Weigh In: Week 15

Margaret
Current weight: 150.8 lbs
Chest: 36D
Waist: 34.5"
Hips: 37"
Weight Loss: GAIN 0.4
Total weight loss: 10 lbs

Patrick
Current weight: 199.9 lbs
Chest: 41"
Waist: 38.5"
Hips: 38.5"
Neck: 15.75"
Loss: 6.1
Total weight loss: 22.6 lbs

First. Let me say that I am SO proud of Patrick! He worked really hard this week! He worked out a lot and even ordered fruit as a side when we got burgers Friday night. He's such a great shrinking hungry pal. He's wasting away! People who haven't seen him in awhile always comment on how great he looks. And he does! I personally love the way he looks all the time, but I'm sure he'd say the same about me and then we wouldn't be bloggin about it! 

Now onto me. 

Ugh. So I knew I would gain this week, and I'm not going to lie, I'm very bummed about it. I feel like I've been sitting around the same weight for the past month and it's not that much fun. I think I need to make a vow like Patrick did. I WILL be under 150 by next week. With some really really hard work and discipline, I can get there. I'm not going to pretend like I don't know how this happened. Like, Oh poor me! I try so hard and the weight won't come off! I DO try hard. But I also have been cheating. Full disclosure! I have. And this blog is about me being honest, so all of you should know. 

Let me tell you about last week. Last week I worked. A LOT. I had one day off, Friday. So I wanted to indulge....so we got Stack'd. For those of you who don't know what Stack'd is, it's a burger place in the 5th Ward with very yummy burgers (...but still not as good as Sobelman's...sorry). 

BUT What make's Stack'd so scrumptious, though, is it's array of options when you BYOB (Build Your Own Burger). You can choose from turkey meat, bison, 100% grassfed beef, or a bean burger. THEN you can put toppings on (cheese! mushrooms! jalapenos!) and THEN you can choose your bun. You can make your burger naked (wrapped in lettuce) or on a regular bun or a pretzel bun or garlic toast! Fun, no? Then they top the whole thing with a Frickle. That's a fried pickle and, if you've never had one, you must. You really must. That's all I will say on that. 

Afterwards, we went to a going away part for two of Patrick's work buddies who are moving out of Milwaukee. We went to Flannery's and, while I drank my Dirty Shirley's with Diet Sprite, I don't think it helped much. 

And that's the gist of my week. So where did I overeat or maybe not count all my points (Besides the obvious colossal burger I ate)? Well, I'd have to say probably on nights I got home from work at 11:30 or 12:00 and felt so STARVING I could eat a horse and then probably ate the equivalent of a horse in, say, Krunchers potato chips. I believe that was Tuesday night. You all know by now that I seriously lack a "stop eating" button. I can really have ZERO self control at times. I don't know. When I got home, I wasn't thinking "Wow, I could really use some carrots right now". 

So that's what I'm working on this week. Self control. Truthfully, I work out enough! And I'm not hungry all the time. But I eat when I'm bored and when I'm stressed.  The healthy habits really are starting to stick, but every now and then, I just....I don't know, I indulge. And too much! So I've come to the conclusion that I probably don't need to eat anything when I get home at 11:30 at night since I usually go right to bed anyway.

The next thing Patrick and I are adding to our journey is more strength exercise with a serious goal in mind. Patrick and I are participating in a weight loss challenge for the summer through Ellipse Fitness in the Third Ward. My measurements are going to become EXTREMELY accurate because we will weigh in, get measured and have our BODY FAT PERCENTAGE recorded once a week. We can take any classes we want throughout the summer. And, if our team (Patrick, Dave and I) loses the most weight and body fat, we win some moneys! And we need moneys. We're scrimping all our coins and dollars for the wedding! Wait til you guys see the team shirts I'm going to make for us. They will be so gloriously wonderful. 

This week we run the dreaded 12 miler. At least from here on out we get to taper, horray! I'll be running my 12 miles on Friday. I've mapped out a very nice tour of Milwaukee which will take me through the Third Ward, along the LakeFront, through the East Side and many, many side streets. 

Speaking of running, we'd like to have take a little moment for everyone at the Boston Marathon yesterday. Training for a big race ourselves, we really felt for everyone who trained for such a pivotal moment in their lives to have the day turn in the blink of an eye. I think, ultimately, the Marathon still did what any big race or event sets out to do: instill a sense of camaraderie and of victory. What happened was horrific; but racers, emergency responders, and spectators all did their part to help. That type of selflessness and courage should should maintain our faith in humanity in the face of such cruelty and ugliness.  We send out our love and our prayers to Boston.