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2.5 weeks of holidays with the 2 weeks spent at a summer camp in the Gatineau hills... usually I can expect a weight gain after a trip like that however... working at a summer camp means:
- limited amount of snacking available between meals
- lots o…
Hey you - I hadn't checked your blog in a couple weeks so I only just found out you took the plunge and signed up with Jenny Criag. Yes it is more expensive than buying your own food at first, but the convenience is great initially and regularly eat…
Jenny Craig is definitely helping me on this pathway.
As of Saturday morning's weigh-in, I was down 7.4 lbs. My mini-goal is to lose a total of 10 lbs before i head out on vacation to Ottawa on July 15. It's do-able. I'm so close. I have a week and…
I have already lost count of what week I'm on. But I think it is three.
Week one on Jenny Craig was last week. It was surprisingly good food. I anticipated the food to taste like cardboard - you know the typical TV dinner type. But the JC food actu…
definitely weigh yourself only once a week! I don't know about you but I have daily fluctuations and the number on the scale affects my emotional eating completely.
Some of the tips I've been using to cut down on eating: Gum! It keeps your mouth bus…
Week number three was an exercise in futility I have to say. It was a week ripe with huge stress... and I thought the week before had been bad. I missed meals altogether or replaced meals with candy and popcorn. It was not a good food week at all. A…
You lost five pounds already? Way to go!
You've totally inspired me. I'm trying to get to the gym three times a week and have smaller portions of food...and cut down on the junk food. Hoping to loose some weight too.
But it's rough.
It's audit se…
It's Friday of an incredibly stressful week. There has been a lot going on in my life personally and professionally and I like to think that I coped okay with it all this week.
As of yesterday i had lost 5 lbs so far! So I must be doing something r…
Isn't that always the way? It seems life always gets in the way of good intentions. One thing I learned from Jenny Craig is that it takes time to change habits or, as you put it, "Rome wasn't built in a day." To improve you just have to do things th…
I realized that I actually picked a really bad week to start this venture. We had our work AGM this past weekend. The week leading up to it was stressful and busy, I was working long hours and was often eating "on-the-go" which is never conducive to…
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 9:33pm on May 30, 2009,
Jenni Merrifield said…
- I'm going to track my progress in my "live spaces" blog. I just made the first post under the "Health And Wellness" category
- At 2:04am on May 24, 2009,
Fiona Lo said…
- That's an awesome idea! I'm having problems slimming down too, although currently, my excuses seem to be getting the better of me.
In the meantime, I'll support you and your cause. Five dollars for every pound you loose in the three months.
Best of luck!
Always a sister,
Fiona
Pennies for Pounds off Penny...
I am overweight.
Anyone who knows me, knows this is a fact. It isn't just 'baby-fat' or leftover pregnancy pounds. I am overweight.
My weight has effected my life negatively in the following ways:
- My joints ache constantly
- I can't play as long or as hard as I would like to with my children
- I feel like I am not setting a positive example for them to follow and that I'm setting them up for failure
- The slightest bit of exercise has me sweating and out of breath
- I snore and don't sleep properly
- My back aches all the time
- My clothes don't fit properly and I hate shopping for new clothes because the size keeps going up
- It contributes to depression, stress and anxiety on a daily basis
- I don't like being photographed and avoid it, meaning that there are few pictures of me with my children
- not to mention the long term health risks associated with obesity: heart attack, stroke, death, diabetes, high blood pressure... etc.
I want to make a change but lack some will power and commitment to someone other than myself to get this done. I've started diets numerous times over the past few years and usually last about a week before I gradually fall off, cheat and just give up.
This is where YOU come in! YOU can help me be committed to this and stay on track.
I want to raise money for a health related organization while losing weight at the same time. YOU pledge money for every pound that I lose... I'll be motivated to focus on losing the pounds in order to raise more money for the charity. If I fall off the path, I won't just be letting myself down, I'll be letting down everyone who knows me AND the charity too! That's some pretty strong motivation to keep on track, isn't it?
I will be donating the money raised to the HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF BC for use in their healthy living initiatives.
So - How will this work???
I am going to set up a blog online (stay tuned for address) where I will chart my progress on a weekly basis. I will weigh myself Saturday mornings and will record my weight. I will post the pounds lost or gained on a weekly basis.[I will have someone (not sure who yet!) that will verify the actual starting and finishing weights so you can be sure that I'm not just pulling a fast one on you. I'm not quite ready to publicize my ACTUAL weight to the world.] At the end of THREE MONTHS, I will contact everyone who pledged me and tell you what the total you owe is.
I will NOT be using this money for myself in any way shape or form. It will all, 100% go towards the charity.
You can join me on this venture too if you would like... make your own page and start the journey with me!
What do you think? Ready to jump on board?
Message me and we'll get the ball rolling... I start on JUNE 1... stay tuned!
Anyone who knows me, knows this is a fact. It isn't just 'baby-fat' or leftover pregnancy pounds. I am overweight.
My weight has effected my life negatively in the following ways:
- My joints ache constantly
- I can't play as long or as hard as I would like to with my children
- I feel like I am not setting a positive example for them to follow and that I'm setting them up for failure
- The slightest bit of exercise has me sweating and out of breath
- I snore and don't sleep properly
- My back aches all the time
- My clothes don't fit properly and I hate shopping for new clothes because the size keeps going up
- It contributes to depression, stress and anxiety on a daily basis
- I don't like being photographed and avoid it, meaning that there are few pictures of me with my children
- not to mention the long term health risks associated with obesity: heart attack, stroke, death, diabetes, high blood pressure... etc.
