level has shot through the roof, and I've lost five of those 8 pounds of fluids that I had gained so quickly. The keeps me in my goal of gaining 15-20 pounds during this pregnancy (right now I'm at 16 pounds gained). I've always remarked about the benefits of Calli Tea, but holy cow! I'm totally sold. I don't think I'll ever stop drinking it again (it's been about six months since I'd ordered a box).

Thank you, Grandma! :-D

A Slight Change to the Eating Plan

2010-11-10T09:34:00.000-08:00

It has been 10 days since I changed my eating plan and so far, so good! I have had to change up a few things, but they are helpful. For instance, instead of my fruit/protein shake for breakfast, I'm actually eating a bowl of Cream of Wheat. Yes, I eat Cream of Wheat. And yes, I also love grits. I suppose I'm multi-cultural!

Why Cream of Wheat? Well, I'm running anemic, but added an additional supplement with my prenatal vitamin is too much for me and my little guy, so I'm back to the old standard I did during college. Did you know that one bowl of cream of wheat has 50% of your daily iron intake? Emily even eats it; I gave it to her as a baby starting at six months (instead of rice cereal), so she has enjoyed having it occasionally for breakfast again over the past week.

So anyway, yes, Cream of Wheat for breakfast. Then when the kiddos eat lunch (about 11:00), then I have my fruit/protein shake. More solid foods come around in the form of a light lunch around 1-2, then supper for dinner. I've actually had a lot less heartburn during the day with eating like this. My energy level goes up and down, but some days I blame on being pregnant. Yet it is nice to know that I'm eating enough calories now, even though half the day is liquid! Liquid is good when your tummy is squished up, so at this point, I don't care if I'm drinking them or not.

Emily and I have also been taking more walks; 4-5 times a week we will walk at least a mile once or twice a day. She loves it, and it's good for me and baby progression! :-) But anywhoo, the husband is asking for the computer, so I need to go. I will update more later!

Day 3 Is Done and Day 4 Has Begun

2010-11-03T06:06:00.000-07:00

So yesterday was somewhat a yucky day, but most of that was due to severe lack of sleep. I woke up at 3 am with a bug in my hair; needless to say, there was no going back to sleep after that! I also didn't do my exercise in the morning, but did go on a mile walk before supper. I did sleep wonderfully last night, though; only up twice during the night. I also didn't drink as much as much as I'm supposed to, and I'm feeling the fatigue of that this morning as well.

I did have to see an orthopedic doctor yesterday and get fitted for bi-lateral wrist braces for pregnancy-induced carpal tunnel syndrome. So I have to wear them 23 hours a day for the next two weeks, and then I'll be re-evaluated. So in the meantime, they make me feel very clumsy! I'm going to have to re-learn fine motor skills, I suppose. I was smart enough to make sure that I took them off before I started cooking dinner!

I'm trying a new combo of fruit smoothie today; 1/2 a kiwi, 4 strawberries, and 1 tablespoon of peanut butter. I don't eat a lot of bananas and have been able to tell the last couple of days that I have been, so I think I need to move it to at least every other day.

Day 2: Finished!

2010-11-01T16:59:00.000-07:00

So, day two of the new eating plan has come and (almost) gone. It's been a good day, though I'm tired tonight, probably due to the fact that I had to get up five times last night to go to the bathroom. *sigh* The joys of the last month of pregnancy!

Since it is Monday, today is a weigh-in day and I was thrilled to find that I had only gained a half a pound for this week. Yeah! That has been my goal over the last month, to keep it at half a pound a week during this 3rd trimester. Puts my total pregnancy weight so far at 12.4 pounds. As my OB wants me to keep it between 15-20 pounds, I actually think I will be able to manage that.

I did have quite a bit of energy earlier on in the day, and had to force myself to lay down for an hour while Emily napped. I dozed, but didn't really sleep. I did struggle with hunger more today, so I built in a couple more snacks into my menu tomorrow that still keeps me within my calorie goals.

I did love exercising this morning! I actually felt energized after 40 minutes of yoga, and then Emily and I walked a mile this afternoon while I was avoiding the munchies.

