Posts by jpm_jess

Hi all! It has been forever since I've posted. It is good to see familiar faces!

Unfortunately, I've been sooo out of control since I posted last. I think keeping up on here correlates way to well with how I did! I am coming back 10-15 pounds heavier and struggling to get back in the groove. BUT! I think I am finally ready. Finally.  I must make a choice each moment, every day. Do I want to feel healthy? or do I want to feel sluggish, chubby, have difficulty finding something to wear in my closet? PUT DOWN THE Candy, greasy food, etc. The compulsive eating is a quick fix, a way to feel happy or less stressed, but it is so momentary! It leaves me just wishing for the next quick fix. Time to start going to the grocery store, bringing in lunch, cooking dinner, ordering things NOT smothered in cheese and bacon, AND continue to stay active.

So, Joan. Let's kick some butt together!

Hey all! Just dropping in. I've been so BAD lately that I had to remind myself what encouraged me to be good and lose in the first place. I think Sherry's advice should be ringing in my ears: cut back and exercise! I've been slacking, big time.

*sigh*

It sounds like everyone else is doing well, and enjoying spring!

Cassy- I can't believe you are training for 2 full marathons! I swear last year you were only planning on doing a half!

Hi Ann :) congrats on seeing the 130's :)

Karey - Bon voyage! Isn't wiggle room nice?

Cassy- thanks for the tip on runner's world. It is a much better schedule for me than the one I was thinking of doing. I have plenty of time to up my mileage because the race I want to do isn't until October but I still wanted a schedule to follow so that I don't slack off. Though walking into school today makes me wonder... it is SO COLD today. I don't know how you run at -15!

Sherry- I feel the same way. I did nothing in January :( February is going to be a completely different story though!

I am getting that motivation back for myself and have been seeing lower numbers everyday instead of the usual fluctuations up and down and even the steady increase of the last 2 months. I'm eating reasonably and I am getting some exersize in. I just might be back on track! Now, if only I could get motivated to do my work!

Cassy - Ug. so much math for a running schedule!  j/k when I started reading the up 10%, down 80% it just reminded me that I should be studying. I didn't get my run in this weekend so I am a little bummed, but I am reminded that it is really hard to get into a running schedule in the winter... soooo cold outside! ... oh and I feel the same way about doughnuts.

Karey - I finally went through the candy bucket and weeded it down AND moved it away from my couch potato position. The worst part about it was that I was eating candy I didn't even like. :(  About the lifting... I think it is normal to go up in weight when you are building muscle. With the 3 month hiatus, getting back to exercise meant I saw a spike in my wieght the last week or so. It has gone back down, hopefully not because I lost the muscle already :P

I realized on saturday that I must be eating way too much. I got up and started cleaning the house (I was avoiding the books) By the time I looked at the clock it was 3:30 in the afternoon and I wasn't the slightest hungry yet. I was running all over the house scrubbing for 6 or 7 hours!

I have a week and a half left before my exam and then I can get back into a normal routine AND stop justifying eating like an idiot....

hmmm... I'ld be curious what zero calorie foods you've found.... I understand the soda... and the occasional zero calorie flavoring (like popcorn spray or the spray salad dressings) but are there really any zero calorie "foods"?

hope everyone had happy holidays! Just checking in, but I feel like I could echo the same post as everyone else. I am trying my best to get through to New Year's day without totally blowing it and then it is on to New Years Resolution 2009. It makes me a little sad to be 2 pounds away from last years goal, but! can't complain. I am ready to get back to exercising!

WOW after the slow summer I was really surprised to see all the posts! I think this just means that everyone is back on the wagon. I think I am still dragging behind it ... just maintaining and getting by...  but at least I haven't fallen off. The scale said 130.8 this morning, a mere 0.8 pound from my goal weight. I've been dancing around it for months... but what can I say? I'm stable and I am happy with that.

I am ALMOST done sewing for the renaissance festival! I counted and I think I am costuming 21 people this year. Granted half of the pieces were already made, but still! that is a lot of gathered seams. We have a group of 30 people going tomorrow so I will have to post a picture! (I think that we need to make a rule that renfest calories don't count either... or at least that anything that comes on a stick doesn't count)

Stacey- I am so excited to see you on here again! Happy birthday! I love mongolian BBQ. We have a visiting professor from Korea that  decided to share his cooking with us two weeks ago. He marinated 10 pounds of Korean BBQ and grilled it up at school for us. sooo good. he promises the recipe, so maybe I can pass it along when I get it.

