Jennifer's Journal
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Doing better mentally this evening. When I got on the scale this morning, I had lost another 2 lbs. Met a friend for lunch and had to force half of my lunch down and the other half I pushed away. The stress of this is wearing me out. I have faith that the Lord will bring us through this, I just have to trust Him and not fear the unknowns. That is the hardest part. I finally divulged a little of what’s going on to my mom and she gave me some verses to pray through and I’m going to start doing that. I shouldn’t have any issues eating dinner. The fact that I actually feel hungry and not nauseated is a good sign! I am trying to take care of myself.0
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Today was better. Some conversations between my husband and I sounded forced but others were normal. We went for a walk after dinner and it was nice. I didn’t get to go to the gym pretty much all week. I had hurt my right foot (soft tissue injury) and had to ice it on and off, keep it wrapped and stay off of it as much as possible. Today was the first day I hit my step goal since Monday. I’m continuing to pray for my husband and our marriage. I’m happy with how things seem to be progressing. We’ve still got quite the road ahead of us but I just pray that I would stay strong through this process.0
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Yesterday was the best day my husband and I have had in weeks! No tension, no awkward silences, no forced conversations. It felt so normal. I’m still praying and really trying to learn to put God first in my life. It’s definitely a process. I finally got back to the gym yesterday and ended up with 17,115 steps. I’m eating very well and, In fact, I’ve gained 2 lbs back. It’s irritating but I know how I lost those pounds and it only makes sense to gain a few before I lose them again.0
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Don't worry about plus or minus a couple pounds, with your eating pattern being up and down, it's probably a lot of water retention swings from stress anyway.0
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@tcunbeliever Thanks! I didn’t even think about it possibly being water weight.
I did real good today keeping my sodium and carbs in check. I hope I can do it again tomorrow!! We have our Easter fellowship dinner at church tomorrow night so I might end up over in calories. It’s a potluck dinner and I always overeat at potluck dinners. lol Hopefully I can make wise choices and that the choices aren’t all fattening.0 -
Yesterday I actually went to the gym before I went grocery shopping. I ended up with 18,772 steps for the day. I didn’t get to log dinner since the meal at the church was potluck and most people brought casseroles. It was delicious, though. Today I’m going to run to town and see about getting my daughter some shoes for her Easter dress and me a dress for my date with the hubs tomorrow night. I want to look as pretty as I can for him.
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Happy Easter!!! Yesterday was our 12th wedding anniversary and it was definitely a weekend where the food was delicious and the calories didn’t matter.
We went fishing, ate what we caught for lunch, had sushi for dinner and went to see Pacific Rim 2. I dressed as pretty as I possibly could and I was actually told I was pretty. Today we went to my parents’ place for Easter and had brisket, ribs, a lot of side dishes. I didn’t completely go nuts but I also didn’t try to figure out the calories for everything either. It really was a wonderful weekend. I’m looking forward to getting back to the gym tomorrow. 0 -
Everything is going well. My legs are sore from the last 2 mornings at the gym. Weighed yesterday morning and was 219, this morning I was 218 so I’m working off all that delicious food I had this past weekend. Our move to Kentucky may happen sooner than expected if my husband gets too fed up with his job and quits. I don’t know what we’ll do about the house if that happens. It’s been a very rainy couple of years and when it rains, he gets yelled at by several managers because there is water on the road. My husband is the lead operator (heavy equipment) for a local landfill and their standards of how a landfill should look (they want it to look like a grassy null rather than a landfill) is crazy high and the other operators don’t completely know how to use heavy equipment so there’s a lot of issues there. Long story short, it causes my husband to have an immense amount of stress on his shoulders and with his PTSD, he just doesn’t handle it well. He’s also a little bit of a perfectionist when it comes to his work. lol I keep asking him if I should go ahead and start collecting boxes to start packing and he keeps saying “no not yet.” So, one day he’ll either find a new job or we’ll move to Kentucky. I just hope that we sell our house and not just let the bank have it. We have really good credit and that would just kill it.0
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Well, I spent the day yesterday grazing through the house. I started logging but quit cause I knew I was way over my calories. So far I’ve done much better today. Hopefully it continues that way.0
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Did really well today. Stayed under my calorie goal and I’m ending the day with 14,672 steps.0
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How are things going now?0
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@WifiresGettingFit Things are getting better. Thanks for checking on me.
