Half My Weight!!

Even though I have switched over to "being healthy" as my goal. I still weight myself every morning to see how I am doing. The last few days I have been very close to or even 140 itself! I've halved my weight! It's so weird to think that I have lost as much weight as I weigh! It also blows my mind to think that each pound that I lose from now on will mean I've lost more weight than I

Answers for Amy!

"Jessica, I have so many questions now! I have read all your pages (I think) and I guess my first question is what do you use to know the calorie count in your foods? Is there an online chart that you use, did you buy a program, a book? Based on the program that your husband created - I guess I would start with my current calorie needs and then continue to decrease as I lose weight? Were there

Lowering my Standard Deviation

Aaron, my uber-nerdy totally adorable husband, was crunching my weight loss numbers.To him weight loss is just a equation with calories needed vs. calories consumed vs. calories burned. Yesterday he was analysing my daily calorie totals. Over the past 40 days my average daily caloric intake was 1750. But my standard deviation was about 250. Basically means some days I eat 1950, and other days I

Workday vs. Weekend

My monthly weight loss SNAFU has passed and things seem to be getting back to normal! I was 142 on the button this morning.Today was another "good" day! I walked 1.25 miles before lunch and I ate 1820 total calories today. If things keep up going this well I will get my next reward August 9th... which is my niece's Birthday! She is going to be 11 this year, that is the same age as Harry

Reward on it's way!

I was able to stick to my healthy ways for 15 days straight, so this morning while I biked Aaron order the next DVD in the Ai Yori Aoshi series! I am going to stick with being healthy, but I am going to up my activity level to two days on one day off consistently for the next 15 days. Two days on one off is 3 days, so I just need to do it 5 times! :) I have really been slacking in the water

Close Call!!!

Goodness! I really did jinx myself! My period started and I became a food craving maniac! I had 580 calories for breakfast, and 1090 at lunch!!!! I was at 1670 calories by noon! That's more calories than I eat in an entire day sometimes!I wanted to keep eating and but was finally able to get myself under control. I plan to have a small sandwich 140 calories for supper. My total

Getting THX Certified!

Even though I'm getting all crampy and bloaty, I'm in a great mood! It's really odd, now that I am smaller, I can really feel what's going on inside my body. I don't know if this is true for everyone though.When I was bigger, my body seemed to communicate to me in a staticy monophonic. Now that I am healthier, things have improved to Dolby Surround Sound, and I'm still working hard to

Head's up!

Lately "Anonymous" has been leaving lots of comments on my blog. Most of their posts have a link to some other site pushing weight loss drugs or online gambling... Not Cool!!!I'll be deleting all the comments like that I find and changing the Comment Settings so people can't post anonymously anymore.This site is about real healthy successful weight loss, I don't want it spammed-up!!!

“Yogurt is Not a Dessert.”

Most days at work I have a mid-morning snack of a flavored Yoplait yogurt with 1/2 cup of All-Bran for some high-fiber crunch! Today I worked right through my morning break and did not notice until lunch! As I was getting my sandwich from the fridge, I noticed my uneaten yogurt . "Ooo!" I said. "I can have my yogurt as dessert!"A co-worker quickly laughed, "Yogurt is not a dessert!" I

AM Bike and Leftover Curries

I got up early today and road the bike before breakfast. I also did a bit of walking to and from the bus stops. My calories today were 1950 close to my limit, but still a good day! So that makes 9 days in a row of being healthy! :) I am nearly to another GOAL! I am so excited! :) Yatta!

Too Perky for Monday!

Today was our big "All-Staff Meeting" at work. We have to rent the big local Concert Venue (Veterans Memorial Coliseum) to find room for us all! They setup 3 huge screens, and an audio system hooked up to a laptop for everyone to do their presentations! It starts at 8:30AM and goes... until done, which was 10:30-ish today. The meeting started with the first speaker saying "Good morning" after

Practicing what I preach!

On my weight loss tips page I have a note at the bottom of #16. (Be Active for at Least 30 Minutes Every Other Day.) It reads: "The best time of day to exercise is before supper, or before breakfast. These are the times when your blood sugar is at its lowest. This will help you start burning fat faster."Over the past few months (in which I've been in a weight loss rut...) I had been doing most of

Aloha Friday!!!

My weight was 141.75 this morning. I got up early and rode the bike before breakfast. Today was another successful day, so that's day 5 towards my 14 day goal. (1765 calories consumed.) I am so happy it is the weekend!! I really need this time to relax :)

This Week is Going So Slow!!!

Aaron suggested that I take today as another rest day, and who am I to argue with that! ;) My Calories were 1640 today, (290 of that was chocolate!) My weight was 143.50 this AM.At work I am helping to write the movie script for this years Users Group Meeting. Last year the theme was "Mysteries," and I was in the movie as the evil "Em Fatale." (I can send you the file if you are interested

Ow... That Wonderful "Day After" Feeling...

Today was a post yoga recovery day. I am sore all over in that good kind of way. I had 1685 calories, and now I am gonna go to bed! :)

Another Good Day! :)

I did manage to get my butt out of bed this morning and do yoga. I also walked around the block today at lunch.My calories were 1700 on the head. 140 Oatmeal 140 South Beach Diet Bar 110 Light Yogurt Banana Creme 100 1 c. All-bran Extra Fiber 140 2 slices whole wheat bread 20 Mustard 50 Turkey 170 Orange Juice 130 Kudos

Have You Seen This?!

For years I've talked about how cool the My Virtual Model website is, well I have to say things have just got one step cooler!Prevention.com has a free weight loss simulator using MVM!!!So now you can see your model at different weights, side-by-side! TOO SWEET!!!Oh, and speaking of sweets, you don't have to sign up for their "sugar solution" to use it, it's totally FREE!!!Today is Day 14

NEW SITE IS UP!!!!

Alright! :) This site is up and ready to rock! Please be sure to update any links or bookmarks!My Weight Loss Blog is now found at http://lessjess.blogspot.com(Which is this site here!)Let me know if you find anything funky!Today's exercise was back-to back Tai Chi classes.I have ate 1030 calories so far today, and supper will be fish and veggies! Mmmm!I think it is safe to say that day 13

Almost Ready!!!

So a while back I said that I was going to move my site to an ad-free place... well that place is here and it is ALMOST ready!!!Once I feel this place is up to snuff, I will post the link here on my old site to here! Please remember to update your bookmarks and links then!! :) I am so excited!!-Jess1740 calories today and I biked for exercise. Day 12 is a success! 2 more to go until I get

June's Stats

Over all I was one pound down in June.I had a few days where my weight spiked up from super salty foods, and there was the pie/pms/period part at the end of the month, but I got better! ;)I ate 1670 caloires today, and rode the bike for 20 fat calories. Four more days to go and I get my reward for living healthy for two weeks straight! Ai Yori Aoshi will be mine!! :)

Healthy Holiday Weekend!

I took yesterday off and made a 4-Day weekend using just one vacation day. SWEET.Today is the 9th day in a row that I have been good to my new healthy lifestyle.I ate 1770 calories today, and biked for 20 "fat calories." I don't think that number means anything in reality, but it is one of the numbers displayed by the LCD while I bike. (Speed in MPH, Distance, Time on/left on the bike, Heart

Back to My Roots

The monthly puffies are in retreat and I was back to 141.25 this morning. Yea!Today is Day 7 towards my new goal. Just one more week to go, and I will finally get my reward! I am so excited!!!Another thing I am excited about is my friend Starr is visiting from L.A! We are hooking up tonight, then going out to the townie bar where my sister, Becky, is tending!I plan on taking lots of pictures!