Marie's New Years Resolution~in July

[kimwim8]

Hey Marie! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2007 is gonna be the year for you woman!! No more drama....only good things happening to you!!

Your resolutions look great and you CAN do it!! Go get 'em girl!!!

 

[lindalinda]

Ok....here they are....my 2007 Resolutions.


3) Sign up for a 5K race. (you are supposed to run it, not just sign up!)

5) Watch my language. (I curse too much...goes with not having any patience!) Remember "Wow, thats fantastic!"

Looks great! I think I will post some also (tomorrow)

Happy New Year!

 

[toystoryduo]

Happy New Year, Marie! I hope it's a year filled with abundant blessings for you and your family.

I'm glad to hear that the van situation is taken care of!

Your resolutions look great! You CAN accomplish them, Marie!

 

[kmp1191]

Ok....today was the day. I didn't waste anytime tackling my resolutions!! I called Jenny Craig at 8:30, and was in their office at 9:30!! I am totally pumped about this!
I had my meeting, my weight and measurements taken and got my food for the week. Thank God they changed the food....13 years ago it was pretty nasty! I just got home and had breakfast...pretty yummy in my opinion!
I will log my food and exercise at the end of the day. For now though, I have to be accountable and share with you the horrors of this morning!
I hope you are sitting down...it's not pretty!

Weight - 168.6 = 169
Bust - 40 1/2 inches
Waist - 35
Hips - 43
Thighs - 43
Jeans - Size 12
Tops - Lg/Xlg
Goal weight - 140


Ok, so there you have it...me in a nutshell....a rather large nutshell, but me nonetheless.
I am SOOO glad I went this morning. I know if I had put it off until tomorrow, I never would have gone...I know myself well enough. The ladies - Chrissy & Peggy were super nice and not condesending (sp?) at all. Like I said, I'm a lifetime member, but I did sign up for the rewards challenge....it's a percentage off your food for every week that you go. (Week 1-10 is 10% off, 11-18 is 20% off and 18+ is 25% off....every little bit helps!)

Ok...off to organize the garage and get my workout area in order. Have a great day ya'll!!!

marie

eta-ok....it's 3:45 and the garage is finished for today!!! I'm so excited!! I have to pick up another package of floor pad thingy's, and we are going to put a tv & dvd plaer out there so Bob and I can hook up!! I'll take a picture when everything is done...should be tomorrow evening! I'm so EXCITED!!!

 

[lovinaz]

Congrats on getting to Jenny Craig so promptly! If you don't mind me asking, is it expensive?

You are doing great with taking charge of your eating and setting up a workout room. You are going to have no problems making your goal. Just be sure to put YOU first every once in a while!

 

[kmp1191]

Food for today...(all JC, except for veggies & milk 7 water)
B-Banana Nut Cereal w/ 1 cup nf milk thumbsup2 )
L-Turkey Burger, small salad w/ lf ranch (never had a turkey burger before...it was good actually)
D-Chicken Fettuccine, 5 carrots sticks thumbsup2 )
S-(desert) will be Double Chocolate Cake
Water-36 oz
Exercise-garage cleaning....can I have 60 minutes?(moved a refridgerator & chest freezer, a treadmill, and hung shelves & racks)

ok...gotta balance the checkbook now.

marie

 

[lindalinda]

Wow, you've got your Jenny Craig already? I was expecting you to have to wait a couple of weeks before you started! Sounds pretty good. Good Luck with it. Lets go, its Jan1st!

 

[kimwim8]

Hey lady, let me say...

I am SO proud of you!!! You're DOIN it!! You are totally my inspiration!!! I can't wait to see pics of the garage. You know I'm gonna be jealous.

GREAT job with getting started right away with Jenny Craig. And a BIG woo hoo for you for posting your starting stats. I wish I would have done that...it's gonna be a huge incentive for you - and I just know we're all gonna just watch those numbers drop.

Take 60 minutes for today - if not more. You totally deserve it!!

 

[lovinaz]

Wow, that food sounds yummy! Is it better than when you had it before? I'm sure they've made lots of improvements.

 

[kmp1191]

Food today -
B-Breakfast Scramble
S-Toffee Bites (they're cookies!)
L-Southwestern Style Chicken Burrito w/ a salad
D-Meatloaf w/ BBQ sauce (w/ potato wedges & carrot strips)
S-(later tonight) 1/2 cup mixed fruit (canned)
Water - 80 oz
Exercise - 20 min's on the mil, push-ups (10), a bunch of crunches, (side to sides, reverse, forward...total was 40), free weights - upper arm exercises. Total workout time was 60 minutes.

So today was interesting. The girls all ordered pizza for lunch, while I had my burrito...the pizza smelled good, but I resisted. Heck, I just spent how much for this food??!!
One of my resolutions is faultering already...the patience one...especially at work. I actually left the office 3 times before I mouthed off at someone. It just gets old sometimes. I just keep praying for this job to come through....won't know anything for another month or so...but I'm hopeful!

Linda - I went to the JC Center here in town. When you go in, you come home w/ your food, otherwise I could order it online or by phone. It's across town, but that's ok...it makes me accountable, and I weigh in there too.

