Jessi's Journal ~ Comments Welcome!!!~

[mrsschlep]

Hi! My name is Jessi...I am 27 yrs old. I have currently lost 33 lbs with just some good old fashioned diet and exercise. I still have 18 lbs to go to get to my goal of 155lbs. I have 3 kids(dd9, ds6, dd2) and this left over weight is what's left from my pegnancies...(at least that's what I keep telling myself ) Dh and I decided a couple weeks ago that we are going to run the 1/2 marathon in WDW this January so we are starting to train. We are going without our kids too!! I am so excited!! So anyway...I need a place to be accountable and what better place then the Dis! I have only lost 7 lbs in the past 4 months so I'd like to step up my workouts a little more and work on my food a little too! My weigh in days are on Mondays but I am a little obsessed with the scale so I weigh myself everyday. Even though I only go by what it says on Mondays. So my weigh in yesterday was 173lbs. My exercise so far this week is Sun- 2 mile run with DH (I am so excited that I ran the whole way!!) Mon- weights at home and aerobics class. Today I am going to do The Biggest Loser workout at home and then I have my water aerobics class tonight. I ate a bowl of Total with FF milk for breakfast this morning and am halfway through my first 33.8 oz bottle of water. Well I'm off to take the little ones out to play for a little while before lunch and naps. I'll check back in often.

 

[mrsschlep]

SO after reading over my first post I decided to challenge myself with a new goal...staying off the scale until Monday! I have to admit that it was difficult this morning to just walk by the scale...I think it was a little offended that I blew it off because it tried really hard to lure me over... I think it has a lot to do with me not losing very much the past couple months. When I see the number go down a little I give myself permission to eat some things I probably shouldn't eat because I think I am doing so well and then that blows it all for me for the week. Did that even make sense?? Anyway so that's my goal for the week. Yesterday for lunch I had some yummy chicken salad (that I made) on wheat bread and some grapes. Then for dinner I had sausage that was cooked on the grill with some broccoli. I never did The Biggest Loser workout...I was being lazy, but I did make it to water aerobics. On the way there I discovered that I forgot to take out our leprechaun candy and had 5 mini reese's peanut putter cups. I guess I should explain...every year on St. Patrick's Day my kids build a trap to try to catch a leprechaun so they can have some of his gold (not sure when or where this idea came from...it certainly wasn't from me) So I had this brilliant idea to leave gold foiled Rolos one year...and that was it...now St Patty's day is as important to them as Easter and Christmas is I Only I couldn't find Rolos this year so PB cups had to do.

Anyway...for dinner tonight I am making meatloaf with some brown rice and green beans. I have a lot of running around to do tonight so I don't know if I am going to get my extra workout in today. DD9 has softball practice at 5 and then talent show practice at 6 and I have aerobics at 6:45...oh and not to mention Lost is on tonight...we'll see, maybe I can squeeze in a few minutes on the elliptical somewhere in between all that....

 

[mrsschlep]

I just realized that I posted what I'm making for dinner tonight but I forgot to post what else I ate today...

For b-fast I had a bowl of Total with FF milk and for lunch I had egg salad on wheat bread and some grapes...then I had 2 vanilla cream sugar wafers...see this is gonna keep me accountable...I never would have even thought of them again after I ate them...so that's it...oh and one bottle of water (about 4 cups worth)

 

[mrsschlep]

So today's challenge of staying off the scale wasn't so hard. While watching Lost last night with DH I had a glass and a half of wine and some popcorn. DH got home from work early enough to take DD9 to her practices so I was able to get 20 mins in on the elliptical. The only thing is that I did it right before my aerobics class. Man were my legs TIRED!!

Today I'm not doing so well...I had a bowl of Total with FF milk for breakfast... for lunch I had 5 1/2 chicken nuggets and a little less then 1/2 of medium fries from McD's. That's what was left over from the kid's lunch. I came home and really wanted some ice cream but I didn't give in... so I ate grapes instead. I also ate a piece of cold meatloaf leftover from dinner last night. Oh and I haven't drank much water yet today...

