20-Somethings - *****Weekly Chat March 8th - 14th*****

Hey Ladies,

Its not quite 12:00 but only a few minutes off.....So I just started a new one. Today was 75 degrees here and I put every minute of it to good use. I went to the gym first for 50 MINUTES of cardio. I only ran 20 min (1-1/2 miles) but then did the elliptical. Then it was sun in the fun all day!!!!!

I am posting pics of my before starting my weightloss journey and now. Also the one I am posting now is of my hair. I have been wearing the hairstyle for a while but I just got re-cut and dyed yesterday. I love it, even though it was a fiasco at first. I don't know what he was thinking but he truly screwed up the cut and had to fix....but it ended up okay.

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I don't know how to make them big enough for you to see the difference. I can't with them so small.

Cake- you look so cute! I'm so proud of you!

Girls, I'm so bummed and upset. Y'all know the whole thing with the hot latino manager guy. Well, him and I are friends and we've been talking almost everyday since I've gotten laid off work 3 weeks ago. We've really been getting to know each other and it's been really cool. We've talked about feeling and blah blah blah. But we both feel that it's not right timing. Well, today we were talking. He tells me he has quit. Then he says he needs to tell me something but he's afraid that I will be so mad at him. Finally, I'm like just tell me. I hate it when people tell me that and then don't say nothing. He's really scared to tell me. I was like my mind is already thinking crazy stuff and the worse. He asks me like what? A few months ago there was a rumor that he was dating a girl on the production floor. I asked him about it and he said nothing was going on. I chose to not press the issue but a part of me wondered. So I mentioned her name and he was like oh my god! How did you know!

So now the truth comes out. He's been seeing and sleeping with this girl from the production floor for 9 months! But then he says that he's not seeing her anymore. Yeah, like I believe that.

First of all, I'm hurt that he lied to me. Then I'm hurt that he led me on. I didn't really have a lot to say but he kept trying to console me and I was just quiet. I really don't know what to say or how to act. He wants to come over next week to hang out and I was like I don't know. Any advice? I don't even think I can be friends with him anymore. it really upset me.

Cake- The cut is cute! It'll be breat for summer. You look good, girl!


He wants to come over next week to hang out and I was like I don't know. Any advice? I don't even think I can be friends with him anymore. it really upset me.

HWGA: Girl, sounds like you already know the answer. I say go with your instincts. If it doesn't feel right and you've been decieved, let it go before you actually do have deep feelings for this person. I think we try to give people the benefit of the doubt a lot, but things rarely get better. :hug:

As for me, look at the pic... I have revealed myself :) I'm about to make myself a healthy breakfast, do some cleaning/laundry, go hang out for a bit, and then go to the gym.

HWGA-what a JERK! but you know good thing you found out now then down the road.. :hug:

Mornin' Ladies :D Or actually I should say afternoon, thanks to the stupid time change.. Urrgh!

Cake - You look FABULOUS and SO cute :)

HWGA - :( I'm sorry girl.... :hug: I don't think he is worth your time, to be honest. I think you deserve better than someone like that.

beaka - You're gorgeous :D

As for me, my job hunt sadly continues. I'm getting desperate. I need a freaking job!
I met a boy :o Well, I've actually known him for years, but we never spoke to eachother. We went to middle school AND high school together. Same grade, but never ever had a class together. He found me on facebook a couple weeks ago, we exchanged numbers, and have been calling and texting eachother for a couple weeks now. Well, late Friday night we decided to meet. I was with a friend, so we picked him up. He sat in the back and I sat in the front. We all hung out until like 3am, just talking and listening to music. We dropped him off and he started texting me that he had a great time and kept adding "xoxo" at the end of his text's.... So.... I'll see how it goes from here. He's not my type...AT ALL. He's like into rock 'n' roll and stuff...where as I am into dancehall and reggae..lol, totally oposite. He keeps texting me asking me to hang out with him again....I'm just going to take it slow and see how it goes......

I'm SO happy the weather is warming up... that means I can FINALLY start walking again :D :D :D Oh how I miss walking....


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grrr i hate this time change too!

HWGA - Yeah, I agree to all before me. You know the answer, and it sounds like you've known the answer for awhile. If you don't feel you can be friends with him don't There are two types of people in the world, ones that bring you light, and ones that steal it. I think he's a theif. You rock woman, and deserve more than that!!

Luvja- Girrlll!!!! I'm the SAME WAY with guys....If they like different music than me I always second guess if anything will work out. Even if you were slightly joking......(right??) Still give it a go...who knows, maybe he's secretly want to reggae it up with you ;)

So...ladies....I'm back. Dang I wonder if you guys even remember me :( I went on haitus for some reason.... The last biggest loser competition wore me out to coming on here. But I am back!!! Luvja, I saw your ticker, and I must say DizANG!!! you are doing great!!!!

This time change is killin' me too. I feel super groggy today and quite unmotivated.

Since we're on the discussion of boys, have any of you single ladies ever tried eHarmony? I have, and I HATE it!!!! I went on a date with a guy who was a stereotypical Frat boy -jock-outdoorsy-plays every sport imaginable-works out 7 days a week-lives in uptown-works in finance-wears his baseball hat backwards kind of guy. I don't know how we were matched up. It was super dissapointing though because our emails were great and it felt like we clicked, but when we met I could tell he was dissapointed I was a larger than average girl. He later told me I was misleading by saying that I worked out alot and enjoyed being active. I faught back saying I wasn't misleading because I AM, I do workout, I do go hiking and biking...I'm just not thin. He said it didn't matter and wasn't interested in seeing me again. By the way, I did have pics posted.. F that shiat. I don't get it. I don't know...online dating is weird. I think I much prefer meeting someone spontaneously where we can read eachothers energy right away instead of getting a percieved idea of eachother from emails. Ugh. I tried this online dating in the first place anyways just to get over another guy...(best friend who moved to LA) life sucks. ahahaha at least love life.

Have a great Sunday ladies!!

dkneec!!! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE? Holy crap! I didn't forget you :D So happy your back! Music is a BIG part of my life, seriously. Our tastes in music is just SO different. My friend and I had my favourite song in the world playing in her car while he was in there (Vybz Kartel ft. Spice- Rompin Shop)... and we were singing along and dancing in our seats :lol:... He just kinda looked weirded out.. I dunno. I'm crazy like that. He's a big boy, 6'2", probably 250 lbs... I normally go for smaller guys... oh plus, which I didn't mention before because I don't want to offend anyone... He's white! I've NEVER been with a white guy. Black men and I have more in common.... So like.....yeah... it's all new for me! My friends are in complete shock that I'm dealing with a white guy. lol.

and that dude you met on Eharmony is a total loser. Forget that.

:):) I'm so glad I haven't been forgotten! I'm glad to be back.

listen, I say you just go with the flow! It's crazy how similar we handle the men situation. Your nit picking!!! Don't nit pick!! I do the same thing ALL THE TIME. Finding the smallest things as reasons to not go out with a guy. The only two things he has going against him are 1. Music tastes 2. He's white (that's cute by the way..heehee) Promise you'll keep talking with him! It sounds like you get along otherwise, who knows, even if you just stay friends, eventually it might blossom into something unexpectedly more!

Cake- Awesome! I like changing my hair often!

Dkneec- Ugh... that sucks. I have always wondered if those sites really work. I'm glad I never had to go through that.

Luv ja- How are ya?

HWG- *shakes head* Girl, I am so sorry. I knew we always thought there was something up with him. I am sorry that you had to find out that way. Do not allow him back in your life. He had his chance and HE blew it. It has nothing to do with you. You did nothing wrong. Do not feel in any way responsible. I am so mad I am ready to come over there and give him a piece of my mind. Try to relax and regroup. Mr. Right is out there somewhere. You just had to find out that he was infact not it. :hug: :hug: :hug: Lots of love.

HWGA he's a douche... let him live his douche-baggery alone, without you in his life. i HATE when guys do that BS. It's like they're leading double lives and it's okay. And i BET the other girl has NO idea. Sorry that it happened, but at least you're not being led on anymore. AND you can find another non-douchebag to spend your days with!!

Cake Congrats with your cardio! I HATE the elliptical. I tried to get on it once, and after like 5-10 minutes, I was like, umm.. .yeah, can't do this til I lose a few more pounds. I wish I could do what I want with my hair... Yours looks great!

My fiance prefers my hair longer, and after I cut it short, he made a big deal of it.. So, it's growing out again... I';ll just have to get my stylist to razor the heck out of it since the Louisiana summers are creeping up again...

But, I had a wonderful weekend! Got to relax all day yesterday, and although I stayed OP, I participated in playing some games later that night that involved alcohol treats. Don't worry, I only ended up drinking two nasty fruity tasting drinks that I will never ever drink again. No wonder I don't like drinking!!

I was, however, disappointed in breakfast this morning. As we were headed home, had to make a stop at a Fast food place for breakfast... eek! breakfast sandwich with no cheese... 6 points... juice.. 3 points... 9 points total for breakfast!! And that was lower than the place across the street with the arches!! So, needless to say I'm definately being conservative with the rest of today! Gotta go and cut the grass outside before it gets too hot!!
Have a great Day Ladies!!

hi! hi! hi!

i MISSED you ladies this weekend!! i don't have much time to catch up but cake- you look HOT!

hwga, that guy is really crappy and i don't think you should waste any more time on him.

luvja- i really hope you find something soon!!

everybody else, HIIII!

so i got to get wild all weekend. it was crazy fun but i kept the damage to a minimum. lots of dancing and bar hopping, not so much eating and drinking. good times! NO exercise since like wed though but whatever. i was celebrating! haha good to 'see' everybody ;) i'll be around!

Cake- you look amazing!

HWGA- I would spend some time away from him. Its right that you're hurting over this, and like others say you deserve waaaaay better. Screw that guy! You're way too cool for him anyway

Luvja- oooh romance! It might not be such a bad thing if you are into different things, you enjoy each others company right? Might be worth a shot, worst that could happen is it doesnt work and you drive each other nuts right? :dizzy:

So peeps, this is going to be my week! Back to the gym, back on plan, organised with what i am trying to do with uni, a ROUTINE finally!! I'm feeling better after my cold, still retaining some water since it was tom at the same time xD And its still really hot here, which is begining to drive me a little nutty :dizzy: We havent changed our clocks here but if you guys are then we're probably not far behind doing it.

Have an awesome week everyone!

Awww! Thanks girl, this means so much to me. I'm glad I never kissed him or anything farther. I'm so glad I took it slow and became friends more than anything. I could've really been hurt. You all are right, I do deserve a lot better. I still feel crappy that I was deceived.

Blis- It's funny how most guys I know, love long hair.... I wonder why. lol You had two nasty fruity drinks? What were they? Normally fruity drinks are good. I didn't drink this weekend b/c I wanted to be good. I wish I had your will power!

Heather- Thanks girl! I so appreciate that. He does need a good talking too. I miss you!

Dk- that's so funny about your experience. I've only heard good things from eharmony, but I refuse to try it. I'm into the old fashion meeting myself.

Luvja- How excited about the boy! Sometimes it's ok that you have different tastes. I think you're doing good in just taking it slow.

Beaka- That's awesome that you've had a good weekend. I've seen you around on here but I don't think we've ever talked! Nice to meet you girl! You're doing amazing!

Jah- I'm SO thankful that I know this now instead of later. I miss you girl!

Icon- How are you girl? I haven't talked to you in forever!!! Are you still talking to the guy you was a while ago?

Cor- Thanks girl! I miss talking to you too! I'm going to try better about being on here this week!

I need you girls so much!

Hi girls!! I hope everyone's having/had a good weekend. I went away to the Detroit area for the weekend to visit some friends and go to a skating show. I had so much fun!!!! However, we ate out a lot and drank some. But I did the best I could....I wanted a burger so freaking bad last night, but opted for the turkey burger instead. Oh my god, it was so good!!! When I finished it, I turned to my friend and was like "I totally want to order another one because it was THAT good!" But it was a great weekend and I wish I could relive it all over again!

I hate the time changes. I like that it's still light out now and it's almost 6pm, but it's going to be so dark in the morning now when I go to work. Blah!

Hey ladies!! so I have been at work ALL weekend and I just got home...I am super exhausted and only got 3 hours of sleep last night...stupid time change.

BUT...I met this really amazing guy and I REALLY like him...so I may not be single for much longer but we will see.

I weighed myself this morning at 177!! but I am not going to count anything until Wednesday. I am also going to start working out again tomorrow...for real this time...need to start getting rid of the jiggle.

Cake- LOVELOVELOVE the hair..wish Icould get away with something like that but workwouldn't allow it.

HWGA- yeah what a total loser....if you were truly friends he wouldn't have lied to you like that.

Corozonas- YAY For GOAL!! I hope I can be there someday:)

cake your hair is super cute! i wish i could pull things like that off

and hwga- i agree... let him go. lksfjskldfj

as for me, i'm fricken starving! haha but i've had a great week. i'm scared to weigh myself because my period will be coming this week and i always gain before, but the last time i weighed myself i had lost 8 pounds this week. i'm really happy about that, so hopefully i wont gain too much- and if the gods are listening i wont gain at all =)

Cake- OMG I am sooo friggin jealous! Lol.. But u look awesome! Im proud of you girl!

HWGA- yes I say follow what you know… this guy entered your friendship as a liar…..so that how he will leave( if you ask me)…. Take a deep breath and move on to the next hottie!

