In Search of my Body...Not The One I ate...#3 "Crowning Goddesses As We Go"

[lisaviolet]

Be safe everyone. Geez. Hi to everyone.

Hi Stacey! Good to hear ya.

Hi Liz - I selfishly sighed when you wrote about everyone noticing your weight and you being pleased. I feel attacked and hate it (in person - not here ). So good for you Liz. Good for you!!!!!

94, eh? Wow.

Well guys,

Thankful to have you to celebrate. This is the last weigh in for my biggest loser today - I'm down another 2.8. Yeah! The scary face was because the scale - wasn't any different of a week - oh the scale. But thrilled.

There is hardly anyone there. In all three teams only 2 people have posted today. (we started with over a hundred participants) At this time of day weeks back we might have been nearing the 2nd page by now on some teams. You know what I'm sad and pissed off if I'm absolutely truthful. I find it sad as in compassion for people's struggles. But really pissed off because I find the abandoning, without acknowlegement to your teammates, a selfish move as well. I grew up in a team is a team is a team. So both feelings. There. It's out.

Hope everyone is doing okay today. I feel strangely low. Probably success is making me low. I'm ridiculous like that.

Okay - will write more later about where I'm going from here.

Thanks for listening. I am so incredibly grateful to have you all.

Lisa

 

[goofyfan-12]

Lisa - congrats on the loss!!!!!!

Don't ever feel ashamed of your success. You worked hard to get to where you are so it is time for you to own your results!!! Stand tall and be proud girl!!!!

Paula

 

[HockeyKat]

Erika, sorry about the power thing. Well, for when you get back online to read this anyhow. I sound like those local TV folk announcing power is out in the entire local area... like anyone has to ability to be watching.

Liz, you *are* thin. Like, super thin.

I did come in to work today but am in comfy jeans and a hoodie. I love that I can just drag in in comfy clothes when I don't feel well.


I think I might be beating this cold but plan on sleeping all weekend.

 

[lisaviolet]

Lisa - congrats on the loss!!!!!!

Don't ever feel ashamed of your success. You worked hard to get to where you are so it is time for you to own your results!!! Stand tall and be proud girl!!!!

Paula

I know Paula. It's a really deep set issue - I'm sure an abuse thing. But I'm working on it. Thank you for your continued support. I'm learning and pushing to get to that place. Yes, where I should be.

Thanks Paula

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Lisa - on another loss! You rock!

And I haven't yet congratulated you, you big loser! That is wrong on so many levels.

(I have my signatures turned off so I miss alot, I think.)

Ok, all I wanted to post. I *gasp* just got to work. So I need to do a few things. BRB.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Jasper is Edward's brother. He's made of awesome.

"Made of Awesome" - Hi Lar Ious

So does your husband know he's sharing the marriage bed with Edward and Jasper? Amy?

Lyz, tell us about your trip.

I am going to WDW next week. The 17 - 22. More on that later.

I am heading to Boston this weekend to visit my friend from college (the one with the recent heart issues). It should be a good visit since we both have lots to talk about. I am not sure how much computer time I will have after I leave, but I will try to check in. Worst case, I'll post on Sunday when I get home.

Well post that trip report - first installment before you leave, miss thang.

My parents flight was of course cancelled, so they made a good move by rebooking early yesterday.

That worked out!

But we're just wet. REALLY wet. and if we get ANOTHER PHONE CALL from our neighbor, who seems to think that the water in their back yard is OUR FAULT I'm going to go postal on someone. Every time we get one of this crazy storms, everything here floods. I've lived here for 20 years...in this house for 13, and 7 prior in the house next door....it has ALWAYS flooded. always. suddenly though...we apparently have more power than God and nature, because WE can flood the neighbors yard.

Stupid people. They put in this really nice above ground pool, with a deck all the way around it...landscaped beautifully (they own a nursery)....but...did they ever stop to wonder WHY the backyard had never been a picture of beauty before? BECAUSE IT FLOODS dumb a$$. and now, the water flowing under their pool...well...its my fault.

