I declare today a NO EXERCISE DAY!!!! Only a fun, relaxation day… besides the work part. 
I’ve been pushing myself this week on my cardio and I officially need an off day. I’ll be heading to the Crawfish Boil at some point after work with friends, so I’m looking forward to that as well. The main band I want to see is Weezer, but some Cee Lo Green never hurt anyone, either. 
(Even though I am officially sick of that stupid song. It was awesome about a year ago, and now I want to jump off a bridge when I hear it on the radio.) But you can bet your money-maker that I’ll be shakin’ it if I hear it tonight.
Mike and I officially signed our divorce papers yesterday and they are being delivered this morning. How’s that for a dose of reality? We went to a local UPS Store to have them notarized and it was a really funny experience. We invited our friend Arik Sokol to be a witness, and it made the mood so much lighter to have him there. When we were finished we got a group photo along with the UPS guy, and then it was over… just like that. (You can view the photo on my Facebook page here.) Now, we have to wait the mandatory 30 days in the state of Alabama for it to become official. It was weird driving back to the office after doing all of that and trying to work, but it’s just one of those difficult steps that had to be done. We still talk daily and hang out often, which I think helps affirm our decision. If we still had feelings like that for each other, we’d definitely know.
Another fun event this weekend is the Magic City Art Connection in Linn Park downtown. Vero, my long-time running buddy, will have a whole new set of paintings there to sell. She is even donating a portion of her profits to the tornado victims from Wednesday. Be sure to catch her artwork on the cover of the Black & White this week!!!
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April 30, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Renée
Hi Jen, I just saw your segment on the RR show after all this time – I DVR them and somehow never watched that one. Congrats on your weight loss and divorce – I have an amicable relationship with my ex so I understand that situation! One thing I wanted to say is that when I was your age I could have lost a ton of weight on a diet like this but just be aware that as a woman ages her hormonal situation changes and it becomes a lot harder to lose weight. Sad but true fact. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that’s the reality. After menopause it’s very difficult to see the scale move no matter what you do.
I remember when I was in my early 30s I went on Weight Watchers and I didn’t even apply myself to it every day but I lost at least a pound or more every week. The older women were all jealous of me because the scale would barely move for them. My own mother went through this as well as she got older. Now at 52 myself, I am having the same difficulty, and exercise doesn’t even help! If the scale goes down a pound every other week, that’s a GOOD week! I am seeing a doctor in my area who specializes in helping menopausal women lose weight. After a month on the diet I have lost about 5 pounds, but that’s including the initial water weight loss, so it’s likely not going to be that rapid in the next month and I will very likely reach a stubborn plateau after a short time. My doctor says he has a solution for that and I hope so because on other diets this is where I got stuck for good.
Also, at this age it looks like I have to eat very little and exercise a LOT or I will gain weight. I have been to thyroid doctors and they all say my levels are fine even with advanced testing. I don’t believe them, but even so I have tried taking natural thyroid hormone and found out that I am too sensitive to it to take even a small amount.
Anyway, Jen, congratulations with some cautions about the future. Hopefully by the time you’re my age someone will have discovered a cure for this issue. I really believe it is a medical issue that has not been formally identified as such nor any real solution found.
By the way I taped a segment on the RR show last October on menopause with Dr. Christiane Northrup, the author of many books on issues related to menopause, but it hasn’t aired yet. I am told that it will likely be one of those episodes shelved until the summer when the show is on hiatus. I applaud your courage at coming out on the stage in just a bikini – Way to go, girl!
Anyway, be well and take care!