DISappearing Peeps...A fastpass to THIN! Part 2

[pigget74]

WELCOME AIMEE!!! Glad that you have joined us.

Monica---sounds like when I had Joshua--we closed on our house the day before we induced so we were moving until late that night and had to be at hospital by 5. So I think I got 2 hours sleep before my induction. Please post a pic as soon as you can--you know your peeps will want to have a peep at your bundle of joy!! May God Bless you and your family during the wonderful time.

Today it is supposed to be 110. Over the weekend the heat index is supposed to be 112---I think I will be staying inside and boycotting any outisde activities.

Last night was hard my oldest DS joined the youth group at church. He has been happily awaiting this time and I have been dreading it. It is hard to see that my boy is growing up. I know that we all go through this--but it still is hard to learn to let go and let them discover some things on their own.


Have a good one everyone.

[aries1980]

aimee whooty hootttt!!!!!!!!! 18,000!!!!!!!!!!

[eeyore45]

Good call Christine!!

:cool1: AIMEE!! :cool1:

(trying a different, ie OLD computer - it logs me off instead of posting many times!! Very frustrating not being able to talk to y'all!!)

[eeyore45]

This is something that has helped me a lot.

If you focus on results you will never change but, if you focus on changes you will get results.

I am thinking about it a lot today. So far so good. I almost stuck my hand in the wheat thins box but I stopped. One battle won!

Great advice - I needed to hear that!! :thumbsup2

Pigget :grouphug: You have a lot of emotions running around you today!! HOLD ON TIGHT Peep!! :goodvibes :wizard: I'll never forget when I dropped dd off at her first full daycare (it was at a Catholic High school - they rented space there and the HS kids would come in to help out in the afternoons - it seemed perfect - well she loved it from the beginning... but that first day, I literally burst into tears - and the director thought I was nuts... "um isnt she your 3rd child? Havent you been doing this already???" Yes, but that day it just struck me, she grew up!!

I also have to say I am blessed... there is nothing finer to hear than your 21 year old telling you he loves you... "love you mom, just wanted you to know"... or your 19yr old saying (after 3 or 4 years of just gentle grunting uhhuh") "me too mom".... When my boys were little I made it a point of visiting their cousins, that were older and had awesome relations with their parents, if their cousin could hug Mom in front of their hs friends, well, it stuck!!!

[eeyore45]

so far, this old computer is doing ok... it just eats posts from time to time, and I get knocked off the internet...

Big Brother - its going to be fun to watch tonight!! There is so much dealing, changing, redealing, changing... lying... switching... promising on my kids lives, to its just a game, I dont really mean it if I promise them that... :rotfl2:

Right now, no one is sure... I missed the whole Amber slander, altho her and Dustin were talking and it seemed racist to me "my dog doesnt like black people"... :scared1: I know they are young, but really? Some get the microphone from the DR when the DR 'forgets' to turn off a mic - and then it goes up on youtube!! Just been amazing, ever since that banner went by during the hoh comp last Thursday!!

I lost interest, whenever one clique totally dominates, I lose interest!! I like them not knowing!!

[DisneyObsession]

i pulled out one of my old "the firm" cardio tapes today and did it instead of hauling my booty to the gym in this heat. it was hilarious! a good workout, but what was with those fashions in the later '80's, early '90's? what exactly is the purpose of a belt with a leotard??? :laughing:

I do an "8 Minute Ab" DVD and the guy is in a tight biker short outfit! It's very funny to see the fashion, but the excercise is great!!! :banana:

Sandy -- I've never "seen" you in real life, but I have gotten to know the internet "you." And I say that you are a wonderfully beautiful person! You are kind, caring, and a cheer leader for all. Often the first to welcome a new peep and the one to offer encouragement and hugs. You also have motivation of great proportions to get out there and "wog" (as you would say). This motivation is inspirational (and makes me get off of my butt more days than not). You're also a caring mother with what sound like great kids. You're a teacher -- need I say more? I'd say that adds up to an extraordinarily beautiful person who is worth more than she'll ever know. :hug:

DITTO!!!! :hug:



The Dr.'s office called and upped the time of my C-section to 7am on Monday.

I have to be there at 5am. So up by 3am to leave by 4am to get there by 5.

Like I'm gonna sleep anyways:rotfl:

Monica..I can't believe it is time for you to have this baby already! It seems like you just told us you were pregnant! :eek: Where did the time go??? (And I still have only lost 8 lbs! :sad2:)

My daughters wedding is coming up fast, only 9 more days! I have to work on the favors and still am waiting for the centerpieces! I know they shipped, but they haven't arrived yet! Hopefully today!
<keeping fingers crossed!>

Didn't eat well yesterday, but didn't eat much. I hope that doesn't affect my numbers tomorrow. :flower3: I really wanted to be out of the 190's before the wedding, but not sure that is going to happen. I'm doing Turbo Jam tonight, so that should help!:yay: (I know with the amount I sweat doing it, I should lose at least 2lbs!:cheer2: )

I'm sorry alot of you are having heatwaves where you are! Our heatwave was when it hit 86 this week!!! :scared1: People complain that's hot, but I really don't think it is that bad. Now 100 is HOT!!!! :scared:

[DisneyObsession]

How did I miss this????


party: :bday: :rockband: :cake: :rainbow:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PIGGET!!!!
:rainbow: :cake: :rockband: :bday: party:

[Disneyfreak92]

just a flyby before i go to bed......

about dance tonight, i thought sabra and neil were the best couple. but they're all really good now in my opinion. ray thinks danny will win. he's an amazing technical dancer, but i don't know if that means he'll win. everyone seems to like lacey and i think she's awesome, but i think a lot of her fanfare comes from being benji's little sister. she acts a little corny for me sometimes. i think pasha and lauren will probably go this week. i love lauren, but honestly sabra's better than her and everyone loves lacey, so there you go. although it may be lauren and neil, but neil is amazing to me so i hope not.

anyway, those are my thoughts on it.....you may return to your lives now. :laughing: by the way, DH and i are thinking of going to see the dancers on tour when they come to atlanta in october. still not sure i wanna shell out the money though.....we'll see.

I love everyone that's left on the show too! I don't know who is going to go this week. I guess Lauren, but the guys - I don't know! I like Danny a lot. I think he is amazing technically, but I don't know if he has connected with the audience as much as Neil and Pasha. Hard to say! I can't believe we won't know until next week.

UGH!!!

I have to break my possible bad news to y'all...

I MAY not be able to go in September!!!!

Today is the 45 day out mark and we still owed $2800 PLUS need airfare for 6. NO money left on credit cards and have been granted 15 days to come up with the rest of the money. :sad1: I just can't see it happening! :sick:

It's NOT even WDW I'm sad about...it's missing out on meeting YOU in real life! Ya know?

We have a Plan B though. We do have AP's to Disneyland in Ca. and we have buddy passes booked to Orange Co. so the money we've paid thus far to WDW would be refunded and go towards a good-neighbor hotel and the cost of food and Universal Studios. ANd a car rental. We'd be going at the end of October with Spongie and her family- who've never been so it'd be so cool to see her kids' experience magic on a disney scale! Being with my real life friend in Disneyland would REALLY be awesome!

IF I don't end up going PLEASE take lots of pictures for me to see everyone!


Aries!!! I totally love my decoupaged notebook!!! It's my new journal! AND I haven't taken off my magic green bracelet! It really IS magic! Thanks again for my sweet package! I truly love you!!! :hug:

This whole thing normally would drive me STRAIGHT to over eat on junk..but I'm attempting to suck it up and be a grown up when I feel like I'm 10!

I'll be praying Wendy! :hug: I know you really want to meet everyone, and I really want to meet you! I hope things work out.

So, I thought I would join in. I saw UM post in her sig from the boutique thread.

Let me tell you about my weight loss journey and recent struggle.

On Feb.1, 2005 I joined Weight Watchers. I did the core plan. I had great success. It was life changing. One Dec. 1, 2005 I weighed in a hit the 100 pounds lost mark. Later that afternoon I found out I was preggers with baby number two. I had a very challenging pregnancy and gained 105 pounds.

In July of 2006 I gave birth to a very healthy baby. I rejoined WW and was very successful again. I had lost about 90 pounds by January. Eating right and exercising. I then hit a plateau, Well, this past spring I was ill (liver) and then this summer my baby began having seizures. I have not coped with this well and have turned to food.

I skipped WW two weeks in a row. I have never done that. I fell off the wagon so hard I do not know how I am going to get up. I gained about 15 pounds back just in this month. I still have lost 70-75 pounds. My problem is I am so unmotivated. I just do not care and I do not know how to change. I am disgusted with myself and I cannot seem to forgive myself and let the weight gain go. I still have 100 pounds to loose and it feels like a mountain!

I am going back to WW in the morning to face the music. I feel like I have let my leader down, my family down and mostly myself. I just cannot seem to move past this roadblock. I could use some encouragement just like everyone else.

WELCOME!!!!

Sandy -- I've never "seen" you in real life, but I have gotten to know the internet "you." And I say that you are a wonderfully beautiful person! You are kind, caring, and a cheer leader for all. Often the first to welcome a new peep and the one to offer encouragement and hugs. You also have motivation of great proportions to get out there and "wog" (as you would say). This motivation is inspirational (and makes me get off of my butt more days than not). You're also a caring mother with what sound like great kids. You're a teacher -- need I say more? I'd say that adds up to an extraordinarily beautiful person who is worth more than she'll ever know. :hug:

I couldn't have said it better myself! Except I have met you and your DS's, and I can confirm that what MJMouse is saying is true. You have a LOT to be proud of Sandy! :grouphug:

This is something that has helped me a lot.

If you focus on results you will never change but, if you focus on changes you will get results.

I LOVE this! I need to put this somewhere I will see it every day or something!

[Disneyfreak92]

Happy Birthday Piggett!!!

:cool1: :banana: :wizard: :woohoo: :hug: :yay: :cheer2: :dance3: :grouphug:

[aries1980]

Im praying for you to come to UM!!!!

[denecarter]

I've not fallen off the wagon necessarily but I cannot stop crying...

A little crying can be okay... but that negative thinking has got to stop! :hug:

Guess what... I SCORED last night in my hockey game!! First time in a few years, and only my 4th goal ever, so I am pretty happy. :yay:

Way to go!!!! :cheer2:

If you focus on results you will never change but, if you focus on changes you will get results.

I LOVE that! :love: And what a fabulous post for #18,000!

[punkin413]

Sandy,
You are most certainly NOT ugly and worthless!!

here, here! i agree!!!!!! you're our peep cheerleader and an inspiration to all...even when your keyboard doesn't work right! ;)

Guess what... I SCORED last night in my hockey game!! First time in a few years, and only my 4th goal ever, so I am pretty happy. :yay:

:yay: congrats! isn't that the best feeling? it's been so long since i've scored a goal, but i remember how good it felt (used to play soccer).

HEY BB peepz...

http://www.tmz.com/2007/08/08/big-brother-shiksa-learns-jews-have-jewish-names/

she's a moron. actually, i think they're all idiots this year.

If you focus on results you will never change but, if you focus on changes you will get results.

:thumbsup2 love it! thanks for sharing that.

I missed the whole Amber slander, altho her and Dustin were talking and it seemed racist to me "my dog doesnt like black people"... :scared1:

okay.....coming from them i'm sure it was just stupidity. but i do have to share this about my older dog, sherman. sherman has been housebroken since he was a puppy. well, there's a friend of ours named anton who happens to be black. he's been to our house twice....and both times sherman hiked his leg and peed on him!!! :eek: i felt SOOOOOO bad about it. i don't know why he did it! he's never done that with ANYONE before. i think anton's the only black person he's seen up close so i'm guessing that's why? but then that doesn't make sense because aren't dogs colorblind anyway? just very weird....and embarassing!

I'm sorry alot of you are having heatwaves where you are! Our heatwave was when it hit 86 this week!!! :scared1: People complain that's hot, but I really don't think it is that bad. Now 100 is HOT!!!! :scared:

it's currently 100 degrees in jefferson, georgia, but it feels like 104 with the humidity and everything else considered. :scared:

to all the pregnant peeps, you'll get a kick out of this. last year my best friend was due on september 10th and when she hadn't had any signs of labor they decided to induce her on september 12th. well, her 6-year-old, who was VERY anxious to meet her little brother and was VERY into the whole pregnancy thing, had heard all this conversation about inducing and being induced, etc. so she asks her mom, "mommy, what's going to happen when you get to the hospital? are they just going to say, "here's melanie" or how does that work?" at first my friend was really confused about what she was asking her, but then she figured out that she had the terms mixed up. she thought "induced" was the same as "introduced"! :rotfl:

i did 1 mile on the treadmill today (and .8 of that running) and 1 mile on the elliptical. it's just too hot to jog outside right now! i hope i have a decent number tomorrow!!!

[lexmelinda]

so she asks her mom, "mommy, what's going to happen when you get to the hospital? When I was pregnant with my second child and almost ready to deliver, my oldest looked and me and said...."How is the baby gonna get out?" :laughing:

[zigzagzerr]

I do an "8 Minute Ab" DVD and the guy is in a tight biker short outfit! It's very funny to see the fashion, but the excercise is great!!! :banana:




My daughters wedding is coming up fast, only 9 more days! I have to work on the favors and still am waiting for the centerpieces! I know they shipped, but they haven't arrived yet! Hopefully today!
<keeping fingers crossed!>

Didn't eat well yesterday, but didn't eat much. I hope that doesn't affect my numbers tomorrow. :flower3: I really wanted to be out of the 190's before the wedding, but not sure that is going to happen. I'm doing Turbo Jam tonight, so that should help!:yay: (I know with the amount I sweat doing it, I should lose at least 2lbs!:cheer2: )

I'm sorry alot of you are having heatwaves where you are! Our heatwave was when it hit 86 this week!!! :scared1: People complain that's hot, but I really don't think it is that bad. Now 100 is HOT!!!! :scared:


I'm loving the talk about the 80's fashion in the exercise videos (no dvd's at that point :snooty: ). I have one where they are wearing thong leotards (:scared1: ewww) with bike shorts underneath!!! Comfy!

The sad thing, of course, is that it shows how old we're getting. Did you know that Kathy Smith has a menopause dvd out now? :rotfl:

Now, Miss Sandy Eeyore......we don't allow bad mouthing of ourselves. You know you would never let us do that, right? I have been inspired by your posts so many times, your cheering and pulling us up, and running your race and so.....we love you, oh invisible friend, so don't do this to yourself!

Let's go to happier things.

Hooray for Kat on scoring a goal-- you are awesome, girl! :yay:
Hooray for Mony that your baby is coming soon!!!
Much pixie dust for Umama on her Disney trip! :wizard:
Hooray for Lynda for her beautiful wedding photos.
Hooray for DisneyObsession on her daughters upcoming wedding (as promised I will be drinking a toast to her on 8/18 -- from WDW!;) )

Hooray for all of you for supporting all the peeps on this thread! :thumbsup2

Okay, let's have a chuckle now, shall we. As some of you know, I teach an aerobics class 2 nights a week. I have owned this class for a couple of years but it has been in existence (with different instructors) FOREVER! Some of the ladies in the class have been coming for 20 years. I get a major giggle (and those of you who take group fitness classes can probably relate) over how territorial people get about THEIR spot in the gym. If somebody new comes in and stands there, watch out!!! :rotfl: I have this one lady, lovely person but no coordination whatsoever, who has decided she must stand directly behind my right shoulder (if I'm facing the front of the room). I practically run her over at least twice during every class, but it phases her not at all. Even better is that she always arrives late for class. If someone else is already in that spot, she positions herself right next to them, and over the course of the hour, somehow manages to nudge them over enough to grab her spot again.

You know, this kind of stuff makes me love the ladies in my class even more! :hippie: Guess I'm just weird that way.

Hope you all have a wonderful evening -- remember to appreciate the joy you have in your life and share it with others. :flower3:

[eeyore45]

:goodvibes Thanks for letting me vent...

Its part of all of our struggles... I know I need to keep it real, I think real life pressure for any one of us makes some of us run to the food... at least it does for me!! I know I find it easier to cheer others on, than to be real to me - reality for me sometimes is just sitting staring at this big fat belly and crying... and I thought I should share, so hopefully others know we're not alone...

I think many pages ago we talked about how this is our diary "that talks back" - I thank you all for "talking back"...

just know.. if I"m online, I've moved on... I often dont get "stuck" in that depression, but I do return to it... and to food... so I blog...

Pressures exist for each one of us, I know I often share way too much info, I just blog ( and wog! *grin) away... sometimes I do want to take it back... hopefully it will help me grow - in a good, positive direction... because you hit the nail on the head... I talk so negatively to me!!

:grouphug:

Everbody IS :dance3:
:yay:

[eeyore45]

PS more Big Brother info on Amber...

CBS PRESS RELEASE

http://face.env.duke.eduvegirls.comandwww.tmz.com/2007/08/08/
big-brother-shiksa-learns-jews-have-jewish-names/
UPDATE: CBS has issued the following statement: "BIG BROTHER is a
reality show about watching a group of people who have no privacy 24/7 -
and seeing every moment of their lives. At times, the Houseguests reveal
prejudices and other beliefs that we do not condone. We certainly find the
statements made by Amber Siyavus on the live Internet feed to be offensive
and they will not be part of any future broadcast on the CBS Television Network.

See, this is why I like the Big Brother fan sites, and not just the TV show...

also got a blurb on that stupid reality show AGE OF LOVE - why I waste my time watching tv I'll never know! :sad2:

[punkin413]

I'm loving the talk about the 80's fashion in the exercise videos (no dvd's at that point :snooty: ). I have one where they are wearing thong leotards (:scared1: ewww) with bike shorts underneath!!! Comfy!


Okay, let's have a chuckle now, shall we. As some of you know, I teach an aerobics class 2 nights a week. I have owned this class for a couple of years but it has been in existence (with different instructors) FOREVER! Some of the ladies in the class have been coming for 20 years. I get a major giggle (and those of you who take group fitness classes can probably relate) over how territorial people get about THEIR spot in the gym. If somebody new comes in and stands there, watch out!!! :rotfl: I have this one lady, lovely person but no coordination whatsoever, who has decided she must stand directly behind my right shoulder (if I'm facing the front of the room). I practically run her over at least twice during every class, but it phases her not at all. Even better is that she always arrives late for class. If someone else is already in that spot, she positions herself right next to them, and over the course of the hour, somehow manages to nudge them over enough to grab her spot again.

about the '80's fitness fashion and the thongs with biker shorts......those were in this video!!! too funny.

and i can SO relate to having *my* spot in the group fitness room. it's to the far left of the room and right up front, near the stereo system so i can make snide comments to anna (wonderwoman) when she's changing the music. ;) if someone gets my spot, i never get snooty about it, just go somewhere else. but i always feel so out of whack the entire class! i just like that spot for some odd reason!

oh, and also, i don't know how many of you guys do a class where you work with the exercise ball, but anna does one called "total tone." we do a couple of moves where we're laying belly down on the ball, knees on the floor with our feet up against a wall for stability. the one rule i have with that one is NOT to have my feet up against the mirror. have you ever looked at your butt from that angle.........NOT FLATTERING!!!! especially when you're doing back exercises and having to squeeze with your butt to raise your chest up. it's really discouraging! :laughing:

[Eventer98]

UGH!!!

I have to break my possible bad news to y'all...

I MAY not be able to go in September!!!!

Today is the 45 day out mark and we still owed $2800 PLUS need airfare for 6. NO money left on credit cards and have been granted 15 days to come up with the rest of the money. :sad1: I just can't see it happening! :sick:

It's NOT even WDW I'm sad about...it's missing out on meeting YOU in real life! Ya know?

We have a Plan B though. We do have AP's to Disneyland in Ca. and we have buddy passes booked to Orange Co. so the money we've paid thus far to WDW would be refunded and go towards a good-neighbor hotel and the cost of food and Universal Studios. ANd a car rental. We'd be going at the end of October with Spongie and her family- who've never been so it'd be so cool to see her kids' experience magic on a disney scale! Being with my real life friend in Disneyland would REALLY be awesome!

IF I don't end up going PLEASE take lots of pictures for me to see everyone!


Aries!!! I totally love my decoupaged notebook!!! It's my new journal! AND I haven't taken off my magic green bracelet! It really IS magic! Thanks again for my sweet package! I truly love you!!! :hug:

This whole thing normally would drive me STRAIGHT to over eat on junk..but I'm attempting to suck it up and be a grown up when I feel like I'm 10!
There must be something you can do? A solo weekend?? It wouldn't be the same without you!! :sad2:
So, I thought I would join in. I saw UM post in her sig from the boutique thread.

Let me tell you about my weight loss journey and recent struggle.

On Feb.1, 2005 I joined Weight Watchers. I did the core plan. I had great success. It was life changing. One Dec. 1, 2005 I weighed in a hit the 100 pounds lost mark. Later that afternoon I found out I was preggers with baby number two. I had a very challenging pregnancy and gained 105 pounds.

In July of 2006 I gave birth to a very healthy baby. I rejoined WW and was very successful again. I had lost about 90 pounds by January. Eating right and exercising. I then hit a plateau, Well, this past spring I was ill (liver) and then this summer my baby began having seizures. I have not coped with this well and have turned to food.

I skipped WW two weeks in a row. I have never done that. I fell off the wagon so hard I do not know how I am going to get up. I gained about 15 pounds back just in this month. I still have lost 70-75 pounds. My problem is I am so unmotivated. I just do not care and I do not know how to change. I am disgusted with myself and I cannot seem to forgive myself and let the weight gain go. I still have 100 pounds to loose and it feels like a mountain!

I am going back to WW in the morning to face the music. I feel like I have let my leader down, my family down and mostly myself. I just cannot seem to move past this roadblock. I could use some encouragement just like everyone else.
Welcome! :cheer2: :cheer2:

to all the pregnant peeps, you'll get a kick out of this. last year my best friend was due on september 10th and when she hadn't had any signs of labor they decided to induce her on september 12th. well, her 6-year-old, who was VERY anxious to meet her little brother and was VERY into the whole pregnancy thing, had heard all this conversation about inducing and being induced, etc. so she asks her mom, "mommy, what's going to happen when you get to the hospital? are they just going to say, "here's melanie" or how does that work?" at first my friend was really confused about what she was asking her, but then she figured out that she had the terms mixed up. she thought "induced" was the same as "introduced"! :rotfl:

i did 1 mile on the treadmill today (and .8 of that running) and 1 mile on the elliptical. it's just too hot to jog outside right now! i hope i have a decent number tomorrow!!!
:lmao: :lmao:

Eeyore...I hope your day gets better! :flower3:

Tough day for me..had to actually work for 8 hours. First day of work since July. Now I am off again until 9/5. ;)

[HockeyKat]

Ooooooo.... the class with the ball!!! I took one of those once and couldn't get out of my chair for a few days.

Sandy, glad you are feeling better.

I am having a dilemna... It is so freaking hot out (hit 104 today w/ heat index of 119) and I really don't want to go to the gym. I did do 30 min of elliptical and an hour of hockey yesterday... but I know tomorrow I am working from home so I may or may not get on my little stair stepper and I am definitely not going to be able to do weights, which I could get in tonight instead of my usual Friday...

I was bad at lunch and went out with coworkers instead of the gym as usual. We went to Pei Wei Asian diner and I printed out all the nutritional info beforehand. I got the Mongolian Scallops (380 cals) with rice noodles (260) and ate half and put the other half in the box. When I get home tonight, I am going to stir fry some onions, broccoli, and water chestnuts with the boxed half to beef it up.

[pamrob]

Wow, this thread has been busy this afternoon! I almost forgot tomorrow was a weigh in day - I remembered after I had 3 pieces of pizza! Yikes!

Aimee - I do WW flex. I can't bring myself to try core. At least with flex it makes it easier to cook for the entire family. Or maybe it's just what I am used to.

[aimeeg]

Wow, this thread has been busy this afternoon! I almost forgot tomorrow was a weigh in day - I remembered after I had 3 pieces of pizza! Yikes!

Aimee - I do WW flex. I can't bring myself to try core. At least with flex it makes it easier to cook for the entire family. Or maybe it's just what I am used to.

You would be surprised how easy the core plan is. I cook core for my family with no complaints! I do not even tell DH this is WW. He never complains. The best thing about joining WW is . . . I learned how to cook and I am pretty good now!

Pizza- the leftovers won. I cannot wait to get that crap out of my house! Out of sight out of mind!

[harleygirl]

hi peepies how are my favorite skinny minnies!

I am like 9 pages behind- got slammed this week with extra curricular activities...so I am just scanning to catch up

:hug: to those who need it:wizard: to those who need it!

I am gonna have a sucky weighin tomorrow!

[denecarter]

I get a major giggle (and those of you who take group fitness classes can probably relate) over how territorial people get about THEIR spot in the gym. If somebody new comes in and stands there, watch out!!! :rotfl:

OMG! Any time school is out and all of us teachers go to the morning classes, the "regulars" get all :scared: . They'll probably have a party when school starts back :woohoo: . I personally don't care where I am... as long as I'm on the front row. If I get behind somebody, I end up watching THEM instead of the instructor and messing up. :laughing:

reality for me sometimes is just sitting staring at this big fat belly and crying...

I hear ya sista! Losing a lot of weight is FABULOUS... but the loose skin sux! Plus, I've got this stupid hernia that just makes my tummy look weird. I look pretty decent in my clothes... but out of them :scared:. And the thought of being intimate :rolleyes1 totally freaks me.

have you ever looked at your butt from that angle.........NOT FLATTERING!!!! especially when you're doing back exercises and having to squeeze with your butt to raise your chest up. it's really discouraging! :laughing:

I hardly look at the mirror AT ALL during class... I look at the floor, my step, the reflection of the instructor... ANYTHING except myself. And being on the front row and having the whole front wall be mirrors I have to look elsewhere all the time. Guess that's why I always get one of the ends of the front row... if I'm at that extreme angle and looking at the instructor, I can't accidently catch a glimpse of myself.

I was bad at lunch and went out with coworkers instead of the gym as usual. We went to Pei Wei Asian diner and I printed out all the nutritional info beforehand. I got the Mongolian Scallops (380 cals) with rice noodles (260) and ate half and put the other half in the box. When I get home tonight, I am going to stir fry some onions, broccoli, and water chestnuts with the boxed half to beef it up.

I know you're used to exercising during lunch, but the lunch itself doesn't sound too bad... especially since you brought half home.

[denecarter]

I am gonna have a sucky weighin tomorrow!

I took a pass on my normal Monday weigh-in this week. Just couldn't stand the thought of climbing on that scale yet again.

Okay, I had a personal Wooo Hoooty moment today. I ran 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) today without stopping!:woohoo: It was on the treadmill, in the air conditioning, but I did it! :yay:

[eeyore45]

WOOHOOTY DENE!! :cool1:

Come run with me in the half marathon!!! *grin!

Honestly - I love your goals, all those things you are doing for you!! Go to Peru!! (for me, I want a/c!! But, if dd wants to do Boy Scouts, I'll climb a mountain with her!)

and I do know what you mean about... intimacy, and nekkidness!! :scared1:

[harleygirl]

woo hooty dene!!! great job!!!

