Saturday, October 30, 2010

We're Back!!!

It has been a long time since Jay or I have posted and we have found that we are missing it. We had put it on hold for awhile to deal with our crazy lives, but we have learned that life is not going to slow down. With that said, we felt it was time to start posting again.

Our goal is to help others create a healthy life style that works for them and their families. We are going to share different things that have worked for us and the ones that haven’t. The ups and downs of weight loss and a life style change. I am hoping somewhere in between we can have a little fun.

We are still working everyday to reach our weight loss goals, but we have chosen to slow down a bit and live life. Since we started this journey in June, we have lost 105 pounds between the two of us. Just thinking about those 105 pounds makes me sweat. Yes, most of that weight was Jay, but just for my peace of mind, he had twice as must to lose as me.

Here are my tips for the day.

The number one thing to know about losing weight is actually very simple. You MUST make a deficit in the amount of calories you consume verse the amount of calories you burn. The goal is to burn more calories than you are consuming. The bigger the deficit, the more weight you will lose. There are three different ways to achieve this. First, decrease the amount of calories you are consuming. Second, increase the amount of calories you are burning, and last do both.
This sounds much easier then it is. In America we consume an average of 3,330 calories per day. We only need 1,800 to 2,500 depending on your gender, body type and activity level. Just take one day or a week and journal everything that you eat and drink. This will help you to see how much you are really eating. Sometimes we are in the dark. Good luck and feel free to post your results.

Now a word from Jay.

If life gives you Melons, you may be dyslexic.

JLJW

2 comments:

  1. Yay you're back! I'm excited! Nice new look on your blog too. The line from Jay cracked me up - mostly because it took me an embarrassingly long time to get it :) (I was all, snolem? That doesn't make any sense! - ha ha)

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  2. Always love your approach to this blog thing!!

    I had to think a bit to get the joke.....got it hahaha.

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