Changing weigh in method

Saturday, July 17, 2010

well I have been weighing in on my Wii Fit every week but I know its off from the doctors scale by about 5 - 10 pounds and it seems that its off from the weight watchers scale as well by about 5 - 10 pounds so Im thinking that its off.

Instead of keeping track of at home weight and meeting weight I am just going to take a hit this week and switch my weight to what weight watchers says it is, so it can be more accurate in the long run.

So even though I did gain a little this week (about two pounds according to the ww scale) I most certainly did not gain 10 pounds.

So Weight last week according to Weight Watchers and current weight

Last week: 179.8
This week: 181.2

The gain this week is due to water weight btw... next week will be better Im sure.

~ Jess

  

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MALEXANDER4 7/22/2010 7:17AM

I took the same hit at one time. Decided to just bite the bullet and start fresh with one set of scales. Your doing great. Report Inappropriate Comment

SPARKYJEANIE1 7/19/2010 1:57PM

DRAT that stupid water weight! Bet men don't have to deal with THAT now, do they???!! Such a cruel world!! lol I'm debating on weigh ins on Fri or Monday. I've actually not done ANY weighing in since the scale seems to always get me down and have been going accoring to my clothes as my measurement of success...i dunno...Hope this new plan works better for ya =) Report Inappropriate Comment

MARIEFIYA 7/19/2010 12:08AM

You will do GREAT!!! Congrats:) Report Inappropriate Comment

LOSINGJESS 7/18/2010 10:01AM

It is hard to keep track of both numbers in your head... I just figured I would take a hit this week and switch to the ww weight. Its hard to see the number go up but I know it will start going down again next week and I will be back to where I was in a few weeks. :-) ~ Jess Report Inappropriate Comment

HULLAF 7/17/2010 8:15PM

Wasn't it hard to keep track of that in your mind? I was weighing in at the Dr's office and at home and the two scales were slightly different - it drove me nuts! Report Inappropriate Comment

Do You have a Bucket List? - LONG

Thursday, July 15, 2010

I made a list a few years ago of things I wanted to do in my life before I die. I have added to it over the years and now its getting pretty long. Anyone eles thought of doing this? Its really a great way to keep track of your dreams and achievements.

I thought I would share. Its very long, so if you don't want to read I will understand.

~ Jess

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THINGS I WANT TO DO IN MY LIFE

