The time has come........
30 pounds lost (well actually 31 pounds)
And still going....
My good friend, Tagen Baker, is a fantastic photographer and was willing to take some new pictures of me to show my 30 pounds lost. We took these last night in her back yard after work and she did a great job. Thank you Tagen!!!!!
It feels SO GOOD to have made it to 30 pounds in the last 4 1/2 months. But it also is a great motivator to KEEP GOING, especially when I compare and contrast pictures from the beginning of the weight loss journey until now. I have a new goal and that is to lose another 20 pounds by New Years Day. That would mean I need to lose 1.2 pounds each week for the next 8 weeks. Which is totally doable since for the past 4 1/2 months I have been averaging about 2 pounds per week. I just have to make it through the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and a trip to Baltimore/ NYC for a week.
GAME PLAN!!!!!!
1. I am enrolled in a Health Challenge with work which goes until Christmas. The Health Challenge focuses on healthy eating, exercise, a food diary, drinking water, adequate sleep, etc, etc. It has been a great asset to help me stay on track the past month.
2. Healthy options for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I am going to try to create healthier recipes for some of the holiday favorites that will hopefully taste good too. And if they do not work out, then it's ALL ABOUT PORTION CONTROL! It isn't necessary to have 3 large meals on Thanksgiving and Christmas. I also will be sure to track my calories those days too, instead of making it an exception day.
3. Exercise! While I am out of town, I need to make sure I keep up my physical activity. Luckily the trip to Baltimore/ NYC will be with Angie and Ashley (my teammates for the weight loss challenge) so hopefully we can keep each other on track on the trip. We'll use our workout DVD's, eat healthy at least 2 meals per day, and TRACK CALORIES! All three of us have smart phones that we can access FatSecret.com with, so we will have to use that app to help us choose good options when we are eating out. It's going to be hard but worth it!
AND I'm just going to keep going! There is no giving up. I know exactly what I need to do to acheive this goal, so I just have to do it.
This is an example of what I will be eating for the next 8 weeks!!!!
GO JILLIAN!!! Love the pictures too! You look awesome!! Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteYou're gorgeous! You are such a good example of not letting the holidays derail your goals, I'm confident you'll lose the weight!
ReplyDeleteWow! You look fantastic! I'm proud of you. Soooo 20 by New Years we can do it! send me the e-mail with our game plan.
ReplyDeleteYou look fabuloso, Jillian. You are an inspiration to me! THink I'll go eat an apple. ; )
ReplyDeleteBTW, this is TAgen's mom. ; )
You look SO GOOD!!!! I am so proud of you! Keep up the good work! You are sooo doing it the right way and those pounds you have lost are going to stay gone FOREVER!! You are making life changing habits now and I am so happy for you! Way to be an inspiration to people!!
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