Teague got his first care package!
Month: April 2012
Wade came to the conclusion that he needed to lose some weight. He knew himself well enough to realize it wouldn’t happen without a little competition. He convinced two other guys at work to throw $200 into the pot and the greatest weight loss percentage takes all after three months. To make it a little more interesting there was a minimum weight loss goal for each person and if that wasn’t met then you had to put in another $50.
The first month Wade didn’t really change his eating but he did start the Insanity work out program. The second month continued the workouts and cut out snacking. At the beginning of each month the guys all weigh in. At this point one of the guys had lost 10 lbs. Wade decided he had to kick it up into high gear. He stopped all weight building and stuck to cardio exercises. He also changed his eating by significantly reducing portion sizes.
They had their final weigh-in this week. Wade came out the winner. He lost 10% of his body weight. And now we are planning a nice steak dinner to celebrate (at Eddie Martini’s) with his $450 in winnings!
*Note the picture of Wade’s belt. You can see where he used to wear it and now he actually needs a smaller one!
I have always loved puzzles and Alex seems to be following in my footsteps.
He also likes to “read directions” right now so we pulled out his Smart Car Puzzle.
You’ll never guess what animal was focused on in zoo class today!
I can’t say enough good things about these zoo classes. The teacher is great with the kids (a former preschool teacher/director) and her creativity in coming up with activities is amazing. Today Alex put a sock on his hand to simulate a truck and then had to pull leaves off a tree, get water (blue colored straw) and carry a large stick with his “trunk”. He got to cover an elephant in mud (shaving cream dyed brown) with his fingers to simulate how the elephants cool down. Then there were tons of painting/coloring and of course a costume too.
The best part is each class ends with a trip into the zoo to see the actual animal. Today we got to go into the elephants’ bedroom (the indoor room) while the elephants were outside. Then we went out and watched the zoo keeper feed the elephants and run them through their tricks.
Cars. Cars. Cars. (Everyday. All day.)
Alex and I tried a new recipe today.
(Raw cookie dough bites – but not really)
Alex’s current favorite way to ride in the car? Taking a nap. He gathers up a blanket (which he is now calling “cuddles” – the name of Abby’s blanket) and Moose and then wants to be covered. He rides this way saying he is taking a nap until we reach our destination. Then we leave all the loveys in the car and repeat the process when we get ready for our return trip home.
Abby and Alex told us they were building a house.
Alex informed us he was a monkey!