suck it up princess

Holly Smokes! Where did the time go.....

2012-01-24T14:31:00.000-08:00

Hello world... I have no idea where the past month has gone... A recap for you...

1) The Addition Elle I work for is closing our location
2) I am starting a new part time position at Reitmans
3) I had my arbitration for the rental suite i was in... I am considering it a win when the owner wants $6300 and only owe $1624
4) Now I need to find $1624 dollars somewhere
5) Even though January was stressful i manged to gain less then a pound over two weeks, then loose it all.
6) Joined a 90 day challenge at kickboxing... winner gets 300 bucks! i am sooooo winning this.
7) Joined a second kickboxing class. Now its 2 hours on Tuesday and Thursday nights

8) I have eaten 85% healthy.
9) We finally got snow... 35cms in one day! yeah! love it! but its all gone.
10) started doing a 60 day UFC challenge on my Kinect game... Holly smokes that kills the abs!
11) work, work, work, and more work!

Well that's it until tomorrow... WI tonight :)

Graph since Aug

2011-12-13T14:01:00.000-08:00

Get your own graph at skinnyr

two posts for the price of one!

2011-12-13T13:53:00.000-08:00

It is crazy in life, how many ups and downs we go through. I apologize for not keeping everybody posted since my last post. The situation I went though in August came back with a vengeance.

So in that post I missed doing, I did gain, 1.6lbs. When the weight watchers lady told me the weigh in, she asked me if I was okay, as if I was going to cry and have a moment... I smiled at her and told her “that’s life, you cant always loose”. She smiled and let me know that was the most positive words of wisdom she had heard all night.

Funny side note about this night: I weigh in on Tuesday Nights. The weigh in is at 5pm, meeting is at 530pm, and I also have Muay Thai Kickboxing at 7:30pm. I work until 4pm. Well at every wi/meeting I go to Starbucks and get a coffee and a loaf. Most nights the other members just give me odd looks. But this night somebody actually asked me about the Starbucks. The member asked “most of notice that you always have a coffee and cake at the meeting. We were just wondering why, and if you should be eating the cake?” I just smiled, and said, well I don’t eat a lot of food on Tuesday before wi, and then I gain 12-15 exercise points at 730, so I need to eat something before class, and dinner is too heavy.” The member actually smiled and said “well now that makes so much sense.”

So let’s fast forward to this week. Now that it is Christmas time, the store that I work part time is now open Holiday Hours. Guess what, yep you guessed it, I am working 530-930 today. So I weighed in on Monday instead. I am happy to announce that lost 4.6lbs this week.

I got another 5lb star and I got my 5% star!

I have come a long way!

2011-12-06T09:56:00.000-08:00

It's been a little while since I have posted. I have just been busy :(

The best thing that has happened to me this year, is that I have learned exactly what I am made of. I have learned that I can handle just about anything and that I have the best family in the world. I am extremely grateful for my close friends and my family.

I am becoming in "LOVE with myself." This is the first time in my battles that I am happy with who I am. If I don't loose weight I am not beating myself up. If I eat something naughty... that's life. I am taking everything one step at a time, and you can never be perfect. NOT in anything!

This week I have not journaled any of my food :( So I am not expecting any kind of great results today. I would like to loose .2lbs that way I can hit my 10lbs lost.

I will keep you posted!

Tuesday WI....oh ps im bad....

2011-11-16T11:22:00.001-08:00

I am bad... I am going to go to hell... LOL, best part is that my ww meeting is held at a church! Yesterday was WI day and I am happy to say that I am down another 1.8lbs. Making that 5.8lbs in 3 weeks. I am super happy with that. This time I am doing ww from a different perspective, and I actually think this time it is the healthiest perspective I have had in regards to ww. I am not worried if I gained, because there is always next week. I am happy with any kind of drop too. Here comes the bad part.... After weigh in I always go and get a treat and then go back for the meeting... Two weeks ago it was a 2 pieces of bread and butter (I NEVER eat bread) and this week I got a lemon loaf from Starbucks. I always account for it point wise, but what a bad thing to bring to a meeting... lol

WI... And Bloating... And somewhat happiness

2011-11-09T09:13:00.000-08:00

So just a short blog today, I weighed in last night and was down .6lbs. That makes it an even 4lbs off. I am happy with that.

The cravings have started, and that means my period is on its way!!!!! I want bread, chips, french fries, anything carbie... So I am happy with the .6 loss...

