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Well, my friends, here we are: Week 7. If you had asked me how I was doing with the weight loss before last week, I would have said that I thought it was going pretty good. I was staying within my calorie limit and working out **most** days, and I was feeling pretty positive. And then came this comment on last week’s edition of this column:
Colour me insensitive but if you stop drinking, have a nutritionist, personal trainer and work out, you should lose more than 4.9 lbs in 6 weeks.
Now, I will admit that my initial internal response to this comment was “FUCK YOU! YOU DON’T KNOW ME, DEEBIRD!” But part of opening this journey up to the internet is that you also open yourself up to judgment. And while the term “judgment” is generally perceived as negative, my mindset is that it’s actually all about how you use it.
So after I calmed down and ate a mini-Twix. (What can I say? I’m an emotional eater.) I figured that I had two options here. I could make excuses, some of which are legitimate (I’ve been traveling a ton, which makes it difficult; I’ve already lost a bunch of weight, so the loss increments now are much smaller; I’ve lost inches, which is more important than pounds) and some of which are not (it’s Easter’s fault I ate all that chocolate; Karen’s feelings will be hurt if I don’t eat those cookies she brought in). Or I could woman-up and admit that my commenter nemesis friend DeeBird is right – that I’m not doing as well I could/should be.
I must admit, the response I posted to the comment pretty much straddled the line of both options:
I’ve actually lost over 80 pounds total, so the numbers have gotten smaller as there has become less weight to lose, and I have definitely been gaining muscle. But I also have not been as strict with low-carb lately, and I have to tighten up on that.
Now that I’ve had a few days to think about it, the truth of the matter strays more toward the latter then the former. I should be eating less carbs and more protein. I should be working out harder and longer. I should stop making excuses and start making smarter choices. I should be doing better.
So as much as I hate to admit it, DeeBird was right. Not that this gives everyone free reign to start pushing their diet-and-exercise plans on me or anyone else – I still stand by my thoughts last week on keeping your advice to yourself. But sometimes we all need a hard truth dropped on us, and mine happened to come from a stranger on the internet. So thanks, DeeBird; this -0.9 is for you. .
Starting weight to Lose: 30 pounds
Week 1 Results: – 1.1 pounds
Week 2 Results: – 2.1 pounds
Week 3 Results: +0.4 pounds
Week 4 Results: – 0.2 pounds
Week 5 Results: – 0.2 pounds
Week 6 Results: – 0.1 pounds
Week 7 Results: -0.9 pounds
Remaining weight to lose: 25.8 pounds
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Jenna Crowley
Jenna used to be known as 2NOTBrokeGirls, but then one of the girls actually went broke, so she's struck out on her own. Jenna spends her free time saving the world, one sorority girl at a time (usually while wearing yoga pants), questioning why she decided to get a doctorate, documenting her love of all things cheese related, and hosting the new PGP podcast Don't Take It From Us. You can ask her anything you want about football, using your boobs to get what you want, and pizza at @JennaLCrowley on Twitter or via email at JennaLCrowley@gmail.com.
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As someone who lost 40lbs in the post-grad world, sometimes you need a good kick in the ass. Become a hermit for a month. Work, eat healthy, workout, don’t go out.
That being said, great work so far.
Ignore the boos, they usually come from the cheap seats anyway.
Color me insensitive but if you stop drinking, have a nutritionist, personal trainer and work out, you should lose more than 4.2 lbs in 7 weeks…..is what I would say, if I was an asshole.
How did I not expect this?
first of all, i’m pretty sure that person commented THE EXACT SAME THING last time you posted about this (and if it wasn’t him, it was almost exactly word-for-word the same). You’re doing an awesome job! i have a shitty metabolism (borderline hypothyroid) so i have to work so much harder to lose weight. be proud of the 0.9!!!! i would be. 🙂
did you just skip straight to the comments? lol
also thank you for making me laugh…i’m really dumb today, but at least it’s friday.
hahaha yes i did
I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul
We are all dumber for having listened to it.
was it because i chose business ethics?
Sometimes we need a good asshole to keep us on track. Just don’t be a bad asshole, nobody wants a bad asshole.
Remember to wipe
Assholes that just want to shit on everything. Pussies may think they can deal with assholes their way. But the only thing that can fuck an asshole is a dick, with some balls.
The problem with dicks is they fuck too much or fuck when it isn’t appropriate. And it takes a pussy to show them that. But sometimes pussies can be so full of shit that they become assholes themselves. Because pussies are an inch and half away from assholes.
I don’t know much about this crazy crazy world, but I do know this. If you don’t let us fuck this asshole we’re going to have our dicks and pussies all covered in shit.
Body fat measurement counts most when you are just finishing up your weight loss journey. You’ve killed it already, you can finish strong!
This response is 100% class. You took the criticism as motivation. I’m impressed. Keep it up!
Maybe this is because I’m a guy, but I honestly couldn’t care less about the scale. Weight to me is just an arbitrary number. The mirror matters most to me.
Forget the haters, losing .1 pounds also means you didn’t gain any weight so gotta look at the positives. You’re doing great!
80 pounds and counting is crazy, great work, and fuck that guy
You’re awesome and I’m impressed that you’re willing to share your journey with us all. Weight control is hard for me. The fact that you’re not gaining weight is impressive enough.
DeeBird doesn’t know you. I don’t know you. Don’t read into any of these comments. You do you, girl.
I am in the same boat. Lost 80 working on the last 30. It sucks. I miss beer and pizza. But I had to punch a new hole in my belt to make it smaller this week. I focus on the little victories now.