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

[Eventer98]

We had a Bahama Breeze up here but it closed over a year ago. It didn't agree with my IBS anyway!!

 

[punkin413]

bahama breeze = yum!!! i usually get the chicken kebab salad. very good dressing and actually not bad for you. and tara - if you ever go there again, that salad doesn't bother my tummy, so maybe that could be something you could try? they also have very good chicken enchilada soup and yummy mojitos!!!!! i know......not very peep-like. sorry, guys. (celery - i agree......he looks pouty. but i used him correctly this time in all his guilt!)

 

[dance2874]

While she was in her class I went back to Lane Bryant - I bought 2 shorts, 4 shirts for Disney - $92... then I got home and in the mail was a coupon for $25 off - so today I took it all back to rebuy it to get the $25 off... so she does that... then the manager came over and told her the coupon isnt good for sale items - nor is the buy one shirt get one 1/2 off (no signs on anything that its for their full price $30 tshirts! )

so I get mad and think I'll just take one pair of shorts and 2 shirts... Kohls and Macy's is having 75% off sales...

NOW my credit card wont take another hit - apparently its a safety thing!! So I have to put it all on hold and re buy it tomorrow... Maybe I should just screw it! I dont need new clothes... my old stuff is big enough!

I would say let them keep the stuff. I hate when stores do that. If the coupons (or signs) dont say you cant use them together, then you should be able to. As my mom would say, "It just wasnt meant to be". She would tell us that when we wanted her to buy us something not on sale. She would say "no, wait til it goes on sale" and then we would whine and complain it would be gone or not in our size by then ...so she'd say if it was meant to be it would still be there. And we usually believed her

Too bad you arent closer...all our stores are having big sales for tax free back to school shopping weekend.

 

[eeyore45]

I miss Texas!! Yep, I've let it go... I went thru and dug around and I know I have enough clothes for disney!! I may have to rewear the shorts - but I'm fine!!

(butt's a lil big!! )

What's for dinner Peeps? I'm having leftover steak, aspargus, and parmesean cheese!!

I asked dd what's for dinner she said "Can we go out" I said "sure, lets go" She says "No, you bring me back Burger King" um nope... either you come or we have leftovers...

she picked leftovers. I'm beginning to wonder about that one!! Last night she just wanted a glass of ice for dinner, she could've had pop - and she just pushed food around her plate. Its not good. She is eating now tho... cheese, chips, apple juice, fresh pineapple, carrots and dip... but I'm really hoping she doesnt spiral the other way!! I think she wants to be a "vegan" but doesnt like vegatbles!! (she often talks about not eating the baby pig, or the cute little chicken)

 

[majicintheair]

Hello all!-1pound...not great , but I have to own it because I'm the one doing it to myself. I am so tired of yo-yo dieting. Up, down, up, down. Lose 3, gain 2. I went to the doctor today. I feel like such a cheat. I am going to try Adipex. My cousin tried this and it REALLY worked. I had not seen her in a year or so, and I saw her recently... all I can say is WOW. The doctor said this will help to lose it, but to maintain? Not a chance. It's a four month program. I do feel like I'm cheating by using a pill, but I am also excited. I know how to maintain my weight ALOT better now than when I first lost it.(alot of trial and error, mainly diet during the week, and eat "normal" on Sunday) Well, maybe that sentence was a little telling, it is not "normal" to eat like I do on my cheat days. I need to rethink that I guess. I guess I'm still feeling confused as to wether or not I want to lose weight by chemicals. I don't know, anybody have any thoughts on this?

 

[Eventer98]

Anyone taken the Keys to the Kingdom tour? I just reserved a time for next month...I asked what discount was the best between DVC, AP or Disney Visa and she said the Visa was 20%. Can't beat that!