[pamrob]

You would be surprised how easy the core plan is. I cook core for my family with no complaints! I do not even tell DH this is WW. He never complains. The best thing about joining WW is . . . I learned how to cook and I am pretty good now!

Pizza- the leftovers won. I cannot wait to get that crap out of my house! Out of sight out of mind!

Maybe I should look at it again. You can have things off the list as long as you count them, right?


BB - Wow, great episode. Looks like alot of drama this week! I walked in place throughout the episode. I was stuck at my mother's house and didn't have access to the treadmill so figured I would at least keeping moving! That, and work off some of the pizza!

[punkin413]

dene - way to go on the running. i admire all our runners here.....i wish i could join in. it's such a good workout for you! i injured my knee playing soccer when i was 14 and ever since then i can't run very long before it starts hurting. today i did .8 mile and it was killing me.

BB discussion......SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!!!!! ( so don't quote the below text either!)

i'm soooooooooooo glad kail is gone! and i can't wait to see what happens this week. if danielle's smart, she'll stay distanced from her dad. he's a jerk and i can't wait to see him leave. he's SO confrontational.....it just gets old. i can't imagine living with him. did you see him confront dustin as soon as the HOH comp was over? it's ridiculous. oh, speaking of dustin, after kail left i heard him say to dick that he voted eric out. so at first i'm thinking he flat out lied. but then ray said that maybe they all agreed not to tell dick and danielle who voted for kail and that way they'd be guessing....and outnumbered. i hate that everyone has to know everyone's vote anyway. it seems so invasive and unfair. i mean, the fact that danielle voted nick out last week and keeps complaining that he's gone.......YOU VOTED HIM OUT! i know she didn't want to go against the house, but c'mon.....have some guts and vote the way you want to!

has anyone else noticed that every time jen does a "goodbye" message for the evicted houseguest that she always starts with, "hey so-and-so, it's jen." DUH! i can see you. you're being videotaped. it's not a phone message. she's so goofy. and did you guys see her with her bunny ears over her eyes when amber was yelling at eric? it reminded me of a 5-year-old plugging their ears and saying, "i don't hear you!"

[pigget74]

to all the pregnant peeps, you'll get a kick out of this. last year my best friend was due on september 10th and when she hadn't had any signs of labor they decided to induce her on september 12th. well, her 6-year-old, who was VERY anxious to meet her little brother and was VERY into the whole pregnancy thing, had heard all this conversation about inducing and being induced, etc. so she asks her mom, "mommy, what's going to happen when you get to the hospital? are they just going to say, "here's melanie" or how does that work?" at first my friend was really confused about what she was asking her, but then she figured out that she had the terms mixed up. she thought "induced" was the same as "introduced"! :rotfl:


When I was pregnant with my second child and almost ready to deliver, my oldest looked and me and said...."How is the baby gonna get out?" :laughing:

When I was pregnant with Joshua DD was only 8 and had been watching show on TLC that I did not know she was watching until I saw her. At that point we talked about it and that was it. Well the day before I had Joshua she walked up to me and saod, "Momma, I know how the baby gets out, but how does it get in?":headache: I said God puts it in and she was fine with that.


Went to the Dr. today and all is well. Everything is going better than planned except that I have now gained a total of 20 pounds. Rebekah should make her appearance on Sept. 30th. My Dr. gave the ok today. I was very excited when he said ok. As of now it is still heat index around 100.

Thanks again for all the BIRTHDAY wishes---DH did take us all out to eat tonight and I wasn't expecting it at all.

[mousehouselover]

Quick post........

DH came home today. The meds weren't working and the hosp was too busy for him to rest anyway. They kept putting really sick people in his room so there were Drs and nurses in and out at all hours. Of course, they needed to see so they'd flip on the lights; hello.....he is being treated for migraines people!!! Since the meds didn't work, he's in a really foul mood and was yellng and even slammed the door a little while ago. I was looking forward to having him home as it's been really exhaustng to take care of the house and school and critters plus visit him every day but now I think it would've been better to leave him there.

I'm so tired and I know weigh in isn't going to be pretty tomorrow, I had pizza for dinner and no fruits or veggies at all today...........

Sandy~ no stinkin' thinkin' now!! You don't let us get down on ourselves so you can't do it to yorself.

Kat~ WTG on the goal.

Heather~ Happy Birthday!!! Hope you had a good day.

Monica~ The weekend is going to fly by and Mon will be here befor you know it! I hope everything goes well.

[AnnNan]

Sandy,
You are most certainly NOT ugly and worthless!! I am so sorry you are feeling this way. I truly have had so many weeks of feeling that way about myself and its so hard to snap out of, i truly sympathize. But know we are all here for you...you are not alone and NOT worthless...ever. :grouphug:

Sandy -- I've never "seen" you in real life, but I have gotten to know the internet "you." And I say that you are a wonderfully beautiful person!
Amen to what these and everyone else said! Glad you're feeling better but I wanted to add my $.02. You're a great encourager!

Happy Birthday, Heather!

Welcome to Aimee and the other newbies I missed welcoming!

[punkin413]

DH came home today. The meds weren't working and the hosp was too busy for him to rest anyway. They kept putting really sick people in his room so there were Drs and nurses in and out at all hours. Of course, they needed to see so they'd flip on the lights; hello.....he is being treated for migraines people!!! Since the meds didn't work, he's in a really foul mood and was yellng and even slammed the door a little while ago. I was looking forward to having him home as it's been really exhaustng to take care of the house and school and critters plus visit him every day but now I think it would've been better to leave him there.


:hug: hope he feels better soon......for his sake and yours!

i'm off to bed. have skinny dreams, everyone, and pretty numbers tomorrow!!!

[HockeyKat]

I know you're used to exercising during lunch, but the lunch itself doesn't sound too bad... especially since you brought half home.

It made an awesome dinner! I added crushed red pepper, a can of bean sprouts, a can of water chestnuts, some frozen brocolli, and some sliced onion to a nonstick pan and stir-fried, then added the leftover mongolian scallops and rice noodles. 420 cals and better than the original!

I took a pass on my normal Monday weigh-in this week. Just couldn't stand the thought of climbing on that scale yet again.

Okay, I had a personal Wooo Hoooty moment today. I ran 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) today without stopping!:woohoo: It was on the treadmill, in the air conditioning, but I did it! :yay:

That is SOOOO awesome!

dene - way to go on the running. i admire all our runners here.....i wish i could join in. it's such a good workout for you! i injured my knee playing soccer when i was 14 and ever since then i can't run very long before it starts hurting. today i did .8 mile and it was killing me.


I wish I could run too... rheumatoid arthritis and the resulting bone damage from my childhood, and my ankles and feet just can't take the impact. Skating, elliptical/arc trainers, sure, but not the constant pounding that running gives.

Quick post........

DH came home today. The meds weren't working and the hosp was too busy for him to rest anyway. They kept putting really sick people in his room so there were Drs and nurses in and out at all hours. Of course, they needed to see so they'd flip on the lights; hello.....he is being treated for migraines people!!! Since the meds didn't work, he's in a really foul mood and was yellng and even slammed the door a little while ago. I was looking forward to having him home as it's been really exhaustng to take care of the house and school and critters plus visit him every day but now I think it would've been better to leave him there.

I'm so tired and I know weigh in isn't going to be pretty tomorrow, I had pizza for dinner and no fruits or veggies at all today...........

Sandy~ no stinkin' thinkin' now!! You don't let us get down on ourselves so you can't do it to yorself.

Kat~ WTG on the goal.

Heather~ Happy Birthday!!! Hope you had a good day.

Monica~ The weekend is going to fly by and Mon will be here befor you know it! I hope everything goes well.

Thanks!! And sorry they couldn't do anything for your DH... I know how miserable men can be when they are sick (sorry WI)!

I did make it to the gym after all, and had a great workout. 40 min on the arc trainer and 45 min or so of weight training.

Hope everyone has a skinny night!!

[denecarter]

Thanks everyone! :hug:

Skinny dreams to all!

[pigget74]

Quick post........

DH came home today. The meds weren't working and the hosp was too busy for him to rest anyway. They kept putting really sick people in his room so there were Drs and nurses in and out at all hours. Of course, they needed to see so they'd flip on the lights; hello.....he is being treated for migraines people!!! Since the meds didn't work, he's in a really foul mood and was yellng and even slammed the door a little while ago. I was looking forward to having him home as it's been really exhaustng to take care of the house and school and critters plus visit him every day but now I think it would've been better to leave him there.


Heather~ Happy Birthday!!! Hope you had a good day.



:hug: I get really bad migraines and for a while I was having them last several days on a weekly basis. There were no rhyme or reason to them and that was the frusrating part. I know that he is very frustrated because he was expecting some relief. Hope that they get these under control quick. Thank you for the birthday wishes.

[pigget74]

Was sluggish getting out of bed so now I am behind on the morning routine. I hope that everyone has a great weigh in and a great Friday :cool1:

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING!:sunny:

TGIF! And school starts on Monday! :cool1:

Hope everyone is staying cool. It's going to be a pleasant 91 here today! We'll be spending lots of time at the pool this weekend!

Dene....Awesome on the running!

Heather....Glad you got to go out for dinner!

Noni..... :hug:

Have a great day!

[punkin413]

It's going to be a pleasant 91 here today!

:laughing: it's funny to see the word "pleasant" describing 91 degrees! it's still hot as hades here.....103 today. i can't wait til this breaks!

i'm gonna wait on weighing in today. i don't like what i see.....it's not horrible but not what i wanted. and i'm thinking i may have luck in the bathroom this morning....i'll be back later to post.

have a good friday, everyone!

[lexmelinda]

:laughing: it's funny to see the word "pleasant" describing 91 degrees!It's all relative. ;)

[the Fidge]

loss of 2 lbswas really hoping for better but on the flip side its still a loss right?/

Happy Firday all!

[MA pigletfan]

:

i'm gonna wait on weighing in today. i don't like what i see.....it's not horrible but not what i wanted. and i'm thinking i may have luck in the bathroom this morning....i'll be back later to post.

have a good friday, everyone!

Totally feeling that this morning..i expected to see something even slightly lower, instead ...Same same samer ! Oh well..I am taking it with a grain of salt because i also measured myself and i lost a total of 1 3/4" this week ( i measure my natural waist, low waist, hips, thighs and arms..all my lovely trouble areas..basically everything but my nose! :rotfl: )
So i am not TOO upset..i wish i had a scale at work to see if the bathroom trick works..but i do not..oh well, maybe thismeans a good loss for next friday...
Today is my cheat day too..perfect day for it, its rainy and grey out there today!

have a loverly day everyone!

[WI_DisneyFan]

Hope everyone had a great week! I lost 0.6 pounds this week. That brings me to a grand total of 33.4 pounds lost since the start of the year; an uber-grand total of 57.4 pounds lost since April 2005; and I am now 27.6 pounds from my goal weight of 155. I hesitate to say that I've hit a wall because I do keep losing, but these losses are getting smaller and smaller each week. Since June 1, I’ve only lost 5.4 pounds. Time to evaluate what I'm doing and see if there is anything I can do to kick start things a little bit.

Good luck to all!

[MA pigletfan]

Hope everyone had a great week! I lost 0.6 pounds this week. That brings me to a grand total of 33.4 pounds lost since the start of the year; an uber-grand total of 57.4 pounds lost since April 2005; and I am now 27.6 pounds from my goal weight of 155. I hesitate to say that I've hit a wall because I do keep losing, but these losses are getting smaller and smaller each week. Since June 1, I’ve only lost 5.4 pounds. Time to evaluate what I'm doing and see if there is anything I can do to kick start things a little bit.

Good luck to all!

wow..good for you! i hope i can say those pretty numbers eventually..gotta keep trucking.
Now, I dont' remember, do you do WW or just watch what you eat and exercise primarily? Obviously whatever you do works for you! :thumbsup2

[If U Had Wings]

Lost 4.5 lbs this week! Of course these lbs are really just the lbs I put on last week while enjoying myself a bit too much with my visiting relatives, but I'm very happy nonetheless. I was miserable with myself all week because of the gain last week.

My big weakness is sweets and the farmers market near my office has been evil and tempting all summer (that and the cupcake bakery). This week I didn't give in to temptation and buy anything I shouldn't all week. That felt good. I almost feel as if I needed one really good week to get myself back on track after so much time away from plan. I treated myself to a salad at Panera last night as a pat on the shoulder. Love their Fuji Apple salads!

I'm still having problems getting the exercise that I need. I always intend to do something, but when I roll off the train at 7pm I'm beat. I have a quick dinner, get my lunch made for the next day and already it's 9:30 or so. I hate my commute sometimes, but I love working in NYC. My yoga class will be starting up in September so I'm looking forward to that.

[WI_DisneyFan]

wow..good for you! i hope i can say those pretty numbers eventually..gotta keep trucking.
Now, I dont' remember, do you do WW or just watch what you eat and exercise primarily? Obviously whatever you do works for you! :thumbsup2
Thanks! I lost the majority of the 57 pounds by doing WW religiously. But the past few months I've mainly just watched what I ate and used the WW points as a general guideline of how much I should eat. I know that I tend to have 10-11 points left after work, and since my wife is also on WW we try to come up with our dinner menu so that it isn't more than 6-7 points per serving (to save room for dessert!). So while I'm not actually counting points, it is always in the back of my mind; I guess it's sort of a non-counting counting, if that makes any sense. But in general, I've just learned to control my portions and not snack as much, which has given me the knowledge I need to make good choices so I hopefully won't gain back any of the weight that I've lost.

I'm sure if you stick to any sort of plan that allows you to make better choices through out the day and get a little exercise in, you'll start to see some great numbers yourself!

EDIT: I just took a look at your little ticker, and you've already lost 5 pounds! Congratulations! You are obviously doing something right.

[pamrob]

Good moring everyone! It's a great day for air conditioning here in Kansas. Only predicted to be 98 today - at least we're under 100.

I lost 6 lbs this week. This is the same 6 lbs I managed to gain over the last few weeks of traveling, birthday cake, and picnics. Now on to next week and beginning to get the 'real' weight off!

Hope everyone has a great day!

[celerystalker]

Down 1.4.
Yay!

[eeyore45]

MORNING ONE AND ALL!! :cool1:

The best part of Fridays is EVERYBODY Posts!!
I love seeing the quieter posters come out and share!!

Amen to what these and everyone else said! Glad you're feeling better but I wanted to add my $.02. You're a great encourager!

Happy Birthday, Heather!

Welcome to Aimee and the other newbies I missed welcoming!

Thank you my friend! And another Happy Birthday to Heather, and definately welcome to NEWBIES, and LURKERS!!

:hug: hope he feels better soon......for his sake and yours!

i'm off to bed. have skinny dreams, everyone, and pretty numbers tomorrow!!!

Yes, Hope things are better this morning!! and I also hope we all had pleasant dreams... (in all my dreams I'm skinny!)

Thanks everyone! :hug:

Skinny dreams to all!

Kat Thank you for sharing your negatives - and how you are overcoming, that you are willing to share, and then fight to be healthy, truly inspirational!!

:cool1: Dene!! Is school starting for you as well? We 'officially' start 27 or 28th of August (in between there are those 'get to know you days, teachers start the 21st!)

Was sluggish getting out of bed so now I am behind on the morning routine. I hope that everyone has a great weigh in and a great Friday :cool1:

Sluggish - you and Monica I dont know how you move at all in this heat!! I'm the slug-a-bug!!

:laughing: it's funny to see the word "pleasant" describing 91 degrees! it's still hot as hades here.....103 today. i can't wait til this breaks!

i'm gonna wait on weighing in today. i don't like what i see.....it's not horrible but not what i wanted. and i'm thinking i may have luck in the bathroom this morning....i'll be back later to post.

have a good friday, everyone!

IT SURE IS HOT out!! I cant stand it, I'm hibernating in the a/c... I'm such a wimp!

It's all relative. ;)

an unwelcome relative!! *wink *wink

loss of 2 lbswas really hoping for better but on the flip side its still a loss right?/

Happy Firday all!

FIDGE:woohoo:

[spongemommie05]

OMG ! i am Down 4 pds i was drinking alot of water yesterday and i guess all the walking i have done has helped.. i will recheck my scale in a lil bit and see if it say's anything different:laughing:

[Disneyfreak92]

I am posting a gain of .4 lbs. I don't know how accurate that is because I can't stand on the scale quite right with or without my toe wrapped. (I tried both ways. :laughing: ) I hope I can by next Friday. I get my stitches out on Monday. I just want to be able to step down on my foot normally. And I want to be able to wear all my cute summery shoes again before summer is over!

I meant to quote punkin and Kat, but I guess I didn't. I also can't run. I injured my knee (dislocated my knee cap at dance team practice) back in high school, and it has never been the same since.

I AM planning to post a couple of pictures of the AKV models from last weekend at Doorway to Dreams, but haven't had a chance yet. I've been working on wedding pics.

I got my Vera Bradley bag yesterday! :woohoo: My mom called me from my house to let me know it had arrived. I LOVE it! I ended up getting the Vera in Mod Pink Floral, and I don't think I could be happier with it. Shannon - which one was it that you got?

Well, back to work for me! I hope everyone has a great weigh in day! ;) Thinking skinny thoughts for you all!

[DisneyObsession]

DOWN 2LBS!!!

I am determined to get under 190 by next Friday, so I am bringing my scale with me to Conn to keep track so I won't overdue it all week! I need to make a conscience effort to eat healthy while away! DH thinks I'm nuts to bring the scale, but he loves me anyway!!! ;)

Congrats to all the losers and samers. If you gained, know that it is only one week and next week will only get better if you want it to! That's what I am sticking to. I want better numbers next week, so I will make it happen!!! :banana:

Working on favors tonight and tomorrow if necessary. Still waiting on the candle holders for the centerpieces. They better arrive by tomorrow so I can decide if I want to add ivy to them or not. :scared: I leave Tues and need to have everything by then!!! Guess I may have to go shopping in Conn, but really don't want to do that!

<Punkin...John Mayer just came on the radio and I thought of you immediately!!! :hug:>

OK...I better do some "work" since that's what I am getting paid for.

:sunny: Happy Day!!!:sunny:

[SwansLoveDisney]

I am down 1.2 pounds today!!! I am so happy because this was my first week and I really didn't think I would lose any!

Thanks, everyone, for the motivation!

[HockeyKat]

:laughing: it's funny to see the word "pleasant" describing 91 degrees! it's still hot as hades here.....103 today. i can't wait til this breaks!

i'm gonna wait on weighing in today. i don't like what i see.....it's not horrible but not what i wanted. and i'm thinking i may have luck in the bathroom this morning....i'll be back later to post.

have a good friday, everyone!

Totally feeling that this morning..i expected to see something even slightly lower, instead ...Same same samer ! Oh well..I am taking it with a grain of salt because i also measured myself and i lost a total of 1 3/4" this week ( i measure my natural waist, low waist, hips, thighs and arms..all my lovely trouble areas..basically everything but my nose! :rotfl: )
So i am not TOO upset..i wish i had a scale at work to see if the bathroom trick works..but i do not..oh well, maybe thismeans a good loss for next friday...
Today is my cheat day too..perfect day for it, its rainy and grey out there today!

have a loverly day everyone!

Me either... scale says mean samer. I am going to wait and weigh in again in another hour. It was a lot nicer to me on Monday!

MORNING ONE AND ALL!! :cool1:

Kat Thank you for sharing your negatives - and how you are overcoming, that you are willing to share, and then fight to be healthy, truly inspirational!!


Oh Sandy, you have no idea how many negatives there are!! I fight daily to stay on track, and my DH doesn't help most days. He tries to be encouraging but the better I am, the more he tries to knock me off because he feels bad about his own efforts. I feel better about my body than I did, but I still hate all the bulges and flab, and the mirror still isn't very nice to me. It is okay clothed but nekkid is still scary.

The positives, though, are that I am down almost 40 lbs, and I think I can do the remaining 27-33. I have grown to almost like cardio, or at least the way I feel when it is over. I feel less like I am sliding down into obesity and more like I am struggling up toward thin.

Anyhow, hope everyone has a great day!!

[Ms. Heimlich]

Down 0.4 for a total of 46.2

Crappy week. I hope to do better next week!

Thanks for all the support.

[eeyore45]

:cool1:

I'm back to reading... :surfweb: DH took computer to work...

:yay: hey lookie looky... kklllaaaa (a iz zlow, but there!!) :yay: oopz zpoke to zoon...::- (

Kat one of life's learning curves - no one knows the burdens/crosses we carry, behind closed doors - it is what we need to remember - no one has it 'easy' - look inward, not outward!! Thanks for the reminder!

[MA pigletfan]

I got my Vera Bradley bag yesterday! :woohoo: My mom called me from my house to let me know it had arrived. I LOVE it! I ended up getting the Vera in Mod Pink Floral, and I don't think I could be happier with it. Shannon - which one was it that you got?

Well, back to work for me! I hope everyone has a great weigh in day! ;) Thinking skinny thoughts for you all!

YAY! I am plannng on getting a "on the go" style in the new Mod Floral Blue when i lose a total of 10lbs..yup..nothing like motivation ;) I think i will "reward" myself with the matching zip around/wallet when i hit a total of 15. heehee.
I love my little bag in "capri melon" with matching wallet..but its way too summery looking for the fall...

DOWN 2LBS!!!

I am determined to get under 190 by next Friday, so I am bringing my scale with me to Conn to keep track so I won't overdue it all week! I need to make a conscience effort to eat healthy while away! DH thinks I'm nuts to bring the scale, but he loves me anyway!!! ;)

:sunny: Happy Day!!!:sunny:

nothing like an understanding hubby! my boyfriend sees me on the Dis all the time and thinks i'm nuts, but loves me anyway too. haha

Thanks! I lost the majority of the 57 pounds by doing WW religiously. But the past few months I've mainly just watched what I ate and used the WW points as a general guideline of how much I should eat. I know that I tend to have 10-11 points left after work, and since my wife is also on WW we try to come up with our dinner menu so that it isn't more than 6-7 points per serving (to save room for dessert!). So while I'm not actually counting points, it is always in the back of my mind; I guess it's sort of a non-counting counting, if that makes any sense. But in general, I've just learned to control my portions and not snack as much, which has given me the knowledge I need to make good choices so I hopefully won't gain back any of the weight that I've lost.

I'm sure if you stick to any sort of plan that allows you to make better choices through out the day and get a little exercise in, you'll start to see some great numbers yourself!

EDIT: I just took a look at your little ticker, and you've already lost 5 pounds! Congratulations! You are obviously doing something right.

Nice...sounds like you've got a great plan, man!
Yah i've lost a tidbit of weight so far..i am just happy with myself for getting back to the gym/working out 5-6 times a week. it makes me feel better, and like you said i should see some great numbers soon enough :goodvibes

[zigzagzerr]

I don't have a fancy scale that tells me fractions of pounds, so I'm just going to say: down 1

Hope you're all having a great day!

[DisneyObsession]

nothing like an understanding hubby! my boyfriend sees me on the Dis all the time and thinks i'm nuts, but loves me anyway too. haha

It's my kids who laugh at me for DISing! :laughing: They like to tell me I'm "Obsessed with Disney" and I say "Did you see my screen name??? You're right I am!!!!" :rotfl2:

[DisneyObsession]

I almost forgot!!!!

I paid off my Disney trip today, also on my Disney Visa, but will pay that off as soon as it comes in since the money is in the savings account!!! Decided I could use the Reward Points!!!! :banana: YAY BABY!!!! :banana:

[HockeyKat]

Okay, I am down 0.6 according to the 2nd weigh in and I will take it.

I changed my sigpic too... can't stand pink and was like, why did I do that?

[Disneyfreak92]

YAY! I am plannng on getting a "on the go" style in the new Mod Floral Blue when i lose a total of 10lbs..yup..nothing like motivation ;) I think i will "reward" myself with the matching zip around/wallet when i hit a total of 15. heehee.
I love my little bag in "capri melon" with matching wallet..but its way too summery looking for the fall...

Cool! :) One of my best friends wants the capri melon. It IS cute! I liked the peacock and java blue ones also, but I decided on Mod Floral Pink because it had brown, pink, red, blue, and green in it, so I felt like it would go with a lot of different things. I want more now! :rotfl: But I don't actually NEED any more at this time. I already have two more Coach purses in my wish list, and those will probably take a couple of years to get! And I really want a SMALL (read: least expensive) Louis Vuitton purse to go with this little Louis Vuitton purse mirror that DH bought me while he was on a business trip a couple of years ago. Right now, what I need to find is a nice thin, long wallet that could hold my checkbook and has lots of credit card slots. (For some reason, I feel the need to carry my annual pass, DVC card, DDE card, Walt Disney Collector's Society membership card, and a bunch of other cards around with me all the time. :laughing: I think it's so I know where they are.) Anywho, my new Vera bag is to replace the freebie LL Bean/Subaru canvas tote bag (from DH's work) I have been carrying around for about 3 years. Needless to say, I am thrilled to be carrying something pretty now! ;)

[becky_AK]

Happy Friday!!

I haven't been online much the past couple days, just super super busy. My son Hunter started walking yesterday. I'm so excited, but I am now exhausted. Between crawling & now trying to waddle around everywhere, I have not had any time on the computer.

The week has been semi-successful for me weight wise. I haven't lost much weight, but I've been walking or jogging everyday so I'm happy about that. I've been following the diet pretty closely & have done a really good job controlling the sugar cravings.

Hopefully I'll get online more this next week. I hope everyone has a great weekend.

:) Becky

[punkin413]

so i haven't had any luck with "shedding" any weight today, so i'm a samer....again! can you say plateau? i know the weight loss slows down tremendously when you get closer to your goal, but this is really frustrating. i've only lost like 2 pounds over the last month! i'm stuck at 135. i don't get it. i guess i'm gonna have to reevaluate what i'm doing to see if there's anything i can change. but i don't want to change too much because i want to be able to maintain.

<Punkin...John Mayer just came on the radio and I thought of you immediately!!! :hug:>

:love:

It's my kids who laugh at me for DISing! :laughing:

i have relatives and friends who just don't understand my disney "thing". they think it's weird.....that is until they want to go to disney world and need advice!

[HockeyKat]

Why is it that I weighed 1.4 lbs less at 3PM than 11AM?? I think it is just to spite me on weighin days. I will stick with my original .6 lb loss and remember next week not to eat after 9PM on Thursdays. :laughing:

Yay! The electrician came and fixed my power issues and now my master bedroom and bathroom has power! :yay:

[punkin413]

i have an odd question for you guys. our refridgerator is acting very strange. i came home on wednesday to find that the water dispenser didn't work. ray looked at it and realized that everything in our fridge compartment is almost frozen. so he turned down the settings a little. it says on the settings that it takse 24 hours for any adjustments to take effect. well, yesterday, everything was still frozen, so we turned it down a little bit more. today it's still not working. he turned it down as low as it will go and we'll see if it's any better tomorrow.

has anyone had this problem before? we've only had it 3 years and it's a fridgidaire. just wondering if we're overlooking something simple. :confused3

[aries1980]

Happy Friday!!

I haven't been online much the past couple days, just super super busy. My son Hunter started walking yesterday. I'm so excited, but I am now exhausted. Between crawling & now trying to waddle around everywhere, I have not had any time on the computer.

