All I want for Christmas......

:)  Such a good week. Not a perfect week. But a good week.  I had a birthday party and date night that came up unexpected.  It is great to be able to say with my Jenny Craig experience so far I made choices that were moderate and satisfying! I definitely want to take this week's experience to help me make the same type of positive choices over the Christmas season.

At my Jenny Craig appointment I was thrilled to see 158.0! I had a 3.5lb drop this week!  My current weight loss is 46.9lbs!  I am so close to my 50 pound goal!! Only 3.1lbs to go!  With only 2 weeks until the date I set it will mean keeping my goal in mind all day long.

I am now able to do up my 2 favourite winter coats.  I bet with that next 3.5lbs they will fit comfortably again!  That will be really rewarding to put away my oversized coat and wear the coats I feel great in instead!

This week my Jenny Craig Consultant and I planned out my menu and strategies from now until after Christmas.  I would like to find time to go in on Saturday before any travelling and see where I am at.  This is a great strategy to keep me stuck like glue to my menu until then and it will be motivation to make smart choices while I am away a few days.

A few important tips were shown to me by my consultant that will help me be successful.

• Planning what I will do, Preparing anything I need and Prempting challenges by having healthy choices or alternatives available.
• Getting back on track as soon as I can and stay on track where ever I can.  If I keep more focused on finding ways to be successful instead of wanting to take a break when I am this close it will make my goal a reality now instead of at the end of January!
• In the end if I make healthier choices this Christmas it will have zero negative impact in my life.  Healthy is definitely smart! :)

Woohoo! Great week!

I stuck to my Jenny Craig menu 100% this week and it felt fabulous to not have anything planned or unexpected steer me off course!  Fabulous because each day I follow my plan I know I am losing weight and getting one step closer to my goal! :)

At my Jenny Craig appointment I was excited to see a 2.3 lb loss!  It felt great to get such good results!  I am now at 43.4 lbs lost at 25 weeks.  My average is at 1.7 lbs per week.  I have 3 weeks left to my goal of 50 lbs and need to lose 2.2 lbs per week to make the deadline.  It is healthy to lose 1%-1.5% of your body weight weekly.  At my current weight I can healthily lose 1.6 lbs-2.4 lbs weekly.  With my average being at 1.7 lbs per week it will take all that I can to reach this goal by January 1st.  I am determined to do the best that I can and I know the results will follow.

Next week I have no challenges expected.  This means I should be able to stick to my Jenny Craig menu 100% and maximize my results. With Christmas around the corner it will feel great to be losing weight at a time when everyone I know is more concerned with gaining weight with all the challenges the holidays bring.  Already I have lost 2.9lbs in the month of December and I definitely will end the month having lost weight!

Here is a picture from the Christmas party! :)

Christmas Party

The Christmas party was a huge success! Thank goodness I started Jenny Craig when I did!!! I felt great and had a great time. 

 

I am also so thankful for all of the pre-planning I worked through with my Jenny Craig Consultant! My Consultant also made sure I was super focussed and ready to follow through with all those plans. And as it turned out, my food choices went as planned- moderate portion and no second helpings!

 

Having a chance to get all dressed up and take extra care getting ready was a big treat.  Its moments like that when I really can zone in on where I have lost the weight and much of a difference it has made to my appearance.  At the party the few people I knew really well thought I looked great and really noticed how much weight I have lost.  When others notice it really makes me smile.  I felt so confident the whole night!  
  
This week my weight loss was 0.6lbs.   I was really happy  with my measurements. 9.25 inches lost in 5 weeks.  Overall total loss is at 41.1 lbs and 32.75 inches. Jenny Craig is teaching me that there are so many other ways to measure my success. Each week that I continue with following through with my Jenny Craig menu plan, I am strengthening my new habits, I am reinforcing my new healthier ways of thinking about food and I am more reassured than ever that it’s not ‘IF’ I reach my goal weight, it’s ‘WHEN’!!

 

And the plan is still reach 50lbs off by January 1st- New Year’s, here I come! J

40.5lbs total!!!

This week was a smaller drop. 0.5lbs. But luckily, my Jenny Craig Consultant was there for me to point out that I have a pattern to my weight loss! And, she also mentioned that it’s completely normal to have a big drop, followed by a smaller drop… only to be followed by another BIG drop. I can’t wait for next week – already! Had my JC Consultant not mentioned this, I might have felt a bit down. But now, I get it and I feel even more motivated to have another awesome week this week!