 

[harleygirl]

Hello all!-1pound...not great , but I have to own it because I'm the one doing it to myself. I am so tired of yo-yo dieting. Up, down, up, down. Lose 3, gain 2. I went to the doctor today. I feel like such a cheat. I am going to try Adipex. My cousin tried this and it REALLY worked. I had not seen her in a year or so, and I saw her recently... all I can say is WOW. The doctor said this will help to lose it, but to maintain? Not a chance. It's a four month program. I do feel like I'm cheating by using a pill, but I am also excited. I know how to maintain my weight ALOT better now than when I first lost it.(alot of trial and error, mainly diet during the week, and eat "normal" on Sunday) Well, maybe that sentence was a little telling, it is not "normal" to eat like I do on my cheat days. I need to rethink that I guess. I guess I'm still feeling confused as to wether or not I want to lose weight by chemicals. I don't know, anybody have any thoughts on this?

ok my quote didnt work right

i have tried adipex..it made me a lttle jittery and i felt really mean when i was on it. and when i got off it I gained all the weight i had lost plus 10 lbs.

IMHO it might be ok to get you started, but in the end if you dont change your habits then your gonna gain it back if you revert back to your old habits...

 

[lexmelinda]

What's for dinner Peeps? I'm having leftover steak, aspargus, and parmesean cheese!!

Ooo....some nice farmer brought fresh picked tomatoes to the church office today and they were honestly the best tomatoes I've ever had.

I brought some home and had a fake B&T with my Morningstar fake Bacon strips, yummy tomato, and Kraft Lite Three Cheese Ranch for mayo.

That Kraft dressing is the new salad dressing, mayo, and sour cream at our house. It's WONDERFUL. Thanks for recommending it, Celery!

I don't know, anybody have any thoughts on this?

Gotta do what works for you. Don't feel guilty!

Anyone taken the Keys to the Kingdom tour?

Lynda wrote about it in her trip report. I think she and Josh enjoyed it although I'm sure they probably knew more than the tour guide.

LYNDA!!! What about Keys to the Kingdom???

 

[Eventer98]

Thanks Melinda (and Lynda!) I just read it!! I didn't read too closely though so some things are still a surprise!!

 

[lexmelinda]

Is anybody watching High School Musical 2?

DD13 has gone to a HSM2 slumber party! Yes!

She took DSIL's copy of Rolling Stone. Zac Efron is on the cover. I keep reminding myself I'm old enough to be his mother.

 

[Eventer98]

Is anybody watching High School Musical 2?

DD13 has gone to a HSM2 slumber party! Yes!

She took DSIL's copy of Rolling Stone. Zac Efron is on the cover. I keep reminding myself I'm old enough to be his mother.

I tried to watch the first one but couldn't get past the corniness!! I'm watching Monk..one the last family-friendly shows on TV!!

 

[punkin413]

Is anybody watching High School Musical 2?

DD13 has gone to a HSM2 slumber party! Yes!

She took DSIL's copy of Rolling Stone. Zac Efron is on the cover. I keep reminding myself I'm old enough to be his mother.

i'm in my office typing and ray came in here at 8:00 sharp and said, "i turned up high school musical 2 really loud for you." ????? um.....okay. he's watching TV in the bedroom and so now the living room TV is blasting high school musical 2 while i type. and i'm too lazy to go turn it down!

i get rolling stone and i have to say that that zac guy is too pretty for me. i was into eddie vedder when i was in junior high/high school! my best friend has a 7-year-old that LOVES high school musical and she's having a HSM themed birthday party this weekend. i got her a HSM messenger bag. she's gonna be so cool!!!!

Too bad you arent closer...all our stores are having big sales for tax free back to school shopping weekend.

georgia had that about 2 weeks ago.....lots of shopping was done!!!

 

[Wonders10]

ok my quote didnt work right

i have tried adipex..it made me a lttle jittery and i felt really mean when i was on it. and when i got off it I gained all the weight i had lost plus 10 lbs.

IMHO it might be ok to get you started, but in the end if you dont change your habits then your gonna gain it back if you revert back to your old habits...

I agree with you harley. While it could definitely help and get you started (which I totally get tempted to do), it won't be long term if you don't change how you think and feel about food and eating.

