Weigh in #2

Today was my weigh in and I got myself all excited for some what of a let down. As I stood completely naked on the scale this morning I wanted to shout and scream. I held in my excited and went and got dressed and came back. Exactly 1 pound more with clothes on. Ok, I can handle that. I go in to meet with Kathy my JCC thinking I will have a 4 lb loss. Why wouldn't I? The scale last week right spot on with the JC one. Well the darn scale said only....3 lb loss. Now don't get my wrong I am happy I can say goodbye to these 3 lbs and I will never see you again. I'm delighted I can say goodbye to the 9.5 lbs I have lost in 2 weeks. Keep em coming baby!!

My JCC helped me realized that I did eat off plan more than once. These three times I was not prepared with something at all times to snack on and I got hungry. My goals for the upcoming week are:

• Stay on plan 100%
• Increase water intake
• Increase physical activity
• Stay prepared at ALL times

All in all this was a good week. I was feeling under the weather but did get some exercise in. Just love Zumba and the Just Dance Wii games. They both kicked my butt and I sure slept like a baby that night.

One week on Jenny Craig with a loss

Well I finished my first week on Jenny Craig. I started on Sunday April, 10th and had to weigh in early. I signed up for the Metabolic Max program so Jenny Craig wanted me to come in a few days after I started so I could meet my JCC. Kathy is amazing and I am so excited to continue. My BodyMedia fit armband came in so Thursday was my day to get that set up. I also weighed in and I am so very proud and excited to report I lost 6 entire pounds.

It wasn't easy and I just realized that I have been doing this wrong. I am constantly on the Jenny Craig forums and have been reading where I can switch days of what I want to eat but I should pick a day and eat the entire list of foods from breakfast to dinner. I so was uninformed!! Maybe If I follow this from Sunday to Thursday night I will have a better loss!!

Let me tell you how excited I am to have this BodyMedia!! This arm band is fantastic. It measures everything from the steps I take, the calories I burn, calorie deficit, hours slept, and time of activity. This will guide me in losing more weight.

Second day troubles

Today is my second day on Jenny Craig and while I am not having trouble with the food I find it difficult to eat everything. Another issue is when I am at work I get so busy and honestly not really hungry.  I am trying to follow this plan exactly and finding it difficult. I know this weight loss will not be easy as I packed on the pounds over time.

My husband is being so wonderful and supporting me in this journey. He has 20-30 lbs to lose and it sure helps when he wants to make healthy choices too. I know my weight loss journey will be much longer than his but we will have a lifetime together to make our healthy choices together.

One issue I have is not getting enough exercise. I am expecting my armband later this week and cannot wait to try it out. We both are in a constant go go go job and I drive all day. Last thing I want to do is exercise when I get home. I have several games for the Wii and the Zumba DVD's that I enjoy doing. I guess I can just do 15-30 minutes a day to start out with and see where it takes me.

Day 3 on this program starts tomorrow..it is very easy to do if you can eat all the food. I have had to allow more time in the morning to grab my food before I run out the door. Even allow more time in the evening to organize and put everything together for the next day.

So far I love Jenny Craig I sure hope it continues....

New to Jenny Craig

So..it is my first day on this new adventure. Today is the first day of the rest of my life. On the 28th I met a patient who had mentioned she lost around 60 lbs on Jenny Craig. I have seen the commercials regarding Jenny Craig and knew it was pricey. I decided what do I have to lose? I called the local Jenny Craig centre in Rocklin for more information. Now I was frustrated to hear they wanted me to come in. I decided why not...didn't mean I had to purchase anything. So Thursday I had a meeting at JC and decided right then and there I wanted to join. I had to wait until I got paid to join.

The next obstacle was to tell my husband I wanted to join. I thought he wouldn't like the cost every week for food. I made him realize we spend more than that on junk and eating out. He agree and said he would support me. He also mentioned he wanted to lose 20-30 lbs. Me on the other than have way more than that to lose.

I have always been heavy, overweight, obese, fat...whatever you want to call it for most of my life. I don't even really remember when it started. In school it was tough. I was under 200 and thought that was awful. I felt alone and isolated and felt like no one wanted to really be my friend. I have friends now who keep in touch from HS and I know they are what true friends are really about. Now I am much heavier than that and I plan to never to see these numbers again.

So, I am writing this blog to let others see my journey, my successes, and of course my set backs. I am realistic and know that I will have set backs I will fall off the wagon and I will get back on track when that happens. Hopefully someone who is thinking of joining Jenny Craig will read this and will be motivated to start. If I can do this...ANYONE can.