SO hopefully I can hoist my lazy rump up off the couch to exercise at least a little today at home. I also have my water aerobics class tonight to look forward to...I am being such a bum today.

Not quite sure what I'm making for dinner tonight...I'm leaning towards Fish Sticks and home made fries...something quick and easy...blah, blah, blah... because that's how I feel...

 

[kimwim8]

Hi Jessi!!! Welcome!!!

Sounds like you're doing great with your exercise, and journaling your food! Accountibility is a scary thing, isn't it? That's why I love the journals!!

Good luck with the 1/2 marathon in January!! Have you done races before? That's an awesome goal!!

 

[mrsschlep]

Thanks Kim!! Being accountable is kinda scary... I hope it helps keep me on track.

I have never run before in my life!! I am running my first 5K on April 29th and I'm really excited about it. Who knew I would ever be excited about running?? Hey but I am getting a trip to Disney out of it...oh and some extra quality time with DH. Not sure how quality it is with all the huffin and puffin I'm doin' but it's time nonetheless.

So yesterday...I was in such a bahumbug mood! I was just so grouchy. I ate a really small slice of cheescake for breakfast...not even a slice...it was a sliver! Then I didn't want to eat any more so I threw the rest away. DH was upset because I didn't save him any. I took the kids to the park in the morning because it was so nice...I didn't mention that in the next few months I am planning on opening my own day care in my basement. But for now I am babysitting a couple kids until the basement's finished. Anyway so we went to the park and it was packed!! It irritated me that I got all kinds of looks when I took the kids out. Looks like "Oh that poor girl...look how many kids she has!" Or sometimes I'm even asked "Are ALL these kids yours??" Usually it wouldn't bother me but I'm thinking TOM might be just around the corner. SO we came home and I had a salad and some Triscuts with cheese. I also had some sugar free, fat free chocolate pudding. Sometime between lunch and dinner DH came home from work. When all the kids that I watch left he drug me out for a run...we ran 3 miles!!! That's further then I have ever run before. I felt great after that!! No more grouchies for me!! You would think that we would have something decent for dinner after our run but we didn't...we had pizza loaded with all kinds of meat. I had 2 pieces and lots of water!! So I still have stayed away from the scale so far this week...it's actually not as hard as I thought it was going to be but Monday isn't coming soon enough. Well it's time to go tend to the kids... DH had some sort of baseball meeting for DS this morning so I am lucky enough to have to take all 3 kids shopping with me...at BJ's of all places!! Woohoo...I can't wait!

 

[mrsschlep]

Today is my weigh in day and since it's the first Monday of the month, I also take my measurements. So here's my stats:

Starting weight - 206 lbs
Current weight - 173 lbs
Loss this week - 0 lbs
Total weight lost - 33 lbs

Inches lost in March - 4.5 in
Total inches lost - 33 in

I lost 4.5 inches last month so I'm not too upset about the scale not moving. I had a really grouchy weekend...so I didn't eat all that great. On Sat I had left over pizza for lunch and Top Ramen noodles for dinner. I'm sure I ate more...I just don't remember. Yesterday...I had 2 slices of wheat toast with peanut butter for breakfast, an apple and some Triscuts for lunch, and macoroni (spaghetti) with MIL's homemade gravy (spaghetti sauce) and meatballs. So hopefully my grouchies are gone for good at least until PMS really sets in...it's coming soon, I can feel it. This week, I'm going to stay off the scale again and I'm going to try to workout twice a day along with making the right food choices. I really want to change my WISH clippie and color in my next star. For every 5 pounds I lose, I color in a star and hang on the door in my bedroom. DH and I went out on Sat to look at treadmills so hopefully we will get one in the next few weeks to help with our training.

 

[kimwim8]

Awesome job with losing the inches!!! That is my one big regret that I didn't measure myself before I started losing weight.

You are doing great with sticking to your plan.

How is your running going? Only a few more weeks until your 5K!! That's so exciting!

 

[mrsschlep]

Thanks Kim... running isn't really my thing...yet! I must say that it is getting easier everytime we go out. My ankle isn't too appreciative of it though. So I bought an ankle support to see if that helps a little.