The biggest benefit I am doing on my own in all this is getting ready the night before. I plan my daily menu, plug it in, get as much done on meals for tomorrow that I can, and have been working on getting the house picked up as much as possible before bed. Maybe I'm nesting? I don't know... I am tired tonight, but I think a lot of that is the pain in my hands/wrists/arms. I should get my wrist braces tomorrow, and am hoping that will help keep the swelling down and pressure off of the nerves (I've been doing my hand exercises today and doing ice treatments tonight). A huge blessing is that my insurance covers the braces. Yeah!! I was hating the idea of having to pay for wrist braces that I will only use for a few weeks, but I called my company to see what coverage I have with medical supplies, and yep, they are covered so long as my doctor writes a prescription for them. He did late this afternoon, so I'll pick it up tomorrow and Lord willing, have them by the afternoon, if not sooner. :-)

A New Month, A New Eating Plan!

2010-10-31T18:30:00.000-07:00

Some of you know (and most of you don't) that I've spent the last month weaning of a medication that I cannot take if I am going to nurse when our little guy is born. During this time, I've been researching healthy, natural ways to "make up" for what the medicine was designed for. I've found out some interesting facts, and have a new, healthier eating plan that I started today and am going use for the next couple of weeks to see if I see a difference.

In addition, I'm tracking my food intake/activities at http://www.fitday.com/, a free site I've used in the past as a food and weight journal while I've been losing weight. I wanted to use it again to make sure I'm eating enough calories, which I know I haven't been the past few weeks. Also, it is good accountability to me with my weight management during this pregnancy, which as of last Monday, I'd only gained a bit over 11 pounds, which I (and my OB!) have been very pleased with. We shall see tomorrow how much my weight has changed over the past week.

So how has my diet changed? Well, the most drastic changes are in the morning. Shortly after I get up, I drink an "activated water". Yes, stupid title, but that's what it is called, and used to get the digestive system and metabolism flowing! Basically, eight ounces of water + the juice of half a lemon + 1 teaspoon of honey + 1 ounce pure aloe vera juice. Shake it up really, really, good and drink!

After drinking my water mixture, it is exercise time, though the exercise can take place within the first 2 hours of waking. Why? Well, my body does not produce a certain hormone very well, and normal production time of that hormone is during the first 2 hours a woman is awake. If she is to exercise during that production time (which any exercise during the day boosts the hormone), it quadruples the amount of hormone produced! Cool, huh?

In the meantime, whether it is before or after exercise (I usually like after), the other big change is breakfast. I've always had it preached to me to never drink your calories, but a high recommendation I've found is to do a liquid breakfast, which a small snack a couple hours later if needed. The point of a liquid breakfast is to help ease the strain on the digestive system, which benefits the brain during hormone production.

Most people doing this will drink a smoothie of some sort, using fruit and a whey powder or peanut butter and flax meal or wheat germ for protein. As I'm pregnant, I'm not comfortable using a protein powder, even though I've found a couple all-natural whey powders, so I went the route of peanut butter/flax meal this morning. It was very good, and I wasn't hungry at until lunch time (though being the weekend, I did eat later than I normally do, so I will see how I do tomorrow).

Want the recipe? Keep reading!

Peanut Butter Banana Fruit Smoothie
Ingredients:
1/2 cup milk
1/2 banana
1/4 - 1/2 cup fruit of your choice
2 TBSP peanut butter
2 TBSP ground flax meal or wheat germ
1 tsp honey
2-4 ice cubes (optional for thickness. I find freezing the fruit the night before eliminates the need for ice and doesn't water it down).

Steps:
1. Put milk in the blender first to avoid it "freezing" or "sticking" while blending.
2. Add other ingredients (if using frozen fruit, let sit out 15-20 minutes prior to ensure the full blending, unless you like chunks of fruit).
3. Blend for 30 seconds! You can add more/less milk to get to the consistency you want. Some drink half for breakfast, and the other half for a later mid-morning snack; I personally did the whole thing for breakfast today.

Nutritional information:
Calories: 403 (using 2% milk and 1/4 cup berries), Fat: 23.3 g, Carbohydrates: 40.4 g, Dietary Fiber: 8.3 g, Protein: 16 g

So for Day 1 of this change in the mornings has gone well (and eating smart the rest of the day), and I've actually had a lot of energy today! I plan on trying this for two weeks to see the results (if any). I'll keep you posted!

