Starting somewhere...

We are Jenn and Jamie. We're big dreamers. But not big doers. And now we're just big.

Jenn and I have always struggled with the hard work it takes to achieve our goals, specifically maintaining a healthy weight and reasonable budget. Our cut corners and compromises have left us in an unhappy place, both mentally and physically. And now we have laid out our goals in front of us, more clear than ever.

Our mantra is both our lifestyle and our goal. Get healthy, get wealthy, get lost. Let's start with our health. We'll get wealthy and lost at a later time.

So this is where we're at:

Jenn's Current Weight: 255 lbs (Let me just die right now.)
Waist Measurement: 50"
Hips: 54.5"
Chest: 54" (Still dying.)
Neck: 16"
Mid Upper Arm: 16.5"
Mid Thigh: 28" 

Jamie's Current Weight: 269.6 lbs
Waist Measurement: 51.5"
Hips: 46.5"
Chest: 50"
Neck: 18.5"
Mid Upper Arm: 15.5"
Mid Thigh: 24.5"
Calf: 18.5" (my best physical attribute; gotta keep an eye on that one too)

There. We did it. We put ourselves out there.

And we're still alive.

The bottom line is, we have to be brutally honest with ourselves if we're going to do this. And we can't think of a better way than to post our vulnerable, raw, fat photos on the internet. [insert cynical comment here]

But in all seriousness, we do have goals -- specific, measurable goals. However, our time frame is tentative only because frankly, there's enough pressure to do this without the constraints of a deadline. That being said, we are aiming for late next summer and we refuse to feel like failures if we do not reach our target weight within that time.

So, here are the goals:

Jenn's Target Weight: 130 lbs (125 lb loss)
Jamie's Target Weight: 180 lbs (89.6 lb loss -- that's one Backstreet Boy!)

We don't have goals for our measurements, however Jenn would prefer not to have a thigh the size of an average woman's waist.

We will be weighing in--no, posting in weekly updates on our weight loss and bi-weekly updates on our measurements.

In between our successes and lamentations, we will also share any tips and tricks we learn along the way, our recipes, exercise routines, travels, books, and anything else that tickles our fancy. So take care and stay well.

And we will too.