The Chubby Diaries

2011-10-11T20:33:00.000-07:00

So today was "one of those days"! :/ You know the, have yourself a pitty party kind of day?! ughhh. Those days are no fun...and they come out of no where and you can't control the way you feel! I just felt ugly, fat, and like i couldn't accomplish anything. So i went to my Weight Watchers meeting and decided not to weigh-in (which i ALWAYS do no matter what) because i knew that i gained and i would just be more depressed and mad at myself. But i am so glad i went to the meeting...it kinda got me out of the slump (even though i still didn't feel like being happy and fun with my clients the rest of the day haha) and i got a big hug from my amazing leader :) i KNOW that i can accomplish my goals...it is just going to take hard work and dedication and not just my half butt trying i've been doing lately ;)

So i felt like i needed to start my blog up again. It's going to be kinda boring haha. I am going to post pictures and write what i ate each day with the points + and any good finds i find :) I need something to keep me going and give me that push! So...To read it, or not to read it...that is the question! ;)

Today's menu:

(b) Chocolate pure protein bar [5 p+] it's my go to meal now when i am in a rush, but need to eat something. Surprisingly, they are really good and don't have lots of sugar like many protein bars have.

(l) In-N-Out cheeseburger [13], french fry [11], and 2 diet cokes [0] [24 p+] Yea, like i said, it was one of those days and i just needed this! haha. but i am counting it! :) seeing my niece and nephew and sisters brightened my day up.

(d) 4 oz balsamic glazed chicken breast [6], 1/2 C white rice with chicken broth [3], roasted asparagus [0], 3 pear halfs [0] [9 p+] Thank you marmy for a delicious dinner! i came home from a long day at work with this lovely dinner ready to eat.
Total: 38 p+

I just went over by 1 p+...so i have 48 p+ extras left for the week.

And no exercise for the day :( Tomorrow morning i will get something done!!

5 MILES! ...nbd ;)

2011-05-27T19:26:00.000-07:00

This morning we woke up at 6:30 to get ready for our fabulous hike at the "Claremont Wilderness Trail". It's a 5 mile hike with about 3 miles of it up hill. We like it because they post .5 mile markers along the way, the trail is wide and kept up nice, there are lots of friendly people walking by so you feel safe, and the nature/birds chirping are so pretty! We definitely had to stop at several points...but we finished in about 2 hours (and that was even with stopping for about 15 minutes at the look out point and stopping for pictures...hello! gotta take those!) As we were walking up the trail we kept getting multiple groups behind us, because of our slow speed ;). So we just gladly let them pass: 1, because we hate having people behind us and 2, they would have such loud conversations we couldn't hear the pretty background sound of nature. Isn't that the best part of hiking?! Overall it was a great hike and we felt so amazing in the end...with our super sore legs and all!

We are hoping to make this a weekly tradition ((well, atleast while Jonni is home for the summer!))

Here are some pictures for your enjoyment! We also took 2 videos to show our lovely phat chick lovers...but we can't get them to upload! boohoo. So we will post them later if we figure it out :)

Overview of the trail...

Near the end...

at THIS beautiful spot...
the pictures don't do it justice...

look out point...

i'm a strong/powerful lady! haha...

woo hoo! we made it...
at about 1.5 miles...

YELLOW flowers...jonni's fav!...

starting up the hill...we be excited!
Now let us leave you with some inspirational lyrics from Miley! ;) They seem to fit in perfectly with our hiking theme. haha.

"There's always going to be another mountain
I'm always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes you going to have to lose,
Ain't about how fast I get there,
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb"

I wish i had a creative title :)

2011-02-13T20:01:00.000-08:00

...but i don't! and i honestly don't even really have anything to say. BUT i did just happen to go back and look at one of our very first posts with our "before" pictures....and WOW! i feel like i haven't lost very much and changed, but looking at those pictures makes me realize that i have, indeed :) yay...slow and steady does win the race. i can't wait to do another photo shoot with miss J in a few months and compare the 2!

Anyways, i know that we totally neglect this blog...and i am not going to promise that i will start posting faithfully anytime soon :) but a girl can try! i have been trying to make healthier food choices because, heck, i want to win that $300 for our Biggest Loser competition! but it is soooo hard! does anyone have any favorite healthy recipes they would like to share with me?! maybe i will try one of them and take pictures and make a post about it. OH! and i use to always say that i hated fish, but i was brave and gave it another shot and surprisingly i really enjoy it! it has become a staple meal in the clark household.

ok, this is a very scattered post. hope you are all doing well!! maaaaybe you will be lucky and see me back here this week :) but don't hold your breathe (you may just die haha)

ta ta...TAY!

mind over matter

2011-01-06T18:48:00.000-08:00

if you were a part of our family at the moment, you would be in a weight loss frenzy. Taylor and I had an amazing idea to do a family biggest loser this year. now, we have tried this many years and we have never actually stuck to it. in fact, if my memory serves me right, we have never even gotten so far as to actually put the money into the winner pot. but this year, the 2 phat chicks were super dedicated!!! at first, it was going to be just me, Taylor, our 2 sisters Ally and Lauren, and our mom. we were each going to put in 20 dollars, which made the winning prize be 80 dollars! that was pretty exciting to me, being a poor college student. but after my mom posted something on my facebook wall, one of my cousins saw and wanted to join...lets just say that 15 people later our prize is now $380!!!!!!!!!!! needless to say, everyone is now super motivated and at least personally the only thing on my mind is how i can lose more weight. we are all very excited and cant wait till the first weigh in, to check out all the competition ;] it is going to last 6 months, with our final weigh in being june 14. while i know its a long time, i have full confidence in everyone, and i know that by the end of this everyone will be very happy with the results!

for me, i want to lose weight so badly, but it has never worked out for me. i have slowly lost some weight as the months pass, but nothing big and barely noticeable. but whenever i really try, i can never seem to stick with it, or never seem to see results. so if i wanted to lose weight this time, i had to look deep inside myself and really ask myself why i never could before, and think of a way to change that. as i was walking to the gym i was having an internal conversation, just like i always do haha, and i was thinking about the end results of the competition and thinking about working out. and i thought to myself, i cant really do this, i will never be able to actually lose weight, ill always be that chubby girl who is not confident and self conscious. it was then that i realized why it has never worked for before, i never truly thought i could lose weight. but something like that is really hard to just change in a second. but i knew the only way i could change it was through the help of my Heavenly Father. when i'm not confident, when i look at myself in the mirror and hate the body i see, He is thinking the exact opposite. He loves me no matter what i look like, and he knows everything i can accomplish if actually try. when i look at my body as something i hate, i'm sure He is disappointed. My body is something divine, and given to me by God and when i don't see it like that, i am not achieving my full potential. i have not been taking care of this wonderful gift i have been given, and i need to change that. so in stead of thinking i could never achieve my goals, i started saying a little prayer. it went something like this "Heavenly Father, please, i need your help. i cant do this by myself, and i feel like i never will be able to. i want to love my body and see it as gift from you. please help me to be grateful for everything i can do, and the things i take for advantage, and please let me see my body as the divine thing it is". when i went to the gym and got on the elliptical machine, i looked down at my legs, and saw the way they moved without effort, and thought of the muscles that pulled them. then i looked at my arms and the way they pushed and pulled through the air. and then i thought of all the amazing things bodies do, the way our hearts pump blood through our body, and lungs breath in and out. i felt my body warm as i worked out, and realized how my body was reacting to the work. and i became instantly grateful for this body that can move and take me places, and think, and function so wonderfully, all without my thought. that night as i can home, i looked in the mirror and i loved what i saw. my body didn't change in one night, and while i still saw how much i have to loose, i looked at the beauty of it and was completely happy with my self. now, there is no doubt in my mind that i can do it, i WILL loose weight. i WILL eat healthy. i WILL exercise and get better. it may be a slow process, but i am ready for it. i will no longer treat this body like crap, and will treat it like the gift it really is.