I want to make a change but lack some will power and commitment to someone other than myself to get this done. I've started diets numerous times over the past few years and usually last about a week before I gradually fall off, cheat and just give up.
This is where YOU come in! YOU can help me be committed to this and stay on track.
I want to raise money for a health related organization while losing weight at the same time. YOU pledge money for every pound that I lose... I'll be motivated to focus on losing the pounds in order to raise more money for the charity. If I fall off the path, I won't just be letting myself down, I'll be letting down everyone who knows me AND the charity too! That's some pretty strong motivation to keep on track, isn't it?
I will be donating the money raised to the HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF BC for use in their healthy living initiatives.
So - How will this work???
I am going to set up a blog online (stay tuned for address) where I will chart my progress on a weekly basis. I will weigh myself Saturday mornings and will record my weight. I will post the pounds lost or gained on a weekly basis.[I will have someone (not sure who yet!) that will verify the actual starting and finishing weights so you can be sure that I'm not just pulling a fast one on you. I'm not quite ready to publicize my ACTUAL weight to the world.] At the end of THREE MONTHS, I will contact everyone who pledged me and tell you what the total you owe is.
I will NOT be using this money for myself in any way shape or form. It will all, 100% go towards the charity.
You can join me on this venture too if you would like... make your own page and start the journey with me!
What do you think? Ready to jump on board?
Message me and we'll get the ball rolling... I start on JUNE 1... stay tuned!
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2.5 weeks of holidays with the 2 weeks spent at a summer camp in the Gatineau hills... usually I can expect a weight gain after a trip like that however... working at a summer camp means:
- limited amount of snacking available between meals
- lots of water available continually
- continual exercise (this particular camp has 115 steps between the waterfront and the sleeping level)
- healthy menu including twice daily salad bar, veggies or fruit at every meal, and really no sweets to speak of.
So… Continue
- limited amount of snacking available between meals
- lots of water available continually
- continual exercise (this particular camp has 115 steps between the waterfront and the sleeping level)
- healthy menu including twice daily salad bar, veggies or fruit at every meal, and really no sweets to speak of.
So… Continue
Posted on August 4, 2009 at 2:27pm —
Week Five
Jenny Craig is definitely helping me on this pathway.
As of Saturday morning's weigh-in, I was down 7.4 lbs. My mini-goal is to lose a total of 10 lbs before i head out on vacation to Ottawa on July 15. It's do-able. I'm so close. I have a week and half to go (okay so only 1 week now, but from weigh in to departure day it's 10 days) and 3.6 lbs to lose. I can do it.
There are some foods on JC that are just disgusting, but for the most part, I don't mind the food. The Canadian Bars are just plai… Continue
As of Saturday morning's weigh-in, I was down 7.4 lbs. My mini-goal is to lose a total of 10 lbs before i head out on vacation to Ottawa on July 15. It's do-able. I'm so close. I have a week and half to go (okay so only 1 week now, but from weigh in to departure day it's 10 days) and 3.6 lbs to lose. I can do it.
There are some foods on JC that are just disgusting, but for the most part, I don't mind the food. The Canadian Bars are just plai… Continue
Posted on July 7, 2009 at 6:05pm — 1 Comment
Week FOUR
I have already lost count of what week I'm on. But I think it is three.
** Just read back and realized that I'm actually on week FIVE... I missed a week or two on here... so here is the catch up blog **
** after my start-stop-disaster start to this expedition, I decided that I needed help. I have tried WW in my post-children years and found it too difficult to maintain on my hectic lifestyle. As much as I cannot afford it, I decided to give Jenny Craig a try. I figure that the money is… Continue
** Just read back and realized that I'm actually on week FIVE... I missed a week or two on here... so here is the catch up blog **
** after my start-stop-disaster start to this expedition, I decided that I needed help. I have tried WW in my post-children years and found it too difficult to maintain on my hectic lifestyle. As much as I cannot afford it, I decided to give Jenny Craig a try. I figure that the money is… Continue
Posted on June 30, 2009 at 7:00pm —
Week Three - disastrous!
Week number three was an exercise in futility I have to say. It was a week ripe with huge stress... and I thought the week before had been bad. I missed meals altogether or replaced meals with candy and popcorn. It was not a good food week at all. And of course, the scale showed it. Those 5 lbs I lost the week before? Back on again.
Here's the "upside" of last week:
- Worked out via Wii... I finally purchased a Wii and made use of it X 2 nights. I've made a pact that I have to use a minimum of… Continue
Here's the "upside" of last week:
- Worked out via Wii... I finally purchased a Wii and made use of it X 2 nights. I've made a pact that I have to use a minimum of… Continue
Posted on June 22, 2009 at 1:59pm —
Week two... improving slowly
It's Friday of an incredibly stressful week. There has been a lot going on in my life personally and professionally and I like to think that I coped okay with it all this week.
As of yesterday i had lost 5 lbs so far! So I must be doing something right. Here are my successes this week:
- I went swimming with the boys on Tuesday
- I took my lunch every day, and actually at it on all but one day
- I only bought a meal out one night - and even then I made a 'healthy' choice
- I made an effort to i… Continue
As of yesterday i had lost 5 lbs so far! So I must be doing something right. Here are my successes this week:
- I went swimming with the boys on Tuesday
- I took my lunch every day, and actually at it on all but one day
- I only bought a meal out one night - and even then I made a 'healthy' choice
- I made an effort to i… Continue
Posted on June 12, 2009 at 6:48pm — 2 Comments
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