Kim-Man, I was hesitant to post those measurements...they aren't pretty!! I told DH, no wonder my bra's are tight...I'm in the wrong size...call Goodyear, tell them I need tractor tire to holster the girls!! (he laughed...he thinks I'm nuts anyway!) Also, once the tv is in place, I'll take the pictures....it's a great little workout area for me!!

Amy - OMG - the food is SOOO much better than it was 14 years ago!!! It's amazing!! So far everything has been good, and filling. I did get hungry before dinner tonight, but that's because my afternoon snack was supposed to be yogurt, but I don't like yogurt, so I'll have to find a substitute.

ok...off to put some laundry away, and jump in the shower!
nite all!!
marie

 

[kimwim8]

Look at you GO girl!! You are kickin a$$!!! I think you're gonna surpass that exercise challenge with no problem!! When you do it, you do it RIGHT!!

 

[kmp1191]

Thanks....just help keep me on track this time!

 

[lovinaz]

What a great workout! Didn't it feel wonderful getting that under your belt? At the rate you are going you are going to have no problems meeting your exercise goal!

That is good news that you love the JC food. Sounds like you get quite a variety to choose from. Do you like cottage cheese for a snack instead of yogurt? Or a string cheese?

 

[kmp1191]

Ok, first of all...WTH is the deal with the system logging you off after what....3 minutes??? It did it to me 3 times yesterday and once so far today....

So, food today~
B-Frosted oats cereal w/ milk -
S-sm orange
L-Tuna salad, w/ crackers and a garden salad w/ ranch
S-Fruit cup (leftover from the lunch)
D-Chicken Fajitas....YUMMMMMM!!
S-(later tonight) Cookies & Cream Cheesecake (yes, it's JC!!! I'm REALLY looking forward to that!!! )
Water - 60 oz
Exercise-2 mile walk w/ dh - 45 minutes, 15 minutes of upper arm workout.

I had a really bad craving today for Chinese food...General Tsao's Chicken...I'm still craving it, but it's not as bad. I will not faulter....it's just my mind playing games w/ me!!
Also, the girls had apple struedle coffee cake for b-fast. I walked right past it!!!

Later taters!
marie

 

[CJK]

Holy cow! Its only been a few days since I checked on your journal, and look at all you've done already in 2007!! WAY TO GO!!! That Jenny Craig food DOES sound good - a far cry from the food my mom used to complain about years ago! How's that patience thing coming along? When you figure out the secret to being patient.........lemme know! I need all the help I can get!

Keep up the great work!

 

[lindalinda]

OK, I'm gonna ask. I know its rude but I'm gonna anyway. The JC food sounds better then my nutrisystem did. I got so tired of it. I was spending about 300$ a month on nutrisystem (with some add ons). So um.....how much is the JC? Are they teeny portions?

sorry if I am rude.

 

[kimwim8]

General chicken? WHO CARES??? That stuff will be around when you're 140 pounds and you can treat yourself to it THEN!!!

You are doing AWESOME, lady. Seriously. Oh, and how was that cheesecake thing? That sounds soooooooooooooooooo good!

 

[toystoryduo]

You are off to a great start to 2007, Marie! Keep up the good work!

Enquiring minds want to know...... How was that cheescake?

 

[kmp1191]

OK, I'm gonna ask. I know its rude but I'm gonna anyway. The JC food sounds better then my nutrisystem did. I got so tired of it. I was spending about 300$ a month on nutrisystem (with some add ons). So um.....how much is the JC? Are they teeny portions?

sorry if I am rude.

Not rude at all!! It will cost me $80-$100 a week - their food. I'm buying the bags of salad fixin's and big bags of oranges at Sams. DH is eating the salads too, so it won't go bad before it gets eaten. The kids also eat fruit, so I can justify that cost as well. OH...I bought a bag of frozen strawberries tonight...it's on the list, and they won't go bad like the fresh one's do!!
The portions aren't as big as I've been shoveling in recently, but they are filling. The meatloaf the other night was about the size of a filet mignon.
And the cheesecake was WONDERFUL!!!

Food today was~(I switched it around a little bit...)
B-8 oz glass of milk
S-Blueberry Muffin -
L-Beef Chow Mein
S-Chocolate Caramel Peanutbutter Bar -
D-Turkey w/ Gravy
S-(later tonight) 1 cup strawberries
Water-60 oz
Exercise - takin the night off

Everything was good again today. I was concerned about the chow mein...I don't normally like that kind of stuff...but it was really good! The turkey has mashed potatos and green beans....not a big fan of green beans, but I'm eatin' them anyway.

Ok...so, today at work sucked...as usual!
Have a great evening!!
marie


oh yea...the van is AWESOME!!! It's raining here, so I'll post pics this weekend!!

 

[lovinaz]

You are doing AWESOME!! I can't remember the last time you've had 4+ good days in a row (both eating AND exercising). I am very proud of you and I hope you are proud of yourself!

Great job resisting the urge for Chinese food and the apple strudel, keep it up!