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> TSFL has been unbelievably effective for us and it can be for you too. We are having an open house coming up and would love for some local friends to come out and join us.
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> Come out at 7 o'clock on Wednesday, June 12 for an opportunity to hear the stories of people who have lost weight and gained health with tsfl
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> Seth

Week 8

Here is the before and after of week 8! Over 70 pounds lost between us with Take Shape for Life and still going strong!

A new challenge

Don't get too concerned, it's a good challenge. Katie and I have been losing like winners, but that means our clothes don't fit well. Poor us, huh? Ha! Now, though, we have a new problem. Our rings don't fit. You heard that right...our rings that we wore almost a decade ago don't fit!

Have you noticed changes on your journey? Post below. We'd love to hear from you!

Seth Deitrick

Weight for it...

Today marks 60 pounds! It is ridiculous how much that is in barbell plates...but it feels so good not to be stuck to me anymore.

Pounds that astound!

As of today, Katie and I have lost a combined total weight of 100 pounds!
I thought it might be fun to see what it looks like. Wow, right?

Sports and such

Today a friend of mine gave us a basketball hoop. Maddie (our oldest) and I even got to play a little one on one. This weekend has been like a sports explosion and I loved every minute of it. From backyard volleyball to ultimate frisbee, we were outside and living.
I never felt like the old Seth that needed to rest a lot and was always one step behind. Sure, I am not the best athlete, but I love sports and now I can give them my best.

Fresh from the oven

Tonight Katie made zucchini lasagna from the Sandy's Kitchen blog. It was fantastic and might have to find a place on our permanent menu EVEN when we complete this phase of the weight loss journey. Delicious!

Dreadmill

Tonight I decided to give the treadmill a go. Before I continue on, you have to understand my aversion to the "dreadmill." I always want to get on and run like they do in commercials or like friends of mine who run for fun or are training for marathons. You know who you are... But I am usually cramping up, complaining, and barely walking for about 10 minutes or so.
Maybe it is not hauling 50 extra pounds around or the extra energy I seem to have lately or just my new mindset, but tonight was very different. I felt good, I ran more and at a faster speed than I ever have and I ENJOYED it!
I love this...
Until next time. Thanks for reading.

As I promised

Here she is. A thing of beauty!

Sandy's Kitchen

When I decided to go on this TSfL journey, one of the first things I realized was that the one Lean and Green meal each day was going to be important.  If its a bust, it can cause your hungry eyes to want to wander to your old food friends and cheat.

Katie and I have found a few things that we enjoy and actually look forward to. One of those things is ... bear with me here... cauliflower pizza crust. Yeah, I know what you are thinking... and maybe some of you are like me, and actually like cauliflower in its raw form, but it is not for everybody.  Sandy, over at Sandy's Kitchen, has turned this underrated plant into something simply astounding.

Don't believe me? Check out her site for this and other great recipes at Sandy's Kitchen.  (The link is also at the top of this page right next to the link to Katie's ordering site.)

Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures of the ones we made, but here is one from her site.  I will be sure to upload one the next time we make it.













Try some of your own and tell us what is your favorite in the comments below.

Happy cooking!

Fifty frisbee

Today when I got home from school, my girls had a gift waiting for me with a card. To be fair, they will use any opportunity to celebrate something, but I loved it. The had picked out a sweet frisbee with Marvel characters on it (both great loves of mine). I have cool kids.

The Big 5-0!

A little hard to see there between my toes... But I have reached 50 pounds of total weight! Happy day. Thanks Take Shape for Life!

Bow ties are cool

Just to clarify something-

As of today, I have lost 27 pounds on TSfL, but I actually started cutting back on calories a few weeks prior as well. I had lost 22 at that point. So when I say "total weight loss" I am adding in that weight too.

Ok. Now, I know it is a bit corny, but I have wanted a bow tie for a while now, however, felt that I was too big to pull one off. So, when I lost 40 total pounds, I decided to get one. Here is a picture. Do I look like the Doctor?

Hi friends!

Welcome to our blog.  This is going to be a place where Katie and I can talk about our weight loss journey.  We'll be posting our highs and lows and everything in between.

To start with, here are two pictures.  The first is day 1 of TSfL (Take Shape for Life) and the second is day 30.  Together we lost 45 pounds!