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Team MaCo Marches On!!

Tammy and Melissa

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Melissa and I met during our birthing class. We were the only two mommies having boys so there was a instant bond. We also discover that we had a lot in common. We were both teachers and military wives. Our sons were born in August 10 days apart by Cesarean section. Ever since then we have been the best of mommy friends.

Team MaCo Goals

We struggle daily with our excess baby weight. This challenge is just the thing to motivate us to get healthy for our sons and ourselves. Melissa's weight loss for the competittion is 10 pounds. Her lifetime goal is 70 pounds. Tammy's weight loss for the competition is 10 pounds too. Her lifetime goal is 30 pounds. Therefore our team combine goals is 20 pounds over the next eight weeks. Our lifetime goal is 100 pounds!!!!!!!

Our Essay

Team MaCo Mommies are going to get our life back to a healthy lifestyle because we are dedicated! Mason and Cole (or, MaCo) are our two beautiful baby boys. They are our biggest fans and motivators. We have entered this competition to better ourselves for them. Healthy moms raise healthy children. We want to develop good eating habits now to help us lose weight and give us the tools to teach our children how to stay healthy. By participating in the Million Pound Match Up, we will change our bad habits to healthy ones. We will develop the essential habits of daily exercise and nutritional eating by watching our calories. Each week we both watch The Biggest Loser and are inspired by their trials and tribulations. The couple from Oklahoma City, which is where we live, left behind their son to make a better life for their family. This really hit home for the both of us and motivated us to join this competition. Our success will be a result of our partnership. Because we talk to each other every day, it is easier to be on this weight loss journey together. We take our boys for a 1.5 mile walk six days a week. Our conversations motivate healthy eating. When a mindless munching attack is upon us, we will call one another and eat a carrot instead. The transition from full time teachers to being stay at home moms has been challenging. We were going to lunch very often just to get out of the house. We intend to curb this bad habit by instead exercising together. Team MaCo Mommies deserve a reward for all of their hard work to get healthy.

First Week Interview

 

Final Interview

 

Working Out

 
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Tammy's Weight Loss

Tammy's journey

Melissa's Weight Loss

Melissa's journey
6月23日

Family left me with 1.6 pounds

Weighed in today and I gained an additional 1.6 pounds that makes 2.6 pounds in two weeks......you would think I was pregnant in my last trimester with the way I am eating.  However that cannot be my excuse, I am eating for one :oO  I read my weight watchers magazine and I loved how a lady wrote laugh about the gained weight instead of dwelling on it.  Once I start dwelling that is when I eat more.  So I am laughing at the big oops and moving on to my goals.  I am preparing to go to NC to visit my family so there are lots of things I need to accomplish.  So my goals are to wake up at 6:45 this week and get some of the heavy chemical cleaning of the house done before Cole wakes up.  Continue drinking my water, workout 3 times at least (which I need to start doing my back is starting to hurt from not working out) , and to eat healthy meals.  Thursday is going to be my eat out with hubby day and hopefully I will be able to make healthy choices on that day!  Also, I am planning on packing my snacks for the plane ride instead of relying on fast food to get me to NC.  I will lose that 1.6 pounds before I go home.  :o)  Also I am giving myself a dollar every time I make a good decision about eating and working out.  Then after two months I will spend that money on me :o)  (I got that idea from Weight Watchers magazine too!)  We will see how this week turns out!
6月16日

Family coming....

Today has been productive believe it or not.  :o)  Lost a pound which is great considering what I have eaten this week.  I got my appetite back ......  I also fixed my husband a ho ho cake for Father's Day.  Yep 17 points!  So everything about eating because I have to went out the window.  Two pieces of cake and lots of food.  This week, my mom and step father is coming to visit.  I am thinking I will do good since I am finally lower in my weight than my mom but we will see.  We are going to Dallas for a couple of days.  I am still out of funk with my working out.  I worked out only once and went walking once with Craig.  So this week I will work out 3 times and I will keep up with my water.  I am working on it Melissa!!!!!  :o)  She is super motivated right now and working out like a wild woman!
6月10日

woo hoo

So just busted my butt for 12 mins... up from 10 mins.... on my elliptical that I am so fortunate to have in my house so no excuses and I only burned 100calories!!!  That is half of the pieces of chocolate that I had today.  Well, that puts food in perspective.  Now I will look at food like "how many minutes on the elliptical will it take to burn this off?".  But I feel good for exercising today.  I also lifted weights so I'm doing good.  I've been reading the Biggest Loser Book that lays out the plan for you with the calories and exercises.  I also made a list of weekly rewards that I'm going to give myself each week when I reach my goal.  This weeks goal is to only eat out lunch less than twice.... then I get to buy a pretty bra!  So far so good.... only once and that was yesterday... wait, husband brought home chinese food on Sunday so I guess that's twice. Still doing good though.  I might be working out of my funk Tammy!! 
6月9日

Still in a little funk

Still in a funk but after getting on the scales I find being in a funk is not all that bad.  I lost 2.2 pounds....It pays to be on medication that requires you to drink lots and lots of water.  I probably lost some muscle with that 2.2 pounds :o(  This week is going to be interesting.  My hubby is working all week and my family is coming on Monday for a visit.  I am going to have to do some juggling to get everything done.  This week is still portion control (which I am improving daily) also try to workout at least three times this week! 
6月6日

Blah BLog

Oh boy am I in a funk!  My head is sooo stuffy, eyes watery, throat killing me!!!  This week has definately been a lazy one and I am suffering from it!  (My back is killing me from not working out)  The eating has gone through the roof....I am going to hate to see what the scales hold for me.  Also Saturday we are going to measure ourselves.  (Which I hope you forget :o)  I hope to get out of my funk soon! 
 
Measurements help determine how healthy we are.
Measurements help determine how healthy we are.
Here is what Tammy and Melissa are doing to melt the pounds away!
Here's where we are at after 20 weeks of truckin' along!
Here are some helpful weight loss books.
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When You Eat at the Refrigerator, Pull Up a Chair
Workout fun at home!
The Biggest Loser: The Workout - Cardio Max
Leslie Sansone: Walk Away the Pounds - Get Up and Get Started
Prevention Fitness Systems: Drop it with Dance