Jeff's progress is amazing!

Remember our friend Jeff?! We are so proud of him and excited for the results he's seeing!
Jeff is down 26 lbs in 30 days! How incredible is that? He has made a complete lifestyle change for clean eating incorporating the Slenderiiz program to assist in his weight loss. We are truly amazed. That's nearly a pound a day!

This month we're going to have to incorporate work outs to catch up to you Jeff. =) Here we come month 2!

Celebrating a week of progress!

Hello dear friends and followers!

Sunday marked our first 7 days of lifestyle change eating and exercise combined with our "liquid discipline" ;) Homeopathic drops. We have some great results! and will continue to combine the Slenderize program with our dietary and work out changes.

Remember Jeff from our earlier post? You can read about him joining our journey HERE.

Just a reminder of where we started:

Karl on 2/27/13 285 lbs , Waist measuring 49 inches, Chest measuring 48 inches.

Danielle on 2/27/13 176 lbs, Waist measuring 44 inches, Chest measuring 37 inches

Jeff on 3/3/13 270 lbs, Waist measuring 48 inches

UPDATE!

Karl on 3/10/13 274 lbs (down 11 lbs!!)

Danielle 3/10/13 172 lbs (down 4 lbs) but I have lost a total of almost 2 inches off my WAIST! yes! down to 42.1 inches =)

Jeff on 3/10/13 258 lbs (down 12 lbs!)

Collectively the 3 of us lost 27 lbs in one week =) pretty exciting stuff!!!!

Lean Proteins to Keep you Full and Full of Energy!

We are learning quickly that the key to sustaining energy, feeling full with out feeling stuffed, and keeping caloric intake under control is portions. We love fresh fruit and veggies but tend to stray on proteins so here's a versatile recipe for cooking lean fish full of flavor but skipping the full fat ;)

Baked Fish

1 clove garlic, minced

6 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon rosemary

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

juice of 2 fresh lemons

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

2 (6 ounce) fillets halibut/cod or Salmon

(if you roll the lemons first before squeezing  them, you will get way more juice out with less effort) Mix all your seasonings to prepare the marinade. Place your fish in marinade and cover/refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.

After you squeeze the lemons in to the mix, slice them thinly and place over the fish, this will help penetrate the flavor but also retain moisture. Bake at 375 deg. F (for white fish)  at 7-13 minutes, and 400 deg. F (for salmon) for 18-22 minutes until the flesh is opaque pink.

6 oz of salmon with this recipe is 246 calories, 6 oz of cod with this recipe is 281 calories. (according to Fitness Pal)

This is 4 oz of cod, 4 oz of salmon, 1/4 cup broccoli, 1/3 bellpepper 466 calories

Stay tuned for an awesome progress report from Karl, Jeff and I. This Sunday is our first full week completed on the journey as a team of 3 =)

Progress Update

We have several friends who are on this healthier lifestyle change journey which is very exciting! Hopefully as the month progresses we will get some of their testimonies posted here. One of our close friends Jeff has agreed to actively participate in logging his journey as well.

Saturday 3/2/2013 we took some before pictures... oh boy just to warn you they are NOT flattering.

From Left to right: Jeff, Karl and Danielle

These make me cringe...seriously.

So here's an update on where we are:

Karl on 2/27/13 285 lbs , Waist measuring 49 inches, Chest measuring 48 inches.

On 3/4/13 he's at 279 lbs, waist measuring 48 inches, Chest measuring 47 inches.

Danielle on 2/27/13 176 lbs, Waist measuring 44 inches, Chest measuring 37 inches

Danielle on 3/4/13 174 lbs, Waist measuring 42.5 inches, Chest measuring 36.75 inches

We are starting to see some progress which is very promising! On Sunday the three of us started a homeopathic system that's supposed to support weight loss and natural energy. Hopefully this will help jump start our goals. 

As soon as I get an update on Jeff I will let you know his progress too!