HAPPY 2011!

2010-12-31T08:22:00.000-08:00

so i told yall that i would sumarize my WW meeting topic...so here is what i got out of it :)

the topic was "PointsPlus 2011...A Second Honeymoon!" it was all about how we can be starting over, in a good way! :) and how to set achievable goals this year. my leaders name is JoJo and i absolutely LOVE her! she is by far one of the best leaders i have ever had at WW (remember, this is like my 4th time coming back!) but anyways, she started off with a quote that said, "An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up until midnight to make sure the old year leaves." -American Author Bill Vaughn. I need to be that optimist! :) I am excited for the new year to be here and to make those changes that will last! And i am going to take with me the stuff i have learned from in 2010.

Then she went on to tell us how to set our goals. And here is what a WINNING OUTCOME should look like:

positive

specific

within your control

a good fit with your life

i like it! :) so for my weight loss new years resolution i am going to say NO SODA (including diet) ! positive, because it will help me be healthier (check) specific (check) within my control, i've done it before for a whole year :) (check) and a good fit for my life (check)

and for my personal i haven't quote decided. i am either going to do 365 Days of Pictures or write in a journal every day. and i think both of those would pass the winning outcome check list :)

I am just excited for the new year! i know i am still not going to be perfect, but it gives me a chance to start fresh and to try and make positive changes in my life :)

the only think i am worried about is tonight new years eve party with the familia and friends :/ i know there is going to be LOTS of yummy food and it is going to be a struggle to try an eat healthy. but for my appetizer i am bringing fruit with a fruit dip and fruit is free on WW. yay for trying to be healthy :) haha. and i am not going to have the mentality i had last year of "eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we DIET!" :) haha. i need to change that way of thinking...because "starting tomorrow" on my diet has never worked for me and i need to make the changes TODAY!

anyways, i hope you all have a goal in mind for the NEW YEAR! Let's give ourselves a chalenge and something to work at and accomplish!

and i will leave with the quote i left with at WW.

"The greatest thing you have is the 24 hours in front of you. The past is gone, the future is distant. Today you can succeed! Set a goal you can achieve within the next 24 hours." -Joann Pillifant, WW Leader

*my 24 hours goal is going to be: write everything i put in my mouth down. because then that will help me visualize how much i have ate so i don't overeat at the party*

2010-12-29T08:16:00.000-08:00

Dear Bed,

You are so warm and cozy and i, of course, LOVE YOU...but you make it really hard for me to want to get out of bed at 6 in the morning and go the the gym...especially on a rainy, cold day! But i did...just 20 minutes later ;) So thanks for pushing me out.

Love,
Tay Tay

*walked for an hour on the treadmill and accomplished 3.28 miles*

So yesterday wasn't a completely successful day, but it also wasn't a complete failure :) always a plus. One of my goals is to track everything i eat...which has been a real struggle for me. And actually i am suppose to even find the PointsPlus values for Weight Watchers, which i never do. (yea, i act like i don't even know what the program is. hehe) but yesterday i tracked!!! woohoo. didn't figure out the points (and i know for certain i would have gone way over), but i wrote everything down! GO ME! here is what my day looked liked:

(B) orange

(L) leftover turkey soup
12 saltine crackers
salad
croutons
light balsamic vinegarette

(S) 4 pumkin cookies
1 chocolate dipped pretzal
(YIKES!)

(D) 3 chicken roll-up's
scoop cream of chicken
1/2 C white rice w/ some butter

(S) TOO MANY peanut butter M&M's (my downfall)
popcorn with butter and salt
[[me, the marmy and seesters watched "Eat, Pray, Love"...which i actually liked! but involved too many treats]]

So i am proud that i actually tracked. Today, maybe i can track and figure out atleast a few of the points that i ate. i am taking baby steps here :)

oh and on another plus...i lost 1 pound yesterday at my weigh-in! woohoo! i was pretty shocked to see that number since i ate AWFUL that week during Christmas vacay. (i was actually expecting to be depressed again and gain some more) but the previous week aunt flow gave me a visit and i had gained a whopping 3.6 lbs...so i think it balanced out. the topic at WW yesterday was on new years goals and how we are going to make this year different than our previous...so i will do another post on that :)

anywhooooo...time to get ready for work! i will check in later.

It's beginning to look alot like...

2010-12-27T21:44:00.000-08:00

NEW YEARS! :) which is that wonderful time of the year to reevaluate our lives and set new goals. We are so pumped and excited to actually achieve our goals this year...and we don't want anyone telling us we can't. this year we are banning CAN'T from our vocabulary! There have been many different things that have forced us to take action and we each have different motivators to help us along. Like Taylor's desire to go on a cruise/find a HOT boyfriend (wink wink) or Jonni's plan to move to Hawaii next year and be seen in a bathing suit...by everyone!

Now, let's just say for the past 3 years we have been "planning" a family Biggest Loser...but it's actually going to happen this year! :) The money is going in to the pot and we are weighing/taking measurements. woot woot...here comes the new and improved skinny clark family!!

So, you will be hearing back from us soon. no more weigh-in's...but just our every day to day life and challenges. be prepared for our wonderful words of wisdom ;)

love you all...

Question...

2010-12-15T08:43:00.000-08:00

Sooooo...if i started over with this silly thing...would anyone even read it?! i just need something that might motivate me again. i need a real goal to work towards...because i am slaking major over here! :/

i'm so excited, and i just can't hide it!

2010-10-08T09:03:00.000-07:00

...and it's because me and jonni are starting this so called "journey" over again together!! :) last night i told jonni that i was sick of being chubby and i wanted to look HOT! ((and let's be honest...it's kinda for a guy! hahaha)) so jonni said that we are going to do this together. seriously, losing weight and sticking to any goals is so much easier when you have a partner in crime to do it with! :) so we told eachother that we are going to eat healthy and exercise and then every day we are going to call eachother and spill the beans as to what we did and what we accomplished! woohoo...we are going to do this! we are gunna be two hot mamas!!! ;) haha.

and this morning we have already been texting eachother and giving eachother encouragement. i told her that i was too tired to wake up at 6 and go to the gym since i had a late night and she just reassured me that i had tonight and the whole day to still get some exercise in :) i love her! and we made it a goal today to write everything down we eat so we can call and tell eachother. yay.

and let's just leave this post with this adorable boy!! ;) ((i can't get enough of him lately! i want his CD))

Why hello there...

2010-09-01T07:35:00.000-07:00

...do you remember me?! oh yesh, it is T! :) haha. I know, i know...i am a major slacker with the blog and i WANT to be good. i will try a little harder :) hehe.

anyways...on to my 3 week (?) update! it's been a while. But things are going good over in T's world :) well for the past week they have been. i have to be honest, i was slacking off major the 2 weeks before and at 2 of my WW weigh-in's i gained 1 lb one week and 1.2 another. i felt really crummy and knew that i had to get my butt in gear...and that my friends is exactly what i did! :) it was like i had a new mindset and willpower to do this awful thing we call losing weight!! ;) i was really sad because my partner in crime, whom you all know, J left that day for college. {{p.s. i am trying to get her to still be a part of the blog. don't you think it would be fun to see the perspective of a college student and her journey of not gaining the 'freshman 15'? yea, i think so too! persuade her to do so :) }} But i want to be a skinny 'bi' when she comes home for Christmas! haha. and i know that i can do it :)

So here are my stats for the last 3 weeks:
week 12- 251.4 lbs (+1.2)
week 13- 252.4 lbs (+1)
week 14- 247.8 lbs (-4.6!!!)

