Hot damn, I did it! I lost weight, y'all! Now, I refuse to get on a scale or else I'll be obsessed with standing on that doggone thing every single day. So, instead, I'm focusing on my clothes. My clothes are a little bit looser. Yeah!
Because of the weight loss, I treated mysefl to a Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich, and boy was it some kind of good, too!
I'm going to keep it going though.
I want to thank you all for your well wishes and words of motivation. For the first time in 7 years, I'm doing something for Jessica, and it is truly a wonderful feeling!
Also, this month I am celebrating my birthday, which will be September 20th. So...
In celebration of my birthday this month, I am offering my novel, "Loving Simone" on Amazon Kindle for $0.99, as my birthday gift to you! Download now and enjoy this five-star read!! You don't have to have a Kindle. You can download the PDF and read it on your computer, too!
http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Simone-ebook/dp/B00318DA00/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1315452814&sr=1-1
Have a wonderful Thursday, and keep eating healthy!
Healthily yours,
Jessica
Jessica Tilles is the best-selling author of nine books: Anything Goes, In My Sisters' Corner, Apple Tree, Sweet Revenge, Fatal Desire, Unfinished Business, Erogenous Zone: A Sexual Voyage, Loving Simone and Crossing Sisters. She is the 2008 African American Literary Award "Independent Publisher of the Year" recipient, and the creative force behind TWA Solutions.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Days 4 and 5...Just never mind!
In the words of my dear friend Glenda Barlow, JUST NEVER MIND!
Ugh! I'm so disgusted with myself. If my foot could reach back that far, I'd kick my own ass! Okay, so I messed up. See, what had happened was, I was eating crabs (yes, again) and they were so bland without the Old Bay seasoning...so, I simply couldn't enjoy them. I made my mayo concoction. All that doggone mayo and ketchup and hot sauce and vinegar. Oh well...it is what it is...what's done is done...and all that good stuff we say to make ourselves feel better about what we did when we knew we should not have done it in the first place. Yet, I paid the price, dearly, for eating so much of that concoction (oh, it was so good). Let's just say that if I had a twenty-dollar-bill for every trip I made to the bathroom last night, I could pay my electric bill!
I digress...
Today is a new day. As Kirk Franklin puts it: "Even though I hurt, I smile!" Aside from my tiny lapse in judgement, I'm still on track. Today, I will flush with lots of water and veggies. By the way, Happy Labor Day! I plan to barbecue chicken and veggies on the grill today.
But, I must admit. Since I've changed my eating habits, drinking tons of water, and have incorporated a little exercise into my day, I have more energy. I climb into bed at a decent hour—by 11:00 pm—every night, and I'm up by 8:00 a.m. every morning. I can actually feel a change in my body. I feel good.
As I continue on my journey of weight loss, I'm reminded of something my main apple scrapple, Paula Tilghman, is always telling me: "Okay, maintain your focus and you will not fail."
Thanks for following me, and until next time...
Jessica
P.S. I've added the Please follow me? option, and I would love to see, and would love for everyone else to see, the beautiful faces of those following my crazy self. So, please follow me? Thanks, and much love!
Ugh! I'm so disgusted with myself. If my foot could reach back that far, I'd kick my own ass! Okay, so I messed up. See, what had happened was, I was eating crabs (yes, again) and they were so bland without the Old Bay seasoning...so, I simply couldn't enjoy them. I made my mayo concoction. All that doggone mayo and ketchup and hot sauce and vinegar. Oh well...it is what it is...what's done is done...and all that good stuff we say to make ourselves feel better about what we did when we knew we should not have done it in the first place. Yet, I paid the price, dearly, for eating so much of that concoction (oh, it was so good). Let's just say that if I had a twenty-dollar-bill for every trip I made to the bathroom last night, I could pay my electric bill!
I digress...
Today is a new day. As Kirk Franklin puts it: "Even though I hurt, I smile!" Aside from my tiny lapse in judgement, I'm still on track. Today, I will flush with lots of water and veggies. By the way, Happy Labor Day! I plan to barbecue chicken and veggies on the grill today.