My cousin had gastric bypass about 3 years ago, lost over 100lbs, doing great, exercising at the gym daily. Then about a year after the surgery she came down for a visit...and I actually saw how she was eating. Horribly! Never drank water except to get down a vitamin (only drank sugar free juice and diet soda), ate few veggies (most popular were corn and iceberg lettuce), and when we went out she got fatty foods like hamburgers or chicken nuggets. And on her last 2 visits after that she has continued to eat the same and I've even noticed that she has gained some weight back. I truly think the only thing saving her is that she still consistently goes to the gym. My point is, she spent all this money on the surgery, recuperating from it as well, and she still eats the same bad stuff she ate before. She wants to have the "body lift" surgery, but her blood is too bad and I know that it has to have a lot to do with her current diet.

Anyway, my longwinded point is that the pill may help but it isn't a quick fix or a cure all.

(Not that I haven't tried a few and thought about trying a few more)

Is anybody watching High School Musical 2?

DD13 has gone to a HSM2 slumber party! Yes!

She took DSIL's copy of Rolling Stone. Zac Efron is on the cover. I keep reminding myself I'm old enough to be his mother.

DNiece and DNephew went to a HSM2 Sleepover too!

And Zac Efron is so unattractive to me. Not sure what it is...but it has something to do with his turned up nose and funky looking eyebrows. His face just freaks me out

 

[Wonders10]

We are back in business! Sorry to post again about the boy, but after my week of getting semi-frustrated that we were only talking about our stupid tests and not much else, I was starting to give up hope of anything happening. But tonight we conferred about our last exam at 8....took a break to answer the rest of the questions...and we were finished going over the test by 9:20. But note that it is 10:20 and I just got off the phone. An hour's worth of good old fashioned talking (i.e. nothing about school!) with loads of flirting. Woooo hooty.

 

[HockeyKat]

Shannon,

I set up mini goals for myself. My first was 30 lbs by our May trip. (I started at the beginning of the year. Missed that one by like .5 lbs - no biggie.) My next goal was 15-20 by our September trip. (That for a total loss of about 40-45 lbs because I gained at WDW in May. ) I am 6.8 lbs away from 40 now. My next will be to get rid of the 2 in the front of my number! That would be another 10-ish + whatever I gain from free dining. I'll probably try to do that by the end of the year, roughly. Then I think I'll want to do another 20-30 by our trip next May. At that point, I don't know how much more I'll have to lose. That should put me around 170-180, and I'll have to see what size I am then. I want to get down to a size 12. (I'm 5'7") That should bring me relatively close based on past experience. But who knows! Maybe I'll want to do even more. Some of my 18's are too big ladies! I am about to order some pants from Old Navy in size 16, putting me down 2 sizes!

That's awesome Lynda! If it gives you any indication, I am just under 5'8 and currently 176, and I am fitting in a size 12. So if 12 is your goal, 170 sounds reasonable!

I started at 218 and was a 16/18 (most 16s were too tight, wore lots of stretchiness, and was probably an 18 that just wouldn't admit it!).

I brought some home and had a fake B&T with my Morningstar fake Bacon strips, yummy tomato, and Kraft Lite Three Cheese Ranch for mayo.

That Kraft dressing is the new salad dressing, mayo, and sour cream at our house. It's WONDERFUL. Thanks for recommending it, Celery!

That dressing is the absolute bomb! I think I would starve without it.

What's for dinner Peeps? I'm having leftover steak, aspargus, and parmesean cheese!!

I asked dd what's for dinner she said "Can we go out" I said "sure, lets go" She says "No, you bring me back Burger King" um nope... either you come or we have leftovers...

she picked leftovers. I'm beginning to wonder about that one!! Last night she just wanted a glass of ice for dinner, she could've had pop - and she just pushed food around her plate. Its not good. She is eating now tho... cheese, chips, apple juice, fresh pineapple, carrots and dip... but I'm really hoping she doesnt spiral the other way!! I think she wants to be a "vegan" but doesnt like vegatbles!! (she often talks about not eating the baby pig, or the cute little chicken)

Dinner was a chicken nugget happy meal (500 cals) and a McD's ice cream cone (150 cals) eaten during my drive to the beach. Combined w/ my 150 cal b-fast (english muffin w/ 1/4 cup eggbeaters cooked in the micro w/ one tsp reduced fat bacon bits), 290 cal lunch (LC mac&cheese), and one 80 cal 4 oz glass of wine, I am still under 1200! Plus I did 45 min on the elliptical and 105 crunches.

