In Search of My Body....Not the One I ATE! Vol. 5: Goddesses are Always on Top!

[HockeyKat]

Erika, glad your dad's surgery went well. Thinking good thoughts for him (and you).

Steph, great pic!

Lyz, loved the update.


Everyone else, thanks for the good thoughts. Right now, we are still in a holding pattern.


Here is my public service announcement for the year and feel free to hate me for it. Please, please, if any of you smoke, do whatever you can to quit. Really. I am watching the effects of long term smoking on both of D's parents and nothing could be worth this. Do it for you, for your family, for your children who don't need to watch this and have to suffer both feeling badly and hating that this was at least somewhat preventable. Please.

 

[SeptemberGirl]

I know!!!! I want DVC just for the freggin' washer/dryer combo! When I have the cash, I will buy BWV thru resale. Not until then.

I know. Me, too. If there was ANY way we could afford it, we'd have it already.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Healthy snack - Really, did I write this? Idiot.

I know!

And Saltines

Liz! Did you see the new mini saltines? They are like the size of cheez-its.

Like the Pixie story.

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Everyone else, thanks for the good thoughts. Right now, we are still in a holding pattern.


Here is my public service announcement for the year and feel free to hate me for it. Please, please, if any of you smoke, do whatever you can to quit. Really. I am watching the effects of long term smoking on both of D's parents and nothing could be worth this. Do it for you, for your family, for your children who don't need to watch this and have to suffer both feeling badly and hating that this was at least somewhat preventable. Please.

Aww Kat, my thoughts and prayers are with you. Love and hugs.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Please, please, if any of you smoke, do whatever you can to quit. Really. I am watching the effects of long term smoking on both of D's parents and nothing could be worth this. Do it for you, for your family, for your children who don't need to watch this and have to suffer both feeling badly and hating that this was at least somewhat preventable. Please.

Kat!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Liz! Did you see the new mini saltines? They are like the size of cheez-its.

Like the Pixie story.

No! Are they cute????

I avoid that aisle at the grocery store because I am afraid. I so LOVE crackers. Ritz. Yum. Saltines. Yum. Wheat thins! Yum! These are things others can enjoy in moderation. Not me. I want to eat the whole box, sleeve, etc. This is why I don't have any GS cookies in my house. If it's there, I shut it up by eating it.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Hang in there, K! Not sure if you are getting e-mails or not. Sorry that I missed your call last night. Didn't even hear my phone ring! I had it on all night and everything. But I sent you and e-mail with some info. Call if you need to!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

No! Are they cute????

I avoid that aisle at the grocery store because I am afraid. I so LOVE crackers. Ritz. Yum. Saltines. Yum. Wheat thins! Yum! These are things others can enjoy in moderation. Not me. I want to eat the whole box, sleeve, etc. This is why I don't have any GS cookies in my house. If it's there, I shut it up by eating it.

They are cute! That's exactly how I'd describe them. And Yummy. Yum Yum Yummy.

 

[3DisneyKids]

No! Are they cute????

HI LAR IOUS!

Lyz, no, I didn't get in trouble with mom!

Ok, I already admitted this to Lyz, but I will share this with all of you. Just so that you know I am not a total freakshow and I totally go off the wagon once in a while.

Guess what I had for breakfast this morning. G'head (said like Pete!). Guess. Give up?

Chocolate cake! At like 8:30 in the morning. And it was delish. For finishing the tri, J and the kids made me a chocolate cake (my fave) and there was half a piece left this morning. So I ate it. And loved it. Now it is back to reality.

 

[goofyfan-12]

I know!!!! I want DVC just for the freggin' washer/dryer combo! When I have the cash, I will buy BWV thru resale. Not until then.

Lyz - I am with you on this. After staying at the SSR this last trip, I so wanted to buy in. Unfortunately, I can't justify buying DVC without first having bought a house of my own. Someday right? In the meantime, we can dream...

Here is my public service announcement for the year and feel free to hate me for it. Please, please, if any of you smoke, do whatever you can to quit. Really. I am watching the effects of long term smoking on both of D's parents and nothing could be worth this. Do it for you, for your family, for your children who don't need to watch this and have to suffer both feeling badly and hating that this was at least somewhat preventable. Please.

Kat -
Thanks for the words of wisdom. They are very poignant.

 

[goofyfan-12]

HI LAR IOUS!

Lyz, no, I didn't get in trouble with mom!

Ok, I already admitted this to Lyz, but I will share this with all of you. Just so that you know I am not a total freakshow and I totally go off the wagon once in a while.

Guess what I had for breakfast this morning. G'head (said like Pete!). Guess. Give up?

Chocolate cake! At like 8:30 in the morning. And it was delish. For finishing the tri, J and the kids made me a chocolate cake (my fave) and there was half a piece left this morning. So I ate it. And loved it. Now it is back to reality.

