More Before Pictures!

I added a few more pictures to my Before Pictures Section! I also plan to make a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page soon to answer things like: "Do you have loose skin?""How old are you?""How tall are you?" etc...I am going to enjoy my last few hours of weekend-ness!Cheers!Jess!

You Need Physical Therapy Because You Are Thin...

Last Monday I went to the Physical Therapist for the first time for my bad butt. She assessed my body and made me bend in all sorts of ways in the "comfort" of a hospital gown and my underwear.Her conclusion: My body does not know how to be thin!!!She said that my abs are good, which is something she always checks if there are lower back / butt troubles. It's just my butt and lower back are

This is the Plateau that Never Ends...

It just goes on and on my friends...My weight has been "145-ish" for over a year now. The first time I was under 145 was October 27, 2005. Since then I've had spikes as high as 152 (post Maui) and dips as low as 139.50 (then I stopped eating artificial sweeteners...). But over all in 2006 my weight was basically 145-ish.As you can see in my weight loss chart - I lost nearly 50 pounds in 2004,

My New "Carrot"

As you may know... the real key to my weight loss success has been self-bribery. Human beings are "hard-wired" to avoid pain and seek pleasure, so I've tapped into these 'primal instincts' to help achieve my fitness goals! :)Exercise is often perceived as "pain." It's this horrible, sweaty, laborious chore that you have to, but really just want to avoid! So I dangle a "carrot" in front of myself

Booty Boo-Boo

I will be going to Physical Therapy soon for my coccyx. It's an old injury to my tail bone that has become inflamed. It's been bothering me for nearly a year now. IT HURTS SO MUCH!!! The first time I went to my Doctor for it, she gave me a shot and things felt better for awhile. Then a few months later it flared back up again, so I went back in for my sore booty. Now the shot doesn't

Defying the experts, by just a tiny bit.

I wanted to "defy the experts" by losing weight over the Holidays. Well, I did it, but just barely. I've lost a quarter pound since Thanksgiving. I worked SO HARD for that quarter pound too!!! ;)Just when I started making progress, a party or my period would hit the reset button. Why is it so EASY to gain fat and so hard to lose it!?! ARGH!Okay, that wasn't just a whiny rhetorical question,