can i get a HECK YES?!!? i was sooo excited to see that -4.6 lbs!!!! i had a good week and i think it was well deserved. actually, that was one of my first big numbers i lost while doing WW for 14 weeks. i couldn't stop smiling. one, that puts me in the 40's! and two, i lost 5%! woohoo. My next weight loss goal is 10% of my body weight, which is another 13 lbs. i can do that! 5 lbs at a time :)

this week at my weight watchers meeting {{which by the way i LOVE ww. i think it is an amazing program! each week truly gets me through to the next}} it was about moving more and being more active. i actually do love working out. i feel so much better and seem to have more energy throughout the day. they were talking about how exercise doesn't have to mean GYM, but i personally love the gym. i think having a gym membership pushes me to go and gives me that time by myself to just think about what i really want. it gives me confidence...because when i first started i felt SO stupid at the gym. i felt like everyone was looking at me and judging me. but now i could give a rats butt. haha. i wear what i want, i do what i want, and i don't feel embarrassed! :)

Here i am after just going to the gym this morning. yes, i look like a tomato {{and that was even after about 5 minutes haha}}
i am also so excited because i am following the c25k program with my friend camilla!!! :)well, she is in utah, and i am in cali but we text eachother after each workout and see how it went. i love having a buddy because it makes me more accountable. like this morning i wanted to turn my alarm off, but i knew that i needed to do it and i knew that camilla would be texting me :) hehe. so i went and i did it! i thought i was going to die today, but i pushed through and finished! you really do feel so good after you accomplish something you didn't think you could do. i love the c25k program because it is just 3 days a week for 9 weeks. they say within 9 weeks you should be able to run a 5k. woohoo!! i need to find a date for a race and sign up for it :) right now i am on week 2 day 2....which is a warm up walk for 5 minutes, 90 seconds of jogging and 2 minutes of walking for 20 minutes. it's not too bad, just for some reason today i felt like dying! but i didn't! and to me that shows that we are capable of doing SO much more than we think we can!!!

anyways, i am excited for this week and to see the amount i lose next week {{yay for positive thinking haha}}

Do any of you have exciting news you want to share with us?! please share in the comments :)

i hope all you lovely phat chick lovers have a fabulous week!!!!!! :)

weigh-in wednesday: week 10 & 11

2010-08-13T07:57:00.000-07:00

I know, i know...didn't we just commit to writing like every single day just a few weeks ago and the very next day we failed?! haha. I have been slackin...MAJOR. But i came back to give you an update on my weekly weigh-in's. And ehhh is all i have to say! haha. I don't know what it is, but i just have not had motivation these past 2 weeks. and i was so excited to get in the 40's. I wasn't working out regularly and i was eating awful! BUT this last week in my WW meeting the topic was on Progress vs. Perfection. And you know what...i have made progress from when i first started WW and especially looking back, from when i first came back home from utah 2 years ago (i've lost about 20-25 lbs) Here is a picture to prove it. New Years Eve 2009. yikes!

i know that this is not going to be an easy journey...but i know that i have to make it a LIFELONG one! i am honestly going to stay with WW and go the the meetings for the rest of my life. {i've commited to it} i know that if i don't the weight will just creep right back on! So why not embrace this journey and enjoy the slow changes that i am making :o) i know that i will get my 100 pounds that i want to loose...when is just the question! ...and i am fine with however many years or months that is going to take...as long as it is sometime! :o)

So here are my stats for the last 2 weeks:

SW: 260.8 lbs

CW: 250.4 & 250.2 lbs (i lost .2 lbs each week)

TWL: 10.6 lbs

And to be honest...the start of this week hasn't been too great either. I have already gone over my weekly 35 extra points. But my goal is to write down all of my mini goals and big goals for my future! i think it's a very important thing to do and i have yet to do it :o)

So here's a happy 'week 12' to all of my beautiful phat chick lovers!!

weigh-in wednesday: week 9 results

2010-07-28T09:08:00.000-07:00

yay...i followed through with my goal last week, which was to do one hour of cardio each day [[minus sunday]]....and i did just that! :o) Somedays i went to the gym and did an hour of walking on the treadmill {which totally gets tiring!}...one day i did a 5K race and walked that...and one day i walked a mile long trail, which was totally hard! {{pictures to come of those events}} I am also trying to hit 10, 000 steps in a day and the days that i wore my bodybugg i exceeded that goal! It felt good! So all of my hard work paid off. Although i know if i would have written/tracked my food down better i could have lost even more, oh well!! So next week i hope to finally break the 50's and get down to the 40's!!! But this week i lost 2.6 lbs!

Here are my stats for the week-

SW: 260.8 lbs
CW: 250.6 lbs
TWL: 10.2 lbs [about a lb. a week]

And i am not sure what i want my goal for this week to be. I will come up with one and post it later on :o)

Have a fabulous week everyone!!

weigh-in wednesday: week 8 results

2010-07-21T08:40:00.000-07:00

wow...this past week was not a good one. i didn't follow through with my weekly goal of tracking everything that i ate. but somehow i lost an undeserving 1 pound! haha. i'll take it...but i know that i have to do better this week! because i want to feel good and deserving of my weight loss...and make healthier lifestyle choices overall!

Last night me, lauren, matt, jonni and our friend cameron went to a Dodger game. It was really fun and we actually got alot of walking in :o)

and then this morning i went to the gym and walked on the treadmill for an hour at a brisk pace. it felt GREAT! :o) i wanted to start wearing my bodybugg again today because i am going to try and walk 10,000 steps in a day [[and i want to see how many calories i am burning]], but it was dead from not wearing it for so long...so at this moment it is being re-charged. so hopefully that will get me moving a little more too!

so here are T's stats for the week-

SW: 260.8 lbs
CW: 253.0 lbs
TWL: 7.8 lbs

My goal for this week is to get 1 hour of cardio in a day [[minus sunday]] totally achievable!

what is your goal for the week?! :o)

Determination is key

2010-07-18T21:50:00.000-07:00

...like J's new necklace. You must always keep it close to your heart and never forget it...or else you will be locked out of your house. OR in this simile, fat forever!! hahaha.

So, we are DETERMINED to lose weight for good! :) To help us lose this weight we are determined to blog every day, and keep weight loss in our minds. We are determined to accomplish our short/long term goals! (post on that coming soon) We are determined to exercise more. We are determined to help motivate eachother. And we are determined to look goooood...and get those hot boys we are dreamin' about! ;)

weigh-in wednesday: week 7 results

2010-07-14T22:29:00.000-07:00

I was pretty proud of myself this past week. I tracked all of my food except saturday night and sunday (and i didn't completely stick to my ww points, but that's ok!) and it paid off! :o) i LOST this week! woohoo!

SW: 260.8 lbs
CW: 254.0 lbs
TWL: 6.8 lbs [[almost a pound a week...i'll take it!]]

It really does make you feel proud when you accomplish something and stick to the goal that you had in mind! :o) The only bad thing is that for the past 2 days i HAVEN'T been tracking (eeek :/ ) how can you do so good one week and then just fall the next? maybe because i actually saw a loss and felt like i didn't need to work as hard...even though i know that i need to, completely! So, my goal this week, again, is going to be TRACK EVERYTHING DOWN! [[i know i can!]] I want to master journaling my food before i move on to anything else...because i feel like it is the most important. So here's to a successful week! :o)

*Tell me in the comments what your goal this week is...scale related or non scale related!!

weigh-in wednesday: week 6 results

2010-07-07T07:46:00.001-07:00

Yup...definitely how i felt weighing in at Weight Watchers yesterday. BUT, it made me really think about what i want! ...and that is to succeed and be healthy!

