Jess's Journal

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Wed, 07-19-2006 - 6:02pm

Just to get it started. Red plan, no lites.

7/5, joined up. 253.6 lbs.
7/10, meal plan day. 251.4 lbs.
7/12, first official weigh in. 249.6 lbs. Total loss 4 lbs.
7/19, second official weigh in. 245.8 lbs. Total loss 7.8 lbs.

I had no (official) questions, and she had absolutely nothing to say about my food journal. (Because it's all there, no cheats.)

Now, just gotta do that 39 more times!
--Jess

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Fri, 12-26-2008 - 11:24am

Oh me too, Carol! i want my regular schedule back again! The routine always helps me stick to my resolve. And I can't wait for the cold to really go away so I can work on running again. I need to get back to where I was before the injury!

Hope you're having a great week!

Jessica
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253.6 start/183.6 maintenance (5'11"+ tall)
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Jessica
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Maintaining since April 2007

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Mon, 12-29-2008 - 7:52am

Jess,


Wishing you a productive Monday at work -- those quiet days with everyone out are great sometimes.


Hope your cold is getting better -- and great that the Dr said you can run again.


MARG




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Mon, 12-29-2008 - 7:16pm

It's funny--because it's quiet, I can get a lot done. But because my boss isn't there, I can goof off a little more.

Jessica
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Wed, 12-31-2008 - 11:27am

hey, jess. glad you had a productive day at work. it's *dead* at my office today . . . the parking lot is nearly empty. just a few crazy ones here today. ;-) funny thing is, i don't have any looming deadlines or solo projects i need to focus on, so i'm not entirely sure what to do with myself . . . .

you sound really jazzed about the new year. i have to say, i'm right there with you. i look forward to shedding the fluff i've gained this year and getting back into my skinny jeans. just the thought of a fresh year - a blank slate - really excites me. all the possibilities!


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Wed, 12-31-2008 - 12:08pm

I wasted the last half of my day yesterday, so I'm glad I'm not at work today! I have work I COULD do, but I was not motivated in the least. So I researched weird topics online all afternoon. Silly!

Went shopping last night. Got some CUTE shoes for tonight's party. Also bought two pairs of workout pants that both have to be returned--don't fit right and show off my lumps. I'm starting to worry that I'm bigger than I think I am!!! So, this new year's resolutioning is happening just in time.

I haven't stepped on the scale since last Friday or Saturday. It wasn't "BAD" then, just 188, 189. And I haven't been too bad since then. So, I can't imagine that it's much more. But I have a feeling I'm going to feel sick after I weigh myself tomorrow AM to kickstart my New Year resolution. Oh well! It's only 10-15 lbs, and it'll come off. I know it will, and it won't take THAT long, and then I can be happy! And I should be happy NOW. I'm healthy and I'm still under 200 lbs! I used to be 296!!

I ran a mile at the gym today, after having done an hour on the elliptical. I felt heavy and slow. But I made it through the mile. It's amazing what two months off does to my conditioning. I can REALLY feel it. I hate it. But, I have to start at the beginning and start small and slow, so....i just have to have faith in myself. And my heel feels okay, so that's good. Fingers crossed.

So, big party tonight. I'm wearing a little black dress with my grandmother's mink stole (when else can I wear the thing?), and my cute new shoes (lipstick red satin peeptoe sandal heels with this tuxedo ruffle at the toes, so cute!). It's an upscale party, so no chips and dips, but surely some other, swankier fatty foods. And champagne. I'm not planning to spend the night, so I won't drink much. And I'll try not to go nutty with eating. I don't want to hate myself tomorrow.

So, that's me! I have to go dip strawberries in chocolate and bake up some biscotti for the party....see ya!

Jessica
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Wed, 12-31-2008 - 1:56pm

Hi Jess,


Those shoes sound soooo cute!!

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Wed, 12-31-2008 - 2:40pm

the shoes sound great, jess. and nice that you have an occasion to wear the stole. i can imagine it doesn't get out much. ;-)

have a good time tonight!


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Thu, 01-01-2009 - 11:52am

Happy New Year!

The party last night was great. I think I looked pretty cute. A nice black dress with the red shoes and the mink....I looked pretty classy. I got a lot of Carrie Bradshaw comments, actually! The shoes were a total hit. Anyway, the party was fun, good food, good friends, and fun without being overboard.