Dkneec- it never seeks to amaze how immature and rude males can be …

Ghost- woo hoo! getting back in the groove ! Good luck!

Ok as for me my weekend is going about normal half fun half work… But im getting most of the dreadfull essays done… I intend to do much better as far as the week…Ive been slacking on cardio because Im losing weight much faster than inches so I been doing some toning….it kinda got me discouraged….ne who ….so I last week I ate ok but I didn’t hardly do any real exercising and needless to say I barely lost any weight….so this week im going to try a new routine and see how that works. But I still have time to make my goal and I plan on doing just that! I wanna be out of the 190’s like cake!


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March 15,2009 - Down 7lbs (187lbs)
1500 sit-ups/ab crunches- 260 today
25 miles…..??? ( I have to redeem myself)

March 29,2009 - Down 15lbs ( 179lbs)
3000 sit-ups/ab crunches
50 miles

One for every 5lbs lost! :carrot::carrot::carrot:


“Gonna Hit 165 like ALI..Float like butterfly, sting like bee!”

Ugh, I'm sick!! It's so depressing, because it is SUCH a beautiful day and I can't get out and enjoy it. I would kill to be at the park running right now :( I hope I get over this soon.
This first weekend after being back OP went great. We went out to eat both nights but I made good choices and I stayed in my calorie range. Tomorrow is weigh in, and I hope it goes well. I'm not going to let it get me down if it doesn't go well though. I seem to be at a 160 wall but I MUST keep going... it has to come off at some point right?
I am so determined this time, I can't wait to get the rest of this weight off and maintain. They are doing a biggest loser competition at work! I'm gonna kick ***! hehe... hope you girls have a good Monday!

luvja: Thanks for the compliment! And we have a lot in common... I love black men/reggae too. :)

Corazonas: I see you've reached your goal! YAY!

HWGA: Thanks!

Caseygail: Way to go with staying on plan while going out! :carrot:

As for me, I gave into a chinese take out craving and ordered schzewaun (i have no idea how to spell that) shrimp. I figured the shrimp would be a better choice. Plus, I substituted soup for the chicken wing and eggroll and got steamed rice (of which I only ate a little). So maybe it wasn't too bad. When I hung out with friends this afternoon I got a veggie quesadilla. It was a little coffee shop so they didn't have much to pick from.

I have to do good this week. I finally weighed in under 230 and am super paranoid about ruining it.

So this is a big week for me, I have a job interview in North Carolina. It’s a tough market so getting an interview when they are willing to fly you there seems to be a good sign. So I’m in Michigan on Monday and Tuesday then I fly to North Carolina on Wednesday and I will stay there until Sunday. Interviewing and checking out the area Wednesday and Thursday and then working with my clinic Friday and Saturday. I’m really keeping my fingures crossed.

Ashlan – Good job getting to the gym. I’m jelous that the weather is so nice for you. And I love the new do, you look great!!!

HWGA – That sucks about the guy. Really what is the need to lie. Lying bothers me, to me it is one of the worst thigns someone can do. And the other thing that bothers me is when I accidently hook up with a guy who I don’t know is in a relationship and then I find out later. It makes me feel like I did something wrong when it was totally them because they are the one in a relationship.

Luvja – Woo Hoo for meeting a nice boy. I really need to meet a nice boy …

Dkneec – I haven’t tried e-harmony, currently I have profiles on Plenty of fish and match. I haven’t had any luck. I get a lot of older guys checking me out on Match and creepy guys of POF. I’m still giving it a chance. Good luck.

Claire – I wont drink fruity drinks because I refuse to waste the calories on the fruit part of it. I always go with either something and diet coke or gin and tonic to get the super low calorie mixers. My friends always think it is funny and say I don’t know how to drink like a girl.

Cora – Dancing is totally exericse inmy book :)

Iconised Ghost – good luck settling into a routine.

Chele – good choice with the turkey burger rather then the real burger.

BLCarter – I hated that I slept in today and it ended up being noon and not 11 when I woke up. And congrats on meeting a nice guy. As stated in my previous post I wish I could meet a nice guy …

Cass – Great job losing 8 pounds.

Lisa – Good luck with the new routine.

Casey – Feel better!!!

Beaka – Good job on making better choices. You can’t deprive yourself of everything so some times you just have to reside to making better choices.

HWGA I'm just not a big drinker... Never really have been. There are a handful of wines that I REALLY like, but most of them were imported from Italy and are quite expensive. The fruity things were Seagram's strawberry somethings I think. I dunno, but the first sip or two were okay, but after that, it was totally disgusting!! Granted, playing beer pong with that stuff wasn't to great either!

So I push-mowed the grass this afternoon, and it was awesome! After getting the yard cleaned up, I started to mess with a pot that had this really pretty lily last year in it, that I thought I had killed. A few weeks ago, it started showing some greenage, and I was like, hmm... maybe I didn't kill it. So I started to re-pot it, and noticed that there were a TON of bulbs in the pot! It took me like an hour, but I carefully got them all apart and ended up with 25 individual bulbs! All of which have green sprouts already or are almost there!! I'm excited! Hopefully I won't kill them so I can get some pretty pots for the moms and Grandmas in our lives for a Mother's Day present.

So afterwards, I tried to get the kitchen clean to start dinner right? Well, since we had been gone a whole day, my roomie had totally trashed the kitchen, and it was going to take forever to clean it. My fiance finally came to help me AFTER i finished washing the last dish in the sink. I was peeved to say the least. So I cook dinner, and we're supposed to go and see Watchmen afterwards.... Didn't happen... He jumped on his computer and was playing World of Warcraft. Not cool... So, I head to the gym and give some weights a beating for about an hour.... I still think they won though, I'm totally sore...

Have a great day Ladies!!

HWGA Yeah you know what I told you about the guy thing F***em! Thanks for the compliment. Glad to see you online

LuvjaGirl try something new....like you said just take it slow. I hope the job hunt gets better for you

IconisedThanx.....This is gonna be your week for sure. Now that you are over your cold>>>it's full speed ahead.

BeakaExactly what I was thinking with the haircut...for the summer. I am glad you had a good weekend. You are doing really awesome and like the new avatar.BTW i get the same when I reach a new "decade" I get so anal about what I eat because I am so scared I am gonna sabatoge my new "number".

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CoraSounds you like you had a blast....I wish I was partying all weekend but heh it was still a good one!

BlissWhat kind of drinks were they? Oh I just read that. Yeah I tend to stay away from anything fruity mixed with alcohol. So cool to hear about your lily bulbs. I am glad you didn't kill it. I hate when I do that wih points....you know like use too many in the morning, not by a choice of my own.

RHTSThanks and I hope everything goes well with your interview. Yeah the weather has been awesome around here!

LisaThanks girl. I get that way when I am stuck in a spot. Especially when I am working out and still not losing and then when I stop I lose...it gets so frustrating. Just keep pushing and Get That Cardio IN. Don't worry this week will be freaking awesome for you girl!

Icassithanks girl. Don't worry the Gods are listening...hehehe. I always have the same problem the week before. I have my fingers crossed.

BeckyThanks. I can't believe you had to work the whole weekend. That's right get back to working out tomorrow. Great Job on the weigh-in!!! and keep us posted on the new guy

Remember: Good Luck!!! Your profile pic looks great by the way!

I've been MIA since Friday... I worked out on Friday, ate good whole day since I was going out to eat Thai for dinner. Saturday. :( Went to a movie, hung out with another couple...not so good..and no work out either. Today. I was able to run only for 10 minutes... The couple stayed over at my place, and then my DD didn't take a nap... So... My weigh in is tomorrow and I got a feeling it's not going to be pretty. I'm trying to drink lots of water but highly doubt it will help that much. I ate one pear since I got to work. Maybe I will just eat tangerine I brought and drink water and eat nothing else.. I weighed myself this morning and I was back at 180ish! then I stepped off and went back on the scale and was at 178. I'm ready to throw the scale out of the window...Weekend is my worst enemy.. sigh.
I want to work out tonight when I get home but the time change actually affects my working hours so instead of 7-330 like I used to, now I'm working 8-430... and won't be going to sleep till about 530 and need to wake up by noon. Well, as I run before going to pick up my DD, I try to wake up by 1115..Not enough sleep at all. If I work out, I will end up oversleep and be late to pick up my DD. I hate DST!

I still haven't got my watch...hopefully I will have it tomorrow.

I also just checked when my last TOM was...and I'm supposed to have it this weekend...Well, that explains my *****ness mood I had all day today... :P

Remember Hopefully the interview will go well!

Beaka Congrats on getting under 230 and I'm sure you will do fine! :)

casey I hear ya about the wall... I'm at 170 wall too... Sigh... but you are right. It will come off at some point...

cass 8 lbs?! Wow! That's awesome!

BL I agree with you on the stupid time change.. I like it when we go into EST way better than losing 1 hr~!! and 177! Wow... I need to kick myself in the butt and into higher gear too!

Chele Detroit? :) I'm about 40 minutes away from Detroit.. Glad you had a great weekend!

HWGA Well.... I'm with the rest of the ladies here. I know he was there for you when you needed but it will be difficult to trust him in the future. Friendship based relationship is great but if you can't trust someone, why even bother to have the person as a friend? He probably lied because he was scared to "lose" you... So don't feel crappy about it. Cheer up girl and we are all here for you!

Cora Seems like you sure are enjoying your goal weigh! I would be doing that too! :D

Oh and BTW I ran my two miles today and I wasn't winded at the end! I couldn't believe it. Does this mean i should kick it up in speed or length? What do you guys think.

TaraWeekends are hard.....hope your weigh goes well

beaka- good job substituting. its always good to let yourself have a little of what you want, just not overdo it. otherwise- i always end up eating everything in sight hah.

rhts- good luck on the interview!

tara- good luck, drinking the water has to help.

cake good job on the run. i would say- up your speed for a few days and then the length? either way, awesome.

and thanks for the congrats everyone but this week will be an exception. i had my wisdom teet out and had one large frosty for the whole week and lots of apple juice. today i had lots of mashed potatoes. lol so, now that i can eat again will be the real challenge!

good luck rememberhowtosmile! I'm sure you'll be fantastic

BTW: I hate wakinhg up in the dark! It messes with my mojo! Darn you DST!

Good Morning Ladies,
I am loving life lately. Woohooo! Anyways....So this morning I get up to get dressed for work and since I just got my hair done I wanna be cute and I wanna wear pink. I got this cute pink button up (short sleeve since its gonna be 78 today :)) and a pair of grey slacks. Then as I am trying to ge to the the grey slack I run across these grey jean I bought from Old Navy way back in OCt when they were having that $20 jean sale. ANyway when I had bought them I had lost 15 pounds and that was when I realized I started bigger than I thought. Needless to say when I got them home and the blue pair I couldn't them past my hips!!!! Ya'll know I'm wearing them today right...hellz yeah and I got a little wiggle room. I can't wait to run today.....

BTW I weighed unofficially last night. 2-1/2 pounds down. Emmhmm. Can't change the ticker till thursday after my official WI. Alot can change from now to then.

Icassie I am gonna try and kick up the speed to like another TENTH...hahaha no seriously!

Cake- Congrats!! I know that has to feel awesome.

I weighed in this morning... down two pounds:carrot: That feels great, it's been awhile since I've seen a loss on the scale. Maybe it will be smooth sailing from here (:^: yeah right) I can hope though.

Does anyone else have problems with 3FC loading on their computer? I have the past couple of days for some reason.

I'm still sick I took the day off from work tonight, I'm hoping I'll be back on top of things by tomorrow. The weather has been amazing and I have not been able to enjoy it at all :(

Hey Ladies!

So I got back on the scale this morning and it said 230.8. Damn. I WILL be under 230... and stay there. I'm eating well today and plan to go to hip hop cardio again after work and get in some time on the treadmill.

Caseygail: Way to go on the loss! :carrot:

Cake: Girl, that tenth can make a big difference! And you know when I got on the scale this morning it Effed my head up, but I'll get it together and be in those 220s. I didn't eat the best this weekend.

Tara: Hopefully I will do fine. :)

Remember: I'll be rooting for ya on that interview!

blissclaire: You are one tough mama to do your lawn with a push mower! :)

Beaka Well, since we're poor college students, it's cheaper to live in a trailer park than it is to live on campus or in the apartments around here. And no, it's not a trashy one, it's really nice... And it was only about an hour to mow the whole yard, so I counted that as my cardio! LOL

Heather DST totally messed me up this morning too! At 7 this morning, my doggies were literally clawing my bedroom door down to go outside, and I was like wait, where in the heck is the sun!?!

And oh my gosh! My friend just sent me this link about a Japanese Scientist who thinks that a certain ringtone can make your boobs bigger... LOL http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/ringtone-that-gives-women-bigger-breasts/
Subliminal Messaging at it's best!

UGh so my kiddo is sick but its not bad...hes just whiny about it. I have to work soon and I shoveled a lot of the morning. I guess that will have to count as my workout today...since I dont have anymore time.
I did get a call from the apartment manager today and everything is good to go...she is supposed to call me back with how much it will be and then I go in tomorrow to sign the lease...hopefully!!

I have a date tonight with this guy after work and am super excited...lots of fun:)

I weighed in again at 177 after eating a whole bunch this morning so I am going to change my ticker!!

