Wow It's been over a year...

Gees time flies when you're having fun!!

I cannot believe I haven't written here in over a year! and yes I'm still struggling with my weight! I was reading back on some of my posts and it's funny how some things never change...

So a bit of an update...

I went to see a Naturopathic Doctor!! I absolutly loved my first experience!! She went through everything with me starting with my history down to personality! I told her my main reason for my visit was because of my weight and also allergies! after an hour and a half consult she put me on a detox for 21 days! I completed the first 21 days (without coffee, sugar, wheat, anything processed, dairy, alcohol etc.) WITHOUT CHEATING!!! and now I just continued to eat the same way... (healthier) I have lost just under 10 pounds and I feel great... MY biggest concern I thought would be cutting out coffee, but to tell you the truth I don't miss it!! I wont even go back to it, and it's been over a month!! I've been cheating here and there lately on weekends (Like last nights Dairy Queen blizzard mmmmm) but all in all I'm doing really well...

I'm still following WW at the same time! not to the tee (like tracking) but at this point it's almost like WW is second nature to me because I can calculate the points in my mind and work through it without stressing over it... I've been on WW most of my life, I'm just so used to it!!

Ash and I are still going strong it's been 3 and a half years and we've been talking a lot about getting married and buying a house! so I guess I'm just waiting for my ring!!

Good friends of ours (Ranier and Linda) are getting married in Cuba this summer!! Ash is best man and I am a bridesmaid! we leave Aug. 28th, which gives me 12 weeks to get in shape!! I will not go to Cuba feeling uncomfortable!!! My Goal is to loose at least 15 more pounds from now untill then!!

Excercise Excercise Excercise!! Always been my downfall!! so hard to get back into and not my favorite thing in the world!!

So My Goals from now untill Cuba!
1.) Stay on track
2.) 30 Day Shred at least 3 times a week
3.) Gym 5 times a week (Carido + Weights)
4.) Loose 15 pounds!


And there it is peeps! my update!! Hoping to keep up with the posting!

TGIF!?

Happy Friday?? not so much for me!
Today is my last day at my job! I'm pretty sad but I think I'm hiding it well! I can't believe that I will be unemployed on Monday! This is sooooooo not like me! I've always been one to have like literally 3 jobs on the go! and now I don't have 1??? I'm pretty stressed out but I have an appointment at a recruitment agency on Monday and hopefully they'll be able to find me something soon! I've also applied to many company's and I guess it's just all a waiting game from here!

I've been OP All week!! I'm very happy about it and feeling good! Last night I went for a walk because it was sooo beautiful outside... I had to meet Ash at the bank so I took a huge detour and met him there... it was only about a 40 minute walk but still better then nothin right??

Tonight I babysit Charlie (for those of you that don't know he is a baby that I used to be a nanny for) I'm hoping that when I get there he will be fed and ready to go for a walk! they're house backs out on to trails and they are sooo peaceful and so great to get in a nice walk... If he isn't fed then we may not have time to go for a walk... I will put him to bed (@ bed time) and hop on their treadmill!

Other then that there isn't to much planned for the weekend.... I guess just some relaxing and job hunting! Hope everyone's doing great!!

Have a great weekend!!

hAppy hUmP dAy!

Good morning fellow bloggers! It's Wednesday, the sun is out and I'm feelin good!! LOL Honestly the Sun does wonders for me, I'm in a much better mood! I'm excited to get out and goin! and i think it helps a bit with motivation!

So I walked to the gym like I said I was going to (Sticking to the plan!) and when I got there I did some weights... I'm at GoodLife and they have a nice little set up... they have numbered some weight machines from 1 - 8 and kind of made it like a little circuit, on each machine it tells you what muscles you're working and they have pasted a little blurb/tip on them... apparently your supposed to do only one set of 8 - 12 reps on each machine to see any results... I did 2 sets of 12 reps on each machine, which took me 30minutes! I really feel it in my muscles this morning!! It's a great little workout!
After pumpin some iron, There were no treadmills left so I hopped on the last Elliptical that was left and had a nice 20 minute workout, I could have gone for longer but I hadn't eaten anything before I left to the gym and I was starving!! so I didn't want to push it, besides I still had to walk home!!

