Losing weight, one mile at a time
On television and in magazines, we're constantly bombarded with "lose weight FAST" schemes and promises. Swallow this pill, drink this powder, or have this frozen meal plan delivered to your home, and you'll lose 12 pounds in two weeks. We're obsessed with shows like The Biggest Loser, where … [Read more...]
When I was bigger, I used to judge healthy, active people all the time. I'd see runners pounding the pavement along the main drag through town, or at the nearby park, and I'd drive by and silently berate them. "Who do these people think they are?" If I happened to be driving with someone … [Read more...]
Cookies are my one true weakness. Chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, Oreo cookies...homemade cookies, store-bought cookies, Girl Scout cookies...drop cookies, rolled cookies, sliced cookies...no matter what form they take, those little pieces of heaven are absolutely irresistible to … [Read more...]
The other night I grabbed dinner in Jersey City with my friend, Ashley. We used to intern together at a magazine, before I made the leap to the freelance life. In those days, I was scarfing down salami and mayonnaise sandwiches, potato chips, and coffee with extra cream in the lunchroom, and … [Read more...]
Back from weigh-in, and as I expected, the scale wasn't as kind to me as it has been the last few weeks. I was up .2 pounds. Granted, I consider a .2 loss or gain to be a maintain (really - it's the same weight as this empty water bottle sitting on my desk), but it's still disappointing when … [Read more...]
I'm finally ready to admit why I stopped losing weight. My first year on my healthy lifestyle, and the pounds were dropping like crazy. I was trading in my size 18s for 16s, then 14s for 12s, and finally 10s for my very first pair of "single-digit" jeans in a matter of months. I was hitting the … [Read more...]
Sometimes it's hard for me to remember how I got to be almost 270 pounds. But then we go to a sporting event (okay, okay, Disney on Ice), my mother sneaks off and buys me a giant pretzel, and then when I refuse her offering, continues to ask me every ten minutes if I'm "sure" I don't want … [Read more...]
(First things first: at weigh-in yesterday morning, I was down 2.2 pounds. I'm on my way back down. YES!) I haven't been on a vacation - a REAL vacation - in roughly eight years. My parents are workaholics and rarely take breaks for family excursions, and aside from studying abroad in … [Read more...]
Last night I tuned into the latest season of The Biggest Loser. And, as always, the contestants and their stories hit uncomfortably close to home for me. As I sit there enjoying my low-fat mint chocolate chip ice cream cup topped with a dollop of lite whipped topping, it's incredibly difficult … [Read more...]
Today I was reminded of precisely how I manage to summon the inner strength to pass up the donuts, ice cream, potato chips, and other delectable goodies that others consume without a care in the world. Day one of my re-commitment to Weight Watchers and 40-pound weight loss goal, and I'm feeling … [Read more...]
I'm Jen, thanks for checking out my blog! After a lifetime of struggling with my weight, I managed to lose 90 pounds in 2007... and, for the first time in my life, actually kept them off. In my efforts to lose "the final 40," I became a runner and martial artist (Taekwondo and Muay Thai). A NJ-based freelance journalist, when I'm not writing about the latest health and fitness trends, I'm actually living them! Visit my website at www.jenniferlnelson.com
