Janelle Brown: Smarter Than Your Average Brown (Maybe)

[oliviabenson]

On 8/8/2022 at 7:50 PM, ginger90 said:

Janelle just posted a video stating she has now done the plexus reset 3 times. She says this time she lost 2 inches off her hips and 2 inches off her waist. She says, “you’re going to lose  at least 6 pounds.”.

🤷🏼‍♀️

Like she spent $450 on the cleanse, lost any weight at all. If you believe her I got a bridge to sell you for $1.

[Gramto6]

2 hours ago, oliviabenson said:

Yep it’s $149 a pack. I can buy a weeks worth healthy groceries for that. 

LMO I spend more to feed my feral kittens in 2 weeks than this.

I eat even less... 

Edited August 10, 2022 by Gramto6

[oliviabenson]

19 minutes ago, Gramto6 said:

LMO I spend more to feed my feral kittens in 2 weeks than this.

I eat even less... 

how much is cat food?

[Joan of Argh]

9 hours ago, laurakaye said:

Also - what pool?  Did Robyn get a pool and is charging the family admission?

Ok I’m just speculating but I think that’s either a community pool or a pool at an apartment complex or hotel.…. it doesn’t look like a private pool at someone’s home.

Didnt Janelle say a while back that they were living in an apartment, condo or something like that?

[Joan of Argh]

1 hour ago, oliviabenson said:

Like she spent $450 on the cleanse, lost any weight at all. If you believe her I got a bridge to sell you for $1.

Depending on which bridge I might be interested…. 😋

[lookeyloo]

6 hours ago, deirdra said:

Better yet, don't buy Doritos. Only bring real, unprocessed, single-ingredient foods into the house. Only have treats in public on special occasions.

Agree. I don’t. But this is Janelle we’re talking about. I’ve always believed everything she posted was topped off with a bag Of Fritos or Doritos and she is probably eating them mindlessly one after the other. 

[Teafortwo]

I have a feeling she may move to NC after Madison's new baby is born. Especially if she's now staying at Garrison's, and Savanah graduates in the spring. I could see Savanah moving to Northern Utah to be closer to Christine. Remember Christine used to do her hair every morning....

[GeeGolly]

All these moves really divided up the family geographically. I get that kids spread their wings, but it seems the sons are settling in NV and AZ, and a few of the daughters going back to Utah. I think Janelle may stick around in AZ for the time being, but ultimately end up in Utah as well.

[monagatuna]

9 hours ago, Joan of Argh said:

Ok I’m just speculating but I think that’s either a community pool or a pool at an apartment complex or hotel.…. it doesn’t look like a private pool at someone’s home.

Didnt Janelle say a while back that they were living in an apartment, condo or something like that?

I think you're right. Private homes with pools usually don't have writing on the cement by the pool, which likely says something like "2 ft" or "no diving." I've never seen a private pool with markings like that. Also, there are a LOT of chairs opposite her.

I've never understood "sitting by the pool." It's hot, the sun is blinding, and you're literally just sitting there. At least a hammock under a shady tree is cool and comfortable. But I'm sure it's the best our Janelle can think up.

[Turquoise]

2 hours ago, monagatuna said:

I've never understood "sitting by the pool." It's hot, the sun is blinding, and you're literally just sitting there. At least a hammock under a shady tree is cool and comfortable. But I'm sure it's the best our Janelle can think up.

I'm there with you-back in my apartment days I went to the pool to swim, preferably on weekday evenings so I didn't have to dodge 30 other bodies while I was swimming. My Irish coloring also preferred the evenings.

That's another thing about Janelle-she's fair-skinned, and has already had skin cancer. I would think sitting in full sun in the afternoon is not in her best interests.

[Elodia]

3 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

. I think Janelle may stick around in AZ for the time being, but ultimately end up in Utah as well.

But...but....there isn't anyone for Janelle in Utah 😉

[Elizzikra]

2 hours ago, monagatuna said:

I think you're right. Private homes with pools usually don't have writing on the cement by the pool, which likely says something like "2 ft" or "no diving." I've never seen a private pool with markings like that. Also, there are a LOT of chairs opposite her.

I've never understood "sitting by the pool." It's hot, the sun is blinding, and you're literally just sitting there. At least a hammock under a shady tree is cool and comfortable. But I'm sure it's the best our Janelle can think up.

When the weather is nice, I love to sit by the pool. I often listen to a podcast or read or nap. I always sit under an umbrella, though, and am covered in sunscreen because I am fair and I do burn super easily.