Did the cake have eggs and flour in it? Than how is that different than eating eggs and toast (or anything like that). How is it that muffins are considered appropriate breakfast food and chocolate cake (which is comparable in calories, fat, etc) is not?

Glad you enjoyed the cake. You totally deserved it.

 

[Ronda93]

Regarding chocolate cake for breakfast...anyone remember the Bill Cosby routine where he's supposed to feed the kids breakfast and a daughter wants chocolate cake? He takes inventory... milk, eggs, flour... and wham, chocolate cake for breakfast.

You deserve it!

Ronda

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Did the cake have eggs and flour in it? Than how is that different than eating eggs and toast (or anything like that). How is it that muffins are considered appropriate breakfast food and chocolate cake (which is comparable in calories, fat, etc) is not?

Glad you enjoyed the cake. You totally deserved it.

Regarding chocolate cake for breakfast...anyone remember the Bill Cosby routine where he's supposed to feed the kids breakfast and a daughter wants chocolate cake? He takes inventory... milk, eggs, flour... and wham, chocolate cake for breakfast.

You deserve it!

Ronda

Well I'll be. I guess that means I'm having chocolate cake for breakfast.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

"R U 23?" Ha! EriKa - did you see Petes exclamation! What a joke!

 

[3DisneyKids]

No! Where? Podcast board?

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

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[Dizneydawn]

I am trying like heck to get caught up. I started on 3/4 - the day I got back but it will take a bit.

I am in tax hades - dealing still w/ Chad for last year and he just goyt me his deductions. Trying to get it done tonight.

Painting the basement for the delivery Thursday so the basement is one huge chunk done for graduation.

Dr appts this week for almost everyone - snow storm here today - north of us is getting over 14" - we will probably only get 6" at the most.

I want to know how E did at her race and loads of other info - but I can't cheat and look ahead. Like a spoiler for a beloved TV show. Hoping to catch up later today.

Here is what I have so far!

Oh and it didn't feel like my birthday. I even made dinner. We'll celebrate another day. Fo shizzle. Thanks for all the Birthday Wishes.

Happy belated birthday Lyz. Hope you ate something yummy at Olive Garden.

It is way more painful than i had anticipated. The surgeon explained before he started that one side would be way worse because 2 were impacted, and they were not only sideways, but the bottoms curved up, essentially making the tooth have little hooks, so it was extremely invasive on that side.

I need mine out bad and for the reasons you mentioned - am the biggest chicken sh!t. Hope you are better now!

I still have my ear infection or whatever the heck it is Im going to the doctors tomorrow and he is going to attempt to syringe my ears. Hes hoping this will stop the dizziness - which led to a fainting spell on Monday night. Just about every time I stood up I passed out. Like I need another excuse to fall over
Hope you are on the mend too Kelly.
I wont post my food from the last few days - to be honest I don't want to be judged on the rubbish ive eaten

Post away and no being judged. Just encouraged to make better choices and laugh when I have stumbled over the same step!

My kids are fed up with snow days. They don't get done with school until the 25th or 26th of June now. Since the first week of December they had 2 full, uninterrupted weeks of school. TWO. bah.
Nancy that is insane! The state of Mn just ruled yesterday that we will continue not to start until after Labor Day - but that means that a mid June let out for the next 2 years and educators are so upset! Kids as well but they do like the late start. Just not the late release! Your son will not get much of a summer break before college!


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As for me--I am still sore (not really sore...muscle fatigued) from yesterday. I will likely only run today. I need at least one good, solid run before this tri. Then tomorrow I will do something light, and rest on Friday and Saturday.
E - sorry you are still having some cruddy pain.
I just need a full day at home to get sh*t done! Monday was a snow day, yesterday Riley was home b/c he had to be at the hospital all morning for his pre-surgery testing (surgery is in 2 weeks--just his ankle thing again). Today I have a meeting at school, then have to take the first grade snowshoeing. Tomorrow is Kel's doctor appointment up in Portland, so that is half a day. Argh! I just can't catch a break.
Hope all is okay with the kids and Riley's surgery goes good. Carsyn is scheduled for the 24th for her surgery. How long is his recovery?

LisaZ, Nancy, Steph, LisaPR - those of you with adsolent young girls. Do your daughters say things that mortify you? Mol and I are butting heads lately, which is normal, but the things she says, I am daily floored? Is it just me? (Alot of it is so self involved - my mom says welcome to my world, but I'm agast just the same.)
I think that kids in general spend so much time as teens in theri own world that we did not have (texting/cell phones/internet/instant messaging/facebook/myspace etc.) that they are not getting the fact that the whole world does not revolve completly around them. This and the fact that in general, most of us run and revolve much more around our kids and for our kids than our parents did that that does not help either. Hard to create a line they can see on where they stop being #1 and where accountability to others is in todays world. Even in school there is a lot less group projects than there used to be because everyone can get access fast to the same info. Remember the days of card catalog indexes and microfeshe (sp?) One person di art work or panorama's ina shoe box, one person did research and collected data and one person presented. Now - everyone is on their own.