The week has been semi-successful for me weight wise. I haven't lost much weight, but I've been walking or jogging everyday so I'm happy about that. I've been following the diet pretty closely & have done a really good job controlling the sugar cravings.

Hopefully I'll get online more this next week. I hope everyone has a great weekend.

:) Becky

fancy seeing you here I didnt know you were a PEEP... So one can only assume you're going to be there for PEEP MEET... is this true because then you must let me know about Ohana's and a tshirt ASAP

[Wonders10]

I got my Vera Bradley bag yesterday! :woohoo: My mom called me from my house to let me know it had arrived. I LOVE it! I ended up getting the Vera in Mod Pink Floral, and I don't think I could be happier with it. Shannon - which one was it that you got?

Well, back to work for me! I hope everyone has a great weigh in day! ;) Thinking skinny thoughts for you all!

Cool! :) One of my best friends wants the capri melon. It IS cute! I liked the peacock and java blue ones also, but I decided on Mod Floral Pink because it had brown, pink, red, blue, and green in it, so I felt like it would go with a lot of different things. I want more now! :rotfl: But I don't actually NEED any more at this time. I already have two more Coach purses in my wish list, and those will probably take a couple of years to get! And I really want a SMALL (read: least expensive) Louis Vuitton purse to go with this little Louis Vuitton purse mirror that DH bought me while he was on a business trip a couple of years ago. Right now, what I need to find is a nice thin, long wallet that could hold my checkbook and has lots of credit card slots. (For some reason, I feel the need to carry my annual pass, DVC card, DDE card, Walt Disney Collector's Society membership card, and a bunch of other cards around with me all the time. :laughing: I think it's so I know where they are.) Anywho, my new Vera bag is to replace the freebie LL Bean/Subaru canvas tote bag (from DH's work) I have been carrying around for about 3 years. Needless to say, I am thrilled to be carrying something pretty now! ;)

Yay...I'm so obsessed with Vera Bradley right now. I have the "Vera" style tote bag. It's one of the bigger ones with a toggle closure and pockets on the inside. My "old" one is Java Blue and the one I just got is "Cambridge", one of the new fall colors...kelly green, navy and white. I love it!

I also got the Travel Organizer online from Vera Bradley because the style is retiring and I've been contemplating getting it for months. So no time like the present...the pattern wasn't my first choice but they didn't have much left. It's the brown and ivory one...Medallion maybe?

I am so obsessed with bags! I've already decided that when I graduate and land a job, I'm totally treating myself to a classic Louis Vuitton or Gucci bag...something I've wanted for so long but of course could never afford. I know its only material things and I'm just paying for the name but I still want one! :laughing:

[eeyore45]

Hey - where'd everybody go??? It's Friday night...

HELLO???? hello hello

Sorry I dont know anything about friges, did you google?? :surfweb:

[HockeyKat]

I blew up my mini-stepper tonight. :eek: It went POP and a big mess of oil went everywhere. You know you need to lose weight when you can single-handedly blow up exercise equipment!! :laughing:

I guess I will go buy a new one tomorrow. I think they are only like $35 at wallyworld.

[Wonders10]

Hi Peeps,

I'm putting out a request for some prayers and pixie dust.

Last night, a sheriff's deputy was shot and killed in the line of duty in my county (actually it was about 20 minutes from my house). He was completely caught off guard, wasn't even approaching anyone, and did not even have time to draw his weapon. 10 rounds were fired, with 5 hitting him, ultimately killing him. If this were not sad enough, one of his colleagues was shot in the head during a routine traffic stop less than a week ago and is in critical condition, still alive but not doing well. They caught the 1st shooter but they are still on the lookout for the more recent suspect. The reward right now for leading them to the suspect is $105,000! That is unprecedented.

Anyway, in addition to that, my brother (who is also a lieutenant with another county's sherriffs office), called to tell us that the deputy killed was the father of a former babysitter of my niece and nephew. She babysat for many months many times and schedule conflicts just made it not work out anymore. Needless to say, DB and DSIL were slightly more than acquaintences with these people although they had not seen each other socially in awhile. But actually, my DB did just see him at Target last week. DB and DSIL found out while reading the news online and DSIL was VERY upset by it. Doesn't help matters when you husband is a police officer.

So anyway, I'm so absolutely disgusted by this whole situation. If you could just pray for this deputy's family and that they find the scum that did it.

So sad...:sad1:

Just wanted to add that if you wanted to read the story, just head to http://www.sunsentinel.com . You can't miss the story.

Thanks Peeps.

[monymony3471]

My sister sent me this. I hope it's true. Seems like a real treat to see.

Two moons on August 27*

*27th Aug the Whole World is waiting for.............*

Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August.

It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.

This will cultivate on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles of earth.

Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 12:30 am .

It will look like the earth has 2 moons.

The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.

Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again

Well I just got the weekend to go. I thought I was really feeling some contractions this morning. NO I thought, today is Zach's birthday. We had some small plans today and I didn't want them to get messed up. Needless to say, it's false labor. Those good ole Hicks contractions just intensifying.

Remember I've never gone into labor so it's all a guess for me. But this pregnancy is the closest I've come to being "textbook".

If by some miracle I can guide Tim over the phone on how to post pictures for you all, I'll certainly try. But you may have to wait until I get home.

Or until I'm not totally drugged up. He he.

I haven't read anything yet, just posting. Hope it was a good day of posting loses.

I'm sure it's hard though to lose any weight in this heat. You should see my legs and feet. Oi!:eek:

[harleygirl]

i have an odd question for you guys. our refridgerator is acting very strange. i came home on wednesday to find that the water dispenser didn't work. ray looked at it and realized that everything in our fridge compartment is almost frozen. so he turned down the settings a little. it says on the settings that it takse 24 hours for any adjustments to take effect. well, yesterday, everything was still frozen, so we turned it down a little bit more. today it's still not working. he turned it down as low as it will go and we'll see if it's any better tomorrow.

has anyone had this problem before? we've only had it 3 years and it's a fridgidaire. just wondering if we're overlooking something simple. :confused3

i'm thinkin that your fridge is freezing up...your water line might be clogged and that might be causing it to freeze up...

Hi Peeps,

I'm putting out a request for some prayers and pixie dust.

Last night, a sheriff's deputy was shot and killed in the line of duty in my county (actually it was about 20 minutes from my house). He was completely caught off guard, wasn't even approaching anyone, and did not even have time to draw his weapon. 10 rounds were fired, with 5 hitting him, ultimately killing him. If this were not sad enough, one of his colleagues was shot in the head during a routine traffic stop less than a week ago and is in critical condition, still alive but not doing well. They caught the 1st shooter but they are still on the lookout for the more recent suspect. The reward right now for leading them to the suspect is $105,000! That is unprecedented.

Anyway, in addition to that, my brother (who is also a lieutenant with another county's sherriffs office), called to tell us that the deputy killed was the father of a former babysitter of my niece and nephew. She babysat for many months many times and schedule conflicts just made it not work out anymore. Needless to say, DB and DSIL were slightly more than acquaintences with these people although they had not seen each other socially in awhile. But actually, my DB did just see him at Target last week. DB and DSIL found out while reading the news online and DSIL was VERY upset by it. Doesn't help matters when you husband is a police officer.

So anyway, I'm so absolutely disgusted by this whole situation. If you could just pray for this deputy's family and that they find the scum that did it.

So sad...:sad1:

Just wanted to add that if you wanted to read the story, just head to http://www.sunsentinel.com . You can't miss the story.

Thanks Peeps.

:grouphug: I am so sorry

[harleygirl]

:sad2: I am a samer

I am very depressed tonight. I only have 1 pari of jeans that arent holey. we are riding motorcycles to knoxville in 2 weeks. its a 4 day trip and i dont ride in shorts and i wont have a place to wash my clothes. I can get by with 2 pair that i have. and tonight i had the brilliant idea to go jeans shopping. :sad2: i left the store in tears. i kid you not. an i am not a cryer. i found a style at old navy in great old big size, but i am still so disgusted with me...

[majicintheair]

I am a SAMER!!!! I am just glad not to see a gain. We have finally finished moving and next week WILL be better! Of course, the absolute last thing to be moved was the elliptical machine:rolleyes: . I need to do less of this popcorn:: and more of this :banana: . I have to say you guys are extremely motivating. All week long I was thinking of the friday weigh in whenever I ate something bad. The weekend was pretty bad, (the worst of the moving took place, and very little healthy cooking) but the closer to Friday it got, the more motivated I got! Congrats to all the losers out there!!!!!!:jumping1:

[majicintheair]

HARLEYGIRL That is what motivates me to. I have clothes that I am "comfortable" in, but when my "fat clothes" start to be my tight clothes, there is a problem. And actually that is where I am now. It's either buy new clothes (which I really need, I am tired of wearing the same things..lucky that I work at home) or fit into my smaller clothes. I can get them on...but boy would i not wear them. I look like a sausage in them!:scared1: So very unpretty. But I don't want to go bigger, been there, done that. So I really have no choice. Next week will be better.:angel:

[aries1980]

Monymony...... GOOD LUCK LOTS OF LOVE AND WISHES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND THE NEWEST AND FIRSTEST LITTLEST TINNIEST PEEPLET COMING!!!:grouphug: pixiedust: pixiedust: party: party: :welcome: LITTLE PEEPLET!

[pamrob]

Wonders - definitely sending some pixie dust. What a sad story. I have family in law enforcement so it hits too close to home.

[punkin413]

Sorry I dont know anything about friges, did you google?? :surfweb:

i think we figured it out.....more below!

I blew up my mini-stepper tonight. :eek: It went POP and a big mess of oil went everywhere. You know you need to lose weight when you can single-handedly blow up exercise equipment!! :laughing:

or maybe you just kicked that mini-steppers booty!!! ;)

Hi Peeps,

I'm putting out a request for some prayers and pixie dust.


sending prayers your way. so sad.....and unnecessary. i see this a lot in my line of work and it's just horrible.

Well I just got the weekend to go.

how exciting!!! :yay: good luck!!! and post when you can.

i'm thinkin that your fridge is freezing up...your water line might be clogged and that might be causing it to freeze up...


ding, ding, ding!!! that's exactly what was wrong. ray took the thing apart and found that our our actual filter was frozen which was causing our water line to freeze. so we took it out and we're going to get a new one tomorrow. weird.

:sad2: I am a samer

I am very depressed tonight.

:hug: hang in there.......it'll get better as long as you hang on!!!

[UtahMama]

OH, is it Friday?

Just Kidding!

This morning I did NOT like my number. At all!

Just a few days ago, it was a ROCKIN' number! So I waited alllllll day for my constipation(whispered) to "go away"...it did! I'm like a whole size down! J/k!


I am down 2 pounds! Oh wait....2 lbs! that's better...

I have been working on an Alice in Wonderland dress allllllll day today. Sorry so late! I have a little catching up to do!!! I left off on page 1203.


Is Sandy ok? :hug:

Wonders? :hug:

Punkie-cutie-bug? :love:

EVERYONE? :grouphug:

I took Ny-Quil a half hour ago...dangit!


Wait! Did Monica have her baby???? Someone? I'll catch up in the morning.

[denecarter]

:cool1: Dene!! Is school starting for you as well? We 'officially' start 27 or 28th of August (in between there are those 'get to know you days, teachers start the 21st!)

I go back the 20th... students on the 27th. Don't wanna go back...

Hey - where'd everybody go??? It's Friday night...

Well, I was on a date. Went to a Vietnamese hole-in-the-wall and an... ummmm... unusual play. It was nice... it was kind of sweet actually, he held my hand during the beginning of the play... then, he put his arm around me after intermission. Yes... I did get a couple of flutters... but I don't know if they were from HIM or the fact that I was touching a man, any man in a semi-romantic way. The kiss goodnight wasn't bad... but it didn't knock my socks off either. Still don't think it's going to go anywhere... just don't know when or how to tell him.:confused3

My sister sent me this. I hope it's true. Seems like a real treat to see.

Two moons on August 27*

Science Teacher Alert: I'm sorry to be the one to tell you... but that email is not true... it WAS sort of true in 2003... Mars was it's closest then, but it wasn't anywhere near the size of the moon. I got that email (or something similar) two different years, including this one.

:sad2:

:hug: :flower3: Trying to take your mind off shopping... I went to my friend's house in Denton today. We were outside taking pictures of me for match.com and eharmony. Anyway, either the sun or the plants or her perfume that I put on later caused me to get a rash... all over my chest... or to be more specific, all over my cleavage. :rolleyes1

[pigget74]

Hi Peeps,

I'm putting out a request for some prayers and pixie dust.

Last night, a sheriff's deputy was shot and killed in the line of duty in my county (actually it was about 20 minutes from my house). He was completely caught off guard, wasn't even approaching anyone, and did not even have time to draw his weapon. 10 rounds were fired, with 5 hitting him, ultimately killing him. If this were not sad enough, one of his colleagues was shot in the head during a routine traffic stop less than a week ago and is in critical condition, still alive but not doing well. They caught the 1st shooter but they are still on the lookout for the more recent suspect. The reward right now for leading them to the suspect is $105,000! That is unprecedented.

Anyway, in addition to that, my brother (who is also a lieutenant with another county's sherriffs office), called to tell us that the deputy killed was the father of a former babysitter of my niece and nephew. She babysat for many months many times and schedule conflicts just made it not work out anymore. Needless to say, DB and DSIL were slightly more than acquaintences with these people although they had not seen each other socially in awhile. But actually, my DB did just see him at Target last week. DB and DSIL found out while reading the news online and DSIL was VERY upset by it. Doesn't help matters when you husband is a police officer.

So anyway, I'm so absolutely disgusted by this whole situation. If you could just pray for this deputy's family and that they find the scum that did it.

So sad...:sad1:

Just wanted to add that if you wanted to read the story, just head to http://www.sunsentinel.com . You can't miss the story.

Thanks Peeps.

I am so sorry to hear this. I will be sending prayers. :hug:

I will be gone most of the day. DH grandmother died on Wed. and the funeral is today--the family came over last night and it was late when all left. After the funeral and family time--DH and DS will leave for the beach since that is the first youth event DS is missing. They will drive almlost 4 hours for service the late night stuff and then go to church with everyone in the morning and then come home. Have a lot to get accomplished since I have 3 b-days to try and schedule before the newest addition arrives--so DD and I will be looking at party stuff since hers is scheduled first.
Hope that everyone has a great Saturday.

[DisneyObsession]

Good morning!

I haven't caught up on everything yesterday, but need some opinions from my Peeps! I am making the centerpieces for DD's wedding and have 2 different looks. Please tell me which one you like. I am trying to decide how to make them. Also, you can see the favors in the pics as well. I am going to put them around the centerpieces.

Thanks!
Gayle

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r116/DisneyObsession/IMG_0388.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r116/DisneyObsession/IMG_0381.jpg

[the Fidge]

Good Morning and Hooray for the weekend!

WondersTons of prayers I often wonder how insane this world can get and pray each day my world stays safe for my family!

Punkin- may I please switch with you?? You are at my goal wight! I hope you enjoy it sounds like a wonderful place to be! Just think of how well you can bend and bounce like Tigger! My Hero!

Mony- AWe!!!! Baby is coming I am so excited and am wondering how on earth when you go into labor you will be able to type to us to tell us where you are headed! LOL

Ok I went to the doctor yesterday the lack of sleep is killing me the night eatting etc. I have not been feeling so wift lately and just chalked it up to lack of sleep and poor eatting.

Well Dr will let me know Monday what the deal is and insisted I go to Ob Gyn ick I told ehr I was there a year ago leave me alone! I hate those exams!

Anyway, pending the outcome of one of those test, I will be placed on a medication for my sleeping which honestly I don't really have a choice at this point. I had been on it 2 years ago and I did not care for the groggy head but if I talk my walk or bike in the morning beofre driving that should help clear out my head and force me to do some exercie in the morning so win win I think.

SO I am off till school starts again and have tons of clearing out the attic stuff to do, I wait till there is no school and I refuse to do that next school year! I have too much junk and it ain't all in my trunk !

OK have a ? for you all: does anyone have any info about the 6 week body make over ?? I was in tears over the success sotries this morning and related oh so well let me know if you are in the know ok thanks!

Love you peeps

[the Fidge]

Gayle: DS voted for the bottom one I vote for the top one!

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING! :sunny:

Gayle....I vote the bottom one. The ivy just adds a lil sumpm extra. :thumbsup2

Fidgitte......Hope you don't need the sleep aid. You're not taking naps are you? Don't nap! Once you get back on the early riser school schedule it'll be better I hope. :hug:

Shannon....:hug: and prayers for the family of the man who was killed.

Monica....Yay for new baby and for not being pregnant anymore while it's 100 degrees! :cool1: Can't wait to meet her! Can you get Tim to email me pictures? I'll post them for you!?

:wave2: everybody!

Have a great day! I'm headed to the pool!

[the Fidge]

Ohh Melinda I only wish I napped sounds wonderful! LOL

Have a great day at the pool!

Anyone having a problem with the search today I am trying to search 6 week body makeover to see if anyone had any posts aobut it and its not doing anything and actting so wierd!

[eeyore45]

Fidge I just typed a huge thoughtful post on dhs computer, and it wont let me post... so I rigged up a new keyboard to my dead laptop... lets see how it works...

I did 6wk - dont do it... hold up..

[eeyore45]

I'm beyond frustrated, ok??

Well, 6wk is successful if you are committed to no sugar, salt, condiments, (eat salad NO salad dressing) no artificial sweeteners... no flour, sugar, white rice, egg yolks... You end up on about 1,000 calories...

I said to look at Kat, Dene, Lynda et el they are committed and work hard at it - they write things down, they stick to an exercise, they work at it, they have that determined spirit... but they work.

I havent put in the work... I've put in the whine!! I'm doing better. I'm thinking a lot of Dene, Kat, and Lynda when I want to put food in my mouth or I dont want to exercise... At school we have this saying "What do you want? What are you doing? DO THEY MATCH?" I want to lose weight, I'm not doing anything... so it doesnt match...

One thing I took from 6week is to make meals ahead - plan... they eat about 1/2 of grilled chicken breast about 2 to 3 times a day - so if I grill a dozen breasts, then freeze them... I found this great mixed wild rice and I make 4 cups and freeze it in 1/2 cup (you eat that twice a day) They have a great philosphy on exercise and what to eat before and after to fuel your body (banana and protein - egg white is a protein!) I make the "breakfast pancake" which is ground oatmeal and eggwhite with a aflavor of apple sauce - very dense... not sweet... but it works!

[eeyore45]

I so dont trust anything to post...

Gayle I'm thinking of you!! I'm going to be there Jan '09!! I'm going to look to you for help!! I should see if my aunt (more like a sis 2 years older than me...) has that list of things to bring to the wedding/reception - scissors, thread, duct tape... things you should have "just in case"

The top centerpiece candle - are you allowed to have that open flame? Here you would have to encase it in one of those glass chimneys... I think the ivy does look nice in pictures, but I know people do complain about "plastic" - so basically - you wont please all the people... ever... so PLEASE yourself!!! The time you take making them will be filled with love for the couple, and that is what its all about!!

[eeyore45]

Wonders Prayers - and hugs... its so hard - I hope your community bands together for the family - even if they have a symbolic "night out" or candle ceremony...

Harley and Punkin refrigerator knowledge!!!

UMA YOU FORGOT - Prunes, ie dried Plumes!! Works like magic - of course I think it works better than myalli - I was close to having a problem then I remembered I ate extra prunes because they tasted so sweet!! They clean you out!!

Mony I forgot my other witty reply - but I do hope you have a beautiful hospital time!! Dont forget your online family here - we're waiting for pictures - and of course... somehow you need to share that newborn baby cry - it is such a heavenly sound!! and of course those toes... those cute baby toes... *sigh...

Good Luck!! Thoughts and prayers, and of course the :pixiedust:


PS DH says he has the Disney money!! I havent told you, but we missed the 45 day deadline, and I didnt call disney, because I didnt know what to say... now that I've procrastinated, I'm really, really scared to call...

[monymony3471]

Sorry to rain on all this celebrating, but I'm sitting here still pregnant. Monday is the magical day. While all of you will just start stirring for your day, I'll be under the "knife" at about 7am. Well maybe Melinda will be up already


:sad2: I am a samer

I am very depressed tonight. I only have 1 pari of jeans that arent holey. we are riding motorcycles to knoxville in 2 weeks. its a 4 day trip and i dont ride in shorts and i wont have a place to wash my clothes. I can get by with 2 pair that i have. and tonight i had the brilliant idea to go jeans shopping. :sad2: i left the store in tears. i kid you not. an i am not a cryer. i found a style at old navy in great old big size, but i am still so disgusted with me...

Well at least you won't be wearing maternity pants like me for a while. I totally feel your pain. I've soooooo been there. You have 2 weeks to get into those jeans. At least it's not 2 days.

Monymony...... GOOD LUCK LOTS OF LOVE AND WISHES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND THE NEWEST AND FIRSTEST LITTLEST TINNIEST PEEPLET COMING!!!:grouphug: pixiedust: pixiedust: party: party: :welcome: LITTLE PEEPLET!

Someone is overly excited!:goodvibes

OH, is it Friday?

Just Kidding!

This morning I did NOT like my number. At all!

Just a few days ago, it was a ROCKIN' number! So I waited alllllll day for my constipation(whispered) to "go away"...it did! I'm like a whole size down! J/k!


I am down 2 pounds! Oh wait....2 lbs! that's better...

I have been working on an Alice in Wonderland dress allllllll day today. Sorry so late! I have a little catching up to do!!! I left off on page 1203.


Is Sandy ok? :hug:

Wonders? :hug:

Punkie-cutie-bug? :love:

EVERYONE? :grouphug:

I took Ny-Quil a half hour ago...dangit!


Wait! Did Monica have her baby???? Someone? I'll catch up in the morning.

Not yet.............2 more days.

I go back the 20th... students on the 27th. Don't wanna go back...



Well, I was on a date. Went to a Vietnamese hole-in-the-wall and an... ummmm... unusual play. It was nice... it was kind of sweet actually, he held my hand during the beginning of the play... then, he put his arm around me after intermission. Yes... I did get a couple of flutters... but I don't know if they were from HIM or the fact that I was touching a man, any man in a semi-romantic way. The kiss goodnight wasn't bad... but it didn't knock my socks off either. Still don't think it's going to go anywhere... just don't know when or how to tell him.:confused3



Science Teacher Alert: I'm sorry to be the one to tell you... but that email is not true... it WAS sort of true in 2003... Mars was it's closest then, but it wasn't anywhere near the size of the moon. I got that email (or something similar) two different years, including this one.



:hug: :flower3: Trying to take your mind off shopping... I went to my friend's house in Denton today. We were outside taking pictures of me for match.com and eharmony. Anyway, either the sun or the plants or her perfume that I put on later caused me to get a rash... all over my chest... or to be more specific, all over my cleavage. :rolleyes1

I don't usually fall for those, but that just sounded too cool. That should have been my first clue to bogusness.

I am so sorry to hear this. I will be sending prayers. :hug:

I will be gone most of the day. DH grandmother died on Wed. and the funeral is today--the family came over last night and it was late when all left. After the funeral and family time--DH and DS will leave for the beach since that is the first youth event DS is missing. They will drive almlost 4 hours for service the late night stuff and then go to church with everyone in the morning and then come home. Have a lot to get accomplished since I have 3 b-days to try and schedule before the newest addition arrives--so DD and I will be looking at party stuff since hers is scheduled first.
Hope that everyone has a great Saturday.

Sorry about DH Grandmother. You and I are in the same boat with birthdays. Yesterday was Zach's. The 10th. Then the baby comes on the 13th and Mal's is on the 27th. Oh then the Christening is Sept 9th. People are just gonna be sick of coming over here.

[eeyore45]

UMA I have to tell you I tried the recipe - YMMMM yogurt, jello, coolwhip pie!! YUMMMOO!!

[eeyore45]

:sad2: I am a samer

I am very depressed tonight. I only have 1 pari of jeans that arent holey. we are riding motorcycles to knoxville in 2 weeks. its a 4 day trip and i dont ride in shorts and i wont have a place to wash my clothes. I can get by with 2 pair that i have. and tonight i had the brilliant idea to go jeans shopping. :sad2: i left the store in tears. i kid you not. an i am not a cryer. i found a style at old navy in great old big size, but i am still so disgusted with me...

:hug: I'm throwing the rope out to you my Peep!! I do know what you're saying - bottom line tho to please, please remember above ALL else

We are our worst critics! Period. Its not the size you are - or want to be, its who YOU are that counts! This trip, these people - are they so shallow they will snicker behind your back? NO? I didnt THINK so... but YOU will, you will have all that negative self talk!

Also remember - its just a NUMBER - that "size" does NOT define WHO YOU ARE!! Its just a number... so my friend...

GET OVER IT - and go buy the jeans because that trip is TOO AWESOME to be missed, or worrying over a number!!!

:grouphug:

(or, hey, take me, when I stand next to you, you really WILL be the skinny minny!! Promise!!)

[punkin413]

i forgot to post eli's weight yesterday.........he's a samer, too. but honestly we haven't been walking him this week because of the heat.

I have been working on an Alice in Wonderland dress allllllll day today.

if i send you my measurements can you make me an alice dress???? :rotfl:

DH grandmother died on Wed. and the funeral is today--

so sorry to hear this. my condolences...:hug:

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i like them both but i think i'd go with this one. if those little candle holders are the favors, then that means that everyone will probably be picking them up and moving them and eventually taking them. so that would sort of leave your centerpiece kinda naked-looking. so i think the ivy would solve that problem. plus i agree with what eeyore said. you're never going to please everybody, so please yourself. normally i'm a huge people pleaser, but when it comes to weddings i say forget everyone else and do what you think the bride/groom would like!

Punkin- may I please switch with you?? You are at my goal wight! I hope you enjoy it sounds like a wonderful place to be! Just think of how well you can bend and bounce like Tigger! My Hero!


thanks, fidgie. reading this made me realize i shouldn't complain. i really hate it when skinny girls call themselves fat right in front of people who are bigger than them. and not that i'm skinny, but i just hate that sort of thing. it's just frustrating when i have 5 pounds to go and those pounds are being so stubborn!

PS DH says he has the Disney money!! I havent told you, but we missed the 45 day deadline, and I didnt call disney, because I didnt know what to say... now that I've procrastinated, I'm really, really scared to call...

yay for disney money! :woohoo: let us know what disney says.

Sorry to rain on all this celebrating, but I'm sitting here still pregnant. Monday is the magical day. While all of you will just start stirring for your day, I'll be under the "knife" at about 7am. Well maybe Melinda will be up already

i'm sure everything will go great! i'll be thinking of you on monday!!! :goodvibes

[eeyore45]

Just wanted to share my 5K fat picture!!

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[denecarter]

I am making the centerpieces for DD's wedding and have 2 different looks. Please tell me which one you like.

I like the 2nd one... with the silk ivy. :bride:

OK have a ? for you all: does anyone have any info about the 6 week body make over ?? I was in tears over the success sotries this morning and related oh so well let me know if you are in the know ok thanks!

