Weekly Weigh-in #12: More of the Same

I hate to brag, but I'm feeling pretty good about the continued weight loss that Mrs. and I have managed to earn this week. We're still not working out all day and night, just 30-40 minutes every day, but we're slowly and steadily dropping the pounds and working to keep them off.

Last week I was a little depressed about losing only a single pound, so I decided to add 10 minutes to my workout every evening (40 minutes while watching TV rather than just 30 minutes) and the added investment in time and sweat paid off:

Jay
Starting weight: 301 pounds
Current weight: 264 pounds
Pounds lost this week: 4 pounds
Total pounds lost: 37 pounds

Susan
Starting weight: 238 pounds
Current weight: 210 pounds
Pounds lost this week: 1.5 pounds
Total pounds lost: 28 pounds

Mrs. and I have both noticed some positive body changes lately ... as we would hope after losing a total combined weight of 65 pounds! Susan was able to fit into a pair of pants that she hasn't been able to wear since before she was pregnant with our daughter (who is about to turn two years old in May). On Saturday I put on one of my old dress shirts that I bought last year when I weighed more than 300 pounds and that old dress shirt looks like a knee-length woman's dress on me now.

More importantly, we made it past Easter without over-indulging in tons of chocolate and fatty holiday foods. We did indulge "a little" on Sunday when Susan and I both had a single small chocolate Easter egg. But we avoided an overly fatty dinner thanks to some help from Susan's side of the family and a tasty recipe for Blackberry Peach Crisp.

We hope your holiday weekend was a healthy and happy as ours.