Turbo ~ Awww, thanks hun. *warm fuzzy* Ever thought about online professoring? I've never done it myself, but I have a friends who have (for some of the "for profit" universities). Plus you have a science degree, so I'm guessing that's probably more in demand. Just an idea. Shoot, if I were more qualified, I'd try it myself.

And dairy is usually the first culprit for digestive upsets, but I eat almost none of it. occasionally, I'll have some yogurt or a smear of butter, but the yogurt actually makes my tummy feel better. Who knows?

I think I might put myself on an elimination diet just because it's getting me so frustrated. Plus, from what I've read, some of the effects are cumulative, so something might not bother you right away, but if you keep eating it, it'll build up and affect you later. Boooo....

Dorian ~ *hugs* Sorry to hear you're so stressed, but BOY can I ever relate. Hurray for your win on Valentine's Day. Sounds like you and the beau were able to enjoy a lovely time together, too. Your momma is lucky that she has such an amazing support in you. How long is your sister staying with her? Is this a long-term or temporary thing?
*sending you some "get-work-done-fast" fairy dust*

Krampus - Most of the snow melted right off and there was none stuck to the roads, but of course it's still cold as **** today!

Sleeping like a baby is an understatement... I'm practically a zombie even when I am awake. That Jacobs ladder IS a *****! Today I did the curve treadmill (among other things) and that's an ***-kicker too. I have to switch it up to keep from getting overuse injuries and mostly to keep from killing myself of boredom!

Wow, that is a lot of mac and cheese! I'm a huge fan of lobster mac and cheese and have to try it every place that offers it. Hands down my favorite so far was the lobster, bacon and green chile mac n cheese we had on NYE. Awesome...

I'm sorry you feel that way about your friend. It is super sad when that happens, but it's all a part of life. I moved away after high school and am not close with any of my friends from that time in my life, save for one.

Another awesome WI today!

Dorian - I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be saying "whoo hoo" or "aww, I'm sorry" with all the stuff you have going on! Valentines Day and your weigh in sound awesome, but I'm so sorry about all the work and the funeral and your poor mama's stressful situation.

You know we're always thinkin about ya and here when you get a chance to say hi.

Turbo - I think applying for a postition at a running store is a fantastic idea! You could get employee discounts on new running gear, make running buddies, and not have to deal with as many cranky people I bet. People who run aren't usually jerk-faces.

That jacobs ladder over the pool sounds awful! LOL I've got enough motivation of my own I guess... no thank you!

Wow, thats a lot of great news! You're losing some weight, your situps and pushups are coming along, and you're raising money for your BFs race! I too LOVE to bake but right now I just don't think it's a good idea... LOL. It's not like I can have one cupcake and take the rest to work, because I can't even have one! Admittedly I'm not a huge cake/cupcake person, but oh lord do I love to bake (and eat) cookies and dessert bars. I can do some damage that way.

Alex - You know, that Jacobs Ladder is surprisingly not all that much of a glute workout... you use your upper body a lot to climb, and it's very hard cardio once you get clipping along. I'm sure it does work the glutes but maybe I just don't notice as much because everything else is screaming! LOL

Haha, were you really boozing it up when you wrote your post earlier? It was hard to tell! You're very welcome though, and the feeling is mutual. I have come to really depend on this thread and the regular (and less-regular ) ladies that contribute to it.

Your rent is going up $1000 PER MONTH?! That is INSANE! I have a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2 car garage, 2500 square foot home that I SPLIT a monthly rent of $1350 (with two roommates). Do you live in a house or an apartment? Are you going to be OK financially?

Regarding your tummy issues, have you seen a doctor about it? How long has it been going on? Do you keep track of what you eat? Maybe you've got or developed some sort of intolerance or allergy. Maybe you can cut things out and see what happens; dairy and wheat are the two biggest irritants people have.

BIG @SS HUGS for you though... so sorry about all the stress! Remember, take a knee and hydrate... you'll make it.

Oh, and yeah, my husband is a boob sometimes but he always means well and I know he loves me more than anything. Being apart is hard and sometimes it makes me melodramatic.

Kakers - I'm sorry you feel fat and gross, but I'm sure it's all in your head! You'll feel right as rain again in no time. (I have to ask though... Tollhouse Pie? As in, Tollhouse chocolate chips/cookies? Please explain. I am living vicariously through you!

How is gymnastics going lately? Did you have a good Valentine's Day?

BreeandButton - Welcome to the chat! I hope you don't mind reading about all of our digestive issues and seeing pictures of our food and weird things!



