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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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Well, I've made drastic improvements to my fitness! Officially!
Okay, well, according to some total BS Microfit program my gym uses to sell personal training and nutrition services, but still, it's interesting.
My strength is the same as before (in the "excellent" category), my back flexibility improved to "excellent", my BP and resting heart rate is "excellent", and my overall aerobic fitness improved from "needs work" to "excellent." My only area where I need to improve is the bodyfat, which I already knew. It went down from 41% (at 268 lbs) down to 32% (at 191 lbs). I want to get it to 22%, i think, so still some work to do. But that's cool. :)
Got a good 12 minute workout on the bike while doing the fitness test, and then I did 45 minutes on the treadmill. I need a break from that thing, but it's that mad rush of people at the gym lately for their resolutions, so I can't get on machines I want every time I go. I snaked a treadmill away from someone who was too slow getting off the arc trainer--oh well, sucka! She was all "aw, MAN!" because her friend got the other open one. Again, oh well!
Gonna get a good night's sleep tonight so I can see 187 tomorrow.
Jess
Edited 1/9/2007 8:04 pm ET by glimmeringone
congrats jess...your journal is amazing...it really shows how far you have come.
Thanks Susan!
Actually, I didn't know that I could also get a 15% discount there b/c I'm an AAA member, so yay! They saw the insignia on my credit card and *bloop!*, I had a discount!
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Had a pretty good day. Got two fillings done this morning; had a good workout this afternoon. Weighing in tomorrow. We'll see how it goes!
Jess
The resolutioners... Part of me wants to stand up and applaud them for at least trying. The other part of me wants to hand them the "unofficial gym ettiquette" rule book to read.... away from the piece of equipment I'm trying to get on that they're hogging as they're talking on their cell phones.
Hope you have a good night! Sending feather light thoughts your way for weigh in tomorrow!
Jacqui
What I can't stand is the resolutioners who are mostly there to talk to each other. I've run into this more times than I can count the past two weeks: two women want to walk slowly next to each other on the treadmill and talk for an hour. Or what's worse--the women who flanked me on the arc trainer, and then talked to each other AROUND me, shouting, as if I wasn't there....or as if my ears bored a hole directly to each other through which they could converse. Hello?! I'm f*****ing working out, here!
Anyway.
I weighed in tonight, down another 1.6 to 189.4. That's good, considering I really haven't been drinking enough water lately (normally drink 3-4 liters a day, have only been doing the bare minimum of 2 this week). I don't know why, but that water habit has dropped. Gotta pick it back up! I have 19.4 lbs left to lose, ladies!!
Doing a CC pizza tonight. Yum.
BTW, I have a sneaky feeling that Mr. 6'8" is slipping away. *sigh* Oh well. I liked him, but...it is what it is.
On to bigger and better things! (Well, I don't know about bigger, being 6'8" and all...)
Jess
253.6/189.4/170
Awwww... then he didn't deserve you anyways! Remember, you are a PRINCESS! :)
OMG, we call them "posers"... the ones at the gym who walk around and hang out chatting with everyone who is on the cardio equipment. So you have one person walking at .5 mph while her friend is hanging off the TM in front of her chatting away. Then the poser heads to the elipticals and starts chatting away. I don't know why it irks me so much, after all it's their loss, but Errrrrrrr!
Another nice loss! Congrats! So if my calculations are correct you are right on track for your goal date? Nice!
Have a good one!
Jacqui
It's so stereoptypical of the gym peeps, but so true!!
Yep, well on track to meet my goal date. Actually, I'm planning to hit the goal a few weeks early. Ambitiously, I'd originally said by the end of February. But really, it'll probably be mid-March. My goal is April 17/170 lbs, and I think that's way doable. I'm still averaging 2.5 a week. As long as I don't have any major missteps the next 8 weeks, I should be on track to hit mid-March.
And then I'm going to treat myself to a small bag of Skittles. :)
I might try to get down to 165, if my body can handle it. People are already asking me if I'm at goal and making horrified faces when I say I still have 20 to lose. But the 20 is there, all in my belly and my thighs and butt. They just don't see it when I'm in clothes. I'll be glad when it's gone!
Up too late! Gotta get to bed!
G'night!
Jess
i am cheering you on here with susan and everyone else, jess. if you want to go for 165, i say run with it! you are a success at every goal you set. no reason you can't hit 165, if you want!
--mel
mel
Did you ask how low they will "allow" you to go? Just curious if that ever came up at all with you. Just today I had that conversation with my counselor. I was saying how I wanted to lose weight, but I didn't have a number in my head. The next thing I know I'm completing this essay and at the end I need a number that I want my weight to be. At least for me, there was not guidance, no advice. So if your experience was similar to mine, I'm not surprised that your goal weight isn't where you necessarily want to be. I'd suggest getting to 170 and taking a picture. Frame it, and put it up on your wall. If you look at it and say, "Wow! Who's the hottie???" then that's your weight. If you look and go, "Ummmmm...I'm almost there!" Well then, maybe use up those extra weight loss weeks you've already paid for. I tend to see things a bit better in a photograph than looking in a mirror.
What's planned for the weekend?
Jacqui
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