jensjourney

Hi buddies,

Well  yesterday it was one month since I started this official journey on buddyslim. Let me just first say I have never been more inspired to loose weight in ten years then I have been now. All my buddies that I have connected with over the last 4 weeks are so awesome. They pick me up when I’m down and encourage me to do better. I have only gotten that kind of support from my hubby but sometimes you need more then that. All I can say is you guys are great!!!

So where am I a month into this?

I honestly am not where I hoped I would be at this time….but thats ok.  I started out loosing 7 and a half pounds…fell off the wagon for a week…got back on…got back off…uh oh gained back all the weight was back up to 219…got sick for a week…got back on the wagon…now down to 216. Only three pounds in a month not exactly a stellar job…I was hoping to be at my mini goal weight by now. But I did learn that this is hard work harder then I ever thought but I can and will do this. I’m motivated to reach my mini goal weight by end of March or close to it. I will not hit March’s end and only have done 3 lbs…that is a promise I’m making to myself.  So I’m a little disappointed in myself but I’m also proud of myself for still fighting the fight. Have a great week everyone.

jenn

Hi all had lunch out today at Ruby Tuesday. I did really well and only had the salad bar with lite dressing. I’m so proud of myself and Im full non the less!!! My son had chicken fingers and french fries…and a chocolate chip cookie that was to die for. It took everything I had not to snatch the cookie from him and shove it in my mouth. I almost licked his fingers at one point to get the gooey chocolate off then I got a hold of myself. I feel so much better for not even taking the littlest bite. Yeah me!

Jenn

Hey Everyone,

Good Monday morning to you. I finally feel ready to fight another day. We are not sick anymore here and I am so excited to get back on track this week. My hubby bought me an elliptical and I am so excited!!!  I use to use one at the gym and I loved it…this will make a world or difference for my heel spur. Today was the first day I used it and I could only do 10 mins. (l0l) I forgot how much harder they are then the treadmill. Im going to try to do another 10minutes later today and hopefully through out the week build up to doing my 30 mins all at one time.  I also joined the Hot Rods so I have some extra motivation there to keep going for the team. I hope you all have a great week.

Jenn

Goodmorning Everyone,

It has been a rough week at my house this week. I have been sick with some kind of stomach bug that has lasted nearly 5 days. As we all know mom’s are not allowed to get sick we run the show. One of my three little ones is also suffering from the same thing. Makes for a tough week.  I thought I was feeling better yesterday but then last night I ended up going over to the ER. For lack of a better word I had a water fountain coming out my booty since Wednesday but last night I was going every 5 to 15 minutes like clock work for hours. Finally I had such bad pain in my right side I thought  my appendix was going to burst so off I went to the ER. Thankfully they gave some meds to stop the water fountain…I asked her what in world is going around that is this horrible she said it is this GI bug that lasts about 10 days. 10 days what kind of crap is that I can’t take this for 10 days my toliet and I have already bonded more then would ever be nessasary in a lifetime.

I am of course exhausted today and did not get back from the hostpital till 1:00 am and did not get to sleep till after 2:00 and what time did my little angels wake up ohhhh 6:30. Of course my husbands at work so I’m feeling a little overwhelmed, sick and tired. I know…I know we have all been where I am right now so I;ll stop complaining. Hey one good thing lost some weight this week. (LoL) Thanks for letting me vent always makes me feel better.

Jenn

Hey Everyone,

Another week here and gone and a new one already starting. Yikes tomorrow is weigh in day for me. I know it won’t be good….Somehow I have lost my way. It was one of those weeks where I wanted to eat great but we always had something going on or somewhere to go. We had Valentines Day, A game night at a friends house, a family get together, another dinner out….you get the idea. On top of all that I could not exercise I have a heel spur and it has been killing me. So I had no way to combat my eating mistakes this week. But enough of my mistakes I’m moving on. I did realize after a week of eating out a lot and being with family I do not see often… number 1 I was embarrassed about my weight and seeing everyone number 2 I just felt nasty from over eating. But let me just say I got my drive back…when I see my family again it won’t be until April for some of them and summer time for others so I will be darned if I’m 220 lbs still. I’m going to take it a little slower on the treadmill this week hopefully keep my foot in check and eat HEALTHY!!!  I really ready to turn a corner this week I just felt so bad I’m ready to feel good inside and outside.  I really want to join one of the weight loss teams out there but I’m nervous to do so because I don’t want to let anyone down but I think it would be great incentive. I’m still thinking it over Have a great week!!