Well ladies, another weights workout (shoulders and calves) and another hour of cardio closer to my photo shoot and the end of the program! LOL only 51 more days, thats no big deal right? RIGHT?! help me...

My weight is jumping all over again but I'm not concerned... it seems to fluctate an awful lot.

I wish I had some fun news but I'm all out today! Last day of my 4-day weekend and I'm sort of dreading being back in the office tomorrow, but at least its a short week. My buddy is bringing me 2 dozen of his chickie eggs tomorrow so thats perfect, because I'm almost out and they're so pretty and tasty!

Tonight I'm making myself some tilapia with kelp noodles, which I haven't had since I started this program. I worked a bit into my diet, and I know it's healthy since its just seaweed so I can't imagine why it would be off limits. I haven't been using any shiritake/miracle noodles because my dinner portions are so huge, but tonight I'll cut back on veggies a bit and add the noodles... I just need something different. I love my meals but they are becoming a teeny bit repetative and the mind is starting to wander more and more into 'cheat meal' territory.

Yesterday I was napping on the sofa and was suddenly daydreaming about chocolate chip cookie 'sandwiches' with frosting between them. I don't even LIKE frosting! Eww! LOL

Oh, and I just saw the first Cadburry Creme Egg commerical of the year! I love that they use the same one every year.

(Hate the candy though... it's gnarly)

Well hello everyone!

I told myself, no I wasnt going to come back on here AGAIN after being over 2 years from when I first joined, saying I am still in the same place. Welp, I am. Clearly theres more of a problem than just eating. My mind.

So I decided to make myself accountable again. For the 3489th time

I love seeing all the ladies in here that were in here when I was months/years ago. You girls are so motivational!

I will start doing personals as I start signing on here daily. I just had a quick question for you ladies who lift and/or dont count calories....

I count calories to lose weight. Did it once before, it worked. But as many of you know it can be negative as well. Make you OCD and BINGE. Thats my problem. Binging. BUT, if i dont count calories, I can easily eat over 2,000 without feeling like I have really had that much to eat.

I know I need to make this a lifestyle change and free my mind of the "diet" and "restricted" sense. However, I am just so sad I will give up, binge, get demotivated, stressed, irritable, etc. if I feel like I am doing the work but not seeing results. The same worries I guess any health aware person would have.

I have been running 2 miles 5 days a week, biking 17 miles the 6th day and circuit weight training on the 7th day...

Ok im done So glad to be back here AGAIN!

Happy Monday!

I swear I want to cry right now. I'm so mentally and physically EXHAUSTED yet my weight keeps going up. I know it's got to be 'normal' fluctuations but so far my net weight loss over the last 5 weeks is only like 4 pounds. I know that's not horrible but for as hard as I'm working it makes no sense. I can easily lose so much faster on my own AND eat bits and bites of a lot more foods.

I so want to quit right now.

hi, feathers,

The wind is howling and today will be miserably cold, but not as miserable as it promises to be towards the end of the week when we might actually get some measurable snow! D:

So last night I found out my ex has a girlfriend and it really sent me into a tailspin of depression. The good thing? It killed my appetite and I had no desire to drink myself into oblivion or anything, haha. In fact, I have ONE bottle of wine at home and my contest with myself is to see if I can keep until Friday or Saturday night before I open it.

@Jossfit - I don't understand why your weight would keep going up. Makes no sense...you're putting EVERYTHING into this. The only thing I can think of is that you're working out so much that your body is retaining tons of water in your muscles. I somehow think that if you took about a week off from exercise (I know you can't because of the program) and had like one day where you ate whatever you wanted before going back to clean eating, that you would have a huge whoosh. Also, I bet you LOOK fantastic!

@Dianne - I hear you! I don't think I can be a real calorie counter. It drives me insane and all I can think about are numbers after awhile, and I feel completely restrictive. The most success I've had (and need to return to that myself) is to have a couple of go-tos for meals that I know are low calorie, like just taking a salad for lunch, having turkey sausage maybe for breakfast, avoiding sweets and wine (that last is HARD), etc. during the week and maybe having one weekend day where I'm not restrictive. Like I can have wine and if I've been craving Chinese takeout all week, then I can get it that day. Or if I want to eat a few oreo cookies, then I can eat them that day. I don't mean stuff-myself binging, just not counting or worrying about it for a day. Mentally it works for me because I look forward to it and I am always able to get back on track.

@turbo - wow, 139 is great! I haven't seen that number since Dec. '11 and can't wait to see it again myself! I would love to watch the LOTR movies! I don't know how you avoided eating all those cupcakes you guys were baking!

