Lose It! App vs. the Wife 10

So you've heard of the Freshman 15, right? Kids who've just graduated high school and head off to college gain 15 pounds in their Freshman year due to eating pizza at 4am and ice cream for dinner.

I gained the Freshman 22. I lost it all after I graduated, but still.

Now, I am convinced there is something called the Wife 10. At least, it exists for me. I gained 10 pounds in the first MONTH and a HALF after Josh and I got married. I've been hovering around 7-10 extra pounds ever since.

I say this because SCUBA starts tomorrow, which has been my catalyst to get my unnecessary extra 10 pounds off.

Additionally, a friend of mine who also got married the same year as us just lost 10 pounds in 2 and a half weeks.... using a program on her iPhone called "Lose It!" that's been featured on The Today Show and in the New York Times.

And, I just so happen to have a snazzy new iPod Touch that can download this App, courtesy of my UF MBA program. So I did. Although, I'm pretty sure this isn't exactly what they expected me to use my iTouch for....

It's basically just a calorie counting application. Once you enter in all your health information and how fast you want to lose weight, it spits out an allotted number of calories you can eat per day. Then, you input every single thing you eat, and it calculates how many calories have you left for the given day.

It also tracks your weight loss over time, and computes other nutrient totals and such. It's really a great little program, especially because I can take it with me everywhere I go. And, I'm not having to physically write down and count up everything like I did when I lost the Freshman 22...

So, this is my current accountability partner for trying to beat my Wife 10. I'm obviously not going to make it to my goal for the first weekend of SCUBA, but maybe I'll be down to just having a Wife 5 by next weekend for the open water dives.

I've already lost 3 pounds. At least it's a start. I really miss ice cream and pizza, though.

Josh, Kim & Abby

"Dress Up Clothes"

Josh doesn't get dressed up. He wears hiking pants, jeans, t-shirts and the occassional polo shirt. "Dress up clothes are too restricting" he says. I've tried for a year to get him a pair of khaki pants, to which he protests and always wins.

He has one suit that he got for an interview 3 years ago, and one pair of slacks that I got him for Robyn & Brian's wedding last October. But he never wears either one. Except on REALLY special occassions - like weddings and funerals - and he still complains the whole time.

However, he is helping out at a civilian company this week where professional clothes are required. This may turn into a 2-week thing, or even longer. Either way, he needed more than 2 outfits to wear to work.

So, off to Banana Republic Outlet we went! I was super excited. Josh notsomuch. He did really well though, and we left with 3 pairs of slacks, a belt, 4 shirts, and a pair of shoes.

And here's our result - his first day of the new job in his brand-spanking-new "dress up clothes." He may be smiling, but I guarantee you he wasn't happy about it.

Doesn't he look handsome?? I could get used to this. =)

Thanks Paul and Angela for capturing this momentous occassion! lol

Josh, Kim & Abby

It's finally SCUBA time!

One of my very first posts on this blog thing was about the great deal we got on SCUBA gear at Gander Mountain.

Well, that was about a year ago. And, it's been over a year since we went scuba diving in St. Lucia on our honeymoon. Man, we miss it!

So, we finally signed up to get certified. And we're starting it next weekend!! One of the guys in Josh's Reserve unit is a Dive Master, so he offered to do the course for us, and for a bunch of other guys from the unit. It's only a two-weekend course, so we'll actually be done by the 25th of this month. So exciting!

We were given homework to do before class starts Friday night (MORE homework. I'll just git that into my spare MBA time... lol) so I've been watching the DVD's and taking notes. For Josh, this is all a refresher and he remembers almost all of it, so he's in good share. For me, this is all new, and I reallyhope I pass the written exam.

Next weekend is classroom teaching and then pool time. The following weekend is all dives - 5 open water dives to be exact.

I can't believe we're actually doing it. Can't wait!

Josh, Kim & Abby

Easter 2010...

...was so much fun. Just one of those days that make you smile.

Josh and I went to the late service at our church - Seminole Community Church. We actually got there early because they changed service times on us, which NEVER happens. Pastor Jerry spoke on Hope and what we have our hope in (not material things or accomplishments that will disappoint us one day, but Jesus instead), rather than speaking on a traditional Easter topic, which was awesome.

We spent the rest of the day at my grandparents with the my family. My aunt, uncle, and cousins swap every other Easter with us to be with my aunt's side of the family, so this year was our turn.

My grandparents did an awesome Easter egg hunt for the kids (and us adult kids). We never did find all the eggs! (They were plastic, it's ok.) We had a ball trying to find them. And my grandparents had a great time laughing at us as we dug in the dirt and crawled under bushes looking for the "prize egg."

What's so special about holidays for my side of the family is that they are really the only time we all get together. Hanging out with all of them at one time is a treat - sitting around, catching up, relaxing... it doesn't happen often. And, my cousins are old enough now that they want to join in our adult conversations, which is fun. They're the only ones I have, really, and they're 14, 12, and 10. I love hearing about what they're in to and what's cool now. For instance: "nasty" now means "cool." That was a new one for me.

Josh's side of the family is opposite - they eat dinners together or see each other almost every week, and Josh's cousins are practically the same age as he and Kristen are. They also have a bunch more cousins than I do. Well, Josh just has tons more family than I do to begin with, but that's a story for another blog post.

By the way, my parents got Josh and I both Easter baskets, and of course Josh's was a camo basket. So cute! Josh wanted to do an Easter "Cookie" hunt for Abby and hide her cookies around the house, but we never did get around to it.... would have made for adorable pictures though!

Love,

Josh, Kim & Abby