Sisters Getting Slim

Quick Update

may09bride — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:50:53 +0000

Well, I just finished the 30 day shred..my first time ever and i love it..it feels like my bootcamp just shorter! Great quick workout…it wont count for one of my 3 workouts for the week, i think those need to be at least an hour, but will definitely work when i add more days into myworkout schedule…anyway, here are my points for the day

english muffin, egg, orange juice, coffee-5
peanuts-4
sandwich, 100 calorie pack, carrots-7
yogurt-2
I had 2 AP’s and I moved down to 27 points so I still have 11 to spend…Im meeting some friends at a bar..and I think Im going to leave 4 for a couple of beers…not drinking at all tomorrow night because I have bootcamp on Saturday and I really think ill die if Im the slightest bit dehydrated…that leaves 7 for dinner…lets go see what I can find!!! Jackie

My Weigh In

slimsisters — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:19:26 +0000

I’m weighing in in kilograms now. It’s so confusing! But I like it. It’s like this elusive number now and not one that I’ve spent almost 30 years attached to. Anyway, I weighed 74.75 Kg. I just did the conversion and that’s 164.5 pounds! I have no idea how many pounds I weighed at my last weigh in in the US, but I do know for sure it was more than 165! I’m going to stop doing the conversion now and focus on the kgs for a change:) My next goal is to weigh 74 kgs by my birthday. My ultimate goal is 59 kg.

~Jenny

My weigh in!!!!

may09bride — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:35:07 +0000

I am SO happy….I lost 1.6 pounds!!!!! There are several things this weight does for me….for one…according to BMI and I NOT obese…HUGE!!! I’ve been dying for that…also, i pulled out my weigh in book from WW and on this day last year, I was 29.2 pounds heavier…I have lost nearly 30 pounds this past year…again, I do not feel like I look one bit different, but the scale doesn’t lie…I must have had 30 more pounds on me somewhere last year…so I have lost 12.3% of myself this year….I am just so excited by this…next goal is 3.6 pounds away…that should take me about 2 weeks…anyway, now im off for an awesome day..not to blow ANYTHING!!! new found motivation for sure:)
Jackie

Weigh in tomorrow!

slimsisters — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:47:21 +0000

I have NO idea what to expect. I was 74.9 kilograms when I arrived here. I’m going to the gym tomorrow morning and I’m going to weigh myself there (we don’t have a scale at home). It will be my first time at the gym here. I’m planning on running on the treadmill and maybe doing some weights. I need to get back into the swing of working out…it’s been SO long since I’ve done it consistently. But I’m ready now. We’re just about all the way moved in and organized (still trying to get some odds and ends but we’ve got all of the major stuff). Now that we’re kind of getting into a schedule, I’m ready to get into a workout schedule as well. Eating is still going well and I don’t see any hiccups in the future because honestly I’m just not tempted by this food, at all. I am so motivated by Jackie’s motivation though and I’m going to think about her drinking the diet coke at the happy hour whenever I am tempted to overeat anything. Alright, goodnight and looking forward to a good weigh in!

~Jenny

proud of myself..

may09bride — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:34:52 +0000

I went to a happy hour tonight and everyone was drinking pinot grigio (my favorite) and eating such good looking food..I stuck to the turkey burger, with no butter on the bun and fruit on the side with diet coke…and I actually was not tempted AT ALL by everyone else’s food. I think the motivation has finally outweighed the temptations…it’s about time! So I’m half excited/half bummed about WI tomorrow..excited because i know I lost from wherever I was…I had to have lost with how I’ve been doing this week and bummed because if only i wouldn’t have blown the couple of weeks around Christmas I would probably be well on my way to goal…however, I can’t change the past, and I enjoyed myself over the holidays without stressing about food…so anyway, I will be elated if I am even with what I was before the holidays. That way I will know that all my hard work before Christmas was not in vain…anyway, here is my fod for the day!

english muffin, egg, coffee-5
smart ones, tangelo-6
yogurt-2
turkey burger, fruit-11
yogurt-2
26 points…with 2 left to spare!! Even on a happy hour night! (and I may have calculated the burger too high, I just like to be safe with it!)

