No Day But Today - Jes' Journal

Gorgeous Jes, inside and out!!

Congrats on the weight loss!!!!!!!!!

You really deserve such great results, because you are putting in the hard yards, just awesome.

Frankie
 
Hey!

I just finished updating myself on your journal and I wanted to say EXCELLENT JOB! There is no better feeling than stepping on the scale and seeing better numbers than expected. Keep up the great work!

Not only do you look great in your picture, but you look happy as well. I would insert "drooling" icon here, but I'm not quite sure how to do it from my phone. :D

Anyways... Bed time has come. Keep smiling and stay in touch.
 
KICKIN' ASS Jess!!! Phenominal!! Be very proud of youself and your efforts!! You ARE doing this!!! Congrats!! :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

I love your attitude(positive) too! :) Have another great day!!
 
Congrats on your weight loss, that is awesome! Your last workout was amazing too...I think it is the best feeling when you get done with a kick ass workout and you are just drenched in sweat!! Keep it up!!!!!!

-Adam
 
DAY 34 - 11/11/08
- Ran 1 1/2 miles
- Walked 4 miles @ 14 minute pace
- 45 minutes on the elliptical
- 20 minutes on the stair-master
Spent an hour with the personal trainer doing the following:
- 120 crunches
- 3 60-second planks
- 60 side-crunches
- 60 leg raises
- 120 squats with 8lb weight
- 2 laps
- Weights with 2 5lb dumbbells
- Going up the stairs with an 8lb weight as fast as I can x 4
- Taking 2 stairs at a time as fast as I can x 4
- Going up sideways on the stairs as fast as I can x 4

NUTRITION for DAY 34
Breakfast: 1 cup of Cheerios, 1/2 of non-fat milk
Lunch: 2 slices of turkey on 2 slices of Sara Lee Hearty & Delicious 100% Whole Wheat bread. Put in 1 tbsp. of Kraft Fat-Free Mayo, small tomato, lettuce, and some jalapeño peppers. On the side had salad and 1 tbsp. of Hidden Valley Fat-Free Ranch Dressing. ALSO had 1/4th of a baked potato and some chicken (leftovers from last night).
Dinner: 2 slices of turkey on 2 slices of Sara Lee Hearty & Delicious 100% Whole Wheat bread. Put in 1 tbsp. of Kraft Fat-Free Mayo, small tomato, lettuce, and some jalapeño peppers. On the side had salad and 1 tbsp. of Hidden Valley Fat-Free Ranch Dressing.
Snacks: 1 banana, Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs Mini Teddy Grahams, graham crackers, 3 pieces of Dove Milk Chocolate, 1 cup of non-fat milk, 1 scoop of Nectar Whey Protein
Water: 8 cups / 64 oz
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Total Calories: Around 1,195 calories.
Carbs: Around 186
Fat: Around 18
Protein: Around 85

BLAH. I'm below my calorie intake again. I am SOSOSO full right now. I still need to eat at least 340 more calories today to hit 1,250 calories. I was below 1,000 calories yesterday as well. I do not want to be below again, two days in a row AND especially after today's work-out.

I was in the gym for 3+ hours. One hour with my personal trainer and then just fiddling around on my own. Crazy work-out. I was pretty much in there until I couldn't do anything else. I was SO tired.

I'm trying a new protein shake. It is freaking NASTY. EWWEWWEWWWWWW. I started drinking it earlier today but I couldn't finish it because it was so nasty but now I'm going to have to because I am so below my calorie intake.

Not much else to say. I've been eating a lot healthier :) My lunch was HUGE today. I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO hungry after I got out of the gym. I had worked out for that long on a bowl of cereal. Yeah, I was starving.

I have to be in the gym by 5AM tomorrow. I have classes all day and I'm working 6PM-10PM. Going to be a long day.

Alrighty, I'm going to go catch up on a few journals and then write a paper that's due tomorrow :-X

Thanks for the support everyone :)
 
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Just wanted to stop by and wish you good luck. You're making good, steady progress. Not that I have to mention it, though. You're doing great.

On another random note, I see you around the forums alot, haha.
 
Jes, you're doing 60 second planks? Ouch!

Your work out is killer btw. I can certainly pound out some weight, but some of those routines you have would kill me right now.
 
Your pic looks great! Congrats on 10lbs in a month- its taken me 5months to lose 20lbs. Bleh. Keep up the great work- maybe try to spread your calories out a little more evenly thru the day so you can get all of them in without feeling icky-full tho!
 