So to sum it all up
10 minute walk to the gym and 10 minute walk home = 20 minutes + weight machines 30 minutes + a great 20 minute Elliptical workout = AN AWESOME WORKOUT!!!!

Other then all that fun stuff I don't have to much going on, Sandra (my cousin) came over last night to watch the Biggest Loser Finale which was sooooooo good!! I'm soo happy Ali won!! wooooHoooo GIRL POWER!!!!

Tonight I will either go for a walk or to the gym I'm not 100% sure yet, it all depends on how nice the weather is and how I feel!

Hope your all having a wonderful day!!!

i lOve sPriNg!!!

I loVe this weather! its sooo beautiful! The mornings are still a bit chilly but afternoons are fantastic!!

So last night when I got home from work I was going to go to the gym but it was soooo pretty outside and I didn't feel like staying indoors! So instead of going to the gym I went for a 40 minute moderate walk!! It felt soo great! and I could really feel it in my legs.

Tonight I think I will walk to the gym which is only about a 10 minute walk, do some weights when I get there, and then hop on the treadmill ( I want to try a run / walk ) and then walk back home. Wish me luck!

I started a calender yesterday! I got the idea from a few other lady bloggers.... I will give myself a sticker for each day I am OP, so tracking and staying within my points and exercising... So I earned 1 sticker so far!

I feel really motivated! but shhhhhhhhh I don't want to jinx it! LOL! so I won't talk about it!

Hope you all have a great day! I hope I didn't loose all my readers do to being MIA... : (

HaVe No FeaR JeSsiE IS heRe!!!

Good morning my lovelies!! I'm soooo sorry that I have abandoned you all!! these last few weeks have been crazy!! Time for a little Update!

- I haven't been OP at all!
- I haven't done terribly bad though!
- I WI this morning and I've gained a pound since my last Tracked WI
- I am back OP today and back to the Gym tonight
- I have 1 week left at my Job thanks to the lady who's daughter had a baby so needed a week off and I get to cover!
- I'm job searching like crazy and hoping to have something lined up for next week!
- And I'm soooo happy Spring is here but a bit disappointed that I haven't been successful with my Weight Loss Journey thus far and having a hard time staying on track!

PLEASE MOTIVATE ME!!!!!

I will be catching up on all your blogs today! Hope everyone has a great day!!

It's FRIDAY!!!!

WooOoOoHoOoOoo!!!! I think I love Fridays more then I love Chocolate!!
I don't have much to report things are just whining down now from this job fair! and Now it's time for me to look for a job! I'm hoping to stay in the company because I have been here for 5 years but nothing is catching my eye! I'm only here till Next Friday and then I'm unemployed! Which is a bit stressful! But I think everything will work out!
Tonight, Ash and I are going to the movies to Watch 21, tomorrow we don't have much planned hopefully it'll be a nice day and we can go for a walk somewhere! and then Sunday I have a baby Shower to go to and then I'll be studying for my exam. Blahhh!!!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!

I'm BaCk!!

I'm sOrry ladies I've been MIA! the job fair that I was organizing was on Monday and Tuesday so I have been working like 12 hour days!!! It was very successful! We had 57 different employers, 20 different community agencies and 4000+ job seekers come through in the 2 days!! It was awesome!! and very fun! So because we have been working so hard they gave us yesterday and today off! Yesterday I stayed in bed most of the day I was sooooo exhausted!!! and today I got up went to an appointment and now I'm trying to catch up on blogs and the boards!
I haven't been terribly bad but I haven't had the time to follow the 8 Healthy Guidelines! But I'm back on track! and ready to kick April in the ARSE!
I do have a NSV! I bought a nice linen blazer type thing from Dynamite and it was a LARGE!! not an EXTRA LARGE!! WooooOOooHoOooo!!! I also had a blouse from Jacob that I had bought last year and I thought was going to be to tight!! but it fit perfectly!!
Hope everyone is doing well!! Again I'm sorry for being MIA!
Time to catch up!!

tWo bOooOoo's iN oNe dAy!!

