Starting weight: 186.4 lbs
Two weeks ago weight: 171.8 lbs
Current weight: 169.8
Weight loss past two weeks: 2.0 lbs
Total weight loss: 16.6 lbs
Getting back on track. Don’t have much to add this week, except that I’ve gone from this:
To this:
Next goal*: Be able to take that last photo without sucking it in.
*Real next goal: Put on more muscle and keep up the healthy diet.
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Jack Scanlan
April 17, 2011 at 4:17 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Nice work. You’re an inspiration to me – I feel like I need to reduce my body fat percentage a bit, just to be on the safe side for long term health. Time to get to it!
Kris Preusker
April 17, 2011 at 4:24 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Very nice! I like how you included the drum kit both times for scale. XD
Carl Viñas
April 17, 2011 at 4:24 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Have I mentioned that Jen #2 looks stunning?
Nominatissima
April 17, 2011 at 4:26 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
First of all: Congratulations! Secondly: Can I ask about the lei in photo #1? I’m dying of curiosity as to why it’s there.
Jen
April 17, 2011 at 4:37 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Ahahahaa, totally unintentional nerdiness.
BunyipAndler
April 17, 2011 at 4:39 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Woah, your resolution’s gotten WAY nicer.Congrats! :D
Jen
April 17, 2011 at 4:39 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Hawaiian themed birthday party
Fiona
April 17, 2011 at 4:44 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
:) Lookin’ good!
Egoistpaul
April 17, 2011 at 5:01 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wow. It was nice. I wonder if you’ve measured your hip-to-waist ratio. I bet it has improved a lot. :)I’m guessing after two losing games you finally score another point. Water retention is a bitch, isn’t it? :-)
Screamer77
April 17, 2011 at 5:05 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
you look amazing!!!!!!
Kris
April 17, 2011 at 5:30 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Good job. You’re lucky. I started using the iPhone app “Lose It!” around the time you started this. I set it for losing 1.5 lbs a week and it put me on a 1300 cal/day diet that I stuck with for 4 weeks. When my weight didn’t change I set it to 2 lbs a week putting me on a 1100 cal/day diet. I stuck to that for another 4 more weeks (had to exercise a lot more because 1100 calories is real hard to do). No weight change at all. I just stopped using the app and stopped keeping track of calories. My weight still hasn’t changed but it’s nice to not keep track of everything. Do you keep track of your calories?
Jen
April 17, 2011 at 5:39 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Yeah, I use LoseIt…Honestly that’s the one thing I’ve been doing to lose weight. Sorry it didn’t work for you :
Ann Nguyen
April 17, 2011 at 5:41 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wooo.. you go girl!
Michigancolt
April 17, 2011 at 5:58 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Congrats!! Looking great!!
Anna Jobsis
April 17, 2011 at 6:11 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
You are looking so much healthier in pix number 2. Congrats. I’ll bet you have more energy these days, too. My start weight was the same as yours, and I remember I had *no* energy before I lost the 70lbs. :/
Kris
April 17, 2011 at 6:16 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wow, really? You’re fortunate then. I’m willing to bet that you’ll hit a plateau soon where you won’t be able to lose weight without some gym time. But at that point you probably won’t really “need” to lose any more weight. I honestly think the only reason I saw no weight loss is because I used to lift weights all the time. I went from being in the military, lifting weights 5-6 times a week to being in college, lifting beers 2-3 times a week :P But now that I’m back in the gym the muscle mass gain makes my weight higher.
SpitefulFox
April 17, 2011 at 6:38 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Congrats! :D
Big Merlot
April 17, 2011 at 10:42 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Go Jen..you got stood up?
Wildy
April 17, 2011 at 12:18 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
You look really nice in that dress, but I must admit that I prefer the profile picture far more.
Epizephyrii
April 17, 2011 at 12:45 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Yeoza! I already thought this before, but I’m even more baffled now when you mention things like in your next post like getting rejected. Smart, sexy, and atheist? Amazing combination :)
the_Siliconopolitan
April 17, 2011 at 1:59 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wholey Hell!I never thought you looked big, but that first photo is spectacularly unflattering.But it does make you look like a before/after advert.
anonymous
April 17, 2011 at 2:15 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Yowza! Jen, you look absolutely stunning in that last photo! On the other hand, I don’t think you looked bad to begin with. As other posters have pointed out, the before picture is not at all that flattering, while the dress in the after picture is very pretty.
Ruby Leigh
April 17, 2011 at 2:37 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
At the risk of giving annoying unsolicited advice – Kris, you may have your calories set to low, and your body is going into starvation mode. I know that 1300/ day is like Biggest Loser diet level. Also, the types of calories are somewhat important too. 25 cals of lettuce is different than 25 cals of cheese. Anyway, my last thought is perhaps you should not be losing weight at all your body is comfortable where it is.
Tony
April 17, 2011 at 3:23 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Good job, but you’ve seemingly done what all diet programs do and chosen a deliberately unflattering picture for your “before”. I think a semi consistent level of effort would be what you sciencey people would call a control. Not that it matters, but I’d be willing to bet you looked better in the winter than your first picture would suggest. However, you look absolutely stunning here, which is all I can think of to say without getting horribly unfeminist.
Tony
April 17, 2011 at 3:36 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I didn’t deliberately copy all the phrasing from the post above mine. My subconscious is apparently a serial plagiarist.
Mark
April 17, 2011 at 4:10 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Great job – you look terrific, and are an inspiration to those of us who spend too much time buried in the books, sitting in front of our computers, and not taking good enough care of ourselves!
Eric_RoM
April 17, 2011 at 5:33 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Daahh-yam! Well done! Looks are great and all, but I bet you feel better too.
Thane Walkup
April 17, 2011 at 5:53 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn.I may say “Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn” again.Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn.
