Day 12 - Down 1.2 Together

Jami: Down .8
Justin: Down .4

Finally!! Still not a really significant drop, but better than yesterday! And I even ate the yummy chili. :) If I am correct in my theory, I lose more weight the more fluids I intake, specifically at night after my last meal. That and riding my stationary bike at a leisurely pace for an hour last night are the only things I changed. I still didn't get great sleep either, so the better sleep I did get cannot have had much of an effect.

As for cheats yesterday; I ate 7.5 All-Natural White Cheddar Cheetos. They were only 40 calories but they sparked my hour bike ride. Justin had 4 Cheetos. It was a good day.

Actually, I think we both found extra motivation when we decided to have a small cheat day today. Yes, it's true, we are planning to stray a bit from the protocol. We are stuck at home in the snow again and just the thought of a bit of comfort food is really enticing. I will say that my drop today was good enough to make me not want to cheat at all, but I am allowing myself a couple tiny pieces of cheese, a smidgen of bread, and half a glass of wine. I'll be skipping dinner to make sure I stay under the 500 calories, it's the least I can do. For lunch we are having shrimp, which shouldn't hurt us hardly at all. We are justifying the cheat day as a reward for not only having done really well until now, but also because of all the snow we'll be clearing after this current storm settles.

Nothing else to report, off to battle blizzard conditions to get our friend Blair and have our snow party. :)

Jami: 162.2 - Total Weight Lost: 10.6 (broke ten pounds, goal 1 accomplished)
Justin: 206.0 - Total Weight Lost: 8.8