bOoooo #1 - I worked late last night (8:30am - 7:00pm) and wasn't able to go to the gym because by the time I was off work my cousin Sandra was already waiting for me.

bOoooo #2 - After work there wasn't anything good to eat at home, so Sandra and I went to Quizno's because if we had driven to Subway we would have missed our show (Biggest Loser) when I got home and calculated the points! it brought me to -6 for the day!!! remind you it took me about an hour to find NI online for Quiznos! NEVER GOING THERE AGAIN!! I could have eaten McDonald's for God's Sake!!! (which I don't like Thank God)

But anyway! It's getting busier and busier at work for those of you who don't know I'm co-ordinating a 2 day Job fair for my company which includes 60 different companies and 20 different community agencies! It's coming up next week on Monday and Tuesday! and let me tell you! I can't wait for this to be over and done with!!!

My plan is to go to the gym tonight no matter what! and to stay OP like I have been!

Have a great day my Lovelies!

cAnt thiNk Of a tiTle tOdaY! LOL...

Good morning!
I'd like to report that I, Jessie went to the gym last night! LOL I think I'm on a roll! I did a 1/2 hour "NewBody" Cardio class, I had never done it before and because if was only 1/2 hour long I figured I had nothin to loose... pffft! I sweat my a$$ Off!!! It was fun! I then jumped on the treadmill for 1/2 hour...
so I got an hour workout in. Not bad if you ask me!
I'll be doing weights tonight and then cardio.

Not much is going on at my end... I'm excited for Biggest Loser Tonight! It's getting sooooo Good!!! I love seeing all the progress! My cousin Sandra is coming over to watch it with me so we'll munch on popcorn! yummy!

Hope every ones having a great week!

iS it reAlly mOndaY??

Wow! this weekend flew by!!
I WI on Saturday instead of Friday and I was down 1.2!!!!! I was very excited! But still not in Onderland! because of my bad couple of weeks! Feels like I'm never going to get there!! Soooo Frustrating!!
This weekend was alright I didn't count much points but I know I didn't do horribly! So I'm back at the gym tonight and going to sweat away these couple of pounds that will take me into Onederland!
So even though our office is closed today my boss decided that our program should come in because we're pretty busy... So not fair! LOL
I have a crazy week ahead of me and hoping to also be able to get to the gym!
Hope everyone had a great Easter! Happy Monday!

2 dAys iN a Row!

I did it again!! I went to the gym last night!! I'm on a roll people! I feel great!
I did the elliptical for about 35 minutes, and then the treadmill for 30 minutes... I was sweating like crazy but it felt fantastic!
After some discussion with some of the ladies on the boards last night I'm going to incorporate more weights into my workout routine... apparently if you do weights before cardio you burn a lot more calories... who woulda thunk?
So its the long weekend and I'm very excited to be off for the next few days. I don't have to much planned other then some family time on Sunday! I think I picked the wrong week to get back on the wagon, so many Easter Treats and the gym is closed... Well I'll manage and try my best.
Hope everyone was a wonderful weekend! Thanks again for all the motivation ladies! You guys are the best!!

dRum rOll pleAse........

..................... I DID IT!!!!!! I went to the gym last night!!!!! I couldn't let you guys down!!! (or Stacie that is! LOL) I dragged myself to the gym, when I got there I dragged myself up the stairs to the changing room, well when you get to the changing room there's no turning back!! LOL
My plan was to do about 1/2 hour on the elliptical and then about half hour on the treadmill....
The gym was sooooo packed! I was lucky to have found one elliptical free and calling my name.... so 1/2 hour came and went and there were still no treadmills available so I kept on going! I did 45 minutes on the elliptical burned 550 Cal's. and then did some weight machines for 1/2 hour!!

Gym membership = $30/month
Gym shoes = $130
Gym attire = $40
Sweating like a maniac and feeling AMAZING afterwards!!!! = priceless!

So needless to say I'm going back tonight! NO MATTER WHAT!!!! I loved the way I felt after my workout and then tracking it and seeing 9AP's on my Points Tracker!!! What a great feeling!!!

Thank you for your motivation!!!
Hope everyone has a wonderful day!!!!