Things seem to be getting back to normal and my husband has been doing better mentally. We’ve even started getting our love life back. I’m still keeping myself somewhat guarded in case he takes a step backwards. But so far, so good. ~~ As far as my diet goes, I’ve been doing real good. I’m still at 216 but I think part of the reason the scale hasn’t really changed is because of muscle growth. Some could be water retention but I’ve increased my workout on the treadmill. I’m definitely getting stronger because I can jog for short spurts on the treadmill. I actually look forward to going to the gym in the morning when I used to hate exercising at all. I’ll attach a picture of my progress. I had the same shirt on in both pictures but quickly changed into pajama pants when I got home from exercising this morning. lol I’m excited to see what another month of progress will look like! Oh! This past weekend I rode with my parents to Madison, Mississippi for a wedding and I still stayed under my calorie goal for the whole trip!!! I was so excited that I was able to do that even though we ate out twice and had lots of snacks in the car! I’m so determined to get this weight off and I keep proving that determination to myself every day. 
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Awesome progress! So glad things are getting better for you!
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I’ve been doing real good to stay under my daily calorie goal. Ending the day with 15,745 steps. Pushed myself on the treadmill yesterday (did some jogging) and tried to push myself this morning but my shins were hurting too bad for it. So I just walked and said I’d try again tomorrow. I like to push myself but not so much as to injure myself. I hope I can jog again tomorrow but, if not, I’ll just up the speed a little on my walking. My body has gotten accustomed to the speed I walk at now so I don’t get as good of a workout as I was getting before. My husband wants to take me clothes shopping Friday evening. We have a banquet to go to and most of my clothes are wore out and now getting baggy. lol I’ve worn the same clothes for years. Most of my jeans have worn out and lost their shape. I hope we are able to find a few things that look good on me. It’s hard for me to find jeans that actually fit correctly.1
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If your shins are hurting then maybe visiting a running store while shopping and getting a new pair of shoes would help...particularly if you have one that can do a running assessment and make a recommendation for a good fit.0
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@tcunbeliever I went to Academy and found some good shoes a few months ago but I couldn’t find anyone to help me.....there was lots of associates but they were too busy socializing with each other
.... that irritates me to no end. The one kid I got to help me had absolutely no knowledge of shoes. I knew more than he did. lol Good thing I did a lot of research and such before going up there. So my experience with that went south but when it’s time for new shoes, I’ll definitely be seeking out someone that actually has the knowledge and doesn’t feel the need to catch up on the latest super hero movie or whatever they were talking about. The other shoe stores we have didn’t have any shoes I liked well enough to seek out an associate. Perhaps when I need new shoes someone will be more willing to help me. I can be extremely timid so maybe I need to work on having a more commanding presence. lol 0 -
Today was a good day minus the fact that I had to leave the gym early. So I barely got over my daily step goal of 8k steps. I ended up with 9242 steps. I stayed under my calorie goal and have also been trying to increase my water intake. That is still a work in progress. All in all I am pleased with how today went.0
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Finding a good running store is very tough...my son is a runner, and we used to be able to get awesome help at New Balance, but suddenly it was like everyone who knew about running left and they didn't bother to train the new staff, so even though he had new shoes he ended up with shin splints because they weren't a proper fit...it was not fun...maybe ask the local high school running coach if they can recommend a place, because they have to be sending their kids somewhere, and that's how we found the shop we are at now, and they are amazing.1
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@tcunbeliever Thanks for the info! I’ll definitely look into doing that when we have the money to spend on shoes. I wouldn’t have ever thought to ask a coach. 0
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Glad things are doing better with your husband.