My mother used to LOVE to lay by the pool, in full sun, even (especially) when it was hot. She said it just felt good. She had a bad back and the heat helped. She would also get a gorgeous deep tan, but now that she is in her 80s, she has had multiple basal cell carcinomas removed. She has been lucky to avoid more serious consequences thus far.

[laurakaye]

3 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

 I think Janelle may stick around in AZ for the time being, but ultimately end up in Utah as well.

19 minutes ago, Elodia said:

But...but....there isn't anyone for Janelle in Utah 😉

Came here to say just that.  I guess with Christine gone, Janelle doesn't have anyone left to gaslight so she might as well go back to Utah.

[GeeGolly]

Nature is very soothing to me and I love the sound and look of water. It can be a pool, lake, creek or ocean, it doesn't matter. I also love being in and on the water. I can't tolerate heat like I used to, but I take any opportunity I can to be outside and if it includes water, I'm all in.

I think Janelle sitting outside is good for her soul. Swimming would also be good though too.

[lookeyloo]

49 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Nature is very soothing to me and I love the sound and look of water. It can be a pool, lake, creek or ocean, it doesn't matter. I also love being in and on the water. I can't tolerate heat like I used to, but I take any opportunity I can to be outside and if it includes water, I'm all in.

I think Janelle sitting outside is good for her soul. Swimming would also be good though too.

She could even just walk across the shallow end - that would be a good start.

[GeeGolly]

For those of you who read the Duggar threads - I should have put an asterisk on my last post. My love of water does not include drainage ditches or infested swamps. 😁

[deirdra]

2 hours ago, lookeyloo said:

She could even just walk across the shallow end - that would be a good start.

You'd think being a certified Heath Coach she'd be encouraging others to join her exercising in the pool.

[monagatuna]

21 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

For those of you who read the Duggar threads - I should have put an asterisk on my last post. My love of water does not include drainage ditches or infested swamps. 😁

What if there is a diapered neanderthal with bad hair making muscly poses in it?

[xwordfanatik]

Wasn't that just a treat, to see Kootie strip and swim in that filthy water?

Jackass.

[Scarlett45]

On 8/9/2022 at 5:59 PM, lookeyloo said:

I wish I could tell Janelle that mostly the eat less move more thing works - also don't eat if you are not hungry, don't open a bag of doritos and eat the entire bag, take out the recommended serving, blah blah blah.  It takes some doing to get used to it, but, it works.  I am old, no estrogen, and hypothyroid treated, but, still very hard,  and although it takes some discipline it does work.  And I eat my favorite things, but, not the entire package all the time.  Duh.

Yes, weight loss is harder as you get older (especially for those of us that have been heavy a long time, or were heavy kids), but as someone who has lost close to 90lbs in the last 2yrs, counting calories, weighing out my food, minimal exercise to my lifestyle does work. Which we KNOW but you have to want to lose weight more than eat the xyz thing. Which I think every obese adult KNOWS, its not a knowing problem its a doing problem.

There is nothing wrong with Janelle not wanting to lose weight, or not wanting to talk about it online, but don't market yourself as a weight loss/wellness coach if you are not doing what you are preaching!

[laurakaye]

On 8/11/2022 at 12:34 PM, monagatuna said:

What if there is a diapered neanderthal with bad hair making muscly poses in it?

Well, if the hair was in a ponytail, we'd see Janelle launch herself in a perfect swan dive from the nearest diving board and get to him like a fish going after a tiny worm.

[xwordfanatik]

18 minutes ago, laurakaye said:

Well, if the hair was in a ponytail, we'd see Janelle launch herself in a perfect swan dive from the nearest diving board and get to him like a fish going after a tiny worm.

Don't forget to growl first!  Janelle also said "we like his pants tight" when Leo commented that Kootie wore too-tight pants, seasons ago.  😜

[ginger90]

Video:

https://www.instagram.com/p/ChM2PYIjysg/
 

Screenshot from video:

[Absolom]

That screams temporary doesn't it?

[Gramto6]

1 hour ago, Absolom said:

That screams temporary doesn't it?

Yep!

[Teafortwo]

I wonder if that's Garrison's condo?

[MaddyMaeboxerbabe]

Has there been any mention of camping out on the land this summer since it is mid august?   Wonder if the trailer had to be sold? 🤔.  Seemed very strange a brand new trailer was in for repairs…during camping season!  

[oliviabenson]

23 hours ago, laurakaye said:

Well, if the hair was in a ponytail, we'd see Janelle launch herself in a perfect swan dive from the nearest diving board and get to him like a fish going after a tiny worm.