My Jenny Craig Consultant also said that we will be taking measurements to see where my inches have come off! It’s such a great suggestion – I can’t wait to see and have that confirmation again that this Program is really working!!!

I am starting to fit into some of my early-pregnancy clothes.  It feels really good to start to shop in my own closet.  I have been enjoying look through some of my clothes and thinking to myself, "Soon this will fit!"

With the holidays fast-approaching, my Consultant reassured me that she has plenty of strategies and handouts, nutritional information specific to Christmas goodies, that I will be more than armed to feel in control this whole season! She even mentioned that there will be a collection of handouts and that this month is one of the best to be a member of Jenny Craig because of all their additional support they offer during the holidays!

This week I am going to a work Christmas party.  I am not too concerned over food choices because they usually offer a well rounded meal and there won't be snacks lying about.  It really helped to discuss better drink choices with my consultant.  It is amazing how many favourite drinks can be loaded with tons of calories.  It should be a fun night!

Here's to getting to my goal for New Years!  50lbs!  I know I can do it!

 

Woohoo!!! 40lbs down!!

I did it!!!  What a great feeling!  Being down 40lbs feels fantastic!  I really am starting to feel more like myself.  I take more pride in my appearance and have a much more positive outlook.  Seeing how far I have come from the pictures says it all. Jenny Craig has made a big difference in my appearance, health, energy and mindset. 

In my Jenny Craig consultation this week we celebrated hitting the next 10lbs mark and talked about my motivation.  Right now I am motivated by looking into my closet and seeing my favorite clothes that I want to be able to wear again.  I am motivated by my son. I want to be healthy and  a role model of healthy, active living. Lastly I am motivated by these pictures. They show me how far I have come and hint at what will change with just 10 more pounds.

My Jenny Craig Consultant and I looked at where my goals need to be to reach my goal of 50lbs by Dec. 31st.  With 6 weeks to go my weight loss needs to be  1.7lbs weekly.  I know I have my work cut out for me but I really want to make this happen.  It will take commitment to my Jenny Craig menu plan, smart holiday choices and the drive to make it happen now instead of sometime in the New Year.

If you have ever thought about losing weight, come join me and lose 10lbs before Dec 31^st. Let’s do this together!

I can't wait until next week!

What a great week!  I stuck to my Jenny Craig menu, including enjoyed one well proportioned meal out with my spouse and went for two walks. Then at my Jenny Craig appointment I weighed in at 166.9lbs!!!!  That means I lost 2.5lbs this week for a total of 38lbs!! 

I can't wait until next week!  I am going to be at the 40lbs lost mark.  My Jenny Craig consultant will take another progress picture.  Pictures make it really easy to see the changes I have made with my weight loss.  Sometimes it is the best way to really notice how much of a change has happened.  I will also have new measurements taken.  It has been a great week but next week will be even better! :)

My plan is to stick to my menu and try to get in a few walks (if my little one decides to sleep this week that is!) and the results will follow. It's that simple!

Planning for Success

I am learning about Jenny Craig’s phrase: ‘It’s about progress, not perfection’. Because if you are human, there’ll be mistakes. It’s about how a person reacts to it and gets back on track that really matters. This past weekend with a lot of unexpected company in town, I had a few unplanned meals off of my Jenny menu. With those extras, I had a gain of 0.3lbs. That said, this week’s Jenny Craig consultation is an example of WHY this is such an amazing Program – I am already back on track and I couldn’t have done it without my Jenny Consultant! She helped me learn what options I could do next time, and move on with my week.

I am now focussed forward and ready to lose another 2lbs!!!

 

I had some really great compliments when we went out with friends.  Some of them had not seen me in a few months and were quite impressed with how much I have lost.  It feels great to have others notice.  I definitely smiled a lot that night.  Thinking about the compliments will help me to keep focused and get to my goal.   Next time I see them I will be at my goal and wearing my favourite outfits again!

This week looks to be a great week!  I feel ready for any unexpected company and I can't wait to step on the Jenny Craig scale and see my next milestone -164.9lbs and 40lbs lost!