Who we are and why we are here:

'He' started out at 450 lbs. 'She' started out at 300 lbs (although had been as high as 330 lbs at one point). Between them they've lost weight, gained weight, and learned a lot along the way.

What you'll find here are our educated thoughts, opinions, and tips for a healthier lifestyle. 'He' minored in psychology, 'she' majored in history - two research heavy fields that have made them both skeptical and able to weed through the sludge in order to find gems. Neither of us is perfect by any means, but as much as possible, we will try not to lead you astray with unfounded, sensational, or fad information.

We are intentionally avoiding fad diets, expensive meal plans, and other extreme (expensive!) weight loss plans.

Monday, March 18, 2013

Only the good

Wonder how I can merge all my blogs together.  I kind of want to just do one blog for everything, but I separated myself too much.  Oh well.

So the only thing I have to say in what is becoming my habits blog is I no longer count how many days since my last cigarette.  That's a nice step in quitting... the day you realize you've lost count.  That was me, yesterday.  Feels like a relief.  I'm thinking about it a lot already today, but at least I can say "Hey, for a couple of days I forgot to count."

And we all survived.  Mostly.  Just some squabbles and lost tempers, but I'm not entirely convinced that is only about the smoking.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Smoking still okay, but not great.  Had a couple over the course of the week.  It's back to social rather than need, which is good in a way (mostly mental).  Gum is still my best friend, though not as often.  Yay.

Eating was all good until some events this week.  Mom's birthday, they picked a place where I really dislike the food except this one chicken dish...which is not good for you, but... and it was Mom's birthday so I didn't want to be difficult.  Stuff like that, but overall good.

Not a lot going in my head this week, but trying to remind myself that I'm overall doing okay with my goals and I need to remember that instead of focusing on incomplete success.  My moods have been horrible up and down a lot lately so must focus on positive while my mind allows it.

Pinata apples.  New apple we found at the market.  DELICIOUS... I keep saying this, but that's because we've had tons of apple choices lately, have bought and compared, and realized that some apples really are better than others, and not just based on the classic red, yellow, green varieties.  Used to love Braeburn, but Pinata are my new fave (when they are on sale, of course.  My taste buds still come in second to my frugal-ness.)