I did really horroble on Monday so I'm not even going to try to remember what I ate. I did however get an arm workout in at home and go to aerobics that night. SO yesterday was a good day... I had a bowl of wheat chex with FF milk for b-fast, an egg salad sandwich with a side of grapes for lunch, celery with some peanutbutter for a snack, and then some salisbury steaks with brown rice for dinner. After dinner we went for a run...2 miles and at the end my DH tricked me into running up this really steep hill in one of the developments by our house. I wasn't too happy about it and I only made it about half way up before I stopped and started having a little anxiety. I notice that I get a little anxious the first run on a course. My breathing gets really hard to control. But the second time around I am fine! DH just thinks I'm weird... I was going to go to my water aerobics class last night but DH talked me out of it so I stayed home and had a glass of wine instead. Today so far I've had a bowl of Pop's (I know...not the greatest thing, but they smelled so yummy when I was pouring them for DS6), I also had a cheese stick for a snack. Not sure what I'm going to make for lunch yet...but I do know I need to work on my water intake a little. Oh...and I'm staying away from that dreaded scale again this week...so far, so good!

 

[mrsschlep]

I am having the worst week ...TOM showed up first thing yesterday morning. I feel like I have been being a human garbage disposal. Not to mention I haven't worked out since my run Tuesday night. And to top it all off I got on the scale this morning. I don't know what I was thinking ... after eating all that junk AND being bloated from TOM...Blech!! I am so disgusted with myself... the good thing was that the scale still says 173. Although I KNOW it would probably make me feel better to get up and move around a little but TOM is soooo heavy and I feel really yucky and achy and crampy that I am probably just going to sit on my big ol' butt all day. ...Here's hoping this feeling passes soon.

 

[kimwim8]

Hey Jessi....I hope you feel better soon. TOM always cramps our style, doesn't it (sorry, no pun intended). You'll be back to yourself in no time, and you'll get back on track.

Til then, grab the heating pad, lay down & take it easy!

 

[mrsschlep]

Welp today's the day... here's the stats:

Starting Weight - 206 lbs
Current Weight - 171 lbs
Loss this week - 2 lbs
Total loss - 35 lbs!!!

I am so excited that the scale finally moved!! I am not quite sure how it happened but who am I to complain about what the scale says...(as long as it's on my side that is ) I had a horrible food week last week and I didn't really exercise all that much! TOM had me feeling pretty much like crap and I didn't feel like doing anything. So I didn't exercise twice a day like I had hoped. I was also very grumpy...so grumpy that DH and I got into a HUGE fight yesterday. It wasn't very pretty to say the least! All is well now though... we kissed and made up! Then we went for a run together. We started off going around this huge circle and then I felt like I could keep going so we did our regular route of 2 miles too. When I drove the route to clock it, I couldn't believe my eyes...are you ready for this??

4.6 MILES!!!

I am so excited!!! I can't believe it!! I ran 4.6 miles WITHOUT stopping! SO that and the fact that TOM's on his way out AND I lost 2 lbs...I feel my funk lifting. Other then my ankle being a little sore this morning...I feel great!!!

 

[goldcupmom]

4.6 miles!! WOW!!! That's AWESOME!!

Congrats on the weight loss, too!

Hope you have a good week!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Jessi, congratulations on your weight loss! And your running that distance, that is incredible. I was at WDW during the marathon this past January, not running of course, just there! In any case, I saw two women in the ladies room at Saratoga Springs the day we left, they had done the run and I felt so fat and worthless next to them I cannot even tell you! I really admire anyone who can run any distance, just walking is hard enough for me right now! Also, the inches you lost in March are really something. It sounds like your last few pounds will be off sooner rather than later. Keep up the good work, you are doing great !

 

[kimwim8]

WOW, Jessi!!! 4.6 miles is awesome!!

And congrats on the 2 pound loss!! You're doing great! Don't ever question where the loss comes from...just accept it and embrace it!