@Dorian - ugh, I hope some of your work eases for you a bit! I know how that feels. I've been sick a few times this year and it's NEVER a day wheN I can just take it off and stay home to recover!

@Alex - yeah, I'm with you! LOVE coming here and seeing all these awesome people posting all the time. This thread feels good to come to all the time. I'm sorry you're so stressed, and it's probably CAUSING some of your stomach issues. I've been super depressed/stressed lately, too, and I get cramping stomach pains at night and then there's the teeth clenching, ugh. Then again, I've had some dairy lately and that can cause the stomach cramping, too, so who knows!

@Breeandbutton - congrats to you!! You're about at my dream weight right now. How have you been losing the weight?

@Kakers - yeah, I hear you. I keep weighing in at about 146.something, I really am waiting for the whoosh...

@krampus - you're having some awesome weigh-ins lately!!! My regular hunger patterns, hmm...I tend to get really hungry mid morning and mid afternoon! My danger time is between 4 p.m. and 6, so I've solved this by having dinner around 4:30 and 5! Once I eat dinner, I don't snack at night. My weakness is wine, of course, and I really am trying to eliminate that during the week! Now my schedule is SO off. I can't eat at any time other than my lunch hour and even my dinner stuff is off because two times a week I have a class from 4 to 7! I have to pack things to eat that won't go bad or get icky if not refrigerated but are healthy and filling. SOmetimes I don't eat wheN I get home afterwards, depending on whether I exercise when I get home or not. Sometimes I just have a light soup. So I've been bringing a half peanut butter sandwich to eat in class. There's really not much else I can bring since veggies are not filling enough, and stuff like cheese or hard-boiled eggs will not be good if they're not refrigerated most of the day. Anyway, these two classes are my big challenge when it comes to keeping a regular week day schedule. Normally I'm REALLY good at that. Anyway, I'd love to go back to eating REALLY clean and healthy six days a week and having one day when I can let loose. That really worked for me a few years ago. I lost up to 1.5 pounds a week doing that!

Just a quick post to thank everyone who welcomed me back. So far I'm doing well getting on plan again.

Joss I'm really sorry it's getting you so down. I'm sure the progress will have to show soon. The scale is so fickle though, if you're working that hard you know you must be changing your body.

@Jossfit - I know its cliche and SO hard to do but put it away. Theres a woman that went to my high school that proves this cliche saying more than anything. She is 42, 5 kids and proved no matter what your age or circumstances, you CAN get the body you want and thought you never could have through LIFTING HEAVY and eating clean. She would gain 5 pounds, lose 3, gain 8, lose 5. You cannot weigh when you are lifting heavy. It will give you false impressions!! She has a SICK body. You never would of thought she could of got there. Ive been following her on facebook and watching some of her clients. One of her clients in particular Ive been watching. And WOW a year later its amazing to watch this lady transform. A total different person. And they do not weigh or count calories. They eat clean, 5 small meals and lift for their life. Funny thing is, they look TINY, not bulky at all. Her name is Nancy Reinhardt if you want to look her up. Shes gotten pretty popular because of her story. Might help for motivation!

@olechat - Oh my! You are strong sista! I would of grabbed the nearest piece of bread and a bottle of wine for sure. THAT is a NSV for sure!

Today is the first day NOT on a restricted diet. No counting calories. Ahh feels a little frisky I will be documenting everything I eat though. I really hope this works. Cant believe where I got myself at. I miss my small waist!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!
Just checking in...I will have to do more personals later.

The "family" weekend ended up being a sick weekend for me. I have bronchitis and I'm on antibiotics right now which are not doing much so far. My head is pounding and my energy is low....I just want to sleep. But I haven't missed any workouts, and despite a decrease in my appetite..I still managed to gain. And I did not overeat or drink at all

Oh, well...I can't sweat it right now. I just want to feel better. No cardio right now either until my cough is under control.

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Joss...Hang in there. I know the frustration and it's temporary!

Turbo...Sorry to hear about the job. I really wanted a position a couple of years ago, and I didn't get it. But it turned out that the one I'm in right now is even better! Things happen for a reason...but I know it's hard not to internalize it.

The Bunneh, Breadandbutton and Diane...Nice to have you on the forum!

Alex...Try to eliminate wheat and flour from your diet to see if the bloating subsides. The next culprit is dairy. Don't eliminate both at the same time...you won't be able to tell which one it is.
OMG...Sorry to hear about the financial stress of the rent. That is a large amount for one person.