I am going to do something i never thought i would do...and that is to actually post my weight on here! (eek!!!) I have always hated telling people my weight, but my friend jon was in town (and as a side note he has lost over 70 pounds!!! he looks amazing!) and he told me that the only way he felt accountable was by telling all his students his weight and posting it on the board each week. i think that when you know people know how much you weigh you want to lose it even more!! so hopefully that will be my case and it will work for me, because i have been slacking! :o)

So my starting weight on weight watchers was...
SW: 260.8 lbs (yikes!)
and my current weight is...
CW: 256.6 lbs
for a total weight loss of...
TWL: 4.2 lbs

the week before i had lost a total of 8.0 lbs, but with jon and ally in town i lost control. i seriously ate whatever the heck i wanted (and took seconds and thirds. haha) and gained 3.8 lbs this week. (so sad) My WW leader asked me some questions and told me to only think of this week as a learning experience and to take something from it. i think what i learned was that even though i got off track i shouldn't have had the attitutde of "well i know i am going to gain weight and i've already done bad...so i might as well eat this ice cream." i could have just started over and done better the next day.

Also last night i watched "Losing It With Jillian". i LOVE that show!! To me she is so inspiring and really knows how to help out people and their families. if only i could have her visiting our family for a week! :o) it is SO amazing to see these families transformations in just 6-8 weeks. it gives me hope that i can do it too! ...and i know i can...it is just going to take some doing on my part!

So i want all you chubby followers to keep me accountable!! :o) This week my goal is to track EVERYTHING i eat! ...i know that by doing that i will see a big weight loss on the scale next week!

Hope you all have a fabulous day and week...and find a goal that YOU can accomplish this week!! :o)

-T

fun fact friday...

2010-06-11T08:27:00.000-07:00

Not sure how "fun" this fact is...but it is an interesting one at that!

T loves going to Costco with her mom, sisters and niece (and yes they have little matti saying she wants to go to costco and get sampees...aka samples. l0l. maybe we go there too often?). And often times we love visiting the lovely food court which is located right after the check out stands :o) and i mean why not just buy a hot dog and drink...it's only a buck fifty?! haha. it always comes down to the money, right? "i'll upgrade to the large fry instead of the regular since it's only 60 cents more...even though we probably only need the regular" {haha...story of my life} Sooo...T heard that costco food court had nutritional facts for all their food...and decided to take a look a it. YIKES! Let's just say she has to use the E-Tools food calculator because the paper points finder for ww didn't go high enough. l0l. So next time you check out at costco and see that $1.50 hot dog and drink or $1 churro...remember these calories and ww points! :o)

COSTCO FOOD COURT NUITRITIONAL INFO:
(ww points) item (cal/fat/fiber)

(15) slice combo pizza (680/29/4)
(16) slice cheese pizza (700/28/3)
(14) slice pepperoni pizza (620/24/3)
(13) hebrew national hot dog (550/34/2)
(16) chicken caesar salad (670/40/7)
(17) chicken bake (770/25/2)
(19) turkey wrap (810/38/7)
(6) fruit smoothie (290/0/1)
(9) california churro (410/18/3)
(22) ice cream bar (870/65/5)
(8) berry sundae (410/0/1)
(8) yogurt (390/0/0)

interesting...huh?! is there anything on this list that surprised you? for T it was pretty much all of it haha. but what really got her was the turkey wrap. It seems like a healthier choice to get the turkey wrap, when actually it is the highest ww points and calories! crazy :o)

weigh-in wednesday: week 2 results!

2010-06-09T10:18:00.000-07:00

Not gunna lie...T didn't have the best week on weight watchers this week. No writing food/points down...and seester, Ally, was down visiting for J's high school graduation {eek!} that i kinda just ate whatever i wanted :/ although i did try to be good for the last few days and i was still good about my workouts. {gotta find the positive in things i guess} So i still went to my meeting yesterday [[expecting to gain]] and i was pleasantly surprised!!

a LOSS of 1.2 lbs!
for a total of 4.8 lbs lost.
{SHOUT FOR JOY!}

I love my ww leader...and he told me that next week we are definitely going to be celebrating my 5 pounds! Honestly i don't care how fast i lose this weight...as long as i make lifestyle changes and stick to them!! :)

National Running Day- take 2!

2010-06-02T22:13:00.000-07:00

T and J are proud to announce that they actually followed through and went running! :) well sorta...they ran for 5 minutes total...and even that little amount made them sweaty and out of breath. But atleast they did it! Now all the 2 phat chicks have to do is make it a habit!! and don't you fret...it will happen!! :)

Here is T and J's 'National Running Day" collage. And dang...doesn't J look like a SKINNY chick ;)

p.s. this is what T cooked up for breakfast and it was mighty d-e-l-i-s-h-! 2 scrambled eggs with hot sauce, seasoning, bell pepper, green onions, spinach and lots of yummy ooey-gooey cheese!!...all topped on a whole wheat sandwhich thin :P {{8 WW points}}

weigh-in-wednesday, week 1 results...

2010-06-02T08:03:00.000-07:00

Weight loss has been an on-going battle with me in my life. I think i have been chubby since the third grade and ever since then have never really felt good about myself. Sometimes i feel like i have confidence, (i think more so when i am around people i am comfortable with) but i know that if i lost weight and became healthy i would feel SO much better about myself. I mean image really is a big deal...you can't say that people aren't judged by the way they look...everyone does it, it is human nature. So i am so excited to say that i have taken the step in the right direction and joined Weight Watchers and have been making healthier choices in every day life!! (and it feels good!) woo hoo :) and it showed this week on the scale! (which is also a hard thing for me because i am so use to weighing on my scale at home pretty much every single day. but i told myself that i would wait until tuesdays to be excited, or sad, about the number i see since your weight really does fluctuate from day to day)

SO...

week 1: loss of 3.6 lbs

Total WL: 3.6 lbs

i am definitely happy with that number on the scale! :) i can't wait to go to my meeting next week and see what the results are!

*written by T

2010-06-02T07:54:00.000-07:00

National Running Day!

T was seen running 5 minutes today at the gym, in 1-minute increments...slowly but surely she will get there! and she just might go running around her neighborhood later tonight with J!

so...

WILL YOU BE RUNNING TODAY?! :)

hello again!

2010-05-31T20:30:00.000-07:00

so lets just begin by saying...THE 2 PHAT CHICKS ARE THE WORST BLOGGERS EVER! it has been a more than appropriate length of time from our last blog. and we are so sorry! we fully understand that this journey of weight loss is incredibally hard, and since our last post we havent done much more in losing weight. So now, T has decided to go to Weight Watchers meetings and will be doing it right along side her, just not attendig the meeting.So we have a renewed vigor to lose weight and be good again :] From this point forward, we will be doing weigh-in-wednesdays and possibly favorite-fridays with our favorite recipies, snacks, websites, songs, etc. so look forward to our new found journey faithful chubby readers!

2010-02-03T07:59:00.000-08:00

{sorry i didn't take any pictures of my own...and this one looks much prettier than mine! haha}

So last night I decided to try out this recipe: Lemon Herb Zucchini Fettuccine [click the link to get the recipe and make it yourself!] from "Our Best Bites". It was DELISH!!! I will definately be having the leftovers for lunch today! :o)

I went on the Livestrong today and put the recipe in the recipe builder. I found out there was about 589 calories per serving, which was a 1/4 of the batch. Not too bad! and if you added more cheese it would be a little more, but still not a ton! Then just add a few slices of french bread to menu and you have yourself a nice, healthy dinner! {or so i think}

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/4 of the batch
Amount per Serving:
Calories 589 Calories from Fat 192
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 24.7g 37%
Saturated Fat 6.9g 34%
Cholesterol 110.0mg 36%
Sodium 74%
Total Carbohydrate 54.2g 18%
Dietary Fiber 6.4g 25%
Sugars 2.6g
Protein 47.1g 94%
Est. Percent of Calories from:
Fat 32%
Carbs 36%
Protein 31%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calories needs.

