Belated Week 2 Plus Week 3 Results!

Hello all, sorry for the delay, we got bombarded with work and life as it is and by the time we got time to make a post, it was so close to weigh-in Thursday we decided to combine the weeks!  Following are the results for the past two weeks:

Jocelyn's Results

Weight Lost: 1.6 lbs

Status: Woo yeah!

Michael's Results

Weight Lost: 2.0 lbs

Status: That be some progress!

Not as fast as last years results, but we have to remember two things.  Last year we started off very strict and shot for the stars (which ultimately contributed to our downfall after 12 weeks) which made us lose weight fast, and somewhat unhealthily, up front.  Then it has been proven that after large weight loss followed by regaining of all of that lost weight can result in an even slower metabolism than when one started.  This week we are going to start focusing on what we have learned to increase our metabolism:

1. Protein and Fiber rich breakfast
2. Smaller more frequent meals, keeping the body metabolizing
3. Drinking lots of water (the colder the better), adding some metabolism boosting fruits/spices.  We will probably be using lemon because that has worked for us before
4. Lastly, anything we can think of or YOU our followers can think of, to improve the conviction we have to making our health and ultimately our lifestyles better.

Does anyone have any suggestions about metabolism boosting foods/drinks/methods that have worked for you?  We'd be very interested in learning! :)

We hope everyone is keeping warm in this crazy winter.  We both can't wait for it to be over!  We are ready for some Spring action.  

Enjoy your weekend!

Michael  and Jocelyn OUT!

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Weigh in #2 check in

Hey our friendly followers, it's Thursday our weigh in day and Mike and I are excited to share with you our results as promised however due to not remembering to charge the camera we will wait until tomorrow to post our results . This is just a quick check in to let you know we are still doing this. Until tomorrow, 

Jocelyn and mike 

Weight-In #1!! 2014!!

Well folks here we are! The end of week one in 2014!  We are off to a good start.  So let's cut to the chase :)

Jocelyn's Results

Weight Lost: 7.1lbs

Status: Ohhhhh yeah!!!

 Michael's Results

Weight Lost: 6.0lbs

Status: Awwww Yeah!!!

And there we have it :)  I'm so proud of Jocelyn and I'm glad I could knock of a few pounds myself ;) This is a motivating start to the new Lifestyle Change!  I can see the difference in where I was at the end of the last attempt and it is just kickin that much more enthusiasm into my face :)

Excellent job to Jocelyn!  Here's to the next exciting week of our new Lifestyle.

Michael OUT!

2nd Time Is The Charm...Well In This Case!

Like Jocelyn mentioned in her previous post, we are starting to incorporate newer and healthier eating habits and taking our time with those and blogging.  I think a number of things contributed to the "downfall" of Lifestyle Change For Two Please in 2013.  Biting off a bit more than we can chew is the biggest.  We attempted to post on the blog every day, restructure our eating habits, incorporate new housing chores schedules, and throw in working out all at once.  The slightest wrench in the works of our new routines ended up throwing us off completely.  I think partially we were too dependent on each other and our schedule, that we fell apart when we were thrown a curve ball that affected our dinner schedule.  The conviction wasn't 100% there and then we just enabled each other.

Noticing the faults, or as I would call learning experiences, we had over 2013 we are taking them only as a major lesson in what works and what does not work for us together.  Taking these lessons, we realize we really should be as happy with small amounts of progress as we would be making it to the end goal to keep us personally invested in our future lifestyle.  If we drop 30 pounds and have kept it off by the end of the year, that is a major success! That is 30lbs lighter than we were and 30lbs closer to our end goal.  Over 40lbs of stress on our joints gone!  The key thing being we were able to keep it off, which is the main difference between a true lifestyle change and a fad diet.

All of that being said, this is it and it's the time to make it happen! We are refreshed and renewed with brand new ideas and feeling invigorated!  Plus, I can admit that this rebound back to where I started Jan 1, 2013, has been slowly deteriorating my health, and I feel worse than I did back then.  So there is no other way but to do it :) And do it we shall! :)

Michael OUT!