It's a beautiful sunny (but frigid) day here. I slept in til 10-something and am in my jammies with some coffee before I head out to the gym. I was going to save my errands for tomorrow, but the weather is so nice today and is supposed to be crappy tomorrow...but I'm not sure what's open/when today, either. So, I gotta plan that out. I need to change my sheets and put Christmas away, and I've neglected my personal journal for a long time (months) (i've been keeping a journal since I was 8). So I have to sit down to reflect and write and make plans. I have cleaning to do. I want to watch TV. Yes, the next two days off are going to be busy...but good. I don't have any plans until Saturday. yay!

So, onto the business of weight loss. I am disgusted with myself this morning, BUT...it's new year's day. I knew I'd be up today, not only b/c of the last two weeks of eating, but also because I was out late last night. So, it's not great, but it'll get better. And I am committed to doing better.

So, it was at 193.6 this morning on my new scale (192.4 on my old one). Body fat on the new scale was 30.2% (32+ % on the old tester). Ick.

Full details:
Weight: 193.6
Bodyfat: 30.2 %
48.9% water
128.4 lbs of muscle
6.8 lbs bone mass
visceral fat rating = 4
metabolic age = 35
physique rating = 6 ("muscular athletic")

A lot of those numbers are calculations based on databases and stuff, not reliably accurate readings, BUT I should be able to watch them trend up and down to measure my progress. Weight is all I REALLY care about, but I also want to see bodyfat go down (which will fluctuate based on water, etc.), muscle mass and bone go up, water go up, visceral fat go down, metabolic age go down, and physique rating stay at a 6.

I went through my fridge and cabinets to throw out bad things that've lingered around for a while. I'm definitely heading out today to get Take Off-y foods....not going to do Take Off, but will load up on veggies and proteins for two days while avoiding carbs. I have two days off, right?

I have strategies, I just need to use them.

So, my goal is to get to 185 by the time I go visit my friend in England in late Feb/early March.

And to get to 180 by my birthday on April 4.

And from there, I'll see what I need to do.

I was going to think about doing that marathon in April, but I don't think I'm ready to commit to that training yet, AND I have a hard time losing weight when I'm doing a lot of running. Weight loss right now is more important to me.

So, there we are!

Happy New Year!

Jessica
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Jessica
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Thu, 01-01-2009 - 12:24pm

Jess,


Glad you had a great time last night.


We had a quiet evening and toasted the New Year with Non Achoholic champagne in our beautiful Waterford Crystal glasses (they were a wedding present and we have used them every year -- except for one year we went out).


Sorry the #'s on the scale were not nice -- but I am sure you will see a downward trend soon.


Good for your for clearing the cabinets. Had a red bell pepper last night -- forgot how much I like them -- we made a yummy appitizer deli roast beef spread with light boursin cheese and rolled up with a stick of red pepper, also topped reduced fat wheat thins with cheese and an olive, and topped a few with hummus, and shared a plate of Anytizers boneless buffalo wings -- then had a late dinner of homemade chicken curry.


Have a great Work-out -- glad your heel is feeling better.


MARG




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Thu, 01-01-2009 - 3:32pm

Ooh, that all sounds delicious, Marg!

The scale can only go down. And a few of those pounds will come off quickly, and the rest will take a little bit. And that's okay.

Some more thoughts. My new rules.

I'm going to stop going out to lunch with friends every Friday. Only every other week. And no fries.

I'm going to try a new (to me) strategy of allowing one day a week that I'm allowed fried/bad things. Just once a week. If this doesn't seem to work, then I'll stop trying it, but I've never really done this and I want to see if it'll work.

I'm going to pick up the Flat Belly Diet book and the Dr. Beck book everyone has been talking about here for years.

On days that I do spin, I'm going to add 15 minutes on the treadmill AFTER spin. I need to round out the hour.

There.

Finally, a pic of my outfit (and shoes!) from last night!

Jessica
Co-CL of LA Weight Loss board
253.6 start/183.6 maintenance (5'11"+ tall)
Maintaining

Jessica
Co-CL of LA Weight Loss board
253.6 start/183.6 maintenance (5'11"+ tall)
Maintaining since April 2007

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