I am at the Outer Banks visiting family so I will likely be MIA the next day or so... hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

[Wonders10]

Oh another interesting thing about the boy situation. (I know I should really use his name, but its very, ummmm, unique so I just feel weird posting it. Paranoid much? ) Anyway, like I mentioned earlier, he is a semester behind me so he is just about to start his last rotation working at the clinic (I did mine last semester). He just got his client schedule and one of his placements is the school that I worked at the last 2 semesters (some of you may remember my MANY vents about how much I hated my supervisor). I tend to look for hidden meanings in things and to me, that is a sign that we will still be talking for awhile because we have another connection to go off of. He already said he'll probably be calling me a lot to talk about it.

This stupid boy is really making me fall for him. And he has no idea . I feel utterly and completely comfortable around him...all the time. I'm not self conscious or constantly thinking what I should be doing/saying. I do what I would normally do. I've never felt like this with a guy before. Ever.

 

[Disneyfreak92]

Anyone taken the Keys to the Kingdom tour? I just reserved a time for next month...I asked what discount was the best between DVC, AP or Disney Visa and she said the Visa was 20%. Can't beat that!

Well, I see that you read about this in my trippie now. Hope it helped!

Ooo....some nice farmer brought fresh picked tomatoes to the church office today and they were honestly the best tomatoes I've ever had.

I brought some home and had a fake B&T with my Morningstar fake Bacon strips, yummy tomato, and Kraft Lite Three Cheese Ranch for mayo.

That Kraft dressing is the new salad dressing, mayo, and sour cream at our house. It's WONDERFUL. Thanks for recommending it, Celery!
Gotta do what works for you. Don't feel guilty!
Lynda wrote about it in her trip report. I think she and Josh enjoyed it although I'm sure they probably knew more than the tour guide.

LYNDA!!! What about Keys to the Kingdom???

We did enjoy that tour! It was fun!

Is anybody watching High School Musical 2?

DD13 has gone to a HSM2 slumber party! Yes!

She took DSIL's copy of Rolling Stone. Zac Efron is on the cover. I keep reminding myself I'm old enough to be his mother.

And I clicked on that link you put in for Rolling Stone, and while usually Zach Efron does nothing for me, that picture on the cover looked...uh...interesting. Just keep telling yourself you're old enough to be his mother. OR tell DD he's a hottie, and see how she reacts!

We are back in business! Sorry to post again about the boy, but after my week of getting semi-frustrated that we were only talking about our stupid tests and not much else, I was starting to give up hope of anything happening. But tonight we conferred about our last exam at 8....took a break to answer the rest of the questions...and we were finished going over the test by 9:20. But note that it is 10:20 and I just got off the phone. An hour's worth of good old fashioned talking (i.e. nothing about school!) with loads of flirting. Woooo hooty.

Good for you Shannon!

That's awesome Lynda! If it gives you any indication, I am just under 5'8 and currently 176, and I am fitting in a size 12. So if 12 is your goal, 170 sounds reasonable!

I started at 218 and was a 16/18 (most 16s were too tight, wore lots of stretchiness, and was probably an 18 that just wouldn't admit it!).


That dressing is the absolute bomb! I think I would starve without it.

Thanks! That does help. I really think 170 will get me to a size 12. That's the least I can remember weighing in my adult life, and that's the smallest size I have been in my adult life. If I get there, and I think I can do it, I might try for a 10. I just want it to be something I can maintain. So we'll see. I haven't worn a 16 in about 4 years, so I'm excited about that!

 

[eeyore45]

I tried to watch the first one but couldn't get past the corniness!! I'm watching Monk..one the last family-friendly shows on TV!!

