HOLY COW I haven't written a blog for a LONG time! Well things continue to be going well. I am on week 12 of weight watchers and so far I have lost 24 lbs. so I am averaging 2lbs a week which is VERY nice! I can honestly say that I feel good about this whole process which is a first. Now don't get me wrong...I certainly have my struggles. I don't know why but these past couple of weeks all I want to do is EAT! It is so weird! What is even more unusual about it, for myself anyway, is I don't care what I eat meaning I would sit down and eat a ton of watermelon, lettuce, oranges, and of course chocolate!!! NO I am not pregnant!!!! Anyway, I have been managing to get through it but it is not fun!
I think my biggest obstacle has been the workouts at this point. I have been struggling with the gym only for the mere fact of time. I am so tired so I just need to push myself to get there!
I have had a lot of people tell me how they wish they had my motivation and all I have to say is you can have it...you need to reach deep inside of yourself and find what motivates you. Mine was the fact that I had to watch my husband grieve, and continue to grieve, his mother's death due to cancer. We believe it started in the lungs as she was a HEAVY smoker and I REFUSE to have my son watch me die because I didn't take care of my health and remained overweight and unhealthy. So...find what your drive is and run with it!!!
Well...I am closing here. I will try to be more active with my blog!
Love and Peace to all....Jvonne
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
March 16, 2010
Happy St. Patricks Eve!!! I hope this finds everyone doing well. I don't know about anyone else but I LOVED seeing the sun today!!! Things for the most part are going well. I had my 10th weigh in today and lost .4 lbs. At first I was rather bummed; however, I realized that it is better than a gain and the last 8 weigh ins I have lost rather decent numbers so I can't expect it every day!!! Also, it was a nice reminder to not get too comfortable! I think we all know how that goes! So, with that I will take the loss with pride and continue to work hard for future losses!
I read the book Believe it, Be it by Ali Vincent this weekend and I give it 80 thumbs up! I think EVERY female should read it regardless if you have weight to lose or not. I felt that it was very powerful and motivating for life in general. So, I encourage you to look into buying it. I got mine off of Amazon for a very low price. I know I was extremely motivated to follow my dream. I foresee one year from now, having my own little business and I CAN'T wait! Another thing that has been powerful for me to work hard is a current client of mine. He is 66 years old and I just love him. He is one of the most determined and hardest worker I have met in a long time. He told the group today....you are all young...get your shit together today and follow your hearts and live your dream! I LOVE IT!!!
So, with that I am going to challenge you to find what your dream is...maybe it is a job, running a race, getting out of debt, being a better person etc. and Believe It and Be It!!!!
Love and Peace to all...Jvonne
I read the book Believe it, Be it by Ali Vincent this weekend and I give it 80 thumbs up! I think EVERY female should read it regardless if you have weight to lose or not. I felt that it was very powerful and motivating for life in general. So, I encourage you to look into buying it. I got mine off of Amazon for a very low price. I know I was extremely motivated to follow my dream. I foresee one year from now, having my own little business and I CAN'T wait! Another thing that has been powerful for me to work hard is a current client of mine. He is 66 years old and I just love him. He is one of the most determined and hardest worker I have met in a long time. He told the group today....you are all young...get your shit together today and follow your hearts and live your dream! I LOVE IT!!!
So, with that I am going to challenge you to find what your dream is...maybe it is a job, running a race, getting out of debt, being a better person etc. and Believe It and Be It!!!!
Love and Peace to all...Jvonne
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
March 9, 2009
Greetings from Rainy South Dakota! UGH...I know it is better than snow and I know the rain is helping melt the snow but ENOUGH already! I WANT SUN!!!