Does anyone have any suggestions for what I can pack for lunch…I can onlyeat so many frozen dinners and I’m really picky about lunch meat…I just dont know…I guess I could go back to soup but that honestly doesn;t fill me up….any other ideas? Thanks!!!
Jackie

Starting to get “snacky”

slimsisters — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:35:04 +0000

I hate that word, but it’s so describes what today was like…this afternoon I just wanted to snack on things! We don’t have much of anything in the house, but I still had a couple of (teeny tiny) cookies here and some cheese and crackers there. But, I was hungry which is the most important thing. I think I’m just eating so much smaller meals that I’m finding myself actually hungry between meals. I haven’t been counting points, but focusing on eating with balance and regularity. Here is what I had today:

large coffee, scone — breakfast
cheese and crackers — snack
chicken salad sandwich, tall nonfat latte — lunch
bread and butter, 2 mini chocolate chip cookies — snack
half of a hamburger and small amount of fries — dinner

Wow, that looks like almost all carbs. Like I said, fruits and vegetables are going to be a problem here because they just aren’t that widely available. Salads, which were a staple of my diet at home, are just not found here! I am also slacking on drinking water. I’ve been drinking so much caffeine. But the bottom line is I’m not overeating and that’s the major component for weight loss (in my opinion). I need to work on getting in more fruits and veggies and less carbs, but I think from a calorie standpoint I’m in good shape (based on my hunger levels).

Still haven’t gotten to the gym! I was going to go after my husband got home from work today but he didn’t get home until almost 8 and by then I was like, screw it. Not a great attitude! I’m just so tired here for some reason and have been going to bed at 9:30 (which is about 3 hours earlier than I was going to bed at home!).

Good night!

~Jenny

Finally I was honest…

may09bride — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:33:51 +0000

I for some reason decided to tell my fiancee what I weigh now AND what i weighed at my heaviest ever…for some reason, I felt like hiding it from him was like hiding the fact that I actually needed to lose weight..I felt like it was all out there now and now I REALLY dont want to stay this weight because he will ALWAYS know Im big..not that he was at all disgusted by it..actually, he told me that he never thought I looked like that..he thought I was about 30 pounds less!!! It sounds mean of him..but it was nice to hear because then maybe Im hiding it well from everyone…so now my sister and my fiancee are clued in about my weight and Im not going to let any of us down in this weight loss attempt! So Ive been doing well this week..i feel awesome and I feel like Im going to have an awesome weigh in..i cant wait! Here is what I ate today:

english muffin, egg, orange juice-5
sandwich, apple, 100 calorie pack-7
carrots, yogurt-3
100 calorie pack, yogurt, smart ones-9
NF latte and WW ice cream bar-4

28 points…and again…look how much food I got!!! I think I finally have this points thing figured out:)

Jackie

So tired, going to bed…

slimsisters — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:18:34 +0000

I have really been working on getting to bed earlier so I’m off to bed, but wanted to post a quick update to say I had another good, in control day and feel great. I felt so sluggish and heavy and gross when I was eating (or stuffing myself, rather) every 5 minutes and I feel so much more energetic and healthy when I am eating with balance and regularity!

Still haven’t made it to the gym here but we’ve been walking so much, probably several miles a day, so I feel good about that. Now I just need to make time to study my Japanese!!

~Jenny

Lesson learned…

may09bride — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:25:26 +0000

Never go to the gym right after work…it has been so long since Ive gone at all I forgot that you literally can’t get a cardio machine at that time even though there are probably 125 machines in the place…needless to say my workout was a little shoddy. I was hopping from one machine to the next as a better one opened up…oh well, at least it was something. Foodwise, I feel very in control..and I feel like Im finally figuring out hwo to make the most of my points…im constantly eating and totally staying within my points. As a matter of fact, I still have 2 left for today and thats not including my AP’s which I just won’t use today, especially since I didnt have a great workout…oh well three workouts for the week down!

english muffin, egg, orange juice-5
peanuts-4
sandwich, 100 calorie pack-6
carrots, yogurt-3
smart ones, crackers-7
WW HUGE Latte ice cream bar-1 (this was my best find EVER!)
26 points…look at all that food and with 2 points to spare..dont worry, I wont let those go to waste! Its still early!
Jackie

Balance and Regularity

slimsisters — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:19:17 +0000

That’s my focus here in Japan: eating with balance and regularity. It would be difficult to estimate points with any accuracy at all, so I decided to just follow the two main pieces of advice the nutritionist gave me which was to eat with balance and regularity. The trouble I’m having with “balance” so far is that fruits and vegetables are surprisingly hard to find here, and when you find them, they are EXPENSIVE! For example, a little container of blueberries (a staple of mine at home) was $6.50! When we have fruit in the house, I like to feed it to our baby, so I have been saving the fruit for him. Also, I have not been drinking enough water. The tap water here tastes perfectly fine and I need to start drinking it. period.

As far as “regularity”, I take this to mean eating essentially 3 main meals and having 1 or 2 small snacks throughout the day. So far, I haven’t been snacking at all. We’ve been so busy I literally haven’t thought about eating until my stomach growls! What a concept…it had been ages since I had heard that sound:)

I’m going to continue to focus on trying to increase my consumption of fruits, vegetables and water but otherwise I feel like I’m on the right track. I am going to go to the gym tomorrow and will weigh myself there on Thursday!

~Jenny