Chit Chat between freinds

[mscasanova]

Good luck Laura! Bet you never thought you would be so excited and inpatient to get back to the gym... LOL I know thats what I would think. LOL

[Shootin' for 150!]

OMG!!! Shawntel! I jsut read the story you posted about your aunt- how terrible! I swear, you can't trust anyone these days! How horrible. I am so sorry for your loss. It's never easy, but when it comes so suddenly and in such a shocking way, it's even harder. Again, I'm sorry that happened to your family.

[slauer]

Shawntel - thanks for the info. I'm going to go to GNC today and hopefullyget the cleanse u rec'.

I'm happy to say today I was down 2lbs this morning. As I said yesterday I don't understand it because yesterday I had Pizza and Wings for supper. But regardless I'll take the 2lbs.

[Shootin' for 150!]

Quick, hurry! Hurry, hurry, quick, quick!!!


I am absolutely fighting a battle today. I have been pretty much fine with food and controlling my cravings the last couple of months, honestly. But, today, I just want to go out and buy the biggest, sweetest, chocolatey-ist (yeah- not a real word, but IT FITS HERE!) honkin' candy bar EVER and savor ever last freakin' taste. The only thing stopping me is the # of cals and fat grams in it. WHY are some days like this? WHY? WHY? WHY?

This craving started yesterday, but I was able to ignore it and (somewhat) satisfy it by having a hot cup of decaf with some flavored creamer. This made me happy because I knew I wasn't going to give in to the candy bar craving. I just figured it would be gone today, but IT'S NOT!!!

I've come too far to give in now, cuz see I'm addicted- 1 taste of chocolate candy is too many and a million is not enough!!! If I do this, it may start me down a path that I absolutely do not want to be on. Help!!!

AAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry for rambling, but thanks for listening!

[mscasanova]

DONNA! Stop and Think! Look at the package and see how many useless cals there are!!! And compare that too how long it will take to burn those off!

[Shootin' for 150!]

I just keep thinking of what Maria says, "This will never taste as good as skinny feels!" Over and over again!

[mscasanova]

Thanks. Were actually doing pretty good considering the fact. She had a full life. Theres a reason she was taken from us. It was her time. At least thats what I believe.

Shela- Hey 2lbs is 2lbs how ever you lost it. LOL Do you track your cals regularly? I think you said you are staying under 1200? Maybe your carbs are too low?

Im telling you guys that my body is FUNKY!!!!

I can be soo good for weeks at a time and lose minimally but as soon as I splurge with like Shela said pizza or whatever else... BAM Im down more than I lost in the prior weeks! Every time I think about it now the Dr doesnt seems so crazy in telling me eat more carbs! HAHA I really thought he was a little loony...

Creamer didnt help??? Do they make sugar free chocolate-ish flavored creamer? I was the same way a few days ago. It happens to the best of us... and I wish I knew what triggered that craving...


BTW Chocolatey-ist is sooo a word! Its in my personal Dictionary anyway!

[mscasanova]

I dont know whats come over me these past few day... My choice in music...

I grew up seriously listening to EVERYTHING! My mom would be blasting Country or Sammy Hagar or Bruce Springsteen from her room or the living room and my dad would be in the garage with Metallica blasting. My sister is a top 40 junkie and sister2 is a hip hop freak...

Me? Well Ive always been quite eclectic. But lately I cant get enough country! Not that its a bad thing, its just weird and for me to notice? LOL Hmm

[Tosh322]

most definately chocolatey is a word...its an awesome word!!!! i love chocolate and to battle my craving I do the sugar free fat free choc pudding and fat free cool whip on top....very minimal cals and it cuts out my ice cream or whatever sweet tooth craving i am having...ive noticed since I dont eat sweets anymore than when I do eat them they taste wayyy too sweet syrupy (another word) almost...anybody else notice that?? Donna you can do this....I do the same thing Shawntel does I keep looking at the calories on the label over and over and tell myself its not worth it, then I can usually put it up and walk away.
sooo today i was down .4 whoopity freakin doo!!! i know i know its a loss...im just wanting a much bigger one!!! i gotta get in the 170's I honestly don't know what to do anymore as far as eating....im exercising and watching calories i have no clue i guess im just at a stall right now. if i could just make myself stay way from the scale for a few days then i might hop on and actually see a significant difference...lol
Hi im Tosha and Im addicted to my scale. ugh!!!
Shawntel I read the story on your aunt that is very sad, but on a brighter note im glad you got to see ur family and everyone got to see much less of you!!! I had to go to one of our other offices this morning to grab paychecks on my way in to work today and those people never see me hardly so when i walked in one of the girls goes OMG you look awesome...how much have you lost???? I love hearing that...not sure Ill ever get tired of it...hehe made me feel good. Me and hubby went out last night on our wed night date...we went to this little pub called fox and hound... a friend of mine was singing in an American Idol type contest there and he is one of the finalist.....anyway i had a few drinks...actually a few too many I feel like crap today...stupid vodka!!! i drank plenty of water in between but still feel yuck today...we stayed out way too late for a work night and its totally kickin my butt today!!! not sure If i told yall or not but i started doing the 30 day shred...omg tht kicked my butt!!! i thought i was gonna die at the end...wow!!! im sooo sore all the guys at work laughing at me cause when i was walkin up the stairs to the office i was wimpering...lol.
ok im off of here gotta leave to go pick up my kiddos....
oh if you want to add me on facebook my email is Tosha@generalpetrochem.com or Tosha Wright

shawntel ive been in a country mood lately too, and i listen to EVERYTHING!!!