I am going to try really hard this week... and not eat the carbs...

Small Victories should be Celebrated

2011-11-01T11:04:00.000-07:00

I find when I am doing any kind of food watching, that weekends KILL me. If I am on a day off then I am too lazy to make breakfast or lunch. And then I make bad decisions. Well this past Saturday i had a day off after working 100+ hours...

Victories from Saturday
Got up and went for a 6km walk around beaver/elk lake with my WW buddy Dancing Queen Mom
Went grocery shopping for salad and salad fillers. While shopping I became starving and no word of a lie, I picked up at least 10 really bad foods for me and ended up putting them back.
Signed my lease to my new place

Bought a bun from the bakery went home and roasted a sweet potato, made a veggie burger. (only ate half the veggie burger)

Bad Non Victory Moments from Saturday
Had Chinese Food for dinner BUT we didn't eat in because I knew if we had the smorg I would be done... instead I limited what I choose in my take out container... sigh still not the best for me, but the smartest way to go.

On Sunday I worked and had a much better food day... LOL, sorta, i had some pumpkin seeds for lunch, who knew they were so high in fat! On Sunday night I went jogging for my very first time! I was so scared, i did way better then I thought I was going to do... So proud of myself.... Huge Celebration for this victory!

Day 2... and ...

2011-10-28T10:33:00.000-07:00

Today I realized that when I am tired, all I want to do is eat bad foods! It is just so easy to pick up that piece of treat or candy. I tried hard, and I mean really hard. I did go into my weekly points but i am okay with that. It is a small victory for me to go to Starbucks and get the Grande instead of a Venti AND only 2 pieces of Halloween Candy, instead of the 4 that may had walked in the door.

Today is the last day of my long week of work. 100 hours plus kickboxing and weight watchers... Makes for a long week. Im off Saturday ALL DAY! I am going to go for a hike and then do nothing for the rest of the day!

Day 2 Journal

Day One...

2011-10-27T11:21:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday night I rejoined Weight Watchers with a friend of mine. I weighed myself before I went and my scale scale said 233, when I weighed in at Weight Watchers the scale said 234. I was happy that my home scale isn't too far out.I am pretty pumped this time, I actually think I have a partner in crime that will actually stick it out with me. Someone I can actually lean on.

I think the only struggle I am going to have is adding activity to my days. I work 2 jobs, and I go to kick boxing 7 times a month. But I need to figure out how to add more... Anybody have any ideas?

Day 1 Journal

Welcome ...

2011-10-18T11:23:00.001-07:00

TBA

Wednesday - Weekly Planing

2011-09-21T10:43:00.000-07:00

Wednesdays are now going to be my weekly pre-planning day. I use to do this all of the time, but then I got lazy... NO MORE LAZINESS! Food is going to be a tad bit harder to plan now that I have a room mate and we share cooking duties. What I can plan is breakfast and lunch and most dinners. I have started using Myfitnesspal, let's see how well I do with it.

Excercise:

Food:

I am not going to plan my meals this week because I am going away to Vancouver for a few days. I am taking my best friend for her birthday to the Keith Urban concert.

Goals: I have decided to break down my weight-loss into segments. I would like to loose 120lbs.

Monday Sept 19

2011-09-20T12:47:00.000-07:00

Went for a walk on bear mtn last night... wasnt too bad. It was a bit chilly and it made my lungs burn... sigh the fall...

&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a href="http://www.mapmywalk.com/routes/view/19078448"&amp;gt;bear mtn bottom trail&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a href="http://www.mapmywalk.com/routes/?location=Langford, BC"&amp;gt;Find more Walks in Langford, BC&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;

Goals...

2011-09-14T11:30:00.000-07:00

July 22, 2011 I'm the chick on the Right

So my kickboxing instructor last night worked us HARD! I am so lazy before the class that I never want to go, but once I am there I love it! At the end of the class during our cool down stretching he gave us a pep talk about goals. And how goals should never be created or made at the end of the year or in January. And his reasoning hot home! He was so right! He said "if you decide you can eat what you want and drink what you want for all of December, and decided January 1st to go cold turkey and stop and start to eat healthy, you will never accomplish it. Then he asked us, have you ever done it? Do you know anybody that has ever done it." Well no I have never done it, nor do I know anybody that has ever done it.

