Good afternoon everyone! Happy Saturday. I hope everyone had a great week! I finally did the Biggest Loser DVD. I thought it was pretty good. I liked the fact that some of the cast of the BL show was part of it but it was a little annoying that they didn't always stay together. Then Bob would do mostly talking and everyone would be off count. That annoyed me. Other than that, I liked the routine that I did- #1. I need to do the next one and see if I like that one too!
As far as eating goes, everything has been going well with me. I did have dinner at my friend's house last night- she made whole wheat pasta with lentil sauce. Delicious!! Not sure about the calories on that, but I ate it happily!
Super Bowl is tomorrow and I am not sure if I am off yet. I go back to work today and will find out. Part of me wants to be off to hang out and watch the game, but another part of me wants to not be off so that I am not tempted by food that will be calling out my name! Well, this is real life and things come up! So, I need to get over myself and have a great time if I am not working. I'll keep ya all posted...
Well, I'm going to try and go to in the living room and do the BL DVD. I gotta get some exercise in. I peeked at the scale this morning and did not like what I saw. It's time that I really start putting more effort forth. If I don't, I won't be wearing shorts this summer! Have a great weekend everyone!! Drink that water!!
Hello everyone. I had WI today and I stayed exactly the same. I figured something like this would happen, especially since my last WI showed a 2.8lb loss after only 5 days. My body had to catch up I guess. No big deal. I know that I ate really well this week. Next week I should be able to get into the 180's. Keep on truckin!! Hope everyone has a great day. Drink that water!
Well, today is Sunday and I am feeling good. I went out to dinner with my BF and some friends- made some really good choices. I also received my letter in the mail notifying me that I will be getting sworn in as an attorney to the NYS Bar on Wed. Feb. 15th. It has been a very long road for me, going to law school part time, working full time, battling my weight the whole time! I am so relieved and proud of myself that I have reached such a monumental goal!!
I was thinking about how far I've come over the past 3 months on JC. I have been such a bad eater all my life. I never learned how to cook- other than box macaroni and cheese, and lived on fast food. I rarely ate 3 meals a day and only ate fruit when there was nothing else to eat! And now, in 3 short months I have totally turned my eating habits around!
Don't get me wrong... I would love to chomp on a McD's quarter pounder with cheese, large fries and a coke, but you know what? I would probably puke if I did that. My body would reject all of that fat. I am happy about that fact. It keeps me honest, just to think that it would happen!
Now, I eat 3 squares and 2 fruits a day. I am on 1200 cals per day, and it isn't that bad [once you get used to it]. I am excited for myself. For once, I am losing weight healthfully! I am not wrecking my blood sugar by doing Atkins [did that already] nor am I starving myself [did that too]. I am taking control and actually sticking to it!! What an accomplishment!
I cannot wait to wear shorts this summer and NOT worry about starting a campfire with my thighs rubbing together! I want to actually feel sexy in my own skin, rather than just hear that I am from my BF [gotta love him]. I want to be a butterfly emerging from its cocoon. What about you?
Well, I am offically done with 3 months on JC. I had a FABULOUS WI today. After only 5 days since my last WI, I dropped 2.8 lbs!! Yahoo! It is a Christmas Miracle. All of my study stress is gone, no reason for superfluous snacking. I am so thrilled. I did have TOM last week, so I know that is the reason why the scale went down so much this time, but that is fine with me.
Anyway, this loss was a great way to cap off my first 3 months on the JC program. I think I am gonna tell myself that I am starting from scratch. Like this is the beginning again. Maybe this will get me revved up for the next 3 months!
I finally bought the Biggest Loser exercise DVD today. I'm gonna do it tomorrow. Thank you all for your support since I started blogging this month. I really appreciate all of the tips, encouraging talks and inspiration that you all give me on a daily basis. I really look forward to losing all of my excess weight with you guys! Thanks!!
Hello everyone! Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend. I peeked at the scale this morning and it said 192, so I am pretty happy myself. This is a short week for me since I will be doing my usual WI on Wednesday and had my last one on Friday. I am hoping for a loss anyway. So far, so good.
This is a new week and probably the first time in 5 years that I do not have to study something! You see, I started law school part time back in 2000 and ended up taking a year leave of absence in between to teach law at the Police Academy. Then I went back, finished law school this past May and then studied for and passed the NYS Bar Exam in July. Then I started studying for the Sgt. Exam, which I took on Sat. The answer key comes out on Feb. 20, so I will have to wait 5 weeks to find out the damage! Thanks for all of the good wishes and prayers that were sent my way. I really appreciate it all!
Now, it is all over! No more nervous and stress eating while studying! I can finally focus on me and my goal to lose weight. I am so relieved!
My WI on Wed will be exactly 3 months for me on the JC plan [I started 10/25/05]. I am hoping for a great loss. I really want to kick it up a notch and start shedding those pounds. Good luck to everyone this week. Let's get moving and start melting away the fat!! Drink your water, ladies!
Hello ladies! I am happy to report that I lost 2lbs today at WI! I am very happy about that since this week was better than last but not perfect. Also, since TOM is over, I can actually see a loss! This downward movement of the scale came at the perfect time- just when I am totally back on plan 100%. I needed some more motivation and here it is!
Time to get things started back up again. Time to focus on me and my weight loss journey. It is time to kick it up into high gear and start burning that fat off. Spring and summer is just right around the corner, and I wanna wear shorts damnit! I don't want to look at my thighs and cringe! I want to be proud of my body and feel sexy in it! I swear, if it kills me, I will follow the damn plan!! No more excuses.