Well, 6wk is successful if you are committed to no sugar, salt, condiments, (eat salad NO salad dressing) no artificial sweeteners... no flour, sugar, white rice, egg yolks... You end up on about 1,000 calories...

One thing I took from 6week is to make meals ahead - plan... they eat about 1/2 of grilled chicken breast about 2 to 3 times a day - so if I grill a dozen breasts, then freeze them... I found this great mixed wild rice and I make 4 cups and freeze it in 1/2 cup (you eat that twice a day) They have a great philosphy on exercise and what to eat before and after to fuel your body (banana and protein - egg white is a protein!) I make the "breakfast pancake" which is ground oatmeal and eggwhite with a aflavor of apple sauce - very dense... not sweet... but it works!

Eeyore is right. I lost 40 lbs on SWBM 2 years ago doing just the diet... didn't excercise like I do now. The diet worked, but it was very restrictive and I always felt like I was missing something. Some people like the structure, I'm not one of them though. Ironically, during school, I eat in a very similar way to the SWBM... just not that extreme (like I eat the whole egg and not just the white). The best thing I brought away from it was to eat several small meals a day.

Sorry to rain on all this celebrating, but I'm sitting here still pregnant. Monday is the magical day. While all of you will just start stirring for your day, I'll be under the "knife" at about 7am. Well maybe Melinda will be up already

I'll be thinking about you... or is that dreaming? ;) :hug:

I don't usually fall for those, but that just sounded too cool. That should have been my first clue to bogusness.

Don't feel bad... some of the SCIENCE teachers I work with thought it was true. If I hadn't been so into NASA stuff when it did happen, I might have believed it, too.

if i send you my measurements can you make me an alice dress???? :rotfl:

You would totally look SOOOO cute!

Just wanted to share my 5K picture!!

Reminds me, I finally have a "full body" pic to post. I also have a couple of others I liked enough to post on match/eharmony. I had a great cleavage shot... but my eyes looked kind of funny so I didn't use it... not that anybody would have been looking at my eyes in that picture... :rolleyes1

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[the Fidge]

Punkinyou are skinny to me!!!Enjoy that fact while those last tough 5 melt away !

Eeyore- OMG i lvoet aht pic you look terrific!

Dene- you look at goal to me! How wodnerfully happy you look! I can't help but smile seeeing all you guys pics wroking hard and showing how well it feels!

Mony- Dear girl! I rember sitting with my big belly growling at anyone that came in the door! I felt like a zoo exhibit with everyone asking "how aobut now"?? Well listen you have my chubby armed hugs and hope your long weekend goes quickly and painlessly!

[eeyore45]

dene hubba hubba - and a wolf :rolleyes1

You go girl!! Keep it real!!

OK Peeps, I like the suggestion, walk away the pounds has a video - just walk around your house, or "step in time" while watching tv, get up and walk, march knees up, walk side to side - during the commercial break - have a good amount of ice water (OK I know someone posted you lose more weight with warm water, something about fat couagulating - eww) JUST WALK THEN WATER!!

LETS DO IT< DO IT DO IT>>>

and dont forget - suck it up - and suck it in... while dis'ing you'd better be sittin up straight and sucking in your gut!! IT HELPS!!

[the Fidge]

OU know Snady I remember a girl I grew up with her Mom made her hold in her stomach ALL THE TIME!!! Her Mom said htat wy when she was older and had children she would never have a gut!

I really wonder how that worked out no one has seen her since childhood. Hmmm I wonder

It hurts when I suck it in and think her Mom was onto something way back!

[UtahMama]

Just wanted to share my 5K fat picture!!

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YAYYY! How cute! I don't "see" you as fat!

I'm envious of you who can run...I piddle and piddle on each and every impact.
I KNOW! I've had that problem forever! DONT tell me to Keigal. I Keigal and Keigal (I don't know if I spelt that right). There's a surgery I can have but hoo-hoo surgery skeers me.

I'm glad you like my recipe. Speaking of it, I changed it.

Here's my sure-fire refinement:




KEY LIME PIE:

1 ready made reduced fat Graham Cracker crust- or make your own- (OR OMIT)

TWO small pkg. sugar free lime jello (this is important! use 2!)

1/2 C. boiling water (NO more)

2 six ounce containers of Yoplait fat free key lime flavored yogurt

1 8 oz. semi-thawed container of fat free Cool Whip (or generic)

dissolve water and jello- stir until desolved. Add yogurt with a wisk. Don't over wisk.

fold in Cool Whip with a rubber spatula and spread into crust. Chill for a few hours.

Lick rubber spatula- those calories never count ;)

[UtahMama]

OU know Snady I remember a girl I grew up with her Mom made her hold in her stomach ALL THE TIME!!! Her Mom said htat wy when she was older and had children she would never have a gut!

I really wonder how that worked out no one has seen her since childhood. Hmmm I wonder

It hurts when I suck it in and think her Mom was onto something way back!

That was MY grandmother!

She said for me to always sit up straight! Even if I thought I was, she'd tell me to stop slouching! :confused: WTFlip?

She said the same thing about sucking it in....and I DONT really have a pot belly! In hind site ;) really wish I would have SUCKED in my bum and thighs!

Does anyone else who's near 40 look at your hands and wonder why your hands have been replaced by you mother's??????

Sept. 13th baby!

[UtahMama]

I like the 2nd one... with the silk ivy. :bride:





Eeyore is right. I lost 40 lbs on SWBM 2 years ago doing just the diet... didn't excercise like I do now. The diet worked, but it was very restrictive and I always felt like I was missing something. Some people like the structure, I'm not one of them though. Ironically, during school, I eat in a very similar way to the SWBM... just not that extreme (like I eat the whole egg and not just the white). The best thing I brought away from it was to eat several small meals a day.



I'll be thinking about you... or is that dreaming? ;) :hug:



Don't feel bad... some of the SCIENCE teachers I work with thought it was true. If I hadn't been so into NASA stuff when it did happen, I might have believed it, too.



You would totally look SOOOO cute!



Reminds me, I finally have a "full body" pic to post. I also have a couple of others I liked enough to post on match/eharmony. I had a great cleavage shot... but my eyes looked kind of funny so I didn't use it... not that anybody would have been looking at my eyes in that picture... :rolleyes1

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Hubba Hubba~! Lookie at Dene!

You look so amazing! So beautiful! SO SKINNY!!!!!!! :banana:

You are such an inspiration, Dene!

[monymony3471]

Oh I forgot to post I like the centerpieces with the ivy. I actually liked them both, but you asked for us to pick one, so that's my choice.

Oh Dene, you look HOT HOT HOT! :smokin:

eeyore I want to be you running there. Where's the fat?:confused3

[denecarter]

:cutie: Thanks for the comments on the pix!

Does anyone else who's near 40 look at your hands and wonder why your hands have been replaced by you mother's??????


:lmao: And my grandmother's eyes... and my other grandmothers upper arms... and my great grandmother's neck... etc. :laughing:

Well, I'm about to head over to Fort Worth/Dallas. Gotta buy some new workout shoes and then head over to Plano to meet the people in my new "outdoor adventure" group. Later Peeps!:cool2:

[eeyore45]

Dene Have fun, take notes for us!!

UMA :rotfl2: I changed your recipe too!!

1. 1 Box of jello (LIme OR Strawberry)
2. Dissolve in HOT water, stir often - put in fridge every 10 min stir to make sure gelatin is dissolved, once it is cool/warmish then
3. Add 1 container of Yoplait THICK AND CREAMY 100 Calorie yogurt - Lime for Lime jello Strawberry for Strawberry jello (or oange etc)
4. Whisk it into cooled jello
5. Fold in the cool whip
6. Pour into the grahm cracker crust - this will appear to be 'soupy' Refrigerate until nice and thick.. but light and airy!! about 3 hours or until I couldnt stand it...

(It made a nice breakfast this am!! *blush)


Oh I forgot to post I like the centerpieces with the ivy. I actually liked them both, but you asked for us to pick one, so that's my choice.

Oh Dene, you look HOT HOT HOT! :smokin:

eeyore I want to be you running there. Where's the fat?:confused3

:rotfl2: Monica... YOU lie so well!! and UMA - note how far those feet are coming up off the pavement - I do not "run" I walk and try and fool myself into thinking its 'jog' = woggin!!

Target has the great jogging bras for $16 - note how that stuff is sucked in too!! (Sorry Aaron!!)

Now, tomorrow I will have a new lesson... a new Bandwagon for us to jump onto..

If you want to do some homework, look at your PBS Stations and see if "YOU on a Diet" is airing... You will believe!!

In the meantime - finish drinking that water, and SUCK IT IN!!! Together Peeps... together!!-----------------

[aries1980]

poppin in a hi

[HockeyKat]

I'm beyond frustrated, ok??

Well, 6wk is successful if you are committed to no sugar, salt, condiments, (eat salad NO salad dressing) no artificial sweeteners... no flour, sugar, white rice, egg yolks... You end up on about 1,000 calories...

I said to look at Kat, Dene, Lynda et el they are committed and work hard at it - they write things down, they stick to an exercise, they work at it, they have that determined spirit... but they work.

I havent put in the work... I've put in the whine!! I'm doing better. I'm thinking a lot of Dene, Kat, and Lynda when I want to put food in my mouth or I dont want to exercise... At school we have this saying "What do you want? What are you doing? DO THEY MATCH?" I want to lose weight, I'm not doing anything... so it doesnt match...


Oh wow Sandy... I just don't think of myself as an inspiration. I am so weak sometimes! Like today, I decided that today is a cheat day even though I know I shouldn't. I do write things down, and I work hard at it most of the time, but I break. And I am so afraid that I will break completely and go back to my bad habits and gain again... I have lost before and totally reversed it.

Also, your running pic doesn't look like a fat pic to me!! It looks like a pic of someone who is trying, and succeeding!

Dene' your pictures are super hot!! I love the first one, you are so pretty.

UM, I love the word hoo-ha.

punkin, I wish I was 135 too, although my goal is 145... however I do understand wanting those last 5 lbs to go away.

mony, good luck on the new little peeplet!

Okay, I shouldn't even be here today since I am a mean bad cheater, but I still love you guys!! :love:

[lexmelinda]

OK....so I did not get to go to the pool today. DD13 made $250 babysitting this week! I KNOW! I'm gonna quit my job!

Anyway....she had plans to go to the mall w/ my SIL but SIL had to back out at the last minute so I had to take DD to the mall to meet a friend. AND unfortunately DS7 had to go along. And we had to purchase the two most important things on his list while we were there since he had his birthday money burning a hole in his pocket....heelies and a hermit crab. Do you have these kiosks in your mall too?

Anyway, DD was left to be picked up by friend's mom and DS was being very obstinate and would not agree to the pool when there were heelies to break in. I'm am so completely tired of being inside the house on this beautiful/gorgeous/cloudless/not-to-hot day that I could scream!!!!!!

Thank you for bearing with me on that vent.
I havent told you, but we missed the 45 day deadline, and I didnt call disneyNO! Call them right now!!! You must have them hold your reservation!!! I'm counting on you, Snady!
Also remember - its just a NUMBER - that "size" does NOT define WHO YOU ARE!! Its just a number...I have bookmarked this quote, sister! Please take your own advice whenever you feel the funk coming on because you are so precious to all of us. :hug: i forgot to post eli's weight yesterday.........he's a samer, too. Ahhh....poor Eli! I don't blame him....it is TOO HOT to walk.
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You look awesome, Sandy! I'm so proud of you! I noticed the name of the file is FleetFeetMom. That's so cute!
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I had to quote these one more time because Dene.....you look FABULOUS!!!! And seriously...about 32 or 33! No lie! I cannot wait to hear what your students are going to say when school starts!
Does anyone else who's near 40 look at your hands and wonder why your hands have been replaced by you mother's??????YES! OMG! Exactly like my mom's hands! I am very small-boned. My wedding ring finger is a size 4 and my fingers are very long and skeletal and now my hands have veins sticking out all over them just like my mom!!! I think I have an age spot. :scared: Ewww....creepy!
poppin in a hi :wave2: I love the way you just pop in now and again.

GAYLE.....Can you do ribbon AND ivy?! :thumbsup2

WHERE'S DANIELLE???

[eeyore45]

:cool1: GIVE ME AN A -
:yay:
:woohoo:

EVERYBODY :dance3:

DH GAVE ME the CARD WDW IS PAID IN FULL

We can go!! We really really can go!! :rotfl: :banana:

There's gonna be some celebratn tonight!!!

:dance3:
and that would be at the SCOUT party!! :rotfl2:

7pm tonight is the adult appreciation cookout!! one hour. I'm ready!! :dance3:

[eeyore45]

Melinda no fair!!! You cant tell me what I said - and expect me to remember that!! Those words are for you - and Harley, and this peep here, and that peep there - not to mention the peeps that are lurking...

I've asked those lurkin peeps to come out and play - post!!! :) Together we're a force~ grab hold -

I really loved watching that PBS special... I do believe!! It takes, work, trust, and some pixie dust !! :wizard: (notice, NO negative talking!!) :yay:

1. Write it down
2. SUCK IT UP - SUCK IT IN
3. Diet and Exercise ARE NOT a punishment for getting fat... but a REWARD for getting healthy!!

[eeyore45]

Kat that's exactly what I'm talking about. So often we just read the successes, or see those pretty ribbons in your signature (and Dene's and Lynda's etc etc Aaron... forgive me others!

and we think - wow, she's got it so good... she's doing great... pretty number.... it must be easier for her...

then you all come in and post it real..

it takes REAL work... and some real failures... but you didnt QUIT.. you didnt GIVE UP

on the special YOU on a diet... he said "Its like a GPS system, sometimes you take a detour away from the healthy food, I want you to think of the GPS system and do a "U TURN" That's right, the gps will say something to the effect you need to get to the next authorized place and make a uturn to get back on track...

the doctor gave 2 real things to do if you "fall off" and eat 1 donut... and its not say, "well that's it, I goofed I may as well eat the whole box" NO, make a uturn - take a deep breath, let it out... physically do something to get back on track - Uturn - TAke a deep breath, raise your hands over your head as you take that deep breath, let it out and slowly as you exhale bend over and have your hands go towards the floor... raise up deep breath and mentally see you getting back in the right lane!!!

That's why I think its so important when you post your struggles... even with that pretty $110 loss ribbon, Dene tells us of the 5 hours she puts in the gym, the hours in engaging in physical activity with now a new support group!!

Kat and Lynda have shared their knees are shot, they have such physical pain, but they are not using it as an excuse!! For today... not next week, but just for today... I can grab hold of the rope, the hand, the hug and hold on!!

Thanks Peeps!!

[dwheatl]

Hi all. I've been back for a couple of days, trying to catch up with everything at home and on the Dis. I gained 1/2 lb. on this DL trip, without having lost the gain from the previous trip (3 weeks ago, I KNOW I am so spoiled).
DH and I are sitting out in the backyard. It's lovely here today, maybe 75 degrees or so.

Monica, is Monday the big day? That's my dad's birthday. Don't suppose you want to name your little girl Merline? My dad was Merlin, and yes, he was a magical daddy:wizard: .

I'm going to keep reading now. I have 18 pages to catch up on.

[becky_AK]

I like the 2nd one... with the silk ivy. :bride:





Eeyore is right. I lost 40 lbs on SWBM 2 years ago doing just the diet... didn't excercise like I do now. The diet worked, but it was very restrictive and I always felt like I was missing something. Some people like the structure, I'm not one of them though. Ironically, during school, I eat in a very similar way to the SWBM... just not that extreme (like I eat the whole egg and not just the white). The best thing I brought away from it was to eat several small meals a day.



I'll be thinking about you... or is that dreaming? ;) :hug:



Don't feel bad... some of the SCIENCE teachers I work with thought it was true. If I hadn't been so into NASA stuff when it did happen, I might have believed it, too.



You would totally look SOOOO cute!



Reminds me, I finally have a "full body" pic to post. I also have a couple of others I liked enough to post on match/eharmony. I had a great cleavage shot... but my eyes looked kind of funny so I didn't use it... not that anybody would have been looking at my eyes in that picture... :rolleyes1

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Your pictures look BEAUTIFUL!!! Great job, you're an inspiration!! :)

[becky_AK]

Hi everyone~
Just stopping by to say hello. I've had such a hard time this week keeping up with all of the new posts, so I feel a bit lost, but hopefully I can catch up by the end of the weekend.

Hope everyone is doing great!!

~Becky

[pigget74]

Good morning!

I haven't caught up on everything yesterday, but need some opinions from my Peeps! I am making the centerpieces for DD's wedding and have 2 different looks. Please tell me which one you like. I am trying to decide how to make them. Also, you can see the favors in the pics as well. I am going to put them around the centerpieces.

Thanks!
Gayle

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I like the first one.


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You look :rolleyes1 HOT!!!!!! Way to go:thumbsup2

[pigget74]

AND unfortunately DS7 had to go along. And we had to purchase the two most important things on his list while we were there since he had his birthday money burning a hole in his pocket....heelies and a hermit crab. Do you have these kiosks in your mall too?


Yes, we have one called ODD FRIENDS and the owner is very odd. Over the years we have spent a small fortune there. At one time we had 4 crabs---lets just say make sure you let them take a swim every once in a while and make sure they have enough water.


When we left the funeral home today the car temp gage said 117. After we were drivnign for ab9ut 10 minutes it went down to 106 and that was before we add the heat index--at least the graveside portion was quick because of the heat. As I type my feet are up because they are now swollen from the heat-- I hate the feeling of it.
Went and bought B-day invites for DD and she asked to write the names--I approved of her writing only the ones we go to church with since I won't be mailing those. Well she says she forgot and wrote all their names on the envelopes----I now have to figure out how to salvage the envelopes because she did not write small or in a straight line. Anyway--this should be fun.

Have a good night everyone.

[Wonders10]

Hi Peeps :wave2:

[harleygirl]

I go back the 20th... students on the 27th. Don't wanna go back...



Well, I was on a date. Went to a Vietnamese hole-in-the-wall and an... ummmm... unusual play. It was nice... it was kind of sweet actually, he held my hand during the beginning of the play... then, he put his arm around me after intermission. Yes... I did get a couple of flutters... but I don't know if they were from HIM or the fact that I was touching a man, any man in a semi-romantic way. The kiss goodnight wasn't bad... but it didn't knock my socks off either. Still don't think it's going to go anywhere... just don't know when or how to tell him.:confused3



Science Teacher Alert: I'm sorry to be the one to tell you... but that email is not true... it WAS sort of true in 2003... Mars was it's closest then, but it wasn't anywhere near the size of the moon. I got that email (or something similar) two different years, including this one.



:hug: :flower3: Trying to take your mind off shopping... I went to my friend's house in Denton today. We were outside taking pictures of me for match.com and eharmony. Anyway, either the sun or the plants or her perfume that I put on later caused me to get a rash... all over my chest... or to be more specific, all over my cleavage. :rolleyes1

girl you are so pretty


OK have a ? for you all: does anyone have any info about the 6 week body make over ?? I was in tears over the success sotries this morning and related oh so well let me know if you are in the know ok thanks!

Love you peeps

its basically that you determine what your body responds to and tailor your diet to the needs of your body.

:hug: I'm throwing the rope out to you my Peep!! I do know what you're saying - bottom line tho to please, please remember above ALL else

We are our worst critics! Period. Its not the size you are - or want to be, its who YOU are that counts! This trip, these people - are they so shallow they will snicker behind your back? NO? I didnt THINK so... but YOU will, you will have all that negative self talk!

Also remember - its just a NUMBER - that "size" does NOT define WHO YOU ARE!! Its just a number... so my friend...

GET OVER IT - and go buy the jeans because that trip is TOO AWESOME to be missed, or worrying over a number!!!

:grouphug:

(or, hey, take me, when I stand next to you, you really WILL be the skinny minny!! Promise!!)

I'm to the point wherre the size isnt as critical as actually finding some that fit...if they fit in the booty they are too big in the waist...ask dismom...she saw the ones i found last night and said hhmmmm, those are not so cute right here the way they bunch right here...so next week i hope my two orders from eddie bauer will come in and i might get lucky with one of the pairs.

ps dis says hi she lost 2 lbs last week and is too lazy to come post...

[DisneyObsession]

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OK...Thank-you to all my Peeps who voiced there opinion. :hug: I was leaning toward this one, but then I emailed the pics to my daughter & fiance and they chose this one too! So, I went and spent $70 on more ivy for the centerpieces! (Yup! The joys of a wedding!) That is the last thing to do. Now to get laundry done & pack for the trip! :hippie:



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Dene...You look beautiful! :woohoo: What an inspiration to us all!


and dont forget - suck it up - and suck it in... while dis'ing you'd better be sittin up straight and sucking in your gut!! IT HELPS!!

I automatically sat up straighter after reading this! Thanks!! :thumbsup2

[eeyore45]

Harley Thanks for clarifying it - I'll now rant on the jean manufacturers - DAGNABIT!!

(there was an online place that you could order jeans from - perfect fit jeans - and the WGN talk radio in Chicago talked about them and lots of people ordered from them - crashed his site - those that got jeans RAVED, but too many people didnt get their jeans and it was a mess!! )

What is it about getting jeans to fit our bodies??

[harleygirl]

i dunno but I think they make jeans to fit those mannequins, cuz they shuredo look cute when displayed!

and jeans that fit on a size 2 body, take on a whole new definition when placed on a size 14 body...

[eeyore45]

i dunno but I think they make jeans to fit those mannequins, cuz they shuredo look cute when displayed!

and jeans that fit on a size 2 body, take on a whole new definition when placed on a size 14 body...

and you dont even wanna look at them for my size!! *gulp

DD found a pair of Abercrombie jeans at the Goodwill - and they quickly became her "signature" jeans... WHAT?? :rotfl2: I dont think so DD!! (mind you she is only 10!!)

But you will look snazy no matter what pants you're wearing on the back of your Harley!!

[Minnie_Moo]

Popping in to say hi after finally catching up on some of the recent posts! Lots going on here :goodvibes

Good luck on Monday, Mony!

Lookin' good, Dene'!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sandy, I'm so glad you're able to make the meet and still bummed about Uma not being able to go :sad1:

[UtahMama]

Good Night Skinnie Minnies!!!

[AnnNan]

Hi, all! I spent the day at my grandmother's nursing home. She isn't doing as well as she has been. I told a friend we had a nice visit with family kind of around grandmama tho not that great of a visit with her. I came home in time to babysit for friends. Their two year old was born about 10 weeks premature and weighed under two pounds, and I can't help thinking what a miracle she is. And I get to babysit sometimes! It really is a joy!


Hope everyone has a good weekend!

ps I just got an Ipod which I thought I would be kind of indifferent about, but I love, love, love it! What music do I just have to have?! I can't wait to hear all of your opinions on that!

[dwheatl]

to all the pregnant peeps, you'll get a kick out of this. last year my best friend was due on september 10th and when she hadn't had any signs of labor they decided to induce her on september 12th. well, her 6-year-old, who was VERY anxious to meet her little brother and was VERY into the whole pregnancy thing, had heard all this conversation about inducing and being induced, etc. so she asks her mom, "mommy, what's going to happen when you get to the hospital? are they just going to say, "here's melanie" or how does that work?" at first my friend was really confused about what she was asking her, but then she figured out that she had the terms mixed up. she thought "induced" was the same as "introduced"! :rotfl:

That is too cute. I love the way young minds work.

I almost forgot!!!!

I paid off my Disney trip today, also on my Disney Visa, but will pay that off as soon as it comes in since the money is in the savings account!!! Decided I could use the Reward Points!!!! :banana: YAY BABY!!!! :banana:

I used my reward points on the last 2 trips and kept telling dh, "It's free money!" I felt like it was OK to splurge because it wasn't real money. We found the cutest glowing Tinkerbell pin. It must have just come out the day I got it, because the CM in the store did not know where to find it, and CMs all over the park kept asking me where I got it. Even teenage boys stopped me to tell me how cute it was.

:sad2: I am a samer

I am very depressed tonight. I only have 1 pari of jeans that arent holey. we are riding motorcycles to knoxville in 2 weeks. its a 4 day trip and i dont ride in shorts and i wont have a place to wash my clothes. I can get by with 2 pair that i have. and tonight i had the brilliant idea to go jeans shopping. :sad2: i left the store in tears. i kid you not. an i am not a cryer. i found a style at old navy in great old big size, but i am still so disgusted with me...
The magic "traveling pants" I got this spring were Levi's with stretch/lycra in them. I got them at Macy's and they really look better than most other jeans. They say Levi's 512 on the label, but I couldn't find that on their website.


Does anyone else who's near 40 look at your hands and wonder why your hands have been replaced by you mother's??????
:wave: Over here (as I wave a crone-ish claw in the air). I also found out that you should NEVER look down into a mirror after 40. Gravity is a beach! Oh, and don't do a modified plank nekkid. I thought I'd squeeze in a little exercise while DH was in the shower on our trip. I looked down and :scared1: .

Did I say we had a great time at DL without the kids? DH has always had to use the electric carts or wheelchairs for about the last 5 years, but 2 of the days we were in the parks, he walked! I was so proud of him. I know he struggles with his weight because mobility is such an issue. I'd bet he lost weight on this trip.

[denecarter]

Where's Dance?

I had to quote these one more time because Dene.....you look FABULOUS!!!! And seriously...about 32 or 33! No lie! I cannot wait to hear what your students are going to say when school starts!


32 or 33? I love you! :love:

Not that many students will notice a difference... there were only 60 some-odd at the Summer Academy, they'll be able to tell a small difference since June (toned up). And since we are a single grade campus (only 9th graders), there won't be any of my former students walking by like in a normal high school.

ps dis says hi she lost 2 lbs last week and is too lazy to come post...

:lmao:

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING! :sunny:

HEATHER....We've learned the hermit crab lessons over and over! Geez...DD's had about 3 or 4. They're always fun....at first. I hate having to go through this again.

There you are, Danielle! Been missing you! No nekkid exercising for me. :scared: :laughing:

Nancy....Sorry your grandmama's not doing well. Same with my granddaddy but we are so lucky to still have them. :hug:

Have a wonderful, not to hot, blessed Sunday!

[monymony3471]

Harley: Sweetie, this is just my off the wall sense of humor coming out, or the heat has totally gotten to me and all this water retention is squishing my senses, but if you wear a low cut shirt the right way, no one will be looking at your jeans. Especially at a ride. Maybe a little leather vest, sleevless, with a push up bra underneath. Just thought I'd share.:rolleyes1



Hi all. I've been back for a couple of days, trying to catch up with everything at home and on the Dis. I gained 1/2 lb. on this DL trip, without having lost the gain from the previous trip (3 weeks ago, I KNOW I am so spoiled).
DH and I are sitting out in the backyard. It's lovely here today, maybe 75 degrees or so.

Monica, is Monday the big day? That's my dad's birthday. Don't suppose you want to name your little girl Merline? My dad was Merlin, and yes, he was a magical daddy:wizard: .

I'm going to keep reading now. I have 18 pages to catch up on.

Her name most likely will start with an "M". But if the 3 techs were wrong on the sex, then, I'll consider it.

