In search of my body...not the one I ate! Part Deux... We sit at the popular table!

[3DisneyKids]

You are officially the goddess of HI LAR IOUS!!!!

You ever doubted this?

 

[MaMabearJo]

You all rock.

I sat here reading and knowing I need to responde to all, but I find myself so behind that by the time I do you you all will have forget about the subject I was responding to. OK I KNOW THAT WAS RAMBLEING.. but please forgive me I just got home from painting the house from hell.... I have read them and seen all the cute picuters, the dress which is really cute and so is your daughter, the pig which, ya I weigh a hell of a lot more than. (that Sucks) And every thing inbetween.

I will be more involved and I want to really be part of your family. You guys are growing closer everyday and I can see that in the writing. I want to be part of that.

Tonight when I was trying to catch up, I started to get tears in my eyes just know you all care and take the time to responde. I look forward to reading this thread and knowing I am making friends all over the world.

I hope I do not sound to way out there, I am normal really, just a little at my wits end.


Love to all.

Jodi

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

You all rock.

I sat here reading and knowing I need to responded to all, but I find myself so behind that by the time I do you you all will have forget about the subject I was responding to. OK I KNOW THAT WAS RAMBLING.. But please forgive me I just got home from painting the house from hell.... I have read them and seen all the cute pictures, the dress which is really cute and so is your daughter, the pig which, ya I weigh a hell of a lot more than. (that Sucks) And every thing in-between.

I will be more involved and I want to really be part of your family. You guys are growing closer everyday and I can see that in the writing. I want to be part of that.

Tonight when I was trying to catch up, I started to get tears in my eyes just know you all care and take the time to respond. I look forward to reading this thread and knowing I am making friends all over the world.

I hope I do not sound to way out there, I am normal really, just a little at my wits end.


Love to all.

Jodi

Jodi I would be at wits end too! This is a huge responsibility that you have taken on! I hope that someday that your BIL &SIL can appreciate all that you have done and continue to do for them! I can guarantee that everyone on here feels the same so a big for you!!!

 

[believen]

Jodi, I just kept reading, but I just didn't have it in me to respond- for months at a time.
But I love to come here. There is always a laugh and a friend to listen. Even if I haven't lost a pound!
I'm so sorry you are going through such a stressful situation. Sometimes family can make ya
Vicki

 

[3DisneyKids]

Ok...here are some recent pics. I took these at like midnight or something, so my hair was done for the day, no make-up, yadda yadda.

Since I am always talking about how I run around in spandex, I figured it was time to show you... Liz and I were chatting the other night and I mentioned how my legs are NOT defined, despite all of the running and other training. I really thought they would be defined and muscular by now, but no such luck. So that is the project for the summer. I want killer legs!

Tomorrow I will get some profile shots so I can post side by sides of my older pics with the new ones.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Just seeing if I can make this work...

The transformation thus far...

 

[BrcsDisneyPrncs]

I'm back..

Hi guys, just popping in to let you know i'm back! Wedding was beautiful, honeymoon was perfect... until the crash and burn ending today, delayed flights, cancelled flights, learning there was a death in the family while i was gone. It's 3 am ish and we just got home and settled in, it'll probably take a few days for pics etc, have a lot to deal with

Looking forward to catching up!

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

Just seeing if I can make this work...

The transformation thus far...

Oh MY GAWD Erika!!!!you look FAB U LOUS

 

[goofyfan-12]

Jodi - We love you no matter how often you post.... You are an awesome person for doing what you are doing.... hang in there and when you need a break, pull up a chair and hang with us. We are here for you whenever you need us....

Erika - OMG.... you look fantastic.... you should be very proud of yourself because you have come so far.... Don't forget that you need to pat yourself on the back from time to time instead of only seeing the negatives out there. Its hard to do (I know), but you have to give yourself some credit for what you have accomplished so far....

Welcome home to our newly married lady!!!!! Get some rest, get settled (I am sorry to hear of the death in your family ) and then we want pics and stories...

Today is a new day everyone... Let's make it a good one and focus on making good food choices, moving for 15 minutes more than you did yesterday (stairs, here I come) and drinking one more glass of water than you did yesterday. Remember a lot of small steps will get you to the same place as one big one....

Paula

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Jodi - I totally understand what you mean! I totally get it.

Our bride is back!!! Congrats on the wedding - I am so sorry about the death. For better and worse, already?

Erika - you look amazing, like half the person! But this is why I think some people - no names mentioned - might not notice the big difference. I think you just have this athletic look and they always saw you as Sporty Spice, so when you went off the deep end they just kept seeing you as Sporty Spice. Like, I had a friend this weekend say she never noticed how much weight I had gained, that she remembered me looking like I do now, which is what I looked like in college. Last year at this reunion, I was easily 50lbs more than I am now, but she just saw the pearls and the hair and her friend but not the size 16 dress. Which is sweet in a way, right?