Blcarter - You shoveled? As in snow?... Wow it's sunny and nice here! Michigan is close, I can't believe there is still snow there. Mind you, I'm close to Detroit, no idea where South Boardman is! Have fun on your date tonight! ;)

beaka - Mmmmm, reggae & black men... Good combo, girl. Haha ;)


I handed out a few resumes today. Sigh.... I'm starting to walk again tonight! :D The weather is looking up... I'm excited to start losing weight again. Last night my friends and I went to the movies, we seen "He's just not that into you"... GREAT movie! I suggest you see it if you like chick flicks :) I happen to :love: LOVE :love: chick flicks.
Hope everyone is having a good day... :hug:

i need to get caught up with all of you! my bestest friends!

ghost- how's the beginning of you week going? staying on track? :carrot:

carter- THANKS! i've been going up and down a little since then (technically up today after the weekend :lol: but i'm still feelin GOOD! have fun on your date. woooo ;)

cass- 8lbs in a week? crazy! wtg!

lisa- i know what you mean about "real" exercise haha. i've been hella lazy!! ok, not lazy, but not doing dedicated exercise. bah!

casey- wtg on the BL challenge! once you bust thru that wall you're going to kick everybody's ***! haha

beaka- THANKS so much!! it's been a LONG time coming! ok, it hasn't- i'm such a whiner huh?? lol good for you trying to make a healthy choice with some takeout. i don't trust chinese food at ALL though. i'm actually REALLY glad i discovered that i love sushi... (even though it's not technically chinese food but they have it at the BUFFET that my family likes to go to)

rhts- good luck! GOOD LUCK! i'll be sending some good vibes your way ;) and i know... i think of dancing as exercise too but i dunno, i guess it's easier to think of something as exercise when you're wearing sweats and sneakers. not so much when you're in stilettos and a mini with a rum and diet in one hand, a cig in the other, and some really cute boy grabbing your butt.

bliss- stupid roomie. i guess the silver lining is you got a good calorie burn from busting butt all day? :lol:

cake- it WAS so much fun. definitely made up for last weekend ;) met some new people, checked out a bunch of new places... definitely one of the best weekends in a while. YAY! for the jeans!! i bet you look super cute

tara- haha i SO am! i'm trying to be careful though. not let the excitement make my weight balloon back up ;)

luvja- hope you get a bite from the resumes :hug: i went and saw that movie and left about 30 mins in. a friend and i thought it was a little borning... maybe it was just because we were on our way to a party :lol: i should check it out again i think...

ANNNNND DONE! so me- i am going running in a while- i had planned to do it this morning but was so wiped after this weekend i didnt even HEAR the alarm. went grocery shopping today and got lots of really yummy (GOOD) stuff so thats good. not much besides that, just working and still recouping from the weekend haha. i NEVER seem to get any sleep from friday to sunday. i'm cool with it though. :D

congrats cake! hope you have an awesome official weigh in :carrot:

casey- im not having any trouble with 3FC sorry :( Other than my usual :censored: internet problems :D I hope you get better too, theres a lot of colds going around on this side of the world too

Blcarter- good luck on the date! :D

Im doing pretty good, went to the gym yesterday like i planned and used those new fangled cycles with tvs on them, it was cool, i plugged my ipod in (free charging w00t! xD Spot the poor student) and watched myself do laps around a 5km track. It was nice, and the time went pretty quick

Im suffering a little bit. My kitten escaped night before last around midnight (she's still small so we keep her in at night) and went to explore under the house (she likes to eat slugs of all things!!) so i had to run out and stake out under the house with a torch, her food, and a scrunchy toy. I eventually caught her but the mosquitoes down there were like bats! And now my feet are so itchy xD Ive got bites all up the right side of my body but none on my left which is odd O_O

I never used to get bitten AT ALL, i could wade through a swamp and be fine, but this year ive been bitten heaps on 2 different occasions. Do you think its connected to weight loss? Like now my blood is closer to the surface? xD Damn bugs....

I have a driving test today and im quite nervous :( I failed a few years ago and i would be so embarassed to fail again. I think I am a safe driver now, but i'm afraid my nerves will make me screw up my skills again- reversing into a driveway etc. I will try and stay calm. Fingers crossed :( I need a license now for my job since i am driving around a lot after Easter >.<

Iconised Thanks. When you take your test....just block everything out and focus on you and the road. You will do fine. sorry about the mosquito bitesbut thankfully you have your kitten.

Cora :congrat: on reaching your goal. That must feel awesome!

BEcky Have fun on your date tonight and I hope you are signing your lease tomorrow. I hope the kiddo feels better soon...kids sick are so sad. oH and WTG on 177 chica!

BeakaI love hip hop cardio

CaseyMine keeps saying the server is too busy! IDK but its annoying

Luvja I want to see that movie. I guess i am gonna have to drag my sister to see it. Sending luck over on the job hunt

Bliss Ringtones and Boobs??? That's hilarious

SO I am almost finished here at work and then it time to "put in some work". I hope today is like yesterday was....wll anyways good thoughts

Icon- Thank you, I'm hoping to be back up on my feet tomorrow! I work at a school and I get every sickness that goes around lol.

Cake-Mine has said that a few times too. Mainly it's just taking forever to load though! Glad to know I'm not the only one having problems.

Hey Girls, long time no see!

So I haven't even been on a computer since Saturday morning. I started my new job today, and I wanted to gouge my eyes out from all the boring material we went over today. I would hate to be in HR, people think my job is boring but I think I might throw myself off a bridge if I had to do what they do everyday. I start actual job training tomorrow afternoon, but the highlight of the day is supposed to be 2 hours of harassment training. wooooofreakinhooooooo.

However, on much better notes I went and spent like $400 in new clothes for my job and I still am not done yet. I got alot of cute stuff.

Ahh yes..... my troubles might finally be ending.

Perc test-Done
Survey-Done
Title Work- Done
Preview building plans-
Purchase Agreement-
Papers to the bank-

The last three should be done tomorrow! Yay! Hubby and I are both taking the day off to get all of this shizznit done. I'm not complaining tho, I'm just glad it is FINALLY happening. :)

In other news, I made the appt at the PCOS specialist today. I'm going on 3/24. I really hope she can help. Boy, she doesn't know what kind of medical mystery she's getting does she? Who puts on 12 pounds in 4 days and keeps every ounce of it? That's right. Me. I put my full faith in her!

Hello Hello
:D I just walked for the first time this year and I FEEL GREAT! My feet hurt a bit though, not going to lie! :lol:
I find when I am walking and exercising, and NOT avoiding 3FC, I eat a lot healthier. Yay. Let's hope things start looking up... because 2009 has been a HORRIBLE year for me so far.

i am soo tired! and this will be a long week i know it!

had a long weekend of sorority meetings but the major part iof my duties is almost over and that is great! i have to turn in my stats take home final tomorrow night and i am getting ready for the baby shower i am throwing my best friend this weekend. lots of exciting things going on yay!

i am back down a lil bit and trying to bring myself down alot very quickly i have to get back under 190 and hopefully close to the 170's asap. miami trip is in may and i gotta be smoking!

i didnt do personals but i read every word ttyl

brie - Miami trip sounds awesome - but I think you are already smokin'! So pretty :)

BeeI love shopping...wish it was me :)

BrieI agree with Luvja

yeah girls. I won the fight once again and not to mention i kicked it up a notch. Instead of my usual 4.4/4.5 I was running 4.5/4.6 and I ran 2.13 miles instead of two. Oh yea baby I am on my way!!!!

Cake - congrats on the jeans!!! I bet you looked smashing!!!

bee29 - where's your new job? I agree first days are always boring. Oh, and I LOVE buying new work clothes! :)

Luv - heck yeah that movie ruled!!! I was embarrassed over some of the stuff the main character did because I myself have gone through the saaammme stuff.

Sounds like you ladies are off to a good start!! I got my workout in today, 40 minutes on the treadmill doing interval sprints. I was going to do some weights, but couldn't get motivated... tomorrow I'll throw in BL power sculpt. So far, I've also stayed on eating plan! What a good Monday!

Keep up the awesome!

Oh..ps. Anyone like the show How I Met Your Mother? I have an uber crush on Jason Segal. me-ow!

Ashlan - You go gurl!! That's freaking awesome :dance:

dkneec - I know what you mean about acting like the crazy woman in the movie ;) I somewhat seen myself in her a bit :yikes: lol.... I think that goes for most females though.

Woo hoo to all of you for doing so well today!

So I think it is official... I am not to use my scale at all on weigh-in day... This morning i was at 210 on the dot... I go in to my meeting later on that day, and I think it was like 211. something... All I know is that the 3.2 pounds lost should've been a bigger number.

Oh well, that just means I have to work harder this week than I did last week. And the week did not get off to a good start. I did not go to the gym to do weights or do any cardio today. I guess I did some because I played with my doggies outside for like an hour, but I'm disappointed that I didn't do more.

STUPID DST!!! Anyway, tomorrow will be better, as I will go to the gym before class! Hopefully my 30DS dvd will come in soon!!!

Have a great day tomorrow ladies!!

went back to the gym. pushed through an hour. hope it gets better, i do feel awful. i still dont think i have a lot of energy. hopefully i'll feel up to it tomorrow

OH! and I need help!! I'm supposed to be getting married in September right? But I'm having issues with planning crap and stuff... And I've been thinking more and more about eloping and going to Vegas... My fiance and I have been together for three years now, and he doesn't care either way... thoughts/suggestions?

blissclaire - In my opinion, a Vegas wedding sounds cool!! I've always said I want to go away to get married. My choice would be on an island somewhere :) The whole 500 guests, and a church thing just doesn't interest me.

luvja the whole church wedding isn't a big interest to me either, but, i thought it was... for a while... I don't know about getting married by elvis or something, but a friend of mine just got married in Vegas, and the pics were gorgeous! I figure it would be the wedding/ honeymoon all in one trip! I think it would be a lot of fun!! Just need to pick another date I guess!!

oh you could have a very beautiful wedding in vegas. i think its up to you- its your day. it shouldnt be stressful it should be fun, amazing!

you're so lucky that you've found the person to spend the rest of your life with. i think love is the most beautiful thing in the world =)

(yes i KNOW i sounded like a super cheeseball but i cant help it!)

weddings are so exciting :D im sure no matter what you choose it'll be amazing! Eloping sounds like fun too, like something out of a Jane Austen book :D

Lol so I passed my driving test :D I got my learners when i was 18, so its only taken me 3 years to get my restricted :D Im stoked, thanks for the encouragement ladies!

Let's see... I think water helped because I'm not in the 180's, thank God. I saw 180's on Sunday, was very frustrated at this weight up and down...Today was my official weigh-in and I did 177.2. Same as last week. I can deal with it, and I will take that anytime over the weight gain. :D

I finally got my watch and foot pod but had to get a new battery. My BF went and got the battery for me as I had to come to work. I will be using it tomorrow and find out how many miles I'm actually doing daily.

I ran for about 35 minutes today...and didn't get to do more bc GeekSquad came out to calibrate my new TV and it took longer than expected. But I sure will be picking back up tomorrow!

casey Congrats on the loss!

BL I'm sorry about your DS..hopefully he will get better soon.

luvja I just went to that movie with my bf on Saturday. Loved loved loved it! and I'm not even into chick flicks that much. ;) My bf even said it wasn't that bad...and even recommended to his friend, who happened to see it already. :P

Icon When I was growing up...and even now, I'm like mosquitoes' favorit! I hated hated hated it...

Cake Congrats on the pants! woohoo!! :cheer: and you are THE winnder! :D

Bee I'm soooo jealous of you! Shopping...and more shopping!

I have so much more sympathy for people who get bitten heaps by mosquitoes now :D I wake up and my feet are itching like crazy!

bliss- Ever consider a beach wedding somewhere like the Florida keys? They have very quick -planned ceremonies and you can do it all online. I think honeymooning there would be heavenly! If I could do it all again, I would go that route. I have seen some gorgeous pics from ceremonies like that... bare feet and a sun dress. AWESOME!

dkneec: I loooooove HIMYM! Jason Segel is awesome; have you seen him in Forgetting Sarah Marshall? I personally have more of a crush on Josh Radnor/Ted Mosby....I can't help it, I like nerdy men!

It''s such a tough choice. The beach or Vegas! I love both of the ideas..listen to me like I am the one eloping....HAHA

blissclaire- I am going to Vegas in June!! Want me to scope some places out for you ;) Hehe Whenever I get married... again (I'm divorced) I sooo want to go to Vegas. All the nice hotels on the strip (Bellagio, Ventian, Wynn, etc.) have the most gorgeous settings also you can get married on a gondola on Lake Las Vegas that has spectacular views!

Its 80s here today!! :carrot:

jahjah - Nice! I'm a little jealous. It's cold here today :mad:

Luvja- YES as in snow!! IT sucks....I can't wait for it to all go away. It is raining outside today.

Cake- Well I should be signing a lease in a couple hours here...waiting for the phone call and doing some laundry

TO ALL MY GIRLS- well my date went FABULOUS!! Ate some food, bowling, a couple drinks, hanging out, talking....its great.

So I am super sore today from shoveling yesterday...BAH humbug! But I stepped on the scale to see what damage I did yesterday and It said 174 then 175 then 174 lol!! Thats INSANE..weirdo body of mine.

I dont have to work today and am putting off trying to put together all of my stuff to move.

BL- I would just go with 174 if I were you :)
JahJah- I'm just a couple of hours from Memphis... The weather is amazing today! I think it might storm later, so that's no good.

Well, I feel a little better today, so maybe I'm finally getting over this thing. My bf made brownies last night. I only had one BITE. It was tasty, but I really didn't want anymore. I'm not going to sabotage myself this time.

