Posts by jpm_jess

I use a bodybugg to measure my calories burned but I prefer using CC to log food. To get the benefit of CC's awesome community and vast food database WHILE utilizing my bodybugg, I just input the calorie burn difference each day. To do this, I need to see what CC says my burn was. (Mind you, it doesn't change unless I were to put in additional activities, but I always look)

hello taylorswift! I am in a similar boat as you. I am 5'7" and 138 pounds right now. I would like to see 130. This is where I am comfortable (and my clothes fit!) I have been at 125 in the past and I felt sluggish. I got there via the flu, miserable way to lose weight! I would love to give you encouragement to get to lose a few vanity pounds or to feel more fit, aiming for 125 as a minimum for a healthy BMI.

Well, if anyone checks in... would love to see everyone in the group 130/140 club http://caloriecount.about.com/club-g2369... This forum is ridiculously long! and maybe a shiney new group will get us motivated :)

Sounds like everyone has good goals for the spring! I like the idea of starting a group and having goals for the week. Maybe we can rotate who makes the goal for the week? Let us know when you get it set up 10by.

I am excited to have a new support group here on CC! The group that I chatted back and forth with a couple of years ago when I lost some weight was amazing and I felt like I really knew them. I would talk about them in everyday conversation like, "I have a friend who is training for a marathon, can you believe it?" and then catch myself....

There is a definite echo in here! I am on day 2 of actual calorie counting and relearning what it means to have self control. NO! I don't need a processed, un-delicious m&m cookie just because I am in a 2 hour meeting and I'm bored. Sure wish someone would eat the last one already though!

I went for a run yesterday! Finally. I didn't get too far, I punked out at a mile and a half, but I got out and did something. I've been carrying around a gym bag and not using it... today I had to laugh because I didn't even have a full set of workout clothes in it. Sheesh, what was I supposed to do without pants?

Rachel - Welcome! Don't be too discouraged, you are still down 80 pounds! That's amazing. I know how hard it can be to juggle school and eating well. I have been 'enjoying' too much free food and despising all the stress :( But! we can get back on track!

I hope it is as nice out where everyone is as it is here today! I love spring!

Cassy-  Love the game room in the hot tub idea... I have this great picture in my head of people crowded around a floating monopoly board or something. It sounds fun (and SCARY) to be the hot chick in the bikini. Good luck!

Sherry- :P curls are exotic! I have stick straight hair and my sister has ringlets her hair is so curly... I am forever jealous of her :P

Karey - lol Live isn't fair :( I had two really bad food days in a row and I am really hoping I can keep it from becoming a really bad food week. So many celebratory dinners and holiday dinners and let's go out for a girls lunch and there isn't enough hours in the day to plan out a good lunch to take. ug. Bad food, bad!

I started my running training schedule yesterday. I am so glad I waited a bit to start the schedule. My easy 2 mile run for the first day of training was much easier because I got back into running the last two weeks. I ran in my neighborhood all last week and it is pretty steep in places which made running yesterday on a flat track a breeze. I ended up running it way too fast for what my schedule said.

I am finally done with my qualifier exam! 2 months of studying and eating my feelings are finally over! I took the exam Thursday night, allowed myself two celebratory dinners (crab cakes and steak that night and cottage pie at an Irish place the next night with all my colleagues) and now I am getting back into a grove. I ran twice this weekend and hopefully I can get another run in this week. I started to set up a training schedule to work my way up in mileage and decided I am going to first work my way up to running 10 miles total in a week... whether it is 5 - 2 mile runs or 4 - 2.5 mile runs or whatever and see if I can up mileage just for the pure fact that I don't want to worry about running every day :)

Cassy- Happy birthday! ( a little late)

Karey- I've been eating like mad lately... mainly because of stress but partly because I just got used to eating everytime I turned around. If your stomach isn't growling, maybe you are just looking for the comfort of food? Congrats on finding the sweet spot with the weights.

I'm here! Just trying not to get discouraged! I have two weeks until my qualifier exam for my PhD. I have been studying nonstop for a month and I really just want it over with already!

I am pround to say that I have managed to get some exercise in after a 3 month hiatus. I made it to aerobics 3 times last week and then a 2 mile run and aerobics so far this week. It feels sooo sooo good. I want to start training for a 10 mile race in the fall. I know I can get there... so if anyone has a good training schedule, let me know. I can't start training until after my qualifier, but I figure 8 months is more than enough to up my milelage!

So now, my biggest nemesis revealed... the candy bucket that is next to my chair as I watch TV at night.... someone kick my butt into putting it farther away from me. I mean, I may still eat a piece or two, but I should still be made to get up to get it!

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!