Welcome to our blog!

Welcome to our blog! You might be wondering why we named this blog “(Almost Formerly) Fat Girls.” Or maybe why we decided to air all of our ups and downs through the medium of the internet. Or maybe you’re just wondering what to make for dinner tomorrow night. Well, my roommate (Kristen – on the right) and I (Cindy – on the left) have been overweight and unhealthy for most of our lives. We haven’t found any diet or pump-you-up workout video, or magic pill that makes it easy to stay in shape. That’s because it’s NOT. It takes hard work, dedication and I believe that (most of all) it takes an airtight support system to help keep you going. Especially when you’re staring down a piece of cake, wondering who has greater willpower!



Every week we’ll be listing our current weight, how much we’ve lost (or gained) that week and how much we’ve lost total. There will be progress pictures posted at major milestones (20 pounds lost, 50 pounds lost and so forth). We’ll also feature a shopping and/or food tip that we’ve implemented in our lives. Some of these tips you may have heard before but some readers might be first time dieters who’ve never given much thought to how they shop or how they prepare their food (like we were). Since we’ve already been at this for a few weeks, I’ll post our progress to date:


Cindy:
1/6/11 – 348 lbs (Starting weight)
1/13/11 – 340.5 lbs (lost 7.5 lbs)
1/20/11 – 337 lbs (lost 3.5 lbs – lost 11 lbs total)


Kristen:
1/6/11 – 310 lbs (starting weight)
1/13/11 - 306.5 lbs (lost 3.5 lbs
1/20/11 - 301.5 lbs (lost 4.75 lbs – lost 8.5 lbs total)

Our first trip to the produce stand and Mazzaro's Italian Market
(which we'll talk about in a later post)

The grocery store is a convenient place to shop for produce, but I must confess myself a little disappointed in the 'freshness' of some of the fruits and vegetable I found there. Try to shop at local markets for your fruits and vegetables instead of the grocery store. We’ve got a fresh produce market right around the corner from our house and the quality of their produce is leaps and bounds above the grocery store (and most of the time it’s cheaper, too!). You’re helping to stimulate the local economy and getting tasty food. It’s a win-win situation! Last week I bought the most delicious strawberries, which are just coming in season. With them, I made the most decadent dessert of strawberries and crème that I’ve ever tasted. It was so easy, too! Here’s the recipe:


Strawberries and Crème

1 cup strawberries, halved – 49 calories

1 six oz. tub of Chobani Greek yogurt – 110 calories

1 tbsp. brown sugar – 50 calories

Total calories: 209

Mix the brown sugar in with the yogurt. You can either dip the strawberries in the yogurt or pour the yogurt over the strawberries.