RecOmMitiNg!

So I've fallen wayyyy off the wagon!! I thought there was no hope! but I've given myself a pep talk and have decided that I want this more then anything!! I'm starting fresh!!
How many times in ones life can one do this to herself!!
I wake up and think about my weight I think about it most of the day and even before I go to sleep!! So why is it soooo hard????
Weight issues has been with me all my life!! I just want to crawl in a hole when I think about my weight!! It's so hard for me to keep motivated!! But why should it be hard?? I feel so gross about myself and I just cant get it together!!!
So here's to starting fresh!! I packed my lunch and snacks! And I'm also pushing myself to go to the gym tonight!! no ands, ifs, or buts!!!
I'm kicking this weight to the curb no matter what!!!!
That's the end of my Rant!

Is it fRidAy yeT??

SO another weekend gone! And I'm already looking forward to the next weekend!!! LOL I don't think I've seen this much snow in my life!!!
I had a good weekend it was relaxing and fun! we went over to Ash's brother's house Saturday and it kept snowing and snowing so we slept over there... My weekend was filled with horrible food choices but when I stepped on the scale this morning to have a sneak peak since I didn't WI on Friday due to TOM I was down!! I was very excited and felt extra motivated!
I packed my breakfast, lunch and snacks for work and so far so good! I feel hungry though which I often feel on Mondays but I think I'll be OK!
I don't have to much going on this week same old, same old... I'm just hoping it stops SNOWING! it's getting a bit annoying now and I'm soooooo ready for summer! well except for the fact that I haven't lost as much weight as I wanted to for summer so lucky for me its still winter gear season! LOL!
I hope everyone's doing great, I'm on lunch now so I'll be checking out everyone's blog!
HAPPY MONDAY!

No WI ThiS weEk!

I've made the executive decision to not WI this week! I'm so bloated and have been eating so much junk that there is no way that I'm going to torture myself over the numbers on the scale! I will wait until next week when TOM is long gone and I'm back to my good old self! LOL

This week has been soooo long! I'm so excited that its Friday! Although we're getting a huge storm tonight and Saturday it goes great with my fun filled relaxing weekend! We don't have anything planned we will be playing video games and watching Movies all weekend! We also have Dinner with Ash's Family on Sunday for his youngest brother's birthday!

Did I tell you guys about my missing necklace?? We'll its the necklace that Ash bought me last year for Valentines Day it's so pretty and very special to me! Well I lost it about a month ago! I was soooo upset and we searched EVERYWHERE for it including the vacuum! So I got a call from my sister a couple of days ago and after all this time she found it on the driveway!!!! I was soooooooooooo HAPPY!!!!!!!!! it has a little speck of rust on it but I told Ash it was OK because it tells a story!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

sNow DaY! WooOoHoOoo!!

It's a snow Day here which means our office is closed! so I got to sleep in a bit relax and now I actually have time to post!! It's been so crazy here on my end!
I've been OP but because of TOM coming to visit soon I'm so bloated and feel like eating ONLY chocolate! it's weird because I'm not usually like this! but the break outs on my face are evidence of cheating and binging on chocolate!
I feel so unmotivated these days! I'm so tired when I get off work, I can literally hear my bed calling me and saying "go to the gym tomorrow Jessie... come snuggle with me!!" I swear it says that! and I don't want to upset it! LOL
Nothing much is going on I was praying for a snow storm actually just to get a day off! I needed this day to chill out watch TV do some laundry...
Hope all you bloggers are doing great I finally have a chance to catch up on your blogs!
Have a great snow day!!!

cLoSee.... bUt nO ciGar!

First things first! I didn't get to my Onederland goal! I did however go down .8 which is ok... I was hoping for more but oh well! like Jamie Lynn said, I'll get to Onederland next week!(Thank you) slow and steady wins the race! I like the little motivational quote that WW gave me when I tracked my weight this morning “Feel pride in how far you’ve come and confidence in where you’re going.” I do feel proud! I feel proud for being OP since the beginning of January!! that's almost 2 months!!! And I'm confident that I will stick to it! in case none of you know ThiS yeAr iS mY yeAr!! LOL
I hear a little voice in my head saying "think about how upset you'll feel when summer time comes and you can't feel comfortable in a tank top... keep going Jessie! You can do itttttt!!!"

