friends and wight loss

When Chris and I were newly married, we met Jeremy and Ana (at the church we used to attend). We became good friends and this continued until we moved out here. I was sad because I thought, "Realistically, how are we going to stay close when we live an hour away?" Fortunately, not only has our friendship weathered the move, but 4 kids later, we are probably closer than we were before the move. Whenever friends have kids around the same time, the friendship automatically goes to a new level as you have sooo much more in common.

Their family will often head out our way to hang out for the day. The guys will golf, and the girls will stay back with the kids and visit.

Anyway, both guys have tried to lose weight off and on for a while. They've made bets with each other, but that hasn't seemed to work. So a couple visits back, Ana had a great idea. Disclaimer: The guys were asking for our help in this area...we weren't nagging our way into it. :) She suggested that the guys set themselves a weight goal each time we all get together. If they meet it, they get to play golf, like normal. If they DON'T meet it, they still come out, but the guys stay back with the kids and the girls go out for an afternoon of shopping/hanging out. So far it has really seemed to work and both have lost weight. Seems golf, or the lack thereof, is a pretty good motivator. :)

Here is a pic of us pre-kids. Ahhh...the days of freedom. Hehe :)