Well I survived my first weekend on the Jenny Craig program. It wasn't easy being both Mother's Day and my sister's birthday, but I found ways to make it work.
At my sister's birthday party I managed to get away with eating only one slice of veggie pizza and filled up the rest on the veggie tray (with fat free ranch dip of course!). Okay, I admit it, I had a small slice of birthday cake, but it was totally worth it! Birthday cake is definitely my weak spot. Always has been, always will be. All in all it wasn't such a bad "off-program" night. I'm proud of myself for not overindulging.
As for the Mother's Day/Birthday dinner at Timpano's Chophouse I don't think I did too bad either. I split both an appetizer of skillet roasted mussels with my dad (and skipped the butter sauce cause they totally didn't need it) and also shared a spinach salad. For the main course I shared a 12 oz filet with my sister and we were able to have the kitched make a side order of pasta with marinara sauce. Way better use of carbs than butter loaded mashed potatoes; especially at an italian restaurant! Instead of getting a large dessert my dad ordered the cheesecake lollipop tree which is super cute when they bring it to the table. Unfortunately these delectable treats make it easy to overindulge, which I did by eating 3 of them! Okay, not so good, but I swear I'll be better throughout the week! I had a moment of weakness! I guess to my advantage, they are tiny so hopefully they didn't do too much damage to all of my hard work.
This week I plan on researching some local gyms. Currently the gym I am a member of does not offer aerobic classes, which I really enjoy, and even though I can go to the Nova gym for free, they don't offer many classes in the evening. Any suggestions would be more than appreciated! Hopefully I can find a gym that offers kickboxing, spinning, and other kinds of aerobic classes. I think it will be worth the investment...as long as my foot heals ( I sprained my foot 2 weeks ago and it isn't quite healed yet).
I have to say I'm very happy that my finals are over and my stressful snack cravings will hopefully come to a hault. I'm proud that I didn't give in to too much temptation. I'm actually looking forward to my first official "weigh-in" on Tuesday morning. I'll be sure to update you all with the results! One thing that I have to say is that I haven't been as hungry as I thought I would on this program. I have a newfound love for fruit and want to try as many new ones as possible. Maybe I can find a farmer's market in the area....that would be cool!
It's still all or nothing....and hopefully less than 50 pounds to go!
~Anessa
Hi Anessa,
ReplyDeleteWell, not so good starting out on your Jenny Craig weight loss journey. Its tough I know with family get togethers.
I lost all my weight on Nutrisystem, but I had many things come my way trying to derail me I chose not to attend. Sometimes you have to put yourself over others and this time that is so critical to YOU think about not attending next time.
Its so important for you to realize that JC is going to teach you how to eat, portion size, low fat etc...your not ready yet to go out on your own to eat.
What I would do on the "few" times I did go out to a restarant, I would go online and look up the calories and get the kids size dishes. Its safer and a better choice usually.
Good luck to you on your weight loss journey! I love my new life and have kept my weight off for 16 months! I'm out on Twitter trying to help others like yourself, so just holler TMGirl60 if you need anything.
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