So do our fellow readers have any recipes that they think The 2 Phat Chicks need to try?! Please tell! :o)

Where's T and J?!?!

2010-02-02T07:56:00.000-08:00

{YES THEY HAVE BEEN MISSING ON HERE FOR A WHILE!}

What is with The 2 Phat Chicks...they have these great ideas and goals and just can't seem to find the motivation to stick with them. They aren't doing AWFUL by any means, just not being the best they could be right now. {what a shame!} So this week both T and J's mini goal is going to be:

COUNT CALORIES!!

Even if they mess up a little...write everything down and keep track of their intake. Sounds like a good goal to me! :o)

and tonight T is going to try a new recipe! woo hoo! look forward to Lemon Herb Zucchini Fettuccine. Mmmm...sounds quite delish, right?!

Hope all our 'phat chick lovers' have a splended day! :o)

*p.s. currently listening to QUIETDRIVE...love them right now!

Weigh-In Wednesday

2010-01-13T07:47:00.000-08:00

'The 2 Phat Chicks' are starting over with "weigh-in wednesday". It's a new year and T and J want fresh starts...

So for WEEK 1:

J lost 2.8 pounds! [and] T lost 2 pounds! :)

They are completely satisfied with these beautiful numbers and look forward to weighing in next week!

If you have been trying to lose weight, let us know how it is going in the comments! :)

Chocolate Covered Bananas!

2010-01-12T20:39:00.000-08:00

'The 2 Phat Chicks' found a new dessert to make...AND it's not too bad in calories! :) Chocolate covered bananas! T found the closest amount of calories per half banana on THIS site. about 165 calories! Not too shabby :)

Ingredients:
*Half Banana
*Ounce of dipping milk chocolate
*Crunched up peanuts
(or you could use granola, sprinkles, coconut, etc.)

Directions:
*Cut a medium sized banana in half.
*Stick a skewer inside the banana.
*Freeze the banana for about an hour.
*Melt the chocolate and dip banana.
*Put whatever topping on banana. (quickly, or it starts to dry!)
*Put them back in the freezer and when completely frozen (They only did theirs for an hour or so and they were not completely froze. They suggest freezing them overnight.)...EAT IT UP! :)

YUM! e.n.j.o.y.

Free Workout Songs!

2010-01-12T11:35:00.001-08:00

Right now you can download for FREE The Biggest Loser and SUBWAY Workout Mix, all you have to do is enter a valid email address! T just downloaded it and it has some fun/upbeat songs to workout to...Paparazzi, Stronger, Love Story and more (all redone by their own singers, but still fun!)

Go HERE to Download the Biggest Loser Workout Mix for Free!

FREE Low Calorie Cookbook Download

2010-01-12T11:20:00.000-08:00

T has added a few coupon blogs to her reader and wants to share ones that pertain to weight-loss with her fellow readers! Here is a link to download a free low calorie cookbook. Who knows...maybe you will find a recipe that you love?! enjoy!

Week ONE Recap...

2010-01-11T07:37:00.000-08:00

Lets do a little recap of the 'Two Phat Chicks' first week after the start of a New Year!

It feels like it has been a crazy week for T and J...starting back up at school for J after a 2 week Christmas break and a few days off at the salon for T. But I don't think it really was too bad...it just feels like one of those weeks for them. They have been trying to accomplish their goals, and slowly but surely they will get there. Like the saying goes, "Slow and steady wins the race!" :o) The 'Two Phat Chicks' truly want to win that race!!

Starting with T...here were her goals she set to reach fitness goals:
•Make weekly/monthly goals pertaining to my weight loss. [half check]{{this week she set the goal of drinking atleast 8 cups of water before having diet coke or anything else. She completed that goal about 3 days out of the week. I think it is going to be her goal again for THIS week!}}
•NO SWEETS! [fail] {{when setting this goal T and J had in mind really 'desserts'...but even then it is just too hard to pass up home-made peach cobbler! haha. So i think they are changing that goal to 'desserts' once a week.}}
•Work out atleast 4 days a week for an hour. [check!] {{she has been doing very good on this one. Although sometimes she didn't complete a full hour of cardio because her body was just so very tired. I still believe she accomplished this one}}
•Blog about my weight loss journey on "The Chubby Diaries" atleast twice a week. [fail (i think)] {{yea...T hasn't been too good at this. Let's be honest, when she gets home from being at the salon all day she doesn't feel like spending time writing...but it is going to be a goal!}}

So all in all T had a half successful week! haha. She really needs to start eating healthier and sticking to set calories. AND T wants to make a new recipe this week to post on the blog. Look forward to an upcoming post this week :o) [keep buggin/remindin her if she doesn't post one! hehe.]

And here is the down low on J...
1.No sweets (or soda) [fail] {{she is also thinking of changing this goal to 'desserts' once a week}}
2.Finish The Book of Mormon [getting there!]
3.Read the scriptures and pray daily
4.Exercise at least 3 times a week [check] {{She has been trying to go right after school}}
5.Control anger
6.Decrease procrastination...lets admit it, J could never totally be free of this :]
7.Write in my journal daily
[and to be honest, T is writing this so she doesn't know if J failed or checked off the rest of the goals this week...but she is doing great!]

The 'Two Phat Chicks' are excited that today starts a new week and a fresh start to succeed at those goals!! They are also hoping to start back up "weigh-in wednesdays"! So come back this week to see how they have done! :o)

Hope you all have a fabulous week and have a goal set in mind!

*If you leave a comment and want a response...T and J are going to start responding in the comments. So check back for an answer/reply later.

YOGA!

2010-01-06T21:30:00.001-08:00

Tonight The 2 Phat Chicks decided to see how far they could streeetch themselves and took a yoga class at the gym. It was quite the site to see...let's just say they were no where near close to the human pretzel instructor! haha. Even though they might have looked quite rediculous, in the end T and J loved it and are excited to go back! They have heard that the more you do it the better you get...so they can't wait to give it another try and actually be able to do some of the poses more correctly. All in all it was a relaxing, stress-free, night for The 2 Phat Chicks :)

Have any of you fellow readers ever given yoga a try and what did you think about your first time?!

J's goals for a fabulous year

2010-01-01T21:40:00.000-08:00

After a great, yet not very productive year, J decided that to make 2010 the best year possible she needed to come up with a few goals that she could accomplish. To make the goals the most useful J had to look back at the past year and look at the areas that really needed some help! so after much contemplation, she came up with this list of 7 goals:

No sweets (or soda)
Finish The Book of Mormon
Read the scriptures and pray daily
Exercise at least 3 times a week
Control anger
Decrease procrastination...lets admit it, J could never totally be free of this :]
Write in my journal daily

So the two phat chicks really feel that this year they will become the TWO PHIT CHICKS!! :]

So what they really want to know is.... what are your new years' resolutions? ((Write in the comments please))

10 Goal's for 2010!

2010-01-01T21:08:00.000-08:00

"A goal not written is only a wish." So write down your goals, [have them somewhere you can read them often] and let's accomplish them together!! :)

T has compiled a list of 10 goals that she would like to share with you all...

To Reach Fitness Goals:

Make weekly/monthly goals pertaining to my weight loss.
NO SWEETS!
Work out atleast 4 days a week for an hour.
Blog about my weight loss journey on "The Chubby Diaries" atleast twice a week.

To Reach Spiritual Goals:

Read 'The Book of Mormon' every day and finish it this year. [also pray daily]
Pay my tithing weekly. Full tithe payer!
Read 'The Ensign' each month.

To Reach Personal Goals:

Learn to cook. [watch/help mom cook dinners] Try 1 new recipe each week and post it on "The Chubby Diaries".
Find one thing i am grateful for each day and write it down in a journal.
Focus on service.

I am so grateful for a NEW year! I know that if I put my mind to my goals I have set that I can achieve them!

Hope everyone has a fabulous 2010!!!

