keep on keepin’ on

picture source I guess I should be honest and tell you that I am not 100% ok. YES, I know what has to be done but this money stress has me…well…stressed. I am focusing on eating good for me foods. I am tracking my food using my new fitbook and while I am not the [...]

weekend ramblings and a weekly menu

This is going to be a very spastic post full of my ramblings. *BIG MAN started a new job Thursday.  He has been out of work for nearly two years and Thursday was a long day. The alarm went off at 5:00 in the bloody morning.  A lot of adjustments need to be made to [...]

a menu and a bit of rambling

I am a bit late! I actually planned my menu last night but then Big Man came home from his weekend away. He goes on a camping trip up in a beautiful state park in Pennsylvania ever year. It is a boys only trip but we tend to take the same trip with the families [...]

food for thought

This week is state testing at school. Basically, monitoring testing is the worst week of the school year. I sat on my bum a bit more than I would have like today but I didn’t want to distract my students by pacing the room. So I blogged…sort of..I have no blog access at school but [...]

feeling a bit more human

Being sick sucks!! I am not 100% yet but I feel more like a human being today. I have worked all week.  On Monday and Tuesday I cam home from school so freaking tired. The stairs at school are really freaking killing me this week! I cannot breathe by the time I hit the first [...]

the real poop

My blogging has been shitty! alright….it hasn’t been horrible! but I haven’t written anything but updates for my challenges and weekly weigh-ins and menus. I am cheating myself here. and I am cheating you! Are you out there?!?! Is there anybody out there?!?! This blog is supposed to be Jen in Real Life…ya know, the [...]

Week in Review

Starting weight: 242.6 Last week’s weight: 198 This week’s weight: 193.6 This week’s change: -4.4 Total change:  -49.0 Before I tell you about my week, I have to reflect a bit about the number on the scale. I am not ruled by the number on the scale but it is a piece of the puzzle [...]

Week in Review

I am a day late on my Saturday weigh in and I am sorry. I was busy most of the day yesterday and when I wasn’t busy I sort of lazed out big time! At WW meeting I stepped on scale, here is what happened: WW lady: “2 pounds” Me: “wow, I lost 2 pounds” [...]

Saturday Scale Time

Last week: 197.4 This week: 197.2 Change this week: -0.2 Change since 11/8/08: -45.4 Change since back @ WW (10/10/09): -2.2 Summary of week: A loss is a loss is a loss!! The week started off slow. I was not feeling great most of the week! I couldn’t put my finger on what exactly was [...]

Saturday Scale Time

Last week: 199.4 This week: 198 Change this week: -1.4 Change since 11/8/08: -44.6 Change since back @ WW (10/10/09): -1.4 Summary of week: I am so PROUD of myself this week! I pushed myself to the limits! I pushed myself to get up at 5 and I succeeded 3 mornings.  I worked out all [...]