Our Journey Begins

Once upon a time . . .


A boy, met a girl.



And they fell in love (awww)!


and then, they SWELLED!



VALERIE: In November, we will celebrate 10 years as a couple. It has been a decade full of ups and downs, especially when it comes to our weight.

Over the years, we have deployed many weapons in our battle against the bulge:

• Atkins Diet
  
• Calorie counting
  
• Bowling
  
• Hiking
  
• Gym Memberships
  
• Dance Dance Revolution
  
• Wii Fit
  
• Walking/Running 5k's, 10k's, and half marathons

And yet, here we are; 10 years later and a whole lot fluffier!


We can't help but think back to the good ole days, when we first met. Back then we weighed in much lighter:


Jeff: 199
Val: 135


Can we get back to where we started? Well, we certainly are not the types to stop trying!


We have decided to start this blog tracking our efforts and our progress (of course we are going to be madly successful!). We will use it as an accountability tool to ourselves, and to any of you out there following along at home


We were looking for a way to add some interest to our blog, when we found some inspiration. Our blogger profile picture was taken on a recent cruise vacation, and many of our friends have been hinting around that it looks like an engagement picture . . .

SO . . . as a challenge to ourselves; if we are able to get back to our starting weight (as published above) and maintain it (withing 5 pounds natural variance) for 3 months, we are going to take plunge into official marital bliss.


Yep, you read that right. I mean, why not? We'll never look better in wedding photos, right?


Today we begin our strength training program. We were originally going to start with the P90X, but the introduction makes it clear, it is not a program for chubby beginners. It is meant to make the fit fierce. So, we chose its kid sister, the Power 90.

For the first week, we will blog daily, as we adjust to the new routine. After that, we'll update the blog at least once per week, with updates on our progress.

Check our Day 1 post for our starting stats and first day results.


Our journey begins now . . .