Yes, we have one called ODD FRIENDS and the owner is very odd. Over the years we have spent a small fortune there. At one time we had 4 crabs---lets just say make sure you let them take a swim every once in a while and make sure they have enough water.


When we left the funeral home today the car temp gage said 117. After we were drivnign for ab9ut 10 minutes it went down to 106 and that was before we add the heat index--at least the graveside portion was quick because of the heat. As I type my feet are up because they are now swollen from the heat-- I hate the feeling of it.
Went and bought B-day invites for DD and she asked to write the names--I approved of her writing only the ones we go to church with since I won't be mailing those. Well she says she forgot and wrote all their names on the envelopes----I now have to figure out how to salvage the envelopes because she did not write small or in a straight line. Anyway--this should be fun.

Have a good night everyone.

But those hand written names will add just a touch of cuteness don't you think?

You can always turn them over and address them. They will still get there.

Well I can hear the family waking up upstairs. My quiet time is over and it's time to get ready for Church. Last minute prayers to squeeze in. No really I'm the one who enjoys going. They family tags along.

[WI_DisneyFan]

My sister sent me this. I hope it's true. Seems like a real treat to see.

Two moons on August 27*

*27th Aug the Whole World is waiting for.............*

Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August.

It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.

This will cultivate on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles of earth.

Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 12:30 am .

It will look like the earth has 2 moons.

The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.

Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again
Sorry to burst your bubble, but this is just one of those old urban myths that get passed around via email. The reason I know this is because Aug 27 is our anniversary, and I got this same email two years ago about two weeks before our wedding. Same deal; Mars will be huge; last time for another 250 years; yadda yadda yadda. However, it did provide us with a great opportunity for a prank. We sent all of our bridesmaids outside to look for Mars; they were out there 1/2 hour convinced that they had found Mars before we told them that it was a hoax.

[eeyore45]

Aaron you prankster you!!

Monica I have goosebumps thinking of your today - and Monday! Blessings and peace!! Do you have excitement running thru, or fears/trepidations? I love that you will come here and share - what a friend!!

DANIELLE!!

Nancy - I still havent used my $30 of itune cards!! I love my Donny Osmond (he has show tunes that are inspiring) Barry Manilow (I'm a dork!! Love his voice - and Clay Aiken sounds just like him!! For good ole girls songs I love the JUDDS!! (Grandpa tell me 'bout the good ole days makes me tear up!!) I still havent uploaded all my showtunes - WICKED, Phantom, Mary Poppins etc etc...

All right where's the story of the Tinkerbelle pin? I want a pin like that (I know I read someone has a glowing tink pin!!)

Posting before this computer knocks me offline

[aries1980]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/aries1980/IMG_03931.jpg

my altered disney passporter, I had to alter it because i wasnt impressed with how the author made the cover.

[Wonders10]

Monica - I'm sending tons of pixie dust your way...and I'll be thinking of you and the new peeplet tomorrow! Try to share pics as soon as you can! :goodvibes

Eeyore - a little late here, but stop all that silly nonsense you keep talking about yourself. Take some of the great advice you give to all of us. You are worth it and you can do it! Look how much you've accomplished so far. I'm only 27 and I don't think I could even run a mile if you paid me. :hug:

Harley - late here too but I'm sorry you're having a yucky time with finding the perfect jeans. I have the same problem so my advice to you is once you find that perfect pair, LOAD UP! I have actually had decent luck with jeans from Old Navy which I also like because they aren't too expensive. Personally, I think that most people, regardless of their size, have issues finding that perfect pair of jeans. Although if you are already a little uncomfortable in your skin, it doesn't help matters. Hang in there...:flower3: (I like Monica's idea of wearing a low cut top...:rolleyes1 )

Aries - Cute passporter cover...such a bunch of creative peeps we have!

I can't remember if I forgot to comment on anything else. So sending :hug: and :wizard: to those who need it.

I had a semester's work of a course in 5 days last week...probably the best class I've ever taken. No joke. But now the fun part begins. We have 3 take home tests due this week and a paper due the beginning of September. I'm almost done with test #1...that's what I did last night. Can a Saturday be anymore exciting?

So the news with the boy is that we had a nice week together. We had lunch together and Friday we, along with another classmate, went out to lunch. I noted some secret flirting too. Then Friday I'm checking my email when low and behold...he calls me! Double :eek: He just called to talk :love: So we talked for about 20 minutes...then he called again later that night to tell me that our test was put up on our class website and was ready to be opened. He's supposed to be heading back home (Mass.) this week for our break so I probably won't actually see him until Monday when we start the Fall semester...we're taking a class together. But he said he'd call me. So nothing major but still a sign (to me at least) that he's still interested.

Hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend! :cutie:

[Disneyfreak92]

Just wanted to share my 5K fat picture!!

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/angelmum3/Fleetfeetmom.jpg

You don't look fat at all in that picture Sandy!

Reminds me, I finally have a "full body" pic to post. I also have a couple of others I liked enough to post on match/eharmony. I had a great cleavage shot... but my eyes looked kind of funny so I didn't use it... not that anybody would have been looking at my eyes in that picture... :rolleyes1

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r66/denecarter/06_10_2007_08.jpghttp://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r66/denecarter/06_10_2007_05.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r66/denecarter/06_10_2007_17.jpg

You look GREAT Dene! :)

ps I just got an Ipod which I thought I would be kind of indifferent about, but I love, love, love it! What music do I just have to have?! I can't wait to hear all of your opinions on that!

OK, so I have a LONG workout playlist on my ipod! And it has quite a variety of songs. There's a lot of Fall Out Boy on there, a couple OK GO songs (Here It Goes Agian and Get Over It), Jennifer Lopez's Let's Get Loud, Toxic and Stronger by Britney Spears, a few songs off the Chicken Little soundtrack, a couple of songs by The Killers, lots of No Doubt, some Gwen Stefani, Life is a Highway by Tom Cochrane, Just Like Heaven by The Cure (one of my faves), some All American Rejects, American Girl by Tom Petty, lots of Black Eyed Peas, Swith by Will Smith, and I know there's a lot more. I just can't think of more at the moment.

[eeyore45]

Shannon best of luck with your classes!!

Aries cute cover - I bought the sale to get a book - I still cant give up my first passporter, it is all highlighted!!

MOMMYBRAG - DS 21, (hard of hearing) got his first A in English!! He has worked so hard!! (as Shannon can atest - hoh kids dont hear audiotorilly (yikes spell??) so their output is off - just as you can tell from the sound of their voice - you can pick out hoh people because their voices are distinct - so is their writing style -

He got an A!!

[aries1980]

OK I made my dining ressies... I didnt get them all covered yet I have to try again for BOma and for Cinderella's Royal table.

but heres the list so far.

9/23 5pm OHANA'S

9/24 8:50pm Crytal Palace

9/25 4:45pm San Angel Inn

9/26 PRAYIN for CINDERELLA's ROYAL TABLE

9/27 11:05 am Hollywood andVine

9/28 7:40pm Kona

9/29 5pm Wolfgang Puck

9/30 9am Kona-tonga toast!!!

[denecarter]

my altered disney passporter, I had to alter it because i wasnt impressed with how the author made the cover.

That is soooo cute! :cutie:

[Wonders10]

I remembered what I forgot! DENE - you look fantastic! What a beauty! :goodvibes

Shannon best of luck with your classes!!

MOMMYBRAG - DS 21, (hard of hearing) got his first A in English!! He has worked so hard!! (as Shannon can atest - hoh kids dont hear audiotorilly (yikes spell??) so their output is off - just as you can tell from the sound of their voice - you can pick out hoh people because their voices are distinct - so is their writing style -

He got an A!!

That is great about your son, Sandy! Any kind of hearing impairment can totally throw their language learning off...reading, speaking, spelling...all can be affected. :cheer2: for your son!

[monymony3471]

OK I made my dining ressies... I didnt get them all covered yet I have to try again for BOma and for Cinderella's Royal table.

but heres the list so far.

9/23 5pm OHANA'S

9/24 8:50pm Crytal Palace

9/25 4:45pm San Angel Inn

9/26 PRAYIN for CINDERELLA's ROYAL TABLE

9/27 11:05 am Hollywood andVine

9/28 7:40pm Kona

9/29 5pm Wolfgang Puck

9/30 9am Kona-tonga toast!!!

Sounds soooo yummy. We ate at Kona's for the first time in November for an early breakfast. I got the Tonga Toast and I still salivate at any mention of it. It was sooooooo good. I hope you get all the ressies you want.

As far as how I'm feeling about the c-section, I'm a bunch a nerves and excited at the same time. Just think I can be either holding my little one tomorrow at this time, or recovering from something, anything major.

I could be uterous less, which is no biggie to me. I just don't know how that will feel recovery wise. UMA?

I know when I see the dr for the first time in the operating room I'm gonna say, "Ready to do this one is record time?" cause Mal's took over 4 hours. He was calling in anyone he could to assist.

I hope he can feel all of God's blessings with all the prayers I've said for him this pregnancy. He has no idea how hard I've prayed for him.

I have a very high tolerence to drugs. Morphine doesn't help me one bit. My first C I felt the first cut and I stopped them and they had to give me more drugs. I hate the spinal. They won't let your husband in until after you get it and that really bugs me.

I get the shakes so bad and go through all the motions of puking while your arms are strapped down on the operating table.

Yes I've finally got it all out. I guess I am a bag of nerves.

[SwansLoveDisney]

Hi, all! I spent the day at my grandmother's nursing home. She isn't doing as well as she has been. I told a friend we had a nice visit with family kind of around grandmama tho not that great of a visit with her. I came home in time to babysit for friends. Their two year old was born about 10 weeks premature and weighed under two pounds, and I can't help thinking what a miracle she is. And I get to babysit sometimes! It really is a joy!


Hope everyone has a good weekend!

ps I just got an Ipod which I thought I would be kind of indifferent about, but I love, love, love it! What music do I just have to have?! I can't wait to hear all of your opinions on that!

I'm sorry about your grandmother.

Preemies are such a miracle.

About the iPod, I love to have "Love in an elevator" on when I work out. It brings me right back to the Rock n Roller Coaster! I also like to hear "I want you to want me", ABBA, "I'm just a girl", Dixie Chicks, there's a bunch more, I just can't think of them!

[Lease]

What a wonderful thread :) Part of the reason, not that I needed much of a reason to go to Disney, was getting in shape for the trip. So I started last June and now I'm down 100 lbs...100 it's like losing a 12 yr old and can't wait to go running through the parks. Now I'll have to find another reason to reward myself for another trip...

[monymony3471]

What a wonderful thread :) Part of the reason, not that I needed much of a reason to go to Disney, was getting in shape for the trip. So I started last June and now I'm down 100 lbs...100 it's like losing a 12 yr old and can't wait to go running through the parks. Now I'll have to find another reason to reward myself for another trip...

Wow! Congratulations. That's such a feat!

:welcome:

Hope you find what you need to make it to and keep your goal.

[pigget74]

So the news with the boy is that we had a nice week together. We had lunch together and Friday we, along with another classmate, went out to lunch. I noted some secret flirting too. Then Friday I'm checking my email when low and behold...he calls me! Double :eek: He just called to talk :love: So we talked for about 20 minutes...then he called again later that night to tell me that our test was put up on our class website and was ready to be opened. He's supposed to be heading back home (Mass.) this week for our break so I probably won't actually see him until Monday when we start the Fall semester...we're taking a class together. But he said he'd call me. So nothing major but still a sign (to me at least) that he's still interested.

Hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend! :cutie:
It sounds to me he is still very interested :cool1:


MOMMYBRAG - DS 21, (hard of hearing) got his first A in English!! He has worked so hard!! (as Shannon can atest - hoh kids dont hear audiotorilly (yikes spell??) so their output is off - just as you can tell from the sound of their voice - you can pick out hoh people because their voices are distinct - so is their writing style -

He got an A!!
That is awesome!!!!
OK I made my dining ressies... I didnt get them all covered yet I have to try again for BOma and for Cinderella's Royal table.

but heres the list so far.

9/23 5pm OHANA'S

9/24 8:50pm Crytal Palace

9/25 4:45pm San Angel Inn

9/26 PRAYIN for CINDERELLA's ROYAL TABLE

9/27 11:05 am Hollywood andVine

9/28 7:40pm Kona

9/29 5pm Wolfgang Puck

9/30 9am Kona-tonga toast!!!
These look great. On the 24th DS will be turning 13 and on the 30th Rebekah will be arriving at some point!!!I hope that you have a great trip. I did not care for my Tonga Toast--to greasy, but DH loved his--not greasy at all.
Sounds soooo yummy. We ate at Kona's for the first time in November for an early breakfast. I got the Tonga Toast and I still salivate at any mention of it. It was sooooooo good. I hope you get all the ressies you want.

As far as how I'm feeling about the c-section, I'm a bunch a nerves and excited at the same time. Just think I can be either holding my little one tomorrow at this time, or recovering from something, anything major.

I could be uterous less, which is no biggie to me. I just don't know how that will feel recovery wise. UMA?

I know when I see the dr for the first time in the operating room I'm gonna say, "Ready to do this one is record time?" cause Mal's took over 4 hours. He was calling in anyone he could to assist.

I hope he can feel all of God's blessings with all the prayers I've said for him this pregnancy. He has no idea how hard I've prayed for him.

I have a very high tolerence to drugs. Morphine doesn't help me one bit. My first C I felt the first cut and I stopped them and they had to give me more drugs. I hate the spinal. They won't let your husband in until after you get it and that really bugs me.

I get the shakes so bad and go through all the motions of puking while your arms are strapped down on the operating table.

Yes I've finally got it all out. I guess I am a bag of nerves.
:hug: We have all been praying for you and your Dr..
What a wonderful thread :) Part of the reason, not that I needed much of a reason to go to Disney, was getting in shape for the trip. So I started last June and now I'm down 100 lbs...100 it's like losing a 12 yr old and can't wait to go running through the parks. Now I'll have to find another reason to reward myself for another trip...

WAY TO GO !!!!:cool1: :thumbsup2 :cheer2:

[eeyore45]

MonyMony- Monica Great big sloppy :grouphug: Of course you have so much going on - thank you for sharing, and I have more info as I lift you up in prayer!! Be confident in our prayers - together we are strong in prayer!! You will call on His AWESOME power - His Angels will be commanded to be around you and strengthen you - take His power my friend!! When dd was coming - it was a comedy of errors, or just one Doc with an inflated ego - anyway... for the 7 months I knew I was PG my prayer was for the night - the pushing, I knew I could handle the pregnancy incubation period, even labor pains are ok, but Dear Lord, pushing the 10#ers out, please, take that fear away - I gave it to Him, and I believed... That night, the doctor thought to start inducing me at 8am, he did not believe the n urse when she called to tell him I was in labor at midnight... then I forgot back labor and moving down the birth canal kinda is the same... but when I thought I was going to embarrass myself, dh frantically called for a nurse, I rolled over and out popped DD - and no, no one but our Dear Lord was there to catch her!! Talk about making nurses move fast!! But I did feel His presence - and you will too Monica - just trust yourself, and trust your faith - and hang on to ours when you doubt - because we know He is true!! :grouphug:

I'm sorry about your grandmother.

Preemies are such a miracle.

About the iPod, I love to have "Love in an elevator" on when I work out. It brings me right back to the Rock n Roller Coaster! I also like to hear "I want you to want me", ABBA, "I'm just a girl", Dixie Chicks, there's a bunch more, I just can't think of them!

I like these choices - thanks for sharing!!

What a wonderful thread :) Part of the reason, not that I needed much of a reason to go to Disney, was getting in shape for the trip. So I started last June and now I'm down 100 lbs...100 it's like losing a 12 yr old and can't wait to go running through the parks. Now I'll have to find another reason to reward myself for another trip...


WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME!! Now we post our weigh in day + or minus on Fridays in BOLD RED - and we've all posted a pic of ourselves, some of us in swimsuits... :rolleyes1

Truly, come on in, make yourself comfy, post often and make this place yours!!

[Wonders10]

Sounds soooo yummy. We ate at Kona's for the first time in November for an early breakfast. I got the Tonga Toast and I still salivate at any mention of it. It was sooooooo good. I hope you get all the ressies you want.

As far as how I'm feeling about the c-section, I'm a bunch a nerves and excited at the same time. Just think I can be either holding my little one tomorrow at this time, or recovering from something, anything major.

I could be uterous less, which is no biggie to me. I just don't know how that will feel recovery wise. UMA?

I know when I see the dr for the first time in the operating room I'm gonna say, "Ready to do this one is record time?" cause Mal's took over 4 hours. He was calling in anyone he could to assist.

I hope he can feel all of God's blessings with all the prayers I've said for him this pregnancy. He has no idea how hard I've prayed for him.

I have a very high tolerence to drugs. Morphine doesn't help me one bit. My first C I felt the first cut and I stopped them and they had to give me more drugs. I hate the spinal. They won't let your husband in until after you get it and that really bugs me.

I get the shakes so bad and go through all the motions of puking while your arms are strapped down on the operating table.

Yes I've finally got it all out. I guess I am a bag of nerves.

:hug: Monica. I have never been pregnant or gone through childbirth so I don't have a first hand experience but I think it must be completely normal to be feeling what you are feeling...especially if in the past there were some complications.

Why won't they let DH in for your spinal?

I'm bringing out the reserves pixie dust and I'll be saying an extra prayer for you, your family and the whole medical team that it is the smoothest (and quickest) C-section ever.

When exactly will you be delivering? Are you checking in at 7...or is that the surgery time?

:grouphug:

[denecarter]

What a wonderful thread :) Part of the reason, not that I needed much of a reason to go to Disney, was getting in shape for the trip. So I started last June and now I'm down 100 lbs...100 it's like losing a 12 yr old and can't wait to go running through the parks. Now I'll have to find another reason to reward myself for another trip...

Awesome job! :yay:

Yes I've finally got it all out. I guess I am a bag of nerves.

:hug: I'll be praying for you!

[zigzagzerr]

At school we have this saying "What do you want? What are you doing? DO THEY MATCH?"

Sandy, I love this quote! :love: Definitely going to use it for myself!

Good morning!

I haven't caught up on everything yesterday, but need some opinions from my Peeps! I am making the centerpieces for DD's wedding and have 2 different looks. Please tell me which one you like.

I read a little further down -- you guys picked the one I would have chosen, too. I like a little greenery, sets off the other pieces.

Does anyone else who's near 40 look at your hands and wonder why your hands have been replaced by you mother's??????


Yes, unfortunately. Veiny and knotty....very attractive. ;)

Oh wow Sandy... I just don't think of myself as an inspiration. I am so weak sometimes! Like today, I decided that today is a cheat day even though I know I shouldn't. I do write things down, and I work hard at it most of the time, but I break. And I am so afraid that I will break completely and go back to my bad habits and gain again... I have lost before and totally reversed it.

If we didn't all break sometimes, we wouldn't be human.
Kat, you are completely awesome, we love you, and don't you forget it, woman! :hug:

As far as how I'm feeling about the c-section, I'm a bunch a nerves and excited at the same time.

Very excited for you -- I'll be sending good thoughts your way tomorrow morning.

Starting a new week, peeps -- be kind to yourselves! :flower3:

[Eventer98]

What a wonderful thread :) Part of the reason, not that I needed much of a reason to go to Disney, was getting in shape for the trip. So I started last June and now I'm down 100 lbs...100 it's like losing a 12 yr old and can't wait to go running through the parks. Now I'll have to find another reason to reward myself for another trip...

Welcome! :cheer2: :cheer2:

[denecarter]

Think I found the perfect man today... :laughing:

We both love to scuba dive, we have a lot of the same music on our iTunes, we like the same tv shows, AND he puts a lot of "..." in his emails... just like me... ;) We exchanged rapid-fire emails from 4:21 until 7:02... 2-4 different threads bouncing back and forth, rapid fire (most people, "expesheally" guys can't keep up with me, or won't even try). During that time, he sent me 92 emails. He's funny... and he's younger than me (I'm 43... he's 36). Too bad he lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland! :lmao:

[Wonders10]

Think I found the perfect man today... :laughing:

We both love to scuba dive, we have a lot of the same music on our iTunes, we like the same tv shows, AND he puts a lot of "..." in his emails... just like me... ;) We exchanged rapid-fire emails from 4:21 until 7:02... 2-4 different threads bouncing back and forth, rapid fire (most people, "expesheally" guys can't keep up with me, or won't even try). During that time, he sent me 92 emails. He's funny... and he's younger than me (I'm 43... he's 36). Too bad he lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland! :lmao:

Bummer! Maybe he'll relocate for you? ;)

[Wonders10]

Dene (and others who have done the whole online dating thing)...looking for your thoughts.

Yes I am in my fake relationship with A., but we aren't exclusive by any means, so I bit the bullet and rejoined Match.com despite my not so great experiences the last time I joined.

I don't know if I'm just being too picky, but I tell you what. The people that email or wink at me are strange...and its not just the immediate lack of physical attraction. Their profiles are crazy. One guy, who I chose to overlook the fact that he looked like a serial killer, said about 5 times in his profile that he is a workaholic and mentioned a few other not so nice traits about himself. That's fine and dandy I guess but not so smart to put in your profile which is everyone's first impression of you. Another guy is harassing me and has "asked for my friendship" about 4 times, despite my "no thanks" response. Then there are the decent ones that I wink at or email and never get a response from. I don't get it. I know I deserve better then what is jumping out at me. That's for darn sure.

I guess I'm just wondering if you just go on a lot of dates despite not feeling an initial attraction from their profile and through emails, etc.? Or do you feel that attraction but then it doesn't really pan out once you meet? Make sense? I know I can be picky, but honestly, their profiles are not so flattering towards themselves.

If anyone has access to match profiles, my name there is the same as on here. Maybe someone hijacked my profile and posted "Lonely desperate girl seeks losers and weirdos"? :rolleyes:

BB....I think my blood pressure doubles when I watch this show now. All the yelling and fighting. Good grief. And who didn't laugh out loud when Amber said "excuse me" after a burp while praying out loud alone in her room?

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

:wave2:

Hi Everyone! Sorry that I haven't been around much lately. I've been so super busy and haven't had time to check in. I'm up 5 pounds. :sad2:
I went to the campus bookstore Friday and come home with 16 nursing books and I still need 3 more that was not in stock. I brought the books home and then started laughing. I was thinking... how in the world am I going to read all of this & still have time to take care of my family?

This is not goodbye but it feels like one. :sad1: My schedule is full for the entire week and then I start Nursing 101 on Friday.

I hope that everyone takes care and continues to make ground on their weight loss efforts. I will certainly try to stop in every couple of weeks to say hi and to see how everyone is doing. I'm going to miss everyone of you.

Bye.

Fran

[HockeyKat]

If we didn't all break sometimes, we wouldn't be human.
Kat, you are completely awesome, we love you, and don't you forget it, woman! :hug:

Starting a new week, peeps -- be kind to yourselves! :flower3:

Awwww thanks!!! I needed that today.

Think I found the perfect man today... :laughing:

We both love to scuba dive, we have a lot of the same music on our iTunes, we like the same tv shows, AND he puts a lot of "..." in his emails... just like me... ;) We exchanged rapid-fire emails from 4:21 until 7:02... 2-4 different threads bouncing back and forth, rapid fire (most people, "expesheally" guys can't keep up with me, or won't even try). During that time, he sent me 92 emails. He's funny... and he's younger than me (I'm 43... he's 36). Too bad he lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland! :lmao:

Hehe! I hear Ireland is really nice... :thumbsup2

Mony, good luck... I will be thinking of you.

Cool cover aries!

Sandy you are coming to the meet right? I can't wait to meet everyone!

I had a very, very bad eating weekend. Yesterday was Mexican and tonight was McD's. I did okay on the lunches but not dinners.

However, today we:
-cleaned out master bedroom, spare bedroom, and hall closets and drawers. HUGE bag of stuff for the goodwill!
-stripped and washed both beds
-cleaned out kitchen drawers
-put up sheers on 2 windows in the living room and the tiebacks for the curtains
-took every single frackin' thing out of the garage, cleaned it out well, and put/organized everything back in. Both cars, including my honkin' SUV, fit in now!
-mowed and edged the lawn since it was only 92 today

Whee! I am exhausted, but hopefully the hot tub will keep me from being too sore tomorrow. I am also enjoying a beer. :)

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

[eeyore45]

DENE :rotfl2: I just caught your edit line - DONT YOU read Harry Potter??? :rotfl2: EVEN I know about that stuff!!! (as an aside, if dd tells dh and me one more time to get a room- I'm going to stuff her in the garage!! :rotfl2: Trust me, pecks on cheeks is it - dd is so over dramatizing things!! :rotfl2:

Kat where'd you get the energy?

Off to do some more planning!!

[denecarter]

Bummer! Maybe he'll relocate for you? ;)

His profile does mention a desire to move to a "warmer climate"... I'd say Texas is definitely warmer! :laughing:

Hehe! I hear Ireland is really nice... :thumbsup2

He did mention that it was 16C today (that's ALMOST 61F)! His summer is my late fall/early winter temperature! Heck, we won't even get down to that at night for months!

Dene (and others who have done the whole online dating thing)...looking for your thoughts.

You got 'em! I was just talking about on-line dating to two women at a party last night... they're both tired of it... for pretty much the same reasons you're describing.

I don't know if I'm just being too picky, but I tell you what. The people that email or wink at me are strange...and its not just the immediate lack of physical attraction. Their profiles are crazy.

Uh, yeah! Lot's of weird going on. One guy that that emailed me today is either very intense/passionate or a stalker/serial killer... seriously.

Then there are the decent ones that I wink at or email and never get a response from. I don't get it. I know I deserve better then what is jumping out at me. That's for darn sure.

Yes, you do deserve better... and I HATE being ignored! I know they read my e-mail (cuz I pay extra to see that)... I know they read my profile (at least I don't have to pay to see that)... they just never respond! At least tell me "no thanks"! My friend, Beth, said there are lots more women than men on there... so they guys "have their pick" and will sometimes leave women hanging while they work on someone else.

I guess I'm just wondering if you just go on a lot of dates despite not feeling an initial attraction from their profile and through emails, etc.? Or do you feel that attraction but then it doesn't really pan out once you meet? Make sense? I know I can be picky, but honestly, their profiles are not so flattering towards themselves.

That's my problem. And one reason I got the new pictures is so, hopefully, I'll attract a higher quality of weirdo... I mean man. ;) (Although both my daughter and mother said my favorite pic doesn't look like me... it looks more like the person I see in the mirror than any picture I've had in years!... They each said I was prettier in person... so I guess I can forgive them.)

And you wrote "make sense"... have you noticed how many of those guys have a good "sence" of humor? :rotfl: Dude! Get a spell checker... typos are okay, but when you misspell the same word 3 times!

or type in all lower case without any punction whatsoever it starts to bug me i cant stand it

THAT, OR TYPING EVERYTHING IN ALL CAPS!