I hate him! (right Liz)

And Nancy, I want more Mek-e-ko stories.

(sheepishly adding I know I haven't given you picture directions. Sounds like alot of work. )

Amy - please tell me you are not going to get all creepy-stalker on us

I think we have passed that point. She's making art about him!

Ok off to stir the meatballs for the reception after the funeral.. which I didn't go to I stayed home with the kids so that steph and his family could have a peaceful goodbye with their uncle.

Hope everyone is doing okay today. I feel strangely low. Probably success is making me low. I'm ridiculous like that.

No low. I'll tell you a crazy story, k? See below.

Erika, sorry about the power thing. Well, for when you get back online to read this anyhow. I sound like those local TV folk announcing power is out in the entire local area... like anyone has to ability to be watching.

You are such a smart a$k!

I think I might be beating this cold but plan on sleeping all weekend.

Sign me up. I want sleep all weekend.

EriKa told me, via text, they expect power out tomorrow too. Everyone fine.

My life:

1. I am going to WDW next week. This all started back in October (?). I had a free dining code to use. And I was trying oh so hard to do just that. My plan was to go to WDW 2 times in December. DH and I talked about it and it was a go. Plus it was good cause while I'd be meeting up with you guys, when I got home, I'd go again with the family.

Told the girls we were going, super excited. They haven't been since Jan 07. I know, poor little girls .

Then the bottom fell out of my trip with E, K & L. Thinking about my family trip just really hasn't been on the top of my list. Until this week. Since the crew is back I can now look forward. And I am getting excited. We leave Wednesday morning, early and fly home Monday afternoon. Staying at Carribean beach.




2. (Lisa my crazy life) - This is so typical of how I roll. Nothing is ever easy or fast. And I LIVE for easy and fast.

Yesterday my sister Emily and I went shopping to Columbus. We were at a mall and I had a coupon for $10 off any purchase at Victorias Secret.

I find a bracelet (stocking stuffer) that was $12, for Mol. I head up to the cash wrap to check out. The bracelet rings up $2.99. What? I said, "no, that is $12" (thinking, by golly, I'm getting the WHOLE $10 coming to me!)

And she's like, "Yeah, it is $12, wierd." So I ask for my coupon back. ($10 is ten dollars!). I'll pay the full price ($2.99).

Emily is standing there patiently waiting. The girl hesitates. "Wait, you also get a free pink panty with any purchase." (yaay, love me a free panty, right? pink is good.)

She starts to walk to the sales floor, to apparently pick me up a pair. She hollers, "what size do you wear?"

Ok, now I want to die. I just really wanted to spend my free $10. Emily looks at me shocked! I am agast too, but not aghast enough to not get a free pair of panites. I say, "extra large" and it echos across the store, "extra large" "extra large" "extra large"

She said, "pink panties only go up to large."

Please floor. Open up and swallow me whole. Time is ticking by. I turn to Emily and hiss, "what size do you wear?" She said "I don't know." I hiss to the sales woman, "medium."

She runs to get them. Emily and I are tickled and mortified at the same time.

The helpful little sales girl runs back up and throws down a *WHITE* pair of underwear with humongus glittery silver writing on them. Something about "Big Hugs"!!! Emily and I both look at the underwear and then each other. Ummm, I thought they were going to be pink!?!?!

We don't say a word. All we really want is to get the heck out of there. We are shaking with laughter. Hurry up lady. Please. We finish up, grab the bag and power walk out.

We hit the mall floor we realize "Pink" is the jrs dept underwear, no freaking wonder they don't come in XL!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

And another thing, some of you, (EriKa espically since it was your idea) need to post holiday pics. I'm just sayin'.

 

[amykab]

Hey Girls..

Lisa, WTG on the weight loss! You are so consistent!!

Liz, How was Twilight? Swoon. My 12 yo niece wants to see it every night while I'm in NC!! Where are you at in BD?

