Jennifer on February 23rd, 2010

Having reached a new “low” (the lowest I’ve weighed since college) I thought I would again try on the pair of jeans that I haven’t worn since college. I last tried them on five pounds heavier and at that time I could get them zipped and snapped if I laid on the bed. [...]

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Jennifer on February 22nd, 2010

I wish I had time today to post comments on all my friends’ blogs — encouraging or supporting their efforts. My mind is racing with all of the things I could or should be saying in response to their posts.
I’ll try to post a few thoughts right here, so hopefully those individuals will recognize [...]

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Jennifer on February 18th, 2010

I just had to share… today I went to renew my driver’s license. In the paperwork that came in the mail a few days ago, it said to correct any information that needed to be updated in the space below where the existing information appeared on the paper. Nothing has changed (address, etc.) [...]

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Jennifer on February 17th, 2010

I’m really missing my scale. I haven’t checked it since Monday and it’s really hard not checking at least once per day. It has been such a routine for me to check multiple times per day that by not doing it, I feel really out of joint.
I get out of the shower [...]

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Jennifer on February 15th, 2010

I was 216 this morning. I’ve one more pound to go before I re-lose all of the weight I put on during Superbowl weekend. Ugh!
An upside: I won’t be on the scale until next Monday and with weekly instead of daily weigh-ins, I am expecting the scale to show something in the [...]

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Jennifer on February 14th, 2010

I’m going to do it! I’m going to commit to only weighing myself once per week for the next four weeks. I’ve decided to start tomorrow, as Monday is a popular day for weighing in from other blogs I read. Weight Watchers participants weigh in on Mondays. My friend that is [...]

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Jennifer on February 4th, 2010

I forgot to post it at the beginning of the month, but I fell short of January’s goal. I had set the goal of losing ten pounds in January. It was a lofty goal, but I figured the hoopla over everyone else’s New Years Resolutions would help me meet it and I certainly [...]

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Jennifer on February 3rd, 2010

For those that don’t know, BMI stands for Body Mass Index and it is an estimate of your body fat based on height and weight. If you have a higher BMI, your risk for certain conditions and diseases (like heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure) are proportionately higher as well.
A BMI number [...]

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