You sure know how to paint a picture! Lol to infinity 

[oliviabenson]

7 minutes ago, MaddyMaeboxerbabe said:

Has there been any mention of camping out on the land this summer since it is mid august?   Wonder if the trailer had to be sold? 🤔.  Seemed very strange a brand new trailer was in for repairs…during camping season!  

I was looking forward to the pictures of j and k dining Al fresco on j’s strange culinary creations. Alas nothing.

[Absolom]

29 minutes ago, MaddyMaeboxerbabe said:

Has there been any mention of camping out on the land this summer since it is mid august?   Wonder if the trailer had to be sold? 🤔.  Seemed very strange a brand new trailer was in for repairs…during camping season!  

Not going to the Plague Property this summer.  Savannah wanted to not spend her last summer of high school out there in an RV.  She said she felt isolated last summer.  

I expect Savannah will follow her siblings in launching from home rapidly after high school graduation.

Edited August 13, 2022 by Absolom

[ginger90]

2 hours ago, Teafortwo said:

I wonder if that's Garrison's condo?

This is what the kitchen looked like when he bought it, and he posted some pictures during painting of the cabinets, a while ago. The layout remained the same.

Edited August 13, 2022 by ginger90

[LilyD]

Janelle looked awful in that video. Yes it was early, or so she said, but she looked exhausted and definitely not healthy, early or not.  

As for the house looking temporarily; it looks exactly like her other previous rentals and she never stayed there long. I honestly refuse to believe she’s happy now. She had her own house in Vegas and it was her home. And over the past few years she’s been busy house-hopping, never staying anywhere long and basically living out of boxes and never making a new home.

And her career and (long term) financial planning: The Browns don’t do long term, period. They literally live by the year. Don’r know about her career but some SM posts by the MLM businesses themselves have implied that Janelle is very high up the ranking, probably in the very small band where people actually make money and some, a lot. The problem is; those incomes never last long. Maybe a few years before the bubble bursts. And then what? Don’t forget that she’s emptied her retirement coffers as well, a few years back to keep the train wreck going….

[CalicoKitty]

The package label on the soup beans I use says to soak overnight.  What is her question, exactly?  Any bean soup recipe I have read tells you how to soak the beans.  It is no big mystery, and certainly not worth making a video when you just rolled out of bed.  I also question heating the house making soup in the summer, but that may be just me.

[TurtlePower]

6 hours ago, CalicoKitty said:

The package label on the soup beans I use says to soak overnight.  What is her question, exactly?  Any bean soup recipe I have read tells you how to soak the beans.  It is no big mystery, and certainly not worth making a video when you just rolled out of bed.  I also question heating the house making soup in the summer, but that may be just me.

I always made soup in summer, even in AZ when it was 120 degrees. Used an instant pot — it didn’t really heat anything up. 

But to answer Janelle’s “every adult  especially a health coach should know this” question, overnight. You soak beans overnight (but if using a pressure cooker you typically don’t need to soak them, there are exceptions of course). 

[Pickleinthemiddle]

58 minutes ago, TurtlePower said:

I always made soup in summer, even in AZ when it was 120 degrees. Used an instant pot — it didn’t really heat anything up. 

But to answer Janelle’s “every adult  especially a health coach should know this” question, overnight. You soak beans overnight (but if using a pressure cooker you typically don’t need to soak them, there are exceptions of course). 

It is showing high's in the low 70's, Soup would sound good.  

9 hours ago, LilyD said:

Janelle looked awful in that video. Yes it was early, or so she said, but she looked exhausted and definitely not healthy, early or not.  

As for the house looking temporarily; it looks exactly like her other previous rentals and she never stayed there long. I honestly refuse to believe she’s happy now. She had her own house in Vegas and it was her home. And over the past few years she’s been busy house-hopping, never staying anywhere long and basically living out of boxes and never making a new home.

Also, it makes you wonder why Meri and Janelle are not trying to buy a home?  They are never going to build on CP.  Are they just hanging around, until the show is over?  Are they hanging around, because they know Kody will end up moving again.So she doesn't want to buy anything.  Or maybe it's just cheaper to rent.

Oh, with all the rain they have had this summer, it's probably a good thing they are not living in the RV at CP.

[ginger90]

I guess Janelle forgot about Google.

[LilyD]

50 minutes ago, Pickleinthemiddle said:

Also, it makes you wonder why Meri and Janelle are not trying to buy a home?  They are never going to build on CP.  Are they just hanging around, until the show is over

Good point… no idea why they haven’t tried to buy anything. Maybe because they want to believe CP is happening against all odds?  A fear of jinxing these plans if they buy a house themselves?