Nancy, Me, turn into an Edward stalker??? Never.

Steph, My parents will arrive in orlando at 10 am tomorrow. I couldn't believe the ticket was cheaper. We'll meet up over there and this time tomorrow we'll be having lunch somewhere at WDW!

Paula, Safe Travels to Boston.

Lyz, Stop working and post some more? What did you buy yesterday??

Kat, I hope you continue to feel better.

Erika, hope your power comes back on soon.

Just got done with the shred again. It felt good. I was down another pound this morning, to 190.5 so that makes my lowest weight since 2004. And am about 10 pounds from my lowest ever (well since i really kept track, I am sure I was even lower in high school). I use pics from my cousins wedding in June 2004 as motivation, since that was my low point. And my hair girl last night was like OMG, how much weight have you lost since early nov (the last time I was in). She couldn't believe that I hadn't lost much. But it made me feel good that someone noticed...

Later, Ladies!!

 

[amykab]

"Made of Awesome" - Hi Lar Ious

So does your husband know he's sharing the marriage bed with Edward and Jasper? Amy?

um, we also forgot to mention Emmett and Carlisle. Twilight has ultra-sexy men other than Edward. I know it doesn't seem like it, with how we go on about Edward, but they are all pretty sexy. And you don't need to worry about me becoming a stalker until I take a trip out to the pacific NW this spring during New Moon filming to hopefully catch a glimpse of my Edward in person.

Lyz, Loved your shopping story!!

I would go NUTS without power. erika's power situation sounds like my parents. When theirs goes out, it is out for days.

Have Fun at WDW! Weather will be gorgeous. Mid-upper 70's. I promise.

 

[AKASnowWhite]

I worked just a short day today... not too much goin' on around here. About 1/2 the town is without power...we're ok here though

So. Work. We've moved past "apple picking season" and the dreaded "Thanksgiving pie marathon" to the MOST dreaded, and purely evil, "CHRISTMAS COOKIE SEASON". We make literally hundreds of cookies every day...ok - today was actaully closer to 1000....and I ate two. I know. 2 doesn't sound bad. But they are like CRACK I tell you. Those stupid little cookies that we only make this time of year...good thing I was able to leave early.

Lisa - congrats on the loss!!!!!!

Don't ever feel ashamed of your success. You worked hard to get to where you are so it is time for you to own your results!!! Stand tall and be proud girl!!!!

Paula

Yeah. What Paula said. She's a pretty smart cookie, you know that don't you? and P...have fun in Boston!!!

Erika, sorry about the power thing. Well, for when you get back online to read this anyhow. I sound like those local TV folk announcing power is out in the entire local area... like anyone has to ability to be watching.


SO true! It's ridiculous

Liz, you *are* thin. Like, super thin.

yes, you are!

I did come in to work today but am in comfy jeans and a hoodie. I love that I can just drag in in comfy clothes when I don't feel well

Isn't that awesome? Great job you snagged there, missy!

I am going to WDW next week. The 17 - 22. More on that later.


YAY for you! Enjoy the Osborne lights for me, K? Oh and Candlelight Processional too...

Yesterday my sister Emily and I went shopping to Columbus. We were at a mall and I had a coupon for $10 off any purchase at Victorias Secret.

I find a bracelet (stocking stuffer) that was $12, for Mol. I head up to the cash wrap to check out. The bracelet rings up $2.99. What? I said, "no, that is $12" (thinking, by golly, I'm getting the WHOLE $10 coming to me!)

And she's like, "Yeah, it is $12, wierd." So I ask for my coupon back. ($10 is ten dollars!). I'll pay the full price ($2.99).

Emily is standing there patiently waiting. The girl hesitates. "Wait, you also get a free pink panty with any purchase." (yaay, love me a free panty, right? pink is good.)

She starts to walk to the sales floor, to apparently pick me up a pair. She hollers, "what size do you wear?"

