Can you picture the commercial with the cartoon-like husband and wife where the wife talks about how they both started a diet. I think it's for something like "Slim Quick," and it's about how she has hardly lost and weight while the husband has lost a ton. Got it? Okay.
So, Bob and I started a diet last week. Well, it's not even really a diet. We downloaded an iPhone app that tracks our food and created individual "plans" for us. This is normal for me. If you remember before, I've pretty much dieted my entire life. I wrote a few weeks ago how I didn't want to, but, eh...oh well.
Bob asked me about it, and I nearly fell over. Bob? Diet? If you know him, this is funny. He downloaded it and entered a few things. Then he had a normal reaction: "This thing sucks. There's no way I'm spending this much time entering foods. Forget that."
I thought I'd be nice and enter in a few "recipes" for him of the common meals he eats to make the process simpler. That made him happy, so he decided to continue with the process.
It turns out - "Dieting Bob" is very strict and does not cheat. I'm used to reading (and following) the serving sizes of different foods. Actually, I'm so used to that I already know the serving sizes of most things. But...of course I think that a few chocolate morsels every now and then are not going to hurt anyone and that my "Lost It!" log does not need to know about them. He enters EVERYTHING. He measures things. He counts things. These things SHOCK me. Not in a bad way. They shock me in a good way - I am so impressed by his dedication and effort. Even if he didn't want to lose weight, his interest is a great support to me.
Well, we've finished one full week of our new diet. The result?
I lost 1 pound.
Bob lost FIVE pounds and had to make a NEW HOLE IN HIS BELT! Way to go, Bob! Gosh darn men and their super fast metabolism.
Oh - did I mention the differences in our caloric allowances? Bob is allowed over 1,000 more calories than me each day, plus he earns about 1,000 because of the physical activity he does at work.
But - 1 pound is better than zero? :)
Together we can celebrate the craziness of a life full of children, chores, working, working out, eating, eating healthy, and most importantly, ENCOURAGING EACH OTHER TO BE THE BEST VERSIONS OF OURSELVES because we and all of the people we love deserve it!
PS. I forgot to spell-check this. Sorry if there are errors!
ReplyDeleteRob and I laughed about this.
ReplyDeleteRob noted that:
"Just so you know... Bob is a better man than I am. Don't expect me to follow his lead. I will eat WHAT I want, WHEN I want!"
Sarah: "HOW you want, and WITH WHOM you want?"
Rob: "Yes. Giada and I will eat mashed potatoes with a straw on the moon!"