DAY 35 - 11/12/08
- Ran 3 miles
- Walked 1 mile @ 14 minute pace
- 60 minutes on the elliptical
- 10 minutes on the stair-master
- 120 crunches
- 3 45-second planks
- 60 leg raises
- Weights. Seated row: 5x10 with 60lbs
Seated dip: 5x10 with 60lbs
Lat pulldown: 1x10 with 45lbs, 1x10 with 60lbs

NUTRITION for DAY 35
Breakfast #1: 2 cups of Cheerios, 1 cup of non-fat milk
Breakfast #2: 2 eggs (omelette), 2 slices of Sara Lee Hearty & Delicious 100% Whole Wheat bread, 1 tbsp. of Heinz ketchup, 1 small pear
Lunch: Chicken, mashed potatoes
Dinner: Morning Star Chik Patty on a Sara Lee Whole Wheat Bakery Bun. Also put in some jalapeño peppers, 1 tbsp. of fat-free mayo, 2 slices of tomatoes, pickles, and lettuce. On the side had 1 1/2 cup of romaine lettuce with 1 tbsp. of Hidden Valley fat free ranch dressing.
Snacks: Special K Special Bar in strawberry
Water: 9 cups / 72 oz
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Total Calories: Around 1,307 calories.
Carbs: Around 198
Fat: Around 30
Protein: Around 67

I was in the gym by 5AM. Didn't get out until 7:55AM. Wooohoo! Had a nice work-out. I was kind of disappointed. I wanted to mirror everything I did yesterday with Jared but I was just so tired by the end. I took the exhaustion as a sign for me to stop :p

I've had 2 breakfasts :-X I was talking to my roommate last night and telling her how I haven't been eating enough so she told me to maybe increase my breakfast, which has been pretty light. So I had another cup of cereal this morning. But when I came back from the gym, I was STARVING again. SO I had another breakfast. *shrug* If I'm hungry, I'm going to eat.

Had a fulfilling lunch. Chicken (or any kind of meat) fills me up SO fast.

I've done pretty well with nutrition today :) I am totally going to meet my calorie intake for the day. Planning on having a burger and salad after I get home from work.

It's 5:22PM and I am actually headed out to work in a few minutes. Boo! I don't feel like working :p

I just want to thank everyone that comes into my journal and take the time to read all my ramblings. I REALLY appreciate it. I don't really have any support offline. One of my roommates is SUPER skinny, always eats healthy, and works out 2-3 times a week. The other roommate is the complete opposite and just doesn't care. I live 6-7 hours away from home so I don't have my mom around to baby me and cook me lunch and dinner :p

It's just SO nice to come on here and read everyone's journal. Read about their victories and their struggles because I'm in the same boat. I go through those same things. It's just...encouraging and just so supportive. I love this place.

Okay! Enough :) Personal training session tomorrow. BRING IT!
 
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Ramble on honey, ramble on. You have in very short order established yourself as a presence on here because of your genuine attitude and interest in everyone else also (the kick ass workouts don't hurt either!).

We love havin' you around.
 
gohomejes said:
DAY 35 - 11/12/08
- Ran 3 miles
- Walked 1 mile @ 14 minute pace
- 60 minutes on the elliptical
- 10 minutes on the stair-master
- 120 crunches
- 3 45-second planks
- 60 leg raises
- Weights. Seated row: 5x10 with 60lbs
Seated dip: 5x10 with 60lbs
Lat pulldown: 1x10 with 45lbs, 1x10 with 60lbs

NUTRITION for DAY 35
Breakfast #1: 2 cups of Cheerios, 1 cup of non-fat milk
Breakfast #2: 2 eggs (omelette), 2 slices of Sara Lee Hearty & Delicious 100% Whole Wheat bread, 1 tbsp. of Heinz ketchup, 1 small pear
Lunch: Chicken, mashed potatoes
Dinner: -
Snacks: -
Water: 9 cups / 72 oz
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Total Calories: Around 924 calories.
Carbs: Around 137
Fat: Around 23
Protein: Around 51

I was in the gym by 5AM. Didn't get out until 7:55AM. Wooohoo! Had a nice work-out. I was kind of disappointed. I wanted to mirror everything I did yesterday with Jared but I was just so tired by the end. I took the exhaustion as a sign for me to stop :p

I've had 2 breakfasts :-X I was talking to my roommate last night and telling her how I haven't been eating enough so she told me to maybe increase my breakfast, which has been pretty light. So I had another cup of cereal this morning. But when I came back from the gym, I was STARVING again. SO I had another breakfast. *shrug* If I'm hungry, I'm going to eat.

Had a fulfilling lunch. Chicken (or any kind of meat) fills me up SO fast.

I've done pretty well with nutrition today :) I am totally going to meet my calorie intake for the day. Planning on having a burger and salad after I get home from work.