OK...now that I got that out of my system! Things continue to be going well. I had my 9Th weigh in and lost another 2 pounds. So...I have now lost 20.2 lbs. I was so happy!! I am perfectly fine losing 2 lbs a week!! Although some day it would be nice to jump on the scale and see a 12 lb loss...oh wait....I'm dreaming again!! I know I've said this before but I'm really excited about this. This last weekend I was at the gym and there were a couple of times I wanted to slow down or stop and I would just keep telling myself to remember my dream and that is all it took.
HOWEVER, I know there always has to be a however!!! I did struggle this last Thursday. I went to Sioux Falls to meet with the certification board and after that I went shopping. I was so excited to go clothes shopping...which by the way is abnormal! Well anyway, I went to Lane Bryant and had a melt down. I am not sure how many of you shop there but just in case you have never realized this...their sizes are not true sizes!!! So...I normally wear a 26 and the 26's I wear now are becoming baggy. So I thought I would either go down a size or be close to going down a size. Ummmm....the 26's wouldn't even fit me! I was talking to my husband about this and he said...Jvonne...you go through this every time you go there...when will you learn. Well apparently NEVER!!! I knew going in that they aren't the same but I still put myself through thinking maybe this time it would be different!!! Anyway, at that point I almost said screw it but fortunately some power greater than myself intervened and I came back to reality! I don't understand Lane Bryant at all. WHY do they bring clothes in that are for size 6 -10 people but make them bigger! Did y'all know that leggings and long shirts are coming back? Yah...well not to be mean but there was an employee in there wearing them who should not be wearing them. UGH...we may be fat but don't dress us like we are losing our minds people!!! If I were a designer I would pursue creating larger clothes that are trendy but yet work for larger people!
So...onto my certification. I found out today that they have denied my request; however, I can let my certification lapse and then just reapply. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me other than that will give them an extra $50!!! So, I think I should be good to go.
Well...I need to do a couple of things before biggest loser starts. I hope y'all are doing well and remember to take care of yourselves and do something positive for you because you are worth it!
Love and Peace to all....Jvonne
OK...now that I got that out of my system! Things continue to be going well. I had my 9Th weigh in and lost another 2 pounds. So...I have now lost 20.2 lbs. I was so happy!! I am perfectly fine losing 2 lbs a week!! Although some day it would be nice to jump on the scale and see a 12 lb loss...oh wait....I'm dreaming again!! I know I've said this before but I'm really excited about this. This last weekend I was at the gym and there were a couple of times I wanted to slow down or stop and I would just keep telling myself to remember my dream and that is all it took.
HOWEVER, I know there always has to be a however!!! I did struggle this last Thursday. I went to Sioux Falls to meet with the certification board and after that I went shopping. I was so excited to go clothes shopping...which by the way is abnormal! Well anyway, I went to Lane Bryant and had a melt down. I am not sure how many of you shop there but just in case you have never realized this...their sizes are not true sizes!!! So...I normally wear a 26 and the 26's I wear now are becoming baggy. So I thought I would either go down a size or be close to going down a size. Ummmm....the 26's wouldn't even fit me! I was talking to my husband about this and he said...Jvonne...you go through this every time you go there...when will you learn. Well apparently NEVER!!! I knew going in that they aren't the same but I still put myself through thinking maybe this time it would be different!!! Anyway, at that point I almost said screw it but fortunately some power greater than myself intervened and I came back to reality! I don't understand Lane Bryant at all. WHY do they bring clothes in that are for size 6 -10 people but make them bigger! Did y'all know that leggings and long shirts are coming back? Yah...well not to be mean but there was an employee in there wearing them who should not be wearing them. UGH...we may be fat but don't dress us like we are losing our minds people!!! If I were a designer I would pursue creating larger clothes that are trendy but yet work for larger people!
So...onto my certification. I found out today that they have denied my request; however, I can let my certification lapse and then just reapply. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me other than that will give them an extra $50!!! So, I think I should be good to go.
Well...I need to do a couple of things before biggest loser starts. I hope y'all are doing well and remember to take care of yourselves and do something positive for you because you are worth it!
