Jess 2.0

So.... it came down to this..... After having a GLORIOUS night out on the town and indulging in foods and drinks that I've stayed away from for well over a month it was weigh in day... I gained. Not much though, I am currently sitting at 199.4lbs. I'm not happy that I gained, but at least I didn't gain too much. This week my parents also went away on vacation so it was really nice to be able to have the house primarily to myself. I was able to workout with Insanity in the living room and then do my run on the treadmill downstairs in the basement. One thing that I was noticing this week is that I was able to run about 3.45-.55 miles within a minute. I'm pretty impressed with that. AND!!! I was able to run, non stop for one whole mile!! If you ask me, I would call this a fitness milestone :) But this week was quite off for me. I had hardly any appetite, and I had to force myself to eat from time to time. Something that I was really happy about, was bei...

It's OFFICIAL!!!! I'm back down to ONE -derland!!!!! I weighed in on Monday at 198.9lbs . Its an amazing feeling to be able to be back down in the 100's. I'd love to be down to 189 by St. Patrick's Day (next month). I'd love it even more if I can get there before then though! I tried to use the gym at the college on Monday. It was a bit overwhelming since I've never had a gym membership. I've never done the gym thing. When I was in the CG, I just stuck with the treadmills and such. I never touched the weights because they were a bit scary. They still are to me. And it's not because I don't want to use them. I do! I just don't know how to. And if you know me, you know I'm stubborn and will refuse to ask for help. But I did what I could in the gym. On Tuesday, my son had a school event that evening. While I was there with my parents. My mother looked away from me, and then couldn't find me. She didn't recognize me...

This was my first FULL official week of being back to school. It was quite difficult learning how to juggle school work, home life, health life, and a mild social life. I think I had a few minor breakdowns from being overwhelmed with well, life. But I survived!! I started off the week weighing in at 202.7 lbs!! I'm so close this week to tasting under 200 that itsn't even funny! Learning how to squeeze in my workouts with my massive amounts of homework and study time was quite the challenge for me. It's been about 2 years since I have gone back to school, and I always put 100% into everything that I do. One of the difficult things that I found for going back to school is eating. I had to learn some self restraint when it came to what I was eating between classes. There were many days when I would just pack my almonds and an apple to bring for me to eat since I didn't trust myself to eat the cafe food. This along with getting myself on a steady schedule...

So, in my last post I showed how I lost a surprising number of inches. Come Monday morning I was fully ready to see the scale! After all I worked out double time!! When I stepped on the scale I was completely shocked to see it read: 209.3lbs I gained 0.4lbs. HOW WAS THIS POSSIBLE?!?! I will admit I was quite devistated. Many friends said that its because I was gaining muscle.  But truth is, when you have this much fat to lose the scale won't have you gaining muscle. You'll be losing.  At least thats how it is for now. I was kind of in a funk all week because of that, along with other personal news, and the snow storm that we were hit with. On top of that, I started back up at school this week too! My body was thrown for a loop with the new schedule change. But it was decided that this week I was going to give the military diet a try. The military diet claims that it can help you lose up to 10 lbs in just 3 days. But you have to follow their EXACT meal plan...

Monday: All week long I count every calorie that enters my body, I cut every carb, starch and sugar that I can from my diet.  As well as work out 6 days a week for 1 hour. Last week I weighed in at 211.8 this week..... 208.9 lbs! I'll be honest the 2.9 lb weight loss is a bit disheartening after last weeks 12.6 lb. I've busted my butt in every way possible to lose as much as I can.  I've subjected myself to taking 1 tbsp of Apple Cider Vinegar after EVERY meal and snack. And trust me, I HATE this stuff! I've inquired about frequent flyer miles for all my various trips to the bathroom since I drink about a gallon of water every day. But I was told that all I could obtain is a nice collection of toilet paper cardboard tubes. I should figure out a craft off pintrest with them.... ~*~ Tuesday: I didn't make it to class because I didn't get much sleep the night before. So, instead I did 3 miles just shy of 1 hour.  I really pushed myself this day....

Monday was weigh in day. If you remember correctly, last week I started off at 224.4 lbs. This week........ 211.8!!! I am FLOORED at the amount of weight I have lost in just one week! Besides losing 12.6 lbs I also started a boot camp class. I had purchased a monthly membership on Groupon.com  for Better Body Bootcamp (in Bayside, NY). When I walked into class, I was nervous and scared. I wasn't sure what to expect, and I was quite fearful of the pain that I knew my body was going to be in. But I worked hard, pushed myself when I needed to be pushed, but I also listened to my body for when I needed to. Needless to say, I was sore when I went to bed that night. ~*~ Tuesday's class focused on your core. I have such a weak core from dropping the ball with exercise and  gaining all this weight that it was a challenging class for me. I tend to have a lot of back pain, but I remember that when I was working out in the past, and had a stronger core I didn't h...

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 ...