Jay-nee's journal

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Hi Jay-nee,

Congratulations on losing that pound. You are so close to goal. I can't even imagine it. You have been so consistant despite the stress. Keep it up and GOAL will be here soon.
Stay warm,
Beth

 

[sarahsmom73]

We are so proud of you!!! What ever and when ever you need us We are here!

 

[wilderness01]

Congrats on losing that pound despite the stress. Hope things work out for you guys.

 

[pettyone]

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?).

:thewave:

Awesome!!!!!!!! It won't take long!!! When you get that "Goal" clippie, we're going to party in your journal!!!

 

[jay-nee]

I had to work today so, not much time for boards... but, our meal is simmering so I thought I'd post a journal entry...

Well, each year my company sends its top employees to WDW for a conference. I only work PT so there is no chance that I will get it, but each year I just hope and hope... Tomorrow is the announcement of the people selected and I just can't wait to hear. I just hope that I know someone who gets to go. Last year I knew 4 of the people and the year before I knew 2. Well, I can't wait for the big meeting (yes, I'm really weird...). So, I will be dreaming of it tonight and hoping that I will get to stay at the Yacht & Beach Clubs, oh, what a treat that would be! I'm on pins...

So, that's my story. Also, it just gives me something positive to focus on right now... I need it...

Well, back to dinner prep. Happy Wednesday everyone!

 

[sarahsmom73]

Good Luck!!!

 

[jay-nee]

it is FRIDAY! Finally!

Good news is, thankfully, DHs second job has given him work each day this week. No med insurance, but, at least, cash is still flowing. Plus, he has 3 interviews between today and Wednesday. Progress is being made and I'm thankful for that!

I'm staying OP with my eating and I'm back on track with my biking. Funny, I took 3 days off from biking (shoveling instead... ) and my knee started acting up. No more of that!

More snow today and through the weekend. Honestly, we have enough snow. We should be seeing signs of spring. Does Mother Nature not know that this is MARCH? Usually in March, we get one HUGE snow storm and the snow starts melting the next day. Right now, we have 8 ft high snowbanks! It is CRAZY! But, I've gotta say it's beautiful to look at if you don't have to go out in it. But, we have a (very) small farm and a dog that needs 3 walks a day so, we are out in it ALOT. brrrr It's 3 degrees here this morning...

Well, I told the kids I'd make muffins for them this morning, plus I'm making chili today, so I better get to it.

Happy Friday WISHers!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

happy friday jaynee!!! im glad things with your hubbys job is going good--hope the interviews go well!!!!
i konw what you mean about the snow, we dont have that much and im still tired of it!!!
i hope you have a great weekend---oo i just saw your counter--youa re so close to your goal congrats!!!

 

[jay-nee]

I've lost 1.5 more lbs and I just got my 35 lb clippie!

Here's my dilemma now... I have decided that 155 is going to be my high weight (a weight I can live with), but I am not going to stop doing what I am doing. I am eating right (healthy and the correct amounts) and I am exercising almost everyday. I want to continue this FOREVER!

So, my revised plan is this...once I reach my goal weigh (can I say it again? Only 2 lbs away. ) I will continue to weigh myself weekly. I want to hover between 145-155 as I believe this to be an ideal weight range for myself. I NEVER want to be above 155 again in my life. So if I target 145, and I weigh myself weekly, I should never get too close to 155, right? Well, I just wanted to think this "outloud." Not sure it will work, but I'm thinking it might.

BTW, I feel great and have more energy than I used too. I know I am doing all the right things and love that the kids are picking up on my healthy eating habits. DH is NOT getting this at all and it's a definate peeve between us (believe me there are too many to count right now). But, it is the right thing to do. I'm going to be 40 this summer and I want to feel like this forever. I am starting to look like me again. I'd like to fit in some of my old size 10s but not yet. The 12s feel great now, even sitting at work all day.

Happy FRIDAY!!!!

 

[jay-nee]

I was back on the bike yesterday and did my Bowflex workout too. I was so tired, but I did it anyway. I ended up crashing at 8pm though. Lately, I've been wicked tired! The problem is that DH gets home sometimes between 3am and 5am so even when I don't have to work, I wake up and can't fall back to sleep. It's a bad cycle! Hopefully, one of these job interviews will pan out and he can have a regular work schedule at some point. Just to have med insurance again would be really, really nice.

Today I am going to get back on track with doing pilates on the days I don't do the Bowflex. What's killing me is all of this shoveling! We are supposed to get something like 14-18 inches of snow. We've gotten about 4-5 already, so I will shovel that this morning when I go out to do the barn animals. DH has to work so I'm on my own with the shoveling for this storm. Although, DS will help once he wakes up fully. But, when I shovel I tend not to ride the bike or do anything else because I am so wiped out from shoveling for 1-3 hrs. So, I haven't done pilates more than like twice in 2-3 weeks and I can feel it too.

Plus I want to make spinach lasagna for DD (one of her favs), so I need to do that this morning for a big lunch in case we loose power later. (I hope not!)

So that's today in a nutshell. Hope everyone else is having better weather than Maine is... yuck!

 

[sarahsmom73]

Whoo hoo!!! Jay - nee! You are doing great!!! You are doing awesome on the workouts!!! Keep up the great work!

I so understand about the winter! We are dodging the snow for the most part, but are getting nailed with the cold!!! We had - 25 and - 30 windchills this past week! I am so sick of this weather!!!