Pregnancy & Fitness

2010-04-20T18:48:00.000-07:00

Wow, I really need to update! A lot has happened in the two months since I last updated on this site. First of all, I have managed to maintain my current weight after (drum roll please!) almost 8 weeks of pregnancy. Yeah! I'm very happy about that.

Yet with the news of being pregnant, my fitness and nutritional goals have changed. Thankfully, I have a wonderful new OB who is very happy to help me get fit while carrying our treasured Baby #2. One of the first big things is my eating. With the guidance of my doctor, I am on a diabetic diet for the remainder of my pregnancy and postpartum days. It's based on calorie intake, but I don't have to do any counting. Praise the Lord! I hate counting - after 4 or 5 days of counting, I usually get tired of it and quit. So for my first trimester, I am eating 1,800 calories a day, and for my 2nd & 3rd trimester, I'll go up to 2,000 - 2,500. So I get three meals, a snack, and as many low glycemic veggies a day as I want. Oh, and lots of water. At least 64 ounces a day - 80 is preferred.

Instead of actually counting calories, I get "exchanges". For example, for breakfast, I get 1 fruit, 2 proteins, 2 breads, 1 milk, and then 1 cup of coffee. My biggest thing is just making sure I stay with in limits of serving sizes. It actually ends up to be quite a bit of food by the end of the day. Truth be told, I've actually had to make myself eat the past few days, but most of that is 1st trimester morning sickness.

As for exercise, I am working up to two 30 minute walks a day. The morning walk is the hardest for me; that is when the morning sickness is the worst and more than once, I've ended up throwing up on the side of the walking path. The evening walk I plan to start adding soon; I'm thinking the time right after Emily goes to bed is the best, when she doesn't want to come with me! Don't get me wrong, I love walking with her, but we end up stopping every step to pick up leaves and rocks and flowers. It's not very beneficial physically for me!

I'd also like start adding a bit of yoga in every week, too. I just pulled out my prenatal yoga DVD and need to start doing it, too. The only thing about doing so much walking is that I get stiff pretty quick, and I loved doing yoga when I was pregnant with Emily. So relaxing and such a stress reliever! But that is just getting the time during the day to do it... maybe during Emily's nap time after lunch? But it's hard in our living situation right now; we have people coming in and out for a week all the time (another reason I need massive stress relief), and I don't like doing yoga in front of others.

Well anywhoo, I think that is enough for one post! I'll try to post more on a weekly basis again. Adios and goodnight!

Slowly Getting There

2010-02-11T08:54:00.000-08:00

So yesterday was a weigh-in day for me, and it was a good one. This past week has been a wake-up call for me. I had my yearly physical last Tuesday and surprise! With my initial results, at the age of 28, I have high cholesterol. Because I am not yet 30, they had me do a fasting lipid panel and I just got the results back. After the fasting, it's not quite as high, but I still need to work more on my diet and exercise.

In this journey to wellness that Jonathan and I started after Thanksgiving, I've mostly been watching my calories and trying to exercise more. Now I'm having to watch what I eat. This has been harder on me; I don't like to be a slave to food and "eat this" or "don't eat that", but as I've totally cut out simple carbohydrates and refined sugar over the past week, I can tell a difference. My energy has come back up, and when I'm tired in the evening, it's not the overpowering, soul-sucking, crushing exhaustion it has been.

Also, I've been exercise more and surprising, with Jonathan. He's very big on interval training himself, and has helped me with creating a bit of a routine with it, and I can tell a difference, so kudos to him.