It's 5:22PM and I am actually headed out to work in a few minutes. Boo! I don't feel like working :p

I just want to thank everyone that comes into my journal and take the time to read all my ramblings. I REALLY appreciate it. I don't really have any support offline. One of my roommates is SUPER skinny, always eats healthy, and works out 2-3 times a week. The other roommate is the complete opposite and just doesn't care. I live 6-7 hours away from home so I don't have my mom around to baby me and cook me lunch and dinner :p

It's just SO nice to come on here and read everyone's journal. Read about their victories and their struggles because I'm in the same boat. I go through those same things. It's just...encouraging and just so supportive. I love this place.

Okay! Enough :) Personal training session tomorrow. BRING IT!
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Disappointed? Man, if I did that workout I would straight up die. It's really inspiring to see someone such as yourself work as hard as you are. I can only hope to do half as well as you. Thanks for giving me some motivation tonight.
 
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Jes! Another crazy workout :) Girl, your gonna be at your goal in NO TIME! Hope tomorrow is another great day for ya!
 
I'm with everyone else... Your workouts are AMAZING!!! Well done. I'm excited for you to see your HARD WORK pay off. If you keep this up... that will be pretty frickin' soon!! IMPRESSIVE!! :) :)
 
Jes,

What an awesome workout!!! And how impressive is it that you were in the gym at 5 AM? :hurray:

Keep up the great work!

-Adam
 
You guys are amazing :)

DAY 36 - 11/13/08
- Ran 1 mile
- 60 minutes on the elliptical
- 30 minutes on a stationary bike
- 1 hour with personal trainer doing various exercises
- Weights. Seated row: 5x10 with 60lbs
Seated dip: 2x10 with 75lbs, 3x10 with 60lbs
Lat pulldown: 5x10 with 45lbs
Leg press: 5x10 with 60lbs
Leg extension: 5x10 with 45lbs

NUTRITION for DAY 36
Breakfast: 2 cups of Cheerios, 1 cup of non-fat milk
Lunch: 2 slices of turkey on 2 slices of Sara Lee Hearty & Delicious 100% Whole Wheat bread. Put in 1 tbsp. of Kraft Fat-Free Mayo, small tomato, lettuce, and some jalapeño peppers. Also had a slice of Kashi Mediterranean pizza.
Dinner: 1 slice of Kashi Mediterranean pizza
Snacks: 1 tangerine, reese's pieces
Water: 9 cups / 72 oz
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Total Calories: Around 1,280 calories.
Carbs: Around 188
Fat: Around 34
Protein: Around 63

So my trainer switched up my routine and I did HORRIBLE with him yesterday. Blah, the exercises were just hard. :( I felt like such a failure. If today wasn't my rest day I would SO be in the gym trying to master those exercises. It's okay. I can't wait to get into the gym tomorrow and practice my new routine. I WILL be able to do it.

I wasn't too happy with my exercise yesterday. I had HORRIBLE shin splits and omg the pain. Blah! It's okay. I made myself stay in the gym and work-out on the machines that wouldn't kill my legs. I've been getting shin splits a lot. So I've been doing some reading and it says if you're running on the treadmill, to set the incline to 1.0 and that helps avoid shin splits. Any insight on this guys?

I have been eating SO well this past week. I haven't gone over 1,300 calories all week. I've been pretty good about staying in the 1,200's. Only on 2 days I was below :x Not only the numbers, but what I'm eating: HEALTHY food. :p

Today is my rest day so no exercising. Just eating healthy :)

DAY 37 - 11/14/08
- Rest day

NUTRITION for DAY 37
Breakfast: 1 cup of Cheerios, 1/2 cup of non-fat milk
Lunch: 2 slices of turkey on 2 slices of Sara Lee Hearty & Delicious 100% Whole Wheat bread. Put in 1 tbsp. of Kraft Fat-Free Mayo, small tomato, lettuce, and some jalapeño peppers.
Dinner: Morning Star Chik Patty on a Sara Lee Whole Wheat Bakery Bun. Also put in some jalapeño peppers, 1 tbsp. of fat-free mayo, 2 slices of tomatoes, and pickles.
Snacks: 1 banana, 1 Lean Pocket (Four Cheese Pizza)
Water: 5 cups / 40 oz
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Total Calories: Around 1,290 calories.
Carbs: Around 209
Fat: Around 26
Protein: Around 62
 
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Good clean eating Jess! Also, I LOVE your "I'm gonna master _______" attitude!! Fill in the blank with eating, excercise program, healthy lifestyle, school, work, .... !!! You are doing AWESOME!! :) :)
 
Jes,

I am new to running on a treadmill, so I'm not sure about setting the incline to avoid shin splints. I know that a few years ago when I first began running to get back in shape, that initially I would get shin splints. I would just have to limit how far I would run and take a day off to rest...eventually I got to the point where I could run several miles everyday without pain. How new are you to running? It might just take some time for your body to adjust...
 
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