Eat, Drink, and be Merry...For Tomorrow We DIET!

2009-12-31T23:46:00.000-08:00

dont you worry, the two phat chicks are stuffing thier faces with as much sweets and crappy food as possible (swedish fish, almondy joy peices, recies pieces, brownies, ice cream, and pina coladas... virgin of course) because tomorrow starts thier new years resolution... no sweets! meaning T and J will be refraining from all the crappy, yet oh so delicious dessert foods. of course this means you must eat as much as possible before then right??

2009-12-30T07:05:00.000-08:00

T is very determined to get back in her fitness routine after being TERRIBLE over the holidays! Let's be honest, who didn't gain atleast 2 pounds over the holidays...or atleast feel disgusting? T sure does! haha. So she has been a good girl ;) and goes to the gym [despite the fact that it is pitch dark when she leaves at 6:00 am]! She just reminds herself when the alarm clock goes off, "you want to be skinny...it will all be worth it in the end...you can do it!" haha. But it's true...she CAN DO IT! :) and she will! So this morning T did a half hour on the elliptical [the one that glides on the wheels, not the arm moving one] dancin'/dying, to Jay Sean 'Do you Remember'. Yes...the whole half hour that song was on repeat :) and T loved every minute of it :)

Hope everyone has a successful, fabulous day!

"It's your life...whatcha gunna do?!"

2009-12-29T08:54:00.000-08:00

...The 2 Phat Chicks are going to perform for you. ENJOY! :)

jolly holiday

2009-12-21T13:18:00.000-08:00

So we all know what time of the year it is... CHRISTMAS! although the two phat chicks are sooo excited for chirstmas to come, they are also a little bit upset that this wonderful holiday brings so much yummy and fattening foods!! but J was determined to make the best of her 2 week break and is determined to go to the gym every single day! so she woke up refreshed and ready to work her butt off! but as she went to the gym she realized her icky cold made her a little more exausted then she would have been. so she did some weight machines with her dear friend Stephanie. but as they went to the machines, they met an overly friendly, frankly kinda creepy man who was offering them help. lets just say they were a little weired out! he was telling J to "keep her fingers straight and push with her elbows to get the full affect of the ab machine" and kept saying "ya, see do you feel that" and "oh no you dont want to use that one, its all in your arms". haha so i guess its practically impossible for J to go to the gym with out meeting some sort of wierdo! but trust me readers...T and J are determined, yet again, to be good and workout and eat healthily this break. so that means...more blog posts!!

pump up the beat...

2009-12-17T08:15:00.000-08:00

Today T went to the gym at 6:30 a.m. and did her 4.25 miles while jaming out to Lady Gaga and then after 'shuffle' on the ipod!! It made her want to DaNcE and get "low, loow, looow"! haha.

What songs do you guys like working out to?! :o)

it's that time again...

2009-12-06T22:08:00.000-08:00

So sadly the two phat chicks have yet again neglected their poor blog :[ they honestly love blogging about their stories but have been quite busy. J is feeling a little overwhelmed by school and college application craziness, and T with her new salon job. Now although this may be an excuse for not doing their blog, it should not be an excuse for neglecting their weight loss, which sadly they have. So starting tomorrow, they have vowed to start again on their weight loss path and have even made new goals. J has made a goal to lose at least 40 pounds by the start of college, which averages to about 5 pounds a month, and T has made a goal to lose 2.5 pounds a week with the help of her brand spankin' new BODYBUGG! which she is very excited about :] so please dear readers of our blog, keep us accountable, because we do have a history of slackin'.
Written with you in mind, Jonni & Taylor at

sick = good!

2009-11-05T21:21:00.000-08:00

Have you guys ever thought of sickness as a good thing? well J will be the first to admit that it sucks!! After 2 days of feeling like crap, being on the verge of throwing up, and sleeping for about every hour of those 2 days there was little time for anything else, including eating. So after the 2 days of misery subsided, J decided to jump on the scale, well not jump, she barely had energy to walk, becasue usually the scale was nice to her after being sick. Yes it may be a lie, false kindness, but hey she will take anything it gives. But this time, the scale was not only nice, it was downright gracious!! 10 pounds!! wow it was amazing! best part, unlike usual every single pounds didnt come back when she got better! The scale was both totally nice, and totally truthful. J's new take on sickness? Bring it on Mother Nature! thanks for my sucky imune system :]

93 and half year old in a 16 year old body?

2009-11-05T21:03:00.000-08:00

Or other way around? Their comes a time in every persons live when have a mid life crisis. Accoring to five year old philosophy, J should have had hers years ago. AS J was baby sitting the cutest little kids, and while being used as both a human latter and slide, j was asked how old she was from the five year old girl. J's response was of course, "16". The 7 year old boy responded with, "wow your a youngin' " restoring J's faith in kids saying the funnniest thing imaginable. the 5 year old adorable little girls' next sentence, not so much. "why is your tummy so big for being so young" after thinking for a few seconds, "you should be at least....93 and half!" Wow. Needless to say it took a few seconds for J's response, should she burst out in laughter, like she wanted so badly to do, or tears? an equal desire. "umm...i dont know V" She settled with. So after that day of babysitting, J vowed to her self that she would try harder to loose some pounds, or should she say years?

POLL!

2009-11-04T09:22:00.000-08:00

Make sure to take the poll on the left hand side of the blog!!!

2009-11-04T07:52:00.000-08:00

YES...T and J have officially not done a blog in over a stinkin month!!! I'd say that is quite pathetic! Maybe it's because they have been naughty and need to find that motivation again??...i tink so ;)

So stay tuned...The 2 Phat Chicks just might surprise you with a new post someday! haha.

P.S. What type of stuff do YOU want to read on here? Funny stories that have happened to us, recipes, success stories, work out tips, etc. Let us know!! {{please and thank you!}}

2009-09-30T18:56:00.000-07:00

So sorry...these posts' lately have mainly been about T because J has been so busy with school and life in general, and well...T has been a lazy donkey! haha. and to be honest the 2 phat chicks have not been doing as well as they should and could be doing {hence the no weigh-in wednesday's...T and J are ashamed! and hence no updated pictures of them...because they pretty much just look the exact same haha [[sorry tami]]}. but they did make mini monthly goals that will hopefully help them out a bit! :)

BUT...T found a new hobby that she enjoys. Riding her bike {that she has actually had for quite some time, but only ridden about 5 times hehe} to the gym and doing her workout and then riding it back! It gives T a chance to use her cute bike and at the same time get a little extra workout! :)

Has anyone been faithful about working out or eating healthy these past few weeks? Do you do anything that makes it more fun and enjoyable?

2009-09-28T09:43:00.000-07:00

While working out on the elliptical do your feet ever go numb? Not sure if anyone else has experienced it, but T sure does! and it can be really annoying! So T posted this question on one of her livestrong groups and got an answer...yay! It is called "Sleepy foot Syndrome"! She had to laugh...what a name! :) T likes to tell all her family members that she has sleepy foot syndrome and get a little chuckle out of it. It may sound funny, but it is exactly that! When you walk your feet move too...but while on an elliptical your legs move, but your feet don't...so for some people they may fall asleep or go numb. They say all you need to do is wiggle your feet or move them from heel to toe as you do your workout. T will give it a try and see if it helps any! :) BUT she also thinks it is her shoes. T has been blessed with fred flintstone feet...CHUBBY! haha. So maybe she also needs to get some new, comfy, wide shoes?

Anyways...if you are interested check out the full article here!

Do you know of any good running shoe brands that T should invest in?! :)

mmm mmm good!