[s_mkalfred]

Donna...Idk waht to say... I want to tell you it will be ok to just eat it this one time, cause when I deprive myself of thing I want that bad it ALWAYS comes back to bite me in the butt, BUT...you know yourself better than anyone so if you know it will be a spiral down hill...DON'T GIVE IN!!! You can do this I know you can!!

Shawntel, I am so sorry to hear about your aunt. I have not read you post about it yet, jusy from ppl on here but regardless, losing someone we love is ALWAYS hard no matter what. I'll keep you and your family in my thoughts.

Country Music! I listen to almost all types of music but I too have been in a country mood lately...WIERD! My car has been consisting of Lonestar, Carie Underwood, Jonalee White, Mylie Cyrus (sp) and more Carie Underwood lol. My New favorite song is The Climb! It fits my life sooo well right now. It also helps me stay focused and not worry so much Ha! As if that's possible lol.

Tosh ~ I added you! Way to go on the 0.4 loss! Anything is better than nothing so be proud!

As for me, down 2.2, down 0.7, then up 0.7! My weight is 148.8! Ugh! I would kill to see 146.??? My lowest yet is 147.0 so I am still up I'm hoping to get down some tomorrow though.

Good news for my job/research/smoking program. We had 8 people sign up!!!! That means 8 babies are going to be born a little healthier! YAY!

I also got caught up on a little homework tonight! I feel so accomplished today

Well off to read some personal updates of all my wonderful phen friends! I love you ladies!

Shiela...Thanks for the shout out lol, and thanks for the great work out tonight. It's great to have a friend to exercise with and even better knowing you're on here too!

[s_mkalfred]

Just stopping in to say HI!!

I am glad everyone is doing good!!

Mrsace! You cannot just stop by to say hi!!! Absolutley not! We need to hear how you are doing! I have been thinking about you and I really want to know how things are going? Remember, it's always better to stay in touch. I'm worried about you Please update on how you are doing.

[mscasanova]

Oh darlings!

Did you survive Donna? I hope so!

Hey Mrsace! Get back here and chat with us!!!

Laura same thing get ur booty here with us! How you doing? you hanging in there?

Tosh- Vodka is the DEVIL! LOL Did you make thru your day? I agree with Maria tho a loss is a loss!!!

Maria- Thanks hun. Congrats on getting those 8 people! Im sure that will feel so rewarding in the end!!

Thats what my playlist looks like! With an occasional hip hop or top 40 song thrown in... And some Taylor Swift.


DANG guys! I was just looking up to see what my books are gonna run and to see if BIL has any of them before he gets rid of them and HOLY SH!T I forgot how expensive they are. LOL I better try for some scholarships or something. Of course leave it to me to leave all the classes with expensive books til the end... I think there is a correlation btwn how expensive a book is and how hard the class is... Just Sayin... LOL

Anatomy and Physiology 2A&2B
Microbiology 1
Chem 2A
Physics 10 and 11
Psycology
Sociology
And maybe one more English class.

I already did all my math and "easy" classes, a chem class, intro to anatomy. And I took other anatomy, physics, chem and history classes but those were for a different health care major! GRR Im telling you Universal prerequisites would be my dream right now!

LOL Well my eye is looking sexy!!! HAHA Sarcasm gotta love it!

[Shootin' for 150!]

Good morning, girlie girls!

Yes, I did survive the horrible craving yesterday- WITHOUT GIVING IN!!! WWWWOOOO WWWWWHHHHHHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! I just tried to put the thoughts out of my mind. Guess it worked! Thank goodness. The reason it was upsetting me so much is because I am STUCK (much like you, Maria and Tosha!) at 156/157!!!! UGH!!! I just wanna be 150 dang it! ANd believe me, I am doing everything I should be- exercise, clean eating, yada, yada! I'm just gonna remain positive and keep up the routine- it WILL pay off, I just know it!