If there's room for one more, does anyone mind if I hop in here? I'm just hellbent on making goal and I find that if I'm not on 3FC posting consistently with you wonderful ladies I almost forget I'm on a wagon and end up falling off (conveniently right into a vat of chocolate and chips).

Plus, Bliss, I couldn't help taking notice of your wedding post considering I'm 4 months away and starting to go into the heavy planning time. I was thinking the same as you, that it didn't really matter where it happened, but the major decider was the fact that we would have our whole family hating us if we did a caribbean thing or eloping anywhere. But I have to admit, it would have been much much much less expensive if we did elope. *shakes head at stack of bills piling up*
We're doing the whole golf club idea and that is where the ceremony will be as well... it'll mostly just be a great big party where people dress up. Should be fun!

Anywho, I'm actually going to get myself home since I should probably be thinking about dinner. Hope all of you have a wonderful night!

Ugh I feel so out of the loop only being able to get on like once a day so here it goes....


Cake: Yay on the wl, so proud. I feel so off the ball in my routine right now. The shopping was great, I even had the money saved up so I didnt have to put any of it on credit which I think is the best part.

Casey: Congrats on your wl, too. Its nice to see the scale move in the right direction huh?

Beaka: You can do it!!!!!

Bliss: bigger boobs I don't need, they felt bigger than 10lb watermelons today. Everytime I seen them I was like woah them suckers look freakin huge. Dont even talk about the DST thing, it has pretty much killed me this year especially since I have to be at work at 8am every fridgin morning now. The wedding thing, pretty much all of my friends have eloped. They say they dont regret it. Its not me though, I want a wedding in the church white dress etc etc etc.

Carter: Good luck with your apartment

Luvja: I just watched Maid of Honor last night, one I got the hots for Dempsey all over again, and 2 I heart chick flicks

Ghost: OMG mosquitos loooooooove me no matter how fat I am. I am still like 5 star hotel main course. I hate it.

Jeweled: Have fun with your baby shower. I am in the I like babies mode right now. I dont want one but I want to play, change them and etc.

DKN: It is a corporate accounting job, but mainly I will be billing, reconciling and etc for 5 major types of accounts. Also, I found out today that my job is completely different even though I do essentially the same thing as the others. I have way more specialized accounts that have little tricks and etc in them. Yay for me! seriously.

Target: Shopping was fun, tiring but fun. Sadly, or a good thing the pants I bought on saturday are loose on me and they fit on saturday usually people bloat before TOM apparently not me.

As for me

I am completely wiped out from work, again. I am supposed to start TOM on friday, and go to my boyfriends house but I have no idea if that is going to happen since i have to drive 3 hours to get there. We had our 2 hours of harassment training today, it was a video made in like 1980's complete with shoulder pads and Madonna hair it was needless to say hilarious. Both days I have been hungry all fridgin' day for reasons I cant explain, one would think I could make it 4 hours without eating anything. I cant go to the gym either because I have the cheap membership and I can only go during non peak hours which was great when I didn't work. They want to charge me $130 to change my contract and pay the difference in the rates. I don't freakin' think so, I asked them if they could not charge me the fee to change and they pretended to be stupid and not know what I am talking about. Like they expected me just to roll over and let them charge me $100 to change me contract.

dcslm : I totally have a thing for Josh Radnor too!!!!!! hahaha. Oh those tall dark and handsome boys ALWAYS get me :)

jahjah: I am super uber monstrous jealous. I just looked outside my window and there is a snowstorm blowin' through!!!!! :(:( I hate March in MN. Luckily we'll hit 40 next week, that'll be a plus.

warmer weather in Memphis = allergies! ugh they are killing me!

Mojo That would be awesome!! I actually want to maybe do the same place my friend did... Although I'm still waiting on details from her about it

prepping bride I was there... had almost the whole thing planned out... an all in one thing at a country club that my fiance's aunt works for, but just didn't want to shell out $5k just for food for 100 people. We've talked to both of our families about it, and they totally understand... And heck, my dad has even offered to pay for our Vegas trip, and then give us the money we would've spent on a wedding to pick up! Granted, I'm still gonna have a white dress and stuff, but it is going to be simple, with just our parents and grandparents and maybe a few friends. I think I feel a lot less stressed now that I dont have to plan for 100-150 people, but good luck on the last minute details of your wedding!!

So yeah...

this morning, i fed my doggies and gave them their flea medicine. It's a pill called comfortis, and it is utterly amazing!! No icky stuff to put on their necks, and it's a lot safer... Only drawback is that if you don't give it to them on a full stomach, they get sick. My boston terrier eats like a pig... literally... so she was no problem, but my little one must've snuck away when I thought he was eating, and got violently ill this morning after taking the meds... even tonight, he's still not wanting any food, so i'm keeping him hydrated (hes hating it) and he's getting a visit to the vet in the morning...

on a lighter note... i may have the flu! a little girl that i sit for came home with the flu, and i was flipping out.. i've never had it, but luckily, her mom is a doctor, and went and got the whole family and myself the meds to take just in case. so HOPEFULLY they will work and not get me ill.

No gym/cardio today :( I don't know what's been wrong with me... Although, I did play kickball with the kiddos for like an hour, and showed them how to pull weeds, and helped the fiance detail his truck, and cleaned the house... so i guess it evens out somewhere? not to mention my little dog went insane and i threw his tennis ball for over an hour straight and he wanted more...

so, needless to say, today was... Interesting.. I hope tomorrow goes better...

OH! And as far as the eloping goes... I think Vegas is a better choice, because I'm not a big fan of the beach... not yet anyways :D i dunno, we'll have to see! It will probably be a last-minute thing (as in like two weeks prior or something) but you all will be invited!

Hey hey hey hey!!! I found the thread!!! LOL. I know ya'll have been crying missing me. LOL. I had a horrible off plan weekend and gained 4 lbs. But I've been back on track and losing it 1 lb at a time. So I'm working on it. I did have a great day today. I wanted to take the Zumba class at the gym but alas being a single mommy didn't allow it. So I did 32 min on the elliptical, 30DS and 30 min ab routine! I am pretty proud of myself

carter So glad everything worked out with the apt. Good luck with the move! I love the change of move but hate the work involved. LOL

casey Bad BF!!! LOL.....my mom made some WW brownies one time and they were fabulous!!!! Good job on not sabotaging yourself!

prepping Welcome to our slice of 3FC heaven!

bee That gym sh** is craziness!!! Girl do some stuff at home! LOL. OMG! I have SO seen those sexual harassment videos. They really need to update those. I spend the entire time watching them cracking up laughing

I used my watch today. Oh it was so sweet. so nice. I learned how SLOW I was running. Maybe that’s why the exercise hasn’t been doing that much for me. I mean, I ran 30 minutes and that was only 0.5 mile! Believe that! Maybe the thing is off a lot. But it doesn’t matter. I’m gonna try to do 2 miles in 30 minutes and see how that works for my weight to go down.

I then did T3. Sweat like a dog. I then did Abs of Steel from Exercise On Demand. Nice nice…
Total 70 minutes. It was nice.

Ohhh one more plus today. I saw 176 today! I’m glad that it’s moving down. Hopefully it will keep going down…

Nicki I hear ya about wanting to do the class but being a single mom didn't allow you to do that. But you did awesome putting all that workout in! Proud of you, girl!

Bliss Hopefully your puppy will get better soon...and I think all that moving around couns somewhere, too! :)

jahjah I'm jealous! It's been warmer but we had rain today like crazy...Where's the nice spring SUN!!!

dkneec19 I will have to go look him up..since I can't watch a lot of hsows due to my work schedule.

Bee So the gym wants money for you to pay them more? RIDICULOUS!!!

Casey Good job, girl! I would've finished it all and more!!! :D

Icon I hate it when I get bitten on fingers, toes, or bottom of the feet!!! :P

BL That's awesome that the date went well! And good luck with the moving. I'd offer the help if we were little closer!

Hey there! There's no way I can do personals. There's too much.

I had an interview yesterday, it went really well. I hope I get it!!

I drank last night. I was doing so good. But oh well, I had an awesome workout with my personal trainer yesterday. I'm up to doing wall squats with 30 pounds in my arms and I'm up to two minutes! I'm so excited.

Hey girls

I am glad to see everyone is doing okay. I will do personals in the morning or maybe later tonight if I can't sleep.

Last week was stressful with people coming in to town for their Spring Break (Cancun, Key West, Virginia? one of these things is not like the other. seriously I am not that special people) But with that came frustration and trying to not break my exercise routine. But we made it out alive.

I just realized that it's been over a year since I started...as I started on March 7 last year.
And I've been stuck at 170's since like August. Yeah, I haven't really paid THAT much attention since about September/October except here and there...and the lowest I hit was in December at 173 with some high high protein/low carb diet but gained 5.8 lb back in 23 days once i stopped doing that..so that one doesn't count. So the lowest weight I've been was 174 in September.
I know I haven't really paid that much attention till January...but that's still quite depressing..to realize that I've lost only about 30 lbs in a year. And even after I started paying attention and got back on the wagon in January, it's just not going anywhere.

I'm sooo gonna do this. I'm gonna be at my goal weight by this Christmas at the latest! That's about 45 lbs in 9 months..Very feasible...except the fact that my body seems to telling me otherwise..like my body is destined to be in the 170's.. :(

Vent over.

I was just NOT feeling it yesterday. When I got off work I was sooo sleepy and I wanted to take a nap before the gym. Anyways I left my keeys in the house and to go to the gym anyway to get the extra key from my BF who was at the gym. Well there was no way I was gonna DRIVE to the gym, PARK and proceed to GO INTO the gym and not workout. That would have been like the laziest sh** ever!. But I wasn't feeling still so I just got on the treadmill and did a mile and a half, of which 2 of the laps I walked. Yeah I was not doing good. So I packed it up went home ....SO basically I got in 24 minutes of cardio if you count 4 minute warm-up. I am upset that I didn't do more but proud I did SOMETHING even though I didn't feel like it. Yesterday was Day 4 of my 2 mile plus elliptical streak and thought maybe I was just burnt out.

Anyway I weigh tomorrow ...which always makes me nervous.

Tara Yor watch is broke! I am sure you run further than that!

Starmac Heh you survived and now you are here and back on track. We missed ya!

HWGA You are really advancing with the trainer. Keep it up!

Nicki Sorry you couldn't make it to the class, however if you ever get the chance run because it is awesome!

Bliss You got in TONS of exercise stop trippn! And I hope your doggie feels better

Bee That's what I do. I save all the money up b4 I go shopping because I hate credit cards for things like that. Thanks for the congrats.

Preppin HI and WELCOME! I saw you r name earlier and didn't even welcome you because I thought you up here all along! Thats when I realized we are on another on of the same threads....LOL

Casey You're awesome...I love brownies.....No seriously! And you did not sabatoge yourself WTG!!!

MoJO I am jealous! Vegas!

Becky Congratulations on signing your new lease!!!!

Where is my DansinDiva???

It went from 84 yesterday to 44 today :( hello sickness!

Hey! sounds like everybody is doing well... can't stick around for personals. It's ugly and rainy and I am making myself workout before breakfast so I don't get uber lazy, not do it, then snack all day. So I did the shred last night at like 10pm (because i got lazy and put it off till then) :lol: so i'm about to go do it again and this ab thing on demand. i really need one more video but don't think i can do all 3 right now...

so somebody kick my butt later and remind me to go at it again ;)

hope your mornings are all wonderful! it's a really blah day so you'll probably see me around :D :hug:

Today is gonna be a rough day for me. I took my pup (yorkie) to the vet to get fixed. She is like my child and not a dog so I am super sad that I can't see her until tomorrow morning. I hope everything goes well for her and that she recovers quickly bc seeing her in pain and not herself is going to break my heart.

On a lighter note, I lost another lb. I am hoping to lose 3 more by monday (ha) so I can be in ONEderland for my birthday. We will see how that goes.

Also, am I the only one that is LOVING the time change? I get to play in the yard and do things outside until 7:30 before I have to be confined insire. I don't necessarily like it being dark while I am getting ready for work but seeing my house in the daylight after work rocks!!

Have a good one girlies

Cake – Sorry, I’ve been lurking, so busy with work and school, I just haven’t been able to get on here! But I love your new (refreshed) do, and you look fantastic with your progress pics girl! So proud of your 2 mile streak(you know getting your hair did and seeing those pics put you in a damn good mood, and makes ya just pUsh PUSH PUSH IT GOOD!!), and not giving up yesterday, it was a sign you left your keys! Never feel down on your self for doing something, remember its staying down that will get ya! How is your tat doing? I realized AFTER I asked u if it was your first that you had several visible ones on your profile pic, DUH! Yea, I’m smert! So are you doing Vegas or the Beach??? OH YEA< you aren’t eloping..silly girl…haha

HWGA – DUDE, sorry to hear about that dumb dude, I know its super late response, but I’m so glad everyone told you to walk away, you know you are better than that. GOOOD Luck with the Interview, I hope you hear back from them!

RHTS – How was your NC Visit, you are probably still there, hope you get that job, I know you want to get out of the cold!

BLCarter – YAY, SO happy your date is going well, is this the same guy you had dinner with(I think it was at his house) and brought you lil guy? Damn weather getting in the way, at least you can get something out of the shoveling…I guess that has to be your motivation to go out and do it, I’m so lazy I’d have to get my hair dryer out and see how fast it melts! Hahaha, can you tell I’ve never had to deal with it??? Congrats on the apartment…that will be a work out in itself.