Anyway, here are my stats for the week:

Starting Weight (11/24/09): 236
Last Week's Weight: 225
This Week's Weight: 222
Total Pounds Lost: -14

Almost 15 pounds! I can't really tell a big difference yet, except that one pair of my jeans is getting a bit baggy, but when I did the math today, I saw that I'm 15% to my goal weight. Yeah! That excites me - so much so, I should probably go get my exercise in for today. :-)

The Journey

2010-01-08T15:35:00.000-08:00

One of the main reasons we name this site "The Journey" was because we knew going into this it was going to be a journey for both of us. We have both had our ups and our downs. For me it has been more then just a weight loss journey but as I like to call it a health journey. It started for me with getting my health on the right track, in this there are stages I have to take to become the best I can be. The first stage for me is spirituality. I have to get my life back on track with Christ... For I can try any and all diet or weight loss plans out there (and I have) But I know that I will not make it without putting Christ first in my life. In this stage I make time for Christ in my each and every day. I put my focus off of food and make Him the highlight of my day and reason for living. Stage two for me is what I call the redefine stage. In this stage is where I put it out front, define where life went wrong, how I become this way and what I need to "lose" in my life. Be it some foods, bad habits, TV, computer etc... The next stage for me is what I call my "Choice" stage. In this stage I make the right choices in, what I eat and what I do. I cut the calories and eat the best that God has to offer. I don't do "can" and I stay away from pointless fats. In this stage I also make the choice to move. I try to exercise at least 3 to 4 times a week. The last stage for me is the "Live it" stage. This is one of the most important stages I will face.. Without going through the first stage I will fail on this big time. My journey is for a lifetime. I am currently making the right choices for me to get the most out of life. Like I said it has been hard at times but I am getting back up when I fall and trying again. So far it seems to be working. The 1st week I started I lost like a lot. I am still losing big and don't want to stop now. Who knows if it all works out in the end maybe I will write a book on it... (doesn't the world need another weight loss book?!?! ) I will try to keep you more updated on my journey but as you know things take time.. And right now in my life God has given me time. I give a big thanks to all who support our journey. In Christ we can do all things!! With the support of friends and family and some of the biggest loser contestants I have met along the way I have seen great things happen and can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.

"Sometimes people will hear you and be able to change their behavior, but often their behavior has more to do with their own need for approval than with your need for support. No matter what their response, you need to be firm and hold your ground. At the end of the day, your health is your responsibility." — Jillian Michaels

In His Grip,
Jonathan

A New Year

2010-01-06T16:01:00.000-08:00

So we are a few days into our new year - I still can't believe it is 2010. My little girl will be 2, I will have my ten-year high school reunion, and I'll have been married for four years. But I am also praying this year will be a year of healing for me - in relationships with God, my marriage, my family but in addition, a year of healing physically. For me, a lot of that is weight-related. I proactively started living a healthier lifestyle in November and in my weigh-in yesterday, found that I've now lost a total of ten pounds. I've not lost as much over the past three weeks with the kids being out of school; I've not exercised nearly as much as I like to or want.

I know I should be happy about that ten pounds - it's 1/9 of my goal to a healthy weight. However, it makes me a bit nervous and I don't feel like it's a major achievement. I can drop 10 pounds fairly easily and this time, I did it in about a month. But I've been fluxing ten over and under the 225 mark for the last year and a half. In some ways I don't feel like my weight loss journey begins until I get to 200; that is what I had gotten down to before I got pregnant with Emily. But from past experience, when I lose about 25-30 pounds, I then start feeling better about myself and get sloppy. Then the weight will creep back on plus some. I want this to be a lifestyle change for me but I am apprehensive right now and am reluctant to celebrate.

But anyway, here are my stats for the week:

Starting weight (11/24/09): 236
Last week's weight: 228
Current weight: 226
Total pounds lost: -10

Week One is Almost Done!

2009-12-11T18:00:00.000-08:00

Starting to exercise again after a long hiatus has not been easy, though not necessarily difficult. Sore, though. :0)

This week has not been a bad exercise routine - basically it has been a prep week for week 3. Basically 4 days of moderate walking for 20 minutes, and then 3 days of moderate walking for 30 minutes. I really felt it the first day, but today was very good! I have got to start doing pilates and yoga a couple of times a week in addition, though - I'm very stiff, which I normally get if I'm not doing any sort of cross-training, which I'm not at this stage!

The hardest part has been pacing myself - I want to do more, but I know I'm a bit obsessive sometimes, and I want to be able to build up my endurance so this becomes a lasting thing. I also struggle with shin splints, so I'm trying to be proactive to prevent it. The extra 80 pounds I need to lose didn't come on overnight, and neither will it come off that fast!