Krampus...Awesome weigh-ins girl! Keep on pushing

Joss ~ *big hugs* It is RIDICULOUSOS that your weight is up after you have given this program all you've got. Have you your coach about your frustrations? You are an educated woman who knows her own body and nothing you've said sounds unreasonable. Your coach might be able to reassure you, give you some tips, or possibly restructure your program a bit? He sounds like a tough guy and I'm sure he can take it.
I've heard that about dairy and wheat being the biggest aggravators, so I've cut them out straight away. I don't think I eat a ton of those foods to begin with (sometimes a cup of yogurt or some pretzels) but can't hurt to take them out and see if things improve.

Dianne ~ Welcome! This is the place to come to keep yourself on track. There are a number of women who are maintaining pretty low, sustainable weights. I'm totally with you on not being on a super restrictive eating plan and that's the path that I'm taking right now.
For me, the key to not getting discouraged and running off the rails is to manage my expectations. (I have to keep remembering this) I just focus on making healthier choices (living foods over processed crap; savory over sweet, etc.) get in enough exercise (yoga + running) and then let my weight do what it will. I cannot control my weight. I control what I put in my mouth, how much I move, and when and how much I rest, but the weight is not under my control.

Ohlecat ~ Big monkey turds on the situation with the ex and his girlfriend. Relationship woes suck like none other. Glad you were able to stay on track (but sad that you're feeling depressed) I know you've probably thought this before, try to channel that sad feeling into a stronger resolution to become the best YOU you can possibly be. YOU deserve to be at your best. (and you know what they say about "living wel..." ;-) )

Bayzee ~ Sorry to hear that you're sick! That's never fun and random gains don't help matters at all, either. Are you drinking enough fluids? As you say, your focus is on feeling better so take good care of yourself.

Thebunneh ~ Good to see you in here!

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So in my ongoing quest to master the "digestive issues" I ate only four foods yesterday:
banana
sweet potato
hard boiled eggs
almonds

Tummy is a lot better and overall symptoms a 1-2 out of 5.

And it turns out, that when I'm not shoving food into my pie hole 24/7 I lose weight AND have less gas. Go figure. An unexpected side effect-- I was down 3 lbs this morning, so way to go elimination diet. I'm still up a good 7 lbs from my resting low and then a good 15-20 from my ultimate goal.

I wrote to Dianne about "managing expectations" and I suppose I have to think about same thing for myself and be honest. I do have goals, but I know from what I've learned about myself, that I will not reach those goals if I focus on what I "can't" have. My plan is to rest, make good food choices, and move my body and let my body decide where it goes weight wise. We plan plans, not results.

Here's a question:
For coffee drinkers out there - What do you put in your coffee? I usually add something like powdered creamer, wonder if this might be upsetting my tummy and would love to switch to something healthier. (no dairy for now, though)

I tried almond milk, but it made the coffee taste super bitter. It may have been the brand of milk (blue diamond).

Would love any suggestions!

TheBunneh / Diane - Thanks for the words ladies (and Bayzee). I actually can't put the scale away right now... I normally only weighed once a week or so, but I am actually doing a Bikini Competition Prep program with a trainer, and I weigh daily as part of his instructions.

He and I communicate via phone and email, so seeing my weight progression and photos is the only method he has to evaluate my progress. It is frustrating, but I have to stick with it.

As far as "quitting" I'm referring to the program, not a healthy lifestyle in general (and of course I won't actually quit, I just am frustrated right now!) I'm in week 5 of 12 and the diet is VERY restrictive, the workouts are long, I haven't had a day off since like 20-something January, and my body hurts. It's not horrid all the time, or even most of the time, but I'm having a hard day today emotionally.

I'll make it, but I AM telling my coach that I'm taking Sunday off to rest!

Bayzee - I am so sorry you are sick! Bronchitis?! Ugh, you poor thing! I'm willing to bet that the gain is from the antibiotics and from the inflammation that occurs naturally when your body is trying to fight off an illness. Just treat yourself right, rest as best you can, and you'll be back on track in no time.

Diane - Again, thank you for the encouragement! I am no stranger to heavy lifting and so I know that the fluctuations are normal, but with the timeframe I'm under (and a paying photo shoot for a fitness company at the end of it) I feel like these fluctuations are a punch in the gut and they make me worry about whether or not my coach will get me to my goal. I'm just trying to have faith and keep pushing!

Good luck on your UNstructured diet today! I actually LOVE structure and thrive with counting calories, planning meals and workouts, to-do lists, etc. I think I would feel too frenzied living any other way! Even in maintenance I still count, weigh and plan everything. LOL I am a freak I guess.