If anyone has access to match profiles, my name there is the same as on here. Maybe someone hijacked my profile and posted "Lonely desperate girl seeks losers and weirdos"? :rolleyes:

It's the two pictures with the red demon eyes and the dog with the glowing demon eyes... that or that you like Gilmore Girls... JUST KIDDING (well, not about the Gilmore Girls... just kidding)! Looks pretty normal to me. Might expand some of you date descriptions... blue eyes is the only thing you have. That may be what you "prefer"... but is it a deal breaker? Also, the his religion and marital status (what if he is a great guy that is divorced or a widow?... could happen). I understand you on the "none" for kids... raised somebody else's kids plus my own... don't want more. But, what if he has a child that he doesn't see often (like in another state, only sees at certain holidays or a bit of the summer)?

The women at the party and I came to the conclusion that the majority of the guys are jerks or weird... the ones that would be good are either snatched up quickly or they are REALLY gun-shy because the wife or girlfriend hurt them... bad. They usually have clues like how they repeatedly say they want an "honest" woman, etc. My cousin in California is a really nice guy... his problem with the online stuff was when he'd find a woman, she only wanted him so he could take care of her and her kids.

I'd hate an arranged marriage... but it sure would solve a lot of problems. And if it didn't work, we could just blame our parents and the matchmakers.

OMG! I just had the most HORRIBLE thought! You know how a long time ago, when a man would die, sometimes his brother would marry the widow? Oh, yuck!!!!!! My two BILs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :scared1: :scared:

I hope that everyone takes care and continues to make ground on their weight loss efforts. I will certainly try to stop in every couple of weeks to say hi and to see how everyone is doing. I'm going to miss everyone of you.

Take care of yourself...:flower3: We'll be thinking of you! I know you'll do well with your studies... :teacher:

[denecarter]

DENE :rotfl2: I just caught your edit line - DONT YOU read Harry Potter??? :rotfl2: EVEN I know about that stuff!!!

I thought snogging was a Harry Potter word... like muggles! And I didn't realize it was French kissing... not just kissing!

[HockeyKat]

Kat where'd you get the energy?


I may not have mentioned this before, but Mr Kat is a bit of a neat freak. No clutter is allowed anywhere in the house, even our dining room table remains set (with china, matching napkins, candles, and wine glasses) at all times. I am allowed to keep three canisters and the coffee maker on the kitchen counters and that is all. Everything in our house is cream, black, and brushed nickel, and he is rather fanatical about everything being neat and matching exactly.

He started the WHOLE thing today by throwing a blazer on the floor of the closet to be trashed, and I said, no, the goodwill, and started going through my side of the closet for goodwill items, and then moved to the spare bedroom drawers and closet, and, well... it spiraled downhill from there. :laughing:

[AnnNan]

Praying for you, Monica!
Way to go, Kat!

Thanks for the music suggestions. I like a wide variety of music, but I am liking the idea of kind of "expanding my horizons".

Have a good week!

Dene and Shannon - braver than I am - can't even imagine tackling match.com!

[UtahMama]

Guess Whaaaaaat???!!!

:cool1: :yay: :dance3: :cheer2: :ssst: ::MickeyMo


Hmmmm...... Happy dancing and Mickey?? CRYPTIC!

[dwheatl]

Aaron you prankster you!!

Monica I have goosebumps thinking of your today - and Monday! Blessings and peace!! Do you have excitement running thru, or fears/trepidations? I love that you will come here and share - what a friend!!

DANIELLE!!


All right where's the story of the Tinkerbelle pin? I want a pin like that (I know I read someone has a glowing tink pin!!)

Posting before this computer knocks me offline

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/dwheatl/100_0369.jpg
Isn't she beautiful? I swear people were stopping me everywhere to ask about her. I turned her on in a few dark rides where kids were crying (like Haunted Mansion) and told the kids, "Look, Tink is here!", and they stopped crying. How's that for pixie dust?



MOMMYBRAG - DS 21, (hard of hearing) got his first A in English!! He has worked so hard!! (as Shannon can atest - hoh kids dont hear audiotorilly (yikes spell??) so their output is off - just as you can tell from the sound of their voice - you can pick out hoh people because their voices are distinct - so is their writing style -

He got an A!!

Wooo hoootie for him! Now you have to tell him you bragged and how thrilled we all are for him, so he can be embarrassed but secretly proud.


As far as how I'm feeling about the c-section, I'm a bunch a nerves and excited at the same time. Just think I can be either holding my little one tomorrow at this time, or recovering from something, anything major.

I could be uterous less, which is no biggie to me. I just don't know how that will feel recovery wise. UMA?

I know when I see the dr for the first time in the operating room I'm gonna say, "Ready to do this one is record time?" cause Mal's took over 4 hours. He was calling in anyone he could to assist.

I hope he can feel all of God's blessings with all the prayers I've said for him this pregnancy. He has no idea how hard I've prayed for him.

I'm guessing you might not see this for awhile, but at church this morning they asked us if we had anyone we wanted to pray for. I said your name out loud, and everyone prayed for you. All the best for you and baby.

DENE :rotfl2: I just caught your edit line - DONT YOU read Harry Potter??? :rotfl2: EVEN I know about that stuff!!! (as an aside, if dd tells dh and me one more time to get a room- I'm going to stuff her in the garage!! :rotfl2: Trust me, pecks on cheeks is it - dd is so over dramatizing things!! :rotfl2:

We get that from our kids too. We tell them we have a room, but they don't really want us to go there now, do they?

Guess Whaaaaaat???!!!

:cool1: :yay: :dance3: :cheer2: :ssst: ::MickeyMo


Hmmmm...... Happy dancing and Mickey?? CRYPTIC!
Oooh, I know what it means! I'm like that woman in DaVinci Code.
Hooray for you, but around here, the answer to "Guess what?" is "Chicken butt!" It started with a b-day card my D-niece bought DS.

[monymony3471]

MonyMony- Monica Great big sloppy :grouphug: Of course you have so much going on - thank you for sharing, and I have more info as I lift you up in prayer!! Be confident in our prayers - together we are strong in prayer!! You will call on His AWESOME power - His Angels will be commanded to be around you and strengthen you - take His power my friend!! When dd was coming - it was a comedy of errors, or just one Doc with an inflated ego - anyway... for the 7 months I knew I was PG my prayer was for the night - the pushing, I knew I could handle the pregnancy incubation period, even labor pains are ok, but Dear Lord, pushing the 10#ers out, please, take that fear away - I gave it to Him, and I believed... That night, the doctor thought to start inducing me at 8am, he did not believe the n urse when she called to tell him I was in labor at midnight... then I forgot back labor and moving down the birth canal kinda is the same... but when I thought I was going to embarrass myself, dh frantically called for a nurse, I rolled over and out popped DD - and no, no one but our Dear Lord was there to catch her!! Talk about making nurses move fast!! But I did feel His presence - and you will too Monica - just trust yourself, and trust your faith - and hang on to ours when you doubt - because we know He is true!! :grouphug:



I like these choices - thanks for sharing!!




WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME!! Now we post our weigh in day + or minus on Fridays in BOLD RED - and we've all posted a pic of ourselves, some of us in swimsuits... :rolleyes1

Truly, come on in, make yourself comfy, post often and make this place yours!!

:hug: Monica. I have never been pregnant or gone through childbirth so I don't have a first hand experience but I think it must be completely normal to be feeling what you are feeling...especially if in the past there were some complications.

Why won't they let DH in for your spinal?

I'm bringing out the reserves pixie dust and I'll be saying an extra prayer for you, your family and the whole medical team that it is the smoothest (and quickest) C-section ever.

When exactly will you be delivering? Are you checking in at 7...or is that the surgery time?

:grouphug:

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/dwheatl/100_0369.jpg
Isn't she beautiful? I swear people were stopping me everywhere to ask about her. I turned her on in a few dark rides where kids were crying (like Haunted Mansion) and told the kids, "Look, Tink is here!", and they stopped crying. How's that for pixie dust?



Wooo hoootie for him! Now you have to tell him you bragged and how thrilled we all are for him, so he can be embarrassed but secretly proud.


I'm guessing you might not see this for awhile, but at church this morning they asked us if we had anyone we wanted to pray for. I said your name out loud, and everyone prayed for you. All the best for you and baby.


We get that from our kids too. We tell them we have a room, but they don't really want us to go there now, do they?


Oooh, I know what it means! I'm like that woman in DaVinci Code.
Hooray for you, but around here, the answer to "Guess what?" is "Chicken butt!" It started with a b-day card my D-niece bought DS.

I am going to be there at 5 am. Scheduled at 7am.
Don't know why they don't let DH in when getting the spiral. I was told hospital policy.

You all are so great. I finally got off the couch to shower. I'm lucky if I slept 2 hours. I have had a backache since yesterday afternoon. Took my shower and kissed all the kids.

I think maybe we picked the day the baby was gonna come anyways. This backache is getting to me which starts the anxiety.:rotfl:

Thanks for all your prayers. I appreciate it. Really.

Here we go..................................

[lexmelinda]

HAPPY BIRTHING DAY, MONICA!
:grouphug: We love you, sweetie! :grouphug:
Lots of prayers headed to Chicago for you and your sweet baby this morning!

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MONDAY MORNING, ONE & ALL!!! :sunny:

School starts today! :yay: :yay: :yay:

Not much time to chat....gots to wake the kiddies and make the lunches!

I know I'm gonna forget something cause I didn't multi-quote....

WENDY....You found $5000 in an old coffee can buried in the yard? You won the Utah lottery? You robbed a 7/11? Whatever it is....I hope it means your coming to the Sept. meet! :hug:

FRAN....I know you're busy but try to check in once in a while! :hug:

LEASE.... :welcome: 100 pounds! Wow! What are your best tips?

KAT....How lucky that Mr. Kat is a neat-nick! My DH is a SLOB....like having a fourth child!

Nancy....Did anybody say show tunes for the iPod? DD has soundtracks from Wicked and Hairspray and we love them. She also has some Disney soundtracks like Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, Aladdin. I love contemporary Christian and gotta have some kickin dance music. I like the oldies too....80's dance tunes and some funk.

DENE....Ireland? :laughing: Was he on Match.com? re: snogging....my daughters read those Georgia Peterson books...one was Angus, Thongs, and full front Snogging.

DANIELLE! Where did you get the Tink pin??? It's SOOOO cute!

EVERYBODY ELSE.... :wave2:

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

[pigget74]

Guess Whaaaaaat???!!!

:cool1: :yay: :dance3: :cheer2: :ssst: ::MickeyMo


Hmmmm...... Happy dancing and Mickey?? CRYPTIC!
:cool1: :cool1: :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2
I am going to be there at 5 am. Scheduled at 7am.
Don't know why they don't let DH in when getting the spiral. I was told hospital policy.

You all are so great. I finally got off the couch to shower. I'm lucky if I slept 2 hours. I have had a backache since yesterday afternoon. Took my shower and kissed all the kids.

I think maybe we picked the day the baby was gonna come anyways. This backache is getting to me which starts the anxiety.:rotfl:

Thanks for all your prayers. I appreciate it. Really.

Here we go..................................

I will be praying for you as well!!! I am very excited for you guys can't wait for my turn. When Joshua was born I was soooo emotionally drained that when I took the older two where they were staying I started crying --I am not a crier!!! I know that you are anxious about all the what if's but God has a peace for you and your family. Also, they will not let DH in for the spinal here as well. Sendinf Prayers and pixiedust:

[pigget74]

I hope that everyone has a great day. I am starting to feel under the weather. With school starting back, Joshua's cold, and this darn heat it has finally gotten to me. I can barely swallow and I feel a major CRUD coming on. I guess I will be drinking lots of OJ. Overslept a little so I need to go and get the kids up.

[Eventer98]

Dene (and others who have done the whole online dating thing)...looking for your thoughts.

Yes I am in my fake relationship with A., but we aren't exclusive by any means, so I bit the bullet and rejoined Match.com despite my not so great experiences the last time I joined.

I don't know if I'm just being too picky, but I tell you what. The people that email or wink at me are strange...and its not just the immediate lack of physical attraction. Their profiles are crazy. One guy, who I chose to overlook the fact that he looked like a serial killer, said about 5 times in his profile that he is a workaholic and mentioned a few other not so nice traits about himself. That's fine and dandy I guess but not so smart to put in your profile which is everyone's first impression of you. Another guy is harassing me and has "asked for my friendship" about 4 times, despite my "no thanks" response. Then there are the decent ones that I wink at or email and never get a response from. I don't get it. I know I deserve better then what is jumping out at me. That's for darn sure.

I guess I'm just wondering if you just go on a lot of dates despite not feeling an initial attraction from their profile and through emails, etc.? Or do you feel that attraction but then it doesn't really pan out once you meet? Make sense? I know I can be picky, but honestly, their profiles are not so flattering towards themselves.

If anyone has access to match profiles, my name there is the same as on here. Maybe someone hijacked my profile and posted "Lonely desperate girl seeks losers and weirdos"? :rolleyes:

BB....I think my blood pressure doubles when I watch this show now. All the yelling and fighting. Good grief. And who didn't laugh out loud when Amber said "excuse me" after a burp while praying out loud alone in her room?

I met DH off Match.com 3 years ago. I was using Match and Yahoo Personals for a few years before that too. I have some stories that would have your mouths hitting the floor...stories that my friends still want me to retell!! lol Anyway, I went by looks right away when I ruled people out...I do remember making a few exceptions if the guy had horses. ;) It never worked out though...I guess I am too superficial. If I liked a guy I would email them back and forth for a week before I called them. That was a good test b/c if they just wanted a one night stand they usually didn't have the patience for the emails. Then we would talk on the phone for another week. I ruled a lot of guys out just by how they carried themselves on the phone. You can figure out if he has manners or just any respect for you at all. Then, if everything was still great, I would agree to meet. Most of the time the dates went ok but there were those few who just wanted a little action. A few turned out to be super needy. A few I dated for awhile. You just have to be patient b/c there is a lot of garbage to weed out. Don't fall for every nice guy b/c some of the guys on there know just how to work it. I think online dating is a great tool....have fun with it. Don't ever get your hopes up too high. When I finally relaxed a bit I bet DH. :wizard:

[Eventer98]

I am so glad you are going in September UM!!! You just HAVE to be there!!!! :woohoo:

[DisneyObsession]

Monica...just wanted to say I've said a prayer for your delivery today, as it may be in progress or over, not really sure of time differences! :cutie: YAY! You're having a baby!!!! :banana:

[MA pigletfan]

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!! Did some catching up and quoting up this A.M....boy am i productive at work :lmao:

Think I found the perfect man today... :laughing:

Too bad he lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland! :lmao:

Irish accents RULE...and really, whats a 5 hour flight to meet someone as fabulous as you!!

Dene (and others who have done the whole online dating thing)...looking for your thoughts.


I hear ya! i did match.com for about 3 months prior to meeting Greg..about 3 years ago..and HOLY CRAP, the weirdos i met or that "winked" at me. I was always thinking.." seriously, what is wrong with me that i attract this??" And the "normals" i actually went out with, no sparks..and one of them ended up being such a freak that i thought for sure i would end up a "skin suit":scared: its tough..but you never know..i have a couple of friends that are married and super happy that met through match...

:wave2:


I hope that everyone takes care and continues to make ground on their weight loss efforts. I will certainly try to stop in every couple of weeks to say hi and to see how everyone is doing. I'm going to miss everyone of you.

Bye.

Fran[/FONT][/B][/COLOR]

Good luck on your endeavors!! Pop in from time to time! :)



I had a very, very bad eating weekend. Yesterday was Mexican and tonight was McD's. I did okay on the lunches but not dinners.

However, today we:
-cleaned out master bedroom, spare bedroom, and hall closets and drawers. HUGE bag of stuff for the goodwill!
-stripped and washed both beds
-cleaned out kitchen drawers
-put up sheers on 2 windows in the living room and the tiebacks for the curtains
-took every single frackin' thing out of the garage, cleaned it out well, and put/organized everything back in. Both cars, including my honkin' SUV, fit in now!
-mowed and edged the lawn since it was only 92 today

Whee! I am exhausted, but hopefully the hot tub will keep me from being too sore tomorrow. I am also enjoying a beer. :)

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Busy Bee! I totally hear you about the eating though, we had house guests and went out to eat all weekend :eek: ...but i woke up this morning and did my 2 mile WATP dvd and crunches..i want good numbers friday!!



Here we go..................................

YAY...thinking of you! :hug:

I hope that everyone has a great day. I am starting to feel under the weather. With school starting back, Joshua's cold, and this darn heat it has finally gotten to me. I can barely swallow and I feel a major CRUD coming on. I guess I will be drinking lots of OJ. Overslept a little so I need to go and get the kids up.

That is one of the worst.:sick: .not being able to swallow..something about a sore throat just makes your whole body feel crummy...feel better soon!!!

[Wonders10]

You got 'em! I was just talking about on-line dating to two women at a party last night... they're both tired of it... for pretty much the same reasons you're describing.

Uh, yeah! Lot's of weird going on. One guy that that emailed me today is either very intense/passionate or a stalker/serial killer... seriously.

Yes, you do deserve better... and I HATE being ignored! I know they read my e-mail (cuz I pay extra to see that)... I know they read my profile (at least I don't have to pay to see that)... they just never respond! At least tell me "no thanks"! My friend, Beth, said there are lots more women than men on there... so they guys "have their pick" and will sometimes leave women hanging while they work on someone else.

That's my problem. And one reason I got the new pictures is so, hopefully, I'll attract a higher quality of weirdo... I mean man. ;) (Although both my daughter and mother said my favorite pic doesn't look like me... it looks more like the person I see in the mirror than any picture I've had in years!... They each said I was prettier in person... so I guess I can forgive them.)

And you wrote "make sense"... have you noticed how many of those guys have a good "sence" of humor? :rotfl: Dude! Get a spell checker... typos are okay, but when you misspell the same word 3 times!

or type in all lower case without any punction whatsoever it starts to bug me i cant stand it

THAT, OR TYPING EVERYTHING IN ALL CAPS!

It's the two pictures with the red demon eyes and the dog with the glowing demon eyes... that or that you like Gilmore Girls... JUST KIDDING (well, not about the Gilmore Girls... just kidding)! Looks pretty normal to me. Might expand some of you date descriptions... blue eyes is the only thing you have. That may be what you "prefer"... but is it a deal breaker? Also, the his religion and marital status (what if he is a great guy that is divorced or a widow?... could happen). I understand you on the "none" for kids... raised somebody else's kids plus my own... don't want more. But, what if he has a child that he doesn't see often (like in another state, only sees at certain holidays or a bit of the summer)?

The women at the party and I came to the conclusion that the majority of the guys are jerks or weird... the ones that would be good are either snatched up quickly or they are REALLY gun-shy because the wife or girlfriend hurt them... bad. They usually have clues like how they repeatedly say they want an "honest" woman, etc. My cousin in California is a really nice guy... his problem with the online stuff was when he'd find a woman, she only wanted him so he could take care of her and her kids.

I'd hate an arranged marriage... but it sure would solve a lot of problems. And if it didn't work, we could just blame our parents and the matchmakers.

OMG! I just had the most HORRIBLE thought! You know how a long time ago, when a man would die, sometimes his brother would marry the widow? Oh, yuck!!!!!! My two BILs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :scared1: :scared:

Thanks so much for your thoughts Dene...I'll admit to being picky but I just was thinking that this is WAY more than me being picky. And yes..one of my biggest annoyances are the ones who use absolutely no punctuation/grammar and tons of misspellings. Are you on myspace? If so, I dedicated an entire blog to my last adventures of match. Let me know if you want to check it out. I think I may have found more info to update with in the past week. I went through and looked through my profile last night as well and made some changes but I didn't even realize I said I only wanted blue eyes...so not a deal breaker for me. I'll have to go check that part out again. Thanks! :goodvibes

I thought snogging was a Harry Potter word... like muggles! And I didn't realize it was French kissing... not just kissing!

:rotfl: Yep I knew what snogging was...I also heard it mentioned on an episode of Gilmore Girls :rolleyes:


We get that from our kids too. We tell them we have a room, but they don't really want us to go there now, do they?

Ooooh now that is good! :thumbsup2

I met DH off Match.com 3 years ago. I was using Match and Yahoo Personals for a few years before that too. I have some stories that would have your mouths hitting the floor...stories that my friends still want me to retell!! lol Anyway, I went by looks right away when I ruled people out...I do remember making a few exceptions if the guy had horses. ;) It never worked out though...I guess I am too superficial. If I liked a guy I would email them back and forth for a week before I called them. That was a good test b/c if they just wanted a one night stand they usually didn't have the patience for the emails. Then we would talk on the phone for another week. I ruled a lot of guys out just by how they carried themselves on the phone. You can figure out if he has manners or just any respect for you at all. Then, if everything was still great, I would agree to meet. Most of the time the dates went ok but there were those few who just wanted a little action. A few turned out to be super needy. A few I dated for awhile. You just have to be patient b/c there is a lot of garbage to weed out. Don't fall for every nice guy b/c some of the guys on there know just how to work it. I think online dating is a great tool....have fun with it. Don't ever get your hopes up too high. When I finally relaxed a bit I bet DH. :wizard:

Thanks for your thoughts too! Like I said to Dene, I know I can be picky. But even if the email creeps me out or the pic leaves nothing to be desired, I still take a look at their profile and try to give them the benefit of the doubt. But then their profiles seem to be just as weird as their pictures :laughing: Every few days I take a look and wink at a few people, email the ones I really like and just wait and see. I've got nothing to lose.

Hey...anyone know a really great way to wake up in the morning? Having A. call you :goodvibes (returning your call from last night to answer questions you had about a test :rolleyes1 ) But he still called me back...the last 2 times I called him awhile back I never got a call back. He still hasn't started the 1st test and its due tonight...and its all he's been talking about (how much work its gonna be, that he really needs to start on them soon, etc.) No wonder he has no time for a serious girlfriend...he'd forget to get dressed if he didn't walk by a mirror. :rolleyes:

oooh, I wonder if the new peeplet is here yet? So exciting! Hope all of you have a great day! :cutie:

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Dene and Shannon~ :hug: for the trials of dating. My sis is going through it too. She will disparinly say "I'm a single cuz no one wants me." It makes me sad because she really wants to have a relationship and maybe a family. Dene, I loved your pix. I know you are older but if you didn't gine an age, you'd easily pass for being in you low to mid 30's. As far as relocations, it's not as far as Ireland but my uncle moved from South Dakota to Arizona to be with his wife.

Monica~ I said a prayer as soon as I got up this morning. I hope your surgery is over by now and everything is going well. :welcome: to the world baby peeplet!

UMa~ So glad you found some funds. We weren't so lucky but cancelling when we did gave me the opportunity to go back to school so I should be able to get a better job. :goodvibes

Things are much better here. DH took me out to my favorite Greek place for lunch on Fri to help make up for the menareputz and the extra stress of the week. :love: We cleaned the garage yesterday and I've been working on learning to use video editing software. I was going to use some of my Disney pix to make a slideshow and when I went to get teh pix, I couldn't find them. We had computer problems in late Apr/early May and both our laptop and desktop computers crashed. DH thought he downloaded everything before it was too late but he actually archived several files, including my pictures. They were all corrupted and we can't recover them :sad1: Not only did I lose my vacation stuff, I lost everything I had worked on for my jewelry so I could create a portfolio. I had over 30 new designs that I was working on plus pix of my finished designs. Live and learn I guess. I'm going to have to invest in a few more flash drives, makesure I have things backed up to a drive and a disk so I don't lose anything else.

[eeyore45]

HAPPY BIRTHING DAY, MONICA!
:grouphug: We love you, sweetie! :grouphug:
Lots of prayers headed your way for you and your sweet baby this morning!

Wait a minute - Monica I believe is in Michigan - I spent the morning in prayer - and I love the peace - I cant wait to hear your journey!! and I think we need to take a road trip!!

I hope that everyone has a great day. I am starting to feel under the weather. With school starting back, Joshua's cold, and this darn heat it has finally gotten to me. I can barely swallow and I feel a major CRUD coming on. I guess I will be drinking lots of OJ. Overslept a little so I need to go and get the kids up.

awww - only 60 more days for you?? :grouphug:

UtahthreadmommaFREEDININGchampion We''re gonna be dancin :dance3:

Danielle I WANT that pin,, I NEED that pin!! How cute is that!! Thank you for sharing the pic... we're envious!! I do love the magic of getting the kids to stop crying - I bring the Libby Loo glitter and ask the mom if I can spread some Pixie Dust - that fascinates them too!! CM's as well love it!!

[TKDisneylover]

Hello Everyone!

Sorry I have not been on for a while, last week was ridiculously busy as my co-worker was out of the office so I was doing double duty. And then of all things our computer crashed at home! UGH! We signed up for the digital tv, phone & cable and when they hooked up the new modem we could not link to the internet. The cable company says it's our computer and our computer company (Gateway) says it's the modem from the cable company. The cable company came back to our home yesterday (yes, on a Sunday!) and replaced the modem but we still could not access the internet(they think a bug got into the computer and then couldn't handle the high speed upgrade). We then followed their instructions of deleting everything on our computer, thank goodness we had a second hard drive for music. We were able to move anything we wanted to save onto there, then we cleared the old hard drive and downloaded all the start-up discs. Still nothing! Of course the computer company wants us to send the hard drive to them for repair, but is it really worth it? So we are going computer shopping tonight. Anyone else have that problem with their computer ever?

I must say now that I have digital cable with all the extra channels (plus free Showtime), I have been able to watch BB Afterdark, well we DVR it because it's on from midnight to 3:00 a.m. But I knew who was nominated and who won the Veto before it was aired Sunday. And it's definitely different to them interact for 3:00 at a time. We would fast forward through a lot of it because sometimes they were just playing beer pong for hours, or watching Amber go through her hair & make-up routine (boring!).

As a side note, I stayed the same with my weight this week, and am happy with that.

I hope everyone is doing well! I will need to catch up on the thread as I see I've missed pages & pages.

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Wait a minute - Monica I believe is in Michigan - I spent the morning in prayer - and I love the peace - I cant wait to hear your journey!! and I think we need to take a road trip!!

Road trip!!! I'll join you but you have to promise to bring the next scrapbooks with you.

Danielle I WANT that pin,, I NEED that pin!! How cute is that!! Thank you for sharing the pic... we're envious!! I do love the magic of getting the kids to stop crying - I bring the Libby Loo glitter and ask the mom if I can spread some Pixie Dust - that fascinates them too!! CM's as well love it!!


I love the pin too! I'm not a huge Tink fan but that one is so cute. I like to help with upset little ones. It really helps diffuse a situation before everyone has a melt down. That's why we always had stickers and things at work so when teh kids got bored, was tired or cranky, we'd have soemthing for them to take their minds off being there.

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Tammy~ Our desktop and laptop crashed in the same week.:eek: The laptop was easy to fix but the desktop was another story. We tried doing what the IT person said and wiped it then re-installed everything, no go. Second set of disks sent out, tried again, still no go. Finally they asked us to send the computer to them. We were a bit unhappy about it but it was the only way we might be able to get our computer fixed. Mind you, this system was only 8 mos old and still under warrantee, we had never had a problem with our computers before so to have this type of a headache with a newer system was frustrating. When we got our system back, it would not start up; at all! We at least had the blue screen before. Finally DH told them after 3 weeks and I don't know how many hours on the phone trying to get this fixed; that they were going to send a repair tech out to look at it. They guy shows up, declares our hard drive fried and says we need a new one. Well, that's what they had it at the repair facility for. Tech gets on teh phone, verifies this, states our system in unrepairable and gets them to authorize a whole new system!!!!!!:woohoo: This in not just any system either, it has 4 different card slots for my camera cards, 4 SUB ports, all the fun colored a/v inputs, a CD/DVD burner with lightscribe, and if we set it up, we can actually watch TV on our computer. Dh was almost drooling when we got it.