Hey, ladies! I DID find a post on here yesterday about something called 5-HTP (supposedly an herbal/natural amino acid derivative from plants) and how using it with Phen makes the Phen work SSSSOOOOO much better. One person said it makes the Phen "stronger"??? Anyway, Walgreen's has it on sale this week- BOGO free! $15.99 for 2 bottles! I'm gonna go get some here in the next little bit. I went to Walgreens.com last night and everyone who posted a review (15 total) of the product gave it 5 of 5 stars, except 1 or 2 who gave it 4 stars. EVERYONE said that there are NO negative side effects and that it boosts your mood, concentration, and outlook on life and it is also noted for weight loss effects! Sounds good to me! So, off I go to get some- I'll keep ya posted on how it works for me! BTW- if you want to take advantage of the bOGO, you can order off the website- www.walgreens.com... I think the sale ends tomorrow!

Maria- good to see you back and posting! I know it is so hard to fit in anything for yourself when you have so much going on in your life!

Speaking of having a lot going on in life, Shanwntel- are you also going to school? I had NO idea! Good Lord! You ladies are SO busy! That makes each of your weight loss even more impressive! And the classes you hae scheduled look like KILLERS to me- do not like the sciences! UGH! Don't know how in the heck I made it through Chem., Chem. Lab, Biol., and Biol. Lab- good thing the instructor was a regular customer at the Italian restaurant that I waited tables at during college!!! I took care of him, that's for sure! LOL...

Tosha, how are you feeling today? I know vodka can sure do a number on your stomach and your head! Used to love me some of that in college! I remember one time in college- WAY back in the 80s- when my roommate and I had a half gallon of it. We finished it off in one evening. Had a blast, though. I still have a scar on my left knee from getting on my bed-- wearing nothin' but panties and a leather coat-- and singing Cher's "If I could Turn Back Time" which was popular then. Well, needless to say, I was SO into the "performance" (and drunk) that I failed to notice I was so close to the edge of the stage (err...bed). Off we go- carpet burn all over my left knee. Oh, well! It was funny at the time, and still is. MAYBE one day I'll tell that story to my kids- MAYBE! LOL...

Laura, I know you said you may potentially have a procedure on your leg today- if so, how did that go? Hope all is well, sweetie! Thinking of you...

Teresa- Where the heck are ya??? I hope you're still on the wagon! I remember reading a post where you sounded as though you were losing hope- stick with it! If you quit now, you'll just have SO much farther to go when you do get back with the program! Let us know how you are!

TTYL!

[mscasanova]

Im not in school yet. I was hoping to start this semester but thats not going to happen.

Were still waiting on this new job to start up for hubby. The other project he was on has ended so we really need him to get started on this one. This next one is a 3 year freeway expansion soo he will be busy busy. I cant wait bc its a new company and their benefits are awesome!! They keep saying just waiting on task orders... BLAH

O that story is priceless!!

Be sure to let us know how those work for you. Ive heard a lot about them but feel like I take so many dang things already... LOL

Ok guys Im dying here!!! My whole eyelid is swollen now! It hurts and IDK how to fix it! It the whole upper lid now. Ive never had this happen before. Ive gotten the occasional stye or ingrown eyelash kinda thing but never this. It was sore on Tuesday when I woke up at the outside corner of my top left lid. The next day it was a little more swollen, then yesterday it was a little more swollen and looked bruised. NOW the whole top lid is super swollen!

Ugh I dont want to go in public!!!

[Tosh322]

OMG Donna!!!!! crackin up at your story and picturing it....oh the things we do with liquid courage!!!
Shawntel, try putting a washcloth in water as hot as you can stand it then pressing it to your eye...my sis is a nurse and said its suppose to draw some of the stuff outta the stye and help it go away faster...you can google it and see if you find anything on it... i know they hur girl, makes your eye sooo sore

Marie, thats great that 8 people signed up...i think what u are doing is awesome....hubby has been trying to quit smoking since jan but keeps failing...i dont smoke and have never even tried a cigarrette so its hard for me to imagine what he is goin thru, he gets sooo pissy sometimes! Well got on the scale this mornin and it said 183 again, honestly i have no clue what is goin on with my body, im so discouraged today, this morning was the first time i have actually thought about going and eating just a bunch of crap all day...but i didnt thats the main thing....just discouraging to know my efforts are in vain. hopefully one day i will step on there and see a significant loss...i think im gonna tell hubby to hide the scale until wed or so and then get it back out for me and maybe ill see something. So what is everyone doin this weekend, any plans???

[mscasanova]

Thanks Tosh. Ive been doing that about 3x a day... Good to know that isnt whats causing more tho... I finally broke down and Im having one of the guys stop at rite-aid on their way thru town to get some stye eye droppy things I saw. They $10. I hope they work!!

AND Cruddy about the scale. Im feeling you tho. I got on this morning so I wasnt surprised when I weigh tomorrow at the Dr and it says 213! Ive been here for sooo long! I think tho that Im a lil puffy my ring is a little tight. And Im feeling kinda uhh backed up.

