Oh boy, we got some ’splaining to do! Well yeah, we “wasted” the whole summer not working out regularly, eating healthy sporadically and gaining some weight back. Oh I didn’t forget about this place, or the promise I made to myself, or the people who were getting motivation from us, I just tried to forget. Well, we are going to pick ourselves back up and continue on the path to a healthier lifestyle. We’re both still down weight, so all was not wasted and the truth is, we had a really great summer, so no regrets.

I do apologize to everyone who was reading us on a regular basis. We didn’t mean to let you down. I think we just burned ourselves out and I guess we took a break without saying we were going to. We’re now trying to find the motivating to get moving again. I’ve got to spend some time thinking about why I wanted to lose weight and get healthier, because somewhere during this summer I started not caring and throwing caution to the wind. I hope you were able to stick with your program, and that if you fell off the wagon, like we did, that you will get back into the groove with us.

I’ll be writing more in the coming weeks, and soon enough we will get back to our regular features like Weigh In Wednesdays and Menu Mondays. Got questions for me or Rob? Ask them below and I will be more than happy to answer what I can.

Someone posted on our Facebook fan page that we should start over, and guess what? We are! That’s right, we are starting back at week one and moving forward. That doesn’t mean we lost all of our progress. I know we have both gained a few pounds back over the past weeks, but we haven’t gained a bunch. We are starting over because we need to reboot after all of the stress of the wedding, and because after two weeks or so of just not being able to work out, we feel we need to start back from the basics again. We aren’t weighing in this week, we both feel like we need to get back into the swing of things before we do that so we will be weighing in next Wednesday!

The wedding was fabulous thanks to all of our wonderful friends and family. It was very small and intimate, just 30 people. A very good friend of ours, Wani did an amazing job of officiating, having such a good friend pronounce us man and wife was very special. It was all very relaxed and fun. I really can’t think of any one thing I would have wanted to be different. Now that the wedding is over and we had a little honeymoon period we are getting back to business as usual in our house. All of the eating out and junk food is shelved again and we’ve done some grocery shopping to restock with delicious healthy foods. I researched and found a farmers market in our area and I will be going to that tomorrow to pick up some delicious locally grown fruits and veggies.

I went back to the gym today for the first time in two weeks and let me tell you, I actually missed it. I pushed myself and ran for a minute on level 6! I know that might not seem like much to some, but that is a huge accomplishment for me. I know I am capable of even more, so I am going to be pushing myself harder on that treadmill over the coming month. I know I can do this. I may not have made my goal for the wedding, but I came close, and I am proud of what I did. Now it’s time to get my behind moving and set up some new goals. So you can look forward to a new set of goals from both of us in a post tomorrow!

another thing I have missed is everything you all were sharing through comments, so if you are reading drop a comment and let me know how you’re doing!

We are officially back tomorrow, and I will make a post about that but I had this in my head and had to write about it tonight. So unofficially, I am back tonight! I hope there are a few of you out there still reading this! Tonight we watched Jillian Michaels new show, Losing it. What a great show, right? It’s funny, because it sort of takes a lot of what Rob dislikes about The Biggest Loser and incorporates a lot more of it. The emotional stuff is what I am talking about. He’s rather see the work-outs, challenges and nutritional stuff. I can’t blame him because I feel The Biggest Loser, being a game show ultimately, is more about the competition, so when the emotional stuff comes along you are left hanging on the competition stuff. With Losing It, it’s all about the emotional stuff. I love it.

In tonights episode, what really caught my attention was the father not doing things because he was afraid of failure, or afraid of what people thought. The struck a cord with me. I have spent most of my life not doing things because I was afraid of what people might say or think. It’s eye opening to realize that there are so many other people out there feeling the same way. It’s kind of sad when you think about it. How many people do you see everyday who are so afraid of what other people will think that they are living in a shell trying to protect themselves? I know it’s egocentric to think, but I guess I really felt like I was the only one who felt this way. I was so wrong.

At our wedding I decided not to give a rats patootie what people thought about me. It was our wedding and I was going to have fun. I went out there and danced, broke a sweat and really didn’t give a second thought to what people might be thinking about it. I had the greatest time of my life. I let go. I realized tonight that that is what it is all about. I have wasted so many years of my life, so many good times that could have been had, hiding myself in a corner out of fear of what someone might say. Who cares what they say? “They” are going to say what they want anyway, no matter of I let go and have a good time or not, so screw it. From now on I am having a good time, putting myself out there and never will I not allow myself to do something based on fear. Who cares? Life is too short to lock yourself in a box out of fear.

There will be regular posts starting tomorrow!

Hi there! Week 20 and I am sick as a dog. I have some sort of head cold that’s making me dizzy and my throat is swollen. Fun time, I tell you! For now, the few posts we are doing per week are going to have to suffice, but I promise we haven’t left you all hanging, we have been running around like crazy with last minute preparations for the wedding. Ten days until the big day and then we are back on track! We’re still weighing in but to be quite honest our nutrition and exercise habits are hit and miss right now. We seem to be eating way more meals out than we should and not having enough time for working out as we should. Once the stress of planning the wedding and saying I do is done, we will be renewing our dedication to this journey. As for now, every healthy choice is a battle won and every unhealthy choice is forgivable. That said..

Here are our results for this week:

Robs Starting Weight 259

Weighed in Last Week at 215

Today’s weight 216

Rob gained 1 lb, but he will take that back off in no time!

Michelles starting weight 326

Weighed in Last Week At 285

Today’s Weight 284

Michelle lost 1 lb yay!!