HI all !
I am new here. My name is Jena and I am inspired by your group here.
Here's my info:
1.) Name, Family: Jena (36) my husband Jeff (36), two girls ages 6 and 3, 1 dog and two cats We live in Farmington, MN
2.) Most Proud Moment of 2008: nothing much of anything
3.) Goals for 2009: lose about 30 pounds, participate in a triathlon
4.) Need from us: support, encouragement, tips, and friendship
5.) Famous Person: Meg Ryan - with bigger ****s!
6.) Good Food Choice: besides water, 94% fat-free kette corn
7.) Why are you here?: I love Disney and the Disboards, I would love to be fit and healthy, and need some support in reaching my goal. I want to be a mom who leads by example and have a healthy family - including my husband who needs to lose weight too.
Today is my first weigh-in at Weight Watchers (my 2nd week!) so we will see if I lost any weight as of today. I am a little nervous but I think I did pretty good this week.
Anyway - thanks for the inspiration. I look forward to "losing It" with you all.
Jena
Hey Jena!
Oh, you will be "losing it" with us all.
I love you already Jena. See I'm a little obsessed with #3. I so love to follow races. Yeah, I said follow.
Especially a triathlon. Good for you.
Lisa
it is snowing bad here - blizzard conditions just west of us.....tom. a high of 5 below only...35 minus with windchill
Holy crap Dawn! Farther north than me again cutie. Okay, I'll stop. 
Gotta love that mom & dad! [/B]
You have no idea. This is huge in so many ways. First of all - it has lessened so many stressful situations for both of us around all of these very difficult decisions. I'm so grateful.
Background. Before I say much. My parents are both very loving and giving. And we visit them often - Jean raids their cupboards. My father yells, "Violet lock the cupboards. Lock them down - she's here!". My father, God love him, loaned his car out to many of my friends over the years if we needed it. So giving and loving. With their home and everything.
However, they are very territorial with their house. When I finished university and moved out on my own - well they wanted their key.
Their house is their house no matter how loving they are. They went to Florida last year and none of us got a key here.
So me - I have lived my life never asking them for help. University $ for a last resort but in general never. Always figured things out for me. Therapy, as you can imagine, has really drained me financially. Needed it - hand's down. And when it made Jean and I "poor" - in quotations because we were never poor like poor just struggling - well I just got through. So nothing from them. I mention therapy only because at times I do think of what I would do if abuse had happened to all my children. So at times I daydream about what I would do - would have done. Not what they should do. Their life, their choices are none of my business.
So here it is. I felt physically ill to ask them about their house to stay with showing/after closing until we deckde on another place. Even though they wouldn't be there. Ill. Really. Because I like being self sufficient and had never done this. This was huge for them. And it was lovely. I honestly think, and I'm not being dramatic, that to do this for us healed something in them deeply. And that is so lovely. I'm very happy for them.
And my mom - cats are in the basement because they have claws. But let me tell you - life is so strange. I honestly don't think my mom would have said yes without the mini-strokes/Alzheimer's. She is loving but likes her home to be hers. Her way. Doesn't like anyone disrupting that. Now do I like that she has it - no. Will it make her more difficult soon - yes because I've lived it hand's on with Mama (Jean's mom) just like a few of you. But right now whatever is going on in her brain is loosening her up for now. And I can take that - for now - and smile before the time comes to cry more. She is sassy when she has controlled herself for seventy two years of her life. And I have to say - happy for her with that. She now gives it. When she must have perceived her entire life that she must be a "lady". Life is strange and many wow moments.
So essay - but yes "gotta love that Mom and Dad" Nancy. They pushed through many personality issues of theirs, really did, to reach out to their daughter and that is very lovely.
Hi ladies. Welcome Jena (pronounced Jeana or Jenna?). You'll have a blast! And Liz is a ww superstar, so you can put her in your little pocket.
Kat - omg you are so right. Cammie is running for 2 miles, I am going to die.
Steph - your pup, So So precious. I love the name Mocha. We are a dog family too.
I am going to be scarce around here for the next two weeks. (or that is the plan). I have TONS to do. TONS. I'll keep you posted.
Oh and Yaay for me, I actually had a date with the treadmill today. (EriKa - do you see this.) And the weight bench. Liz - I put a star on the calendar. Wooooohoooooo.
Selfishly I'm sad cutie. I'll miss you.
So funny on your Cammie statement. Go Cammie. Go cutie. Go Kat.
Yes, Liz is queen of WW and mayor of that town all in one.
YAYAYAYAY!!!!
WELCOME!!! So glad to have you.