IconGhost- OMG! I have scar’s on my legs from last years mosiquitos!! They ate me alive last year, I’ve been dry brushing and using baby oil to try and get them to go away, I look like I have permanent chicken pox on my damn bird legs! (Soooo top heavy)

Casey – WTG on just a bite of brownie, everything is good in moderation, plus supposedly, the first bite is the only thing you taste anyway.

Bee- I think I have the soundtrack to the Harassment Training, if you got in my car right now,seriously, this is what would be playing right now! Hahaha, NOT eating for 4 hours and I think I would shrivel up and die…I HAVE TO EAT every 2 hours, I mean I don’t pig out, but I eat like a tomato or something…its totally weird, but it’s light and satisfying and keeps me from mow-ing down everything in the fridge at night! Gyms are such scamers, right now with this economy, I can’t believe they won’t change it…maybe its time for a different one, is there another one you might could check out?

Bliss – POOR PUPPY! Hope he gets better! I’d just want to go to court, get my marriage papers signed and then throw a friggin GYNORMUS party for the reception. Until I met my BF now, I always said I’d never get married, and if I did, it’d be fake just so I could have a party…who needs a damn contract anyway (life-time one)? Yea, my tune has changed now, but I guess that’s when you really know you are with the right person! Hope your medicine works…did you say you’ve never had the flu??? That’s crazy!

Nikki – Good Job not giving up after getting 4 lbs back…1 lb at a time is all it takes, and even though you didn’t do Zumba, sounds like you kicked butt anyway.

TARGET! – so one post was so positive and awesome, and then the next was a vent! Glad you got it out, DO NOT let that get you down, I’m glad you put into perspective how long you’ve been going at it, sometimes that really helps with your motivation. 45 lbs in 9 months is extremely do able, just take your intensity up a notch from last year, you’ll have no problem doing it. You know we’re all rooting for each other!

OK OK, so as for me, I’ve been freaking busy busy at work, I’ve been trying to come in here and catch up, but just haven’t had the time, so today I made it a point to get it done early. I have ONE class this semester and it’s HARD! I’m taking Programming Language C#, and it can be SOOO confusing, I had class last night and I’m so glad I went because the teacher actually went through a lot of stuff that was giving me a headache, so hopefully I can catch up tonight, so I can enjoy not having class next week, for spring break (thank goodness cause st.patty’s day is TUESDAY!!!!) With the exception of last Monday (the2nd)when I forgot my shoes I have been in the gym everyday or boot camp, or c25k! On MOnday of this week we did chest, and on the Decline I had 45’s on both sides of the hammer strength machine which means I was lifting 92lbs!!! Haha, I lifted HEAVY that day, So obviously lifting and boot camp are doing wonders for my strength. AnyWAY…Hope you all have good days today! I’ll try not to get too far behind next time, as you can see, I end up posting a million words!

Dansin- Yeah it is the same guy. Things are going great so far. Except for the fact that his girls and my son are all sick with croup!! So not a lot of sleep or peace and quiet lately.

I am in the process of trying to figure out how I am going to move everything. Today is sooo nasty out...with wind gusts up to 60 mph and its snowing..dont think I am goign to get anything done before I have to go to work. There is like insulation ALL over the yard and blowing against the house...my paretns are going to freak out when they get home and see it all.

Well time to go pack some stuff up and then workout(hopefully) and get ready for work.

ok, so i got the shred out of the way. didn't do the ab one yet because i was STARVING but i made an egg scramble with mushrooms, onions, spinach, tomato, black beans, and cheese and it is DELISH. it ended up being a HUGE plate of food (oh, how i love egg beaters) so i'm still chowing down right now haha.

mojo- as much as it SUCKS feeling so sleepy in the mornings i have been going out with my daughters for walks after dinner and i am LOVING that. so you're not the only one, there's definitely some bonuses...

dansin- 92lbs??!? :eek: thats so amazing! that's a lot of working out!!

carter- ahh 'those days' where mother nature is just like MWA HA HA you're not doing **** today!! hope you get it all finished... i'm secretly jealous i haven't seen natsy snowy weather ONCE this year though :lol:

tara So sorry that you aren't where you hoped you would be but I know you look fantastic and you're still trying and working at it. I think trying for the 2 miles is a good idea. Thirty min seems doable. I'm just not a runner lol. You'll get there girl!

hwga I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you on that job. Let us know how it goes

star Glad to see you made it out alive. LOL. And I'm sorry it messed with your routine.

So being strictly OP for two days and all the water I drank helped. I'm back at 195.5. Like the horrid weekend never happened. Never again!!!! Well mb not never again but I won't let myself do that badly again. I know it's ok to go off plan every once in a while, but a whole weekend??? Come on!!!! I'm just really bad when it comes to exercise on the weekends too. I can come up with a million reasons not to do it. LOL.

So here's to the scale continuing to move down!

So I haven't posted here in a long time.. I've nearly fallen off 3FC posting wise compared to how I used to be. That being said I want to get back in the groove because I realized today.. out of nowhere.. that I'm 11 lbs from being at a normal BMI level. I have only been that one time in my life for a very very short amount of time. I'm really glad I noticed this because I just started talking to this new guy about a month ago and I'm trying really hard not to allow him to distract me from my eating/working out. He actually said something about joining the gym again the other night!! Which was very exciting for me because I've never dated anyone open to a healthy lifestyle change before.. (he's a lot of things I've never had before.. I'm totally in like right now :D)

I'm not goin to be able to catch up with personals today but hopefully I'll be able to keep up from here on out depending on work. Sometimes I don't have time to breathe..

Cake- you look so cute! I'm so proud of you!

Girls, I'm so bummed and upset. Y'all know the whole thing with the hot latino manager guy. Well, him and I are friends and we've been talking almost everyday since I've gotten laid off work 3 weeks ago. We've really been getting to know each other and it's been really cool. We've talked about feeling and blah blah blah. But we both feel that it's not right timing. Well, today we were talking. He tells me he has quit. Then he says he needs to tell me something but he's afraid that I will be so mad at him. Finally, I'm like just tell me. I hate it when people tell me that and then don't say nothing. He's really scared to tell me. I was like my mind is already thinking crazy stuff and the worse. He asks me like what? A few months ago there was a rumor that he was dating a girl on the production floor. I asked him about it and he said nothing was going on. I chose to not press the issue but a part of me wondered. So I mentioned her name and he was like oh my god! How did you know!

So now the truth comes out. He's been seeing and sleeping with this girl from the production floor for 9 months! But then he says that he's not seeing her anymore. Yeah, like I believe that.

First of all, I'm hurt that he lied to me. Then I'm hurt that he led me on. I didn't really have a lot to say but he kept trying to console me and I was just quiet. I really don't know what to say or how to act. He wants to come over next week to hang out and I was like I don't know. Any advice? I don't even think I can be friends with him anymore. it really upset me.

I'm sorry boo, BUT to be fair you guys aren't in a relationship. I'm not saying forgive him (at least not without being wined, dined, and getting a foot massage or something) but him getting some booty on the side and keeping it to himself isn't a big deal, nor do I think that's something to count him out over. Heck, the reason he brought it up and told you is probably BECAUSE he does want to take it to the next level with you eventually and thought you should know. *Shrug* IMO, he wasn't being a jerk at all. You guys weren't exclusive, and he probably didn't like her. There is the girl you like, take it slow for, and try to romance and there is the chick you call at 2 a.m. when you're half drunk and feeling a little froggy and might take to Taco Bell once in awhile. You can't take that too personal when you're dating or you will pass up some really good guys.

If it really bothers you that much then let him go, but that wouldn't trouble me at all. Mostly because my no-good self would be doing the same thing, and if asked I would probably get snippy and tell him it was none of his business. No ring, no verbal commitment, then don't assume you're the only one ya fool. :p But that being said, he does seem to have much better moral fiber than I do. GOOD LUCK ON THE JOB!!!!


Ash -- THIS WEATHER!!!!!!! I'm doing my gardening in shorts and bikini top today. I LOVE YOUR HAIR!!!!!! I want to cut mine short again, but DH would probably lose his mind. At least you went to the gym even though you weren't feeling it. Some cardio is better than none.

Mojo -- Awwww! Puppies are usually quick to recover. She'll be right back to her old self by this weekend, i'm sure of it. :hug: As for marriage, I have never understood spending money on a ceremony to celebrate looking at the same peen for the rest of your life. DH and I tied the knot on our lunch break in a courthouse parking lot. The guy who did the ceremony had on a metallica shirt and talked like Pauly Shore. :lol:

Cora -- :kickbutt: Do it again! Hehe! :p


Tara -- I feel your pain. I have been at this same weight since before Thanksgiving and it won't budge no matter what I do. You're in great shape though, so don't worry too much about it.

Star -- Cancun,The Keys... okay. But VA!? LoL. Glad you made it out okay.

Bee -- LOL!!!!!! I love those videos. And the gym is stupid. Is there another, maybe smaller one nearby? I wouldn't give them anymore money, that crap is so overpriced.

Bliss -- BEWARE OF CHILDREN AND THEIR STICKY FINGERS! I never get sick unless there are children in my immediate vicinity. And the spring flu is uck. Hope you feel better! :hug:

I am (surprisingly) not drunk today. My BFF came into town over the weekend and we went insane. By some odd twist of fate we did not get arrested, end up with people we did not know, nor did anyone pass out on the sidewalk and lose their purse.

The baby has finally cut the two bottom teeth and has more coming in, so he is fussing nonstop. I am *thisclose* to putting him in a soundproof box but his mom would probably steal it from me and that sort of robbery could ruin our close friendship. :p Other than that, the weather is gorgeous and everything is blooming here. I rode 15 miles on the bike. I also found out that NIN and Jane's Addiction are coming to Charlotte in June and I am so going to that. Whoo! :carrot:

good for you nicki! way to get back on top of things. no excuses, right?? ;)

i know how you feel nish! well, sort of... my 18 month old is learning to talk and she. never. stops. it's kind of like that episode of family guy where stewie is like 'mommy. mommy. mommy. mom. mommy. mom. mommy. Mommy. MOMMY. MOM. MOMMY.

WHHAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTT???

'nothing.'

*Giggles!* I'm 23 and I still do that to my mom. She's entirely too awesome to be bothered with answering the questions of mere mortals, but I like to keep it exciting.

cake one day I will get to do it for sure. I know you're bummed that you didn't do what you had planned but you should be glad that something did get done

jahjah I know. Crazy southern weather!

cora I AM KICKING YOUR BUTT RIGHT NOW!!!!! LOL. I wish I had exercise on demand! Dang girl that breakfast sounds good. Not a bean fan though but everything else is making my mouth water. OMG!!! That sounds like a conversation with my 3year old! LOL

mojo Aw I hope you get your dog back quickly!!! I have to admit I kinda like the spring change too

dansin Sounds like you are doing excellent....with that class and exercise!!!!

carter Dang that weather sounds annoying! Don't worry you'll get all moved in

kelli This guy sounds great! Good for you for not letting him distract you!

hwga I agree with Nish. I have to admit that it would bother me. But if you don't trust that he is done with her then do not start anything with him. You need trust in a relationship and if you don't trust him in the beginning you never will. I would give him a chance and see what happens

nish LOL. Damn sounds like the weekend you didn't have sounded like the better weekend! LOL!!!!

:rofl: ok so the punchline is 'hi' but whatever i was close

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNkp4QF3we8

breakfast WAS good. i put Franks Red Hot buffalo wing sauce on top and that's the BEST. its 0 cal and i LOVE it. i just made lunch which was a turkey, tomato, pesto, and fresh mozzarella sandwich on wheat grilled. it was friggin good too. if you don't buy fresh mozzarella you SHOULD. i've come to the realization that the REALLY good stuff is so much better than the fat free and you don't even care that you only use a little bit. (this applies to LOTS of foods)

so now i'm watching Biggest Loser that i'm behind on and letting my food settle before i get into more exercise. it's turning into a pretty good day!

Hi Ladies :wave:- no time for personals today. I just wanted to say hello! I went totally off plan last night! Eeek... And I'm supposed to be going to Buffalo, New York in a bit, to do some shopping..... you know what that means... eating out for dinner. I'm going to try to make a healthy choice though.
Hope everyone is having a fabulous day.... Bye for now :love:

cora Damn that sounds good too!!! I love me some Frank's as well. I had buffalo chicken pitas last week. Yummy!!!!

luv You'll get back on track. Enjoy your dinners out!!!!

Holy shoot. ya don't check in for less than 24 hrs and find that 2 pages have gone by. you girls are good!!!

I'm on the run but wanted to say hi and that TOM is kickin my butt and I'm a danger to any person that comes within 50 ft of me. They don't even need to be in the same room.

grr.

Hello Ladies!

Signed the purchase agreement today! Its on to the bank for underwriting. Is that the dangling of house keys that I hear?

As for weight, back to 261. I'm about to say eff it. Seriously. Why is weightloss so hard? But then again, I would never say eff it and give up. Because, that means that the fat would win and I would never have kids and I just can't let that happen. Plus, many of you have threatened me to within an inch of my life and I don't want it to get all vicious up in here again. lol So off I go to work out and eat right for no scale or inch recognition :) Ah, the joys of weightloss.

:rofl: bride- you said 'grr.' and it was right next to your puppy avatar. lolol

aw heather happy :hug: for you finally getting house stuff wrapped up! friend :hug: for creeping back up on the scale. i'm sweet tofay but if i find out you're not REALLY getting back on track today...... :rollpin:

So my little dog is better,(playing and chewing on everything in sight!) yet I am getting worse... (Stupid headaches and fever!)

