In 2005, we launched “Jockey Being family®,” a program that aims to help support post-adoption services.  Since then, Jockey® has given nearly $2 million through the Jockey Being Family® program in support of adoptive families.  Throughout the month of September, you have the opportunity to help bring comfort to these families and help us create a more adoption-friendly world! 

Here’s how you can help:
ONLINE:
When shopping Jockey.com®, you will have the opportunity to donate $1 to the Jockey Being Family® program as you checkout.  Simply click the “Yes! I’ll add a $1 donation to my order” button and the donation will be added to your order total.

IN-STORE:
You can donate at any Jockey® retail outlet store (find your nearest store).  You can choose to donate $1 at the time of checkout or with the purchase of a Jockey Being Family® Bear for $8.50, Jockey will donate $3 to the Debra Steigerwalt Waller Foundation for Adoption.  When you donate at any of our Jockey® stores, you will also receive a 15% OFF coupon for your next in-store purchase!

 Thank you in advance for your support in our mission to help bring comfort to adoptive families!

Sometimes identifying your favorite style of underwear or t-shirts can be tricky. You can probably describe the look and fit really well, “they’re blue and lacey, smooth, they fall a little bit below my belly button, and they’re a little bit cheeky.” But the minute someone asks you whether you wear Bikinis, French Cut, Hipsters or Boyshorts, you are at a loss. Don’t worry, we’ve all been there.

When you shop on Jockey.com® you will now notice a new feature that can help you solve your undie woes. Our men’s and women’s “Underwear Style Finder” lists all of our Jockey® underwear styles available and offers a roll-over feature that provides a general description of each fit. You’ll be able to determine exactly what style you are looking for and shop within that category.

We also have a new “men’s t-shirt style finder” to help you more easily find what you’re looking for. Whether you want a crew neck or v-neck, an a-shirt or long sleeve, athletic, casual or big & tall tees, finding your favorite shirt will be a breeze.

Shop on Jockey.com and see for yourself how much easier we’ve made underwear shopping for you.

John B. of Westchester, Illinois, was having a hard time figuring out which Jockey® boxers to buy. His wife, who just passed away, used to handle all that for him. When personal shopper Laura Otter heard this, she offered her heart-felt condolences.

Laura then sent John some samples to try, along with a special condolence card. John just couldn’t believe it. “I didn’t get treated like a customer,” he says. “I got treated like a member of the family! It’s just unbelievable.”

John really is a believer and he’s out to make believers of the people around him who don’t know “what a fabulous company Jockey® is.”

You thought I wouldn’t be writing this week, didn’t you?

Well, I thought about skipping this post. I’ll be honest.

I can say, without doubt, that I was definitely depressed after I sprained my ankle last week. Take an active girl who has just recently rediscovered her passion and love for running, biking, even just walking outside, and plop her on the couch for a week straight. Yes, I was depressed. And can you say cabin fever?

My mom would say I looked like Rosie the Robot from the Jetsons. (Okay, weird reference, I know, but go with it.) When I was a kid, if my little sister or I pouted and dragged ourselves around the house, my mom would tell us we looked like Rosie the Robot. As little kids, this was an insult! Yet here I was, shuffling around the apartment all day with my head down, heaving big sighs. I had reverted.

Not only was I stuck on the couch, basically immobile, but I also found it was harder to keep eating healthy. For over a week, I was so mad and frustrated that I became apathetic about anything health-wise. I went out to several dinners with friends and got whatever I wanted on the menu, not even thinking about if it was good for me or not. I even got dessert twice. I never do that! At home, I ate whatever I felt like, too. I craved pizza one night, so I ordered one—plus breadsticks. What happened to me?

So yes, I’ll admit that I very much did not want to write this post, because I didn’t want to confess that I was a despondent gobbler all week. But, admitting my mistakes makes it easier, I’ve realized, to rebound. I thought I had the working out and eating thing under control… Nope, I don’t. And you know what? I realize that it will be a constant battle, all the time. With the world surrounding me with all kinds of unhealthy foods, drinks, and ideas; and limiting my time to cook or work out, of course it’s always going to be difficult. But it will get easier, as it has been getting easier over the last four months.

I think people believe they can pick either dieting or exercising—one or the other—and that alone will help them be healthier or lose weight. But they should go hand-in-hand. Doing one makes it easier to do the other. If you work your butt off in the gym for an hour, why on earth would you want to eat a piece of cheesecake that totally negates that? So, if there’s one piece of advice I can offer, it’s this: Fight both battles at once. You’re stronger than you think.

That’s Couch Potato Lesson #1 from Amanda. I’ve had a lot of time to sit here and think. However, I’m happy to say I went for a 20-minute bike ride yesterday (for the first time since the ankle sprain), and though my ankle felt weird being used again, it didn’t hurt. So, here’s to a speedy recovery. And here’s to a stronger YOU.

Fat Stats:
Starting weight: 166 pounds
Last week: 150.5 pounds
This week: 153.5 pounds (That’s what happens when you let yourself stop caring…)
Goal weight: 145 pounds

Fightin’ the battle,
Amanda
@jockey_amanda