Well, this week wasn't as *WOW* as last week.  It seems that Mom's scale had a bad battery in it, so we aren't entirely sure how accurate her previous weigh-ins are.  But she has a new battery in it, and the weight from today is the correct weight.  We do know that she has lost weight, because she was able to get into some jeans this week that she hasn't been able to wear in a long time!  So that is a good sign.  I only lost a pound this week, which is somewhat frustrating.  But oh well...a pound is a pound, so I will take it.

 

Mom is still having a lot of pain in her back, but we are trying to work out together in spite of it.  We still haven't managed to have our workouts as often as we are planning, but we are getting closer to that goal.  I twisted my ankle in the middle of the week, which put me a little behind where I would like to be.  I've got an ankle brace that I am going to try to wear most of the time, and hopefully that will give me the extra support that I need.

 

Food-wise, I think we are both doing really well.  This week, I met my water and calorie goals every day.  I've remembered to pack my lunch, snacks, and water to take with me to campus every day, and have been eating breakfast and dinner.  Mom has been finding healthy alternatives, even on the days that she forgets to take a lunch with her.  She's discovered a few fast food places that serve healthy options near her, and that have websites with all of the nutritional content posted with easy access.

 

I'm experimenting with the calorie counter on Sparkpeople.com to see which of my traditional meals I can make and what they will do to my numbers for the day.  I'm discovering that most of what I eat really isn't all that bad, it's just that I tend to eat to much of it at once.  But since I've been eating snacks throughout the day, I'm not as hungry at meal time, so I can't eat that much anyways.  I am doing better than I typically do with portion control.  Hopefully I will manage to continue that.

 

More soon.  Keep up the good work you all are doing too!  And thank you all for your encouragement.

 

~Mindy