Jay-nee's journal

[plutosmyfav]

Hi Jay-nee

Thanks for starting the March Exercise Challenge. I just made a clippie Hope you like it!

{IMG]http://livinglively.com/clipart/MarchExChallenge.gif[/IMG}

Sunny

 

[sarahsmom73]

Awesome job Jay-nee!!!!

I know what you mean about the snow!! I have had it!!!

 

[jay-nee]

Sunny - thanks for coming through, you should teach me how to create these, they are very cool!

Beth - I will take a look at the Starbucks site, should be interesting!

DisneyEnthusiastic - thanks for your kind words. You're a sweetie!

Jen - I feel like screaming at the snow to GO AWAY! ENUF ALREADY!

Trying to have a good day... Things have been so crazy lately (what's new?) on the homefront. It is maddening. I can't even begin to explain. It will all be ok, eventually... Just not sure when...

The chop suey was sooooo yummy. Perfect food for a wintery day! I couldn't bring it in to work today, I ate it for lunch and dinner yesterday, gotta stay on track at work. PB&J for me today. Will probably have chop suey again for dinner anyway, not sure yet...

You guys are so great!

 

[sarahsmom73]

Whenever you need an ear, I am here for you!!!!

 

[keenercam]

Hi, Jay-Nee --
How wonderful that you can see your goal right there in front of you. Can you feel it? You can practically reach out and grab it now. I am so happy for you. And it is so wonderful that you can see all the non-scale victories as you reach them -- bypassing temptation, exercising, exercising even when you don't want to, exercising to get to a non-scale goal, helping your friends here. . . . You are remarkable!

Have a great day! Be sure to bask in the triumph of all you have accomplished. Oh, yeah, one last thing -- can you share your recipe for American chop suey? I have never had chop suey.

 

[Strings]

Hi jay-nee,

I am glad you found a winner recipe. It always help with preventing boredom.

Remember, it is safe to talk here. or if you need an ear, PM me.

Beth

 

[Blueeyes101817]

hi jayneeeeeee
hope youre doing good..have a great weekend

 

[sarahsmom73]

TGIF Jay-nee!!!!!

 

[jay-nee]

Well it is FRIDAY! What a relief and I am NOT working tomorrow so I should be able to spend some serious time with the kids! Yippee!

I have been a crazy girl on the windtrainer this past week, taking out all of my anxiety on that poor bike. I hope I don't break it again! Supposedly the tech is coming to fix the exercise bike tomorrow morning, gish, I hope so. I miss that bike, but, at least, now I know I can always just jump back on the windtrainer, but I would invest in a new seat first if the exercise bike breaks again! Plus, SPRING is coming! Have you heard? You wouldn't know it, but it is!!!!! I can't wait to bike outside! One of my Dr's suggested last year that I do some bike racing and I'm actually considering it. Will have to do a bit more info gathering, but considering it alone means that it might happen... I'm excited and apprehensive about it. I know DS would love to get into something like that too, so I may just have to bite the bullet for both of us...

Cam - yes, I feel so much better each and every day. Let me tell you (and given your health issues, you will understand), just to be able to stand up and walk with little or no pain everyday is a TREAT! I never thought I'd feel like that again. I will bike for the sake of that for the rest of my life! I will dig out the recipe and PM you - FYI not really a diet recipe. Just thought you should know... but, oh so yummy! Hope you like it! It makes so much though, just a warning on that too.

Beth and Jen (x2) - always so nice to have support, especially during these VERY tough times. Thank God I am naturally positive, otherwise, I would be a total mess. ARGH! Instead, it's more like a few minutes here or there and, sometimes, a few hours... But, I try so hard not to get like that very often. The benefit of having kids is that you have to be on top of your game, not too good to wallow in self-misery with them watching, eh?

So, on to my day. Kids to educate, pets to feed, meals to make, house to clean, laundry to do - better stop now, the list is depressing.

Have a great day everyone! It's cold here (2 degrees) , but SUNNY!

 

[jay-nee]

I broke through to the 150's! I just did an unofficial WI and I'm at 159.5! I have been so super good that I just thought I'd jump on the scale, hoping to break that threshold!

So, I'm down a total of 32.5 lbs, with only 4.5 to my goal.

I just gotta tell you, I have been burning my bike up this whole week, plus eating GREAT! Considering all of the stress, I've held it together pretty good and it has paid off so BIG TIME!!!!!! I feel like jumping up and down...

It's gonna be a great weekend - I can feel it now! Hope everyone else is doing well too...

