SInce my last post I have made some changes. I was doing the 1200 calories on JC. I have been working out way more than when I had started JC. So when I only lost 0.4 my 7th week and was disappointed my consultant looked at what I was doing. She asked had I been hungry between meals this wk. I was like YES!!! So she recalculated things and bumped me up to 1500 cal. I was like more food? NO I need to lose, I don't need more food. But it makes sense, my body needs more fuel to keep up with all the activity I am doing. So after 1 wk on 1500 I lost only 1lb. She says to give it a little more time for my body to adjust and see what happens. As long as I am losing, I am happy. I have finished 8 wks on JC and lost 13.4 lbs. and 11 inches. So I am very happy with that. I only have a little less than 4 wks to lose 12 lbs to reach my first goal of 25. So I need to get things straight or I won't reach it. I am doing all that I can. I am exercising and sticking to my plan. So it has to happen sooner or later!!
We are having some pretty gloomy weather here. I guess it is rain bans from Hurricane Dolly. But it has been raining all morning. When my DH gets home I plan to go to the gym.
I did it!! At my last weigh in (tues.) I lost 2.6 lbs. Which put me at a total of 12 lbs. lost, and in the next smaller 10 bracket - 180's!!!! I am so excited!!
I went to the river house in New Braunfels with family. It was so fun! I did great food wise. I brought my Jenny Craig food and only ate the dinners my family cooked. Except one day I was suppose to have the chicken salad kit for lunch but my mom made homeade chicken salad. So I HAD to eat it. But ate it on a bed of lettuce instead of a sandwich like everyone else. I also had a smaller portion than I normally would have eaten!! When we had the grilled burgers I actually enjoyed it instead of scarffing it down and not even knowing what I ate. I also didn't have any chips or extras things. Just the burger! Didn't know I could do that.
I didn't do any exercise like I was planning. But in order to get down to the river you have to go up/down about 4 flights of stairs. I did it a lot. I also paddled in the water so I guess I was burning some calories. The Sunday we came home, I went to the gym. I went to a hip hop class at the gym on Monday. It was so fun!! I plan to go again next Monday!! Last night we bought Wii Fit. So now I can do things at home when DH is working and I can't get to the gym. (the gym won't take babies until 6 mo.) I love, love, love the Wii Fit it is so fun and I am burning calories. Baby is asleep, think I'll go get in some time right now!
I am so close to losing my first 10 lbs and being in the next smaller decade. My scale at home has been showing little decrease. So when I went in to weigh Tuesday I wasn't expecting much. That is exactly what happened.-0.4!!! What is that?? That is barely a loss at all. It is my TOM if that hinders in any way then that's good. But I have to say I would have been more upset if it were zero or a gain. So I have to be happy with some loss even if it is little, right? But man I am so close to those 2 mentioned above.
I am so scared I won't have that much loss next week because this is the big 4th of July weekend. We will be heading to New Braunfels with my family. I am still planning on taking most of my JC food. I am just going to eat the dinners with family. I have the tools I need to use portion control. It is just going to be a test of do I have the will power. I so want to be minus 2 lbs next weigh in. I just hope I don't screw it up.
After yesterdays weigh in I finally had to have a food I was craving. SUSHI. I had my husband pick some up on the way home from work. I puposely didn't eat my salad from my JC menu and skipped the dinner and veggies so I could have my delicious 5 pieces and salad from there. It was sooo good!! This was the first time I have strayed away from my menu. I felt like I was doing something so wrong. But I really don't think it was that bad. I could have gone for way worse.
I am still getting in my exercise so I know that helps. I am hoping my DH will go for walks with me in New Braunfels. We will be going up/down a lot of stairs from our house to the river so that will burn some calories off. I wasn't able to get to the gym today but I did a walk away the pounds (3 miles).
I am really feeling good about myself and how well I am doing. In 4 weeks on JC I have lost 9 lbs and 6 1/2 in. I haven't seen a change in my clothes. But I guess because everything I wear is ELASTIC! I guess I need to try on some button & zippers! I am still working out and really enjoying it. I just have to push myself to keep excercising. I have the eating part right. I did cave in the other day and had a piece of my mom's birthday cake. It was a small piece and I did cut out one of my JC snacks for it. I still lost the 2 lbs that week so I guess it was okay.
I have set a smaller go for myself. By the time I have to go back to school I would like to have lost 25 lbs. That is only 16 more lbs. It is very doable as long as I stay on track. Wish me luck!
My new trainer is much better! I met with her yesterday morning. She had me work on arms. I am so weak in my upper body! Needless to say I am sore today. My diet is still going ok. But I seem to be hungrier between meals for some reason. My real hard time is between 3:00-4. I have been working on getting all my water in and that has been going well. So I guess you can say I am doing ok. I have some cleaning and errands I need to do today. Planning something for my mom's 60th birthday Sunday. Have a great weekend!