 

[DisneyEnthusiastic]

Woo Hoo Jay-nee!! Only 2 more lbs!!! You are doing awesome! I do understand what you said about getting closer to 145...that way you have a cushion.

Sorry about all the crappy weather you guys are having. A friend of mine who lives here now is originally from Maine...she was up there a couple weeks ago and got stuck up there from all the snow.

Good luck to your husband for getting one of the jobs w/ some health insurance.

Have a great weekend!

Gail

 

[pearlieq]

Congrats on your loss! Getting down to 145 for some cushion makes perfect sense. You'll have some wiggle room for the ups and downs.

to you and DH. Hopefully a good job will come along soon!

 

[jay-nee]

It's a snowbound day. I hate feeling like I am stuck, even though we probably wouldn't be up to much today anyway. The kids LOVE to lay low on the weekends. Plus, not knowing about DHs job, we aren't spending ANY extra money on anything. We've been borrowing videos from the library for each storm, it's worked out pretty good. This weekend we got the BBCs David Copperfield (very long version), Chariots of Fire, the new Peter Pan (live people), and The Man in the Iron Mask. But, right now, the kids are playing GameCube so I figured I'd kill some time...

Today, I'm hungry, but I know it's 'cause I'm housebound and oh-so bored! I don't even feel like taking a nap or anything. DH left for work again (I'm not complaining) and won't be home until LATE night or early morning tomorrow, so I'm kind of bummed. We are supposed to be resolving things but until the job pans out, we really can't move in one direction or the other personally. It's driving me crazy!

The snow seems to have slowed down a bit (thankfully), but we are supposed to get about 6-9 more inches. This winter is nuts! I just want to be laying in the sun or swimming in a warm pool right now. I wish we could winter in Fl and summer up here. If the kids were older, we probably would. But, raising kids up here is really nice. We live in a rural residential neighborhood and it's so nice for the kids to have land to run on and clean air to breathe every day. They LOVE the snow. They were just out playing in it with the dog for about an hour. I love to watch them, they have so much fun with it.

Well, enough of my wordiness.... back to life...

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! And, no, I won't give in to my hunger! This is just another test of my willpower! ARGH!

 

[plutosmyfav]

Hi Jay-nee

Congrats on the new clippie!!!!!! You are doing so GREAT!

I've had enough snow, too!!!!! This stuff is so heavy and slushy. What a mess!!!!! We only got about 5-6 inches but it was more than enough to make a huge mess.

Try not to give into the snow munchies!!!!!! Renting videos from the library is a great idea, I never thought of that!

9 more days until Spring

Sunny

 

[sarahsmom73]

Sorry the weather has been so ycuky for you!!! It is hard to think spring, I know... We have too!!! Or else we will go insane!!

I hope the weather has calmed down and you can get out and get some fresh air!

 

[jay-nee]

the storm is over (as of midnite last night) and we got about 15 inches of snow according to the local weatherman. We shoveled this storm 3 times, isn't that ridiculous? My elbow is killing me, I must have some sort of tendonitis in it and it has bothered me off and on this winter (especially after shoveling).

DH came home at 7am this morning and started shoveling for me. I was sooooo happy that he took the initiative (maybe some headway has been made?). Then we moved the cars so that the plow guy could come in and tidy up the driveway and parking area.

So I ended up only having to shovel the ponys door (more than 8 ft high snow banks now!) and the goats door too. I am NOT complaining at all!

Today is beautiful and sunny and it's already 28 degrees - I'll take it!

I NEVER gave in to the "snow munchies," I just kept busy and tried to think about other things. We watched most of the BBC David Cooperfield and DS and I love it. DS read the book a few years back and says it's pretty true to the story.

I ended up going to bed at 8pm, still can't get my sleep pattern in sync...hopefully, soon. Probably once DH gets a job w/ benefits and we make some decisions about the plight of us... Right now, everything is kind of "on hold" because of the job thing. But, I'm hoping the job thing was a wake-up call for life, but we'll see and either way, it will be ok, I know that now.

So, only 8 days 'til Spring? Hopefully, 8 sunny, warm days!

I am just so glad to see the sun!

 

[sarahsmom73]

8 Days!!!! We can make it!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

8 days!! lets hope it starts to feel like spring!! make sure youre careful with your elbow!!

 

[jay-nee]

take yesterday off. DS and I watched The Man in the Iron Mask and it was pretty good (but long), so I decided that maybe it would be best to not work out. Hopefully the break will help the elbow. If it just wouldn't snow again that would be the best for it!

Today is WI day but I have to wait for DH to get up (the scale's in the master bath). I figure I'm due for a no loss week anyway, so I'd be surprised if I'm down. I'd really like to keep my 35 lb clippie though, so it would be cool to not gain.

I've decided to become an eBay'er. We have 19 yrs worth of stuff in this house (I keep everything) and I need to start clearing out. Plus with DH's job loss we could use the extra $. I'd love to be able to pay off my car with the money I make. I hope it works as well as people say.

So off to register and set up an extra e-mail account. Funny I really hate spending time on the computer (probably because alot of my real work is keying on a computer), but it seems like the best way to go. This WISH part of DIS has been a God-send and, hopefully, eBay will help us too.

BTW, a girl at work mentioned how much weight I've lost, told me to stop wearing the baggies and get some clothes that fit me - jokingly, not mean. It was a nice compliment from her. I definately am starting to see myself again, but still work to do!

Happy Tuesday WISHers! Only 6 more days 'til SPRING!