Love and Peace to all....Jvonne
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
March 3, 2009
Greetings! I hope this finds you doing well. So I had my 8th weigh in yesterday and lost another 2 pounds. So I have lost 18.2 total. It feels so good. I think this is the first time I can ever remember that I have consistently lost and haven't given up yet! Trust me...I have been at this for a LONG time! I can remember being in grade school going up to the local gym with my mom doing aerobics to Zanadoo! Kids in grade school should not have to go through that!
So....I've decided to work on pursuing a dream I have had for at least the last 12 years....and that is to start working on my personal training certification and begin a program for overweight people. Yes I am being discriminatory but that is how it is! I have had two wonderful trainers in my past and I wouldn't trade them for the world; however the one thing they can't relate to is the issue with food. They would just say well just don't eat it!!! OH MY if it was only that easy!!! I feel really good about this and I'm actually VERY excited. The other thing I will incorporate will be group support as well as possible group exercise. I don't know where I will start this but within the next year it will be going. It may only start with 1 or 2 people but that is a start! I have so other irons in the fire or maybe I should say thoughts in the fire!! I have had a few dreams for at least 10 years and it is time to go after them. I tell my clients to not sit around and think about it but just do it....well it's time I listen to myself and do the same!
I am going to end here....take special care of yourselves!
Love and Peace to all.....Jvonne
So....I've decided to work on pursuing a dream I have had for at least the last 12 years....and that is to start working on my personal training certification and begin a program for overweight people. Yes I am being discriminatory but that is how it is! I have had two wonderful trainers in my past and I wouldn't trade them for the world; however the one thing they can't relate to is the issue with food. They would just say well just don't eat it!!! OH MY if it was only that easy!!! I feel really good about this and I'm actually VERY excited. The other thing I will incorporate will be group support as well as possible group exercise. I don't know where I will start this but within the next year it will be going. It may only start with 1 or 2 people but that is a start! I have so other irons in the fire or maybe I should say thoughts in the fire!! I have had a few dreams for at least 10 years and it is time to go after them. I tell my clients to not sit around and think about it but just do it....well it's time I listen to myself and do the same!
I am going to end here....take special care of yourselves!
Love and Peace to all.....Jvonne
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
February 23, 2010
Happy Wednesday to all!!! Man what a week it has been so far. First of all the good news is I hit my 5% goal!!!! I have lost a total of 16.2 lbs...I was so happy!!!
I have had a hard week so I really wasn't expecting a big loss if any. I stayed within my point range and didn't use all of my extra points; however, I have been under stress and sadness so I really wasn't sure how it was going to go. I also worked out only one time within the last week so that wasn't going for me either! Anyway, none the less something went well and right because I lost!
So.....my mind was playing crazy tricks on me this past week! I haven't had this for quite some time but Monday was probably the hardest. For those of you that don't know I lost a friend a few days ago to suicide. I was hoping to be able to get Tuesday off for the funeral but was unable to due to policies etc. since I'm new to my job. So....on Monday....I had a "screw it" attitude. My mind was trying to get me to go to McDonalds! I could taste the french fries, the chocolate shake and cookies!!! So for about 15 minutes I went back and forth with this torture. I finally convinced myself to go to Subway. I thought....good this will be easier!!! Oh NO....the whole way to Subway I was telling myself to get pizza and they have cookies there....YUMMY! Anyway, this conversation went on for about 10 minutes so I went in hoping to just hurry up and order and get out to avoid temptations but no they were busy so there I stood waiting and allowing the war to continue. I joked with some and told them if anyone could have read my mind I would have been locked up!!! BUT....I ordered healthy and walked out feeling good that I made it through! I don't care to go through that for quite some time again!
So....my goal for this week is to workout at least 3 times before my next weigh in! I know 3 doesn't sound like a lot but with my schedule it's a miracle!
