Amy - Welcome back, I've missed you!!! I hope the teaching thing gets resolved soon, my Aunt is part of that too :C

Haley - I put it off yet again lol. But I ended up right at the correct amount of calories today. Also, OMG HE IS SO CUTE. Bulldogs are so adorable!

So, I think I may have countered the chinese food with 90 minutes of working out. Erin came over and we did 30 minutes of pilates, a 30 minute brisk walk, and 30 minutes of yoga. Hopefully the scale likes that in the morning lol.

haleyOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG HE IS PERFECT.

....more later. Now? Dinner and 24 finale.

Haley ~ Oh my word...he is so freaking CUTE!!!! I am not even a fan of dogs (bad experience with a chocolate lab when I was 6 years old has left me terrified of dogs ever since), but I would totally snuggle with that one. :)

Haley - he is adorable!! And - we are like the same person! Believe me, I still keep my scale, but I dont get frustrated anymore when one day it says one number and the next morning its higher, I've learnt to be okay with the flucuating scale...big breakthrough in my life! But yes ma'am, my scale is still beside my bed, but somedays I forget to weigh myself and I like that I don't "need" the scale anymore, I just "like" to have it handy!!

Seriousally though....How the effffffffffffffff do I get rid of this access skin - cripes I don't think all the exercise in the world will get rid of this skin on my stomach! Do u have this problem too at all?

Stella- seriousally! I am going to try a spin class!! although I can't lie, I've had similiar experiences when my kickboxing class becomes extremely intense! isnt it crazy...now wonder ppl get hooked on exercise!

Chele - that sounds awesome!! I want to go to NFLD sooo bad, never been, perhaps we should hit up George St together?!!!

GIRLS - I went on a date tonight.....he's a total hottie! I know Feral - I said boys are on my "to don't" list....but we're just going to be friends even though he keeps threatening a kiss lol....but I'm not rushing things at all... anyways I had to tell ya's! He's cute, I'm looking forward to seeing him again!

Haley, the puppy is adorable! What is the going rate for English Bulldogs up your way?

Ferel, yes I am feeling much better, thanks! And yes, I think I am going to have to become a hermit on the weekends. :(

Stella, bosses and co-workers can be jerks at times. :hug:

Starmac, welcome back!

Taylor, yay on the 9.5 lb. loss! That's great!

Samantha, whoohoo for making it to the 130's!

Jenny, good job for staying on plan this weekend!!! Good for you!

amyleigh, it is not just NJ that is having the budget cuts; it is all over the U.S. My little town of 4,000 have cut 50 teachers...and that is a lot for us. I hate it too because I am currently working on my BA in Elem. ed. So, yes, I am scared of what the job market is going to look like when I get my degree. Hang in there...surely you will find another place to teach! :hug:

Skinny, I have heard that Zumba is fun.

that little sucker is costing $2,200.....they are very expensive dogs...and its not even in my area... I have to go to PA for it

Jenny- I dont have a skin problem just yet... and from the looks of it I really only will have one on my lower stomach... I was cursed with the stomach flap thing... it totally sucksssssssss...but everywhere else is pretty sweet... I love my arms lol

Today was a great day for me!!!

Eating wise it was great, but I still didn't eat enough snacks close together because I was so busy and that left me starving for dinner but other than that I am really happy about today. I also didn't have any wine with dinner when there was an open bottle right in front of me. Woah. Chris drank the rest while I watched. >.<

Tomorrow is cardio & abs for me. Gonna aim for 90 minutes. Then I have to go get my waders (for fly fishing) resized cause last summer I was a size 20 as compared to the 12 I am now. I hope they can resize them cause waders are uber expensive. I also gonna order some hip waders for my back packing trip in June. So excited!

Other than that I am sad 24 is over. I heart Jack Bauer. OH oh and I am really looking forward to TBL finale tomorrow. That should be great.

I hope you girls had a good night

Jenny How cool! A date! High five for a hottie!! What did ya'll do? That is so cool to be called skinny! I can't wait.

plat I am pretty sure that took care of the chinese, plus remember lots of water because chinese has plenty of sodium. I should know, chinese is my kryptonite. Seriously. Great job on that workout, though! Kick butt!

skinny Wow. That pizza sounds AMAZING.

chele That vacation sounds amazing!!!! I wanna gooooo!!!!

Dora I am not from the UK, but my fiance is from Manchester, England. A heat wave? How unusual! How are you functioning without the rain cloud?? Good luck with finals!

Haley I also have a lower stomach flap. My trainer calls it an "apron"...but whatever is I hate it. Will you look into plastic surgery?

Haley - HOLY. That puppy is expensive but SUPER worth it. So cute. You just want to hug and hug and never let go!

Jenny - Hooray for a date! I haven't gone on a date since November. Uh, need some luck in that department haha. Send a boy my way!

Mary - You reminded me. I need to check out pilates too. What's the difference between pilates and yoga? I'm like a ****** when it comes to that kind of working out.

Star - WELCOME BACK!

Taylor - I have the apron too, but it's getting better. I think I'm going to give my body/skin some time to adjust and then if it's still uber bad, maybe consider some surgery. Talked to some people who have had it done and they all have scars, but according to them, it was super worth it.

In personal news, ran a non-5K 5K on the CBS lot this weekend and enjoyed street burrito and all-you-can-eat Indian buffet in the glorious city of Los Angeles. I actually went to a bar Friday night too, and I realized why I don't do bars sober. Too many creeps. But bartender was hot.

