Week 11 Weigh In

Have I really been at this for 11 weeks?? Wow.

I did not lose this week, nor did I gain. I am holding steady and determined to lose next week. It did not come as a huge surprise to have not lost this week. Quite frankly, I was surprised I didn't gain. After all, I did have Coldstone not once, but TWICE this week. Whoops!

This morning I took my first aqua aerobics class with my girlie, Michelle. (thanks, chelley!) It was really exhilarating! My foot has been bothering me lately and I have not been out walking a lot, because I know it will be painful. I decided to try this water class and I really enjoyed it. Michelle and I were definitely the young ones in the class (nice to be the young ones SOMEWHERE), making it totally un-intimidating and low key. But a great work out!

I have committed to continuing with the Jenny Craig program for life (or something like that) and if any of you are considering joining, please let me know. I have 50% off for 2 friends! I would love to support you and obviously, think highly of the program.

Have a great week and remember to drink lots of water- it's gonna be hot!!

I Did It!!! Week 10 Weigh In

This week I lost 2.5 lbs, making my total weight loss 20.5 lbs! I am so excited to have hit that 20 pound mark! I thought long and hard about my reward. I love the idea of shopping in the city, but that will have to wait. I have bought a few new things, but I don't really want to buy too much because I still have more weight to go and anything I buy at this point is hopefully just temporary. The girls' getaway sounds FABULOUS and I think I may plan something like that for when I hit 40 lbs- what do you think? You wanna go?? :)

I was getting a massage the other day (payed for by a nice, little bonus from work) and Josh asked me if that was my reward for losing the weight. Seeing as I hadn't quite hit the 20 pound mark yet, I said no- but I got to thinking. I should treat myself to a facial! I love facials, but rarely indulge, so I have decided that, since I did just get a massage, and I love a challenge, when I get to the 25 pound mark, I will make an appointment for a facial. Yay!

Changing the subject- some of you have mentioned that you weren't able to leave comments. Well, I had my settings restricted, but I have fixed it now so anyone should be able to comment. Give it a try!

Have a great week and Happy Father's Day to all the great dads out there! (are there any men reading this??)

Week 9 Weigh In

Hey- are you diggin' the new tunes on my blog? Apparently I have too much time on my hands and am figuring out all kinds of new stuff for the blog! Is anyone even reading? Eh, who cares! It is good therapy for ME!

What? On with the weigh in? Ok, Ok....I gained a pound this week. Shoot! Honestly, I wasn't totally surprised. It was my first full week of no work (which means more sitting around than usual), Steve's birthday (which means cake- TWICE), and Sam's graduation (which means rewarding myself with food for raising such an awesome kid- see picture).



I have let myself stray from the program and have cut myself too much slack and the results are a gain. Sometimes I wonder how I'll ever maintain once I'm off the program....

I have decided the head games I am playing with myself over this diet are messing with my success and I am going to begin to just focus on what has worked thus far. Which, by the way, is STICKING TO THE PROGRAM- DUH!

Here's to strength, stamina and success in the week ahead!

Week 8 Weigh In

Oops! I was browsing my blog and realized I never posted my actual loss for the week! I guess I was so excited about hitting the 20 pound mark, I forgot to mention that this last week I lost 5 lbs! After gaining 2 the previous week, it was great to have such a big success! It really is a "roller-coaster"! Of course, my mind set this weekend was to cut myself some slack and I made some poor choices, but I love the fact that today is Monday- a new day- and I KNOW I can do this!

Some proof

This is one of the reasons I went on a diet....(taken in Feb.)

Fat Face Syndrome. Every picture I take I try to get that neck out, hide a child in front of me, and make sure I'm wearing black. Or, as in this above photo, I requested Jenna not get my waist or below.

Check out our Christmas picture from '08. Like how I have Kaylie sitting on my lap? That was strategic.

And here's some progress... (taken in May, 15 lbs lost)

Still wearing black (that's about all I own), and my face is still chubby (still have 35 pounds to go), but on this new batch of pictures I just downloaded, I see improvement.

I also just went to Old Navy this week and bought a few new summer tops. I bought L, instead of XL. That was pretty exciting.

On another note, I met a woman today. A large woman. She told me she had done Jenny Craig for a year. It was all I could do to stop myself from sticking my fingers in my ears and humming "la la la la la....I can't hear you". I mean- I had so many questions like, "what happened??" or "why are you still so heavy??". I just couldn't bear to hear her UN-success story. People DO gain the weight back. I can't help but have that worry in the back of my mind....that I may reach my goal, only to "fall off the wagon" and gain it all back.


This is a journey and there is much to learn- no quick fix. Thanks for sharing it with me. :)

Reward!

I can't believe it! I am one pound away from hitting the 20 pound mark! I have almost lost 20 lbs. What??? I am slightly excited! Still much more to go, but I must say- this feels really good. The sense of accomplishment is exhilarating. Nicole (my wonderful JC consultant) has been suggesting for weeks that I reward myself with something- and NOT a chocolate milkshake- when I hit the 20 lb mark. I haven't given it a lot of thought, obviously it needs to be a non-food item, but I would love to hear YOUR suggestions as to what my reward should be. (and if you say a long, peaceful WALK- I will hurt you) :)
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