I MISSED MONK!! aaack - cant wait for the repeat - love that USA network repeats!!

DD watched it - I watched "Talk Soup" they did a "spot" on - it had me the baseball scene!!

We are back in business! Sorry to post again about the boy, but after my week of getting semi-frustrated that we were only talking about our stupid tests and not much else, I was starting to give up hope of anything happening. But tonight we conferred about our last exam at 8....took a break to answer the rest of the questions...and we were finished going over the test by 9:20. But note that it is 10:20 and I just got off the phone. An hour's worth of good old fashioned talking (i.e. nothing about school!) with loads of flirting. Woooo hooty.

Enjoy the moments!!



going back to bed!!

Hoping to head out to the Lake - Noni - how far to the Indiana border are you??!!

Monica hope the medicine is relieving your pain!! The weather is muched improved - I'm betting your windows are open and you have blankets on!!!

FIDGE hope you're ok!! Thinking of you!

 

[mousehouselover]

My cousin had gastric bypass about 3 years ago, lost over 100lbs, doing great, exercising at the gym daily. Then about a year after the surgery she came down for a visit...and I actually saw how she was eating. Horribly! Never drank water except to get down a vitamin (only drank sugar free juice and diet soda), ate few veggies (most popular were corn and iceberg lettuce), and when we went out she got fatty foods like hamburgers or chicken nuggets. And on her last 2 visits after that she has continued to eat the same and I've even noticed that she has gained some weight back. I truly think the only thing saving her is that she still consistently goes to the gym. My point is, she spent all this money on the surgery, recuperating from it as well, and she still eats the same bad stuff she ate before. She wants to have the "body lift" surgery, but her blood is too bad and I know that it has to have a lot to do with her current diet.

My mom had the bypass in 2000 and her eating habits changed some but not enough.She never ate veggies before so she isn't going to start now. She also slowly increased teh amount of food she was eating at one time so she can eat a small plate of food, not the 2 oz that she should eat. She has gained back some weight doing this and it baffles me why she went through the surgery and everything to return to her same unhealthy lifestyle. She can't exercise either, she has really bad knees and has to get injections in them to kep them from swelling and hurting after her normal day's activites. She has really high blood pressure and a good walk every day would help it but she's in a catch 22 with her knees. I really wish she'd find somewhere to swim.

We went to dinner with my DSis tonight. I had jalapeno poppers and a potato skin, more than one roll with cinnamon butter and butter and dark brown sugar on a baked sweet potato. I had a salad and a half though. I ate way too much and spent most of the rest of the night belching. We played cards after dinner. I don't know what got into me but I was slap happy and for a while. I was and and It felt good to be stupid and laugh over nothing.

DSis and I sort of broke the law tonight. We were walking her dogs and noticed the door was open at the vaccant house across the alley from her apartment. We went to make sure everything was ok and took a little tour. It was so nice. It's a really old house and one of the few in her neighborhood that is single family living. There are 3 bathrooms, 4 bedrooms, a large kitchen with a mudroom a dining room and upstairs sunroom with washer and dryer connections. The attic is designed as a bedroom or play room. The upstairs bathrooms are fully remodeled as is the kitchen which also has new appliences. I was sold on the antique fireplace, ornate wood work, original doors and nice hardwood floors through out. The $260,000 price tag however quickly changed my mind. Click here, then click find property, enter 2714157 as the MLS# to see the listing. So many windows, a room for each of my youngin's, no more racing to the bathroom to get there first, there's a big grass median in front for the house with an 8 ft wide fountian in it. The back yard from this property looks into my sister's yard so we could spend lots of time together and it would be so convienent when we have to check on each other's houses. sigh....... I can't afford $5500 for Disney right now, let alone more than $200,000 for a home in a declining market. It makes for some nice daydreams though.

Well, I should be turning in. Night all!

 

[mousehouselover]

Sandy~ Which border? East and west I'm a little over an hour, north is about 3-4 hrs, south if I'm going to Louisville, is just over 2. If I remember right, Lynda's is about 2.5 hrs from here.