But, I must admit. Since I've changed my eating habits, drinking tons of water, and have incorporated a little exercise into my day, I have more energy. I climb into bed at a decent hour—by 11:00 pm—every night, and I'm up by 8:00 a.m. every morning. I can actually feel a change in my body. I feel good.
As I continue on my journey of weight loss, I'm reminded of something my main apple scrapple, Paula Tilghman, is always telling me: "Okay, maintain your focus and you will not fail."
Thanks for following me, and until next time...
Jessica
P.S. I've added the Please follow me? option, and I would love to see, and would love for everyone else to see, the beautiful faces of those following my crazy self. So, please follow me? Thanks, and much love!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Day 3 of Weight Challenge -- I'm tired of eating!
I am so ready to throw the eggs in the trash. I'm sick of sausage and scrambled eggs. So, this morning, I scrambled eggs with onions, stewed tomatoes and green peppers. A dish my mother used to prepare quite often. It was quite tasty, I must admit.
Lunch--grilled chicken salad.
Exercise--not today. I have to cut the lawn--front, back and sides of the house. That's enough exercise to me!
Dinner--Don't know yet. I had crabs last night--withouth Old Bay Seasoning, which wasn't so bad. But, what was REALLY bad was my not having my concoction of mayo, ketchup, hot sauce and vinegar. It was just plain old crab. Well, at least I know it isn't the crab that sends me to the bathroom, but instead it's my concoction. :-(
I'm hanging in there...
Lunch--grilled chicken salad.
Exercise--not today. I have to cut the lawn--front, back and sides of the house. That's enough exercise to me!
Dinner--Don't know yet. I had crabs last night--withouth Old Bay Seasoning, which wasn't so bad. But, what was REALLY bad was my not having my concoction of mayo, ketchup, hot sauce and vinegar. It was just plain old crab. Well, at least I know it isn't the crab that sends me to the bathroom, but instead it's my concoction. :-(
I'm hanging in there...
Friday, September 2, 2011
Day 2 of Weight Challenge -- So Far So Good...
Well, not exactly... Okay, I broke down last night. Damn it! See, what had happened was... I went to Shoppers Food Warehouse because I wanted to buy chicken breast, more ground turkey and shrimp and someone put that doggone huge bin of sunflower seeds in my way. I simply could not force myself to walk around or even away from it, so I snatched up a bag of sunflower seeds. Last night, around 10 pm, I ate one handful of seeds. Oh they were so doggone good. But, one handful was good for me. Really good, in fact. I would normally eat the entire bag (and this is no small bag) in one sitting.
Nonetheless, I am back on my grind this morning. I had my breakfast: scrambled eggs and two pieces of sausage. Eventually, I'll get sick of eating that too, so I'll have to find more recipes for breakfast.
Here's the kicker though. I'm meeting my friend Gary for lunch today. I'm so excited because I haven't seen Gary since Shep was a pup, and we have so much to catch up on. Yet, I don't want to eff up again, like I did last night. So, I'll have a salad with grilled chicken and I'll take in my own salad dressing. The best thing about a salad is that I can eat the whole thing and be fine because according to Weight Watchers, veggies/salads (without the croutons) are a big fat ZERO. You can eat as much of that stuff as you want. I know, I'm doing the Six Week Body Makeover, but all of it works the same to me.
Anyway, technically I didn't eat any real food past 7 pm last night, and I felt great. I did not feel hungry at all. In fact, I was tired of eating, but I stuck to the schedule. Lots of water. I drank lots and lots of water. However, though, out of habit the craving to chew kicked in and that's where the sunflower seeds came in. I had a good night's sleep and woke up feeling like I could run a marathon. Um, okay, that's stretching it...
My sister Leslie emailed me a "smack talking" email yesterday. She waged a bet--$5 for every pound I lose, but I have to lose 20 lbs first. Oh boy did she talk some serious smack!
Looking forward to getting back into my clothes again, and also looking forward to no longer feeling my belly on my thighs when I'm sitting down. There, I said it!
Have a great day and remember to eat healthy!
Nonetheless, I am back on my grind this morning. I had my breakfast: scrambled eggs and two pieces of sausage. Eventually, I'll get sick of eating that too, so I'll have to find more recipes for breakfast.