Im just falling apart today! My eye, the puffiness and not to mention how I was a little too ambitious at the gym last night! HAHA what is the chest muscle on ur sides that wraps around to your shoulder blades? Like right where your bra goes? ITS SORE! but I like it! I know Im weird! and my biceps and triceps and thighs are a little sore too. I cant wait to do it all again tonight! I think for cardio tho Im going to use the bike... Trying to switch it up a little. Then we will prolly go for a walk at the track...

Why is it that Im exercising better now and Im losing weight a lot slower than when I was only doing it 2 or 3 times a week? I know muscle but... it cant all be muscle...

Anyway Ill be back in a bit!

[s_mkalfred]

Shawntel, it must be muscle cause I'm having the same issue. I exercise more and lose less??? GRR.. I only exercised 2 times this week but tonight will make 3 since I go from Saturday to Friday. I know I'm going to have a loss this week but i think I'll still be up some from my lowest though

Ok now for the TMI!

Last night hubby and I were you know, doing what the sheep do in the field and well first of all, he goes so much further now than he use to but that's not what I was going to say...I'm blushing a little but i have to tell someone!

Ok, I use to feel like he wasn't really attracted to me cause he NEVER rubbed all over my body while we were having sex. Well...HE DOES NOW! It makes me feel so sexy, like he is really loves my body. Hard to explain but I figured if anyone would understand you all would. he has been doing this for the last couple of months! Makes our sex life so much better in my opinion! He also has never really had much of a sex drive for a guy, but that has increased some too. Partly because he had a vasectomy I think. I'm sure my nicer looking body helps some too!

If this really was TMI, just pretend like you never read it LOL...I warned you!

[scsemperfi]

I'm here...I promise! LOL

Thanks for all the concern about my procedure ladies, I really appreciate it. Unfortunately I wasn't able to have it done today. I have another little problem that needs to clear itself up first. Hopefully we'll be able to do it next Friday after work and I'll finally be able to get back into the groove.

I admit that I've been eating pretty badly here the past few days....not as much as I normally would...the Phen has taken care of that for me but I have been a bad girl. I think going so long with no carbs made me want to go into Carb overdrive! LOL I have still been checking my weight though and thankfully I haven't gained anything back. *WHEW* It does make me feel like I have let everyone down though. I promise I'll get back in there though....I can't afford to put this off anymore. I want to lose at least 50 lbs so that I can get pregnant again. I don't want my kids TOO far apart and David was 3 in Dec. Also I want to be in better shape for my 10 year HS reunion coming up in October so that all those "skinny girls" who have also gained weight will know what it feels like to be the "Bigger Girl". It's kinda B*t*hy of me, I know, but I still want them to eat their words.

Anyway...If anyone wants to add me as a friend on Facebook I'd LOVE to be able to chat with y'all on there too. My full name on there is Laura Hatcher Burdett......If you add me just let me know that it's from here ok!

[sosassafrass]

i still have a ton of reading to do...i've just been popping on here periodically. I see everyone is pedaling right along, which is great. work is still keeping me busy...which i don't mind, because that's job security. I didn't realize, but what i thought was a couple of weeks off the phen...actually was a month because i have 2 pills left in the 'script I got from December...and I got my February 'script yesterday. So, I can say that I lost 6.6 lbs without the phen, which is cool. I started back on phen today...and it feels like old times minus the headaches.

I'm still on clothing punishment until April 20th...but I did cheat and bought a vintage purple dress with iridescent beading on the front...kinda Donna Summer-ish. I have silver peep-toe heels to go with it...good thing is that vintage clothing runs smaller...the tag says size 12, which is about a current size 10. So, I have to get on it. My 16's are loose and I definitely have to wear a belt or i have the pants pulled up high and a shirt covering it, but I'm going to wait about 10 lbs before I claim a size 14 I'm also on pedicure and eyebrow punishment until I get to one-der-land...that needs to come before the weather breaks because my feet look like talons.

I'm still exercising and all that good stuff...now i'm getting to the point where people are asking me "how much more do you plan to lose"...when I tell them about 50-55 more lbs, they look at me like i've sprouted horns. They'll be alright....or not.

Nothing really eventful has been happening in my social life, but that's because I'm just tired and apathetic...social gatherings are taxing and people have just been energy vampires, so honestly I have become a recluse. There are only 4-5 people that haven't been cut off. Three of them are related to me.

I can actually say...a couple of weeks ago I volunteered to score tests for an academic competition for jr. high students. Lo and behold this guy I had a crush on volunteered also...I didn't even know until he e-mailed me the week before and told me that he saw my name on the list. However, I haven't talked to him in months because he said he's been busy with grad school.

Long story short....we talked while i entered scores in and he graded tests. He finally managed to say..."not saying you look old or anything...but the weight loss makes you look like you did in college". So, I guess that's a compliment since i finished 10 years ago.

And then....this is where the BS starts....sometimes I want to say its phen rage, but I think the phen just broke my cynical floodgates.

he asked if i saw "This is It", i said yes...I saw it at the movies since I had free passes. I usually end up getting free tickets for various events in town. He said "oh, so it's like that"....I told him, "you knew that already...i tried calling, but you don't return calls". He said...you know school has taken a lot out of me, you should understand since you were in grad school. .