 

[sarahsmom73]

THAT IS SO AWESOME!!!! I am so proud of you!!! It's time for another party!!!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

that is awesome!! i am sooo proud
have a great great great weekend!!!!!

 

[jay-nee]

I wish I could take a few days to myself and recharge. Lately, I just feel so tired. I think things are finally catching up to me and it doesn't feel so good. Hopefully, this week I can get back on track a bit, head-wise, and things will start to look brighter for my family.

LOTS of crazy things have happened lately. The biggest is...DH lost his job. It's just compounded all of the stress here and it's been really hard. It's a bad time to try and find a job too, but I'm trying to stay positive. Talk about bad timing though...

DD has been sick and took 3 days off from school last week. Yesterday she was feeling a bit better, so I'm hoping she'll be back on track for this week. Poor little kid, it sucks so badly to feel yucky.

Today, we are supposed to get more snow (when will it end! ARGH!). Supposed to be a big storm on Tuesday (thankfully my day off) and some more snow at the end of the week. Spring, where are you? I really need to see green grass soon. Plus, DS and I want to bike outdoors!

Today, I'm going to cook swedish meatballs in the slow cooker. One of the kids mentioned them last week, so I decided it would be ok. I am so all-over this portion control thing now, you could put anything in front of me and I'd be fine. Trying really hard to get DM to try it. She keeps trying WW and it does not work for her at all. I am so proud of her though, she joined the gym at the PT place she goes to and she's been going 3 times a week for almost 2 weeks now. That is a huge step. She's considering her knee replacement too, just for her to consider it is GREAT! I worry about her alot.

So, off to my day! Hope all my WISH buddies are having a good weekend. Hugs to you all! Really looking forward to making 2005 into a better yera than its been so far.

 

[sarahsmom73]

Jay-nee!!!! I wish there was something I could do!!!


Did you feel the Earhquake today! It was at 1:17 am!!! Near Fort Kent.... 5.4!!!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

hi jaynee--im sorry you are getting tired--i hope you have time to reenergize soon !!!
My grandmother , actually both of them, had knee relacement surgeries and are so glad they did it...they even convinced my great aunt to do it
i am so ready to get rid of snow..it was almos 65 degrees today and i had the sunroof open sorry to hear about your hubbys job..hang in there!

 

[Strings]

Jay-nee,

I am so sorry to hear that DH lost his job. I hope he finds something soon, and that the stress in your household is soon more manageable. You are doing an amazing job keeping on track. I am really proud of you.

I am headed towards a bilat knee replacement. That is part of the reason, I am trying to lose this weight. The people I know who have had the surgery say it is the best thing they have ever done for themselves.

Be good to yourself,
Beth

 

[sarahsmom73]

to you!

 

[jay-nee]

Hope everyone is doing well.

Things here are ok. I'm tired, like REALLY tired. I can't seem to catch up lately, probably doesn't help that it's that TOM. Bummer...

Thanks to everyone for their well-wishes to my family. It's helps knowing that you've got friends pulling for you.

Man, Beth, bilat, that sucks. In the long run, it won't, but man, you must be in pain all the time. My one knee hurting was horrible, can't imagine both... Good for you to try and get the weight off before, I know I've been told it makes a HUGE diff in the success. Alot of work to do after so it will be more manageable without carrying excess, right? Good for you to go for it and do it right!

Thanks guys, for being there... Happy Tuesday to you all!

 

[plutosmyfav]

Hi Jay-nee,

First, CONGRATULATIONS on the 150's You are sooooooo close to goal. That is amazing!

I'm so sorry to hear about DH's job as if your family needed that, right????

I hope DD is feeling better. My DS has been sick off and on for 3 weeks, fever, congestion, cough. The poor kids

I hope you get your energy back so you can keep up that great de-stressing exercise

Here's to Spring

Sunny

 

[jay-nee]

Boy, have I missed you... MIA, right? DD is a bit better today, at least she has been doing her school work this week. Of course, now big bro is 3 days ahead of her and she can't have that! Gotta love a bit of friendly competition.

Yeah, DH losing his job was a HUGE hit. Trying to stay positive, but there's so much more than I can post here... ARGH!

Besides shoveling, I took today off from biking. Just too beat. I will bike tomorrow no matter what comes down the pike (and around here, you just never know...).

But, good news, today was official WI day and I'm down another lb! I'm at 158.5 now. Only 3.5 to goal! Amazingly, it still seems far away... (isn't that weird?).

Well, I think we might loose power so I'm gonna save now. Yes, it's so very cold here... I know spring has gotta be here one of these days soon, right?

Happy thoughts to all my WISH friends!