Jen's Diary: To 180 or Below...and Maintenance!

Thanks, Mands, MrVee, and Justina! Love the support I get from the members of this forum. :)

I skipped my usual cheat night last night. It kind of sucked, but hopefully it will pay off on the scales next weekend. I really want to break into the 180's. I'm only a few pounds away... soooo close!
 
That is awesome!! Way to go on the new a time low!!!!! :) You will be seeing those 180's sooner than later!! :hurray:
 
Thanks, Tete, Tasha, BrookeRose, and Justina! :)

It was a balmy 6 degrees this morning! It felt even colder with the windchill. I cursed under my breath as I cleaned the car off this morning..haha! Come on, spring! After freezing to death, I took the kids to school, did the treadmill, and now it's work time. I'm making chili for dinner tonight. It seems like an appropriate meal..lol! Hope everyone has a great day!
 
Ok.. so I procrastinated on working and instead played with the simulator MrVee posted... lol! So here's the result. My highest weight, current weight, goal weight, and my vanity weight. Even though it's just a simulation and not completely accurate, it's nice to see that there isn't a huge difference between the last three. :)
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...and that's the only swimsuit you'll ever see "me" in. haha!
 
jen_renee said:
It was a balmy 6 degrees this morning! It felt even colder with the windchill.
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It's been rough on me today too. It's only getting up to about 73 today. Too warm for the heater, too cool for the air conditioner, so I guess I'll be forced to drive with the windows open. What a pain!

As I mentioned in my thread, looks like the middle two are just the same morph. I wish it had more subtle changes, but oh well. We also need to draw some glasses on there, and maybe have a treadmill as background.
 
Yeah, there needs to be more subtle changes, but it is a fun little thing. There definitely needs to be a glasses option though! And that's ok....you can have your 73 degrees now. I'll take it later, when it's like 100+ degrees there. :p
 
Yeah in the winters in Northern Michigan folks tend to sit inside and do a lot of drinking. In the summers they tend to sit outside and do a lot of drinking.

You haven't lived until you've walked outside on a 120 degree day. Think I'll be trying to spend as much time as I can elsewhere this summer. Maybe if I get buff enough I can spend the summer in the pool without Paul Watson coming to rescue me from hunters.
 
MrVee said:
Yeah in the winters in Northern Michigan folks tend to sit inside and do a lot of drinking. In the summers they tend to sit outside and do a lot of drinking.
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I'm guessing you've been here before? If not, very accurate guess. haha!
 
jen_renee said:
I'm guessing you've been here before? If not, very accurate guess. haha!
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Had a friend whose stepdad traveled back and forth between Chicago and the UP (he had another kid from another mom up there). Spent a few weeks in summer there once. Man was a stone cold alcoholic but fortunately a nice one. Couldn't imagine how anybody lived up there in the winter. Asked him that once and he said, "we do a whole lot of drinkin'."

 
Haha! That video is great! Yeah, the UP is an ....uh... interesting place. haha! My dad lived there for many years, and I spent every other weekend there. Lots of drunk people with guns...not a good combo really. haha!

This morning it is 0 degrees, and the windchill is -14. I will not be leaving the house today unless it is on fire. The kids had a snow day today, so my schedule is all off. Hopefully I get something done today.

My calories were good yesterday... 1325.
 
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Leftover chili is so good. YUM! Tiny bit higher in calories than my normal lunch, but I don't care. It's good. Plus I went outside and froze my ass off for a good 20 minutes while my neighbor plowed my driveway. And oddly enough... since I was talking about a fire in my last post.... He was plowing, and I was waiting for him to clear one section so I could move my car, and his wife came out and started yelling my name, acting all panicked. Apparently their well pump was frozen and he was trying to thaw it... and it caught on FIRE! He got the fire out and it was no big deal... thank goodness. It was cold as hell though... I'm sure a burned a few calories shivering to death...lol! I was supposed to do the treadmill today, but since the kids are home I'm switching it with tomorrow. It's a bit chaotic here ... I think the children have a stash of energy drinks somewhere. They need to share.
 
jen_renee said:
Ok.. so I procrastinated on working and instead played with the simulator MrVee posted... lol! So here's the result. My highest weight, current weight, goal weight, and my vanity weight. Even though it's just a simulation and not completely accurate, it's nice to see that there isn't a huge difference between the last three. :)
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...and that's the only swimsuit you'll ever see "me" in. haha!
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I did the same!! PLayed around - 180 looks the best! what s your height btw?
i d love to be 180 (For 5'8) BMI still says overweight though - boohooo...
 
Justina said:
I did the same!! PLayed around - 180 looks the best! what s your height btw?
i d love to be 180 (For 5'8) BMI still says overweight though - boohooo...
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Yep, 180 is still technically overweight for me too. I'm just a hair short of 5'7. Well, I think anyway. My boyfriend claims he's 5'7 and I think I'm taller than him. So one of us is wrong. We need to get out the measuring tape! haha! I carry my weight pretty well though, so that's good. I'll be happy with 180, anything lower I will consider a bonus. :)
 
jen_renee said:
Yep, 180 is still technically overweight for me too. I'm just a hair short of 5'7. Well, I think anyway. My boyfriend claims he's 5'7 and I think I'm taller than him. So one of us is wrong. We need to get out the measuring tape! haha! I carry my weight pretty well though, so that's good. I'll be happy with 180, anything lower I will consider a bonus. :)
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LOL...i m 5'8 - carry the weight ok too. and when i was 200 - people would laugh at me when i told them - like haha sure...
I agree with you 180 would be cool anything under on the long run is bonus
 
As a general rule if one person claims they're 5'8' and the other claims they're 5'7", the first one is 5'6" and the second is 5'5". :)

I'm legitimately 5'10.5" which I round up to 5'11" out of vanity.
 
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