Steph, SO cute.
Lyz,
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Lisa, I swear I had quoted you but glad things might be looking up for you and Jean.
And, yesterday I came downstairs from reading the thread and the part of School of Rock where one of them sings Tomorrow was on right when I turned on the TV...
Hi Kat! Thanks. I've got to catch up and see how your running is going. Kudos to you.
Hopefully I'll be able to check in later but me and Jack Bauer have a standing date!
So
on the week. Wow Kelly.
Mr. Bauer - I'll have you know I've been up close and personal and towering over the boy. Probably twice his weight too - he's pretty lean.
A couple of years ago I heard about this "Canada's Walk of Fame" contest that had that day deadline. And I was the Toronto winner. Because all the festivities were in Toronto - and the other winners won a full trip to TO - I got to fly anywhere in Canada and of course went to Vancouver. Oh how I love Vancouver. Okay, I'm off topic as usual. Mr. Sutherland. He was one of the recipients. I didn't even go to the ceremomy - hung out in my hotel - which was a fifteen minute walk to my home.
But did do the gala dinner that included us. Well he walked past our winner's table many times and Jean couldn't keep her mouth shut about how tiny the boy is. Apparently, the others had pics with him earlier in the day and said he was a sweetheart.
Many bigwigs were there at this private gala dinner. I only had eyes for Jean Chretien (former PM). LOVE him. He is so funny. Wish I could go back today. I would shake his hand now. Then, I was like "don't bug him Lisa - give him his privacy". Nice changes in me.
Hey Ladies!!
Someone has to give me a lesson in multi-quoting! I have caught up from not reading yesterday - my mistake for missing a day! It won't happen again!
Thanks to those of you who responded to my post about having the "perfect day" (food wise). After reading about all of the success you guys have had - and to know that you have "off" days - and sometimes have gains - and feel that you don't do perfectly all the time either - well, that helps ALOT! Thanks!
Nancy - who knew we had a sister!!!!! Triplets!!!!
Melissa - I'm joking because Nancy and I are something. I came here to the Disboards in 2002 - I think. And I only figured out how to multi-quote a week before coming to this thread last year.
As for the perfectionism. I am slaying mine daily in every avenue. Perfectionism quietly destroys lives. Well destroys is quite the dramatic word.
I just can't think of a better word right now.
Affects adversely. Yep. I truly believe that. BL helped with the gaining. I hated gaining anything. Isn't that funny that some can't accept gains while we're being successful but we gained to get here. You can't lose weight for life without some gains. For sure.
Also, Melissa - I eat everything. So there is no perfect here. We are all successful and get there in different ways. I don't track. Tracking, for me, makes me think about food too much. And for me - I'm more successful just eating whatever. I do try to eat consciously and do enjoy exercising.
Happy to have you here Melissa.
Lisa
Lisa. I know this must be hard for you and I am sorry. But I am keeping my fingers crossed that an awesome new place comes your way. 
As for me....I have been busy. Mostly with working out. You see, like Lisa/PR this week-end really hit me hard. I hated not being at the marathon this week-end. And since I have already READ Twilight, I didn't have that to fall back on! 
So instead, I did my own little version of the Goofy! Yes, I did 39.3 miles in 2 days...thought not all running like the real Goofy.
Oh, and the run with Cammie (that is my 7 year old daughter, for those new here...on her own, she decided that she wanted to start running with me!), it was a run/walk combo. It is not like she just got out there and ran for 2 miles right out of the gate. But she kept up a GREAT little pace for herself, considering that her legs are so very short. 
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First - on the Goofy. Was thinking about you Erika. to you too Lisa. Hard.
on the little version of the Goofy. That's so you. Picking up and doing what you need. That's a lovely part of you Erika. Feeling the feelings and then pushing through.
Cammie - so making me smile.
Erika - I could literally feel you words.
I know there is something out there. I have been so fortunate in my life. And right now there are many lovely surprises. I know that God has a plan for me. And that it isn't my business to know all the ins and outs and what is the purpose of these changes. All I can do is face things fully. Be responsible. Push through and wait for it all to unfold.
Thanks to you all.
And Steph - I so have to catch up but congrats on the puppy. So cute. Dawn - I have to go back as well. But I think I caught you have a new one. Lovely ladies.
I'm so envious. My boys - Frankie and Neville the cats I crazily refer to as puppies. are here with me, beside me, in the basement. They have come out of trauma hiding. Poor boys. Home today - no calls for work - Thank God for today. I do have a WDW reservation to work on though.
Okay - later.
me out even worse! And the document that just got typed would have been my last!
