Ups and downs

I was going to post more this last week, especially when we were able to increase our walk (once or twice) to a mile and a half. We've had some personal issues to deal with that didn't have to do with losing weight and I totally forgot. Sorry about that.

We did our measurements again this weekend. Lee has lost 1/2 an inch to an inch in some areas but gained a little in others. I've actually gained about a 1-inch average. It's a little disappointing, as you can imagine.

We did such a great job of walking for 3 1/2 straight weeks, every day. Then with those aforementioned personal issues, we missed a little. We tried to at least do our upper-body exercises, but missed both yesterday. I am proud to say, though, that we went out again today. Here are our 2-month photos:

Right: March 31; Left: June 1

Right: April 1; Left: June 1

I don't know what the difference is, but for some reason, this time when we miss a day or two, we get right back on track. In the past if we missed a day, we would get discouraged and give up for a few months. We have done so much better in the last 2 months. Maybe we really are more motivated, or maybe it's just time to make some changes. They say that when we are truly ready to do something that has been tried before, it will be easier to stay on track. Whatever the reason, it does feel good to know that we are able to keep going.

We were told by our nutritionist that as we add the good foods into our diet, we will start to crave them more, and the junk food won't taste as good. We're starting to see a little of that. We are craving fruits and vegetables more, and when we treated ourselves to a little fast food this weekend, it wasn't as satisfying as it used to be. However, most junk food is still hard to give up. . . . That's okay. We're not trying to give anything up, right? We're just going to keep focusing on adding the healthy foods and limiting our intake of junk food. As Lee likes to say, "Team Earl!"