Shelly and Tom's Space

Well 7 weeks have gone by since the challenge began and I'm not where I had hoped that I would be. I mentioned a few weeks ago that I broke my foot and I was determined not to let that get in my way but it has. I have not been able to work out for 3 weeks now. By the time that I get home from work, my foot hurts so bad the last thing I want to do is exercise. According to my doctor I should be able to start working out in about 2 weeks. I can't wait. So all I can do right now is maintain a healthy eating lifestyle. I'm still trying to encourage my husband to work out but he seems to find every excuse not to. The most popular excuse is that there isn't any time. I've used the same excuse myself and have learned that you can make time if it's something that you really want. It just takes 30 minutes. I can guarentee that we spend more time than that watching TV. It's a daily struggle but I know that we can do it. I hope that everybody is entering their weight loss on the Biggest Loser Web site. I would really like to hear how everyone else is doing.

Today I have finally been able to look at the blogs from some of the other people doing this challenge and honestly it's a little discouraging. It seems like there are so many people that are starting to give up! This Million Pound Challenge is such a blessing. Where else could you possible go to get the support that we all have? When I watch the Biggest Loser I see the difference this has made in their lives. I want to have that too. We can all do it. For those of you who are struggling, please don't give up. I didn't have a very good week but I'm not giving up. I have spent the last 7 years giving up. I'm still struggling with my broken foot and haven't done too well with the diet but I'm taking every day one day at a time and I will reach my goal. If any of you see someone struggling, please give them the encouragement that they need. We are all in this together and we need to be there for eachother.

I thought that we had a really good week. We have been eating right and I've been going to the gym but I have only lost 1 pound this week. I can really relate to Jen on the Biggest Loser. It can be so discouraging when you eat right and workout really hard and it doesn't show on the scale. So I have been reflecting on the week and I realize that we do really well during the week but on the weekends we seem to struggle. We haven't made the best choices. With the Super Bowl coming up this weekend, we really need to plan ahead. We are going over to a friends house and we will need to bring our own "healthy snack" I'm not giving up though. It just amazes me what a difference this has made for my kids. They are eating so much better and my daughter is having so much fun working out with me. It's a special time for her and I. It's the only time that she doesnt' have her phone on her and I'm not focused on everything going on at home. I am going to do this. I just need to make some adjustments.