Earlier this year we put out a call for an adventurous couple who wanted to make a healthy lifestyle change together.

Karen and Mark answered that call and, over a twelve week period, they’re giving us an honest, in-depth account about what life is like when you’re on the Weight Watchers plan. They’ll also be helping and supporting each other along the way.

This week Mark and Karen are talking about big losses, getting back on track and hitting the gym.

Mark and Karen have taken up the Weight Watchers challenge!

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Name: Mark

Starting Weight: 14st 5lbs

Current Weight:  12st 9lbs

This week I was more determined to get back on track and to start losing some larger numbers on the Weight Watchers scales. In the end, I lost 2.5lbs which I was happy with. This means that since starting the Weight Watchers programme I’ve lost 1st 7lbs. I was hoping to lose a pound or two this week because I have a race this weekend and every pound lost helps out in that regards.

Our class this week was about planning your food intake ahead of schedule, especially around events that might have you eating more than you usually would. As soup is so easy and cheap to make, I plan on making myself a pot of it to have on hand just in case I’m too lazy to make dinner or if I feel like having a low ProPoints snack.

Aside from this I don’t have much to report this week. It’s the final week of college so my head has been down finishing my projects and working on my thesis.

I’ll update you on my progress again next week!

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Name: Karen

Starting Weight: 12st 8.5lbs

Current Weight: 11st 6lbs

After last week and that horrible feeling of standing on the scales after gaining weight, I wanted to make sure that it never happened again. I guess that’s one of the good things about being weighed frequently – having a bad week really spurs you on to stick to your healthy routine!

I went to the gym three times and went for two 5k runs on top of that. I made sure that I was tracking every single day, so even when I went over my daily ProPoints I knew how much I had to make up. It all paid off and I was rewarded with a loss of 3lbs this week. I was ridiculously happy with that – it’s my biggest loss after my first week and to have it the week after gaining a pound was great reinforcement.

Our class this week was all about planning ahead and if you have your day planned out it is a lot easier to stick to it and stay on track. If you have your breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks planned out, you’re less likely to go off track and pick up the first thing you see in a shop. For example, this morning I had no breakfast and when I went into work someone had brought in a homemade cake. I ended up having cake and tea for breakfast! If I had planned my breakfast I probably wouldn’t have gone for the cake.

Only a short time left and I have 6lbs to go until I break into the 10st mark. I would love to do this before I finish the challenge (but eating cake for breakfast won’t help me!).

I hope to work on my planning this week, continue with my exercise and keep up the good results!

 

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