Here's the kicker though. I'm meeting my friend Gary for lunch today. I'm so excited because I haven't seen Gary since Shep was a pup, and we have so much to catch up on. Yet, I don't want to eff up again, like I did last night. So, I'll have a salad with grilled chicken and I'll take in my own salad dressing. The best thing about a salad is that I can eat the whole thing and be fine because according to Weight Watchers, veggies/salads (without the croutons) are a big fat ZERO. You can eat as much of that stuff as you want. I know, I'm doing the Six Week Body Makeover, but all of it works the same to me.
Anyway, technically I didn't eat any real food past 7 pm last night, and I felt great. I did not feel hungry at all. In fact, I was tired of eating, but I stuck to the schedule. Lots of water. I drank lots and lots of water. However, though, out of habit the craving to chew kicked in and that's where the sunflower seeds came in. I had a good night's sleep and woke up feeling like I could run a marathon. Um, okay, that's stretching it...
My sister Leslie emailed me a "smack talking" email yesterday. She waged a bet--$5 for every pound I lose, but I have to lose 20 lbs first. Oh boy did she talk some serious smack!
Looking forward to getting back into my clothes again, and also looking forward to no longer feeling my belly on my thighs when I'm sitting down. There, I said it!
Have a great day and remember to eat healthy!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Day 1 - Weight Loss Challenge
Today starts Day 1 of my 20-Day-20-Pound Weight Loss Challenge, and the first day of my no longer being sick and tired of being overweight, because I'm finally doing something about it. The key for me is to STICK WITH IT! You see, I've been down this road before--several times, actually. In 2009, I followed the Six Week Body Makeover for one week and lost 10 pounds. So, this program does work. BUT, once I lost the 10 lbs, I was done putting in the work. A week later, those lost 10 lbs returned, and with it came a new friend—5 lbs.
This time, I'm sticking with it and this is how it all works!
Step 1: Figure out your unique body type. After completing a series of questions that came with the Six Week Body Makeover kit, I learned that I have a Type B body. Learning my body type tells me the kinds of food I can and can't eat. So, here is what it says about my body type:
"As a Body Type B, your body builds and maintains lean muscle tissue relatively easily which is good because muscle is one of the keys to accelerating metabolism and causing weight loss. Unfortunately, your metabolism is still too slow to burn all the calories you eat. So, like a Body Type A, you also need to be very careful to stick to very complex carbs (potatoes, yams, rice, etc.) and stay away from sweet fruits and processed grains and breads.
When it comes to proteins, the best choice for you is lean chicken or turkey breast, shrimp, crab and other seafood. As a Body Type B you would do best to stay away from red meat as it has components which tend to increase muscle sizer and bulk you up. And you are trying to get smaller--not bigger. If you eat the right foods for your body, you'll be able to stop starving, start eating more and lose weight faster than you ever thought possible."
So, with that said, a typical dinner for me could be: Baked Turkey Breast, Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans, and I could lose up to 30 lbs in 6 weeks...guaranteed!
BUT, the key is to consistently feed my metabolism to keep it burning by eating every 2 to 3 hours. This I can do since I work from home. Along with eating so much, the Six Week Body Makeover does give you easy exercises to do. Exercises that I can do, because I hate exercising. I don't even like to walk. But, these exercises I can do as they are strengthening and toning exercises. But, I do have an elliptical machine, so I'll pop in a movie and do my thing on it for a little bit. I do plan to get into a Zumba class though. May even look into a pole dancing class! Hot dang, my new boyfriend (whomever he may be) better watch out, 'cause there will be a pole in the bedroom. (LOL)
So, this morning, I had breakfast at 10:00 am. Yes, I started late. I felt like sleeping in this morning; had a long night working. For breakfast, I ate one scrambled egg (seasoned with pepper only--NO SALT...retains water) and 2 pieces of turkey sausages, followed by gulping down a bottle of water. I feel full and satisfied. I have to eat again at 12:00 pm. I have the turkey thawing. I'm going to have a turkey burger (without the bun) topped with spicy mustard and a tossed salad. I've decided to only eat on a small plate since I have to eat so many meals. The last time I did this program, by 4:00 pm, I was sick and tired of eating! So, I think the same will happen today. I'll be tired of food by 4:00 pm, but you're suppose to eat up until 7:00 p.m. Do not eat after 7:00 pm, but who in the hell will feel like chewing after eating every 2 to 3 hours? Whew...
