HappyHappyJoyJoy!

Hi buddies!  Is everyone ready for a nice long weekend? Personally I can’t wait to have some time off work. My hubby and I are driving to Cheyenne to visit some family members, and I just can’t wait. ;-)  I love road trips, and being with loved ones I haven’t seen in awhile.  Then we can come home Sunday evening and have some “JenBob” time, which I can never get enough of!  And I’ll have some time to work out and write in my book on Monday.  Yes, life is grand.

Anyway, I just wanted to share a quick bit that my husband sent me from Jillian, our beloved trainer from the Biggest Looser that everyone knows and loves.  We get an email from her every morning with inspiring, encouraging stuff, and I just love it!!  Maybe some of you already suscribe to it.  Today she talks about eating and metabolism and fun things like that - but I’ll let you read for yourself.  I’m so happy for my husband today because this morning he announced that he has lost 7 pounds in the last couple of weeks ( he didn’t tell me till now, that little stinker! )  just by cutting back on coke.  Yes, he is an addicted coke drinker and he gets major headaches when he doesn’t drink at least one can every day. But now he’s decided to experiment and it looks like it’s paid off.  He’s pretty excited, and I am sooooo excited for him!!   We always joked that we are the “number 10″  couple - he being the 0 and me being the 1.  But now we are working on being the number 11.  LOL~   It’s a great goal for us, if that makes any sense to you whatsoever LOL~  I adore my husband so much, almost to the point of insanity!!

Oh well, HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY buddies.  Have a happy, safe and wonderful weekend.  Keep to your goals!!   Let’s keep shredding those pounds and having fun while we do so.  ;-)    

 Jillian’s tidbit:  You gotta love this!! 

Are You Eating Enough?
You’re all trying not to go over your allotted calorie amounts for the week, but how many of you are having trouble eating enough calories? It may not seem like a big deal to consume a hundred or so fewer calories than you’re supposed to each day, but that’s a dangerous — and incorrect — assumption.

It is absolutely 100 percent essential to eat enough calories! If you don’t, it will destroy your metabolism. It’s like telling your body that you’re starving. If your body thinks it’s starving, your metabolism will shut down.Not eating enough calories will also force the body to cannibalize muscle and hold on to fat. The body considers muscle to be expendable during periods of starvation, and it considers fat to be necessary to insulate your organs for survival.Finally, a deficit of daily calories will lead to a horrible cycle of yo-yo dieting. You’ll starve yourself and end up losing muscle, and when you begin to eat the right amount of calories, your body will pack on the pounds in anticipation of another “famine.”What can you do to break the cycle? If you’re a woman, set your calories at 1,400 steady — don’t vary them. I almost NEVER say that, but in order to get your metabolism back up to speed and set your body right again, you’re going to need consistency and time.Stay on this calorie allowance and exercise at least five hours a week. You probably won’t lose weight for at least four weeks, but the good news is that you won’t gain either, and hopefully we will have gotten your metabolism back on track permanently. After about four weeks or so, you should start to lose weight, and then you can begin to vary your daily calorie intake — as long as you never drop below 1,200 calories. Now, go get something to eat!