Sounds like the weight is going well 0 -
@totaldetermination So far so good. Thanks!0
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Well I feel like I’ve been away for a long time. My husband had a business trip out of town and our daughter and I tagged along. It was fun to get away for a little while. However, eating was not good. I mean, it was delicious, but the unhealthy type of delicious. In-N-Out, McDonalds (not really that delicious but it was Maddie’s pick), Papa Johns, Starbucks, and Cracker Barrel. Now I did eat good at Cracker Barrel and did as good as possible for breakfast at the hotel each morning. I also took my workout clothes with the intention of exercising while we were gone. It just didn’t work out that way, though. Maddie and I did go swimming once so I did get some exercise in. So tomorrow it is back to the gym with me! Time to work off my 3.5 days of wickedly awesome meals. 1
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I'm glad you had a fun trip, hopefully you are having a good weekend as well!0
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@WifiresGettingFit Thanks! It’s been great. We’re supposed to get thunderstorms this afternoon/evening so Maddie’s ballet recital will probably be postponed to tomorrow night.
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Well, I got on the scale yesterday morning after my week of bad eating. I was a little scared to see how much I had gained. To my surprise I had actually lost a pound! I couldn’t believe it! But then I kept snacking and ended up overeating. I didn’t go over my daily calories but my sodium intake was way over. Today I’m up a pound but I’m just really going to watch what I eat the next 2 days until I return to the gym. I didn’t make it to the gym yesterday since I had grocery shopping to do and hadn’t even begun making my list of things to get. I am so proud of how far I’ve come since I got determined to get this weight off. MyFitnessPal considers my starting weight to be one that I weighed back in September. So, I’ve lost 25 lbs since September and 18 of those have been since January 1.
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Hmm...I didn't get a notification that you had tagged me - odd. Was the recital postponed after all? Did you do her hair in the picture? It's a beautiful picture!
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@WifiresGettingFit The recital did get postponed until this evening. She did very well. You can tell she’s starting to get a little burnt out with it. We’ll probably end up taking a year off of ballet unless she starts showing a real excitement about it again. Yes, I did do her hair. It’s actually super simple. You get this donut looking thing from the hair accessories aisle at Walmart that makes the ballerina bun. Thank you!
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Tomorrow is back to the gym! I’ve ate a lot of carbs and salty things this past weekend. I’m glad to be getting back into routine. Hopefully I didn’t gain much this weekend. I’ll find out in the morning.0 -
My daughter is always pretty burnt out at the end of the ballet season. Our studio doesn't have a lot of summer classes, so we cut it back, and then she's super excited to start again in the fall.
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@jcaldwell0331 You're welcome and thank you for sharing! 0
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@tcunbeliever yeah, ours doesn’t have summer classes. It runs from October to April. This was her fourth year and every time it was time for practice I got a bunch of “do I have to?” and “aw! I don’t wanna go! I wanna play!” lol That’s why I think it’s time for a break. And thank you! I went way over my calories today but tomorrow is a new day!
@WifiresGettingFit You’re most welcome! How’s training going?
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Well, I overate today. I didn’t feel good this morning so I didn’t make it to the gym. I’m hoping that I’ll be able to go tomorrow. I got the dishwasher unloaded and loaded back but that was about the extent of productivity for today. I’ve got to do better tomorrow!
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Well, it’s been a whirlwind of a week for me. I’ve overeaten, been lazy, and just generally didn’t feel good. With my diagnosis of PCOS recently, I didn’t realize what a mood killer this condition can really be. I’m on medication to help with my cycles and they have been normal (very irregular before) until this current cycle. I’m a week late, which is apparently not uncommon, and through a lot of pregnancy symptoms, I’m still getting a negative test. So, that kinda ruined my day but I won’t let it stop me. This same thing happened this past June (that’s what prompted me to talk to my dr about it) so I know I’m not pregnant. I’d have a positive test by now. Hopefully this cycle won’t be 63 days like the one in June was... So, after spending yesterday grazing through the kitchen and feeling sorry for myself, this morning I woke up with a different attitude. I can’t let this stop me from reaching my goal. I gained 2 lbs so enough wallowing in self pity! I went to the gym today and did my entire hour and a half on the treadmill and have been tracking everything I eat as well as eating healthy meals and snacks. I have 63 lbs to lose and I can do this! I can trudge through this and prove to myself that I am stronger than I give myself credit for! 1