Well since my last post (last year) I quit Jenny Craig and losing weight and now have an 11 wk old baby boy named Holden. I posted a pic. in my photo gallery.
May 27, 2008 I went back to Jenny Craig. My measurements were pretty much the same. Just 1 or 2 inches give ot take in a few areas. Except the abdomen of course! My weight was 200.4, so pretty much I just started where I left off. Which I was happy about because I was dreading having to lose more baby weight when I came back. I just finished my 3rd week and have lost 7 lbs. so far. Yippee!!! I love JC! It is what works for me food wise. I like the fact of having a PLANNED menu. It is teaching me a lot also.
As far as excercise, I was doing some walking a couple of days/nights a week. But now my husband's boss bought us a membership to a gym. So I am really excited about that! I started witha trainer yesterday but it didn't go so well. She took my measurements and started me on cardio. Then she received a phone call and had to leave. I was like come on, I am trying to lose weight here. No really, I understand family problems. It is just that I was really pumped about getting a routine going. We also found out our schedules were conflicting and I wasn't sure when the next time I would get a session. So I signed up with a different trainer for tomorrow morning. Hope it goes better!
That brings us to this post. I had my husband take some current before pics. I was just disgusted with what I looked like in the pic. I thought if I look like that I can't imagine what others think! Plus it is so unhealthy! I have 2 boys that I will need to keep up with and looking at that pic. I know I need to get back in the game and start a healthier lifestyle. So now I am positive that I will continue to work out, eat right, and lose the weight I need to lose to feel and look better for myself! Here is a pic:
I got back from my trip with family. Had a great time despite the rain. We at least got to ride the river one day. I had to run to the nearest store to purchase the newest Harry Potter book. (still reading) I did so good with my JC menu while I was there. It was torture as everyone ate, and ate, and ate. Even they were saying I can tell my pants are tighter today. Serves them right eaten all that food. It was my nieces birthday so there was cake there ALL weekend. I enjoyed my JC chocolate cake instead!
Well as I was there it was also suppose to be TOM. It never came. So while I was picking up HP book I also got a pregnancy test. I did one as soon as I got back it was negative. Then I did one in the morning, POSITIVE! This is not what I planned. I even knew (or thought I knew when I was ovulating) so that we wouldn't get pregnant yet. I was going to try and wait and lose weight first. But, didn't happen that way. I am very excited but scared. I was pregnant this same time last year and miscarried. So I am still nervous being this early. I wanted to wait to tell people, but my husband was encouraging me that we should tell. He's excited too! But I also thought people will be wondering where all my JC food went to!! LOL I just started they may have thought man she didn't last long with that!
I am not going to think about my weight at this point. I am going to eat healthy for the baby. That is my main concern right now. Later I will worry about the other. I do plan to rejoin JC ASAP. I really loved it and it worked for me. I guess I know now why I gained 2 oz. that first WI. But after trip I had lost 2.8 lbs. I walked when I was there.
This week I have done great with the food part, exercise not so good. I need to be doing more but have only been fitting in some. I just don't have the umph I need to get my butt up!
Tomorrow I will be going to New Braunfels with my family, my parents, 2 sisters and their families. It will be so fun! I plan on walking when I am there. I plan on bringing my JC food!! I will miss my weigh in on Fri and have to WI on Mon. I hate waiting! TOM should be peeping up. Ughhh.. Oh well I will post again when I return.
I have seen a decrease in my scale at home. I was getting worried there for a minute. After my weigh in I was down about not losing. That day I did walk away the pounds, danced around the house (had some good tunes on my IPOD), and went bowling that night. Speaking of bowling, my DH and son ordered hamburgers and fries. OMG it was so hard to not take a bite of that delicious, juicy burger!! I did eat one fry. How I did it (ate only one I don't know). I then took out my sourdough bites and got them down. Wow that was a lot to chew!
Better get going I am putting off cleaning! Ughhh...
I went to my dr. for my WW exam and found out I had gained 12lbs in one year. My dr. said this is not a healthy weight if I want to have another baby. (which I do) So I decided I have to lose weight before we try again. I signed up with Jenny Craig the next day.
I went to sign up. I got all my food. I went to the store and got all the extra things I needed. I ate everything on my menu to a "T". Didn't cheat, it has been hard to not eat all the food my son leaves behind. That is probably why I had gained all this weight to begin with. I excercised 5 out of 7 days. I was so excited to go weigh in today!!!
Went for my weigh in this morning and found that I had gained 0.2. What a disappointment to do all that work and then to have gained weight.
I will not give up I have too much to lose!!! I will just keep on moving full steam ahead.
I have finished 8 wks on JC and lost 13.4 lbs. and 11 inches. So I am very happy with that. I only have a little less than 4 wks to lose 12 lbs to reach my first goal of 25. So I need to get things straight or I won't reach it. I am doing all that I can. I am exercising and sticking to my plan. So it has to happen sooner or later!!
What a disappointment to do all that work and then to have gained weight. 