The old "doormat" me...would have been like, "yeah...i understand". However, this smarmy new me just politely stated...."we make time for things we deem important"...and left it at that. Because what will happen is that he'll say something like..."we should have lunch one day..blahblahblah". He'll be alright....or not.

@scsemperfi- um...no, its not being *****y. My motivation for losing this weight is how good I will look. Oh yeah...and i'm itching to tell some of those wayward assed scalawags I grew up with "I can fit into my prom dress....can you"? I just want to do it one good time...i know I should be the "better person", i've taken so many "high roads" that i'd fail a pee test.

I tell people that fat is one of the last demographics that people feel that its perfectly acceptable to mistreat and demonstrate prejudice towards. Plus, as an unmarried fat chick (i can say it...and i'm ok with it), even though you have a rockin personality...you can still be invisible in many settings. Now, I really don't want the attention, because i've always been "the smart girl" and i'm a nerd to my heart...which means i have to date another nerd or i'd be bored. I'm suspicious of the attention instead of flattered because I know 75% of them wouldn't look at me 33 lbs ago.

[mscasanova]

YAY Maria! Thats so awesome. Did you say anything to him about it?

I catch hubby looking at me more... It kinda annoys me tho... Ive always had this weird thing about people watching me... LOL and every time I turn around hes looking at me... I dont know another of my weird quirks I suppose. But I agree, there has been an improvement for us as well...

Laura I hope all gets better soon. I feel like Im binging a little on carbs too...

Dont worry about sounding beezy-ish about it. Were all friends here. Im sure we can all relate to it too.

sosassafrass thats so awesome that you did that on your own!! Congrats. Im trying to stay in more too.

LOL about that guy. I knew a guy like that. He would text me or email me saying something about lunch and when Id agree something would come up last minute... So the last time he did it, I told him for sure right bc Im not gonna get ready and then you bail. He assured me it was forsure... Well as it turned out I had to cancel last minute! LOL Gave him a taste of his own medicine. I really did have something come up tho.

Im really feeling ICK right now. My eye is feeling better now that I have this ointment stuff. It doesnt hurt when I blink but the swelling is still there. The ointment says to put it inside the eye, so I did, I was jumping around yelling "OYE OYE OYE OYE" it burned! Does that mean its killing the infection? Thats what I was always told growing up. "The more it burns, the more germs its killing" LOL They even said that when the bath water was a little too warm.

I took those water and potassium pills Im suppose to take the day before my appt... IM PEEING EVERY 15 DANG MINS! So either Im really retaining or this is gonna really dehydrate me... LOL But I knew when I got back weds that I might have an issue bc the food was kinda salty to me...

IDK what were gonna do tonight. I was hoping for a movie night. But FIL needs hubbys help delivering a kitchen remodel he's been working on sooo that means he prolly wont be back til late. Then hes prolly gonna need his help installing tomorrow morning...

Maybe Ill just have a me night... Which will consist of watching TV and painting my nails like 20 diff times... I might even spring and do a face mask... Maybe...

Anybody else have nearly as exciting plans as I do? hehe

[mscasanova]

Oh and how the hell do I delete people on face book??? I cant figure it out! I need to delete some people I dont talk to anymore...

[scsemperfi]

Oh and how the hell do I delete people on face book??? I cant figure it out! I need to delete some people I dont talk to anymore...

I just checked. You have to go to your profile page...not "Home". Go down on the left hand side where it shows "friends" and click on see all. It'll show an alphabetical list of all of your friends and you just click the "X" next to the ones that you want to delete. It's a little more complicated since they changed the format.....AGAIN! LOL

[mscasanova]

Thanks! I hate when they change it! I just got use to the other one. Gosh some people are never satisfied! :P

Im gonna go try it now.

[mscasanova]

OH you guys I just found out they are having an English Bulldog Beauty Pageant on Sunday at the beach... I think were gonna bring Elmer down there. Not to enter but to go play and maybe take him to the dog beach and see how he does in the sand.

I should try and post a pic of him and Rusty...

[mscasanova]

Here are my babies... The closest thing I have to children.

Rusty my poodle...aka poodleton aka Russell-roni on my FIL's bike...


Rusty and his GF Leiloni lol and Elmer



Elmer napping

[s_mkalfred]

Aww...I love animals~ I had my dogs in last night until Cooper (lab/chow) decided to mark his territory on my couch Grr.. We took him out to punish him and then my baby Rosco (G.Shepard/Coyote) felt the irrisitable erge to remark the same place, so he had to go out too I like spending time with them and it's just too cold outside. Rosco is housbroke so i know it was just an instinct to do what he did. Cooper has not been in the house much so we still have to teach him.

