Posts by jennawillis16

Happy Weigh-in Wednesday everyone!

Starting Weight: 153.6

Last Week: 153.1
This Week:151.1
Loss: 2.0lbs

Total Loss: 2.5lbs
Average Loss: 1.25lbs/week

I've updated myself on the graph already and see that aasil has as well (congrats on the 2.0lbs loss since last week, btw!!)

C'mon guys! Stay on track! You can do this!

DREADING! haha I moved into my new apartment this weekend and had a major event to go to, and a dinner with a friend from Germany who was in town... My life has been bad food and no exercise (other than lifting moving boxes haha) for a week now. I am simply terrrified!
I'm about to go get some groceries now though so will hopefully be back on track this week!

I hope everyone else is faring better than myself!! :)

Yay so happy everyone approves! haha and SOOO glad to have everyone on board with it :) God to know there are some other spreadsheet nerds out there!

When I did shiftwork along with my schoolwork this year I even used excel as a calendar - I actually liked it a lot better than outlook and totalled my hours at the bottom. Quite handy dandy things they are! I've also used it to track calories, exercise, total deficits, and weightloss and correlate the deficits vs. loss to see the impact. Fun fun! hehe

Aasil - good call on the collective loss! Really makes it feel like a group effort :) Let's see how high we can get that number to go!

Aasil, would you mind updating mine too?

starting weight (8/31/11): 157.5
9/14/11: 153.6
total lost: 3.9

My goal weight is to be between 125-135 (not sure quite yet what I'll be happy with). The lowest I've ever been in recent history was 136 and looking back, I think I looked amazing (albeit, at the time I could have been happier to lose a bit more). My problem was that as soon as I reached that goal, I stopped keeping track of what I was eating and I gained everything back and then some :(

So here I am on Round 2! (Well, the biggest effort since then.. there have been many mini round 2s, and 3s, and 4s)

I maintain a blog with my meals, exercise, weight history, etc. which can be found on my profile page if anyone is interested!

Good luck to all! LET'S DO THIS!!!!

Ah! Thank you so much everyone for your advice! I will have to experiment immediately!

Suspendue_lahaut - your recipes looked especially amazing (I'm super intrigued by the idea of the breakfast couscous - I thought of it as more of a savory dish until now)! Thanks for the specific instructions! I will most definitely be trying some of these out today :)

I am really happy for your advanced apology, Jules, otherwise I would be demanding one immediately! I found this article which claims she is a country singer! Ah! That was the farthest thing from country (or any real music) I have ever heard in my entire life.

As for the age difference, I'm highly skeptical that she is actually 16. I'd say more like 25 at least. If they're in love, so be it. I'm still in shock that her dad, aged 47, let her marry a 51-year-old especially if she's actually 16! Eek!

Valid point, Smw. I guess I'm just a bit scared. I was really stressed during the December exam period due to my upcoming tests, and really tired because of a job that required 2 midnight shifts per week. I finally broke, and went to the health building on my campus. They set me up with a counselor (not specifically trained in nutrition or fitness; just a general therapist) who I just kinda vented to. I ended up telling him about the binge/purge cycles (they were really bad at that time because of the stress) and he basically told me they're a stress-coping mechanism and I should probably just keep doing it until after exams. I was shocked. The fact that anyone could possibly recommend that to someone just killed me. I stopped seeing him immediately after getting the slip to let me get a couple exams deferred).

I guess that whole experience turned me off of professionals. I KNOW that's not all people, and the guy provided incredibly stupid advice. I know that most doctors wouldn't prescribe the same thing whatsoever. And I'm not saying I won't see anyone - like I said, I'm seeing my family doctor when I get home. But, also like I said, when I'm eating properly I easily abandon the desire to do anything harmful.

Anyways, this wasn't exactly the response I was expecting. I just made a couple steps in the right direction to being healthier and having a healthy relationship with food and I'm proud of what I've accomplished. I was not expecting such backlash, just trying to share my success and get a few words of encouragement.... If I was announcing I have food issues and asking for help, that would be one thing; but, I was saying that I've successfully battled those issues for a week and told my mom (and indirectly my doctor) about them... does that not warrant a few words of congratulations and support?

Oops! Sorry about posting the links! A link to my blog can be found on my profile :)

Also, *edit: "There are reasons" (for not eating 1200/day) .. I guess I can't really say "good reasons" because those don't quite exist!

Hi Michelle! I absolutely and completely agree! Accountability is key. The only times I've ever successfully dieted are when I've had others checking in on me (roommate, housemates, Calorie Count users). Thus, I'm starting an all-new diet plan (as of yesterday haha). When I realized what really made my past diets successful, I realized I HAVE to be held accountable to someone, and have thus create a blog to track my progress. I would really appreciate it if I got some followers to comment on it and provide words of encouragement! Likewise, I'm always hear if you need someone to talk to! We're all in this together :)

A bit about me... My name is Jenna, I'm 21 years old, and have an identical weight-loss goal of 30lbs. I'm not involved in a specific program, although I'm a huge fan of the Skinny B*tch Method. My plan is to simply count calories and exercise 5-6 days a week, always ensuring calories in < calories out (with a deficit of >500cals per day).

Thanks Loukas! That's actually a great idea! (Although I'm sure you're right about it working better for guys what with their insane levels of competitiveness haha). I might see what I can do with my friends (or maybe my mom) although $150/person adds up quite fast! I guess that's the point though - a large financial sum to lose!

I think the accountability thing is huge. If I don't somehow advertise what I'm trying to do to friends/peers, I'm much more likely to fail at reaching my goals. Additionally, the point about a sustainable diet is key: I've done a lot of crash and restrictive diets in the past and they've NEVER been tolerable for an extended period of time. What kind of things did you change in your diet? To your exercise routine? Anything specifically you did throughout the summer (activity-wise)?

The advice is greatly appreciated! And congratulations on your incredible success! (6 months ahead of schedule? Amazing!) Good luck on the final stretch!