Happy Halloween (almost)!

Hello to all the ghosts and goblins out there!

Hope all is well and you are enjoying this lovey fall weather (Brrrrr if you are in Minnesota).

Well, it was another successful week in the weight loss world. I dropped another 3.4 and Joe lost 4!! Rock on sweetie!!! I am officially down 113.6 now! Now comes the challange.....I joined WW before Christmas last year, so I was already past the Halloween candy, and Holiday potlucks. There are all kinds of candy laying around and I am doing my best to avoid them (though I have been good when I caved and only had 1- small miracle for me since I LOVE CANDY!). We are off to a party tonight, and I am bringing a healthy(ish) treat so we can enjoy the festivities. I am going as a penguin, and Joe is going as the Red M&M (get in the bowl!).

Have to run for now. Have a happy and safe Halloween!!

Wooohoooooo!

Wow! Another great week on the weight loss. I went down 3.4, and am not at a total of 110.2! Not too bad for starting a part time job and not getting as much walking as I usually do. Joe, on the other hand, went up .6. :( I wish I knew what else I could do to inspire him to keep on losing. He said he wants to get back on track, but it has to be in his own time.....which is hard on me when we aren't in this together. I just keep hoping....

Well I have to run. Time to go home for the day and get ready to go play at my stamping group tonight :).

Until next time!!

Happy Fall!!

Well, here I am again after a 5 month hiatus. Where has the time gone??

Just to update on my weight loss journey: yes I am still sticking to the plan, and yes I am still losing. As of today, I am officially down 107 pounds! I have made some major milestones since my last post. I hit 72 pounds on my birthday in May (happy birthday to me!!), made 92 in early August, and hit the big 101 in early September. Joe is still plugging along at 55 pounds as of today. He is struggling a bit, but I know he will be back on track in no time.

Since the last post, we have taken another trip back up to the North Shore and Duluth. Split Rock Lighthouse is celebrating its 100th birthday this year, and since May, they have been lighting the beacon to mark this occasion. Normally it is lit only in November to mark the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, so it was exciting to get to see it on our trip in September. We made a few other stops as well, and got some great pictures. Check out the link for Split Rock at http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/srl/index.htm

I have recently started a part time job again at a local furniture store. I left this job just about 8 years ago, and it was soooo worth it at the time, as I met Joe a few weeks later. It is nice to be back again, working with some old friends.

I have to run. I promise to be better at the posts.

Until next time



Lori down 75 (June 15, 2010)


Joe down 46 (June 15, 2010)


Cove Point Lodge Chair (North Shore, Sept. 3, 2010)

Another month almost gone...

Man, where has the time gone?? April is almost over, and my birthday is around the corner.

I have been continuing to make great achievements on my weight loss journey. Since my last post, I have lost another 2.4, gained .2, and lost 5.6 this past week. This puts me at a grand total of 61.2!! Joe is doing awesome as well, as he is down 35 pounds as well.

Joe just celebrated another birthday on April 17th. We took a few days off and headed up north to Duluth, Two Harbors, Grand Marais and Grand Portage. We had awesome weather, though occassionally windy near Lake Superior, we could not have asked for a better trip. We are planning to go back again in May for my birthday.

Below are some photos from our trip. I don't know what it is about being up North, but there is just something so relaxing about being near the wide open water, and just taking it easy.

In Grand Marais


At the Duluth Aerial Life Bridge


At Gooseberry Falls (lower)


At Gooseberry Falls (upper)


A ship arriving through canal in Duluth


Until next time....

April showers.....please stop!

Happy Wednesday after Easter!

Hope you had a great Easter, spent with family and/or friends. Joe and I went to his Aunt & Uncle's farm. Great times with great people!

So, today was weigh in day....Joe dropped 4.4 and I lost 2.2, bringing my grand total to 53.2! Yeah me!! What awesome progress for another holiday week! Again, I am sooo proud of both of us!!

I have to make this brief today...Joe is waiting for me :).

Until next time!

Pictures of flower show

Below are a few pictures I promised from the flower show today...Enjoy!! :)

Happy Easter....almost!!

Man, where has the time gone?? I have been bad on keeping this up again, especially when I have had some awesome news to share almost every week!

So, my last post was Feb. 5th. Since then, I have made the following achievements:

2/10 down 3.6
2/17 down 1.4
2/24 down 3.8 (hit my 10 % mark and got a key chain)
3/3 down 1.6
3/10 down 5.6 (say what??)
3/17 up 1.0
3/24 down 6 (say what…again??)

Which puts me a this current weeks numbers. If you were keeping track, as of 3/24, I was down a total of 48.6 pounds….less than 2 away from 50. Well, today I MADE IT! I am officially down 51.2 total pounds…and in only 16 weeks!! I received 2 more charms for my key ring- a 16 week charm with hands clapping (as I completed a session), and one for the 50 pounds.

The other nice change was that Joe has since joined, and as of today, he is down 23 pounds! I am sooooo proud of him. Heck, I am proud of the both of us! What an accomplishment we have both made. I will post a picture soon of me 50 pounds lighter.

So now the true test! I have not told anyone in Joe’s family I have been doing this, and we will be seeing them this weekend for Easter. Think anyone will notice? I did tell my parents a few months ago, and they have been SO supportive, as has Joe. That is a big part of the success with losing weight…SUPPORT! My at work friends have been just as great and I thank them profusely! Love all you guys!

Well time to sign off. I am off to the flower show at Macy’s. Will post some of those pics later as well.

Until next time… hugs!