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[NursingGal]

Hey everyone!

I'm Kate and I'm 23. This is my second time doing Jenny. I did it back when I started college and I lost 75 pounds. But now I'm back on and I need to lose 150 pounds...it seems impossible to me. I look at the scale and I look at myself and I feel really discouraged. I went in for my consultation today and that motivated me, but I am looking for people who need support like me! I'm a registered nurse and I've realized that I really need to get myself healthy for myself and for my patients. I feel like such a hypocrite telling people they need to follow a diet or lose weight because I'm not a healthy weight myself.

I've been doing well on my plan today! But I'm getting really kind of nervous for Friday. I'm picking up a friend from the train station and she told me she wants to take me out for dinner. I wanted to say no and stay really good on plan because it's my first week...but my consultant said that I can't be afraid to live my life. I need some advice here. This friend likes to drink a lot of alcohol, and she also is naturally thin and doesn't watch what she eats at all. She gets upset if you don't drink with her too. I've been trying to come up with some tactful ways to tell her that I really need to stick to my plan. I've already told her I'm doing Jenny but I don't think she really understands.

Does anyone else have friends like this? The kind who want you to drink and party with them all the time?

Help!

Have a wonderful day <3
Kate

Hey Kate!

My name is Celia and I'm in New Jersey. This is my first time on Jenny's Program. I am 25 and almost 200 lbs. At 5'1", that's more weight that my frame should be handling. I stayed fit in highschool and into college by hitting the gym three times a week for exercise, and of course, the daily required hour class period of structured exercise. I am not naturally slim, but very curvy, and in order for me to stay in shape, I have to work hard for it.

Halfway through college, I needed to begin to work full time and left school. I managed to keep my weight steady for about a year while working full time, until I began to work the night shift, add took on a part time job as well. The pounds have packed on and I'm working on getting in shape again )

Okay...Lets start here...you've got to smile in the mirror! No matter what size we all are currently, and what goals we want to reach, you have to love you first for all the wonderful qualities you posses!

Congratulations on your fantasitc career. You must deal with a range of emotions as every different patient is a whole new storyline in your day. I have a good job, luckily, but not a career. I just returned to school, adding homework to my already busy lifestyle. Hopefully, I too can follow my career path soon.

It's hard to be stay on your goals with so many temptations, like going out to dinner with friends and then adding alcohol (aka empty calories) ontop of it. Depending on how long of a stay your friend is coming for, decide if you want to splurge this weekend or start working towards your goals now.

If you want to splurge and enjoy your favorite meals, think about maybe filling up on a homemade veggie platter at your place before going out to eat. Think cut up clery sticks, carrot sticks, zucchinni sliced lenthwise, as well as cucumbers and finally, brocalli and califlower florets, all fresh and crunchy, with a side dipping bowl of low fat salad dressing or sour cream dip. Hopefully, you like veggies


Also, if you want to slurge on a favorite meal, ask if you can order from the lunch menu, which is usually half the dinner portion or there's always asking for a doggie bag ahead of time and portioning your meal out before you begin to eat. Half for tomorrow, half for now. No guilt on taking a doggie bag home if you put it in the car before you start eating rather than leave it on the table or on the seat next to you all throughout your meal.


I've said a mouthful, hopefully some tips are helpful.


Enjoy your weekend with friends, put on your favorite outfit and make sure you don't forget your smile!!

All the best ) Hope to talk again soon

Celia

[NursingGal]

Thanks for the encouragement Celia! I'm 5'7 and I weighed 310 at my first weigh in. My goal is to get down to 160, that's what my doctor reccomended for me. It seems like a long way to go. But I know I have to and WANT to do it!

I totally get it. I let my life get in the way. I was in a really bad relationship and I used food as an escape. And a major problem with my job is that I don't get scheduled breaks (or sometimes no breaks at all). I work in home care so I'm on the road a lot. I would be in a rush to get out in the morning for my 7am visits because the people I am a nurse to have to go to their work program. Then I'd get involved in everything I needed to do, visits, calls to doctors. It would sometimes be 6pm before I even remembered that I needed to eat. And by that point I was so hungry I couldn't think. I would order something or pick up fast food. It's a bad habit. But Jenny Craig makes me plan ahead...I can have my little blueberry loaf or my stuffed sandwich. I throw fruit and vegetables in my bag. I got a bunch of frozen veg too so I can just throw it in and go. Nothing fancy.

I've decided I'm going to be good. The only issue is that I'm going to be picking her up straight from work. No time to go home! However I figured out that a bowl of tom yum soup is about an appropriate Jenny calorie level and portion size. So I'm going to have that and then eat my Jenny snack as planned. Even though its a splurge, I think I will do okay. I'm motivated. And I'm not going to be drinking because I'm driving, so that will be fine.

I hope you'll keep in touch! I could use a weight loss buddy through this process! All of my friends are in shape and I feel like an outsider. They don't really know what I'm dealing with.

Have a good one!
Kate

[zenith]

I'm 23 (almost 24!) from the Bay Area, CA! I'm super excited to be on JC, even though I've only been on it for 2 weeks. I lost 5.8lbs the first week so I'm looking forward to my consultation today. I am not sure how much I weigh right now and how much I need to loose, because I won't let my consultant tell me, since it does more damage than good (so to speak).

I've been exercising 4-5 times a week, mainly as part of fulfilling my P.E. college graduation requirements (1 hour of pilates, and 1 hour of walking 4x/week). I have to say, it's exhausting as I'm not really used to it, but I love the feeling I get afterwards.

Fortunately I haven't had too many food cravings in the past 2 weeks, and I'm learning to listen to my body a lot more. I'm realizing that most of the time, I used to eat like crazy not because I was hungry but because I was having cravings. This past week I finally began to listen to my body, and eating only when I'm hungry. Whenever I have cravings, I just go for a walk instead or read a book.

Just really looking forward to having a weight loss buddy through all this!

[BarbaraCakes]

Hi everyone! Glad to see you all chose JC. As long as you all stick to plan and slowly add exercise you all will do great. I started back in March weighing in at 262! Today I am already at 212.4.

@ Kate- If you go out to eat, try to eat something that is not fried. Most places will have something that isnt. And don't be afraid to ask for a box to take part of it home. you can save the other half for a later time. Alcohol is not a great option, just let her know that you are trying to stay on plan and your doctor advised you to stay away from alcohol right now. Alcohol will add on weight very easily. If you do choose to drink, have one small glass. And dont forget to drink LOTS of water ok?

@zenith- Love what you are doing with not being told your weight and only going by how much you lost each week.

[Ashby42]

I'm 22 and a month ago I was 302lbs. Now I'm 286lbs! I'm a university student doing my last semester of my BA in Anthropology. My problems with weight began when I was around 11 when I got diagnosed with hypothyroidism and anxiety and depression disorder. The medications made me gain around 80 pounds in 3 months! Anytime I was upset I went for a bowl of cereal. Ive dieted before, sometimes successfully for over a year but always ended up wanting to go back to eating whatever I want. 302 was the heaviest Ive ever been and I dont want to be that again. I've been going to the gym 2-3 times a week, and doing 30 min or so at home on the treadmill. Sometimes its hard to get motivated, and I'm still undergoing some grief because I had to put down my dog (aka my baby!) the day after my birthday (Jan 31)!
So how do you all manage to get exercise into your day, especially when you have busy days or essays coming up?