1. Fall in love - ACHIEVED!!!
2. Get married to someone I love and who loves me back - ACHIEVED!!!
3. Have a beautiful wedding - ACHIEVED!!!
4. Go on a honeymoon - ACHIEVED!!! (orlando FL)
5. Go bungey Jumping
6. Get a professional tattoo
7. Eat in a nice restaurant - ACHIEVED! (melting pot & nikatos... not five star but nice)
8. Fly in a plane
9. Go to euroup
10. Get thin & healthy
11. protest for something meaningful
12. meet someone famous
13. see a play or musical
14. see a broadway play or musical
15. go to the circus
16. give blood
17. learn to dance
18. go parasailing
19. get a pedicure
20. go to newyork city, NY
21. go to new england in the fall
22. watch a beach sunrise & sunset
east coast
west coast
23. be and extra in a movie
24. have sex in the rain
25. sell a piece of my artwork
26. go to a really cool halloween party
27. throw a really cool halloween party
28. go to a renaissance festival - ACHIEVED!!! (fall 08)
29. write a childrens book
30. publish a childrens book
31. Go on a cross country road trip
32. Spend the night in an actively haunted house
33. Go to a wine tasting event
34. Kiss at the top of a farris wheel
35. ride in a limo
36. go on a cruise
37. go horse back riding
38. Participate in a play
39. fly in a hot air balloon
40. learn to sew - ACHIEVED (2008)
41. compete in a compition
42. put together and publish a coffee table book of photography
43. Go to an emo concert - ACHIEVED (saw MAE in 2009)
44. Go to a MAE concert - ACHIEVED (2009)
45. Meet my favorite band MAE - ACHIEVED (2009 met the band and took pictures)
46. Go to a night club
47. Go to an animae convention
48. Eat a pot brownie
49. Give bone marrow (I tried to do this and you have to pay over 100 dollars to just register for the registry!!! I can see why there is a shortage)
50. Learn Photo Developing
51. See an IMAX movie - ACHIEVED (2010)
52. Eat at worlds biggest buffet in lasvegas NV (came up with this one before I lost weight lol)
53. Eat a funnel cake - ACHIEVED (2007)
54. See a live cooking show
55. See a live cooking show for a famous chef
56. stay in a nice hotel - ACHIEVED (2007 my honeymoon)
57. visit to napa valley CA
58. visit holleywood CA
59. Learn to paint well
60. Eat a meal w/ 4 courses - ACHIEVED (2006)
61. Eat a meal w/ 5 courses
62. Have a second child - ACHIEVED (2008)
63. learn to skate - ACHIEVED (kinda achieved... I got the basics but Im not good 2010)
64. Go indoor rock climbing
65. Go outdoor rock climbing
66. Go rappelling
67. Run a 5k - ACHIEVED (2010)
68. Run a 10k
69. Go hiking
70. Hike a mnt.
71. Hike to the bottom of the grand canyon & back
73. wear a sexy halloween costume
74. grow a vegetable garden successfully
75. buy a house I love
76. dance with my son at his wedding
77. help my daughter pick out her wedding gown
78. take a female self defence class
79. learn to swim better
80. take the stairs to the top of the empire state building
81. Sing at Karaoke (even though I cant sing)
82. learn to hulahoop
83. start a successful business doing something I love
84. volunteer @ a homeless shelter
85. volunteer for a childrens organization
86. Take my kids camping
87. Learn Archery
88. Learn to ski
89. Learn to snow board
90. Learn to play tennis
91. Try fencing
92. take up a martial art
93. take piano lessons
94. take a public speaking class
95. go snorkling
96. go jet skiing
97. take surfing lessons
98. go on a canopy tour
99. try indoor skydiving
100. walk on hot coals at a firewalk
101. ride a mechanical bull
102. go back packing
103. learn how to do a cartwheel
104. learn how to do a back bend
105. go paintballing
106. go zorbing (lol if you dont know what it is look it up, look so fun!!!)
107. Watch a live space shuttle launch
108. go on a zero gravity flight
109. visit the smithsonian museums in DC (went as a child but dont remember much)
110. visit the holocost museum in DC
111. visit oktoberfest in munich germany - 16 day festival of food and drinking
112. climb up the statue of liberty
113. see mount rushmore
114. visit disney land
115. visit disney world - ACHIEVED (2007)
116. visit all 50 states (not counting the ones I just drove thu I have been to - Florida, maryland, north carolina, pennsylvania, south carolina, virginia, & DC)
117 - learn to juggle
118 - learn to make stainedglass - ACHIEVED (my parents taught me)
119 - make a list of 100 books I want to read & read them
120 - watch the 10 greatest american movies of all time
* Citizen kane
* Casablanca
* the godfather
* gone with the wind - ACHIEVED (Several times)
* Lawrence of arabia
* The wizard of Oz - ACHIEVED (Several times)
* The graduate
* on the waterfront
*Schindlers list - ACHIEVED (great movie)
* singin in the rain

121. Become an early riser
122. Get a college degree
123. be interviewed for a magazine or newspaper article
124. be seen on TV
125. build a habitat for humanity home
126. join the big sister/ big brother program
127. start recycling - ACHIEVED (2009)
128. write a cookbook
129. Go on a shopping spree
130. win a contest
131. go to a spa
132. sleep in a castle
133. create family traditions
134. milk a cow
135. ride a camel
136. ride an elephant
137. see a psychic
138. get my palm read
139. go to macy's thanksgiving day parade
140. watch the ball drop in time square on new years eve
141. take up tai chi or yoga
142. try escargot
143. try truffles
144. visit the louvre
145. see a show @ the moulin rouge
146. ride a horse drawn carriage in nyc
147. gamble in lasvagas
148. see niagra falls
149. visit the redwood forest in CA
150. ride on a ricksaw
151. visit the met. museum of art in NY
152. visit japan
154. eat a 5 course meal in paris france
155. make lifetime member at weight watchers