We have a cat too and she had 3 other cats/kittens but suddenly they all disapeared ??? Well, ever since she has been super clingy to us lol. She is an outside cat but we let her in every once in a while and lately she follows us around the house (the outside) meowing like mad at every window until we let her in lol. Tell them Shield lol ..she has seen it many times first hand.

Shawntel...sorry about your eye! I hate those things. i wish I knew someting that helped but it sounds like you got something. I hope it gets better soon.

Sassafras... you always make me laugh my *** off. I'm so glad you're posting here with us!

As for that guy thing, I love getting the attention I didn't use to, but I know what you mean when you say.."yeah you wouldn't have given me the time of day XYZ many pounds ago. speaking of which i have to share the story I experienced yesterday. Shiela YOU CAN NOT TELL STEVE!!!

Ok so one of my good old days friends and I have been talking on the phone once or twice a month he calls. Well we have been friends for years (always platonic). So last time I saw him was over the summer, I had lost lots of weight but I have lost about 40 more since then so BIG DIFFERENCE now lol. Anyway, since he lives in Pittsburgh, we called him on V-Day to tell him we were in the area if he could come have lunch with us. Hubby is cool about it. He, his wife, and daughter did come meet us at the mall and we hung out for like an hour nothing more. Then his wife got a little B*t*hy so he had to go. Well yesterday he called me up and went on and on about how skinny I am now etc.. He also asked how Steve and I met and etc. I told him how Steve and I dated in HS and how he tells me he fell in love with me way back then and always held the tourch alive. My friend then says..."I can understand how he could fall in love with you that fast" OMG! I laughed and blew it off but he said many things like that. He was totally testing the waters I think. I went on to tell him how much I love my hubby and would die if anything happended to him or between hubby and I. He then moved in to say he feels the same about his wife LOL COVER UP!! So now I have to tell you a little background info. My friends name is Jonathan, my sons name is Jonathan...My friends daughters name is Maria...my name (for those who don't know) is Maria. My hubby knows it is just coincidence (at least on my part LOL) Well his wife found out this summer and was pissed. Apparently she asked him if he named their daughter after me. (he came up with it I guess). He told me yesterday he told her no but he actually named her after an ex girlfriend. Not because he was hung up on her but because he has always loved the name. Needless to say, he did not tell her that. I told him she probably doesn't believe he didn't name her after me lol. If I were her I wouldn't it's just too weird lol. Anyway I made it clear to him that I love my hubby. He is two years younger than me and when he was 14 he told me he was falling in love with me LOL I actually laughed at him...and then felt bad. Like I said we have been friends for years but always platonic, He is hot though lol, but he also wouldn't have thought of me romantically in the least at my heaviest so whatever! It is great to know that I look good to other guys though! Remember Shiela, you can't tell Steve. I know I'm NEVER going to cheat on my hubby, but if he knew all this happended he would probably get all jealous and then I would lose my friend, and I don't want that to happen. Steve is not typically the jelous type but he can get that way sometimes.

Oh, No Shawntel I don't think I told him. I told him about going further, but not about how he made me feel sexy. I'm going to tell him now LOL.

[s_mkalfred]

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I added this link because I care about all of you wonderful ladies. I will warn you that this article is bad news However, I also think it's important. I started a thread with it as well for people who don't post with us, but I miss a lot of the other threads because I don't have time to do so much reading and I thought if any of you are like me you might miss it too so I added it here.

It's about jeans and dress sizes...the truth about vanity sizing! Ugh I said it was bad news but I know you are all here to get healthy so I figured if you didn't know, you would want to know.

[mscasanova]

I love animals too! I use to have a beautiful Orange cat but he had some UTI that turned really bad and the Vet mis-diagnosed him and he ended up being toxic to himself and we had to put him down... It was pretty tragic the way it all happened and how fast. But when I got him from the shelter he was only 4wks and prolly the ugliest guy in there. Everyone was shocked thats the one I wanted. He ended up being gorgeous tho.

LOL he use to cuddle with me til I fell a sleep every night and he would put his little paw in my hand. Thats how I use to get him to sleep when he was a baby... Id rub his paw and he was always out like a light! When we went out of town I brought him to my moms so she could "babysit" and the first night my adult cat wouldnt sleep at all. He kept waking her up "yelling" at her. He would lay down and try and put his paw in her hand and she kept moving it. Then he would get up and start all over... My mom wanted to KILL me the next morning. She called and was like WTF is wrong with Monster!!! LOL I told her what to do and he slept every night after that. SOO funny!

He was the only cat we actually could keep inside all the time. All our other cats always were racing to the door and would trip you to get out

Enough about my animals I guess. LOL

Oh darling Maria... LOL It does feel great to know that another attractive man is attracted to you. I like the attention Im not gonna lie! LOL Hubby knows Id never cheat either... He gets the same way when a hot girl flirts with him... Which happens a lot by the way! LOL I say enjoy the attention. It makes me feel "hotter" knowing its not just hubby saying what he thinks he has to.