Good luck getting everything sorted out. I've BTDT with all the computer stuff so I know it can really drive you crazy.

[eeyore45]

Lets not go there with computers here please!!

Noni - why didnt I think of the roadtrip deal when I sent dd to camp in Kalamazoo MI - Angola IN - is only 5 min from Ohio!!

DIET TIPS!!!

YOU on a DIET by Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen

Dr. Roizen was on a PBS Special, so listen up - TOGETHER we CAN do this!!

The First 14 Days Couldn't Be Easier

1. Find a diet buddy -- join the message boards.
2. Clean out the fridge -- and use the menu planner to refill it.
3. Walk every day -- and do the 20-minute workout.
4. Measure your waist -- and track the changes. In just 2 weeks, you'll be solidly on the road to success, and your waist will probably be 2 inches smaller!

http://www.realage.com/doctorCenter/intro.aspx

So grab a buddy and commit to yourself to do 30 min of walking - I'm grabbing Fidge!!

[eeyore45]

Are You in Need of a YOU-Turn?
It's normal to feel that staying on track during the summer isn't easy. But no one said that success was easy. With the smells of barbecue creeping through the backyard, a healthy diet can be a chore to maintain, and hitting 10,000 steps in sweltering heat isn't so appealing, either. But rather than looking at the summer as a downer, realize that the challenge is all the more reason to show the world what you're made of. If for no other incentive, prove to yourself that not even a sizzling cheeseburger can keep YOU from hitting your goal.

Following in the footsteps of our friends at Canada AM, push yourself just a bit farther: Instead of gritting through 10,000 steps, challenge yourself to 11,000. Or keep a food journal to let your fingers know that you see them inching toward the cupboard, and that they better move away from the snacks. Setting a goal a little beyond your reach may ignite your dormant drive.

Now, don't get too far ahead of yourself. The best way to increase or decrease caloric intake is in baby steps. If you want these steps to turn into strides, make them realistic. Increasing your daily walking to 15,000 steps could be too much at first, and the last thing you're interested in is getting stuck in bed with an injury.

Also, your body may not be ready to crank up the heat just yet, and that's okay. Let your insides do the talking: If you feel great, keep up that extra work. But if you're dragging, cut back a bit. There's no shame in trying.


So Peeps lets take that U-Turn Get back on track!!

One thing that hit me hard watching this special...

IF you had BREAST CANCER - what would you do? So the Doctors say to measure your waist and if your waist is over... 47 inches I believe then its as if you have Breast cancer... Think about it...

Now join me...

Walk Every Day
Dr. Roizen says you absolutely must walk at least 30 minutes every day. "There's a hurricane? You walk 30 minutes a day," he says. "Earthquake—30 minutes a day. Tornado—30 minutes a day. Snowstorm—30 minutes a day."

[UtahMama]

Guess Whaaaaaat???!!!

:cool1: :yay: :dance3: :cheer2: :ssst: ::MickeyMo


Hmmmm...... Happy dancing and Mickey?? CRYPTIC!

Chicken Butt!!!!!

Not only is THIS my 5000 th post on the DIS, BUT....... *wait for it*.......
























I'm GOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





for rizzle!

[eeyore45]

WOOHOOTY!!!


:cheer2: :dance3: :yay: :woohoo: :dance3: :cool1: :yay: :cheer2:

[eeyore45]

I'm waiting for Fidge to call me back so I can go on my walk with her...

not that I'm impatient mind you... :rolleyes1

[If U Had Wings]

Good afternoon everyone! I've been posting a few times, but lurking more than posting. I really want to try to post more though. I really enjoy reading everyone else's posts. I had a bit of a dissappointing morning. I had weighed myself on Friday for the weigh in and found myself down 4.5 lbs and was so excited. Today I weighed myself on my normal weigh in day and I somehow put on 2 lbs since Friday. I don't know what it was - I still was down from last week, but seeing the scale up those 2 lbs just set me off and I started bawling in the middle of the bathroom. That I and nearly threw the scale at the floor.

I think the frustration with myself gaining 20 lbs back is really hitting hard now. I had to go and dig my fat shorts out of the basement because the ones I had bought last year don't fit. None of my new jeans fit either. (And I had finally found ones that fit me perfectly last year too - Gap Curvy Cut). What's really annoying is that I don't weigh any more than I did when I bought those shorts last year. The 20 lbs I've put back on have gone right to my butt and gutt. Before it was a little more spread out. Still it's a 2 lb loss, right?

Dene - Your pictures are beautiful. I always hate the ones I try to take for the online dating sites. Yours look great.

Fidge - I always used to get the sucking in thing from my mom. After taking ballet lessons for years as a kid it's pretty much second nature for me - belly in, shoulders back, back straight, hips tucked. Don't know if that really helped, but even when I was my heaviest my lower belly wasn't the problem, it's kept my core pretty strong. The area between my waist and my ribcage is another storey all together.

Wonders10 - I can definitely sympathize with the online dating thing. I finally gave up because I couldn't deal with the weirdness. I'd much rather be by myself than deal with some of that. I don't know which was the final straw - the guy that couldn't understand that I couldn't meet him one day, because it was my niece's first birthday so he wouldn't meet me at all, or the guy that got back together with his ex, but told me he was still interested if I wanted to be with him and his ex. I keep thinking of trying again, but can't bring myself to do it.

[eeyore45]

wings Good job - think forward, not backward... and that is so much easier said than done! In the YOU on a diet info on "U-Turn we need to start keeping the focus on the goal... if we "fail" or if we "fall off" or if we "cheat" (whatever the words or excuses, it amounts to not being healthiest) - - then we need to listen to our Mind's GPS system and get to the nearest/safest place to make a UTURN to take a UTURN back to that healthy lifestyle!!

and always remember: DIET and EXERCISE are not a punishment for being fat > its our REWARD for being Healthy

To OUR health peeps!!

DROP DOWN and give yourself 100 crunches!!!

[MA pigletfan]

hola everyone :)
just wanted to pass on a pretty dang good tasting water enhancer. I am usually a plain old water drinker, but wanted to change it up some lately..i've tried the crystal light "on the go" packs and celestial seasonings ones..both pretty darn good. BUT i wanted a grape flavor so i recently tried "water sensations" in grape..and YUM. its a little pack like the CL ones, but its actually liquid not powder..the grape one tastes like grape soda..good times :goodvibes i will certainly still drink 90% of my H2O "straight" ..but this is a nice change instead of reaching for a diet soda or juice...

[Disneyfreak92]

Chicken Butt!!!!!

Not only is THIS my 5000 th post on the DIS, BUT....... *wait for it*.......


I'm GOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


for rizzle!

Oh yay! :yay: I'm SOOOOO excited for you (and for me getting to see you)! It wouldn't have been the same without you!

And it looks like we DEFINITELY have some planning to do for January too! DH is just making a call today to see if we can get any discounts going through a travel agent. If we can't, we will be booking through Disney! So, what am I doing for my b-day? (The weekend following my b-day actually)...



I'm going to DISNEYLAND!!!

This is a first for DH and I both, and I am SO excited! The only dissappointing part is we will not be making the January Peep meet because that is when we will be in California. But hopefully we can meet some west coast Peeps and make the January meet bicoastal! :laughing:

[MA pigletfan]

I'm going to DISNEYLAND!!!

This is a first for DH and I both, and I am SO excited! The only dissappointing part is we will not be making the January Peep meet because that is when we will be in California. But hopefully we can meet some west coast Peeps and make the January meet bicoastal! :laughing:

yay for you!! how exciting..i am already looking forward to the Trip Report! :goodvibes

[dwheatl]

One more picture I wanted to share with y'all. I told UM when she wrote her DL trippie that you have to get the first or last seat on Space Mountain at Disneyland for it to rock. Here's DH and me on the second best ride on SM EVER (the first best was on our honeymoon).
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/dwheatl/spacemountain.jpg
Hello Everyone!

Sorry I have not been on for a while, last week was ridiculously busy as my co-worker was out of the office so I was doing double duty. And then of all things our computer crashed at home!
Did you get ATT U-Verse, by any chance? We switched in June, and it's great, except my laptop doesn't get internet through their modem. I had to hook up a second modem to theirs, and I access the internet that way. when I complained to their tech support, the guy said, "I hear what you're saying." I stayed on hold for 40 minutes for that? They never have fixed my problem, but it works OK with the second modem, so whatever.

Chicken Butt!!!!!


I'm GOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/dwheatl/chickenbutt.jpg
Wooo Hooootie!

Oh yay! :yay: I'm SOOOOO excited for you (and for me getting to see you)! It wouldn't have been the same without you!

And it looks like we DEFINITELY have some planning to do for January too! DH is just making a call today to see if we can get any discounts going through a travel agent. If we can't, we will be booking through Disney! So, what am I doing for my b-day? (The weekend following my b-day actually)...



I'm going to DISNEYLAND!!!

This is a first for DH and I both, and I am SO excited! The only dissappointing part is we will not be making the January Peep meet because that is when we will be in California. But hopefully we can meet some west coast Peeps and make the January meet bicoastal! :laughing:

Looks like I'm going to have to renew my AP! I was just looking for an excuse.

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Noni - why didnt I think of the roadtrip deal when I sent dd to camp in Kalamazoo MI - Angola IN - is only 5 min from Ohio!!

DIET TIPS!!!

YOU on a DIET by Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen

Dr. Roizen was on a PBS Special, so listen up - TOGETHER we CAN do this!!

The First 14 Days Couldn't Be Easier

1. Find a diet buddy -- join the message boards.
2. Clean out the fridge -- and use the menu planner to refill it.
3. Walk every day -- and do the 20-minute workout.
4. Measure your waist -- and track the changes. In just 2 weeks, you'll be solidly on the road to success, and your waist will probably be 2 inches smaller!

http://www.realage.com/doctorCenter/intro.aspx

So grab a buddy and commit to yourself to do 30 min of walking - I'm grabbing Fidge!!

I don't know why you didn't let me know you were going to be fairly close. I'll be more than happy to drive somewhere if I have the time, $$ and a bit of notice.

I want a buddy........I need someone who's a pretty good motivator though, I haven't been on the TM in months. We cleaned out the garage yesterday and we're going to the State Fair on both Tues and Wed so I'll be doing lots of walking.

[eeyore45]

I don't know why you didn't let me know you were going to be fairly close. I'll be more than happy to drive somewhere if I have the time, $$ and a bit of notice.

I want a buddy........I need someone who's a pretty good motivator though, I haven't been on the TM in months. We cleaned out the garage yesterday and we're going to the State Fair on both Tues and Wed so I'll be doing lots of walking.

*duh me - I guess I'll have to make up for it!! Wonder what's happening next week - maybe we should drive up and see that new baby peeplet!!

BUDDY ALERT what do you need in a buddy? I just checked out the book Marathon for Mortals... I'm crying... its very motivating... its like talking about me!! (he talks of his first decision to 'run' and why he picks early or late to do it so no one will see him run and LOL at the fat person getting out there - that is so ME!)

Noni - JUST DO IT!! I'm seriously committing to going for a 30 min walk each and every day this week - beyond that, we'll talk..

PLUS all of the Sept WDW goers need to get some exercise/practice walking in order to get the FP before they run out!! *wink *wink...

I wonder if I can say "Chicken Butt" without getting in trouble???
:rotfl2:

[eeyore45]

Again, check your waist size.

Are you "Breast Cancer" size? If you had breast cancer would you sit there and accept it? Or would you go in for treatment? Measure your waist... a healthy waist is 35 - 38 inches...

His talk was to consider what you would do if you had breast cancer - I'm easily 47 inches - and I have to walk 30 min every day in order to be healthy for me, for my family...

so I'm going to be asking every day -

WHO WILL WALK WITH ME TODAY??

[Wonders10]

Hi Peeps,

Tomorrow I'm heading to my externship placement for the afternoon to shadow one of their clinicians. I'm even more nervous now about starting and going there after the whole scheduling mix up that happened last week. So please send some pixie dust that it all goes smoothly. Thanks :goodvibes

[pigget74]

Two weeks ago one of my principals sent out an e-mail asking for 5 teachers to sign up for this economics training. Part of the training would give me 5 continuing education credits for my teaching renewal certificate--I only needed .7 because I have been working on it over the past 2 years. It would also give me some classroom materials. This training would consist of 2 weekdays and 2 Sat. in the Fall and the same for the Spring. Sounds great so I signed up. It would look really good on my transcript since it is a Masters Seminar. Well on Friday I was given the dates and they are not a problem, but we are also given a semi schedule--it is nothing like it was presented. All the principal did was forward to us all the information that was sent to her. Here is what I now have to do--I had to submit a letter of why I wanted to take this seminar--there is a midterm project and a final project plus a final exam. OH MY GOSH--like I have time for this. In the original e-mail it sounded like some workshops that you would attend and go back and tech other teachers at your school. That is soooooo not the case. I tried to back out of it today, but could only do so if I found someone to take my spot and the clincher is I had until 3 today and guess what there were no takers :scared1: I am sooo not looking forward to this---it is an actual masters level class that I am taking and it starts this Saturday. :headache:

Enough of my rant. Has anyone heard from MONICA???

[denecarter]

Hi Peeps,

Tomorrow I'm heading to my externship placement for the afternoon to shadow one of their clinicians. I'm even more nervous now about starting and going there after the whole scheduling mix up that happened last week. So please send some pixie dust that it all goes smoothly. Thanks :goodvibes

pixiedust:

Back to our match conversation from last night... if you look very carefully at my pix, I have "freak magnet" tattooed to my forehead. Today, I did about 30 minutes of yahoo messenger with this guy in Florida... very one-sided... me doing most of the talking, not trying to give too many details because I got a vibe from his profile. Anyway, afterwards he emails me with this bizarre story about being divorced and seperated from his child who is at a Catholic school in Nigeria because he had gone over there with his mother who was deployed there on a peace keeping mission... she was in "the force". WAS being the operative word because she was killed in the line of duty and now the child is still there and he (the freak) is so glad he found me because he just knows I will love him with all my heart and his son will be able to call me mom, etc., etc., etc. and he's through with Match "coz [I've] got all [he] needs from a good woman".

I emailed him and let him know I don't want to be anybody's mom and that he needs to slow down and back off a bit... he's coming across as a "psycho stalker/serial killer".

After I got back from the gym and got online, he slipped in and opened a chat before I realized it... my email didn't make him happy. I told him he was a bit over the top and intense... he asked why I thought so... I said statements from his profile and email... he asked what... when I went to find his profile to quote what was intense and over the top, his profile was gone. He said he had to do something and asked if I'd be online 40 minutes later.

Luckily, I haven't heard back from him... in a sick and twisted way, I'd LOVE to hear from him... just to hear the web of lies he's going to come up with... you know, so I can figure out what fantasy world he's living on.

My Irish friend said it sound like the beginning of a money scam... "please help me... I need money to bring my kid home from Catholic school in Nigeria". Apparently, that type of thing has happened before.

I don't know what is sadder, some freak would try that... or that there are women out there lonely and desperate enough to fall for it. :sad2:

[denecarter]

there is a midterm project and a final project plus a final exam. OH MY GOSH--like I have time for this.

Hopefully, the projects will consists of documentation and proof that you did implement and share... hopefully. :flower3:

[Lease]

LEASE.... :welcome: 100 pounds! Wow! What are your best tips?


The only tip I can think of is portion size, I ate 5 small meals a day and drank lots of water. Can't forget the exercise too. I was on a pretty restrictive diet both to lose weight (if I can lose 100 and have more to go there was much to lose) and to get my Crohn's under control.
I still have about 20# that I'd like to shed, prolly 25# after the free dinning at Disney :)

[Wonders10]

pixiedust:

Back to our match conversation from last night... if you look very carefully at my pix, I have "freak magnet" tattooed to my forehead. Today, I did about 30 minutes of yahoo messenger with this guy in Florida... very one-sided... me doing most of the talking, not trying to give too many details because I got a vibe from his profile. Anyway, afterwards he emails me with this bizarre story about being divorced and seperated from his child who is at a Catholic school in Nigeria because he had gone over there with his mother who was deployed there on a peace keeping mission... she was in "the force". WAS being the operative word because she was killed in the line of duty and now the child is still there and he (the freak) is so glad he found me because he just knows I will love him with all my heart and his son will be able to call me mom, etc., etc., etc. and he's through with Match "coz [I've] got all [he] needs from a good woman".

I emailed him and let him know I don't want to be anybody's mom and that he needs to slow down and back off a bit... he's coming across as a "psycho stalker/serial killer".

After I got back from the gym and got online, he slipped in and opened a chat before I realized it... my email didn't make him happy. I told him he was a bit over the top and intense... he asked why I thought so... I said statements from his profile and email... he asked what... when I went to find his profile to quote what was intense and over the top, his profile was gone. He said he had to do something and asked if I'd be online 40 minutes later.

Luckily, I haven't heard back from him... in a sick and twisted way, I'd LOVE to hear from him... just to hear the web of lies he's going to come up with... you know, so I can figure out what fantasy world he's living on.

My Irish friend said it sound like the beginning of a money scam... "please help me... I need money to bring my kid home from Catholic school in Nigeria". Apparently, that type of thing has happened before.

I don't know what is sadder, some freak would try that... or that there are women out there lonely and desperate enough to fall for it. :sad2:


WOW! :scared1: Now that is a crazy story...mine haven't gotten that off the wall. Yet. Give me time :laughing: .

I did get a response back from a gentleman who emailed me, I responded, and he actually responded back. Seems decent thus far, although he has about 7 pics on his profile and they all look different. Some of them he has a creepy looking mustache so I hope that those are old pics. :rolleyes1 No major chemistry yet of course, but at least his emails don't make me want to gauge my eyes out...ahh, how I can be turned on by a guy with a high school level of grammar and punctuation...and that he can spell to boot. I'm weak in the knees just thinking about it. ;)

[SwansLoveDisney]

Hi Peeps,

Tomorrow I'm heading to my externship placement for the afternoon to shadow one of their clinicians. I'm even more nervous now about starting and going there after the whole scheduling mix up that happened last week. So please send some pixie dust that it all goes smoothly. Thanks :goodvibes

I know how you're feeling...I'm a PT and I remember being so nervous about going to shadow. I had 3 really great experiences and one not so great.

Just remember that in a few years, you'll be the one with the shadow!

[majicintheair]

LEASE: 100 POUNDS!!:banana: :banana: :banana: You rock! Small meals and exercise, I need to add the exercise!!! Today I am doing much better, I have a new goal = 30 minutes of walking every day! I put in 30 on the elliptical machine today( in 3 seperate sessions, baby steps...) ** EEYORE45,** I'll walk with you tomorrow! I have exactly 30 days until my September trip to WDW, and my goal is to lose 10 pounds. I have not been taking it seriously lately, but with vacation pictures coming....well, you know how it is!:cool2: **WONDERS,** good luck at work!! **UTAH MAMA**congrats on the trip!!! I just made my payment today, ( it was pay up or they cancel:scared: )I love having something to look forward to! **DENECARTER**I loved your date story(#3), but really he sounded a leetle scary:rolleyes1. Hopefully Mr. Irish will work out much better!!!**WINGS**I am so with you on the fat clothes. Talk about a good motivator....

[monymony3471]

Hello my friends. They have free internet in my room! It's very small on the TV screen so excuse me for any mistakes.

[dwheatl]

Hello my friends. They have free internet in my room! It's very small on the TV screen so excuse me for any mistakes.

MONICA! How are you doing? How's baby? We've all been thinking about you all day.:welcome: to the peeplet.

And Miss Monymony, you have a good chance of being the weight loss winner this coming Friday (Although it was never as much as I hoped for when my kids were born).

[monymony3471]

And sorry for this cause the wireless key board is hard to navigate.If I try to skip lines, it sends me to post the reply. The surgery was not that bad. Thanks for all of your prayers. HE heard them. I was very well taken care of today. Please welcome, Madelyn Eliszabeh. She was born at 7:43am. Weighs 6'14 oz. 20" long. Looks like very dark blue eyes which all my kids started with. I am on some loopy drugs from all the puking I did while in surgery and throughout the day. So I will make this quick. DH and I will go over how to post pics over the phone tomorrow. OR someone pm me with their email address and I can forward you the pics to post for him. Hint Hint. Lexy??? So pictures tomorrow folks!

[dance2874]

And sorry for this cause the wireless key board is hard to navigate.If I try to skip lines, it sends me to post the reply. The surgery was not that bad. Thanks for all of your prayers. HE heard them. I was very well taken care of today. Please welcome, Madelyn Eliszabeh. She was born at 7:43am. Weighs 6'14 oz. 20" long. Looks like very dark blue eyes which all my kids started with. I am on some loopy drugs from all the puking I did while in surgery and throughout the day. So I will make this quick. DH and I will go over how to post pics over the phone tomorrow. OR someone pm me with their email address and I can forward you the pics to post for him. Hint Hint. Lexy??? So pictures tomorrow folks!

YAY!! Congratulations and Welcome Baby Madelyn!! :love:
I just popped over here to see if there had been a baby yet because I knew the date was coming up, and yours was the first post I saw. Cant wait to see a picture of the newest peep!

[mousehouselover]

Monica!! I didn't expect you to post tonight. It's good to hear that everything went well. Sorry about the vomiting though. Can't wait to see pix!!! Try to get some rest. :hug:

[AnnNan]

Welcome, Madelyn! Isn't she precious!!!!

[Minnie_Moo]

Welcome, Madelyn! And congratulations to Monica and the Mony Family!!!!!!!!

:thumbsup2 From your fellow Michiganian!

Uma, I've said it elsewhere and will say it again: MOO HOOOOO on your being able to join us at the meeeeeeeet!!!

To all the Peeps who are having adventures with match dot com and other on-line dating places - your stories sound SO similar to those of my BFF. No offense, harleygirl, but my friend always seems to attract biker dudes for some reason :scared: and WAY older men (she is 54) :confused3

[spongemommie05]

And sorry for this cause the wireless key board is hard to navigate.If I try to skip lines, it sends me to post the reply. The surgery was not that bad. Thanks for all of your prayers. HE heard them. I was very well taken care of today. Please welcome, Madelyn Eliszabeh. She was born at 7:43am. Weighs 6'14 oz. 20" long. Looks like very dark blue eyes which all my kids started with. I am on some loopy drugs from all the puking I did while in surgery and throughout the day. So I will make this quick. DH and I will go over how to post pics over the phone tomorrow. OR someone pm me with their email address and I can forward you the pics to post for him. Hint Hint. Lexy??? So pictures tomorrow folks!wow i can't believe you are posting as well i have had 4 c-sections i am glad yours went well
Congrats on baby girl Madelyn princess: i will have to get your address from UM and send you your gift sitting in my closet:confused3 i just forgot sorry..
can't wait to see a picture.:hug: :wizard: :cloud9: :grouphug:

[spongemommie05]

i got my lil girl Daizie groomed all nice and pretty today and guess what color bows they put in her hair :love: Lime green how did they know we are going to disney in 2 months;) just wanted to share ..:goodvibes

[denecarter]

WOW! :scared1: Now that is a crazy story...mine haven't gotten that off the wall. Yet. Give me time :laughing: .

Maybe the true freakiness hits when you get "over 40"... they must think I'm desperate... uh, no... been alone 15 years, have TONS of friends now... I'd be okay like this the rest of my life... seriously.

Maybe, if the email guy does still have the moustache, he can be convinced to shave or trim it... bad facial hair is temporary... bad tattoos are permanent

**DENECARTER**I loved your date story(#3), but really he sounded a leetle scary:rolleyes1. Hopefully Mr. Irish will work out much better!!!

:laughing: Okay... better straighten this out... I need a program to know the players... and don't want no-chemistry Paul to be confused with the psycho stalker/serial killer :lmao:

Paul... date #3... been on 2 dates... no real chemistry... didn't have the guts to tell him I'd rather not go on date 3 when he called earlier... but at least its not until the 24th... and its another play instead of the drive-in here in town he originally suggested :rolleyes:

Brandolyn... psycho stalker/serial killer who wants me to be the mother of his child currently in a Catholic school in Nigeria... HE'S the scary one... no date... he's in Florida and we've only exchanged a couple of emails and a little chatting time (not much said)... a couple of emails and chats and he's ready for :bride:... hopefully, we will never meet... but, he may just end up with his own chapter in my book :rolleyes1

Derek... Irish scuba guy... probably never meet, too bad... having a great time emailing him though... he reminded me of the great spring diving in Florida

Please welcome, Madelyn Eliszabeh.

Welcome little Peeplet, Madelyn!!!!! :dance3:

[denecarter]

i got my lil girl Daizie groomed all nice and pretty today and guess what color bows they put in her hair :love: Lime green how did they know we are going to disney in 2 months;) just wanted to share ..:goodvibes

Daizie told them, of course! :dogdance:

[Wonders10]

And sorry for this cause the wireless key board is hard to navigate.If I try to skip lines, it sends me to post the reply. The surgery was not that bad. Thanks for all of your prayers. HE heard them. I was very well taken care of today. Please welcome, Madelyn Eliszabeh. She was born at 7:43am. Weighs 6'14 oz. 20" long. Looks like very dark blue eyes which all my kids started with. I am on some loopy drugs from all the puking I did while in surgery and throughout the day. So I will make this quick. DH and I will go over how to post pics over the phone tomorrow. OR someone pm me with their email address and I can forward you the pics to post for him. Hint Hint. Lexy??? So pictures tomorrow folks!

Congrats Monica and Family and Welcome to Madelyn! I :love: that name!

Can't wait to see pics :cloud9:

[UtahMama]

Welcome to the world beautiful baby Madelyn!!!

And welcome to our little Peeps thread...I'm sure you'll be nestled in your mama's arms quite often as she "plays on the computer!"

Monica- please give her the message that all her Skinnie Minnie Aunties love her!





OH! Can I start the 30 minute walk thing tomorow? Sandy told me about it today! I can vouch for her...she DID do it~ I was with her for a while as she was a heavy breather power walking!


So is it EVERY day till WDW? OY! We can do it!

I'll put on my Offspring's Greatest Hits and JAM on my tread mill! :cool1:



OFF TOPIC: Are any of you POPer's going to decorate your windows??? If so, we need to put out the word for everyone to do it too. That'll be FUN! Any one else doing the Meet at POP on the 22nd? Hippy Dippy glow party!

And, is anyone bringing their fat pants???

[UtahMama]

Hello my friends. They have free internet in my room! It's very small on the TV screen so excuse me for any mistakes.

While you're at it, change your ticker!!!

How's the morphine??? :cloud9: Makes me itch so they gave me some "good stuff" I've had 4 c-sections! After 2 they put in a zipper...

