Jess 2.0

So today marks the beginning of week 2. And I was pretty nervous to see what my weight loss would be. Turns out, I lost 6 lbs . Needless to day, my assumption is correct on my weight loss. But today was just a struggle. A struggle to put one foot in front of the other. I'm assuming its the amount of stress that I'm under, but I'm 8 days late for my period with no beginning in sight. The constant daily cramps I've been having the past almost 2 weeks have been insane. I'm exhausted. So unbelievably exhausted. I even came home from work to take a nap! The level of stress that I'm feeling is so overwhelming that daily activities today seem so difficult. But I'm going to push through this and see if going to the gym will help. One thing that I am proud of, is when my coworker handed me a cookie and out of habit I took one. Only I didn't eat it. I just put it in my little container. I'll save it for a day when I'm about to lose my mind. ...

I decided that this weekend was going to be full of fun. I've been under a lot of stress lately, and I needed to break from that. And I did!  Honestly this is the most fun I've had in  months ! Saturday I got up early and went to the gym. I won't lie, it took me a bit to get moving to get out of the house. But I eventually did it. Afterwards I ran some errands and got ready for my night out. I went to this place that I've been dying to go to for years! It was pretty much everything I wanted and more! I will definitely go there again. Today on Sunday, I took myself to the beach. I love the beach. It's my favorite place ever. So my Sunday Funday was spent relaxing, just the way I wanted! On Saturday, I mixed up this concoction which is pretty good! I think next time I'll put in some seasoning. But all in all, I can't complain. I'd eat it again. I cooked ground chicken, and drained the excess fat. Then I added in 1 can of diced toma...

Its Friday Y'all!!!!!  I've made it through the work week and didn't try to eat any of my co-workers and patients! I'm giving myself an adult sticker for that! Today was probably the hardest day for me this week (so far). I can't tell if its due to a lack of sleep (I never sleep), the total change in diet, or hormonal... maybe all three. Either way, all day long I've felt off. But I didn't cave. I stuck to my diet. I stuck to my meal plans/preps. When I came home from work, I was craving something sweet. After all, it's the end of the day, its Friday, and do I need any other excuses to eat a cookie? No!  But I didn't!! Instead I cut up an orange and chugged water. I still want those cookies, but I can manage now without them for today. Today my dad also came home from the hospital. He was there since Tuesday when he fell and fractured his humorous. I already started to prep for breakfast tomorrow (and a few other days) by cutt...

Today I've been able to see a bit of a difference in the way my face is. I don't look as swollen/puffy as from Monday. It's always exciting to see small and slight changes to your body. I cannot wait till I'm able to see my clothes getting too big for me!! Since the past 3 days I've done cardio and a full body work out, I decided to keep today simple. There's no point in pushing myself on day 4. A little break for my muscles will be good for me too. So with my spare time with cutting my other workout out, I treated myself. No, I didn't eat something that I shouldn't have. I gave myself a bubble bath! We all need a "light" day every now and then. But tomorrow I plan on doing cardio and weights. Here's what I ate:   Breakfast-  1/2 cup of oatmeal  1/2 banana 1/2 of egg whites with 1 tbsp of salsa  2 iced coffee with 2 tbsp of creamer each (it was a rough day) Snack 1:  1 small red apple 10 almonds  Lunch:  6oz of ...

I resisted temptation again today!! My office had no doctors in, so today was more of a laid back atmosphere. I still had plenty of things to do. In fact, I still have a pile of them for tomorrow. But my coworkers got chips and guacamole from Fair Way (Fair Way guacamole is amazing!!!!), and I didn't budge! I actually stuck to my meals and snacks I brought with me. Even with all of the personal stress that I am currently dealing with, I didn't cave. Unless you count my bedtime snack. I normally have cottage cheese for my bedtime snack, but today I knew I needed a little bit of a "hump day" reward. So I "splurged" and had the Chobani Greek Yogurt in "Watermelon" . Holy smokes this is just what I've been wanting!!! Add in some sunflower seeds for texture (and protein ), and I went to bed with a happy belly. This totally made up for my chicken fail today. For some reason my chicken for dinner just tasted awful. And for the li...

After yesterday's workout I won't lie, my body is a bit sore. Not "OMG I CANNOT MOVE" sore, but "oh, hey there muscles... yeah I kinda used you yesterday" kind of sore. To me, that's the best kind of sore!! Today was a bit on the busy side at work today. And just when I thought "I got this", triggers were in the office. Thats right, triggers ! The front desk (I work for an Ophthalmologists practice) had a basket full of miniature chocolates, the assorted kind. The kind that makes you go "oh I need one of every flavor!" Then someone brought in french fries..... Then!!!! Someone was given double fudge brownies. She even offered me some! You know what I said? "No thank you, I'm not allowed." And I was right! I'm not allowed. I cannot allow myself to dip into that awesome world of sweets just yet because it's not the weekend. It's not even my cheat day! Let me tell you...  Thats a big deal fo...

Fall down 7 times, stand up 8, should be the story of my life. I can go on in complete detail as to how and why my life events has caused me to spiral out of control in the weight department. But I won't. All I'll say is that I've decided to get back on track for my hopefully future career. On Sunday (yesterday), I dragged my mother out with me to the supermarket. I told her that enough is enough. We are actually buying real food for this house, and we are cooking it. Not saying they can't have their chips and cookies, but I can't keep eating like I live in a fast food joint. So we got a whole bunch of goodies to cook for almost the whole week. I'll make another produce run in the next day or two. And I started to meal prep for the next day/week. I also took my measurements so I have something to look back on for next week's weigh in which I will post at the end. Monday morning comes and its diet central in full swing for me! Here's wha...