The important thing is, there is an amazing transformation! Well done!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

BTW, Vera Bradley addicts - or is that just me? - there is a preview of the new fall colors this week! Check your stores, I am on the email for one of the stores (they sell it all for charity, how cool is that?) who sent this great visual email with the new colors attached! Whee!

 

[HockeyKat]

Jodi, . I can't imagine what you two are going through.

Paula, I hope the work situation works out for you. What a pain!

Erika... you look FANTASTIC!!! HOLY CRAP! And I agree with Liz... definitely athletic/Sporty Spice.

Something else to consider... I know when I was 50 lbs heavier I dressed *seriously* to conceal. I had someone at the gym yesterday see me after I put my work clothes back on go, wow, you have lost a ton of weight. I usually see you in big t-shirts and gym shorts, so I didn't notice before.

So, maybe as you have gotten thinner, you dress a little tighter, but people think, oh, that body was hidden under there all along?

Steph, I just realized on the way to work today... you are Stephanie and Stephen. Does that get you teased a lot?

Vicki (and the rest of the lurkers!) you are always welcome, weight loss, no weight loss, struggles, triumphs. This is a safe place. .


Okay, I got hit in the ankle w/ a puck last night. It is sore today but I think I can do my workout anyhow... just bruise-y sore, not twisted muscle-y sore, so I think I will be okay...

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

Erika... you look FANTASTIC!!! HOLY CRAP! And I agree with Liz... definitely athletic/Sporty Spice.

Something else to consider... I know when I was 50 lbs heavier I dressed *seriously* to conceal. I had someone at the gym yesterday see me after I put my work clothes back on go, wow, you have lost a ton of weight. I usually see you in big t-shirts and gym shorts, so I didn't notice before.

So, maybe as you have gotten thinner, you dress a little tighter, but people think, oh, that body was hidden under there all along?

I totally agree with this!! I on the hand was asked if I had a miscarriage because I didn' look pregnant anymore!!!

Steph, I just realized on the way to work today... you are Stephanie and Stephen. Does that get you teased a lot?

Well his name is pronounced stephan( I think you knew that) I just want to clarifying that because my dad and uncle are also Stephen but it is pronounced Steven. But yes we are known as Steph and Steph!! It was hard for my SIL at first because she was my boss and called me Steph and then called her brother steph and then when we got together she would say Hey Steph and we would both go What? Also our b-days are 10 days apart and we are 10 years apart. I think we were meant for each other!

Okay, I got hit in the ankle w/ a puck last night. It is sore today but I think I can do my workout anyhow... just bruise-y sore, not twisted muscle-y sore, so I think I will be okay...

I hope that you aren't wearing HEELS today!!!!

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

I know there are some of you who already know But I lost another 2.2 pounds. For a total of 22.8!
Going to be off for a while I think I am getting that storm Kat had last night!!!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

You ever doubted this?

You all rock.

I will be more involved and I want to really be part of your family. You guys are growing closer everyday and I can see that in the writing. I want to be part of that.

Tonight when I was trying to catch up, I started to get tears in my eyes just know you all care and take the time to responde. I look forward to reading this thread and knowing I am making friends all over the world.

Jodi - totally understand. I am not a high maintenance friend. The few good friends I have, we don't talk daily, weekly or sometimes even monthly. When we get together, we catch up right where we left off and it's not high pressure. That's what this is for me. Another, low pressure friendship. I can't meet for lunch every week, or spend the evening on the phone, and none of that is required here. Just show up when you have a minute and have a good time. Course I find, the more I'm here, the more fun I have.

EriKa - this is by far my favorite. I'm gonna make it my avatar.

Truly, you are so beautiful. I'm glad you posted those pics. Espically the "before" one. I tend to think of you as wonder woman, and I forget where you came from. It gives a person incentive, for sure.

I think some people - no names mentioned - might not notice the big difference. I think you just have this athletic look and they always saw you as Sporty Spice, so when you went off the deep end they just kept seeing you as Sporty Spice.

Liz - agree.

Steph, I just realized on the way to work today... you are Stephanie and Stephen. Does that get you teased a lot?

Kat - I just realized this too!

Sorry about the ankle. Man that smarts just thinking about it.

Stacey - Welcome home, I think. Sounds like your still busy as ever. And aren't you moving too. Take your time. We'll be here.

Vicki - did you get to AIM last night? I wanted to log on, but I was doing the responsible thing and going to sleep, cause I knew if I got on, you gals would keep me talking till 1 am.

