I'm back...

Well yesterday was my first day back at the gym with Mike. It was awesome! The bikes were a little tough, but totally worth it. My Sweet boy, Dave also joined us at the gym, and is hoping to make that a permanent arrangement. Yay! I spent 1/2 my time working cardio, the other 1/2 working weights. I'm a little sore today, and I am really looking forward to getting back in the gym tomorrow. I stepped on the scale yesterday and I'm still at 259. Good news is no weight gain during my week off. Sweet!

So, I'm off to bed now, but I hope you all have a great night!

Good News!!

So, surgery went well yesterday - nothing really major. During the surgery my Dr looked up and said 'You are a lucky girl." I naturally asked why, and he said things were a lot better than he thought it might be. Long story short, my 6 weeks sentence was diminished down to 1! So...I'm still grounded from the gym this week but I will be back in the gym full swing on Monday! Yay! I talked to Mike today and he was very relieved to hear it too. :)

So far my week has been good - nothing bad food wise. My little brother is in town until Sunday so I've been spending time with him and my family. Hope everyone is having a great week and a fantastic Mother's Day - It's Sunday, May10.

Hugs,
Jessi

Weighing in...

Hey bloggers! Today is my weekly weigh in and guess what? I am down 2 pounds! I now weigh 259. Can I just say this is the best I have felt about myself in weeks. That's 13 pounds total! Can I just say I am way excited. Even more exciting, I got dressed yesterday, and my tighter jeans aren't too tight anymore!! They are still a teeny bit snug, but I don't have to lay down on the bed anymore to zip them up. Yay!

Today I'm working and cleanin' up the apt, but I just wanted to stop in real quick and share my news.

Have a Happy Sunday!!

Updates and news

Hey Bloggers! Things have been uber busy at my house the past few days so I'm a little bit behind. Here are our pictures this week:

Mike Bradley at 479.8 pounds - down 6.8 pounds from last week!

Jessi Gribbin at 261 - Down 1 pound from last week!

So now that I am back on track I was really looking forward to getting into the gym and hitting it hard. Well, yesterday I had an appointment at the Podiatrist and my excitement got smothered just a tad. I have problems with chronic in-grown toenails. About 2 months ago I had a surgery on my left big toe to alleviate the problem. I had a follow-up today and - more surgery for me! *sigh* Nothing major - just a minor in-patient surgery but Doc said no more stair climbers, bikes or elliptical for 6 weeks! And...no gym for a week after surgery. I am uber frustrated because we just upped the anty on our work out. Today I walked laps with Mike, but skipped the bike for weight machines that don't involve my feet. I'm hoping this will still help me keep my work-outs going. I tell you, I am one tired girl, and my arms are very sore!

Oh, and thank you so much to the Diner Gals! Your support has been so wonderful and keeps me going. Y'all Rock!!

By the Grace of God...and Mikey

So as I'm sure you read in Mike's post, last week was a bad week for me. I came to the realization that I really do have a problem with food. I used to joke about being addicted to junk.....truth is that is my reality. This week, and I won't go into details, I ate junk pretty much the whole second half of the week. I go out with Dave or stop somewhere on my way home...and all the food decisions I made were very very bad ones. Let's just say that in 3 days I managed to use my WW flex points for this new week and last week, plus use up all last weeks exercise points! Needless to say I felt very defeated, and very, very ashamed that I did not have the self control to take that stuff out of my mouth and say no. Mike and I talked about it a long time at the gym tho, and believe you me, after a workout like Friday, I've learned my lesson. I'm making some changes. Starting this week I too will be on a 6-day a week work out routine, no more pizza and tacos and burgers. And....Sigh...no more sodas. How I will miss my Dr Pepper. I'm also changing my weigh in days to Sunday. I feel like this will help me better focus on my plan for the new week because I'll have a whole day to think about it.

Today I weighed in at 261 pounds! That's 1 pound down from last week! To make the deal even sweeter, that's 11 pounds lighter than I was when I started my own weight loss journey mid March. On March 13 my Dr told me I weigh 272.5 pounds and that if I didn't start doing something soon I would be in some serious trouble. Now I'm already down 11 pounds!!! I know today that right now my own weight loss is because I have been given the Grace of God...and Mikey - So thank you God, and thank you Mike - I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you.

My name is Jessi and I'm addicted to junk...

Yes..that's right, you heard it here first. I am a junk food addict! I was in denial when I started, but now I know it's true. Thursday night on my way home from work I was craving something sweet. Instead of going home and eating fruit or 100 calorie pack cookies I headed to Chick-Fil-A and ordered a Brownie Ala Mode. It was delicous, but soon after it was gone I was feeling very guilty. After Dave got home we decided to go out to dinner. We headed to Olive Garden. My original plan was to stick to soup and salad. It was a good plan but it never came to fruition...is that a word...anyway. When our waiter came I sure did order my fave, Chicken Parm and Chicken and Gnochi soup. It was super delish and I only ate 1/2 of it so that was a saving grace. As of now I have 0 flex points and 7 of 18 excercise points left. Guess I'll need to make sure I stick within my points the rest of the weekend.

On a more positive note, I stepped on the scale last night before bed and I was down to 262. It's not my official weigh in, but I was tempted to see the damage I'd done. So relieved to not be too down. Hoping some extra work this weekend will make for a happy weigh in on Monday.

Congrats Mike! I am so proud of you! I know we can keep it up.
Love you!
Jessi

Wowzers!

Hey bloggers,
Jessi Here...and boy am I one whooped girl! Last night was a tough workout - partly because I didn't stretch so good before we started. All y'all remember - it is VERY important to stretch before exercising. I am way sore today . I'm just glad Mike was there to help me push through when stuff got hard...and it did.

Today was a crazy day at work and now I'm just chillin at home, waiting for my fiance to come home. Hopin' to head up to the gym once he's home.

Thanks again for everyone who stops by and reads. I really hope we have inspired you to do something good for yourself....or at least I hope we will entertain you until we've reached our goals.