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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Thu, 01-01-2009 - 7:05pm

Wow Jess you look fabulous!

 

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Thu, 01-01-2009 - 7:34pm

great outfit, jess. i *love* the dress!

sounds like a sensible plan you've got for heading back down to your goal weight. i haven't mapped out a plan for myself yet -- it's been a crazy, hectic day, but still fun. but i'll get around to that by the end of the weekend, i'm sure. or maybe tomorrow on my lunch hour -- it's going to be slow, slow, slow at work again, so i'll definitely get in a good lunch hour to do whatever i like.

anyway, best on sticking with your plan. i look forward to watching you meet your goals. :-)


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Sat, 01-03-2009 - 12:32pm

Thanks again for your confidence in me, Mindi!

I agree with what you said about my possible "cheat day" system. I hesitated to write about it here, because I know it's controversial and I also know that it's not necessarily going to be a good idea for every person. But I've never really tried it in a truly structured way, and I'd like to. And I know myself well enough to know that if it's not working, it needs to stop. So, we'll see.

(Tonight might be my night off, by the way! Going out with a friend for dinner....)

Hmm. Maybe if you ease into the treadmill like Marg was saying, 10 or 15 minutes at a time, your body won't freak out as much when you start exercising? That's interesting. I was doing it all along, before LAWL even, so my body didn't react like that. That's frustrating!

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

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Sat, 01-03-2009 - 12:38pm

And thank YOU for your confidence in me, too, Mel!

I mapped everything out for myself last night in my journal. I have some other resolutions I needed to think about, and the losing weight one is actually the easiest one to map out. I just need to FOLLOW it.

And so far, so good. My new scale (about 1 lbs heavier than my old one) had me at a whopping 193.6 on Thursday, Jan 1. This morning, it was 189.6. So that's 4 lbs in three days. And I was NOT starving myself. Just really careful with drinking the water (and drinking the Sassy water from the Flat Belly diet, to boot!) and watching out for mindless snacking and bad foods. I had popcorn last night, I had biscotti with my coffee....but I didn't have fries or candy. That's the difference.

I want to see this new scale read 180. I want 185 by the time I leave for England Feb 25. I think that is MORE than do-able, right?? I'll probably have it next WEEK! HA!

Except that I'm going out with a friend later and I think we're doing dinner. I'm going to try to make good choices, but I MIGHT implement my cheat meal tonight! Maybe. I'll make a game-time decision. I don't feel a compelling reason to "cheat", I'm not craving anything, but who knows where we'll end up. I'll let you know!

Bad news is that my heel/ankle is still really hurting. I don't think it's my Achilles at all. I think it's another tendon, one that works for lateral stability. Running feels fine--but calf raises and up/down jumping hurts. Hurts more today than it has in weeks. But...I'm going to back off and rest it and go back to the vigorous activity and see....if still painful, then I have to head back to the doctor. UGH.

Have to go shower and get ready to go. Happy weekend, everyone!

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

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Sun, 01-04-2009 - 9:15pm

Gained maybe 1.5 lbs today, thanks to the Chinese buffet I went to last night. Yikes! i haven't done that since 2005 or so. Anyway, I was good. I kept going up and taking sparse plates with one bite of this, one small scoop of that. Filled up on sushi. And dessert was the bananas and pudding instead of ice cream. I stopped when I was full. So, that's a victory, really! But lots of grease and lots of salt. (The grease, though, helped me in the bathroom today. *waving* Hi Mindi!!!) HA!

Anyway, that pound or so will go away tomorrow or Tuesday. It's fine. I was good today, and I have a whole week of routine and habitually good eating ahead of me. No challenges. No plans that take me away from my gym plans. Good!

I'm reading the Dr. Beck Diet for Life book. Very interesting. I realized that many of the strategies I employed back when I first started LAWL were actually part of this program, and I didn't even know it. I set myself up for success with my lists and post-it notes! So, now I'm trying a few new notes and strategies.

One is to post here what my Advantages to Weight Loss are. Ready?