I read that article and I pretty much guessed that. LOL But I bet it depends on the brand a lot. Which would be why a lot of us are a range of sizes... Id like to find out what brands are "true sizes" and see how that works out. LOL

My goal is to have a 9 or lower on my tag... Just once... Dont know how possible that is considering IDK the last time I was below a 16... IDK care if its the fatty version of the 9 or not LOL I just want it to say it. Id be quite happy with a 10 tho.

Ok well Im gonna go catch up with some others and then update my thread.

[mscasanova]

Alright where are you all at today? How was your night? Mine was good watched movies and cuddled on the couch.

[Tosh322]

im here sorry ive been mia all weekend...just been enjoyin the kid free wknd...kiddos were at their dads til this mornin. We went out with some friends saturday night to hear a guy sing accoustic, yesterday I had an all about me day, i went and got my hair cut and hilighted...i was supposed to go last week and had to cancel, then i went and bought two pairs of boots a pair of jeans (size 12) only because all of my pants are falling off and i got two shirts...all in all it was a good day. Stupid scale is still pissin me off...yesterday mornin i said 179.2 but i knew it was only because i hadn't eaten since 4pm the day before, then this morning i get up and it says 182...ugh!!! im soooo discouraged i honestly dont know what to do anymore!! i can't really eat any better, when i exercise more it seems like i dont lose. oh well enough about me

Sossofrass...i love reading your stuff...you crack me up, you are soo spunky and i love ur attitude, its great. you definately need to keep your friend guessin and not be waiting around for him.

Maria...i understand what your sayin about hubby...my hubby is really reserved when it comes to affection, it stems from the way he was brought up and the life he had (which was horrible) so when he goes a little farther with things it definately makes it better for me too...i love to feel sexy too!

Shawntel how is the stye today...did the soreness go away? what kind of work does your hubby do? i work in construction and i always hate having to sign the layoff slips for the guys when a project ends and it seems like the next one never begins when they tell you its going to.

Oh yeah i forgot to say i saw my sister for the first time since thanksgiving and she just kept talking about how good i looked, she lost 30lbs on WW last year but gained it back. it made me feel good she noticed....oh AND i just got back from kroger....there was this guy in the line in front of me checking out his groceries, and you can clearly tell he had been drinking...next thing i know he has paid for my groceries...i was like "um no i can pay for my own groceries" so he says if you won't let me pay for your stuff can i at least have your number? i kinda laughed it off and said well my husband probably wouldnt like that...so then he walked me out to my car and just kept talking and talkin...he was clearly buzzed, it was just funny cause before i finally got in my car he goes, i finally get up the nerve to talk to hot girl and shes married...just my luck!! anyway kinda made me feel good. i told hubby about it, not sure he liked it too much..lol. We already had one jealous episode today, my husband usually isnt all the jealous type, but this morning i had to meet my ex husband about 20 minutes away to get the girls from him. So since my hair still looked good from where the salon fixed it yesterday I went to go get dressed and put my makeup on. Well then i found this outfit i bought last summer that ive never worn cause its always been too tight and i didnt like that but since it was 70 degrees today i decided to wear it (its just capris and a shirt) so i come out of the room and asked him if the outfit looked ok and he just starts b!tching about why do i care what i look like and who am i getting all dressed up for? Honestly, alot of women would probably want there ex hubbys to see them lookin good and skinnier, but i could care less what mine thinks and dressin up for h im was the last thing that had crossed my mind. It pisssed me off and i told him that he was crazy for thinking like that and not to talk to me anymore today until he could say something that made sense and i left to get kiddos. Well long story short he calls me up and apologizes and said that he was jealous and he didnt like the way that made him feel and he was sorry. heehee....im glad he did though, makes me feel like he knows what he has and doesn't want to lose it!! ok ive rambled enough...sorry this is sooo long...gotta go catch up on other post!!

[Tosh322]

ok thought id post a pic of my new color....before i was just all dark brown...i added some red, caramel, and really dark lowlights...i wanted something drastic and fun!!! whatcha think? this is me and my 7 year old kenedi! hope it works!

[s_mkalfred]

Oh Tosh your pic didn't come through here but I did see it on facebook! It looks great!

It does make you feel good when the hubby acts a little jealous huh? I agree that is makes me feel like he knows he has something to lose lol. It's sweet that your hubby was able to apologize. My hubby has a very hard time with that! Major pride issues I guess, even when he knows he is wrong. Other than that a few other minor issues he is the best and I love him dearly!!

Starting a new workout plan today. My BF Matt helped me figure out things I should do, so I'm going to try it for a week.

[Shootin' for 150!]

Ok, I'm here. The weekend has been busy, and has flown by- as usual! Back to work tomorrow- ugh!

We were "kid-free" this weekend, so I've been busy doing housework, working out, and havign fun with the hubby.