Short Term

Loose 1lb a month
By February be able to double dip. (definition: Be able to buy clothes under more than one banner, and changing my discount card to a smaller sized clothing store)
Start Saving $250+ dollars a month
Eat Healthy
Walk Min 3 times a week
Re-Evaluate in February

Last bu not least the walk I am doing tonight. I have a friend that is nervous to walk, but want to exercise. So I am going to start walking the big hill where we live with her in increments. So here is the first step:

&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.mapmywalk.com/routes/view/50531764"&amp;amp;gt;bench bear mtn&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br/&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.mapmywalk.com/routes/?location=Victoria, Canada"&amp;amp;gt;Find more Walks in Victoria, Canada&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;

Monday Flex Day

2011-09-13T10:05:00.000-07:00

Oops i forgot to post yesterday....

Good morning world, hope everybody has had a great weekend. I love flex days. Every other Monday is my flex day. II started my flex day by going for a walk with a friend. Here are a few pictures...

<a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/50393948">A run mapped on 09/13/2011</a> <a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/?location=Victoria, Canada">Find more Runs in Victoria, Canada</a> 

I would definitely do this walk again. The last half had more hills than the first half.

This week is going to be another busy week. Working 4 shifts at AE. 2 kickboxing classes with week and hoping to do a few walks.

Jeniffer 2.0

2011-09-06T15:14:00.001-07:00

Hello World!!!

Well I have probably had the worst month of my life this past August. I will not get into a lot of detail about it, but lets say 5 days after I asked my bf to move out he allegedly killed his best friend in my condo. (because he has to go to court, but we all know he did it) (enough said, not saying anymore) What I will say is OMG I am finally getting back to normal. I have had to deal with the clean up, the detectives, the shock, the WTF, his family, my family, oh and loss wages, and much, much more. BUT it gets better I got evicted from my condo because the people that own the condo think it was my fault that I allowed it to happen! WTF!!! First off I would NEVER have any part with any of that! I was at work!!!!!!!! And he was supposed to have been moving out!!!! So during this past month, I haven’t eaten, and when I did I over did it. I will step on the scale tomorrow and see where I am starting off my new journey!

I have officially moved into a new place, I am all settled in and starting the formation of Jeniffer 2.0.

Last Nights Walk

2011-09-06T13:06:00.001-07:00

<a href="http://www.mapmywalk.com/routes/view/49431644">A walk mapped on 09/06/2011</a> <a href="http://www.mapmywalk.com/routes/?location=Victoria, Canada">Find more Walks in Victoria, Canada</a>

Test

2011-09-06T11:57:00.001-07:00

test

Lost 1lb this week!

2011-06-30T11:03:00.001-07:00

Get your own graph at skinnyr

Good morning and afternoon......

2011-06-23T13:38:00.000-07:00

I was scared to get on the scale this week. I am probably 80% of the way there for my healthy eating and 50% there for my exercise. So this morning I decided “SUCK IT UP” and get on the scale. SHOCKER ALET!!! I was down 3.1lbs! Best shock of the week!

I have decided I hate being the “fattest” person at kickboxing! Not that anybody treats me that way... But looking in the mirrors every class and seeing everybody else sorta makes me sad... Just gives me more motivation to stick to it!

I think what I need to do is start focusing more on what I am eating, and the amounts rather then always thinking about how many points things are... For some reason I am feeling a little over whelmed with the points. I have been on and off Weight Watchers many times, and it has never happened before. I think that in general life is getting to me. I have decided to take a job that was offered to me, i have been arguing with my BF lately, and not being able to sleep.

Sigh.. back to work...

TGIF!!!!

2011-06-10T10:33:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone has an exciting weekend planned, TOM came for an unfriendly visit... So who knows why I decided to do this today but I did... I measured...   here are the result:

May 1, 2011        June 10
15.5 Neck               15
Right top arm           17
Left top arm             17
Right bottom arm     11
Left bottom arm       10.5

47.5 Breast             45
40 Below Breasts    40

18 Left bottom leg   17
18 Right bottom leg 17
38 Left top leg        28 with pants on
36 Right top leg       26 with pants on

45 Waist                43
55 Bottom Tummy 53 with pants on
52 Top Tummy      50

So I am not to sure what happened when I measure the top of both my legs, but something tells me that I have not lost 10 inches on each... I know kickboxing is good, but I doubt its that good! The only thing that I can say is that I know for sure I have lost inches in my legs, all of my pants are super baggy.

i am extremely happy with the inches lost in my stomach area... this is the area that I really want to loose.