  

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ANALYZETHIS1 7/21/2010 3:26PM

I didn't read the whole list but I'm seeing some things that you can easily check off. Give blood, get a pedicure, the movie list, public speaking, ......Those are great and easy to achieve. Good luck with everything. Report Inappropriate Comment

SPARKYJEANIE1 7/19/2010 1:54PM

Man that's a heck of a list!!!!! At least you've gotten a few good ones done already!!!As far as the escargot: girl you can HAVE it!!!!@ ewwww *chewy, gooey* ick..! Love it Jess =) Now...get to checkin stuff off that list! Report Inappropriate Comment

PELESJEWEL 7/17/2010 4:31PM

This is a LONG list!! Haha You are simply AWESOME!! You inspire me!! Report Inappropriate Comment

MESEATURTLE 7/17/2010 2:45AM

Great list!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

MIAOWMIAOW 7/16/2010 3:51AM

I would just like to say that I LOVE MAE TOO! haha =] Report Inappropriate Comment

LOSINGJESS 7/15/2010 3:33PM

zorbing looks like so much fun... I have wanted to do it ever since I was a teenager and I saw it on that MTV reality show road rules. .... Its kinda pricey though to ride down a hill in a ball... over 60 bucks from what I saw online. :-(.... ONe day though Report Inappropriate Comment

JESSSPARK 7/15/2010 2:03PM

Zorbing- you are nuts. :) Report Inappropriate Comment

MELROCKZ 7/15/2010 1:26PM

I have never attempted to write a bucket list. I have thought about it but never found the guts to do it. I did start a "40 things to do list" and never completed it. After reading yours i might attempt it again.... Report Inappropriate Comment

HANDAPANDA 7/15/2010 12:44PM

Amazing! I'm inspired to compose a list! Report Inappropriate Comment

SARAHJ19 7/15/2010 12:08PM

Wow! That is amazing! I am going to have to get working on my list now!! Way to keep your goals and dreams right in sight! Good luck with #100...I don't know about the hot coals!! Report Inappropriate Comment

KARVY09 7/15/2010 12:06PM

I have a 30 by 30 list and will probably do a longer-term one for 40 by 40 after that! I love your list. You have a lot of work to do! You are open to a lot of travel and a lot of activities! So exciting! Report Inappropriate Comment

WENDIBIRD25 7/15/2010 12:03PM

This is awesome!!! I have a bucket list as well, but I have never written it down. This inspires me to put my dreams on paper and start living my dreams. :) Thank you for sharing! Report Inappropriate Comment

Week 5 - 20 week Challenge

Thursday, July 15, 2010

week 5 for the 20 week challenge to reach my goal weight!!!
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well I weighed in today and it said I gained almost 5 pounds this week! I find that really hard to beleive because I have done extremely well this week. I have eaten pretty much on target ... a few random bites here and there but nothing worse than usual and I have worked out every day this week, and pushed myself when I did.

I am proud of this week despite what the scale says and I think am looking better than ever. I can see the changes in myself when I look in the mirror even in just the past week.

I plan to take pictures every 5 weeks for the durration of my 20 weeks. Today I took week 5 pictures and I am impressed with the changes in such a short amount of time. I will let you judge for yourself though. :-)

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Weigh in :

Week 1 - 181.4
Week 2 - 181.4
week 3 - 176.8
week 4 - 171.1
week 5 - 175.7

Total lost in past 5 weeks: 6.3

It was a much more impressive loss before this past week. Again I think something is just funky. Like either last week I was not down as much as I thought or this week I have some sort of water fluctuation. Im thinking that my scale is just off. This weigh in was very close to the weigh in at my weight watchers meeting last week, so I will have to wait till saturday to find out weather or not I lost weight according to the scale there.

Weight watchers points have been working out very well for me btw. I was a bit thrown off by how few points I have to work with now (your points go down as you lose weight on ww) but I have adjusted and its really not so bad. The weight loss I have had since starting it has been really good, besides this week about 2-3 pounds a week.

