New Jessica

Do your friends and family know you are trying to lose weight?

Yes and they are very supportive and most of them are trying to work on maintaining a healthy life style as well.

Have you ever been overweight or underweight?

I don’t think I have ever been underweight atleast not since I got my lady curves but I was at a healthy weight most of my life and now I am over weight.

Is there any specific event you want to lose the weight for?

Well the long story is that basically for the last 7-8 years I have not been taking care of myself and have grown less active and have eaten whatever and whenever I have wanted. Before this I was a serious ballet dancer and danced around 40 hours a week. This meant I lost my shape and gained about 60lbs, on a 5 ft frame this is serious. So I just want to be more conscious of eating healthily and living a more active life style. The short term goal is to loose weight for my wedding in March.

Day four: Do you work out? How many times a week?

This is something I need to work on, I was doing great going 2-4 times a week to crossfit but I had to put my membership on hold b/c my 2nd job needed me more, I am going to be gone for a week to Canada, I got sick, it was just to much money to not go. I try to walk, dance, etc. when I can but I have  been on the lazy side and need to get this together. A work in progress. I am going to make a promise to myself to be active 3 times this week!

Day three: Do you count calories? What is your daily calorie goal/allowance?

I use Myfitnesspal.com to track my calories, My goal is 1200-1370/day.

Weekly goal update:

I have been doing pretty good, making myself conscious of whether or not I am actually hungry when I want to snack. So far so good.

Day two: What is your MAIN reason for wanting to lose weight?

I am not at a healthy weight for my body, want to change my overall feeling, psychology with eating.

PLUS I will be getting married in March :) and want to look my best.

Week One!
Weekly challenge: Pick one unhealthy food or habit you have (eg. Artificial sweetener, chocolate, eating after 8pm, skipping breakfast) and aim to go 7 days without eating/doing it.

Eating when I am not hungry, just because I am bored, somebody is offering, etc.

Day one: How tall are you, what do you currently weigh, and what do you hope to weigh after the 60 days? (Be realistic).

I am 5 ft nothin and I would like to weigh 150lbs after the 60 days, 10 lbs from where I am.

So I have been reading lots of posts lately and people have mentioned their daily calories and I am so frustrated. I hate being short my daily caloric in take is set so much lower then everyone else’s and it is SO hard. But that is the life of a shorty. When I was at my most healthy w/a super low BMI I was still “heavy” for my height b/c I was basically all muscle from dancing over 40 hrs a week. Grrrrrrr….