Ok, now I want to die. I just really wanted to spend my free $10. Emily looks at me shocked! I am agast too, but not aghast enough to not get a free pair of panites. I say, "extra large" and it echos across the store, "extra large" "extra large" "extra large"

She said, "pink panties only go up to large."

Please floor. Open up and swallow me whole. Time is ticking by. I turn to Emily and hiss, "what size do you wear?" She said "I don't know." I hiss to the sales woman, "medium."

She runs to get them. Emily and I are tickled and mortified at the same time.

The helpful little sales girl runs back up and throws down a *WHITE* pair of underwear with humongus glittery silver writing on them. Something about "Big Hugs"!!! Emily and I both look at the underwear and then each other. Ummm, I thought they were going to be pink!?!?!

We don't say a word. All we really want is to get the heck out of there. We are shaking with laughter. Hurry up lady. Please. We finish up, grab the bag and power walk out.

We hit the mall floor we realize "Pink" is the jrs dept underwear, no freaking wonder they don't come in XL![/B][/COLOR]

OMG. That is HYSTERICAL.

Since I'm home early....I think hubby is going to quit a little early this afternoon too...so we can go (hopefully) do some shopping. Christmas is less than 2 weeks away, after all

and I'm going to track my crack. I mean cookies. stupid spawn of the devil.

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

ok So I had no idea that you were going again.....LYZ. Perfect time to go that is when we went last year the 22-31... skim my trip report! Make sure that you see the osbourne lights I hear they are so worth it! I didn't get to see them when I was there the children were having drama! SO I got to go back to the resort and got to watch them on the swing set!

Oh Amy have fun too in Disney! So jealsous here I get snow and freezing rain and everyone is heading or just came back from great weather.

Haven't gotten new moon yet have to wait till I get home then I will get it and be useless for three days unless it involves reading it.
hope everyone is having a great day!!!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

EriKa went for a run in the ice. Cabin fever made her do it.

I was down another pound this morning, to 190.5 so that makes my lowest weight since 2004. And am about 10 pounds from my lowest ever (well since i really kept track, I am sure I was even lower in high school). I use pics from my cousins wedding in June 2004 as motivation, since that was my low point. And my hair girl last night was like OMG, how much weight have you lost since early nov (the last time I was in). She couldn't believe that I hadn't lost much. But it made me feel good that someone noticed...

Have Fun at WDW! Weather will be gorgeous. Mid-upper 70's. I promise.

Can you make it lower 70's? I don't want to be hot.

So. Work. We've moved past "apple picking season" and the dreaded "Thanksgiving pie marathon" to the MOST dreaded, and purely evil, "CHRISTMAS COOKIE SEASON". We make literally hundreds of cookies every day...ok - today was actaully closer to 1000....and I ate two. I know. 2 doesn't sound bad. But they are like CRACK I tell you. Those stupid little cookies that we only make this time of year...good thing I was able to leave early.

What are those stupid little cookies?

ok So I had no idea that you were going again.....LYZ. Perfect time to go that is when we went last year the 22-31... skim my trip report! Make sure that you see the osbourne lights I hear they are so worth it! I didn't get to see them when I was there the children were having drama! SO I got to go back to the resort and got to watch them on the swing set!

I've seen the lights before. Loved them. Hubs and the girls have not. Excited for that. We are not doing MVMCP. Since I have free dining, I am trying to make this a "budget" trip. We wanted to stay at all stars but it was booked.

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

I've seen the lights before. Loved them. Hubs and the girls have not. Excited for that. We are not doing MVMCP. Since I have free dining, I am trying to make this a "budget" trip. We wanted to stay at all stars but it was booked.

So how do we get free dining??? I thought they only did that in august/ september?? How come your so special other than the reasons that we already know!


Oh GOD IT's SNOWING AGAIN!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

So how do we get free dining??? I thought they only did that in august/ september?? How come your so special other than the reasons that we already know!

I was on the receiving end of one of those elusive "pin" numbers. Liz and Erika got one too. I also received one for next year. Disney is desprite. And they know I'm a sucker for a good deal.