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And now for the before and after pics. Today & 5 weeks ago

  

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NUBODY4ME 7/15/2010 3:30PM

WOW, you have done amazing in 5 weeks! I would not focus on the weight as it can be decieving. You are better off tracking your measurements and how your clothes fit! Good luck on your 20 week challenge! Report Inappropriate Comment

JENJENSKSF 7/15/2010 12:00PM

Great pics - you are totally changing! Maybe the weight is just due to salt and water, or muscle. Don't let it get you down, you're doing great! Report Inappropriate Comment

BOVEY63 7/15/2010 11:53AM

You're doing awesome! Report Inappropriate Comment

ARIESFIREANGEL 7/15/2010 10:45AM

you can definitely tell things are starting to smooth out and pull in a bit more. :) good work! i wouldn't fret those 5 pounds. maybe its just from you changing up your diet program? Report Inappropriate Comment

MALEXANDER4 7/15/2010 10:09AM

OMG, jess the definition in you is amazing in five weeks. Don't fret over those silly scales, your doing great. I'm so glad to have you on our ww team also. This is going to be a great week and your going to hit your goal soon. Michelle. Report Inappropriate Comment

CHOCMOM 7/15/2010 10:08AM

Jess - you are doing great. I had a similar problem last week - right before my vacation, I had put on 5lbs despite what I thought was a successful week. It really saddened me because I was getting ready to go on vacation and knew I would have a battle then. I've not weighed in a week and will weigh when I get home Saturday - hope my 5 lbs is gone. You are amazing and I THANK YOU for writing your blogs, it keeps me going. Report Inappropriate Comment

CARLA-216 7/15/2010 9:35AM

Wow, Jess, this is amazing in such a short amount of time! You've had some very good losses over the last five weeks, and the scale today is lying to you. LOL Probably some water weight or just the body rebelling and saying WTH. I've had the same thing happen and the gain+ will be gone the next week. The important thing is that you are taking that number with a grain of salt, moving on, and focusing on those AMAZING progress pics! Keep up the good work, Jess! xoxo, Carla Report Inappropriate Comment

CALLIKIA 7/15/2010 9:25AM

Do NOT let that scale fool you. You are slimming down like nobody's business! The changes are SO noticable! Keep at it and maybe the scale will catch up, or maybe it won't...maybe it's time to fire the sucker and move on to measurements and pictures. Once your body looks like you want it to and feels the way you want it to, the numbers won't really matter so much anymore... Report Inappropriate Comment

FLOOSIEMAGOO 7/15/2010 9:17AM

Wow, what a difference. Just keep on keeping on. Chana Spark Baby! Report Inappropriate Comment

SPARTANPHOTOG 7/15/2010 9:16AM

Congrats. You are making progress! The proof is in the pictures. Also muscle weighs more than fat. As you work out, you are losing fat and gaining muscle. You should google the pictures of fat and muscle so you can see it. Report Inappropriate Comment

SPARKSFLY715 7/15/2010 9:02AM

Your transformation is AMAZING!! I'm sure the extra "weight" the scale reflected is just your body retaining a little extra water...most likely it will go down in the next few days! I can fluctuate a few lbs week to week depending on how hard I worked out. You should be so proud of how much you have accomplished! Keep rocking it girl! Comment edited on: 7/15/2010 9:03:07 AM Report Inappropriate Comment

LDY_ALI_79 7/15/2010 8:58AM

Don't mind the weight gain, I see progress in those pictures!!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

Great article

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

This article really hit home for me, expecially the "new body nerves" segment about body image after losing a ton of weight.

