Cycle 3

We have completed cycle 3 and are now onto Cycle 4. Cayla has now lost 20 pounds and I have lost 26. She is the biggest loser so far since her percentage of weight loss has been more than mine. She has dropped her BMI from 27.6 to 23.5. I am so proud of her. Here are before and after pictures. Although the dress in the after picture is at least 1 (maybe 2) size to big for her, so it doesn't show really well how skinny she is, but I will post a really good picture when she gets to her goal which is only 8 more pounds.



I have lost 26 pounds on this diet, but I am down 50 pounds from 2 years ago, so hopefully I can keep things going in the right direction for however long it takes. Cycle 4 is a maintenance plan for life. It consists of doing cycle 3 from Monday morning through Friday at noon. Then for Friday dinner through the weekend, you are allowed to eat some of your favorite meals or desserts, in moderation of course, and then back to healthy eating during the week. This is definitely a plan we can live with. Since Cayla still wants to lose another 8 pounds, and I have a long way to go, we will probably continue to be good on weekends as much as possible. Since I have always cheated on Saturdays, I will probably just continue that one deviation and occasionally cook something on Sunday that Alyssa and Brittni will eat, but that isn't necessarily as healthy as I would like it to be.