Do you get emails from them?

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

I was on the receiving end of one of those elusive "pin" numbers. Liz and Erika got one too. I also received one for next year. Disney is desprite. And they know I'm a sucker for a good deal.

Do you get emails from them?

NO where do I get that!!! is it through Disney or here the boards?

 

[lisaviolet]

I am going to WDW next week. The 17 - 22. More on that later.

Oh, this makes me so happy to read. Made my day. I am thrilled for you Lyz.

I went these exact dates a couple of years ago.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

NO where do I get that!!! is it through Disney or here the boards?

Steph - at WaltDisneyWorld.com, you can register. They will send offers and news and emails to you. I get newsletters, vacation offers, whatever.

Now, the pins, they might be more regulated than the whole roster of people registered. Disney tracks any Disney moves you make and if you haven't been there for a while, I think your odds are better. I don't usually get a pin cause they know I'm coming. That I got one is a sign of the times.

Oh, this makes me so happy to read. Made my day. I am thrilled for you Lyz.

I went these exact dates a couple of years ago.

Was it busy? I know on the 21 the crowds will jack up, but hoping for relative quiet before then.

 

[lisaviolet]

Thanks everyone for the nice wishes. Paula - have a great time.

Ok off to stir the meatballs for the reception after the funeral.. which I didn't go to I stayed home with the kids so that steph and his family could have a peaceful goodbye with their uncle.

Steph.

I think I might be beating this cold but plan on sleeping all weekend.

Oh how I love sleep Kat. Hope you are beating that cold.

And I haven't yet congratulated you, you big loser! That is wrong on so many levels. ]

"Made of Awesome" - Hi Lar Ious

So does your husband know he's sharing the marriage bed with Edward and Jasper? Amy?



I am going to WDW next week. The 17 - 22. More on that later.



Well post that trip report - first installment before you leave, miss thang.



That worked out!





I think we have passed that point. She's making art about him!








No low. I'll tell you a crazy story, k? See below.



Sign me up. I want sleep all weekend.

EriKa told me, via text, they expect power out tomorrow too. Everyone fine.

My life:

1. I am going to WDW next week. This all started back in October (?). I had a free dining code to use. And I was trying oh so hard to do just that. My plan was to go to WDW 2 times in December. DH and I talked about it and it was a go. Plus it was good cause while I'd be meeting up with you guys, when I got home, I'd go again with the family.

Told the girls we were going, super excited. They haven't been since Jan 07. I know, poor little girls .

Then the bottom fell out of my trip with E, K & L. Thinking about my family trip just really hasn't been on the top of my list. Until this week. Since the crew is back I can now look forward. And I am getting excited. We leave Wednesday morning, early and fly home Monday afternoon. Staying at Carribean beach.




2. (Lisa my crazy life) - This is so typical of how I roll. Nothing is ever easy or fast. And I LIVE for easy and fast.

Yesterday my sister Emily and I went shopping to Columbus. We were at a mall and I had a coupon for $10 off any purchase at Victorias Secret.

I find a bracelet (stocking stuffer) that was $12, for Mol. I head up to the cash wrap to check out. The bracelet rings up $2.99. What? I said, "no, that is $12" (thinking, by golly, I'm getting the WHOLE $10 coming to me!)

And she's like, "Yeah, it is $12, wierd." So I ask for my coupon back. ($10 is ten dollars!). I'll pay the full price ($2.99).

Emily is standing there patiently waiting. The girl hesitates. "Wait, you also get a free pink panty with any purchase." (yaay, love me a free panty, right? pink is good.)

She starts to walk to the sales floor, to apparently pick me up a pair. She hollers, "what size do you wear?"

Ok, now I want to die. I just really wanted to spend my free $10. Emily looks at me shocked! I am agast too, but not aghast enough to not get a free pair of panites. I say, "extra large" and it echos across the store, "extra large" "extra large" "extra large"

She said, "pink panties only go up to large."