2009-09-19T22:18:00.000-07:00

The 2 Phat Chicks new FAV salad dressing...Newman's Own Low Fat Sesame Ginger dressing. It is the absolute best salad dressing to use if you want a fabulous tasting, low calorie, salad dressing that will help keep you within your daily calorie intake. With just 35 calories and 1.5 grams of fat for two tablespoons, it simply can’t be beat! And if you are a fan of asian salad dressings, you will love it! oh...and while shopping at the store T & J happened to look at other asian dressings and they were a whopping 125 calories! This one truly can't be beat! :)

So...what is YOUR fav dressing to use while eating ensalada?! (T felt like using one of the few words she learned while working at Costa Vida )

the night time blues.

2009-09-17T21:48:00.001-07:00

Do any of you guys ever have the urge to do a workout at 9:45 PM?! Well The 2 Phat Chicks sure did! As they were looking through their blog and how crappy they have done lately...it suddenly occured to them that they should do a last minute work out video. So here it goes...yay for night time workouts! :)

Helpful Stuff...

2009-09-17T14:22:00.000-07:00

So if you are wanting to count calories there is this really cool website The 2 Phat Chicks use {and hopefully more so again} WWW.LIVESTRONG.COM You can create and account for FREE and join groups that give you the motivation and support you need! Some weigh-in every week and have little weekly challenges...good stuff! :) Another bonus is counting your calories. You put in how much you weigh and how much you want to lose each week and it gives you an idea of how many calories you should consume each week to lose that weight. Then you go to your "daily plate" and look up the food you eat and it keeps track of it for you and how many calories you have left for the day. And you can also track your workouts and how many calories you burned. Awesome, huh?

Search around the website, get to know it, and give it a try! Good luck bloggers! :)

"It's the start of something new..."

2009-09-16T07:18:00.000-07:00

[[I'm sure you can finish that song all you High School Musical fans haha]]

T loves looking at other blogs {yep, she's addicted} and she came across this one...this lady has some good tips for women trying to lose weight, which is something we all could use! Anyways...T really liked her post today! It is a quote from The Daily Motivator {which seems like an awesome website. T just might be looking at those daily motivations more often} Here it be:

Today is your opportunity to make progress. Right now is the moment to begin.

If you’re not quite sure how you’ll proceed, go ahead and get started anyway. The way to work out the details is to jump into the work.

Each moment that flows quickly into your life will flow out again just as quickly. While you have it, you can transform that moment into a lasting accomplishment.

Make a little bit of progress, again and again. Soon, you will have created great value.

You can do it, because you are alive and aware and willing to get where you wish to go. Whatever your situation, whatever your circumstance, you can make something positive and valuable out of it.

Choose now to make progress, and allow a positive momentum to take hold. Feel the joy of being the immensely creative person you can surely be.

– Ralph Marston

It fits in perfectly with how T was feeling. After watching The Biggest Loser last night she felt like "today" was going to be the day to start over and get things back on track with her new life!

Love you all! Have a fabulous day...and make TODAY the day to start something new!

and it starts again...

2009-09-15T23:17:00.000-07:00

The 2 Phat Chicks are sooo excited for the new season of The Biggest Loser! Can you say motivational?! {I think we will be seeing some more workouts and weight loss in the future for T and J} These contestants have such amazing, but sad stories...needless to say they all seem so awesome! Daniel is definately one lucky kid to get the chance to come back for yet another season! The 2 Phat Chicks would die to have a chance like that to lose so much weight. {yes...probably LITERALLY too haha} Wasn't it sad to see one of the contestants pass out after finishing just ONE MILE!? Sad! T and J don't want something like that to ever happen to them...which is why they need to get healthy and make a life long change!

Lets just say that a BodyBugg is definately on T and J's wish list! If only it didn't cost a butt load! Maybe one day...

Anyways...T and J are definately excited to watch The Biggest Loser each week! Hopefully it will give them that motivation that they need! :)

Their questions for you: Are you a fan? Who is your favorite this season? Who do you think is going to win the whole show and have the title of "The Biggest Loser"? Would you prefer Bob or Jillian as a trainer? and do you have a BodyBugg already?

WHA wHa wha...

2009-09-09T22:30:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately, The 2 Phat Chicks plan to stay on track and keep losing weight has failed {hence the lack of last weeks weigh-in}...but hey live and learn...it's never to late to get back on track! So, luckily, T has a great friend who was kind enough to give her this great, new, work out DVD that seems simply phenomenal. It's called The Tracy Anderson Method. And lets just say she sure does kick your butt into shape even though it looks like she is practically doing nothing! After doing a mere 2 minutes of the arm workout both T and J thought their arms might possibly fall off! SO...the 2 Phat Chicks new plan is to keep counting calories {or shall we say, re-start counting calories} and to do this fabulous new workout video at least 3 times a week! Let's all hope they can keep on track this time and start seeing results...which reminds them tomorrow is their first day to take their monthly measurements...they have to admit they are a tiny bit nervous! :) Wish them luck!

This is a little clip of what she does...check it out for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taCiMBFc0sc

The Dictionary says it all...

2009-09-09T09:04:00.001-07:00

slack⋅er
–noun
1. a person who evades his or her duty or work; shirker.

Ok, Ok...The 2 Phat Chicks have pretty much been AWFUL bloggers! They promise to try {try being the key word here} and be better! :) You just might possibly see a post later today!

Ughh...Happy Birfday!

2009-08-28T14:56:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is T and J's nieces 1st Birthday Party...you know what that means...cake and lots of yummy food! Even though they are trying to watch their calories that wont stop them from getting to experince Mattison's first Birthday...which means eating all that delicious food! :o)

sluuuuurp

2009-08-28T14:39:00.000-07:00

After waiting forever with the crazy sprint phone people, The 2 Phat Chicks had a craving for one of these beauties! They made a quick stop at the neaest 7-eleven. After practically running over to the slurpee machine, they faced a dilema...WHICH SIZE?! Medium or Large? Medium which would have been the perfect amount and still equally delicious...or the Large which was just a little more delicious. After debating for about 10 seconds, T and J reached for the LARGE...what do you expect? It was only 20 cents more! haha. After slurping for a while they surprisingly found themselves quite sick and wishing they had paid 20 cents less! AND come to find out it was a whopping 403 calories...yikes! You can rest assured they will never make this mistake again. (well...they might!)

2009-08-27T09:36:00.000-07:00

Today was J's turn to "weigh-in"! She did awesome! Another 2.4 pounds gone forever! You know what that means...next week she will be able to put a 5 pound star on The 2 Phat Chicks chart!

Weigh-In Wednesday!

2009-08-26T07:34:00.000-07:00

Oops...J forgot to weigh-in before she left for another day of school, but T sure didn't! This week T lost 1 pound! and she is very excited considering what time of the month it is ;)

{Slow and steady wins the race, right?!}

come back tomorrow to see Jonni's weigh-in.

what in the trainers...

2009-08-25T22:56:00.000-07:00

Sadly, J started her first day of her senior year in high school, leaving T without her gym partner...but luckily mama phat chick joined her! :) Of course, another story to be told!

T was doing her usual routine of cardio and decided to do a few weights. Mama phat chick was still talking to someone, so T had to go all by herself...tear. She really hates doing workouts by herself because she ALWAYS seems to get attacked by the trainers! Of course, while doing an inner thigh machine, T made eye contact with one of the many trainers...and he came up to her and said -"Can i ask you a question? -"sure" -"Do you want to build muscle or tone and lose fat?" -"tone and lose fat" - "OK...well then follow me and i will show you some workouts" Ughhh...of course they see a lonely, chubby girl and instantly think 'she needs to lose weight, we can get her to buy a membership' thought T. She decided to go with him anyway and see what it was like. Let's just say T is totally out of shape and got her butt kicked...even if it was only for about 10 minutes! Mr. Trainer guy continued to annoy and pressure T...but she finally escaped...and she will definitely be back tomorrow morning! :)

weight loss journey...

