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You're doing great Jess. I'm so proud of your positive attitude despite your frustrations. I'm feeling the exact same way. Came to a standstill and wanted to give up. Reading your frustrations makes me feel like I'm not alone...you go girl!
 
littlekeylime said:
You're doing great Jess. I'm so proud of your positive attitude despite your frustrations. I'm feeling the exact same way. Came to a standstill and wanted to give up. Reading your frustrations makes me feel like I'm not alone...you go girl!
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You are not alone at all! I have moments all the time where I just want to give in and pig out... but then I remember how good it feels to see the numbers go down.
 
Keep it up Jessie.
Your doing just fine. Most people don't even make the effort. Give yourself an "Atta-Girl". Don't think of it as a diet. Think of it as a lifestyle change like in your first post.

If you put too much pressure on yourself you'll just make it harder. Slow and steady wins the race. In this case anyway. Every four days reward yourself with a cheat meal. That way you don't think you're starving your body all of a sudden.

Your mind plays tricks on you. If you just cut all of the comfort foods off suddenly your brain will go into starvation mode and start slowing your metabolism down. Which in turn starts storing fat. Best to gradually exchange the bad with the good. You will keep it off longer.

If you're not losing lbs like you want you might want to start lifting weights. Not bodybuilder weights but small weights for toning. Besides it burns fat faster than just using cardio. I promise!

Good luck and don't sweat the small stuff! It will happen.:hurray:
 
JustJessie said:
Didn't get the job I interviewed for. Sucks, but oh well, there will be other opportunities... I hope...
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You didn't get the job, but you did get some practice interviewing. The interview can really seal the deal. The more comfortable and confident you are at your interview the more likely you will be to get the job.
 
Trops said:
You didn't get the job, but you did get some practice interviewing. The interview can really seal the deal. The more comfortable and confident you are at your interview the more likely you will be to get the job.
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Thanks Trops! I appreciate the thought!
 
First of all, WOO HOO!! My Detroit Red Wings just won the Stanley Cup!!!! WOO HOO!!

Second of all... OUUUUUCH!! !#$@%$$#@#

I think I really hurt my leg today during my workout. I am in a LOT of pain! My leg hurts from my hip down to my knee. And the whole part of the leg hurts so I can't pinpoint what exactly it is that I hurt... but OOOOOOOWWWWW!
 
Not liking what i'm seeing on the scale still. Really unhappy. Really discouraged. Still eating healthy with the exception of my weekend away. Still exercising.

Haven't given up hope yet...
 
Hey, Jess

I had a bit of a bender the weekend before this one, and the scale told me that I had gained 8 pounds. I knew that it was lying, but it wasn't giving in. I logged it on the monday weigh in and that gave me some good motivation to get rid of that gain. Now a week later it's gone and then some. Stay with it and don't let a stupid scale get the better of you
 
I'm trying... I really am.

Uuuuuuuuugggh!! I just get so down on myself. Its so hard to stay motivated. I'm just so easily flustered, frustrated, and discouraged.

I am so good at motivating others... I just wish I could push myself that way too.
 
I'm still alive. Still trying to do my best with eating and working out.

I finally started my nannying job so I'm spending about 25 or so hours a week running around after little ones. We went swimming yesterday and that was a workout in itself tossing, carrying, and giving rides to a three and seven year old.

My fat jeans don't fit anymore, so that does make me feel good.

However... the downside is that my next size down jeans are still a bit too tight. So that leaves me without any pants that fit, so I've been looking pretty frumpy the past few weeks. Oh well. Guess I just have to try a bit harder to get into my other jeans.

Time to go do my workout for the day.
 
Jessie, my Jessie. I was thinking about you just earlier. Thinking I should send you a nudge since I haven't seen you around much. I'm very glad that you are still with us. Chasing the kids is a workout, but I've found that eating what they eat is dangerous for me. Tossing carrying and everything that goes with it can be exhausting, but are you still going to the gym/getting a workout? I call my kids my favorite dumbbells. They are getting bigger, so I have to get stronger.

Glad to see you.

:sifone:
 
Trops said:
Jessie, my Jessie. I was thinking about you just earlier. Thinking I should send you a nudge since I haven't seen you around much. I'm very glad that you are still with us. Chasing the kids is a workout, but I've found that eating what they eat is dangerous for me. Tossing carrying and everything that goes with it can be exhausting, but are you still going to the gym/getting a workout? I call my kids my favorite dumbbells. They are getting bigger, so I have to get stronger.

Glad to see you.

:sifone:
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Yes, I am still getting my workouts in also. I did Tae-bo today. Yeah, the family I am working for are health nuts, but I've still been bringing my own healthy food with me to the house.

I'm not doing as great as I had hoped for, but I'm still working hard and doing a lot better than I ever have before.

Right now I'm trying to work on establishing a routine and continuing to eat my healthy foods when my family's unhealthy snacks taunt me from the cupboard. I'm doing ok though.

This is a process and I'm taking it one step at a time. Still hanging in there.
 
I have finally gotten rid of that nasty upward trend. I weighed in this morning at 213.6. I was VERY excited.

Been mixing up my workouts... rollerblading, biking, walking, workout tapes and dvds, etc...

Eating good. Going out tonight, but I've planned my meal and accounted for all the calories and i should come out ok in the end. Took a decent walk with my mom this morning so things are gonna be good for this day.
 
Nice to hear, Jessie. I'm finding that with the summer in full almost swing I'm getting more and more opportunities to have a little treat here and there. Not good for me, but so much fun if I'm able to keep it to a minimum. Keep it up.
 
I have a phone interview with a school district in Kentucky tomorrow morning. I'm real nervous. I would be very excited to get this position.

Wish me luck.
 
Good luck! Don't be nervous and don't say Uhm. And just to be on the safe side, don't say that you know Angela. :D
 
Trops said:
Good luck! Don't be nervous and don't say Uhm. And just to be on the safe side, don't say that you know Angela. :D
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I was a bit nervous, but I kept my uhms to a minimum. Definitely didn't mention Angela...lol.

It went ok. It was just a screening interview and now they want me to go through the rigamarole of another Praxis test... which is expensive, and pointless if they don't hire me since I don't need it in Ohio.
 
Been awhile since i've written here.

It was a good weekend. Lots of exercise and outdoor time. I ate pretty well.

I feel heavier though. It must be TOM bloatedness, but I just feel fatter and overall heavier.

I know this is a slow process, but just once I'd like to see a fairly decent loss.

I feel like I'm doing what i should, and yet I still see gains. Its just frustrating sometimes.

I'm chuggin along. I've been walking and swimming and doing housework to keep myself moving. I've gotten a lot of sun as a result.

My big goal for July is to break 210. I want to see 209 in July. That would be a big deal to me. That is also my first short term goal for this journey. That would just make my day!
 
It's just the 13th. I know that it seems like most of the month is gone, but the best part for losing is coming up. How? Why? I don't know. I can feel it. I know that this week is going to be killer for me. I'm hitting the 190's by the end of this month. Common, Jess, you're doing it too!
 
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