I had my post-op with my GYN today, and stuff went down... The last few times I've been in his office, I felt like he was avoiding questions, as he would dart out... Well, this time, I did my research! I totally grilled him on my treatment for my PCOS. I HATE MEDICINE, but if something will help with the horrid side effects of it, I'll gladly take it. So, needless to say, now I have a bizillion and one pills to take everyday now....

So I go to fill my BC and my new meds, and they want to charge me $75 for my BC alone!! So I spent an hour on the phone with my insurance company, just to be defeated... ARGH! Things don't stop there, as I get home, and make this YUMMY soup in a new WW cookbook I got this week, and I see it... a box of brownie mix. So I made them. And they are sitting on the counter, cooling. I'm debating on grabbing one later.. .as I'm still a few points shy of my total for the day...

Nish- I've been a nanny for over 4 years for this one family, and I wash my hands more than the hospital staff does in a day. This is the first time they've ever gotten me sick, and I've been miserable all darn day!

I would do more personals, but the new meds are a type of diueretic (Sp?) and I pee like every 5 minutes...


I get to go see my trainer tommorrow though!! I've waited two damn weeks for this guy, so he better be good. I don't care if I feel well or not, my butt is going to the gym tomorrow, NO EXCUSES!!


Have a great day ladies!!

I finally feel better! :carrot: I'm so excited!

When I get home (in about an hour and half) I'm gonna do the shred!

I'm sure having taken.... nearly a week off is gonna make it kill me though. Wish me luck!

Luvja: the rest of 2009 is gonna be great for you. I know it :)

Bee: Who says you have to go 4 hours without eating?!?! Where are your snacks? I hope you can work something out with your gym.

Targeting thin: I think your watch is WAY off. .5 mi in 30 minutes? I doubt it.

HWGA: I hope you get it too!!!

Cake: Your weigh-in will go fine. You've been killin' it!!!

Corazonas: I LOVE Family Guy. :)

Heather: We will NOT let the fat win.

Blissclaire: You're soooo much better than me with being on your PCOS stuff. I threw a fit last month when my BC was $48. Maybe I shouldn't be complaining. My doc just has me on that and the metformin. Maybe I should be asking more questions...:?:

As for me... I took the beginner spin class today where I learned how to set the bike and all that. My booty was so sore! I got on the treadmill for 10 minutes after. I haven't eaten the best. I go to a Wednesday bible study group that serves lunch. Today it was fried chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, and mac and cheese. Oh, and brownies. Who the heck plans to eat that many starches with no veggies? But I was just thankful that it was free and tried to practice portion control. Today's been a pretty good day overall.

Oh, and when I went in the gym they had a sign on the door saying the women's jacuzzi was closed until tomorrow. I blame the naked ladies!!! They probably stopped up the drain with their body fluids/hair... ewww... :snooty:

beaka PCOS is an uphill battle... and my stupid insurance has battled me the whole way through it. apparently, since yaz is a "contraceptive" it has to be "approved" and deemed "medically necessary" for them to cover it and only make me pay my $15 co-pay... which I did already... like in july! someone has something screwed up and I still havent gotten to the bottom of it... thank goodness for in-office samples!! Well, my doc told me that after a month or so, patients usually drop weight... a month went by, and then another, and another... FINALLY he stuck around long enough in the office that I could interrogate him about other options. Otherwise, I would be switching doctors... The med that he put me on is Spironolactone... It helps with the hirsutism and hormone levels. Hopefully, this time next month, I'll be feeling better! Great job with the spinner class and portion control! Freebies are always nice, but you just have to be careful...

Okay, so I caved in... and ate one brownie. Which is like 4 points, but I chased it with a HUGE glass of milk, so hey, it helped me get in my dairy for today! Gotta get back on track tommorrow... This weekend is gonna be spent in the gym!

Beaka- your gym has a women's jacuzzi?!? Daaaaamn, I am missing out!!

So...thank you ladies... about the advice on my watch. Well, what I found out is that I was using the foot pod wrong.
I was running today keep checking on my speed and it was showing 0.00 mi/hr quite often…and I was RUNNING pretty good. So I changed the form of how I was running…I started “flipping” my foot every time I lifted my foot and yup. It started picking up way better… Too bad I didn’t realize it until after like 18 minutes into the run.
So 18 minutes of crappy reading and 12 minutes of better reading brought me to 1 mi/hr. haha… I got a feeling I will do waaay better tomorrow because it will be better reading for the whole 30 minutes. And I sweat way more than I ususally do. I think I really was a lazy runner before.
I then did one of the Taebo T3 which was about 20 minutes. So 50 minute workout today.
I didn’t even get to start working out till after 3, thanks to my LOVELY DD. She usually goes to sleep around 1ish… even falls asleep on the way home from the DD. Today? No, she wouldn’t have it that way! Didn’t fall asleep till after 3 and that was after she put up some big fights. Man… So Cora and Nish... I totally totally toooooooootally can understand you ladies!

And one thing I noticed. My name on here is Taragettingthin. (Tara getting thin)Somehow that became Target. Then somehow that became Targetting thin. lol. That sounds nice too.... That just made my day, though! hehe

Cake i'm sorry you are not feeling that well. Get some good sleep. At least you did put in some...which is way better than nothing!

Cora The other day, I wanted omelette so I made one...and wanted to put black beans that were left over. I thought it maybe weird but went what the heck, why not...and tried it and it was actually reaaaaaally good! I gotta try scrambled eggs, too! and dang it..buffalo wing sounds soooo good now. lol

mojo hopefully everything will be okay for your baby...and :cheer: for the loss! I do not like time change because I go to work one hour late and still have to wake up at the same time as I did before the time change...meaning one less hour of sleep. :(

DanSinDeva Yeah... I'm on my TOM..maybe that's why i'm like swinging all over. lol. I start my 8 wk classes at the end of this month. It's been sooo nice not having school for the last 3 months... sigh. I got to work out and reset when my DD took a nap but soon, I will be all over my homework. :( I'm taking Business Communication and C++. I put off taking Buss Comm as long as I could because I actually have to go to class for it...but I couldn't put it off anymore. :( (Yeah, I take online classes for MOST of my classes because working full time with 1 hr drive one way, school full time, single mom full time...no time at all to actually go to school) I remember taking C++ when I was in highschool like over 10 years ago...and am dreading it... I looove VB but any C ones... sigh.

BL I was driving on I-696 and my car was moving sideway..I thought I drove on black ice for a second!! stuuuuuuupid wind!

Nicki I hear ya... I'm the same way when it comes to weekend. I gotta find a way seriously so it's not back and forth of OP for 5 and then off for 2 and OP 5 again...

kelli Yay! 11 lb!! I'm like 17 lb away too! You can do it! and I'm excited for you about the guy! yay!!

Nish Ahh teething.. the lovely wonderful teething time, huh? lol When you find a soundproof box big enough for 3 yr old one, send me one, will ya?

HWGA Let us know how the job thing goes!!!

luvja Hopefully you were able to eat some nice healthy dinner. :)

Heather House...oh house... I'm gonna get myself one of those at the end of this year too! But all that list sounds...soooo confusing and loooong.. lol Anyhow anywho Congrats!!

Blissclaire: One brownie every now and then is ok! I actually admire your willpower stopping at just one.

Ghost: That's what I thought when I took the tour. And after I joined all I see is naked ladies in it... makes it much less appealing...


Tara: Glad you like how I changed your name! Excuse my speed-reading! And I'm glad you got that watch figured out! I knew it had to be off. I wish I could get myself a fancy device like that. I'm still working my way up to an Ipod.

Well I'm back from Buffalo NY...FINALLY. What a long long long day. I'm so tired and can't wait to hit the sack.
So I ate like CRAP today.... chips, chips, and more chips. My friend is OBSESSED with chips or something. Then before we came back to Canada we were STARVING and decided to get some dinner. Well we were lost, and could only find McDonalds... I thought well thats okay, I'll just get a salad or something. No no, we disovered American McDonalds has MUCH cooler things on the menu than we do... I just HAD to try the chicken bacon ranch thing... which turned out not being so tasty afterall... But of course I ate every bite PLUS fries. :mad: Grrrrrrrrr! I'm kicking myself in the butt now. I get weighed in tomorrow and NOT looking forward to it.
THEN once I got back home to my city.. we were driving down the street and I hear a big BANG... I seen a horrible car accident and I can't stop thinking about it :( A young girl crawled out of her car SCREAMING and crying at the top of her lungs, and the other car involved, a man threw himself out of his truck and I seen his face all smashed in, blood everywhere. :cry: I just can't stop thinking about them....hoping they are ok... which is weird, I don't even know them. :( I guess I'm just going to go to bed......
Good night.

Beaka- i hadnt actually thought about that xD I guess that would put you off a bit. What i really want is a private gym with a private jacuzzi then :D

Luvja- that sounds awful :( I hope you have friends etc you can talk to if it keeps bothering you (not that it shouldnt!). You could always check the news and see if they are ok, if they arent i dont know if that would make it worse or not, but at least you would know :(

I missed you girls. I was MIA since 12:00 yesterday. I went to my BFF's house to braid here hair before her surgery. She has back surgery today and will be out of comission for 6 weeks. So I gave pixie braids and that took me 6.5 hours not to mention the breaks because she can't sit long and the fact that we are BFFs we talked a ton. But It was an awesome time. Needless to say I didn't get to workout yesterday because I didn't finish her hair un til 11:00. I am not mad though I love her and she made me Bangin *** turkey burger.

Tarai am so glad you got your watch straight cause that just sounded crazy! So you have the iPod thingy and the watch?

Luvja Don't sweat it just get it together today. And I can see why you are still thinking of those people, it sounded terrible.

Bliss One brownie is awesome. If I have one sometimes that really means two, which is why I try not to have any. Great will power and control!!

Beaka I have been wanting to take a spin class. So tell me how bad is it really? DId you sweat alot?

Saving Glad you are feeling better. Did you get in the 30DS last night?

HeatherMCG Congratulations babe. you will be in that house in no time!

Preppin I know! I am like less than 24 and I am writing a frekin novel! I love it!

Nish Thanks. I love my hair too. I can't wait till you come to VA! OMG we ARE gonna get drunk and pass out! Party like we Rockstars!!! oh yea we ARE ROCKSTARS!

Cora Gurl that damn sandwich sounds fantastic!

Dansin You are whipping *** in the GYM!!! 92 POUNDS!!! You are the bomb bizzle!!!!

Kelli HEy girlie 11 pounds away I am soooo jealous. You will be there before you know it. Gals to see you posting again!

Just got back from Weight Watchers, and yup, I gained. 1.4 lbs. Ah well, could have been worse I guess.

heather i know the feeling of wanting to give up but knowing that would be giving in. good for you for deciding to stick with it

claire sounds like you needed that brownie. **hugs**

beaka girl those spinning classes make my behind hurt for years!! LOL

ghost yeah girl it's awesome! mine does too. it also has a sauna and a steam room

tara We will mini challenge ourself this weekend!!!!

luv OMG!!!! That is awful! I'm so sorry you had to see that. I hope you're ok

cake I'm glad you were able to get in some BFF time though

So I'm down .5 today. Not bad. I squeezed in tanning and 30DS after work last night so I felt fantastic. Today is cardio day.

Nicki - Yay for you being DOWN today. That's great :) And tanning sounds LOVLEY right now... Everyone looks better with a tan!

Luvja Ain't that the truth...I love tanning! And don't worry about that 1.4 I mean gosh it was the VERY NEXT day. It will go away quickly

Nicki YAY for being down. and yes my BFF time was great.

CakeBatter - BFF time is awesome :D My BFF is a hair stylist (which is TOTALLY awesome BTW) We've bonded over hair many times. :lol:

Cake: Oh yes! You SWEAT in spin classes. You HAVE to have a bottle of water when you go in. And the thing is, I was only in the beginner class where they teach you to set the bike and the positions and we did a 30 minute ride. I'm a little scared of the 60 minute class. I'm gonna try it anyway though.

Ya'll are all so cool. You should all move to Atlanta so we can go to the gym together and do each other's hair. :) I've been here 8 months and am just starting to make friends.

beaka - I'd Love to move to Atlanta :love: Or atleast come visit Atlanta... I wanna go "down south" so bad!! It's the accents that get me.. I love it!

hello lovelies! just popping in to see how everybody's doing- on my way to the grocery store. i feel like i've been going there every day!! i have way more food right now than i could eat but hey, at least it's all good stuff!

Luvja: I'm from Mississippi, so you know my accent is bad! And aren't you always going to Jamaica?!?! We'll trade. You take me there and you can visit me here. :)

BL – Sweet you got a good single dad to hang with, that’s awesome, and you weren’t even looking! Hope the kiddo’s get better that sounds aweful, I’m sure its something kids get in that weather though right? Hope the weather clears so you can get in to your place, you’ve been waiting for it!

Cora – your food sounds so yummy, I can’t wait til I’m maintaining, I’m definitely putting samiches back in the mix. I only eat carbs once a day, and it’s normally brown rice or wheat pasta…I love it though, so its all good!

Nikki – yay on the 195.5!!! I believe you’ve posted since then and are at 195 now…sweeeeeeeet! I love to make excuses not to work out on the weekend, I have to get up and do it or I wont! I know its hard with kids though…Even getting it in at all is amazing to me, I’m hoping when I have kids I’ll be able to incorporate some working out!