Karey - I used to shop at Charlotte all the time! I stopped shopping there when the 80's fashion hit hardcore but now that it has gone out as a fashion craze I have ventured back. It is a great store to find a bargain! I have been wandering around the mall lately trying to convince myself that I need new jeans and I should just DO IT already! (I hate jeans shopping) finally, last week I looked at the pile of jeans in my closet that haven't fit in at least 5 years and said, why not? turns out I have 5 pairs of jeans that fit perfectly. sheesh.

Sherry- I am in an exercise slump too. I just can't seem to get back into a routine. I talk myself out of going to the gym before I go home :( The only thing that keeps me doing at least one thing a week is a friend who always asks if I am going to aerobics on Tuesday.

The divorce thing does REALLY suck. The last few days have been pretty hard. My mom is flying to Florida to meet up with my dad at their condo. She has been a ball of nerves. I think the hardest part is the angry comments. I want to be there for her, but I don't want to get caught up in the anger. Yesterday I had to yell at her to make her eat. She woke up having already decided that she wasn't going to eat and I nipped that in the bud. No, no, NO! I drop her off at the airport very early tomorrow morning and pick her up again 10 days later. During that time I am going to get myself back together. I haven't had any exercise this week, and it is killing me!

Joan- congrats on being back in control! Clothes are always the test, aren't they?

Sherry- Everything has been centered on food lately for me as well. It is easy entertainment! But! I got myself re-addicted to sewing, so I have replaced snacking with making costumes :)

Congratulations! What you have accomplished is so amazing and inspirational. You will always have this experience as something you thought was impossible when you started and it ended up being not so bad in the end... I agree with stopping at your current weight, your body definitely knows!

Just checking in. It has been pretty quiet in here! I have been feeling the same way as everyone else :( I went camping and ate sooo much meat/protein I thought I was going to explode. Camping = what can I cook over the fire next? I got some bad news last monday, started eating my feelings for a few days, rescued my mom from Florida, and now I am finally getting back to eating normal. It is so hard to stop eating constantly. You get used to shoveling sooo fast!

Cassy- Congratulations on surviving your tour of the countryside. I am sorry for the loss of your grandmother :(

Joan- you are always the one to start the butt kicking.... THANK YOU

Sherry- hug. Just thought you could use it :)

Lauren - Welcome to the group! Sounds like you are on the right track :)

I usually try to have only a half of a clif bar at a time since they have sooo many calories. It is usually what I grab as a snack an hour before I know I am going to work out. I love the crunchy peanut and chocolate chip cause I feel like I am eating cookies. They have a lot of great vitamins it them and are a good quick energy source.... just wouldn't eat them as a filler.

When I started, I had a lower daily calorie goal than I should have... and I did lose on the lower goal for the first week or so and then I plateaued and got nowhere. When I started reading the forums and realized I was about 300 daily calories too low, I started to steadily lose again. What I am trying to get at is... make sure that your calorie goal is right for you and then above all make sure you get a balanced diet. :)

soraya- Wow. Scary. I can't even imagine that hospital visit.

Valerie- I did really well this week considering we are entertaining guests. I would be able to say I did even better if it weren't for yesterday! Panera bread for lunch followed by dinner and drinks out with a friend I haven't seen in a year. ug. I was down a pound this week so I really hope that yesterday didn't jinx it! It has been 3 days since I was able to run and I am getting that itch to hit the pavement :)

Soraya: you are too sweet :) I am down 25 pounds and I need to update my picture again. Problem is, it has been awhile since I have put myself together enough to take a picture. I keep telling myself I won't just put my hair up wet into a pony tail... but what can I say, one crusade at a time!

Joan: glad you are pulling your self out of 'the funk' I seem to be doing so as well :) Like Dory says in Nemo, Just keep swimming, keep swimming. I felt like I was binging like mad there for awhile. I was rationalizing eating anything and everything and eating until I felt ill. NO MORE!

Cassy: Thanks for the encouragement. I really want to get back up to the 4-5 mile range, but it is funny/awful how fast you lose what you don't use! I haven't run yet this week and it is already Wed. Then again, my bf and I moved this weekend so I am exhausted... maybe I do have a legit. excuse.

Karey: love, love, LOVE the melting pot. I have to entertain great restraint there... not because I think I am going to eat less, but because I am afraid I won't make it to desert! That is definitely a day to exercise for! Congrats on reaching your goal!

Hey all! Just popping in to say hello. Its been too long since I've posted! This summer has been sooo busy. We've been entertaining left and right and we are getting ready to move this weekend. I feel like I can echo everyone's sentiments.... I need to get back on track, I will not eat crap, I will not eat crap, I will not eat crap.... I've managed to keep my numbers somewhat in check, but I am hanging by a thread... I have yet to hit my goal of 130 and I have even gained about 1-2 pounds back :(