Week 1 (Jan 5, 2015 - Jan 11, 2015)

Have you ever worked so hard for something, but life happened and you screwed it all up?

That's what has happened to me.

Hi, I'm Jess. I feel like I am forever battling a weight problem.

I come from a family of food addicts. My whole life my entire family battled with this.  But growing up I was always "thin" and I was fit. When I say "thin" I don't mean that I was ever a size 2. I was about a size 9 throughout High School. And I was okay with that.

I was always active, and I would even go as far to say athletic. I played sports all my life and I was always outside playing. I had joined the military and was in the best shape of my life. For once I had a two pack of abs! How cool was that?!

But while I was in the military I started to gain weight. It wasn't too bad, but I wasn't at my boot camp graduation weight.  Then add in a pregnancy and a horrible marriage and I ballooned. I took to food like my family had their whole life and used it for comfort.

In January 2012 I made a vow to start over and work on getting back into shape. By the summer of 2013 I had lost about 60lbs. I went from 230lbs to about 170lbs. I went from wearing a size 22 to wearing 11/13.

I was so happy with my transformation, but then life happened. The stress of my (ongoing) divorce and custody battle took a toll on me.

So here I am January 2015 weighing back up at 224.4lbs.

I'm not happy at all about this. Not the slightest bit. But I cannot go back and change what had happened. I can only focus on changing today for a better future.

And that's what I plan on doing.

My dear friend has seen me struggle with my self image and decided to help me by developing a meal plan for me and pushing, prodding, and encouraging me to become the me that I once was.

We made the decision that we would start our new journeys on the first Monday of the New Year.  At first I was skeptical, but after the abundance of junk that I consumed over the holidays I was egger to get on track.

And so, my journey begins....

My diet is high in protein and vegetables for the most part.  I am to eliminate carbs, starches, and sugars.  Granted our bodies need carbs and sugars so its best to leave it at natural carbs and sugars.

I plan to eat about 1400 calories a day, but I'll be honest I don't eat that much.  Not that I don't want to, I do. I'm just so full from all the protein that I can't fathom adding in another meal.

I'm kind of late with gathering my measurements and pictures, but its better late than never!

So here is the end of Week 1 measurements:

Neck: 15"

Bust: 46"

Under Bust: 40 1/2"

Waist: 40" 

Hips: 51 1/2"

Thighs: 28"

Calf: 17"

Arms: 16 1/2"

Weight: 224.4 lbs

I can already feel a change in my face today compared to a week ago.

Monday I weigh myself in the morning, and then I start a body boot camp class. I had purchased the pass for a month off Groupon. I'm excited and nervous of what to expect tomorrow. I might just hate life for the next month because of this.


But I can honestly say that this first week of my 90 day challenge has been okay. I have not been hungry, and there was only ONCE that I was craving sweets. I was also completely exhausted this week. But it could be due to a monthly hormone change.

As for my workout, I walked and jogged on the treadmill every day (6 days, Sunday is my rest day). Towards the end of the week I was trying to jog a bit more. I also tried to incorporate some pushups, sit ups, squats, and other arm exercises with free weights. It wasn't anything hard core, but it was enough to get me motivated and in a routine of working out.

So, lets see what next week brings when I weigh in tomorrow and start this boot camp!

Till next time!


Jess