2009-08-25T19:59:00.000-07:00

T heard this quote while listening to a speaker at church...she agrees completely with it!

"Anything worth while is not easily attained." {indeed}

XOXO

2009-08-23T16:41:00.000-07:00

Did anyone else besides T and J instantly think of "The 2 Phat Chicks" when they saw this picture?!?! :)

Workin' up a sweat!

2009-08-23T16:19:00.001-07:00

On those days when T and J don't feel like encountering those crazy people at the gym...they work out in the comforts of their own home, doing workout DVD's. Some of which may have been taped in the 80's...complete with: ugly hair do's, hideous thong unitards, and the great 80's workout music! You gotta love it! :) But hey they still get the job done! On this particular day T and J were jammin' out with Leslie Sansone while she taught them how to "Walk Away The Pounds." T recently bought a new DVD that they are ancious to try out..."The Biggest Loser Boot Camp"...T and J will let you know how it goes!

T doing a cruch...

J feeling mighty buff...
T & J singing into their water bottles...Anyone else know of any workout videos that T and J should give a try?

Weigh-In Wednesday

2009-08-19T10:26:00.000-07:00

Woohoo! T and J celebrated their 2 POUND weight loss this week! They can't wait to see those numbers keep dropping! :)

CALORIES...what's calories?!

2009-08-16T22:11:00.000-07:00

The 2 Phat Chicks lived it up this weekend, which may not be such a good thing! With their family reunion and 3 days of celebrating their Dad's Birthday, counting their calories just wasn't on the top of their list...oops! :) Hamburgers, chips, Birthday cake, popsicles, Wood Ranch's garlic rolls, ice cream cake...let's just say T and J definately didn't stay within their calories. No matter how many times you mess up, you can always get back on track! So it's the gym tomorrow at 8:00am for T and J!

Their Parpy blowing out his candles...

Happy 50th Phat Chicks' Dad! Doesn't it look devine? [compliments of A]

The question T and J want to know is...Did you count your calories this weekend, or were you naughty too?! :)

T and J spotted getting ready for the Beach...

2009-08-14T10:09:00.000-07:00

It's a family reunion for the 2 Phat Chicks. Off to the beach they go...the joys of being seen in a bathing suit :)

Boy do they have a story for YOU!

2009-08-14T09:30:00.000-07:00

{PLEASE READ THIS STORY IN A RUSSIAN ACCENT WHEN NECCESARY}

Another day at the gym for the 2 phat chicks. After working out on the ellyptical for a few minutes, J wasn't feeling too good, so while T continued her workout J went down to the locker room to sit in the sauna until T was done. As she was walking to the sauna, she saw an old lady wrapped in a towel, whom we will title OLGA, just walking in. J was a little hesitant to go in because she had had past experiences with old ladies in towels...none of which are pleasant! But she decided to tough it out and face the sauna and Olga. J walked in, sat on the bench and thought to herself "just look straight ahead and it will all be fine!" Out of the corner of her eye J saw Olga puting on some deodorant and in the process dropping her towel. "Oh crap, this is going to be awkward!" thought J. Then all of a sudden J hears a rich Russian accent fill the room. "Yesterday it was so crowded in here i could barely walk." J realized Olga was waiting for a response, "Oh yea i hate it when it's crowded." Keep in mind that while Olga was talking she was completely butt naked!! As Olga continues talking about her trips to L.A., her bus rides, her sleep patterns, her doctors recommendations to take diuretics, how she's peed alot ever since she's been a child, etc. she is putting on underwear {no bra though}, putting on lotions and basically just enjoying being free in the sauna. J was dying inside. Luckily Olga decided to put her dress on, but this didn't stop the talking. "Save me T!", J thought. All of a sudden with a glow behind her head T appears in the doorway. T walks in and starts to talk to J. Then Olga asks "Are you seesters?" Of course their reply was "yes." "I could tell, except she {as she points to T} is much beeger {makes a circle with her arms around her stomache}" She continues and says..."Now that you are young you really need to come work out and eat good food like salad and feesh" "You need to say to yourself 'i am so preetty, i need to just lose weight' because you guys are so preetty" "Have you tried the program Weight Watchers? When i did it 40 yearS ago they didn't let me eat oils, so i get seek, but now it's good so you should try it" "One thing i learned, you're stomache not know what it's filled with, so make biig salad {motions a big plate} with lots of vegetables and 'chomp chomp' {eating with a fork}"...and the list could go on and on and on! Inbetween her talking T and J said things such as "uh huh...oh yea...i know...we are working at it...yup." T and J tried to avoid eye contact with eachother knowing they would burst into laughter the moment they did. The second Olga left the room, T and J turned to eachother, rolled their eyes and started laughing.

Oh the experiences you have at the gym! :)

T and J spotted flaunting what they got...

2009-08-13T21:21:00.001-07:00

It started off with JUST "before" pictures, but T and J got a little carried away and had too much fun with the camera. So here are the fruits of their labor...

T and J would like to remind you that these are DEFINATELY before pictures!

^^^think skinny thoughts^^^

photoshoot favorite!

[photos compliments of Lauren Skousen Photography]

They couldn't resist!

2009-08-12T19:52:00.002-07:00

Now before you get your panties in a bunch and start screaming "they JUST started it!", don't worry T and J made sure they had plenty enough calories for the delicious, mouth watering, Chipotle burrito! And here is how they made sure: http://www.chipotlefan.com/index.php?id=nutrition_calculator Can you say awesome?! They sure did! If you're a Chipotle fan trying to watch your calories like T and J, here's a website to tell you exactly how many calories are in what you're eating! :P

Happy Hump Day!

2009-08-12T17:01:00.000-07:00

The alarm abruptly woke up the 2 phat chicks at 8:00 am. Although it was nearly impossible for J to wake up, T was determined and was going whether J was or not. But to T's surprise J tumbled out of bed and joined her! They made their way to the car and on to the gym, La Fitness. But today they didn't quite feel like pushing themselves like they had the last few days. So they did 20 minutes of light cardio and then decided to go work out on the weights. After doing 3 sets on the triceps machine, T and J decided to go do a few sets on the bicep machine. {this is where the story gets interesting} Now although there were two of the same bicep machines, one had a suspicious looking red {blood} stain on the arm rest. So T and J decided to switch off sets on the one without the disgusting...whatever it was! After they completed the first set a big buff guy and his LA Fitness trainer sauntered their way over in T and J's direction. They were also feeling like doing some sets on the bicep machine, but lo and behold they discovered the same "blood stain" that J had seen. So the trainer had an ingenious idea of sharing T and J's machine! How dare them! Not only did he want to help his buff trainee, but he decided to help out weak T and J. Awkward! After helping them with a few sets {killing their poor, chubby arms} Mr. Trainer man said, "Are you guys done working out? How 'bout you come after and set up a training session, compliments of me." They felt weird, and trying to avoid a person in a gym is pretty much impossible. After working out a little bit more, T and J went to the bathroom, when they came out Mr. Trainer man eyed T and gave her the disapproving wagging finger in a warning not to leave without setting up a session. T and J just laughed and walked out the door.

Three Cheers to New Beginnings!

2009-08-12T16:00:00.000-07:00

"The 2 Phat Chicks" {aka Taylor & Jonni} started their journey just a few days ago. It's always been pretty stop and go with their diets, but this time they have decided to take on a life change and make it last forever! They even got so motivated as to go to Target and get little spiral notebooks to write down all of their calorie intake, AND even made the most amazing poster you will ever see...hot pink, cute writing, colorful markers, the whole sha-bang! It will help them keep track of how far they have come on their journey.

They have decided to create a blog specifically for the documentation of their lives as they try to become "The 2 Skinny Chicks"! Funny stories, good articles, pictures, weekly weigh-in's, and just their every day challenges they have to over come. Lucky you...you've just been invited to come along for the ride! :)