[becky_AK]

DROP DOWN and give yourself 100 crunches!!!Do I have to???? J/K. I actually just got down on the ground & did some crunches :)

And sorry for this cause the wireless key board is hard to navigate.If I try to skip lines, it sends me to post the reply. The surgery was not that bad. Thanks for all of your prayers. HE heard them. I was very well taken care of today. Please welcome, Madelyn Eliszabeh. She was born at 7:43am. Weighs 6'14 oz. 20" long. Looks like very dark blue eyes which all my kids started with. I am on some loopy drugs from all the puking I did while in surgery and throughout the day. So I will make this quick. DH and I will go over how to post pics over the phone tomorrow. OR someone pm me with their email address and I can forward you the pics to post for him. Hint Hint. Lexy??? So pictures tomorrow folks!

Congratulations & welcome Madelyn!! What a beautiful name!! And I can't believe you managed to get online & post on here. I had a c-section in November & I was so drugged up there is no way I could have typed one word let alone a full paragraph :)












OFF TOPIC: Are any of you POPer's going to decorate your windows??? If so, we need to put out the word for everyone to do it too. That'll be FUN! Any one else doing the Meet at POP on the 22nd? Hippy Dippy glow party!

I'll be there with DH & DS. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone, it's going to be a great party :)

I am hoping to decorate my window, but I need to get stuff gathered up still. I haven't had much time lately to plan what we are going to do.

[monymony3471]

While you're at it, change your ticker!!!

How's the morphine??? :cloud9: Makes me itch so they gave me some "good stuff" I've had 4 c-sections! After 2 they put in a zipper...

the itching has calmed down a bit. Tim teased about a zipper before the surgery and I just shot him a look. I will change the siggy, but not with this computer. Have a great morning, baby is finally getting hungry.

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING DRIVE-BY! :sunny:

I'm nearly caught up but just wanted to say hello. There's a huge pile of school papers/permission slips for me to sign and check to be written and lunches to be made. I'm gonna hafta get up way earlier if there's gonna be any DIS time for me in the mornings!

WENDY....YAY! :cool1: DD was asking who would be there that was her age. Jordan is coming isn't he?

HEATHER...What a drag on the economics class! :hug:

SANDY....You are a motivational wonder woman! I did an aerobics video yesterday. Does that count? TO EVERYONE WHO'S WALKING...It will eventually be something you look forward to! Honest!

ISN'T IT GREAT TO HAVE A NEW LIL PEEP? CONGRATULATIONS MONICA & FAMILY! :cutie:

NONI & JEN....So glad to see you both. :wave2:

LEASE....Small meals....got it!

Danielle....Love your SM picture!

Dene....Love your match stories!

Shannon....Have fun on externship! Hope it's wonderful!

Everybody else..... :wave2:

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

[pixie dust 112]

Monica~ COngratulations!!!! Welcome to the world Madelyn. What a beautiful name. I love how you spell it! SO glad all is well.

Yippie a new princess:

AS an aside, my oldest is 15 and my youngest is 11 and my incision spot still itches when it rains or snows!

[pigget74]

And sorry for this cause the wireless key board is hard to navigate.If I try to skip lines, it sends me to post the reply. The surgery was not that bad. Thanks for all of your prayers. HE heard them. I was very well taken care of today. Please welcome, Madelyn Eliszabeh. She was born at 7:43am. Weighs 6'14 oz. 20" long. Looks like very dark blue eyes which all my kids started with. I am on some loopy drugs from all the puking I did while in surgery and throughout the day. So I will make this quick. DH and I will go over how to post pics over the phone tomorrow. OR someone pm me with their email address and I can forward you the pics to post for him. Hint Hint. Lexy??? So pictures tomorrow folks!
WELOCME BABY MADELYN!!!! Glad that you and baby are doing well.

Maybe, if the email guy does still have the moustache, he can be convinced to shave or trim it... bad facial hair is temporary... bad tattoos are permanent


:rotfl2:

[dismom9761]

Congratulations Monica and family!:goodvibes Madelyn Elizabeth is a beautiful name.Prayers coming your way for a speedy recovery.

[TKDisneylover]

Yippee! I'm back online (at home)! DH got home from work yesterday and turned on computer and all of sudden he had a link. He thinks it has something to do with the cable company & doing Monday morning upgrades of some sort (I am not a computer geek) from the weekend. So it's like starting all over again.

Tammy~ Our desktop and laptop crashed in the same week.:eek: The laptop was easy to fix but the desktop was another story. We tried doing what the IT person said and wiped it then re-installed everything, no go. Second set of disks sent out, tried again, still no go. Finally they asked us to send the computer to them. We were a bit unhappy about it but it was the only way we might be able to get our computer fixed. Mind you, this system was only 8 mos old and still under warrantee, we had never had a problem with our computers before so to have this type of a headache with a newer system was frustrating. When we got our system back, it would not start up; at all! We at least had the blue screen before. Finally DH told them after 3 weeks and I don't know how many hours on the phone trying to get this fixed; that they were going to send a repair tech out to look at it. They guy shows up, declares our hard drive fried and says we need a new one. Well, that's what they had it at the repair facility for. Tech gets on teh phone, verifies this, states our system in unrepairable and gets them to authorize a whole new system!!!!!!:woohoo: This in not just any system either, it has 4 different card slots for my camera cards, 4 SUB ports, all the fun colored a/v inputs, a CD/DVD burner with lightscribe, and if we set it up, we can actually watch TV on our computer. Dh was almost drooling when we got it.

Good luck getting everything sorted out. I've BTDT with all the computer stuff so I know it can really drive you crazy.

What a sweet set-up you received. How nice for all the trouble you went through! My DH would be drooling too, he's a total electronics freak! Thanks for you well wishes!


Did you get ATT U-Verse, by any chance? We switched in June, and it's great, except my laptop doesn't get internet through their modem. I had to hook up a second modem to theirs, and I access the internet that way. when I complained to their tech support, the guy said, "I hear what you're saying." I stayed on hold for 40 minutes for that? They never have fixed my problem, but it works OK with the second modem, so whatever.

No it's actually through Time-Warner. How weird is that to go through a second modem? But hey, at least your up and running. I never realized how lost I felt without my access, I'm not officially a computer addict, I can't live without it.

There's no way I can catch up with all the happenings at this point so I just want to say Congrats to everyone who had weight losses, congrats on the new baby, and congrats to those who get to go to Disney!! Yee Hah!:cool1:

[Eventer98]

Congrats Monica on a safe delivery and healthy baby!!! :goodvibes

[MA pigletfan]

:goodvibes Congrats on the new baby Monica..love the name!

Good morning everyone..its so beautiful out today..mid 60's low 70s, dry ( so far!)..feels almost fall-like..which i LOVE, my favorite season after all!

Anyone watch the season finale' of H. Kitchen last night. I was very happy with the results :)

Also the results show of SYTYCD was on as well..i pretty much figured those 2 would go...i did NOT like that freaky dance they did in the beginning though, i hate thriller like stuff like that..gives me the heebie jeebies :eek: ..yup, i am a wuss. :rolleyes:

[majicintheair]

princess: CONGRATS ON THE NEW BABY GIRL!!

[zigzagzerr]

Congratulations, Monica! :cloud9:

And congratulations all you walkers......keep it coming. :banana:

Shout out to HockeyKat -- I thought of you last night when the bag of barbecue chips was calling my name......and I walked away from it! ;) So, thanks for the motivation.

Have a happy day, everyone! :hippie:

[majicintheair]

Wow, do we have different weather here. High today in the 90's. Will feel like the hundreds. Guaranteed to sweat in 5 minutes or less.:goodvibes Like living in a sauna!!! I'll be doing my walking in the A.C on the elliptical ....anyone else walking?

[MA pigletfan]

Wow, do we have different weather here. High today in the 90's. Will feel like the hundreds. Guaranteed to sweat in 5 minutes or less.:goodvibes Like living in a sauna!!! I'll be doing my walking in the A.C on the elliptical ....anyone else walking?

woah..you can keep that weather thank you very much :rolleyes1

count me in as a walker today, yesterday was WATP 2 miler dvd, today i walked the dog before work this morning and am planning on giving him a good walk after work as well :)

[Disneyfreak92]

Hello my friends. They have free internet in my room! It's very small on the TV screen so excuse me for any mistakes.

And sorry for this cause the wireless key board is hard to navigate.If I try to skip lines, it sends me to post the reply. The surgery was not that bad. Thanks for all of your prayers. HE heard them. I was very well taken care of today. Please welcome, Madelyn Eliszabeh. She was born at 7:43am. Weighs 6'14 oz. 20" long. Looks like very dark blue eyes which all my kids started with. I am on some loopy drugs from all the puking I did while in surgery and throughout the day. So I will make this quick. DH and I will go over how to post pics over the phone tomorrow. OR someone pm me with their email address and I can forward you the pics to post for him. Hint Hint. Lexy??? So pictures tomorrow folks!

Now this is a true Peep here! Look at you, posting from the hospital the same day of your c-section! :thumbsup2

Welcome baby Madelyn! princess: :cheer2:
What a pretty name! I love it. Can't wait for those pics!

[If U Had Wings]

Congratulations on the new addition! It's such a beautiful name.

I was good last night and went for a 40 minute walk even though all I wanted to do was crawl into bed. Once I got outside and started walking I felt much better and really enjoyed it. It was just making myself do it that was hard.

I'm also feeling a bit better about the difference in my weigh in from Friday to Monday. Realized at the end of the day that there were reasons why I was so emotional and that I was probably retaining water. I knew something was wrong. I don't usually want to chuck my scale across the room.

[eeyore45]

Hello my friends. They have free internet in my room! It's very small on the TV screen so excuse me for any mistakes.

Happy Day Madelyn!! You precious miracle you!!

Monica so glad you feel the joy to jump online and share your miracle with us!! :goodvibes Congratulations - I'll PM you -

Wow, do we have different weather here. High today in the 90's. Will feel like the hundreds. Guaranteed to sweat in 5 minutes or less.:goodvibes Like living in a sauna!!! I'll be doing my walking in the A.C on the elliptical ....anyone else walking?

woah..you can keep that weather thank you very much :rolleyes1

count me in as a walker today, yesterday was WATP 2 miler dvd, today i walked the dog before work this morning and am planning on giving him a good walk after work as well :)


:yay: I HAVE COMPANY!! :yay:
Yes, walk every day!! 30 minutes! THIS we CAN do!! (the water, the crunches, the food choices, those are hard, but walk 30 min? WE CAN!!)

Uma Love your enthusasam (cant spell it, but love it!)

I go to Walgreens, or Target and buy stuff for the Pop Window - last time my mom went way overboard when we were at POR - and we decorated that door, the window - we were the only ones in our mansion, but we loved it!! We had lights, we had some ghostly ghoul that was like a door knocker - some sticky gel things, some peel and static window clings THAT DID NOT work! I had purple halloween lights... and some other nonsense that was just silly!! and of course a Lime Green Mickey Head....

Aries made some name taggy things that if I had a color printer I'd ask her to make me a large one to fit on my door (Eeyore45 tho, just so not crazy about that screen name!! :rotfl2: ) the size of the paper

[dance2874]

OFF TOPIC: Are any of you POPer's going to decorate your windows??? If so, we need to put out the word for everyone to do it too. That'll be FUN! Any one else doing the Meet at POP on the 22nd? Hippy Dippy glow party!

And, is anyone bringing their fat pants???

I am not at Pop anymore, so I probably wont decorate my room.....can somebody tell me more about the glow party? I went to the thread but I havent had time to read through much of it. What time is it? That is one of our MK days but I dont think we will be staying all day and night. (we have and ADR at noon and then we will probably take a break for the afternoon and head back) Depending on the time I may try to go. Maybe after we finish at MK at night if it is strictly a night time thing.

And sadly, I will be bringing my fat pants...but I will probably be wearing them and they will fit by then :rotfl:

[HockeyKat]

Congratulations, Monica! :cloud9:

And congratulations all you walkers......keep it coming. :banana:

Shout out to HockeyKat -- I thought of you last night when the bag of barbecue chips was calling my name......and I walked away from it! ;) So, thanks for the motivation.

Have a happy day, everyone! :hippie:

Wow... I have been so weak lately!

Wow, do we have different weather here. High today in the 90's. Will feel like the hundreds. Guaranteed to sweat in 5 minutes or less.:goodvibes Like living in a sauna!!! I'll be doing my walking in the A.C on the elliptical ....anyone else walking?

Congratulations on the new addition! It's such a beautiful name.

I was good last night and went for a 40 minute walk even though all I wanted to do was crawl into bed. Once I got outside and started walking I felt much better and really enjoyed it. It was just making myself do it that was hard.

I'm also feeling a bit better about the difference in my weigh in from Friday to Monday. Realized at the end of the day that there were reasons why I was so emotional and that I was probably retaining water. I knew something was wrong. I don't usually want to chuck my scale across the room.

Off to the gym, just a quick driveby, mony what a beautiful name, catch up later!!

[UtahMama]

GOOD MORNING DRIVE-BY! :sunny:


WENDY....YAY! :cool1: DD was asking who would be there that was her age. Jordan is coming isn't he?




Yes my 18 year old hunky man-child will be going!

Are you going to the GLOW party at the POP Hippy Dippy on the 22nd? It's a HUGE dis meet and I don't know very many of the peeps.


OK, we JUST now got done paying this sucker off and buying MNSSHP tix for 9/30.

Commence with merriment and happy dancing! :dance3:

[eeyore45]

Congratulations on the new addition! It's such a beautiful name.

I was good last night and went for a 40 minute walk even though all I wanted to do was crawl into bed. Once I got outside and started walking I felt much better and really enjoyed it. It was just making myself do it that was hard.

I'm also feeling a bit better about the difference in my weigh in from Friday to Monday. Realized at the end of the day that there were reasons why I was so emotional and that I was probably retaining water. I knew something was wrong. I don't usually want to chuck my scale across the room.

Good for you - take it one day at a time - do a UTURN Keep your attitde positive!!

and dont forget to walk today!!

I am not at Pop anymore, so I probably wont decorate my room.....can somebody tell me more about the glow party? I went to the thread but I havent had time to read through much of it. What time is it? That is one of our MK days but I dont think we will be staying all day and night. (we have and ADR at noon and then we will probably take a break for the afternoon and head back) Depending on the time I may try to go. Maybe after we finish at MK at night if it is strictly a night time thing.

And sadly, I will be bringing my fat pants...but I will probably be wearing them and they will fit by then :rotfl:

Oh I know I"ll be wearing fat pants. My biggest problem is I only have 2 pair of shorts that fit... and one pair is starting to feel thin around areas (ie I'm going to wear a hole in them before 37 days is up!)

GLOW PARTY - a bunch of Dis'ers and their families are going to meet up at the Hippy Dippy Pool after their day touring (we're at MK that day too!! I want to see Spectro then leave) SO the thought is it wont get started till around 10!! Kellieblue just posted that she is having medical issues and isnt positive she can now go on the trip! Aries has a name tag pattern - she'll make your name and dd name and post it - then you can right click save it and then print it on sticky labels!!

[celerystalker]

Welcome to the MonyMony baby girl!

I'm going to try and sneak away to the meet at O'hana for a few minutes for pics.
And I will have my fat pants on cuz I haven't bought any clothes.
Heh.
I look like such a sllob!

[UtahMama]

I am not at Pop anymore, so I probably wont decorate my room.....can somebody tell me more about the glow party? I went to the thread but I havent had time to read through much of it. What time is it? That is one of our MK days but I dont think we will be staying all day and night. (we have and ADR at noon and then we will probably take a break for the afternoon and head back) Depending on the time I may try to go. Maybe after we finish at MK at night if it is strictly a night time thing.

And sadly, I will be bringing my fat pants...but I will probably be wearing them and they will fit by then :rotfl:

Sandy EEyore would know better but I think it's after dark? Plenty of drinking and snacks it looks like. I volunteered diet Pepsi :laughing: cuz we don't drink alchy-hol. I'm not about to read that whole thread either so I'm hoping someone will give me the details. I think you bring glow sticks?? I might make glow stick crowns for us. IF that's what people are doing. :confused3

edited to say...duh, I didn't read Sandy's above post. The next morning is our ROPE DROP at AK to ride EE so we wont be out too late. We'll be there getting settled and buying refillable mugs at around 8.

[dance2874]

GLOW PARTY - a bunch of Dis'ers and their families are going to meet up at the Hippy Dippy Pool after their day touring (we're at MK that day too!! I want to see Spectro then leave) SO the thought is it wont get started till around 10!! Kellieblue just posted that she is having medical issues and isnt positive she can now go on the trip! Aries has a name tag pattern - she'll make your name and dd name and post it - then you can right click save it and then print it on sticky labels!!

Ok, cool. I was hoping to do Spectro that night too. (last year we put it off until the end of our trip and it rained so we got a VERY short parade!) I will go post on that thread too I guess.

[eeyore45]

Wendy you keep sneaking on when I'm posting!! I havent decided to go to MNSSHP - I keep debating... esp since I got adr for CP that night!! :goodvibes



:banana:
Celery stalker!! :rotfl2:

[eeyore45]

Noni and Mony I'm seriously thinking about a road trip to Angola IN next week!!!

[aries1980]

And sorry for this cause the wireless key board is hard to navigate.If I try to skip lines, it sends me to post the reply. The surgery was not that bad. Thanks for all of your prayers. HE heard them. I was very well taken care of today. Please welcome, Madelyn Eliszabeh. She was born at 7:43am. Weighs 6'14 oz. 20" long. Looks like very dark blue eyes which all my kids started with. I am on some loopy drugs from all the puking I did while in surgery and throughout the day. So I will make this quick. DH and I will go over how to post pics over the phone tomorrow. OR someone pm me with their email address and I can forward you the pics to post for him. Hint Hint. Lexy??? So pictures tomorrow folks!

Congrats Mony and Welcome our newest Peeplet!:love: :banana: :banana:
Welcome to the world beautiful baby Madelyn!!!

And welcome to our little Peeps thread...I'm sure you'll be nestled in your mama's arms quite often as she "plays on the computer!"

Monica- please give her the message that all her Skinnie Minnie Aunties love her!





OH! Can I start the 30 minute walk thing tomorow? Sandy told me about it today! I can vouch for her...she DID do it~ I was with her for a while as she was a heavy breather power walking!


So is it EVERY day till WDW? OY! We can do it!

I'll put on my Offspring's Greatest Hits and JAM on my tread mill! :cool1:



OFF TOPIC: Are any of you POPer's going to decorate your windows??? If so, we need to put out the word for everyone to do it too. That'll be FUN! Any one else doing the Meet at POP on the 22nd? Hippy Dippy glow party!

And, is anyone bringing their fat pants???

I will be at the POP party and I will be decorating my window. I found these disney princess that are 4ft tall wall and window decorations. I will be doin my door too..
Sandy EEyore would know better but I think it's after dark? Plenty of drinking and snacks it looks like. I volunteered diet Pepsi :laughing: cuz we don't drink alchy-hol. I'm not about to read that whole thread either so I'm hoping someone will give me the details. I think you bring glow sticks?? I might make glow stick crowns for us. IF that's what people are doing. :confused3

edited to say...duh, I didn't read Sandy's above post. The next morning is our ROPE DROP at AK to ride EE so we wont be out too late. We'll be there getting settled and buying refillable mugs at around 8.

:love:

I will be bringing us glow stuff to the party and nice big bottle of Diet Pepsi too for us!!!

[winkers]

Hi, remember me??;) I haven't been feeling very peepish lately so it's been awhile since I've posted. I've had tons of stress from family things that are way beyond my control but I still try to fix them and make everyone happy, and then I feed myself chocolate to feel better. And then I wonder why I can't loose weight. DUH!!!
I'm at my mom's visiting my birthday present (niece). It's so much fun! But I always feel awful about myself when I'm here because everyone is so skinny. My lil sis, who just had a baby 3 months ago, complains about how fat she is and that she has to wear a size 10 in juniors. Can I just say gag me with a pitchfork??? Other than that, I'm having a great time.

[monymony3471]

Not only do they have free internet here at the hospital, but Tim brought the laptop!

So here she is everyone!

The pics the photo people took today turned out way better. Makes her look very blonde. We'll post more when we get home.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/monymony3471/100_11911-1.jpg

[Eventer98]

Love the picture Monica..she is beautiful!!! :love:

[eeyore45]

Winkers :grouphug: Just take that UTURN - posting was the first step - I'll throw the rope out and if you grab on, I'll reel you in!!

Just hold on tight....

Now, you must commit to YOU - can you walk 30 min a day???? Join me!! even if you break it up into 2 15 min or 3 10 min - WALK every day, 30 min!!

Then - I'm not alone right?!! WHO else is going to do 100 crunches today! I hate doing this by myself!!

Thanks Dance for walking 2 miles with me - I ran the last 1.5 miles alone so I wouldnt freak her out completely with the heavy breathing!! :rotfl2:

[MJMouse]

Not only do they have free internet here at the hospital, but Tim brought the laptop!

So here she is everyone!

The pics the photo people took today turned out way better. Makes her look very blonde. We'll post more when we get home.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/monymony3471/100_11911-1.jpg

Congratulations!!

:welcome: to the new little princess:

She is absolutely beautiful! I'm so glad to hear that your c-section went well and she is healthy!

***Shoot -- I need me a baby fix. Now I am going to have to find someone with a baby who will let me borrow for a few hours.***

[dwheatl]

Hi, remember me??;) I haven't been feeling very peepish lately so it's been awhile since I've posted. I've had tons of stress from family things that are way beyond my control but I still try to fix them and make everyone happy, and then I feed myself chocolate to feel better.
Winkers! Glad to see you. Of course you need chocolate. Just like in Harry Potter, where it's the cure for the dementor's kiss! Just make a plan to fit it in.

Not only do they have free internet here at the hospital, but Tim brought the laptop!

So here she is everyone!

The pics the photo people took today turned out way better. Makes her look very blonde. We'll post more when we get home.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/monymony3471/100_11911-1.jpg
Oh, she is so PRECIOUS! Thank you for sharing your princess: with us.

Dance-You have a great reason for your fat pants. Don't be sad.

OK, I walked to the post office yesterday, as well as 30 minutes on the exercise bike so I could read some of the Us! magazine I swiped from the dentist's office.:ssst: I had to finish reading about Britney's topless swim w/some kid from Cal State Long Beach. We are looking at colleges this summer, you know, so it was educational.
I happened to notice that FitTV has Gilad's exercise shows on, so I set up the DVR for 2 of them. I used to work out with him when DD was a baby, and I was in the best shape of my life. I told DH it made me sad to think of how things could be if I had stuck with that program and weight, but who knows where that would have got me. I might have ended up running off with Brad, and then he would have left me for Angelina, and where would I be now? So no sense in regretting the past; just seize the day and make everyday the best from now on. I tend to get the blues when summer is coming to an end, but I'm hoping that exercise will lift my mood.
So everyone, just keep slimmin'! http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/dwheatl/dory.gif

[HockeyKat]

Winkers :grouphug: Just take that UTURN - posting was the first step - I'll throw the rope out and if you grab on, I'll reel you in!!

Just hold on tight....

Now, you must commit to YOU - can you walk 30 min a day???? Join me!! even if you break it up into 2 15 min or 3 10 min - WALK every day, 30 min!!

Then - I'm not alone right?!! WHO else is going to do 100 crunches today! I hate doing this by myself!!

Thanks Dance for walking 2 miles with me - I ran the last 1.5 miles alone so I wouldnt freak her out completely with the heavy breathing!! :rotfl2:

Sandy I am IN! I was going to go at lunch but got held up... However, DH is working until 9 tonight so I am headed to the gym after work. I am planning on doing 30-45 min on the "arc" trainer and weights.

No crunches today because I did my 100 yesterday... I have read that you are supposed to treat crunches like weight work and only do them every other day to give the muscle a chance to rest.

Mony she is beautiful!

UM so glad you are going to make it in Sept!

winkers welcome back!! Extending rope....

[eeyore45]

Monica!!

How did I miss that post??? I'm going blind now!!

Precious
Thanks for sharing!! Good job Dad on bringing the laptop to mom!! Hope you are getting some rest in Monica, you have had major surgery there!! Remember in the "olden' days you'd be in the hospital a week - DO NOT OVERDO!! (yep, that's an order!!) :goodvibes

FIT TV?? I'm going to have to look - I saw that there is some videos on myspace too that could be motivating!!!

and I so hope I can be one pant size slimmer in 36 days!! I'm close - I'm going to go do some crunches!!

Hang on PEEPS!!
:dance3:

[mousehouselover]

Anyone watch the season finale' of H. Kitchen last night. I was very happy with the results :)


We watched! We were happy with the results too.

Noni and Mony I'm seriously thinking about a road trip to Angola IN next week!!!

ROADTRIP!!!!!!! Tell me when and where, I'll be there!

We're thinking about heading over to Kings Island either next week or for Labor Day weekend. Any Peeps that want to join us are welcome!

We just got back from a day at the fair. I did a lot of walking, my feet even hurt. I got a Dole whip too!! It's not the same as having one in WDW but I could close my eyes and pretend. The only fried food I has was the deep fried chocolate covered strawberries DH bought.

We've got dinner plans so I've got to run!

[eeyore45]

Kat I've heard different things concerning the crunches - I definately agree with the science behind the strength training and giving the muscles a day to rest...

Let me go look up the 6week Body Makeover - Micahel Thurmond's program (he did the ABC extreme makeovers) I think part of it is doing a variety of crunches - like doing a "superman" doing the "Plank" those are all ab workouts... and there are a few different crunches too...

Thanks for joining me - I hate doing this alone, just knowing someone is "out there" doing work its helping my mind set!!

[dance2874]

Not only do they have free internet here at the hospital, but Tim brought the laptop!

So here she is everyone!

The pics the photo people took today turned out way better. Makes her look very blonde. We'll post more when we get home.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/monymony3471/100_11911-1.jpg
She is gorgeous!!!!

Thanks Dance for walking 2 miles with me - I ran the last 1.5 miles alone so I wouldnt freak her out completely with the heavy breathing!! :rotfl2:
It was nice chatting with you too :goodvibes Kept my mind of being trapped in my house all day long. Maybe next time I will get on my treadmill and walk too ;)

[HockeyKat]

Kat I've heard different things concerning the crunches - I definately agree with the science behind the strength training and giving the muscles a day to rest...

Let me go look up the 6week Body Makeover - Micahel Thurmond's program (he did the ABC extreme makeovers) I think part of it is doing a variety of crunches - like doing a "superman" doing the "Plank" those are all ab workouts... and there are a few different crunches too...

Thanks for joining me - I hate doing this alone, just knowing someone is "out there" doing work its helping my mind set!!

You can pretty much always guarantee that Dene' and I are out there somewhere exercising, at least once a day M-F for me and likely more than that for her!

I just called DVC member services and burned through all my 2008 DVC points... 5 nights in an AKV studio in Jan and 5 nights in a BW-view 1-bed in May (our anniversary). Woot!! :banana:

[pigget74]

Not only do they have free internet here at the hospital, but Tim brought the laptop!

So here she is everyone!

The pics the photo people took today turned out way better. Makes her look very blonde. We'll post more when we get home.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/monymony3471/100_11911-1.jpg

AWWWWWWE!!!! She is so cute!