A Mother's Day Letter

Mom and Jen

I have talked about my amazing mother in past posts and with Mother’s Day being today, I thought it would be appropriate to hear directly from her. I asked her to write me a letter about my healthiness journey. Here is a letter written directly from my mom’s heart. Dear Jennifer, As your mom, I [...]

Searching For Peace

Searching for Peace

Peace is a hard thing to attain.  Life throws so much at us, constantly, that there is ALWAYS something. I have had a hard time lately with finding peace.  There is a lot going on in my life right now. I am busy.  I am so busy that I sometimes feel like there is never [...]

Why, Oh Why?

Life...

I know what to do.  I know how to behave.  I know how to eat.  I know how to plan. Why, Oh Why am I NOT doing what I know to do? I have NOT had a stellar week in my weight loss journey.  I have not written everything down like I said I would.  [...]

Summer Is Coming!

Spring Break means summer is coming!

I’ve got good news and bad news. Bad news is:  Spring Break is over. Good news is:  Summer is Coming! Being in Florida this past week has gotten me in the mood for summer!  I got up when I woke up (no alarm!).  I enjoyed my coffee while reading blogs and checking Facebook.  Then, I [...]

He Gave His ONLY Son

He died for us!

If you have been reading my blog for a while, you know that Jason and I have been trying to conceive for over three years.  If you are a new reader or were not aware of that, read the post God Knows to hear all the details. I can only imagine the day we are [...]

Weight Loss Competition Winner – Guest Post

Tony - After Losing 80 pounds!

Hi! I’m Tony Bernard, a friend of Jennifer’s since 2000 when we were both hired to teach at the same school! We’ve seen each other gain and lose weight through good times and bad. These are definitely good times! I am so excited that she asked me to be a guest blogger for ItSuxToBeFat and [...]

April – A Month of Focus

Don't Lose Sight!

I have worked out EVERY SINGLE DAY in April.  Okay, fine.  I know it has only been four days but hey, I am off to a good start. The past few weeks months have been not so great on the weight loss front.  In my training for the half marathon, I ate more calories and [...]

Half Size Me Podcast

My before and after picture!

Happy Monday everyone from sunny Florida!  I had a fabulous day yesterday relaxing in the sun and catching up with my BFF Kristen.  We have yet to run out of things to talk about so we are good for at least a few more days! We did get a nice long walk in yesterday morning [...]

Weight Loss Competition Is Over

Final Competition Weigh In!

Well…yesterday was our last weigh in from our weight loss competition at work. How did I do, you ask? I did not do good at all. In fact, I sucked. I officially came in last place and didn’t really lose any weight over the entire course of the competition. But, here are the things I [...]

Best Weight Loss Blog Nominee – Fitterati Blog Awards

I have been nominated!!!

I have been nominated in Fitness Magazine’s Fitterati Blogger Awards for Best Weight Loss Blog! I feel so honored and humbled and I would love nothing more than to WIN! You all know how competitive I am! I am so far behind and I-NEED-YOUR-HELP! I don’t ask much of you.  All I have ever asked [...]