Posts by liljdoll

ydemello: Yikes! I don't think I could be disciplined enough to do the Master Cleanse. Good on ya. What exactly did you do, just out of curiousity?

Jennifer

I didn't make 148 this week, but I am feeling better than I was. Think it was mainly the hormones. I also had a good couple of workouts this week so that probably also boosted my mood. Anyway, I'm finally going on a much needed vacation so I probably won't be back until next weekend or so. We're going to a rollercoaster park so I should be doing plenty of walking. I'm so looking forward to a break!! Talk to ya soon!

Jennifer

P.S. Congrats on the 3lb loss in a week! That's amazing!

Grr, need to vent. I know I've been absent through alot of this month, and I'd just like to say that work has kept me traveling pretty much since I started this challenge. I'm finally going to be at home for a little while (hopefully) and I just wanted to apologize for not sticking to the plan I set out to follow. I'm not gonna lie, it's mostly lack of self control on my part. I could've done better, I just didn't. Now I'm starting to see that a little weight is creeping back on (fingers crossed it's just from the mass amount of beer I drank over the long weekend). Still fitting into my jeans so hopefully it's not so bad, but the image staring back at me in the mirror is looking a little "fuller" these days.

I want to get back on track. I'm tired of the weight loss stalling and even reversing. I didn't work this hard to screw it all up.  So I'm vowing to get back on track starting tomorrow. Back to counting cals and cutting the alcohol down ALOT! Maybe if you guys are interested, we can start another challenge. Although I wasn't able to see it through this past month, I really need to give it another try. 

I'm going to weigh-in on Friday and hope to meet a goal of 148lb. Should be pretty reasonable considering I'm probably holding a pound or two of water. Blah.

Pardon the rant.

Jennifer

I was working in Key West... I know, I know, rough life. Haha! It was a blast. I'm going to be out of town next week too, and I think I'm just so far removed from my home right now that it's messing with my diet. Does that make sense? I'm very particular about that kind of stability, ya know? Either way, I'm not gaining weight back. I just would like to start losing again. I was feeling great before all this traveling crap.

Ah! May I rant for a moment? I slipped effortlessly into my one size smaller jeans this weekend! I just decided to try them out to see what would happen, and I ended up not even having to do the pants dance! (you know what that is) That's all. Hope you have a lovely week. I'm going to try to weigh-in this Friday, see if I can't get back on track.

Jennifer

Hey ladies,

I just wanted to drop a few quick lines to let you all know that I'll be going out of town again for a few weeks. I'll try to check in when I can, but it may be a few days before I get a chance. Take care and I'll chat again soon!!

Jennifer

Well, I would start taking them because we were thinking of trying for a baby in the summer. I heard that taking them a month minimum before trying to get pregnant is good because it helps build up the folic acid in your system. I had a friend who also took them after she got pregnant until her morning sickness got too bad from swallowing pills. Thanks for the reply, and yes, the pills I have are the good ones from the doc. Still curious about the weight gain issue though...

Jennifer 

idajoon:  Sorry to hear about you "falling off the wagon," so to speak. I'm about to take a trip to Florida for a few weeks, and I'm so afraid of undoing all the great work I've done over the last few months. Last time I went down there, I came back 3lb heavier. Bleh. I know we just gotta pick ourselves up and start over. Why is it so hard to lose yet so easy to gain? Damn the bastards who designed it that way! Haha!!

Nat: Congrats on passing your test! Now, this is for what?? Pardon my asking, but I'm not too civilian-savvy on the jobfront. Hehe. Good to see you're cutting back on drinking. Funny... I say good now, but a month ago, I would've given you major crap for cutting back. I've made alot more progress since I cut back my drinking. Man, I miss those drunken work nights. :(

Hope everyone has a great weekend! I'm going to my first baby shower tomorrow! It was pretty fun buying cute little bebe clothes. (uh oh, haha)

Jennifer

I just got finished with mine. The first day I gained 1.5lb. By the end, I was down 1.5lb lighter (total of 3lb) within that week. Then the weekend came, and I put about 1.5lb back on. I'm almost back into losing my weight for the week now. Dang fluctuations.

There have been a few times in my life I was told that I'd never be skinny...

First time was in 8th grade. I was on the swim team, and the coach told my mother and me that I'd 'always have a weight problem no matter how much I swam and exercised.'

Second time was just recently when I was talking to a girl at work about pregnancy. She started to say 'well, since you're big---... no offense, but you have a layer of fat so ...blahblahblah.'

I don't really give a damn what people think. I have a hard enough time having confidence in myself that I really try to filter out what other people say. I'll take the compliments, sure, but it's just not necessary for other people to point out your 'flaws.' (unless you ask for an opinion, of course)

People. Ugh.

heather: Geez! I can't believe he did that!! Anyway, one thing my husband and I like to do is make our own pizzas. You can buy the premade crusts at the store and then top them with marinara (not so high-cal and very heart-healthy) and whatever toppings you guys like. We like to make mediterranean style with kalamata olives, onions, garlic, artichoke hearts, and maybe a little chicken and feta cheese. It's really tasty, gets you both involved, and shouldn't kill your diet efforts. How's that?

Jennifer

If it's muscle pain, heating pad and pain killers. Try elevating your calves too with the heating pad on them. That has got to be one of the worst pains to have. Hope you feel better soon!

Jennifer

ksj2:  That is a pretty rough bet. No drinking and no going out?!! What do you do with all that free time (and money!)?

Would you guys like to start up another challenge for April? Maybe just a simple weight loss challenge. I think I'm done with the absolutely no drinking thing. Although I did enjoy several drinks on Saturday night, I woke up Sunday morning and felt kinda like the weekend was a waste. It's amazing how much a night of drinking will suck up your time off. That, and I didn't clean my house at all. Bad Jennifer, bad!! I did like feeling that I had the option to drink though.

harmy40:  I put in all of your numbers on 'moderately active' and it looks like you're doing everything right. Your weight loss may be stalling from eating too few calories though. Since you already lost the bulk of the weight you'd like to lose, you might find that by maintaining a smaller deficit (ie eat more cals) might get your weight loss going again. For me personally, I lost the first several pounds by eating around 1200 cals a day, then I kinda plateaued. I up'd my exercise and starting eating around 1300-1400 cals a day, maintaining a smaller deficit of 500-700 per day and now I'm steadily losing weight again. I know it sounds a little backwards, but amazingly, it works. I'd try eating 100-200 cals more this week (everyday) and see if it helps. Let me know!

Jennifer

heatherx33:  On a typical day, I have...

Breakfast - either a SF or calorie-equivalent energy drink (yes, i know it's not healthy, but i'm a caffeine junky)

Snack - usually nothing except 32oz of water throughout the morning

Lunch - decent-sized salad, a lean meat (mostly chicken), and either another vegetable or a starch if I've had a good workout day, and I ALWAYS have a nice glass of 1% milk

Snack - meh, I'm really not a snacker, but when I come home I always snatch up 1-2 butter pecans for a boost

Dinner - usually a pre-packaged dinner (i LOVE the kashi ones!)

I've heard that you should drink half your weight in ounces. You'd be around 70oz or so. I weigh around 149 and drink 80+oz a day. At first it was tedious, but now I love it... actually feel really dried out if I don't drink as much.

And your welcome! I try to help! :)