This weekend is kind of busy, I babysit Charlie tonight! I cant wait! I haven't seen him in a few months! for those of you that don't know, I was Charlies Nanny for the summer up until December! he's the cutest baby ever! if he was my baby I'd post a pic... but he's not my baby, you'll just have to take my word! tomorrow, Ash and I are taking a drive to Cambridge to pick up a phone from my cousin and hang out with them for a bit and then we have a date in the evening Dinner and a movie....or Dinner and Bowling!! haven't decided yet....and then I work on Sunday!

Anyway I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

thuRsdAy's RamBle...

I'm calling it a Ramble because I don't have much to report...
I've been OP all week! I've only went to the gym once this week because I have a stupid paper due tonight so I've been working on it all week! However I've been trying to get some exercise in by doing other things like stairs and parking far and running around! Hopefully this will help with my WI tomorrow... I had a sneak Peak at the scale this morning and it wasn't in Onederland but it was down! Lets hope It'll go even more down by tomorrow...
I have school tonight!! Blaaahhhhh It's so cold outside I just want to go home and snuggle with my pillows in bed!
NSV for me today! I walked in to work this morning, took off my jacket and my supervisor said "geez Jessie, you can really tell where your losing weight!!" I was soooooo happy and told her that I loved her! I'm also bringing her a coffee tomorrow! LOL
Hope every ones having a great day! I've been so busy at work that I haven't been able to post, I figured since its a little quiet right now I'd update you guys on whats going on!
Thank you all for you motivating comments! your all the BEST!!
byee for nOw!!!

thiS yeAr iS mY yeAr!! thiS yeAr iS mY yeAr!! thiS yeAr iS mY yeAr!!

I was chanting this on the elliptical in my head last night... that's right I said elliptical! I WENT TO THE GYMMMM!!!! finally I got my butt back there and it was one haaaaaarrrrd workout!!! it sucks that I haven't gone in so long because now I feel like I'm starting alllllll over again!! so I only did 20 minutes of hard core elliptical and then I did a nice moderate walk on the treadmill! It felt great! and I plan to go back tonight....

I hopped on the scale this morning and I was down! not in Onederland yet but hope fully by Friday (my WI) I'll be there!

Other then that I don't have much else to report.... Hope everyone has a super fantastic day!!

GOOOOO LeAfs GOOOOO!!!!!!

Last night I was on my way home from Ash's at around 6:30 PM (he was going out with his friends) I got a phone call from my Aunt asking me if I wanted 2 tickets to the Leaf game!!!! I was a little confused, because this never happens to me! So I asked... whens the game?? how much are the tickets??? and who am I going with?? this is what she tells me... "your going downtown RIGHT now, the game is in an hour, you don't have to pay a thing and you can bring Ash with you!!!!!!" I was soooo excited I called Ash told him to cancel his plans and I picked him up, we headed downtown, met up with my aunts boyfriend (I like to call him SHHHVuNcle! = Should've been my uncle) picked up the tickets and went to the game!!! Leafs won 3-1... Our seats were in the 100th section, behind the net!!! (the seats were amazing!!!!!) it was an awesome game!! soo GO LEAFS GO!!

This weekend has been OK for being OP I haven't splurged to much, and every things counted for so I feel great... I stepped on the scale this morning and I was down 1 pound... lets see if it goes even further down this week!! My goal is to be in ONEderland this week!

On Friday I posted a vent on the GDT about my co-worker who isn't pulling his weight at work and us having to pick up his slack... I was really upset and even more upset when I got some really snarky and rude comments from people... It's just so annoying that these people just sit there and wait to put people down on their threads.... I like to go by the rule... "if you don't got nothin nice to say, then don't say nothin" It's just ridiculous and very high school like... but oh well "se la vie"

Anyway... I'm working today (boooooo) I have a paper due on Thursday and I haven't read the book yet! so I'm off to start that now!! Hope everyones having a great Sunday!!!