So today is our first day towards reaching our optimal health. Tim turned 50 this year and has Diabetes, High Cholesterol and is taking a slew of medications. Kathy is Pre-Diabetic and isn't on any medications yet, but with my family history it is only a matter of time :( We realized that as we are getting older that if we don't get real about this then we will be getting real with other things such as open heart surgery, dialysis and many other medical conditions. Kathy had Gallbladder Surgery and we are now paying a $12,000 debt so we figured we better get this in order before more surgeries bankrupts us!! We don't want any of that for ourselves and knew that something had to change. We've watched our friends Hyrum who is also a Nurse (ICU) and his wife Tiana make the lifestyle change and keep the weight off. So we talked about it and decided now is the time.
We made the call to them and got signed up. We will be starting today and talking about our journey on the program. Here is all of our starting numbers including our measurements. We will be taking our weights weekly and our measurements monthly.
Kathy:
Weight 237.2
Chest 45.5
Waist 44.5
Hips 54
Thigh 31
Tim: 205.4
Chest 43
Waist 43
Hips 41
Thigh 22
I'm ashamed that we have gotten this far out of control. I've done other programs: supplements, exercise, eating correctly but I couldn't stick with them. The Supplements worked for about the first two months and then didn't work any longer, exercise and me are well like oil and water we just don't mix, and eating correctly meant I was always hungry or craving something I couldn't have on the plan. These plans also never gave me any support. This plan the support is unbelievable. They have a Facebook support page, you can contact your Health Coach at anytime, they also have a Nutrition Support Line to call directly. Plus a Nurse and Doctors Call weekly. Over 20,000 doctors are supportive of this program and that is something I can get behind.
I honestly can't remember the last time I was actually healthy. Probably Elementary School. Even during High School I was considered overweight weighing in at about 150. Tim started becoming overweight after our marriage (eating out at restaurants will do that to you).
My goal on this program is to get down to my optimal goal weight of 125 and Tim's goal is to get to about 170. We know we have a long way to go but we are thankful for all the support we have to get there. We are both excited to be doing this program and to see where it takes us for getting Tim off his medications and both of us reaching our goal weights.
We made the call to them and got signed up. We will be starting today and talking about our journey on the program. Here is all of our starting numbers including our measurements. We will be taking our weights weekly and our measurements monthly.
Kathy:
Weight 237.2
Chest 45.5
Waist 44.5
Hips 54
Thigh 31
Tim: 205.4
Chest 43
Waist 43
Hips 41
Thigh 22
I'm ashamed that we have gotten this far out of control. I've done other programs: supplements, exercise, eating correctly but I couldn't stick with them. The Supplements worked for about the first two months and then didn't work any longer, exercise and me are well like oil and water we just don't mix, and eating correctly meant I was always hungry or craving something I couldn't have on the plan. These plans also never gave me any support. This plan the support is unbelievable. They have a Facebook support page, you can contact your Health Coach at anytime, they also have a Nutrition Support Line to call directly. Plus a Nurse and Doctors Call weekly. Over 20,000 doctors are supportive of this program and that is something I can get behind.
I honestly can't remember the last time I was actually healthy. Probably Elementary School. Even during High School I was considered overweight weighing in at about 150. Tim started becoming overweight after our marriage (eating out at restaurants will do that to you).
My goal on this program is to get down to my optimal goal weight of 125 and Tim's goal is to get to about 170. We know we have a long way to go but we are thankful for all the support we have to get there. We are both excited to be doing this program and to see where it takes us for getting Tim off his medications and both of us reaching our goal weights.
So today on the start of our program we actually had to go out for the day shopping. Tim needed new shoes for work and we also needed to buy a new grill for the RV. Normally we would have eaten Lunch and Dinner out but today we took our meal replacements with us and surprisingly we did great. The meals we have eaten so far are very tasty and great for on the go.
Garrett had a great day!! Lots of stuff to ride on and sit on :)
Garrett had a great day!! Lots of stuff to ride on and sit on :)
Eating dinner and relaxing at the RV!!
A great start to our new healthier life!!