It is a BEAUTIFUL day here in Ohio. We are going for a walk. (My good decision for the day Goof.)

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I know there are some of you who already know But I lost another 2.2 pounds. For a total of 22.8!
Going to be off for a while I think I am getting that storm Kat had last night!!!

Go Steph! 22.8 lbs!!!

 

[HockeyKat]

I hope that you aren't wearing HEELS today!!!!

You know, I AM!

Actually, the heels feel better than flats. I tried a bunch of different shoes o and these pitch my foot forward enough to take pressure off where the bruise is.

Erika, I totally agree with Lyz. Beautiful.

I also agree on the low-maintenance friend thing. I am totally not into high-maintenance friends... my work, marriage, crazy schedule, and life keep me from really being the lunch every week and evening on the phone kinda gal. I do like the evening chats because I can do that along with other things, though. And I agree that the more I am here, the more fun I have.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Thanks you guys! I knew you would all be very positive!

And I agree...I have always been Sporty Spice and I always dressed to conceal in a major way. It has always been my style (if you can call that a style) to dress ve athletic (even when I didn't work out for years!). I mean, track pants have an elastic waist! Those with a hoody or a fleece and I was good to go. Everything covered and lookin' like jock even though I didn't deserve to.

So, my brilliant friends, you are right and I think a lot of people just didn't notice. I have an athletic build....whether fat or thin...and I guess people saw that more than anything else.

And Paula...yes, I am trying to focus on the positives. I basically look at it this way...I am just "fine tuning" or "tweaking" my body at this point. I am not really upset about any of it, if that makes sense. Sure, I have 10 pounds to lose, but at this point, no one would look at me and think I am a chub.

Stacey! Welcome home! Sorry for yet another loss, though! And about the flight home. But at least the wedding and honeymoon went off without a hitch and that is what is really important....not the plan ride home, right?

Just back from "step-up day" and I hit the lottery! All 3 kids got awesome placements...the teachers I wanted for each of them plus really good kids in their classes. So...all is good. Now I have to turn around and go back to the school in half an hour to pick them up and officially start summer vacation! We are kicking it off with a little Kung Fu Panda!

 

[AKASnowWhite]

I'm totally stealing a line from somebody (Liz - was it you maybe?)

I HEREBY DECLARE "POST" BANKRUPTCY! I'm so far behind I need to wipe the slate clean and start again...I will try to catch up, but....no promises..

Weighed the hogs. (our 4H Hogs.) That is an undertaking. We have to get these big fella's into the swine scales and they are NOT interested. Here are a few current pics. Guess how much they weigh?


Yesterday DH and I weighed some of the goats. We have a "weigh tape" that you measure around their "chest" and it gives you a weight. Well, we didn't quite trust it (it's intended for dairy goats, and these are meat goats - somewhat different build, so we weren't convinced it would be accurate) SO - we weighed them TWICE. First we "taped" them, then we put them into this sling thing and hang them from a hanging scale in the barn. We determined that the tape was pretty accurate -thankfully we don't have to hoist those suckers up onto the scales all the time....

Well - in the process of weighing these guys - we discovered one appeared to have, um...a problem. I will spare you all the gory details (Erika, if you thought HOG POOP made you squeemish....this was way worse ). Let's just say, that DH, DD12 & I performed a "surgical procedure" in our barn last night. (hello...is there a Rabbi in the house? We need to perform a bris... ) and no sedatives..(for ME or the goat ) OY! DH & DD are amazing....me - I just look the other way and hold the poor fella still

And just for fun...here is one of my and my bro circa 1977 (I know, some of you were not alive yet. F off. )

Nice pants on bro. And nice HAIRCUT on you!! I had that same *style* back in the day....

Ok so here is the $5.00 dress! The one that she like until she found out the price . Doesn't she looked thrilled??

I think that's AWESOME! DD and I got dresses for a black tie ball this past March at a consignment shop. Hers was $9, mine was...I forget....less. Our big splurge was a $12 bracelet that she found. We totally LOVE bargain hunting! (we play the whole "I'm a smarter consumer than you are" game... ...the only thing is, no one else realizes that they are playing WITH us...so mostly it's just us being goofy... Whatever - it works for us!)


Oh then we had a debate at 630 this morning about make up One I am tired don't argue with me when I have only had 5 hours of sleep! and only 4.5 the night before(that was fun ) I told her the whole purpose of make up is to enhance her beauty, and not to look like a trashy street walker! YES, I DID SAY THAT!!!! IT was 6:30 am! I wasn't in the mood for the usual debate over make up. I have even gone as far as to hide things that she isn't using properly. My nieces where enough make up on there eyes that they look like raccoons. They are the ones to tell her Oh no it needs to be darker and thicker. I THINK NOT!!!!!!!