Also, one of my best friends from high school got engaged this week and apparently I'm going to be a bridesmaid THIS August. Talk about quick wedding! Guess I'll use that as additional motivation.

And in clothing news, the skinny smallest pair of jeans I own buttoned and zipped. Muffin top is there, but HOORAY. I was pretty excited :)

Jenny ~ Yes, let's go!!! A friend of mine went to a wedding in NFLD a couple summers ago and they said it was one of the best places they had ever been to. I am totally up for a trip!!!!

Good morning ladies its so humid here in NC already yuck! 178 this morning :) Cant wait for my veggie pizza for lunch hehe heres a picture of what one looks like http://a2.vox.com/6a00d41432e14b3c7f...77620002-500pi
My dh and I have started walking our road at night we do about a mile and this is in addition to our normal exercise i think its really doing us both good!

You know what's awesome at 5 am? Getting TOM and weighing in at 171 and then getting ready to go to the airport. Plus side - no d-bag co-worker :)

I'm not concerned about the weight - it's bloat and that's fine. I still plan to eat as best as possible and work out while on my trip.

Haley - as expressed earlier, I want to steal that puppy. I'm guessing he's purebred based on the price. They're expensive suckers. Our Lhasa's were like 1300 in 1988, so yeah... I want a puppy.

It's too early...ugh.

There's this cute guy sitting across from me eating a chocolate donut and I want to rape him... For the donut.

Uh oh. :)

Stella - LOL!!! That would be my thoughts....jeezus mister just hand over the donut! lol

Chele - seriousally though, NFLD is apparently the best time, the new boy I met last night said its one of his fave spots and he wants to go back for a visit...that'd be fun!

Jess - Hey lady!!

Taylor - I'm far from skinny -but it was fun for a stranger to say it! because all my friends say it, but I think its because they know how I looked prior to this, ya know!! You'll get there - don't you worry!!!
We went for a walk along the boardwalk downtown, it was beautiful here yesterday and last evening was just georgous! We ended up walking and talking for 2 hours....talk about a man going for my heart - taking ME exercising!! lol. I love it! He text me (he's shy!) after our walk and asked if we could do it again SOON! lol

Haley - I think thats what I meant by stomach! the flap - I just didnt have a name on it! Mine is slowly shrinking, so I'm hoping that because we are young and our skinny is full of elesatic that with enough hard work and dedication, it will look normal without an operation! However , I'd love to have my old bra size back LOL!!! Cripes - they just keep shrinking and shrinking and shrinking!!!!

Hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday!!

Oh holy **** I was bad yesterday... Cookies from the vending machine at work, half of a frozen pizza and 3 mini ice cream bars after dinner. The first normal TOM after being on the pill for 7 years sucks!!! I've been a giant, puffy, moody, hungry b**** since this weekend :(

But I did get a lot of work done yesterday, including a major business project and the wedding invitations. I'm feeling a lot more human today, so hopefully I can get back on track.

Happy Tuesday!

You guys were so chatty yesterday... or it may have been that I was in the WORST mood ever so I didn't post.

AMY AND HEATHER - OMG NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS!!!! :) Come around more, we miss you!

Mittens - It's frustrating. That's when you have to decide if weighing every day is worth it. I always hold out some kind of magical hope that the scale will be down when I know it's not going to be.... I'm still mastering the "I don't care what the number is." Don't let it get you too frustrated. Just make sure you're flushing your system with plenty of water.

Taylor- I think you said it best, it's okay to use the extra calories for FUEL. You need it. :) You are a work out rock star. I need to come visit so I can go to Taylor Boot Camp.

Samantha - CONGRATS!!! and LOL @ the restraining order comment.

Dora - You're SO close to being done!!!!! :) You can make it. Did you have humidity with your heat wave? That's always the worst!

Skinny - UMMMM Your pizza looks DELICIOUS. I would like to reach through the computer right about now and eat it!

Haley - You are one of the best big sisters EVER. Seriously. And OMG I still want to eat him.

Mary - Sounds like you and Erin had an awesome work out yesterday! I wish I had a work out buddy some days. Then other days I'm glad I don't.

Jenny G - YAYYYY SKINNY B*TCH!!!!! And that is too funny you're saying boys are NOT on your list and you go on a date.... details. Where'd you meet him? Was he nice? I'm sure he's cute... sneak a picture. What did you guys do? I would like to think that since we are young the chances of elasticity are much higher than say in our 30s or 40s. I guess it kind of depends though.... and there's only one way to find out - LOSE MORE WEIGHT. ;)

Shauna - Glad to hear you're feeling better.... and Yes in regards to AMY - the cuts are all over the US. We are losing MORE teachers this year and having about the same amount of kids... I have no idea how we're going to do it next year as we're already working on a skeleton crew. I'm surprised they haven't cut a counselor or anyone in the office yet.


Jess - How was the run on the CBS lot? Did you get any pictures. [Are we seeing a theme this morning? I'm all about pictures!] And WOW that IS a quick wedding. At least they aren't dragging it out but DANG!

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Yesterday was like the crappiest day ever. The morning just set me the eff off and it went downhill. I'm so glad it's over! *sigh of relief*

I'm heading back to the gym today after not having worked out for 4 days. I skipped the gym last night because I was having such a bad afternoon and I wanted to clean my room and hang my laundry that I didn't do this weekend. I'm looking forward to the gym.

I went to the grocery store and stocked up on yummies and veggies. I think I've been lacking on the amount of veggies I need to be consuming lately.

I hope you all have a GREAT day!!!