The emotional pondering have hit me hard though - my walking time is a very reflective time for me, and I see many ways how where I am at spiritually parallel where I am with my weight. This past year and half has been, overall, a very dark time for me. Going through the emotionally havoc of having a baby, then grieving our kids at Calvary Home as we moved to Georgia... I remember crying months later that I just wanted to go "home". Jonathan gentle reprimanded me that home is where our family is, and that was just it - my kids there were part of our family and part of my heart had been ripped out. I could not heal it. Then as things just did not work with Jonathan being a SAHD for his well being, and I could not handle working full time because of the sacrifices I had to make against my family; to say we both struggled with depression during that time is too simple of statement.

I have sensed that this period in our lives, in my life personally, is coming into a healing time, and slowly but surely, I see myself taking slow steps back to God - not necessarily to where I was, but to where He has planned for me and our family. I'm not sure where or what that is, but old desires and passions that He initially planted in my heart are slowly coming back to the surface again. In the meantime, I am trying to simply just be obedient to Him, in all areas!

Back in the Saddle Again

2009-12-08T18:25:00.000-08:00

Debbie here.

It's been five months since I've last updated this site, which I detest myself for. But I'm back, and I'm posting again. A bit hesitantly, but here I am.

Jonathan and I created this blog to track our weight-loss journey. However, this journey has not been something I've been dealing with just since having Emily, but since I was preteen. Psychologically, it was probably a combination of things - mom's death, my inability to process our family changes well, being a total uncool social outcast in school, and the list could go on. It's been almost a 20 year struggle for me.

I've had serious bouts of weight-loss in the past - after college I was motivated to lose 30 pounds when I hit the 200 pound mark on the scale, mostly through a Bible study called The Lord's Table, and I was keeping it off. I was jogging almost everyday and loved it. But four months before I was to get married, I got mono and was put on exercise restriction. I took two weeks to recover, but relapsed two months later, and it took even longer to start feeling better that time around, especially with the wedding stress. I wasn't allowed to exercise at all (besides casual walking), and was frustered when the pounds started adding on, and that I wasn't looking how I wanted to look at our wedding, but instead focused on that that day was about Jonathan and I, and not my physical appearance. The stress ate away at my discipline towards food, and all the weight I had lost I gained back plus an extra 30 pounds.

A year after Jonathan and I got married, we wanted to start trying for a baby. A few months into it, we still weren't pregnant, and I got serious about my weight and health. To this day, I believe it was the combination of forty pounds of weight loss (this time with The New Atkins Nutritional Approach) and chiropractic wellness that finally was the ticket to me getting pregnant. I was very happy with the manageable weight gain during pregnancy until I hit the 9th month, and then hello toxemia and bed rest. My last weight-in prior to delivery, I was 250 pounds, though the last 15 of those were mostly water from the toxemia and kidney malfunction. The first twenty-five of those 250 came off in the first six weeks, but then it stopped.

It has stilled stopped.

Emily is eighteen months old next week. And I've been fluxing ten pounds over and under that 225 mark. I tried to go back onto Atkins, but with my crazy work schedule last year, I could not stick with the food restrictions. Add to the difficulties we've had personally since Emily was born, and I started turning to food again to soothe my heart. I also had not been able to get back into a stable exercise routine again - I've missed jogging and Pilate's, but being so out of shape, I didn't want to get motivated.

But then I took two our of girls clothes shopping last week. And in the dressing room I saw my full self in those 3-way store mirrors and it was awful. Fat frumpy housewife. And there were my girls, beautiful and energetic while trying on new dresses, the same age I was when I started to gain weight - girls that are currently going through the trying emotional times that I similarly went through at their age. I saw me then and saw my now, and it was a knife in my heart.

I have to change.

For them, for Emily, for Jonathan, for myself, for my relationship with God. So I've started changing a few things. First, learning to once again be disciplined with my eating - learning to eat when I'm hungry and stop while I'm full and seeking God to fill my heart instead of food when the cravings come. I'm also watching my nutrition more closely. Secondly, I've started walking again in the mornings and have really enjoyed the peacefulness of it though I can't believe I'm starting a new walking regime in the cold and wet months of the year! I've started on a twelve-week journey to be able to start jogging again. It's been tempting to do more than is recommended at this point, because I know what I was able to do, but I also know this is something that needs to be a permanent change.