[Sandy W]

43 minutes ago, LilyD said:

Good point… no idea why they haven’t tried to buy anything. Maybe because they want to believe CP is happening against all odds?  A fear of jinxing these plans if they buy a house themselves?

The stark reality is that if they were truly a Family, there would be no hesitation about Kody and Robyn flinging open the doors to their home and welcoming Janelle, Savanah and Meri.

AuroraBreanna and Savanah could bunk together, Sol could share with Dayton, leaving Meri and Janelle with their own rooms.  Kitchen and cleaning chores could be rotated weekly. There would be no need for a nanny with 6 adult or near adult women in the house.  This would save them several thousand dollars each month in rentals for Janelle and Meri, plus moving expenses for their hopscotching around Flagstaff.  Short term pain for long term gain.

Never going to happen though, as they no longer consider themselves family with a common goal to build on Coyote Pass.

[deirdra]

4 hours ago, TurtlePower said:

But to answer Janelle’s “every adult  especially a health coach should know this” question, overnight. You soak beans overnight (but if using a pressure cooker you typically don’t need to soak them, there are exceptions of course). 

Even if you soak them overnight but get busy & don't use them the next day, just change the water as she saw Christine do.  Janelle's mom probably used canned beans.

Are all of Janelle's family's digestive problems and need for Plexass because she was too lazy to google "how long do you soak beans?" or believe long-time family cook Christine?

The bubbles were the reason I overnight-soaked rather than pressure-cooked beans in the 1970s and donated my pressure-cooker to Goodwill - more bubbles during soaking means less gas in the digestive system.  But I'd look like Janelle if I ate such starchy foods now.

[GeeGolly]

Yea, okay, I guess I'll say it... I'm in the older category, with kids in their 30s, and I've never soaked a bean. Not even sure why beans get soaked, lol.

[crazycatlady58]

40 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Yea, okay, I guess I'll say it... I'm in the older category, with kids in their 30s, and I've never soaked a bean. Not even sure why beans get soaked, lol.

I have not soaked dried beans either. I used a slow cooker and add ginger to help prevent gas...well I did this when I could eat beans.

[Elizzikra]

8 hours ago, Pickleinthemiddle said:

Also, it makes you wonder why Meri and Janelle are not trying to buy a home?

They have no money and wouldn’t qualify for a loan?

54 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Yea, okay, I guess I'll say it... I'm in the older category, with kids in their 30s, and I've never soaked a bean. Not even sure why beans get soaked, lol.

I believe it’s to rehydrate and soften them. But I’ve never done it either.

[crazycatlady58]

47 minutes ago, Elizzikra said:

They have no money and wouldn’t qualify for a loan?

I believe it’s to rehydrate and soften them. But I’ve never done it either.

You can slso do the quick boil method...boil rapidly for two minutes the pour out the water and cook as usual. 

[xwordfanatik]

1 minute ago, crazycatlady58 said:

You can slso do the quick boil method...boil rapidly for two minutes the pour out the water and cook as usual. 

That's how I do it.  I've also used canned beans in liquid, but the sodium is often high in those.

8 hours ago, ginger90 said:

I guess Janelle forgot about Google.

Shame on her!  😝

[deirdra]

Soaking beans would be easier for Janelle. Dump in water. Do nothing for 12+ hrs.  She probably leaves dishes soaking in the sink for days after they've sat on the counter getting encrusted with breakfast cereal (as we've seen in some of her photos of dinner creations on chipped plates).  We viewers ALWAYS notice the background! I once scared the cat when I burst out laughing at one photo taken to show off Christine's vast collection of Tupperware, but what first caught my eye was the bright red TOASTER on her counter.

[ginger90]

[oliviabenson]

Kody wishes he had luscious locks like that!

[Pickleinthemiddle]

9 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Yea, okay, I guess I'll say it... I'm in the older category, with kids in their 30s, and I've never soaked a bean. Not even sure why beans get soaked, lol.

If they have been soaked, they cook much faster and more evenly.  It also makes them easier to digest.

[Noergli]

I love how Janelle kind of said that her totally-Robyn-centered-husband would never be a quick help for that. Pretty sure nobody even tried calling him 😇

[LilyD]

On 8/14/2022 at 8:47 PM, GeeGolly said:

Yea, okay, I guess I'll say it... I'm in the older category, with kids in their 30s, and I've never soaked a bean. Not even sure why beans get soaked, lol.

Ok, I’ll say it too… slightly younger here and only learned the other day that some beans need to be soaked?🤔😳 And since I’m confessing anyway, mine usually come straight out of a jar or freezer, ready to eat if I heat them up…