It’s one week into our Five Pound Challenge and we’re reporting in.

Richard:

I lost 1.5 pounds this past week.

I’m bringing myself to the point where I can do a combination of weight lifting and walking for 45 minutes everyday. Jimmy told me to work out in the mornings if possible. He said that your body is in a fat-burning mode when you first get up and you want to keep this going into the day as long as possible. He suggested I work another 40 minutes of activity into my day. I pretty much get that by working around the greenhouses. Lately, I’ve been looking at my bicycle.

Leslie:

I lost 1 pound this week.

This week wasn’t a typical one for me — I spent the week in Honolulu, out of my normal routine. I haven’t even gotten around to dusting off the elliptical trainer yet, though, as Richard said about his bike, I’ve been looking at it. I think I lost that pound by running around more than usual and not snacking as much. Gotta add exercising to the mix and see what happens.