Well people... this is it! Today is my last day of studying for the dreaded Sergeant's Exam. If you pray, please say a prayer or two for me. My exam is 10am-6pm on Sat. 1/21. I am nervous about it and hope that I have done enough studying to pass. These exams are notoriously difficult and tricky. My friends and family all tell me that if I can pass the NYS Bar Exam, then I can pass the NYPD Sgt. Exam. In theory that sounds true, but I am not the best test taker in the world and tend to rush and read into the questions. Tomorrow, I will do my best to slow down, take my time and focus on what they are asking me.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. I will be thinking about you guys when I go out to the bar tomorrow after the test and have a Capt. Morgan and Ginger Ale with lime!! Wish me luck!! I need it!!
I just wrote a really long post and lost it. I don't even know what I did to lose it- I wasn't done yet! Whatever! Grr...
Ok. So, I finally stopped bullshitting myself and everyone else- I did my WATP dvd today. I did the 3 Mile Walk with weights which is about 45 minutes. I usually don't find Leslie Sansone's tapes challenging, rather, a great way to get back into organized exercise. Today, I broke a sweat though. I guess I let myself get so out of shape over the last several weeks of no exercise. Needless to say, i am thrilled to have gotten back on the exercise bandwagon!
I was thinking of taking a break from JC for a while. I am bored of the food and the price is a bit much for me right now. Then I read a few blogs and realized that I would be making a really bad choice if I did that. I have to eat anyway, and the ease of JC is what got me there in the first place! I am not a cook and have very little patience, so it would be a no brainer to stay on program!
Therefore, I am not going anywhere. I was supposed to have WI yesterday but could not make it due to a totally booked schedule, and my consultant is off on Thursdays. Instead, I have an appointment at 9:50am tomorrow. I am excited to start my week off right.
I also decided to join the Biggest Loser Club [biggestloserclub.com]. On the BL website, you input your info and then a menu and exercise plan is created on your stats. It costs $5 a week, so I figured I'd give it a try for a month and see how it helps me with my motivation. Even though I have decided to stay on JC, I will use the menu part of the site if I am totally bored to tears.
I also purchased a hypnosis cd online and am waiting for it to arrive, so I can see if it works for me. All in all, I am gathering all of the tools that I think will help me get totally psyched again, about losing weight.
Here's to another week of getting healthy! Keep up the great work guys! We are all taking the right steps- no matter how big or small.
Today is the last day of my Week 12, and I gotta say, I am glad it is almost over. Though this week was not nearly as bad as the last one, in no way was it a model of perfection!
Thank you all of the postings this past week. I needed the encouragement and tough love that I have received from you guys. Needless to say, I am not as motivated as I was 3 months ago when I started this program. But I am not giving up.
After I post this message, I am going to do one of my Leslie Sansone dvd's. It is a small step in the right direction, but as I look at it- as long as it is in the right direction!
So, here is to the end of another week on JC. Hopefully WI will show even a small loss. I am slowly learning that this is more than a diet, but rather, a way of life.
You are all so right: Progress, Not Perfection is the key to reaching one's goals! Thanks again for all of the support!
Sometimes I wonder if I truly want to lose weight at all or if I want to be fat forever. Case in point: Last night went out to dinner with my BF and another couple to a FABULOUS restaurant. I could have eaten a sensible salad, chicken entree and sipped on a diet soda with lemon. What did I do instead? I had a Capt. and ginger ale, and 1 and 1/2 Mango Rum Mojitos, Ceasar friggin' Salad, my all time favorite: filet mignon with mashed potatoes and a few carrots. For dessert, BF and I split an amazing slice of NY cheesecake, and I also had a cup of coffee with full fat milk.
So, I ask myself: "Self, do you really want to be living in capri pants instead of shorts for another summer? Do you want to wear the same 2 one piece bathing suits that you bought like 5 years ago? Do you want to look at all of your thin friends and long to be thin rather than do something about it?" Well, I guess so!
I look at it like this, if I don't get off my ass and start getting back on the wagon sometime soon, all of the work that I have done thus far will be thwarted! Why put myself through the aggrevation and heart ache of gaining all of what I have lost, fall back into the 200's and start all over again?
Absolutely unacceptable. Though I have a serious love affair with good food, I have come to the realization that I have a deeper love affair with myself. It's been a rough week and a half for me, focusing on doing what is necessary for me to be a healthier person. It is time to stop the bullshitting and actually start doing what I have set out to do. It is time to get serious about loving myself and all of my imperfections.
Well, I am a few days late, but Wed. started a new week for me! Thankfully, at WI on Wed. I stayed the same. I am thrilled that I did not gain since all of the shinnanagins that has gone on last week. It really was my first bad week on JC since I started 11 weeks ago.
So, I've recommitted myself to this journey and have decided that a bad week is not the end of the world. There is no reason why I can't just start losing again! I have decided to do more than walk my dog for 30 minutes everyday as a form of exercise. I had wanted to start this up yesterday, but got sidetracked studying. So, today will be the day. I think I will attempt to go for a run this evening. [Really it is more like a slow jog, but you get the idea.]
I am feeling good about getting my act together, as I keep thinking that the weeks are flying by and before we all know it, it will be warm outside again. I really do not want to go thru another summer hiding my thunder thighs. Enough is enough already. The time has come to get serious and get on with losing the weight!
