Week 4 Update

Thank you Mom, Chris, Donna, and Jess for letting me know that you're still here rooting us on!

This was a much better week for everyone who actually weighed. I haven't heard from Michael and Lisa in a few weeks and I know Aunt Ann and Uncle Bob are still away for the Boy Scout Jamboree. I hope that branch of the Martin Family Tree is well and trying to stay serious about getting healthy.

While Chris and I both lost weight last week, we each had some setbacks. I was down almost four pounds on Friday and then gained most of it back over the weekend. Chris had a doctor's appointment on Monday and found out his cholesterol is up to 235 when a year and a half ago it was under 190. He is going back to get it retested in a few months and my personal project is to lower it at least to under 200 but I am shooting for him to be at 180. This will really help me think about what we both eat, and the rest of the household eats, and help us all to cut out fat when I cook. We know how to do. It is just the execution that we struggle with. If only food didn't taste and feel so good.

This weekend will be difficult for us. My 30th birthday is Friday and Chris has planned an extravagant evening for Saturday - a party bus taking us on a private yacht for a dinner cruise with open bar!It will be difficult to stay on the diet and I probably won't. But if you cant be bad on your birthday, when can you be? An excuse, I know, but at least it's a good one.

The names highlighted in yellow are teams who did not weigh in this week.