I better get back to work...I hope y'all have a safe rest of your week. PLEASE take special care of yourself and if you need help with ANYTHING reach out. Life is way too short to take for granted and I don't want to lose any more friends.
Love and Peace to all....Jvonne
I have had a hard week so I really wasn't expecting a big loss if any. I stayed within my point range and didn't use all of my extra points; however, I have been under stress and sadness so I really wasn't sure how it was going to go. I also worked out only one time within the last week so that wasn't going for me either! Anyway, none the less something went well and right because I lost!
So.....my mind was playing crazy tricks on me this past week! I haven't had this for quite some time but Monday was probably the hardest. For those of you that don't know I lost a friend a few days ago to suicide. I was hoping to be able to get Tuesday off for the funeral but was unable to due to policies etc. since I'm new to my job. So....on Monday....I had a "screw it" attitude. My mind was trying to get me to go to McDonalds! I could taste the french fries, the chocolate shake and cookies!!! So for about 15 minutes I went back and forth with this torture. I finally convinced myself to go to Subway. I thought....good this will be easier!!! Oh NO....the whole way to Subway I was telling myself to get pizza and they have cookies there....YUMMY! Anyway, this conversation went on for about 10 minutes so I went in hoping to just hurry up and order and get out to avoid temptations but no they were busy so there I stood waiting and allowing the war to continue. I joked with some and told them if anyone could have read my mind I would have been locked up!!! BUT....I ordered healthy and walked out feeling good that I made it through! I don't care to go through that for quite some time again!
So....my goal for this week is to workout at least 3 times before my next weigh in! I know 3 doesn't sound like a lot but with my schedule it's a miracle!
I better get back to work...I hope y'all have a safe rest of your week. PLEASE take special care of yourself and if you need help with ANYTHING reach out. Life is way too short to take for granted and I don't want to lose any more friends.
Love and Peace to all....Jvonne
Friday, February 19, 2010
February 19, 2010
Happy Friday night! I hope this finds y'all doing well. Things have been going well for me. I am feeling good about myself as well as the things I am doing for myself. I'm not sure if I posted this but I have decided that for every 10 lbs that I lose I am going to reward myself with a nonfood reward. So, I am mentally creating a list of everything I would like! With the first 10 lbs I got my nails done and love them! I think with my next 10 lbs...of which I have a little over 6 to go I am going to get a facial! I have only had one and LOVED it! One of the things I want is a pedicure but I'll probably have to lose 50 lbs before that will happen with the weather the way it is!
My eating has been going well for the most part. I obviously have my days but who doesn't! I had sent my leader an email regarding some stuff and she sent some very motivational words back my way. So...whenever I need a little nudge I read that email! It's always nice getting motivational nudges! I think that is what drives us through life!
So...WW is having a role model competition. I don't know a lot about it but my leader is going to work on getting me some info. I think I'm going to apply....what do I have to lose!!!
Well...I am going to end here. I hope y'all have a wonderful weekend. Remember to take care of yourselves!
Love and peace to all....Jvonne
My eating has been going well for the most part. I obviously have my days but who doesn't! I had sent my leader an email regarding some stuff and she sent some very motivational words back my way. So...whenever I need a little nudge I read that email! It's always nice getting motivational nudges! I think that is what drives us through life!
So...WW is having a role model competition. I don't know a lot about it but my leader is going to work on getting me some info. I think I'm going to apply....what do I have to lose!!!
Well...I am going to end here. I hope y'all have a wonderful weekend. Remember to take care of yourselves!
Love and peace to all....Jvonne
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
February 16, 2010
I am not writing much at all due to having a lovely cold and I feel like my head needs to pop!!! Anyway, I did want to share that I lost 1.4 lbs this week...YAY! I was so happy. Hopefully at my weigh in next week I will hit my 5%!!!
I hope y'all are enjoying the olympics!
Love and Peace to all....Jvonne
I hope y'all are enjoying the olympics!
Love and Peace to all....Jvonne
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