So it's Tuesday, and my day to weigh in, so here it is! Sorry this was a long post, but for once I think I need to stop hiding behind myself, and become accountable for what I've let myself become.

Starting weight (11/24/2009): 236
Last week's weight: 232
Current weight: 230
Total pounds lost: -6

2009-05-18T14:39:00.000-07:00

It's just another manic Monday...

(yes, you can start singing along!)

...but it's a weighing Monday, so here is our latest numbers.

Jonathan:
- Starting weight (1/1/2009): 341
- Last week's weight: 339
- Current weight: 336
Total pounds lost: -5

Debbie:
- Starting weight (1/1/2009): 230
- Last week's weight: 227
- Current weight: 223
Total pounds lost: -7

We are well on our way to weight loss, so I'm off to go make Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas for us for dinner tonight (at 6 pts a serving). Adios! :-)

Weigh In Day!

2009-05-11T18:48:00.000-07:00

It's Monday!

Translation:

Get your rear end on the scale and see what they numbers say.

I've actually looked forward to it this week; even with only a few days of being back on WW, I feel a big difference. I'm also learning how dependant I am on food, which is crazy! But about three days in, I was going stark-raving mad on craving mood-swings. It's much better today, and I was even remotely tempted to dive into the chocolate cake at work, which was a first in a long time. I think my blood-sugar must be starting to balance out a little bit. I'm even starting to be more disciplined about eating breakfast and lunch again, which is a first in months.

Anyway (sorry to bore you!), here are our most current numbers:

Jonathan:
- Starting weight (1/1/2009): 340
- Last week's weight: 341
- Current weight: 339
Total pounds lost: -1

Debbie:
- Starting weight (1/1/2009): 230
- Last week's weight: 227
- Current weight: 224
Total pounds lost: -6

Yeah for us! A total of three pounds for the both of us, which is good since we only had half a week last week (we started back on WW last Wednesday). We are off and running strong towards a new week!

2009-05-09T20:16:00.000-07:00

Okay, so it's been five months since we posted.

Not intentionally.

Life got crazy.

We made excuses.

I've picked up some really bad eating habits over the past few months in my new job (such as living on coffee all day, and then picking up take-out on the way home, and we both end up overeating on pretty unhealthy food).

So we started Weight Watchers again as of this week. Jonathan's been on and off of it, based on my eating habits, and it's been very hard for him to eat well when I'm not. We're learning this is something we have to do together, though it kills me as he gets 44 points each day and I only get 28. :-p Stepping on the scale to weight was scary, though, and a bummer - I'd gained back 8 pounds over the past five months that I had lost this fall. But we've done fairly well this week, and we'll post our weekly weigh-in this upcoming Monday, so stay tuned!

Weekly Weigh-In

2009-01-05T18:06:00.000-08:00

It's Monday!

For us, that means getting on the scale, which we've been doing the beginning of every week since December. Some people dread it, but we've actually looked forward to it this week. Here are our most current numbers:

Jonathan:
- Starting weight: 340
- Current weight: 325
Total pounds lost: -15

Debbie:
- Starting weight: 230
- Current weight: 219
Total pounds lost: -11

We are off and running strong towards a new week!

The Journey Begins

2009-01-01T08:00:00.000-08:00

Biggest Loser - Our Family Style

This is our version of our Biggest Loser journey, if any of you out there are finds of the show. Both of us are determined to lose weight and live healthier lives.

We've been married for almost three years, and also have a beautiful baby girl who is six months old. Both of us have struggled with our weight since middle school, and have decided it is time to do our weight-loss journey together, for ourselves individually and to set a good legacy for our daughter.

Here you will find regular logs, updated pictures, goals, and our journey to a better life.

Enjoy this journey with us!

Jonathan
Height: 6 ft 2in
Starting Weight: 340 lb
Goal Weight 250 lb

Debbie
Height: 5 ft 8in
Starting Weight: 230 lb
Goal Weight: 145 lb