I thought I would share :-)

http://www.sparksavings.com/savings_arti
cle.asp?id=1502

  

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20 week challenge ~ Week 4

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Jess ~ week 1 - 181.4
week 2 - 176.8
week 3 - 174.2
week 4 - 171.1

Total lost - 10.3 lbs
How many till goal - 21.1 lbs


Hubby ~ week 1 - 245.4
week 2 - 244.1
week 3 - 245.6
week 4 - 241.8

Total lost - 3.6 lbs
How many till goal - 36.8 lbs

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well to refresh anyone who may not have read my previous 20 week challenge blogs, I am doing a challenge with my husband this summer. Both of us are trying to push through to our goal weights because we dont have that much left to go. We both sat down and came up with a list of goals and a reward each of us would like. The first one of us to reach our goal gets the reward that they picked out.

His reward is a playstation 3 ..... My reward is new clothes for the both of us and a trip to a theme park.

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This week I have not been quite as driven as the past few weeks. My food choices have not been bad but I have felt the urge to eat more and eat bad foods... I have really been fighting against it though. I only exercised a few days this week too instead of the 5-6 days I was aiming for. My daughter has been very bad about taking her naps this past week so I am going to have to start waking up early in the morning again and doing them. Uuuhhg! I hate waking up early! you gotta do what you gotta do though.

Hubby is off to a slow start. He lost a little the first week and then gained it all back the next.... which is horrible because he was exercising. I felt really bad for him. This past week he has not exercised at all but I have been feeding him more than I was the preivious week, I think he was not getting enough calories. That seemed to do the trick because he dropped like 3+ pounds this past week.

Its cool that I am ahead but I really wanted to keep him motivated so its disapointing that he has really tried so hard and not done as well.

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I have been doing weight watchers points for the last two weeks and I am impressed with how well its working out for me. Im dropping a steady 2-3 pounds a week and If I keep up with this pace then I will be at my goal way before the end of october. I fully expect to have a set back here and there though, I am sure I will step on the scale next week and only see 0.5 lbs lost or even a gain.... and thats ok because I know the scale fluctuates. Dont get me wrong.... I would be happy happy happy if I could continue to drop every week untill I reach my goal... Im just trying to be realistic so I dont get disapointed If it happens.

In other news, I am offically in size 14 jeans!!! Down from a size 26...... I got a pair at the thrift store that are Banana Republic, which run small compared to the Just My Size jeans from walmart I have been wearing. They are skinny jeans... wow and they look good on me too. I never would have thought I would ever been in skinny jeans. I also have a size 14 pair of shorts that fit now. ..... This is a major accomplishment for me because 14 has always been this size that I was shooting for when I was huge. It was like the ultimate unattainable goal. I thought I would be skinny when I was a size 14... now that I am that size, it dosent feel so small. Who knows maybe I will be in single digits when I reach my goal weight. That will be weird because I have never even imagined being anything less than a 14.... because at the time that dident even seem possible. lol. It feels great though.

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Goals for this week - Get all my water in
Make myself get up early every day and exercise!!!
Track everything that goes in my mouth

  

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CARLA-216 7/13/2010 12:03PM

You are rockin' and rollin' your way, Jess! Such an inspiration you are! Report Inappropriate Comment

G9FIRE 7/11/2010 4:56PM

Great job!! I'm really inspired by your hard work. I'm hoping your husband sees some better results on the scale soon because I know that will encourage him. I used to do WW and still follow their rules for the most part. I really believe the WW guidelines are a healthy way to live. Good luck on reaching your goal by October! I am also trying to get to my goal by the end of October. Report Inappropriate Comment

_COSMOPAULATAN_ 7/10/2010 9:02PM

Wow... you are off to a great start! Report Inappropriate Comment

KIRKEN2 7/10/2010 3:50PM

you are such an inspiration! job on the weight loss! Report Inappropriate Comment

KENNYWHEELS 7/10/2010 2:15PM

Awesome work on the new size 14 jeans and shorts. i love it when i get into a smaller size it is just so awarding. seeing that something is being accomplished kenny Report Inappropriate Comment

JESSSPARK 7/10/2010 2:15PM

You are so rocking it Jess- I hope hubby picks up some extra loss, I don't know how committed yours is but I worry if my husband stops losing he will just give up and he isn't doing near the exercise I'm doing so it's obviously possible that he will hit a plateau. Gratz on size 14!!!! Report Inappropriate Comment