Day 16: Down 1.0 and 3.0

Jami: 150.2
Justin: 191.8

BAM! Emeril style today! Actually no, mine was from perfectly harmonious protocol eating, but Justin's is from drinking his weight in liquor and losing his dinner to the toilet Gods. Lol. Weekends are the toughest. There aren't as many 'don't think about food' distractions, your kids need food every hour, and if you have friends over or drinks, everyone else is eating/drinking something that smells incredible. The toss up for us is this; have friends over who are going to eat and drink in front of us (while also bringing their kids to play with our kids) or be home all day with just our kids, who are still going to eat every hour. At least with playdates we get to talk about adult stuff and the kids are fully entertained all day. Kind of ironic, that is about the one time we don't really feel like we need a drink, yet we drink most often on playdates. :) It's also a great time to make really good food. Our friend Brendan, who has two boys that are 3 and 4, also enjoys eating delicious food. Yesterday's spread was veal scallopini (sans the flour breading for me) with sun dried tomatoes and capers, cucumbers sprinkled with dill, salt and pepper, and fresh banana bread (also not for me - didn't even taste the batter). The boys spent the evening drinking mojitos, rum and cokes, and rum and sprite's. I, on the other hand, spent the evening drinking vanilla caramel tea, honey vanilla chamomile tea, and water (pats self on the back). Oh, and Justin made a killer mostly cheese mac and cheese for the kids. I am not sure if it is fortunate or unfortunate, but most of the mac and cheese is still in the fridge. Cross your fingers that my kids eat it all today. :)

So, since this is the end of two full weeks on the VLCD, I figure it is a good time to summarize our stats.

Pounds lost from the top of the gorge:

Jami: 13.7
Justin: 11.9

Pounds lost to date:

Jami: 22.6
Justin: 38.0

Pounds to go:

Jami: 15.4
Justin: 16.2

Awesome! Totally on track, nice and average. :) Everyone, this is how it works, about a pound a day. And as you can see, Justin and I should both hit our goals in the next two weeks. TWO WEEKS! Really?!?! Talk about instant results.

And for Lauren, she has already had great success while in Philly this weekend with her dad and brother; she has ordered salads at restaurants. That really is the hardest part; being out with people and avoiding temptation. We all know this, it's why we schedule rounds on Phase two for when we don't have plans to go out for business lunches, dinners, and such. I am sure tomorrow we will have a full update on Lauren's weekend.

For now, it is peace out time. Justin will be recovering for most of the day, it's cold outside, and tomorrow is also a holiday. I predict that I drink no fewer than 14 cups of hot tea and/or coffee to stay warm. I think the kids are going to be low key as well, they both sound a little under the weather. OK, enough blabbering, can't wait to see how everyone else is doing!!!