I am SO proud of you! I always tell my kids, it's not my job to be your friend. It's my job to turn you into a person that I would WANT as a friend when you grow up.

Get up this morning and I tell Mol, lets go weigh you. She is DISGUSTED. If she actually cussed infront of me, she'd have said, "There is no way in H2ll, I am getting in those F-ing Hog Scales." All while sneering. (course it was cleaner, but delivered in the same way.) So, I say, "Oh yes you are." And on and on it goes.

Well, she's determined. I can see it. I do what only I can do. I'm gonna have to get in the hog scales myself. (I mandated she turn over the cell phone though, due to not cooperating. I was dag-on frustrated. I kinda feel like maybe I shouldn't have taken her phone, but oh well, what's done is done.)

Hubby calls to see if she has been weighed yet. I say no, she refuses. He doesn't understand, (cause of course if he had told her to get in, she'd have listened. Why do my kids listen to dad and not mom. ) Anyhoo, he thinks its HI LAR IOUS that I have to weigh myself in the hog scales. He delivers alot of jokes in the range of, you'll have to use a bigger weight...la la la.

It's been a trying morning already. The scales work fine. They verified what my bathroom scales say,

You need to get yourself a HOG TAPE honey! (except if your hogs are anything like ours, they won't stand still long enough to be measured!

Have a great day everyone - as usual, too much to do in the allotted time...

 

[MaMabearJo]

I have just a few minutes, but wanted to check in..and say (THANKS YA ALL.)

Just seeing if I can make this work...




The transformation thus far...

You look totally amazing!! Great job on being so focused!
I have not worked out since last Thursday and I can tell already in how my body feels. Seeing your pictures and the change that I CAN'T wait to have motivates me to get out there and do my workout. Thats a total problem with me if life gets to hectic I take care of everything else first and not myself. Good time to change that.

I'm back..

Hi guys, just popping in to let you know i'm back! Wedding was beautiful, honeymoon was perfect... until the crash and burn ending today, delayed flights, cancelled flights, learning there was a death in the family while i was gone. It's 3 am ish and we just got home and settled in, it'll probably take a few days for pics etc, have a lot to deal with

Looking forward to catching up!

Sorry to hear about the death in the family. Take some time to settle in and work things out then come back and give us details and pictures of your wonderful wedding.

Today is a new day everyone... Let's make it a good one and focus on making good food choices, moving for 15 minutes more than you did yesterday (stairs, here I come) and drinking one more glass of water than you did yesterday. Remember a lot of small steps will get you to the same place as one big one.... Sounds like a plan for me.

Paula

Jodi, . I can't imagine what you two are going through.

Paula, I hope the work situation works out for you. What a pain!

Erika... you look FANTASTIC!!! HOLY CRAP! And I agree with Liz... definitely athletic/Sporty Spice.

Something else to consider... I know when I was 50 lbs heavier I dressed *seriously* to conceal. I had someone at the gym yesterday see me after I put my work clothes back on go, wow, you have lost a ton of weight. I usually see you in big t-shirts and gym shorts, so I didn't notice before.

So, maybe as you have gotten thinner, you dress a little tighter, but people think, oh, that body was hidden under there all along?
I get the dressing in bigger clothes, I have been hiding under baggy stuff for 10 years. I have lost almost close to 40 pounds, but because I am still big and I don't put tigher clothes on I have had people ask if I am still doing my workouts or did I quit. My kids notice when I am at home and I put on a smaller shirt they will say mom you can really tell, but you are always hiding. My husband says he can get closer to me when he hugs me. So until I can look like Eirka (I wish) it will take me a little bit to get out from under the clothes.

Steph, I just realized on the way to work today... you are Stephanie and Stephen. Does that get you teased a lot?

Vicki (and the rest of the lurkers!) you are always welcome, weight loss, no weight loss, struggles, triumphs. This is a safe place. .


Okay, I got hit in the ankle w/ a puck last night. It is sore today but I think I can do my workout anyhow... just bruise-y sore, not twisted muscle-y sore, so I think I will be okay...

OUCH I bet that did not feel to good, take it easy.


Well, I am going to do a little paper work, plant a couple of plants I took from the other house, (they had 4 huge gardens, figured I should get something out of this deal) and go back to the other place and finish painting the last room, it is kinda of big, but my brother is coming out again after work to help. The carpet comes tomorow and the sheet rock guys are out there now, so by Friday it will be cleaned and ready for open house. Thank god

I will try to check in this evening, if not I will chat with ya all in the morning. Have a great day and success in our choices.