MERRYJAYNE1978's SparkPeople Blog

Receiving Through Giving...Appreciation, Acknowledgment and Affirmation.

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:36:20 EST

I am a HUGE fan of B. Scott (he's a radio, tv, and Youtube blogger who does fashion, celeb interviews and talks about personal issues like self love and acceptance). I'm a bit behind on viewing his YT channel so I went today and saw a video about getting your tens. Basically B. Scott was saying that when you watch figure skating or gymnastics and the athlete does such a fabulous, flawless job that the judges have to recognize it as such and give them a 10. Not a 9.9 but a 10. Well, B wa...

Your weight isn't stopping your light from shining- YOU ARE

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:50:59 EST

This blog was inspired by a comment left by one of my Spark buddies.

We all know what makes us tick, what our dreams, goals and ambitions for us as an individual are. Not as a mother or father, not as a spouse, not as a lover, not as a daughter or son, or in our professional title, but as a person. We all start out with the best of intentions, full of promise and possibility, but quite often, somewhere along the road our train goes off the track. We focus on our partners, what ...

CCC 12 Week Challenge Blog (pics included)...and a little rambling too

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:18:40 EST

One of my Spark Teams (the fabulous, fierce and fantastic) Caramel Candy Cuties have decided to shake things up a bit by embarking on a 12 week challenge. Each week we're going to spice up our regular fitness routines by adding that week's special challenge. Part of the challenge is to post your before pic and starting measurements. Which for me is a huge deal. Not the before pic but the measurements.

If you look at my ticker you'll notice I don't have my weight on there...an...

Wanna lose massive amounts of weight? Shake them haters off

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:44:26 EST

I started this weight loss journey with one goal in mind- to get as fierce and fabulous on the outside as I knew I was on the inside. What I found is that getting to Diva status and having a healthy lifestyle was not just about sweating out my hairdo running laps, or being calorie conscious and eating right. As the pounds started peeling off MY body, I realized I wasn't getting any lighter. My inner diva was buried, hidden, make that SMOTHERED by pound, upon pound of negativity and insecur...

Year in Review....You've come a long way baby (pics included)

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:03:14 EST

A little over a year ago I happened to be watching Good Morning America while eating a chocolate, chocolate chip muffin and drinking one of those designer coffee drinks that is more whipped cream, syrup and sugar than coffee. I had no idea that my life as I knew it was about to change.

They were doing a segment about People magazine's cover story of regular people who had lost at least half their size. There was a woman on who was a doctor and a mother of 5...and had lost over 14...

P90 OUCH...I mean X. P90X

Thu, 20 May 2010 14:40:24 EST

I recently got enough courage to put on my big girl panties and start an exercise program that I've had a secret, late night infomercial affair with ever since I started working on my fitness: P90X.

Since Ethan had all the dvd's and extras (the bands, the nutrition planner, fitness guide, ect) and wasn't using the program at the moment (he's lost his mind and is doing some psychotic hybrid of Crossfit and Insanity.) I grabbed them from him and got started. I chose the P90X lea...

Vanity and Turkey Trots

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:04:32 EST

Its been a hot minute since I blogged so let me catch you up.

I've learned two major things...the first is that even if it isn't pretty, being honest about my motivations is essential to my success.

I have noticed that almost every page I go on this site, has people talking about how they started their weight loss journey so they could be healthier. Yeah...that's so not me lol. Being healthy didn't become a priority until i started noticing positive effects on my hea...

I blame Ethan

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:45:19 EST

i hurt in places i didn't know i had and its all my guy's fault lol.

I spent the day with my guy...i haven't really talked about him on here so what you guys need to know about Ethan is that he is the Anti-Me. Ethan does marathons and triathlons. He eats so organically you can practically still see the dirt on his food. Working out is not optional with Ethan...its something he feels he needs to do to perform at his best. Me...uh dude, i think cake is food group, working out cam...

Exercise...not the embodiment of evil after all

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:03:55 EST

I have had a lifelong aversion to working out in any type of traditional manner. In school I got ditching gym down to an exact science and to this day only want to run if someone or something is chasing me...or there's a shoe sale.

So the thing i was dreading the most in my quest to get fit wasnt cutting calories it was regular exercise. BUT surprisingly, i'm finding myself liking it. Still not a fan of running but I'm loving Zumba and getting to know my treadmill and exercise b...

Unreasonable Expectations....or Attainable Goals?

Mon, 25 May 2009 21:24:05 EST

So...I'm starting my weight loss journey. I haven't ever really made a serious effort to lose weight before. I didn't really have a problem until after the birth of my second child. I assumed (LOL u know what they say about assumptions 20 ) that my body would snap back on its own like it did after I had my first child. It didn't snap back...it expanded...and continued to expand. And I hid. I got my hair done, my nails done, perfected my make up and learned all the tricks to c...