Please floor. Open up and swallow me whole. Time is ticking by. I turn to Emily and hiss, "what size do you wear?" She said "I don't know." I hiss to the sales woman, "medium."

She runs to get them. Emily and I are tickled and mortified at the same time.

The helpful little sales girl runs back up and throws down a *WHITE* pair of underwear with humongus glittery silver writing on them. Something about "Big Hugs"!!! Emily and I both look at the underwear and then each other. Ummm, I thought they were going to be pink!?!?!

We don't say a word. All we really want is to get the heck out of there. We are shaking with laughter. Hurry up lady. Please. We finish up, grab the bag and power walk out.

We hit the mall floor we realize "Pink" is the jrs dept underwear, no freaking wonder they don't come in XL!

Thank you Lyz. I love your stories. Love them. Thank you. But you don't look like an XL underwear girl. You don't. Are you sure?

Hey Girls..

Lisa, WTG on the weight loss! You are so consistent!!

Liz, How was Twilight? Swoon. My 12 yo niece wants to see it every night while I'm in NC!! Where are you at in BD?

Nancy, Me, turn into an Edward stalker??? Never.

Steph, My parents will arrive in orlando at 10 am tomorrow. I couldn't believe the ticket was cheaper. We'll meet up over there and this time tomorrow we'll be having lunch somewhere at WDW!

Paula, Safe Travels to Boston.

Lyz, Stop working and post some more? What did you buy yesterday??

Kat, I hope you continue to feel better.

Erika, hope your power comes back on soon.

Just got done with the shred again. It felt good. I was down another pound this morning, to 190.5 so that makes my lowest weight since 2004. And am about 10 pounds from my lowest ever (well since i really kept track, I am sure I was even lower in high school). I use pics from my cousins wedding in June 2004 as motivation, since that was my low point. And my hair girl last night was like OMG, how much weight have you lost since early nov (the last time I was in). She couldn't believe that I hadn't lost much. But it made me feel good that someone noticed...

Later, Ladies!!

Amy - congrats on the loss. That's so nice. Glad you're enjoying the Shred. And have fun at WDW with the parents. Nice.

and I'm going to track my crack. I mean cookies. stupid spawn of the devil.

Blashemy. They're not spawn of the devil. They're yummy.

C-O-O-K-I-E-S!!!!!!!! How I love thee.

EriKa went for a run in the ice. Cabin fever made her do it.

Oh Erika. Give her my best Lyz.

So how do we get free dining??? I thought they only did that in august/ september?? How come your so special other than the reasons that we already know!


Oh GOD IT's SNOWING AGAIN!

Go to disneyworld.com and sign up Steph.

 

[lisaviolet]

Steph - at WaltDisneyWorld.com, you can register. They will send offers and news and emails to you. I get newsletters, vacation offers, whatever.

Now, the pins, they might be more regulated than the whole roster of people registered. Disney tracks any Disney moves you make and if you haven't been there for a while, I think your odds are better. I don't usually get a pin cause they know I'm coming. That I got one is a sign of the times.



Was it busy? I know on the 21 the crowds will jack up, but hoping for relative quiet before then.

No, not busy. I've been twice on that week. You're right. You'll notice a huge marked difference at the end of the week. So get lots in early in the week. So happy for you. So so happy for you.

And two years ago it was sunny - sunny - sunny and weirdly warm. Really lucked out.

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

Steph - at WaltDisneyWorld.com, you can register. They will send offers and news and emails to you. I get newsletters, vacation offers, whatever.

Now, the pins, they might be more regulated than the whole roster of people registered. Disney tracks any Disney moves you make and if you haven't been there for a while, I think your odds are better. I don't usually get a pin cause they know I'm coming. That I got one is a sign of the times.



Was it busy? I know on the 21 the crowds will jack up, but hoping for relative quiet before then.

Lyz we were there from 22-31 and it was relatively quiet before the 25