Where to begin...or better yet, when did our weight gain begin. For Rick it began somewhere when our relationship began and well for me, it's been an ongoing battle since I had my son 11 years ago.
I think stress was a major factor for both of us. We were both ending our previous marriages and instead of stress making us lose weight, like it affects other people, it did the opposite. Without giving it much thought, the pounds started to creep up on us. Three years ago when I met Rick, he was a Certified Trainer, so as you can see, even those with so much knowledge can be victims to the weight gaining struggles that we are faced in life. I know from my own personal experience that unless your mind is ready to commit to changing your life, you will continue to fail.
We both have tried all sorts of ways to battle this weight gaining problem. You name it, we've done it. We do great on week one and as soon as some kind of stress pops up in our lives, we end up sabotaging our plan. The feeling of failure overwhelms us and we fall back into our stress eating pattern, only to gain back our weight and a few more extra pounds. Everything we do has been together. You'd think that one of us would be strong enough to pick the other up. But we have proven time and time again that the ones we love and love us can be our own worst enemies, when it comes to weight loss.
I think we've reached a point in our lives that we are tired of the excuses we continue to provide for our failures. We are done with feeling tired, fatigued, bloated, disgusted and well I think you get where we're going with this. I'm sure there are many that can relate to our story and hope that somehow through our journey, that we can help inspire others to find a way to reclaim a healthier life.
So we're mentally committed as we have been before, but what is different this time?
It started when we were introduced to a wonderful business opportunity called the "Trump Network". Yes, the Donald J. Trump. We joined this business opportunity as a way to ease our financial stress (one of the many culprits to our weight gain). The Trump Network is a home based business, selling nutritional and health related products. As we researched the products, we discovered that the diet and nutrition plan made a lot of sense. Our education and experience allowed us to realize that the programs were sound and should work, but we needed to prove it to ourselves. We initially thought it was expensive; however, when we added up the amount of money we were spending on eating out and junk foods around the house, we quickly realized that we would actually be saving money.
Another factor that caught our attention, is that it is so easy to follow. Both Rick and I lead busy lives, which makes it difficult to plan ahead. This is yet another culprit to failing, because in order to succeed in losing weight, planning is a must and this plan has it all laid out for you.
So, this is where our journey begins. July 4th, 2009, what a perfect day to start our new life. LOL
Today, Rick weighed in at 212.2 lbs. and Iliana weighed in at 198.4 lbs.
Looking at these numbers has really upset us greatly. But there's no need to look back...we need to look ahead and begin melting the fat together!
The plan we our following is called the Silhouette Solution. We simply eat one of the Silhouette Solution meals/snacks (provided by the program), every 2 to 3 hours for a total of 5 a day. We also eat one approved meal which will include 3-5oz of lean protein and 2 cups of vegetables (or a salad if you prefer).
Of course this is going to be less food than we are in the habit of eating (no more beer and wings at our local bar & grille) and this will be the hardest habit for us to overcome. As we follow this plan and support each other, we will be creating a whole new habit, which will lead to our ultimate success.
Rick and I plan to use this blog as much as possible to not only post our progress, but to also log moments of weakness and to help us be more accountable to not only ourselves and each other, but to those of you who are following our journey.
Here's our day one pictures. We can't express enough how tough it is to share them, but we want you all to realize how real we are through this path we are taking. You might want to have a barf bag ready before you look. LOL
Rick today weighed in at 212.2 lbs.
Iliana today weighed in at 198.4 lbs.
OUR GOAL WEIGHT:
Rick would like to weigh 165lbs.
Iliana would like to weight 145lbs.
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