Not sure if that helps but a current topic at out home as well in some aspects.
and another thing-

What is it about individually wrapped peices of chocolate - shaped like an egg - that get me all hot and bothered?

Hot and bothered over egg shaped chocolate? Dr. Ruth may want to explore that one.

Need some serious strength and willpower right now.
Great job over fighting the GS temptations. I have bought none so my evil sneaks in through other means.

Who am I kidding. I open the door so sneaking does not need to happen!

Seriously, was there a big discussion about Mirena? Because I SO do not remember that. I am considering it, too. What are the drawbacks? Are there any?

OMG, I just thought of one. NEVER having the week "off". Is that true???

A week off is a drawback?

Took mine home and was ready to give it away as it was an XL and my mom convinced me to try it on. Well - IT FIT!!!!! So excited about that. Haven't worn a men's XL sweatshirt in a long time. Of course, this thing can't go anywhere near heat, but give me another few months and then it can be dryer bound. The contractor who gave it to me is now my favorite contractor ever (or at least until the novelty of this situation wears off).

Hope everyone is having a great night!
Paula

Got tears in my eyes Paula. So very proud.

So, you all know that I have adopted the eat every 2-3 hours principle and it has been working well for me. I read about this "diet" called the Eat Clean Diet.

Looking this up online as we speak. Love the ideas you presented it showed.

Lisa - I know what you mean about your DH. My DH always seems to be off doing something fun on a Saturday when Im at work

I forgot to say, I gained 0.5lbs last night at WW. Im not too worried though, after the rubbish eating in the week and the chocolate and cream eclair 0.5lbs is neither here nor there!

Not bad. Isn't it amazing how we are so aware of when we fall a bit that we still do not fall as bad as we could have if not aware at all.

I had the strangest dream last night.
Stranger? We were in a cabin. A no-electricity bunk bed camp cabin. And I had to use the *ladies room* - so I went out to find it, and found the fluffiest grey kitten EVER (so cute) and a skunk. Not cute.

Weird.

Nancy - lie back and tell me about your mother.

I had surgery to remove a huge colon polyp about a month before the half and I had to take 2 weeks off running because of it. I was really unsure of myself as this was also my first half and I was not as trained as I would have liked (my longest run was 8 miles). I was so proud of myself upon finishing and having run the whole way (slow but I did it) and he was the first person I called after finding my mom. I was so elated and his response to me in a flat monotone was "I hope you're happy with yourself" and then dead silence. I was devastated. He did the same sort of thing over the Goofy this year and I did not go.
Lisa - so sorry that the main support in your life can be not supportive. You deserve better and if that means getting that support from other resources - than do it. You decide what works for you in your marriage but please make sure that the pieces of you that need strength and hope and encouragement are fed as well.

Hi Dawn!!! Welcome back!

Plans? You have plans? I love plans.

I do have plans - I will PM them to you so I do not take up loads of space here - will probably start a wedding spot when i get time here on the boards.

Anyone else who wants details - let me know!

I am fed up with my all or nothing perfectionist ways. That's what it is. One mistake wipes out everything for me. Fed up!!!! One insult from another person/friend would always wipe out fifty compliments from oithers. I hate it.
I am realizing a lot about myself in this venue as well. Not a room in my house is finished because I am so afraid of finishing something and it not being good enough or perfect. If it is not done then I can say it is still in progress.

I hope you can start hearing the good and accepting the bad not accepting the bad and not hearing the good. Accept people have their POV and then flick it because anyone who spend their time cutting people down will do that to everyone because they need to build themselves up to be/feel better. It is about their perfectionism actually. Finding flaws in others or pointing out wrongs means they are closer to the perfect person they want to be.

You are worth more than you give yourself credit for. You are valuable because you take the time to care. That is a million times more important to me that you never faltering. You are a real person. Touchable and approachable and that is as perfect as a human could ask for.
I need some flippin balance.

Try yoga.

Hi Dawn. Pics from trip. Pretty please.

I wil try to posta few this week.

HAHA! Thanks!

Frankly, I don't see what the big deal is. I see guys get embarrassed and cringe with grimaces when they hear certain *girl* stuff and I don't get it. I mean, it's life stuff. So, it doesn't bother me at all. I consider it a learning experience.

Pat yourself on the back because you are more evolved than many men I have known. I applaud you Roddy.

 

[3DisneyKids]

I am trying like heck to get caught up. I started on 3/4 - the day I got back but it will take a bit.

Hi, you must be new here! Welcome. Please do the intro questions listed on page one of the thread.



I slay me.

 

[3DisneyKids]

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See? Now aren't you glad we peer pressured you into it?

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

See? Now aren't you glad we peer pressured you into it?

Yeah. Tell your kids you're a bully.