Bikini here I come!

So, we have been doing our weight loss challenge for one month and I am down 8 pounds! Now, to many, that may not seem like an amount to cheer about, but in the past my weight loss strategies have been unhealthy. I am finally doing it the healthy way. I have banned all junk food and have been working out consistantly five days a week. Seth is also doing well. He has lost thirteen pounds. So, at 125lbs, that means that I am only ten pounds from my goal! I lost two inches this month around my waist and a half an inch from my arms. Good things! I am so excited! All of the pants I bought for my new job no longer fit me. Once I get to my goal, I am buying a bikini...I am I am I am. I have never had a real bikini. I always buy the shorts or something to allow for maximum coverage, but when I hit my goal...watch out because I am buying one. I am going to Florida in June for work. I will buy a bikini for that trip! WOO HOO!

An Irish Incentive

So, Seth and I have decided that we both really want to lose weight. And, we also decided that we need an incentive to help us to have the desire to strive towards that goal. Losing weight is hard and it takes a long time. It's not something that you can do for a day or two and be done. It's something that you really have to stick with. So, we came up with an incentive plan. First of all, three weeks ago today, we weighed in and took measurements of all areas. We made an excel spreadsheet {how dorky} with all of our stats on it. Each week we weigh in and after one month we are going to remeasure each other. I weigh in for the third time tonight. So far, I have lost almost five pounds. So, to make things interesting we added some incentives. We decided that we wanted to achieve these goals together so we are not competing against one another. We are encouraging one another. The plan is to reach our weight goals within three months. So, we divided our three month goal into a third and if we achieve that, we each get $100. And, here is the exciting thing...if we are able to reach our goals within the time frame set, we are going to go to Ireland this November. I am really excited about this! I hope I did well this week! It makes me nervous. When I started, according to the scale at the gym, I weighed 133LBS. Last week, I weighed 128.8 LBS. It seems that every scale is different, so we are weighing consistently on the same one. I have to end this entry because I am getting ready to go meet my hubby at the gym for my weigh in! I will keep you updated on the progress!