Kelli – 11lbs, that’s awesome! You’ll get there in no time! I hope you get this new guy to join a gym, I’m SO lucky my BF is a gym rat like me, we push each other so much its awesome. I used to go to the gym alone, but never have I worked out at such a high intensity without a partner…Press the issue! Just don’t scare him away! It’s ok not to do personals all the time…we are some chatters!

Heather – Congrats on the House! Don’t give up, You’ll be fine, just need to get over this hump…when was the last time you changed it up a bit? I bet if you did something a lil different you’d start to see that scale go down again! You’ve come a LONG way girl, you know you can do it, we do too!

Bliss – remind me not to mess with you! You did research and everything that’s awesome..I’m afraid of dr’s….i don’t trust them one bit! Hope you trainer proves himself, they owe you girl!

Saving – Glad you are feeling better, don’t worry, you’ll get through the 30ds and feel wonderful!

Beaka – I want to do a spin class, I HATE the bike, it kills me, but I know its so good for you…Are you going to do it again! GROSS GROSS GROSS mind picture, no more naked ladies in the gym…if that ends up being the problem I hope they ban it.

Tara – I’m so sorry, I never broke your name down to tara-getting-thin, I totally thought it was targeting-thin…totally works. Whoopsy! This is my first computer language, so it’s a pretty hard concept..I took programming fundamentals and it helps a bunch, plus I know SQL fairly good. I work for a Dot-Com, so they use C# ASP.net, and our databases are housed in SQL Server…I so badly want to help the engineering team because we’re losing them all the time, and our shiet is BROKEn all the time! I want to take VB too. I love online classes too, but with this, I need peer help too. Get through TOM and you’ll be fine. :hugs:

Luvja – No worries on the Mickey D’s of course if you can’t get it at home you have to try something, and of course it’s not that good, its fast food, but damn they do a good job making it look good! Haha! OMG – that car accident is crazy, when I was in HS we were on our way to a tournament and we had to drive by a scene too, there were covers over people on the side of the street and the whole car, I think it was a rodeo, was black! Very disturbing, and we had to play softball after that! I know how you feel, its so terrible to see, and only natural to feel for them. I hope you don’t spend too much time thinking about it!

Cake - Everyone needs a lil BFF time, so glad you got to hang! What a nice friend you are to be spending that amount of time on her hair!! Turkey burgers are the bomb diggity, sooo friggin good, good payback!

So yesterday was a good day at the gym, we did back for 30 min, then I walked for 5 min on the treadmill and ran for 25 min. I was going to stop and walk at the 25 min mark with 5 min left to go, and then suddenly my mp3 player started playing this Britney Spears/Madonna song, that is a sick azzzzz dance remix and I was like oh **** no I’m not stoping…I turned the speed up to 6.5 and ran for 2.5 min, then turned it up to 7.5 and could only get through 1.5 mins so I walked it out on the last minute…it was fantastic! We had our roommates parents over for dinner last night, we made faijitas, and I opted out of the tortilla and made my infamous Spanish rice with brown rice is was DEEEE – LISH! I weigh in tomorrow, I better see a 148, or we’re gonna have a Friday night throw down!

beaka - Haha I have spent a good chunck of my life the last little while in Jamaica, but that's pretty much over. I have no idea when I'll be back next :( ... I'm sorry though, NO TRADE!! haha :lol: Let's go party in Jamaica TOGETHER....deal?

ughhhhh i miss ya'll tons!

this might be long.

so i am graduating in 2 months and i thought i knew what i wanted to do with my life and i woke up a few days ago in a panic like maybe i dont want to work in sports and my heart is in public service. i know that i am a purpose driven person and if i dont feel good about what i am doing i wont stick with it. but i definitely have a love and a passion for sports but i dont know if i want to be super cutthroat to stick it out. i want to get married and have babies and its harder when yr in sports.
i think i really want to stick with working on campaigns and maybe in a rep or senator's office for a while then going to law school and then i'll figure it out from there...
then there is my passion for fitness, health and nutrition...i really have been thinking about going back to get another bs in nutrition and dietetics and becoming a certified personal trainer then saving up money and building a clientele to open my own health and fitness studios. i know that might sound crazy but i love exercise and i would love to help people reach their goals. i really dont know what to do lol i am all over the place.:?:

then there is this boy...:dizzy:
so he is someone i have known for a very long time but he had a gf. anyway they broke up a lil bit ago maybe a month and a half and we started hanging out talking on the phone etc. we even got physical.... and its awesome :o
anyway we are both adults and we both have been honest with each other. when i started dating him i seriously felt like i am not looking for a bf til maybe after graduation and i figure out what to do with my life lol. but i have fallen so hard so fast and he has too. we have been talking about it and neither one of us expected things to be like this. we are both enjoying each other and i havent felt this happy with all the butterflies and stuff in a looong time. but i think i want to step away before i get hurt. he just got out of a 4 year relationship and doesnt want a gf because he doesnt think he is ready and i didnt think i wanted a bf but now i do want HIM to be my bf. and trust me girls this is a HUGE deal i have a ridiculous amount of commitment phobia and never fall for a guy first but he is different. and i could see myself falling in love with him quickly and i dont want to because i know he needs time to heal... i didnt expect anything but friendship. the fact that we ended up doing the deed was an excellent perk lol but its def not the basis of this friendship. i think i am going to break it off but i dont want to hurt him more he is going through enough with the other break up. she was a *it**. i dont know what to do. i dont want to get hurt and i dont want to force him to be with me cause if we are ever together i want it to be because of how he feels about me. not because he is vulnerable:?::?:

on another note i dont even have a plan anymore it seems i need to find my motivation and get back going. its like i have 2-3 good days then 4-5 bad days and i just need these good days to take over. i think i will journal and write out what i need to do tonight.

well i think i talked enough. hopefully you girls can help me if not i'm glad you will "listen"
i plan to catch up from this point on cause yall are chatty lol

Bjeweled- i would go for your passions! I cant imagine much worse than being stuck doing something you dont like, always wondering what if you had done something else. I'm graduating (again >.<) in two months too! We will have to have a big graduation photo thread :D As for the boy- if you cant make it a really casual relationship instead of it getting heavy really quickly, maybe you both should take a break from each other for a couple of months? This would get you up to graduation and give him time for his head to clear up a bit. If it wasnt for his 4 year relationship i would say go for it, but thats got to be affecting him in some way. If you guys truely go together well then 2 months will be nothing :) Just an idea.
Finding motivation is hard! Getting back into it after christmas i started weighing myself everyday using www.physicsdiet.com to log it, it was a bit harsh but it managed to get me back on track eventually :dizzy: I also make a plan for the week- what i am going to do in terms of exercise and try to stick to it. I try to make it realistic too- i know that i wont manage to exercise every day, so i make saturday my day off. I can move that day off around if something comes up, so that helps keep me flexible

DanSinDeva: I wanna know how to make that rice!!!

Luvja: Just let me know when!

Bjweled: You should totally consider the field of public health! You could combine all of those interests. I have an MPH in Community Health Education and LOVE what I do. And you can do so much within the field of Public Health... As for the boy issues. I know nothing. Until I can sort out my own issues I don't feel worthy of dishing out advice. :shrug:

Ghost: I signed up for that site! Now I'll have an excuse for my obsessive daily weighing...

Wow, I miss one day of 3FC and my head is spinning from everything I miss.
Corozonas- I'm gonna need you to give me cooking lessons, your food sounds amazing!

I've been so sick since last Friday. :(... last night I couldn't sleep because my legs were hurting so bad, I've never quite experienced anything like it. I was told that it might be a sign of mono. Any nursing/med students in here?? They couldn't get me into the doc today. I guess we will see. All I know is I'm SICK of being sick.

That website has some negative ads. While entering my stats it had an ad for a website that said "Hey Fatty Lose Some D*mn Weight" I think I'll stick to sparkpeople or here. :)

I can't beleive its already 6:30. I went and got my pup from the vet and stayed home with her all day. We took a 4 hour nap. Oopsy. I guess that kept me from eating haha.

Tomorrow is Friday! Woohoo! Hope you are all doing well.

Hey everyone! I am new around these parts, but I am going to try to jump in the chat here and get to know some people. I have to get involved in a forum, or I will never remember to log into it. And I have a feeling that 3FC is really going to help me in my weight loss. I've already lost 7lbs this week (Probably all water weight, but still!)

Kecia I promise you, I have never gotten involved in a forum either, but these threads are utterly addictive!! I've only been here a few weeks, and they have been extremely supportive. And I check this thing a million and one times a day! Welcome!

Kecia- Hey! This is my first forum too! I also have a blog (not on this site) where I just rant about my cravings and other stuff! Both are so helpful, especially when I find myself wanting to eat!! Congrats on the 7 pounds!! I only lost 1.4 on my first week! Even if it is just water, thats a great boost to have when you need motivation the most!

Hey kecia! happy to have you around!

Everybody that maentioed my food- dude, dieting has done WONDERS for my cooking hahaha. And I've learned tons of little things along the way. I'm definitely all about eating whole food in moderate portions now. Before it was fat free this and light that- for me, that's just not the way to go. i love REAL food!!

So i have to tell you all... I bought a sports bra in an A cup today. Didn't try it on- just bought it to see how it looked at home. I'm officially an A now. boo hoo. I have a drawer full of barely 2 month old super cute B bras that don't fit. Poor tiny boobies....

But something positive! I'm going tomorrow to get the sketch for my HARD FREAKING EARNED TATTOO! yayyyy. I probably won't get any work done just yet but I'm meeting with the guy, getting the tat cusom drawn and putting down the deposit. woo HOO.

So I lost point 4 last night which wasn't much but it is TOM and I have now lost exactly 27 pounds with only 23 to go. Since I have a goal of 183 by the end of the month I hope to be under 20 pounds to go by then.

Man I have been looking around for an apt and good LORD everything is so expensive. I live in a 3 BR/3BA townhouse with my BF right now for only 915 and a one BR is freaking 805 DOLLARS. WTF. I mean geesh1 I am gonna be living by myself and figured it owuld a little less than that. If I go any cheaper I am gonna be living in the ghetto and I don't feel like dealing with that.

SO I have had two days rest and I am going to the gym to kick *** today. I figure treadmill and I may try the bike today. Or maybe treadmill and a video at home. Not sure yet But I will be there.

Cora I agree. Eating healthier had kicked my cooking skills up about 10 notches seriously! I wish I was maintaining like you but I guess I will be there soon enough. And also I wanna see your sketch when it is done!

Kecia :wel3fc: We are happy to have you

Casey I hope it is not the flu honey. The flu is usually achy. Either I hope you feel better very soon

Brie I agree with Icon. Follow your heart and do what you love. That way you won't end up like me hating every day of your job. I am in technical design, we are a defense contractor and this **** is booo-riiiing

Dansin WTG on the workout. How was your weigh-in this morning?

Beaka I guess I am gonna have to sign up and see.

On another note: There is this chick in the pod beside me who never shuts the f*** up. But it not like she all happy and sunny and sh** she is just complaining about how she has to deal with idiots all day. She is extrememly loud with an obnoxious voice. I just wanna bash her in the mout with a crobar until it gets that look that your fingers have when you smash them in a 1970 ford oick-up door. Argh!

Any plans for the weekend?

Kecia: Hey, girl!!! 7 pounds in a week is great! And this is a great place to be! It's helping me a lot!

Mojolove05: I saw that! But I like having my weight plotted for me (although I don't know how accurate). So I'll try to look past it.

Cake: Don't hurt her!!! We all have that person at work that get on out last nreve!!!

Cora: You SO deverve it! :D

As for me... I did a lot of snacking last night. I couldn't help myself. I had like 4 servings of Sun Chips... and frozen yogurt... and a turkey burger (double patty)... and a pudding cup. Although I went overboard on what could have been healthy food I still didn't do too bad on calories since i hadn't eaten much during the workday.

I'm prepping myself for this Spring Break week. 2 of my cousins are coming to stay with me. I'm sure we'll be going out and eating out a lot. They're gonna drive me crazy and bring lots of junk food in my house. I'm gonna try to still stay on plan.

My weight has been staying under 230 so I guess it's time to change the ticker. I was at 228.4 this morning. Yay! 3.4lbs from goal. If I don't let my cousins get me off track, I know I can meet it by the end of the month.

hi everybody! i couldn't hardly fall asleep last night... i don't know what the **** but i usually pass out in like 15 mins. im worried im gonna be draggin *** today which is NOT good! have lots to do!

you know cake, i don't really FEEEEEL like i'm maintaining... i eat the same stuff i ate 2 weeks ago (maybe 100 cals more a day) and my weight has kinda been bouncing between 130-132 so im crazy paranoid like im gonna balloon up or something. but when i was mentioning eating fat free everything i was talking like 3 months ago when i was figuring food out- not last week :lol:

and whether maintaining feel the same or totally different, you WILL be there... VERY soon!!

and definitely don't worry about seeing my sketch... if he lets me leave the studio with it it will be plastered up here in no time flat. i weighed this morning and was exactly 130.0 again (after i was 131.8 4 days ago) so i feel like the universe is telling me it's ok to get that tat now ;) and thanks beaka! it's kind of hard to believe i'm FINALLY going to be getting it...

so plans for this weekend... LOTS! a boy i know that left his band is playing with 3 (yes 3) different bands fri/sat so i'm gonna go groupie it up and check out some new digs. plus the tat studio, plus a friends bday... im gonna be busy busy!

hiya all. joiniun in this thread to try to get to know few people. so how is everyone? iv had a really off plan day... bit down about it but am back on track now. im in work tonight so bag is ready to go full of fruit and huge bottle of water.
hows everyones day been/ going? xx

Kecia & Clarelou, welcome!!! :D

Corazonas, DEFINATELY want all the details of the tat! I've been toying around with the idea but I have no idea where to put it ... and what to put... I have a feeling those two aspects are fairly important in the planning process. Have fun being a weekend groupie!!! :D

Beaka, have fun with the fam!!! You sound determined enough to make goal by the end of the month. Afterall, your cousins are only going to be tempting you for 1 week. Stay strong. ;)

Cake, it's unbelievable how high apt prices are everywhere! I'm in a smallish town in Canada and you're looking at about the same price or more. And about that loud girl, that was quite the description of what you would do to her... a little scary... lol. I'm sure all of us have done what she's doing at some point in our lives. (still irritating as ever.)

