Back. For Good.... Jenny Craig. Recaps. Goals.

I know it's been a long time, but I'm back for good.

Chris and I met with Jenny Craig last Wednesday. We wanted to find out more about it, to see if it was something we can really do. For example, we wanted to make sure our favorite food, sushi, was acceptable (It is.) We liked that the weight-loss goal is 1-2 lbs a week. We liked how even they teach you how to eventually eat without them. So, we decided to sign up and join the program on Monday. We even joked with the JC director, Meagan, that the past Easter weekend was going to be our last "hurrah." We also realized that we had so food that was going to be forbidden... and that we were going to have to start eating!

Wed's weigh-in: 228.5
Established Goal Weight: 145
Pounds to lose: 83.5
Mid-way point: 186.75 (41.75 lbs, mid-August 2008)
Projected goal weight point: early January 2009

So, by the time the weekend rolled around, we were sick of eating in, and ready to eat out... talk about gluttony!

Saturday: We hit Kuya German for breakfast - longanisa, fried eggs, and garlic rice (hey! I had to give a shout-out to my peeps, before I gave up the food!) Lunch: Milly & Tanner's 10th birthday party - Pizza, cake and sundaes, bring it on! Dinner: Lucille's BBQ 's sirloin steak salad, sweet potatoes and split both a bread pudding AND a banana pudding.

So, the gluttony reared it's ugly head, and Sunday was a bit harder to pack it in...

Sunday: Homemade bullseyes w/ sourdough toast & spam (Don't judge. Giving a final shout-out to our peeps). Late lunch/early dinner: Red Lobster w/ Chris' family - I put away the cheese biscuits galore, dinner salad, Seaside Shrimp trio AND split the warm choco chip lava cookie cake a la mode with Chris. Since we at at such an odd time (3pm), 8pm rolled around and we made crescent rolls, buttered them, and slide extra sharp cheddar in them...

Monday arrived and we were SO done with actually eating. I was actually looking forward to starting the program. I did get hit with the reality of the weigh-in and body fat measurement which I was SO not looking forward to.

Mon's weigh-in: 229
Body fat calcuation: 122 lbs of muscle, 107 lbs of fat
Established Goal Weight: 145
Pounds to lose: 84
Mid-way point: 187 (42 lbs, mid-August 2008)
Projected goal weight point: early January 2009

So, in all reality, I only gained 1/2 lbs. Which isn't bad compared to the amount of crap of took in over the weekend. But, on a more positive note, I can take that the stupid height/weight "healthy weight" chart and shred it! 122 lbs of me is muscle! It's been proven that there's no way, even if I'm only 5' tall, I could weigh between 91-100 lbs!! JC says a healthy weight is muscle plus 21-33% body fat. So, really I should aim for between 148-162.5 lbs. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!