Putting Out A Grease Fire

Have you ever put out a grease fire? Well, I sure haven`t and from what I hear it's not a pleasant experience and basically an out of control fire where you don`t know where to start. To put it lightly that is how I feel these days as though I am putting out a grease fire. I say this because my health and life has gotten out of control and I do not know where to begin to fix it.  I am tired all the time now, my joints ache, my back hurts and I am pretty sure I can`t run right now because I haven`t ran since September. On top of that my hair and nails are pretty brittle and my skin is not the greatest. This is all due to an out of control fire that I caused and now I don`t know where to begin to start putting it out. So, I am going back to the basics and I am taking baby steps.

Since the new year has approached I hear many people talking about their resolutions to lose weight. In order to reach their goals they turn to pills, shakes and fad diets. Than there are those who turn to exercise and over exert themselves in one to two months and reach burn out phase which eventually leads to giving up and gradual steps in gaining weight again. I say this not to depress you but because I have been there and done that over and over again. If you have been following us since last year than you will know that I have tried pretty much every trick and diet out there to lose weight. I have tried pills, teas, a lot of vitamins, shakes and than special diets. I have done detox diets, soup diets, Special K diet and also the cabbage diet. I can safely say I have probably done more diets in my life than how old I am (27) and I have failed every time. The truth of the matter is, I was not seeing the big picture. I was not facing the fact that there is no quick fix and there is no magic pill and I have no fairy Godmother that is going to wave her wand and make everything wonderful and I live happily ever after. IT JUST DOES NOT HAPPEN THAT WAY.

So, what is this big picture that I speak about you may ask? The big picture is that my weight increase and my poor health did not happen over night but instead with gradual bad habits that lead to everything being out of control. It was my decisions that lead to this and now it has to be my decision to get me out of this. Looking back I realize when I was looking for all those quick fixes I was not ready to change my life and that is what we have to do. I have to learn how to make good choices when it comes to food as well as exercise. I need to learn what moderation and portion control is and mostly I need to learn to say NO when food is looking enticing and I do not really need it. Right now I live to eat when in reality I need to eat to live.

Since last Thursday Mike and I have begun our journey towards our lifestyle change and began making small steps. We have not jumped into exercise at this moment but we are focusing on food and making healthy choices. I anticipate February to be the month that we start gradually introducing exercise again in our lives and taking advantage of the gym membership we never use. As of right now I am eating a nutritious breakfast every morning. I am making sure I keep myself fueled with protein throughout the day so I can avoid hunger and binges. I have also focused on drinking lots of water and green tea. I have simply added healthy habits in my life and subtracted several bad.

I am very excited for Thursday to come so we can begin sharing with you our weight loss and pictures! I have a feeling I have lost a couple pounds but I am not sure. I can tell you I am feeling slightly better this week and not as tired. On a side note I started my classes yesterday and am looking forward to a very good semester !

Until Thursday so long our faithful followers,
Jocelyn

We're Back! And It's Not A Dinosaur's Story

Hello all of our loyal followers! Since you will probably be the only ones still reading ;)  Happy New Year 2014!! We are here again at the start of the new year with the goal to start our Lifestyle Change over again, to learn from our mistakes the previous year, and to try new things!

There are some changes from the ol' routine this year! We are moving Weigh-In Tuesday to Weigh-In Thursday.  The next change will be in the frequency in which we will be posting.  Given our daily routines, posting every day became a bit overwhelming while trying to make many other changes in our lives.  So the plan is to post our Weigh-In post together once a week, and then post once each for both of us per week.

Over the last year we learned a lot, and proved to ourselves that we are capable of reaching our goals.  One important lesson we learned is to take our time, set reasonable short term goals and next thing we know we have reached our ultimate goals keeping ourselves excited!  We have decided that we will be happy with any progress toward our end goal by the end of the year, as long as we are successfully keeping it off.

Lastly, for those of you that enjoyed them, we will continue posting our interesting/wacky progress pics and the total loss from the previous week ;).

I hope that throughout this year we can succeed together and maybe even inspire some along the way! ;)  As always we love your participation and support!  Thanks to all of our loved ones for continuing to support us, and to our loyal followers!!

Jocelyn and Michael OUT! :)