As for my weekend, it looks pretty good. I'm sure something will be going on tonight, tomorrow we have a hockey game (so excited!), and I have some Christmas lights that need to come down now that the weather is looking to turn out pretty nice. fun times!

Gotta tell you though, this is the first day in a verrrrrry long time that i've gone without lunch! My lunch date stood me up and my office isn't in a lunch-friendly area. Everything's either too $$$ or too fatty. So I've instead had an apple and a 1/2 oz of almonds. I know, bad. But i can't bring myself to paying $15 for a half sandwich and soup. I'll be leaving to go home soon and I'll do my best not to eat everything in the house when I get there. :D

Have a wonderful weekend all! xoxox

you guys are QUIET!! where's all my chatty girls at??? i'm trying not to eat everything in my house because it's rainy and freezing and BLAH. if i can just make it till tonight i'll be ok....

bride, i'm getting a phoenix bird on my left rib cage/ hip. i found a guy that i think will do an amazing job but when i talked to him on the phone today i just wasn't feeling it... he seemed a little holier than thou and i dunno.. im just still thinking. i may find someone else.

plus he kept upping prices on me... like instead of a $50 deposit (for custom drawing- i expected this) he said it was $100. and this does NOT go towards the cost of the tattoo. and i thought it was $125/hour for work- he says it's $150/hour. i assumed this would be expensive because i'm looking for very realistic, detailed, full color, etc but it seems like this guy is milking me. i'm not going to get subpar work but i'm not going to get screwed either.

anyway, i'm rambling.... i'm excited for tonight. i just LOVE getting dressed up, going to bars, listening to bands, dancing.... i'm looking forward to later :D

I'm feeling much better today! Finally. I got a lot of house cleaning in today. Still trying to take it easy though, I'm gonna get back on track with my workouts next week.

I just found out that I'm going on a cruise in June. I'm finally going to Cancun! I'm so excited, and talk about motivating! I WILL look good in a swimsuit! (I remember someone saying they overuse the exclamation marks, I've noticed I do the same thing and I just can't help it haha.)

Prepping Bride: Thanks! I actually made her go to the gym with me yesterday so I got my workout in, but we went out, and bar food is the worst! It was a platter of totally fried stuff and I had a rum and diet coke. But I did dance a lot! Kinda like this -> :carrot:
I went to my first hockey game last year. Loved it! The dude I dated though I was faking, but it was sooo fun. The fighting entertains me. :)

Cora: I'm always believe in following your instincts. If Mr. Tatt Artist is starting to seem a little sketch, you might wanna shop around. Hope you had fun last night! I know you did!

Caseygail: That is sooo wonderful! I'm jealous. Never been on a cruise. And I know you'll look great!

As for me... Going to my first personal trainer appointment in an hour. Hopefully he can teach me how to use some of the weights and stuff. I get to use him 2x free since I just joined the gym. Hopefully he won't be all psyco and mean... Strangely my weight still went down this morning after terrible eating yesterday, so I guess the workout cancelled it out. Another night out with the girls tonight. I'm really gonna try to stay on plan.

Good morning ladies! Ok so now I am all moved in to my apartment. The guy I have been hangin with is going to bring a bed over for me today and then another guy from work said he has a loveseat and oversized chair that I can have if I want them. So that pretty much completes my apartment for now. I can't say that my eating has been all that great....not bad food just hardly any food, which isn't good. Just been sooo busy...with moving..and working and the sick kiddo!

Anyways hopefully I can get my *** in gear today and find some time to work out since it has been like a month since I did.. YIKES.

I miss you all and need you in my life:)

Haha...hockey fights are definitely the best!!! I went to a minor league game with some friends and was cracking up at the fights and the fact that the PA system would start playing "Why Can't We Be Friends?" as they carted the players off to the penalty box. So funny!!!

For some reason, my F key is sticking. I haven't noticed until right now, when I have to keep deleting and hitting it hard enough to make sure that it shows up, just how much I use the stupid f key! haha

Corazonas, Anyone who switches prices while talking is sketchy. Definately go with your gut. I don't know about overall prices but when my hubs got his last tattoo there was a $50 deposit that was included in the rest of the price.

casey, A cruise is an awesome motivator!!! mine is a St. Lucia trip on June 28th so I know what you're talking about. :D And you don't use nearly enough exclamation points. ;) lol

Beaka, i actually laughed out loud when you said you danced like this -> :carrot: too cute. And I'm sure your trainer won't be psycho and mean... he/she will be trying to win you over as a client that keeps on getting more sessions! Take advantage of as much as you can and write it all down for when you won't be with them. I wish i kept all the training exercises from the trainer I was with over 5 yrs ago. Have fun tonight!

Blcarter, Busy gal! That must be nice having your own place again though. And to have a couple key pieces of furniture free helps too! Good luck with the sick kiddo. Hope he feels better (without you getting sick as soon as he does). :)

Hockey tonight! :D It's been so hard all week staying on track with eating. but today I FINALLY got back into the 170s so maybe i haven't been doing too bad. Of course I've gotta admit that it kind of sucks going out with friends and you're the only one not drinking. I went to a poker game last night stocked with a travel mug of coffee, a bottle of water, and a ziploc of veggies. I also only lasted 30 minutes in the game. i blame it on trying to stay healthy - it messed with my strategy not having beer to cloud my mind. lol :p

Sorry I haven't been on lately, all this darn rain we've been getting has made me want to do nothing but hibernate!! It was so cold yesterday that we had snow flurries! (And three days before that it was so hot outside that I was washing my car in shorts and flip-flops)

I ate chinese last night... From the chinese place... Not so good for me staying OP right? Well, since it was Friday, I slept in late, so I woke up at 11 or so, and ate breakfast... and other than some popcorn and an apple, I ate nothing else until dinner... I just wasn't hungry. So, I slurged and got Some shrimp with veggies and steamed rice. and it was yummmyyy!!

So this weekend, I have to be good. I'm still trying to convince Jason that we need to go and see Watchmen. I think that about sums up my weekend plans.... Have a great one ladies!

Beaka - oh its delish, but you have to find bolners fiesta spanish rice seasoning. they stopped selling it here, so i order it online directly from them. My sister and i looked all over for it for so long, that they even changed the recipe on the bottle, BUT my other sister in CO had an old bottle and sent me the recipe, its fantastic and works just fine with brown rice...http://www.fiestaspices.com/?page=spanishriceseasoning if you get it let me know.. i'll send you the real recipe Good luck with your cousins, just tell them you are doing good so far and they should support you, i mean they can do without for a week, right!!!!

Casey - OH NO!! hope you feel better fast, being sick stinks! Yay cancun, definitely a great motivator...it was ME that uses the exclamation point, i love it too hahaha :BLUSH:

mojo - what!!!??!?!!? what website was that? that's crazy...but yay naps!

kecia - welcome...you'll definitely LOVE 3fc, its addicting!! I've never been involved in a forum as well, but i find myself reading everything on here all the time...it keeps me distracted from making excuses not to work out and eat right!!

Cora- dieting has also done wonders for my cooking too. a couple of years ago i was going to school for nutrition, and one my teachers mentioned spaghetti squash, it sounded interesting, so i finally tried it, OMG fantastic!! and it cooks in the microwave, flipping sweet, i think i lost 10lbs just from learning to eat right that semester! Congrats on the Tattoo, sounds like you are getting a big piece, you'll have to share when u are done! Ok, i am catching up and just saw that you are getting a phoenix bird, and that is freaking fantastic, i really really want one on my back too, but i'm done with tattoo's, so I'll live vicariously through yours...i found a picture of one online, custom is way better but yay! I'm super excited for u know...ALSO, i forgot you are going to see bands this weekend, that's sooo cool! I love love love live music, and getting dressed up is so much fun!

cake - when i first started looking for my own place i was appaulled by the prices, its totally insane and i know that on the east coast its even MORE expensive... Funny funny stuff about the chick next to you, we definitely have that at my work too, some people just don't know how to keep to themselves. My weigh in blew, i'll get to that in my rant! I agree with cora though, you will definitely be maintaing soon, you are doing so good, 27 lbs is phenominal!! Hope you did good in the gym!

clare - welcome, don't be too hard on yourself...just get back up and go!! Jumping in here daily or whenever will help ya too!!!

prepping - yikes i hate missing lunch too, i'd be ravishing everything when i got home...hope you did good, I definitely wouldn't be paying that money for stuff you can make for $3.

BL - sweet, i'm so happy you got people to give you stuff, that's always the best!!!! I've actually never purchased anything for my apartments...all given to me. Now i live with my BF and he has everything, so i got lucky! Don't worry about the workouts, get settled in and then get your work on, when i first started reading these pages, your energy inspired me, but actually it was your other thread, i forget the title, but you were always posting your workouts...I know you can get back in!

Chele - that is HILARIOUS, i only go to hockey games because of the fights too, so entertaining...Can't we all just get a long?? hahaha OH and F the f key! hahaha, ok, i'm a cheese ball

PHEW, that is a lot of jibber jabber, but what can ya doo I'm in a fantastic mood, missed yesterday so i had to catch up. My weighin yesterday made me so angry i was ready to only eat veggie burgers wrapped in lettuce with fat free cheese and my frozen veggies for the rest of the month...that is my lunch everyday, and i'm addicted, so it wouldn't have been bad, but my BF talked me out of it. I have been working out so hard and consistently, i was back UP to 151.6, so needless to say i was in a bitter mood until i got off work. We decided we did so good these last 14 days, were splurging (he didn't lose either) and went to happy hour for 2 pitchers of blue moon, then we went to this place for vodka oyster shooters 2 each, then went to the bar across the street from us for their fish fry which is the best best best evar! and its not all greasy, they are lil cubes of fish, that they batter with all their own spices and stuff.. we split a basket so we didn't go TOO crazy...I dont even care either...I got up and went to boot camp this morning and before i left i weighed again and was at 150.8, so i'm over it, i'm doing good and i refuse to let it get to me. We are watching the Ohio State game today and then heading to the Ostrich Festival, which sounds super country, but i've never been and its almost free. They are having a demolition derby so it should be fun...have you guys ever had ostrich, its SOOO good, and lean, and get this its RED meat...so good try it if u ever haven't.. :D ok ok, so the game is about to start... have a good weekend all !!!

Alright well I finally got off of my butt and did 45 minutes of Tae bo! Woo I feel much better now.

Dansin: I really didn't know people ate ostrich, that is quite interesting. I'm not much of a meat eater but I'm def. gonna have to tell my bf about this.

WOO HOO!! I'm getting ready to go eat some BOILED CRAWFISH and go see WATCHMEN!! :dance:

Ladies

Kecia - welcome (even though it has been like over a week or something)

Nish - you didn't get arrested and no one passed out on the street? oh well maybe next time. lol

Beaka - you are in the atl? I am going there is coming weekend with my mom and sister for my mom's business trip. i know i want to go to the cnn center and my sister wants to go to the aquarium. Any must see/eat/shop?

Cora - you can have some of my boobs. I got way too much.

Cake - yeah i never understand why one bedrooms are soo high and then a 2 or more bedroom split evenly becomes affordable. How was the bike show? sorry i was out of town

BL - congrats on the apartment. one day i will have a place where i will not wake up and see my mom hoovering over me at 7:30 in the morning.


Working out is going well. eating is going better than expected. I am hoovering around the 190.4 mark so we will see what morning brings.

So i am going to need you all's help/ guidance/ enlightenment if you will. i have a date tomorrow to go to the movies. Let me give you some background. I have never been on a date before. Yes i managed to make it all the way through hs and college without catching someone's eye. So to me, not having a date to functions and whatever is normal. I had been talking to this guy for a little bit, not really thinking anything of it (actually wanting him to leave my alone), and then for some reason today he asked and I said okay. Do I know what changed my mind? nope. My first real date. Should I be jumping up and down right now, because I am calmly sitting in my chair not really thinking about tomorrow. This is all new, and some things new i like, but when you dont date (at least for me), you just get used to it.

So I'll do some personals tomorrow. Just wanted to drop a line. I get so busy with my waitressing on weekends that I never have time to get online. I did pretty good all weekend. Last night there were some drinks after work and some pizza after drinking....so not so good there. But I did rock out with the cardio and strength Sat morning so as far as I'm concerned I didn't do half bad. Today I was WAY under cals cuz I slept most of the day away. LOL

I reached my St Patty's Day mini goal on Friday so YEAH ME!!!!! I was super excited!!!!

Tomorrow morning I sign my daughter up for a pre K program and I'm hoping it's a good idea.