Dan Grabowski
April 17, 2011 at 6:38 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Jen, congrats on your success! It takes a lot to change. With that said, I have been stuck in my rut too. I lost 40lbs of fat at the bare minimum. I still had that gut and really wanted it gone. Another blog I read posted on a pretty interesting read called the 4 Hour Body by Tim Ferris. In his weight loss section, he had designed a diet that only allowed you to eat a protein source, a legume and a vegetable for every meal for 6 days a week. The 7th day you could go all out and binge on everything you had denied yourself that week. I would recommend the book even on top of your grad work because it was well worth the read.
Ebonmuse
April 17, 2011 at 7:36 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I was going to say the same thing. I made a New Year’s resolution to lose about 10 pounds this year, and I did it in about four months by eating 1700 calories a day, which comes out to half a pound lost per week. If you go on a crash diet, your body goes into starvation mode and your metabolism slows down. If you lose the weight more slowly, you can keep your body from “realizing” it’s happening, and it’s easier to not hit a plateau.
Ebonmuse
April 17, 2011 at 7:38 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Holy cow, that second photo is stunning. Being a happily married man, I say that in an entirely platonic way. :)
Kris
April 17, 2011 at 8:04 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Yeah, I thought it was pretty low but I just kind of wanted to see what would happen if I followed what the app suggested (also: data!). I mostly think my body composition has changed more than my weight. I’m a 5’2 female that can bench press 150 lbs… Most of my weight is muscle. I was trying the low cal thing to see if it would get rid of belly fat. And now I know :)
fiddler
April 17, 2011 at 8:36 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Looking damn nice. It’s also nice to see that you relocated to a much better place here.
Walt Yarbrough
April 17, 2011 at 11:01 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wooo! Congrats! An inspiration to us all.
Quatguy
April 17, 2011 at 11:25 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wow! Way to go Jen!Foxxy lady!
Streeaker
April 17, 2011 at 11:31 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wow. You’ve gone from “awesome nerd girl” to “HOT awesome nerd girl.” :D
Gregory Marshall
April 18, 2011 at 12:31 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Excuse me ahead of time for my dirty old man moment to come.WOW!!!!!Keep up the good work.
Thomas Everett Haynes
April 18, 2011 at 12:36 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Impressive! It’s probably extra difficult with all the delicious Seattle food! :D
Azkyroth
April 18, 2011 at 1:48 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
You were hot before, but I’d tap that like a first-turn black lotus. :D
Steve
April 18, 2011 at 2:14 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I still like you for your brain.
Moses
April 18, 2011 at 3:20 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
dat cleavage… fap fap fap
Palebluevoice
April 18, 2011 at 4:32 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMNNNN
Loreen Ramona Baraitar
April 18, 2011 at 9:06 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
HOWWWWWWT!!!
Svlad Cjelli
April 18, 2011 at 1:46 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I was going to complain until I read: “*Real next goal: Put on more muscle and keep up the healthy diet.”
Svlad Cjelli
April 18, 2011 at 1:47 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Specifically “Put on more muscle”.
Armitage
April 18, 2011 at 3:33 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Congrats
Ahmad
April 18, 2011 at 3:46 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
congrats, you actually look hot.
Emma
April 18, 2011 at 3:56 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wow. Just wow. Jen, you look positively STUNNING in that last picture. You are definitely a inspiration for me to keep working towards my own weight loss goals. Way to go!!!
Christopher Stephens
April 18, 2011 at 6:15 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Well Jen, given that you’re an awesome sex-positive feminist blogger, I’ll assume you have some idea of the glorious, horrible lewdness aimed at you, mentally, for posting a picture like that on the internets. On that note, I’ll spare everyone the details …
R.
April 18, 2011 at 7:19 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Girl, you make me wish I was a chauvinist.
David Smith
April 18, 2011 at 9:00 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Sweet baby Jesus of Nazareth!Jen, that is the most beautiful picture I have seen all year. You are seriously gorgeous!
Mike1325
April 18, 2011 at 9:22 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
What hot chick has stolen my daughter good looks????
Ruby Leigh
April 19, 2011 at 2:04 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wait – can women be attractive and smart? Did you somehow get dumber in the last few months? I’m very confused right now. ;) Congrats – you look awesome! Meant to say this earlier, but got lost in the convo, last time I arrived here.
B.C
April 19, 2011 at 5:16 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Gosh.
Oli
April 19, 2011 at 9:24 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
wow good on you
Jaki
April 20, 2011 at 1:28 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Hot. And Hot.
Bruce Coppola
April 21, 2011 at 4:02 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Yes, yes, you look very nice. But are you any good on the drums?
Tella
April 22, 2011 at 5:06 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wow. The hotness.
Owen Marshall
April 25, 2011 at 3:32 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Thanks for the inspiration, Jenn. It is great to see that you have been having so much success! :)
Alexander Puterbaugh
April 25, 2011 at 6:37 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I’m impressed. If 16 pounds makes that kind of difference, then maybe getting myself in shape wouldn’t be too terrible.
Matthewpolson
April 29, 2011 at 4:41 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
making it hard to admire you just for your brains
Anthony Okafor
April 30, 2011 at 5:54 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Looking beautiful. Keep it going :D
satanaugustine
May 24, 2011 at 4:25 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wow, that’s really impressive. You look like you’ve lost even more than 16.6 pounds. You look great! And as someone who has struggled with weight issues for 23 years, I know losing weight is *not* easy. Nor is keeping it off.
Thomas Everett Haynes
June 24, 2011 at 10:58 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Hey Jen, I was reading some of your latest posts and heard about a “Skepticon Pinup Calendar” The photo of you in the black dress was one of the first things to show up in a google image search. I thought that was neat, so I shared. :)