Another slow week

I lost 0.6 pounds this week. This brings my
over all total to 101.4 pounds. I would like
to pick up the pace again and loose over 1
pound per week. I actually need to do that
because the program I am on has a 4 week
weight loss minimum and I need to pick up
the pace to stay on target.

On a brighter note, I only need to loose 8.8
more pounds to win the contest between Brad
and myself. Brad, however, turned in some
impressive weight loss numbers last week.
Check him out at http://www.fitshump.blogspot.com

If anyone has any suggestions for getting over
the hump and boosting the weight loss please
share. Thanks for all your support.

1/2 Pound this week

I only lost a 1/2 pound this week, but the bright
side of this story is this is the 4th week in a row
that I have shown a weight loss. It has been a
while since I have lost 4 weeks in a row. Maybe
I am getting on a roll. I don't really have any big
news this week...Like I could top last week. So,
I will make this short and sweet by asking for your
continued prayer and support. Thanks!

I have officially lost my 100th pound! I am pretty

excited. I stayed "in the box" over the Christmas

holidays and continued with my exercise plan and

it worked. I traveled over the holidays and was

a little apprehensive about how the eatting and

workouts would go, but it all went just fine. I was

able to workout at the Curves in Pocahontas one

day and the Curves in Branson, MO two days. The

other days I either walked outside, or workout with

a DVD.

For all of you who are wondering about the little

wager between my friend Brad and myself, well

with the -1.3 this week I now only have 9.9 pounds

to go until Brad has to by me a CD. That is unless

he wins :( Hey Brad, how is it going?

For those of you who may not know Brad, he is the

inspiration for this new way of life I have decided to

adopt. Brad started a little over a year ago on the

same plan I am on now with phenomenal results. So,

I was talking to him about it one day and he said,

"Debbie, I know there are diabetic patients who are

doing this program. You should call them." Well, I

thought about that for a while, then I called. And the

rest, as they say... Now 10 months and 1 week later

I have lost 100 pounds. Thanks Brad for the inspiration

and all the encouragement.

99 !

I went by the weightloss center this morning because
I knew I would be running late for class this afternoon
and I lost 2.8 pounds this week. That brings my over
all total to 99 pounds since Feb. 27th. Just one more
pound before New Years Day! I think I can, I think
I can, I think I can. That will be my motto for the
next week and a half.

I will not be blogging next week at all because I will
be out of town with family for the holidays. So, this
is my last official weightloss center weigh in for the
2007 calendar year. My next weigh in will be on
Thursday, January 3, 2008. I will try to remember
to let you know before New Years Day if I loose my
other pound.

2007 has been an awesome year for me and you all
have been a significate part of my journey. I will
never be able to express how much you support and
encouragement has meet to me. Please continue, as
I have about 65 more pounds I would like to loose in 2008.

Until then...Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Much Better Week !!!

This was a much better week for weight loss. I weighed

in 3.7 pounds lighter than last week. I hope this is the

trend for several more weeks in a row. I now need to

loose 3.8 more before New Years to meet my 100 pound

goal. Only 14 more pounds to win the wager between

Brad and myself.

I sometime wish I could use Garfield's weigh in tactics,

but I can't, so I need your prayers and continued support

for about 65 more pounds. Then I will need your support

in a totally different way, but we will talk about that then.

Thanks for sticking with me.

Disappointing Week

You guessed it, I gained this week. But, I know
I lost some inches, because I can tell in my
clothes. I gained 1.5 this week, and don't know
why. Oh well, I have been here before and I
know if I just keep on keeping on it will come
off.
For some more exciting news-- I finished my
first 5K last Saturday. My friends from house
church and I participated in the 5K - Marathon
for St. Jude in Memphis. Some of them ran it,
but for this first one I walked it with Polly and
Stephanie. We did really well I thought. We
finished in 51 minutes and 42 seconds. That
is one mile in just over 16 minutes. It was a lot
of fun and I would like to try to jog/run it next
year.
I am going to work really hard to get back on
the downward trend this week and would
appreciate your prayers and encouragement.
Thanks for all your support. It maybe starting
to get a little harder, so please stick with me.

- 3.5 over Thanksgiving!!!

Well, I knew I had lost some, but I didn't know
how much until tonight. Over the Thanksgiving
holiday I lost 3.5 pounds. I was a little anxious
about the whole holiday thing for a couple of
reasons. First, it would put me out of my routine,
and for those of you who know me well, you know
I like routine. Second, I wasn't sure how I would
deal with the "food thing". That, however, turned
out much better than I could have ever imagined.
I was given a couple of out of this world recipes at
my weightloss class and I got one off the internet
when I googled HMR recipes (pumpkin pie) and
I made it just fine. In fact the rest of my family
like my recipes so well they ate them too - all
except the pie...they had there own and I didn't
feel a need to share. The third reason I was a
little anxious was that I would be away from
Curves for 4 whole days. COLD days! So, I took
my Walk Away the Pounds DVD's and walked
2-3 miles everyday inside where it was warm.
As it turned out everything went just fine.

For those of you who are faithful readers, you know
Brad and I are in the midst of a little contest to see
who can loose the next 30 pounds first. I am happy
to report... (can you hear the drum roll?) I am -13.8
toward the goal. Only 16.2 more pounds to go and
I earn a new CD of my choice. Anyone listening to
anything good? I haven't bought a new CD in a
while, so when I win this will be a treat. Brad keeps
saying he is going to come from behind and win (check
him out at http://www.fitshump.blogspot.com)
but I think he is just trying to shake me up a bit.
Although, he is running a marathon this weekend
while I am only doing the 5K. He may gain a little
momentum on me with the PA. I still think I
will win. Thanks for all your support. Keep the
comments and encouragement coming - I need
all I can get.