* Size 12s loose again.
* Size 10s fit again.
* Happy to look in the mirror again.
* Better self-esteem.
* Get compliments again.

I also am going to make mindful choices to sit down to eat, not in front of the computer, and eat slowly.

And I have to do a day this week where I skip a lunch to train myself to be okay with being hungry.

Very interesting.

Heel is feeling a little better today. Something's still way wrong, though.

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

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Mon, 01-05-2009 - 7:50pm

Well, back down a bit today to 190.4. And I had a good day of completely on-plan eating. Drank all my water. Got in a good workout. And will hopefully get some good sleep. (I have to finally go confront my downstairs neighbor about her habit of slamming things around at midnight and later. It's been MONTHS of this and I'm finally annoyed enough to say something.) Hoping for 188+ tomorrow.

Having that card with my Weight Loss Advantages nearby came in handy today. When I was hungry about an hour before lunch, I really felt my resolve weakening and I started dreaming of things I COULD eat. But then I thought, "It's only an hour til lunch. Drink some water." And then I reviewed my reasons for wanting to lose weight, and since they're important to me, my interest in snacking went away. I was still hungry, of course, but I made it to lunchtime and ate my sensible lunch. So, that's cool. I'm going to really try to keep doing this, to train myself to do this well for life.

The most important thing I've read so far, beyond what I already wrote about, is the statement that naturally thin people actually have to work at being thin, work at making good choices, work at not eating bad things. And I have to work at it too. We all do.

Going to read a bit more tonight. While I eat my air popped popcorn!!

Oh, and I did spin tonight. it was so crowded, and it got crowded fast, I didn't even get my usual spin bike! I'm normally in the left corner, and my bike was taken already when i got there. Way early. So I was all the way in the front right corner, next to the instructor. SHe was like, "whoa! jess! You're here!" All the resolutionists....they'll be gone in a few weeks.

Tomorrow is another clean day of eating followed by Pilates and strength training. Looking forward to it.

Jessica
Co-CL of LA Weight Loss board
253.6 start/183.6 maintenance (5'11"+ tall)
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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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Mon, 01-05-2009 - 10:25pm

Jess you crack me up with the bathroom comments!

 

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Tue, 01-06-2009 - 9:11pm

Blah, still at 190.4 today. I was hoping for a drop! But I think I had a little too much salt on my popcorn, a little too late at night. I could tell. Tonight--not making the same mistake. Also, TOM is about two days away. So, there's that.

Just got back from my Tuesday Two...(two hour workout). Pilates and Total Body Conditioning. Pilates wasn't packed, but the second one was. The girl who stole my regular spin bike was there and I gave her a mean look. HA!! (She better not take my spot tomorrow, I'm gonna be MAD!) Good workout. Feeling good and strong and tired in a good way and lean. Came home to make some chicken thighs with Thai simmer sauce from Trader Joe's and some plain broccoli. Ended with some fruit and SF jello and FF cool whip. Now drinking water. I better see a drop tomorrow!

Jessica
Co-CL of LA Weight Loss board
253.6 start/183.6 maintenance (5'11"+ tall)
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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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Tue, 01-06-2009 - 9:14pm

ooh, and I had a great bathroom moment today, too! So, that should help my weigh in tomorrow AM. ha!

Mindi, as long as you're thinking about it in a purposeful and positive way, there's no way you can't succeed. Ya know? (thinking about it obsessively isn't gonna help--that's where the "purposeful and positive" part comes in.) When I was in major weight loss mode in 2006, I was so focused on my loss. I strategized all the time, thought about it all the time, made plans, made lists, made motivating post-it notes, etc. I'm trying that now, but the weight just does NOT want to come off anywhere near as quickly.

Anyway, I'm really happy to hear that YOU see this as a change for life. For craving good, healthy foods. For feeling better to NOT eat bad things than to feel better FOR eating them. That's a big part of it!! Keep it up!

Jessica
Co-CL of LA Weight Loss board
253.6 start/183.6 maintenance (5'11"+ tall)
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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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Wed, 01-07-2009 - 7:57am

188.6 today.

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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