Well, the one good thing about this program is that I can still eat my CRABS every Friday. I just can't eat them with my mayo and ketchup concoction. But it's cool...I'll find fat free mayo :-)
Also, as promised, here's my before picture. It's not a good one, as I'm still learning how to take pictures with my phone. Every Friday, I will post a new photo. I'm really excited. Ooh, I feel like dancing!
Stay tuned....
Jessica Tilles, Author, Publisher, Speaker
http://www.jessicatilles.com/
http://www.xpressyourselfpublishing.com/
http://www.twasolutions.com/
This time, I'm sticking with it and this is how it all works!
Step 1: Figure out your unique body type. After completing a series of questions that came with the Six Week Body Makeover kit, I learned that I have a Type B body. Learning my body type tells me the kinds of food I can and can't eat. So, here is what it says about my body type:
"As a Body Type B, your body builds and maintains lean muscle tissue relatively easily which is good because muscle is one of the keys to accelerating metabolism and causing weight loss. Unfortunately, your metabolism is still too slow to burn all the calories you eat. So, like a Body Type A, you also need to be very careful to stick to very complex carbs (potatoes, yams, rice, etc.) and stay away from sweet fruits and processed grains and breads.
When it comes to proteins, the best choice for you is lean chicken or turkey breast, shrimp, crab and other seafood. As a Body Type B you would do best to stay away from red meat as it has components which tend to increase muscle sizer and bulk you up. And you are trying to get smaller--not bigger. If you eat the right foods for your body, you'll be able to stop starving, start eating more and lose weight faster than you ever thought possible."
So, with that said, a typical dinner for me could be: Baked Turkey Breast, Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans, and I could lose up to 30 lbs in 6 weeks...guaranteed!
BUT, the key is to consistently feed my metabolism to keep it burning by eating every 2 to 3 hours. This I can do since I work from home. Along with eating so much, the Six Week Body Makeover does give you easy exercises to do. Exercises that I can do, because I hate exercising. I don't even like to walk. But, these exercises I can do as they are strengthening and toning exercises. But, I do have an elliptical machine, so I'll pop in a movie and do my thing on it for a little bit. I do plan to get into a Zumba class though. May even look into a pole dancing class! Hot dang, my new boyfriend (whomever he may be) better watch out, 'cause there will be a pole in the bedroom. (LOL)
So, this morning, I had breakfast at 10:00 am. Yes, I started late. I felt like sleeping in this morning; had a long night working. For breakfast, I ate one scrambled egg (seasoned with pepper only--NO SALT...retains water) and 2 pieces of turkey sausages, followed by gulping down a bottle of water. I feel full and satisfied. I have to eat again at 12:00 pm. I have the turkey thawing. I'm going to have a turkey burger (without the bun) topped with spicy mustard and a tossed salad. I've decided to only eat on a small plate since I have to eat so many meals. The last time I did this program, by 4:00 pm, I was sick and tired of eating! So, I think the same will happen today. I'll be tired of food by 4:00 pm, but you're suppose to eat up until 7:00 p.m. Do not eat after 7:00 pm, but who in the hell will feel like chewing after eating every 2 to 3 hours? Whew...
Well, the one good thing about this program is that I can still eat my CRABS every Friday. I just can't eat them with my mayo and ketchup concoction. But it's cool...I'll find fat free mayo :-)
Also, as promised, here's my before picture. It's not a good one, as I'm still learning how to take pictures with my phone. Every Friday, I will post a new photo. I'm really excited. Ooh, I feel like dancing!
Stay tuned....
Jessica Tilles, Author, Publisher, Speaker
http://www.jessicatilles.com/
http://www.xpressyourselfpublishing.com/
http://www.twasolutions.com/
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