Jenn

Hey everyone,

The last thing I wanted to do was post how my week went on my blog. I guess that is what this is for the good and the bad. Well it has been real bad. This always happens to me and I don’t know how to stop it. I have a little set back and I fall apart completely. I did not loose as much weight as I wanted to in week 2 only a half a pound and I was so upset I ate my way through this week. Now instead of a half a pound loss I have gained how much I’m not sure yet. Iam so great at giving advice and supporting my buddies why can’t I take my own advice I give to others?

I’m now going to tell you what I ate this week not because I want to…I’m actually mortified but it is the best thing for me to do. Ok I’m going to cry but here I go…Taco Bell 2 soft taco’s and a nacho supreme, later the same day, 3 slices of pizza and I’m not kidding half of an ice creme cake, A whole hoagie, hot wings, cake and ice cream, Burger King whooper and onion rings, big cheeseburger and onion straws and peanut butter chocolate cake, I know I’m forgetting somethings but you get the idea…and no I did not eat this all in one day but over the course of the week. God what happened I’m so upset with myself and sad that I did this.  Who took over my body and what did you do with Jenn?? Ok it was me and this is the nasty cycle I told everyone about on my very first blog. What can I do to not do this to myself? Usually I’m much more upbeat and I do apologize but I needed to get this off my chest.

JEnn

Ok so today is weigh in day and how did I do….I only lost a half a pound.  I almost cried then threw the scale out the window. How can I loose seven pounds the week prior and then only loose a half a pound this week.  I exercised the same amount of time and days…I blogged about that piece of peanut butter pie that I ate but really could it have caused me to not loose anymore than a half a pound??? I guess I need to go back over my weeks food journal and see where I went wrong.  I was telling my husband if it really was because I ate that stupid pie that really stinks because that means there is not wiggle room at all to slip up. I have been so upbeat the last 3 weeks but right now I’m feeling a little down.  I honestly could make the most out of fat Tuesday and go for those donuts .  Why is it that when I don’t have a good weight loss week it makes me want to eat more…I should want to get back up and do better next week but it never works that way for me.  Ok I have been enough of a “negative nancy” ( no offense to my best friend Nancy) for today.  Just need a little pick me up from my buddies.

Jenn

I wish you all luck today!!!  I’m not talking about what team you are rooting for I’m talking about our eating temptations.  I’m having some friends of ours over tonight and I’m going to try really hard to stay on track.  One of my favorite sayings is “nothing tastes as good as thin feels” I think I heard that  long ago at a weight watches meeting. And it is so true!!! So ladies pull out those pictures that we all keep of what we want to look like again and take a good long look before we go to those parties tonight!!!  Have a great Sunday!!!

Jenn

Well yesterday was my best friends birthday as I said in my blog we were going to go out to one of our favorite restaurants. I was nervous about staying on track and not over eating…Well dinner I did great I had a salad,  filet mingon, 1 potatoe skin with garlic….but when asked what we wanted to have for dessert peanut butter pie came out of my mouth before I could even stop it.  Of course I ate the whole thing …and the worst part was it was not even that yummy. I’m so mad at myself if I was going to waste the calories I should have at least gone for the terimasu my girlfriend had it at least was yummy ( how do I know this I took a bite of course). I hope this does not affect the scale on Tuesday I’m really nervous now…had it been really a great piece of pie I could suffer the gain but it was just ok.

Now I just got off the phone with my girlfriend who is pregnant  and she and her husband are coming over for Super Bowl Sunday…what’s the problem with that you ask…well the problem is her cravings are going to kill me! She just informed me she is bringing a tray of cheese and pepperoni, hot wings, potato salad, and spinach dip.  Lord help me I thought I could eat my small bowl of Chili and get through the night with out touching the bowl of chips…I think I might just retreat to my bedroom and hide till she has eaten all the food. (lol)  If you have ever been pregnant you know what you want to eat is what you want to eat and there is no tellling a pregnant lady that she can’t bring that food into your house because you are trying eat healthy.  Well that is my story for the day off to try and fit in some exercise…I keep forgeting to update my exercise log.  Hope you all make it through you weekend with out having to deal with peanut butter pie or pregnant friends.

Jenn