Friday Five - Weekly Update!

1. What types of food did you eat this week? 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? 4. What was your biggest challenge? 5. What comorbiditys (if applicable) have disappeared with the weight? *Fun bonus question: What was your favorite movie or TV show of 2006? Have a great weekend, all! Amber

1. What types of food did you eat this week? I made a pork tenderloin with carrots, celery, and potatoes in the slow cooker, it was delicious! I also had velvetta shells with green beans, peas, cottage cheese, lots of fruit, smoothies, chili, 2% Sharp Cheddar Cheese snacks, turkey burger, and typhoon shrimp. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? A little bit of home working out, walking, etc. January 1 I'm going to Gold's or Warings. 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? I'm down to 228 pounds, I can't believe I'm only 28 pounds from Onederland, its so amazing. I can't believe it. 4. What was your biggest challenge? I had my first bought of loss of energy this week, I don't think I was drinking enough liquids. 5. What comorbiditys (if applicable) have disappeared with the weight? No more high blood pressure or high cholesterol. Yay! *Fun bonus question: What was your favorite movie or TV show of 2006? The Departed, hands down. TV Show? Grey's Anatomy. Have a great weekend, all! Amber

1. What types of food did you eat this week? Carne Asada meat, chili (of course), pork chop, baked white fish, fruit, ceasar salad, soups, cottage doubles, Tea Misto's from Starbucks, and the best of all a protein style cheeseburger (no bun) from In N Out, I managed to eat two whole bites!! 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? Walking 3. How much weight did you lose? 2lbs Total loss? 105lbs gone forever! 4. What was your biggest challenge? Getting motivated to exercise 5. What comorbiditys (if applicable) have disappeared with the weight? Diabetes and knee pain *Fun bonus question: What was your favorite movie or TV show of 2006? Movie - don't have one? TV shows - I'm a Survivor addict, and I love NCIS, The Unit and LOST!!! Jan

1. What types of food did you eat this week? I ate cucumbers, tomatoes, feta cheese, crumbled cheese, yogurt, slim fast low carb shakes, tuna, chicken soup, sugar free hot chocolate, chips and salsa , sunflower seeds, mixed nuts, hummus, lean pocket. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? walked the treadmill on Thursday for 30 mins. Sick all week. 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? 6lbs this week. Total of 75lbs. from 320 to 245 4. What was your biggest challenge? Eating and taking my vitamins are my biggest challenge. It is just me, so I don't cook. 5. What comorbidities have disappered with the weight? Diabetes, high blood pressure, low self esteem, self doubt Favorite t.v. show in 2006 Grey's Anatomy

1. What types of food did you eat this week? I have really learned how to eat out and healthy at the same time. For Example, in town, we have 3 restauraunts - that's it - and one is closed for the holidays until Jan. One is a pizza/sandwich place and the other is almost all junk food. So, at the pizza/sandwich place, they have a salad bar but of course I need protein so I get a side of cooked bbq chicken (that they use on sandwiches/pizza and then put it on a salad of my design from the salad bar... voila chicken salad. Everything else I ate was like previous weeks, wheat toast with peanut butter/banana, chicken, chicken and more chicken. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? Not much, I've been sooo busy... and lazy 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? I actually didn't weigh myself this morning so I'm not sure. 4. What was your biggest challenge? Lots of activities this week during hte evenings. Basketball games, groups, etc. No time for exercise. 5. What comorbiditys (if applicable) have disappeared with the weight? My asthma is gone!! I haven't had a single attack since right after my surgery. My knee doesn't hurt near as much. My BP is better. *Fun bonus question: What was your favorite movie or TV show of 2006? Hands down 24 and West Wing are the best TV shows!

1. What types of food did you eat this week? Hamburger "steak", white fish, chili, lots of cottage cheese, baked chicken, fresh pineapple, CHEESE, CHEESE, CHEESE 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? dancing Saturday night, was so much fun, walking only one night (see #4) 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? who knows, my scale is inaccurate, you get on it five times and have five different weights up to ten pounds apart. At last MD appt, I lost 64. 4. What was your biggest challenge? I got a terrible cold, so just getting out of bed to go to work was a challenge. Also started taking iron supplement, so pooping is a problem, especially with all of the cheese I have been eating (did I really say that outloud???? I have NO SHAME!!! HA HA HA) 5. What comorbiditys (if applicable) have disappeared with the weight? diabetes, high blood pressure, GERD, sleep apnea, just about everything except joint pain that rears its ugly head now and then *Fun bonus question: What was your favorite movie or TV show of 2006? I love Three and a Half Men and CSI Las Vegas and Miami. My husband is wearing off on me!! Have a good week, ya'all!! ~Diana~

1. What types of food did you eat this week? Change-up: venison meat sticks, fresh salmon, crab, and lobster (not together!); Sernicki with fresh strawberry/blueberries. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? Weightlifting, yoga Pilates, and stair-climbing. 3. How much weight did you lose? Three lbs.Total loss? 72. 4. What was your biggest challenge? Siblings' obvious non-interest/non-support , seeing me fSunday for the first time since before surgery; am 5' 1/2" tall, and lost seventy pounds. Hello?! 5. What comorbidities (if applicable) have disappeared with the weight? Asthma is gone since surgery! *Fun bonus question: What was your favorite movie or TV show of 2006? Movies--not a good year, ugh. TV: Desperate Housewives (now better than ever), Grey's Anatomy (rocks!), and Ugly Betty (very hilarious and so clever).

1. What types of food did you eat this week? Lite string cheese (lots of it), Protein shakes, real egg, regular eggs w/ shredded cheese, turkey taco salad, couple of fast food things (shared with family), I can't think of other things that I have had right now. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? Walk away the pound videos 17 miles total for the week. 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? not sure what my weekly total is but I'm down 112lbs since surgery 4. What was your biggest challenge? remembering to take vitamins/supplements 5. What comorbiditys (if applicable) have disappeared with the weight? lower back pain is gone, blood pressure is under control, time of the month is now regular, much more mobile, I can wash myself with ease...YES! *L* *Fun bonus question: What was your favorite movie or TV show of 2006? I love Scrubs, The first 48, Dog the bounty hunter, Most court shows. Congrats to all on your weight loss! This was fun, thanks for doing this Amber! ~~~Triple C.~~~