 

[kmp1191]

Congrats and keep up the good work!! My Dh and I have a 2 mile course that we run....(after our renovations are done, we are going to increase it to 3 miles)
Wow....I honestly couldn't imagine running 4.6 miles!! crawling, maybe....running....no!

Keep up the great work!! Oh, and congrats on the inches & weight lost!! WAY TO GO!!

 

[mrsschlep]

Thanks for the support ladies!! It really means alot!

I have been very busy these past few days. My kids have off school ALL week! SO that means that I have everyones brothers and sisters too! Right now I have my 3, my neighbor's 3, my 1 after schooler, and my 1 full time little boy. Yep...that's 8 kids. The 3 little ones are all taking a nap and the 5 older ones are out jumping on the moonbounce. It's just a little one that we bought for my 2 yr olds b-day last year.

Anyhoo...this week has been OK...nothing to really write home about. Monday night I had a big binge fest...everyone went to bed so I had an ice cream sandwich from DQ (my neighbor with the 3 kids that I watch brought them for the kids for a snack and there were a couple left over.), oh and then I had a huge bowl of reeses PB cup ice cream, oh and to top it off i ate about a half a bag of chips! Blech!! I didn't even want the chips...but I couldn't stop eating them. My body wasn't listening to my brain when I said 'no more'...it kept saying 'just one more handful'... UGH... I can get so frustrated with myself sometimes. I need to start being more accountable for what I am putting into my mouth...that is one of the reasons why I started this journal in the first place, right? ok...so starting today I will logging my food everyday...the good, the bad, and the yummy...errr, I mean the ugly!

b-fast - 2 slices pb toast
snack - a handful of cheez-its
lunch - 2 slices of tombstone pizza(the frozen kind...not very big big)

I'm not sure what I'm going to make for dinner because I have to go to the grocery store but there's no way I am taking all these kids to the store with me...not that I have enough seats in my truck but even if I did I would not be caught dead with 2 two yr olds, a 3 yr old, a 5 yr old,a 6 yr old, an 8 yr old, and 2 nine yr olds in a grocery store. I think I can scrounge up something for dinner. So far I haven't consumed any water other then my cup of green tea this morning. I did go to aerobics on mon night and water aerobics last night. I think Trainer Bob is mad at me...he keeps trying to call me over for a date but I know as soon as I dust him off he's going to give me the swift kick in the butt that I really need. So I've kinda been avoiding him...tomorrow morning I WILL do the Biggest Loser workout!!!

Welp...gotta go break up a fight...I'll check in later!

 

[mrsschlep]

Welp...I did it! I tried to talk myself out of it but I wasn't successful. I did the strength and sculpt workout from the BL!

After my post yesterday I ate a brownie and for dinner I had chicken salad on toasted wheat bread. And I only consumed about a half a liter of water.

Today is a new day...and so far I am off to a good start! I am going to go get a shower make a cup of green tea(mint...mmmm) and then have something yummy for breakfast.

~jessi

 

[kimwim8]

Good job on working out with Bob this morning. I think he was calling me, but not quite loud enough for me to get up.

Have a great day! I know it's hard to resist the snacks when you have them in the house. Maybe you could put them in a certain cabinet? That's what I do. I can't even open the cabinet. If the kids want a snack, they have to go get it themselves. They know if they see mommy near that cabinet they can yell at me for it! So I avoid it. I have my healthy snacks in my own cabinet....so no temptation (at least not with snack food ).

 

[mrsschlep]

I try to keep my snacks seperate...but sometimes the really good fattening snacks yell louder then my healthy snacks, lol! Like just a few minutes ago... it was snack time for the 6 kids that I have right now...my DS6 choose to have cheddar and sour cream chips...mmmm, they smelled sooooo good while I was getting them for him... but I resisted and settled for some cucumbers instead ...not quite the same, but I feel better because I made a good choice. Oh... and I had honey nut cheerios with ff milk for breakfast.

I must confess that I cheated and weighed myself this morning before my shower.... I was so excited to see that it went down 2 more pounds to 169!! But I'm not gonna count it yet and we all know that anything can happen between now and Monday, right?