Shawntel- cutie pie pups! Thanks for posting the pics.! I definately think you should take Elmer to the pageant- and enter him, too! What a hunka, hunka Bulldog! LOL

Maria- thumbs up on the excitment in the marriage lately! Lately, my husband just keeps saying, "I love it when you feel sexy!" with a big grin...MEN, huh?

Tosha- Can't wait to see the pics. of the new 'do! I LOVE to have my hasir done professionally, although I rearely do it because of the cost! Sounds like a very pretty combo of colors that you had put in. I've had the carmel put in mine before and LOVED it! The only reason I stopped was because the guy charged almost $200 to do it, and I'm the type who HATES to see roots, so I was getting it touched up about every 5 weeks- WAY too expensive for me$$$$$$

Laura- hopefully you can get your procedure done this week- I know you are ready to have it over with so that you can heal and workout again!

Sosassafrass- Put him in his place, girl! Sounds like a jerk to me! You deserve to be treated better than what he is dishing out! I dated (very briefly) a man who was a judge in the next county. We only went out for about 3-4 weeks. Well, I guess he *thought* that since he was so *important* he could jsut show up when the heck he wanted to- uuuhhhh- WRONG! Donna don't play that tired little game. The first few times, he called to say that the elderly lady next door had caught him in the driveway leaving and talked forever, cause she lives alone, yadda, yadda! So, I bought that- no problem. The next time it was- he couldn't find his keys or some lame excuse... After that- next time- no excuse, no call to say he was late or anything! WELL, this did NOT sit well with me- oh no! So, he finally shows up 30 or 40 mintues late- and never even mentions that he is late- no apology- nothin'. I decided right then and there that this would NOT happen again.

So, the next week, we're set to go out on a Wednesday to a movie. Knowing he'd be late, I was ready at the appointed time. I waited 5 minutes- JUST 5 minutes. Then, I got in my car and left, headed to Applebee's to meet the man that would become, 5 years later, my husband! A mutual male friend had asked me to come meet this guy who had seen the 2 of us working out together and had asked the nutual guy friend to introduce us. So, that was that!

In the meantime, I learned from my next door neighbor that "the self-important judge" had arrived, just as I suspected, about 30 minutes late, rang the bell- no answer- walked around my house, then walked over and rang her bell to ask if she had seen me. She told him that she had seen me leave about 20 minutes earlier. Well, he was quite perplexed! HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!! The next day, he called and apologized profusely and practically begged for another date/chance! Needless to say, after the night I had with my wonderful future hubby, I politely turned him down and never entertained the thought of him again...

So, stick to your guns, girl! As Dr. Phil says, "You teach people how to treat you." See what I mean?

Good night, Phrends!

[Mrsace13]

Mrsace! You cannot just stop by to say hi!!! Absolutley not! We need to hear how you are doing! I have been thinking about you and I really want to know how things are going? Remember, it's always better to stay in touch. I'm worried about you Please update on how you are doing.

I feel depressed!! I come on here and read everyone working out, eating good, losing and losing their weight, then there is me!! Dr Oz said the other day by this time we all know what we need to do, it is just a matter of doing it and that is me.

I do know HOW to lose weight and I keep coming here asking things as if I don't already know the answers to. I love coming here and reading how everyone is doing but then I feel like I am a downer here. I don't normally have anything exciting and positive to report, instead I feel like I am making excuses not to do the things I need to do.

I loved when I was on the challenge with you, I really made myself do it for that short time and I was feeling good about myself. So I really need to get myself in order and get on track so I can join you with exciting updates instead of feeling down.

I am still here, I am here almost daily. I am keeping up with all of you and you are all doing so good, keep it up!!

[scsemperfi]

Tosh, I absolutely LOVE the new hair color! I wish I had the balls to try something more funky like that. I'm too much of a "plain Jane" though. LOL

Well, ladies...I'm still down but not yet out. It seems like God is throwing every possible curve ball at me that he can. I still wasn't able to have the procedure done and now it looks like I'll have quite a wait until I can do it since it seems that I have been "blessed" with Shingles! I don't know for sure yet but I'm about 95% positive that's what it is. I've been feeling bad the past few days and then I get this lovely rash on my back that spread to just under my right breast. It itches to High heaven and my ribs feel like I got kicked in them.

Since I'm contagious and I work for an OBGYN I'll probably have to be out of work for a few days and I obviously won't be able to go to the gym. If I have to be out of work though I'm going to use it to my advantage and try to meal plan and try out my new workout videos. I refuse to be sabatoged!

I feel bad that I don't ever seem to have good news to share on here lately and I apologize for that. I just hope that I haven't brought anyone down. I'm making a VERY realistic goal to be down 2 lbs by Friday and I will share my progress on here. I appreciate all of the encouragement from all of you ladies and I hope that I'll get back in there and be an inspiration to you as well. I'm going to head to bed and try to get some rest tonight but I'll definately weigh and check in tomorrow. MUAH! *HUGS*