Let us know how it goes!

TheBunneh - I'll share my tiny NSV with you; I slid my wedding ring on pretty easily today... it's been really tight since my holiday gain! LOL thats a little something, right?!

Congrats on getting back on plan! What is the plan anyway? Are you counting calories, eating mindfully, following a certain diet, trying to workout more?

Olehcat - Oof, I can relate! I am terribly in love with my husband; he is my BEST friend, I'm very attracted to him, our sex life is great (LOL when we see eachother) he does his best to make me happy, and we just FIT together... but, when I saw my ex was engaged it sort of sent me for a loop as well! If you still have warm feelings for him (which you seem to, as you've mentioned you are still friends) you're always going to have some sort of feeling of prior claim to him, IMO. Maybe not everyone feels that way but I know I did. Heck, my ex and I even got back together AFTER we divorced until I deployed and he cheated... and now is engaged to that woman... haha.

He's happy, I'm happy, and I no longer have contact with him or his family (I didn't feel it was necessary or appropriate anymore) but sometimes I still feel a little odd twist in my stomach if he pops into my mind for whatever reason. I think it's natural.

BUT, more importantly, you DIDN'T to the stereotypical romantic comedy girl thing and go eat a pint of Haagen Daas while drinking wine and crying! (Hahaha actually that's what I want to do right now). Not soothing your emotions with food is pretty impressive to me.

As for my situation, I'm sure you're right; it's got to be 'normal' fluctuations, water retention, all that fun stuff... I KNOW it is, logically it HAS to be, but dang if it doesn't set the day off on the wrong note to see those increases! I've been channeling that frustration and really pushing it in the gym; I'm adding weight to just about all of my exercises with each workout and I'm kicking the crap out of all that damn cardio.

Alex - I have my email check-in with my coach on Thursday, but I've already drafted it and yeah... it's wordy! I told him that I NEED a rest day on Sunday and I NEED him to encourage me and give me some good feedback. He always makes me feel better when we speak, and I'm sure he's more than used to neurotic women complaining about their weight! LOL

Hmm, well that's definitely interesting about your elimination diet. What do you plan on eating today? What are you going to try adding back in first? It can be so hard to figure it out and you'll have to take it slowly... try not to be TOO restrictive because if you end up diving into a cheddar cheese burger on a wheat bun it's going to be hard to diagnose!

Have you considered having an allergy test done?

I am a coffee drinker, and for now I drink it black. NORMALLY, I would put 1 TBS of Soy Delicious Coconut Milk creamer. It's non-dairy, and it's all natural plus it's only 20 calories for a serving and super creamy. They make regular, vanilla and hazelnut flavors. I have seen it in several stores so it shouldn't be hard to come by.

Alexis : I guess elimination diet could help you a lot pointing out what may cause the intestinal problems, as annoying as these kind of diet can be...!

Do you eat a lot of onion and garlic? A few member in my family has something with these, trigering intestinal issues too... just an idea I got while talking with my brother, who barely can eat garlic and onion

For the coffee, I slowly switched to skim milk to black coffee, but it took me foreveeeeer. Now I do enjoy more my black coffee, I love the strong taste and I dont have to worry about extra calories I put in it But have you tried rice milk? I never had it, but maybe it would give the coffee a not so bitter taste compared to almond milk?

Joss : What, you wouldn't do the Jacobs Ladder above a pool? But it sounds like sooo much fuuuun!

I'm sorry to hear you are feeling down and exausted I understand the frustration you must feel, when you dedicate yourself so muuuch to this program (and putting off some money for a coach!?)!! On the fact that the overall loss so far is 4 pounds, could it be that you are putting on more muscles? And 4 pounds in 5 weeks, it isnt that bad when you you think about it... When you think that usually, people lose 1 pound week, you're only a tiny bit under that.

But I do get the fact that it must be frustrating considering all the efforts you put on the process But you are getting closer to the ''7th-8th week, you'll see more results'' point, you can do this!

Dianne : Hi! To answer your question, I was calorie counting oo before. But at some point, I just got tired of doing so. I started to just eat healthy and watching the portion. It is hard, but it is a big process of knowing WHEN to stop eating, you know whay I mean? Knowing that you have to stop becaus you had enough, and not because Myfitnesspal tells you so...

olehcat : Don't lose this fight against the wine bottle! you can do this!! Sorry to hear about the bad new of the ex It always hit hard!

TheBunneh : Good job eating on plan!

Bayzee : Aww sorry to hear you're sick Feel better soon *hugs*

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Still holding at 139.4 today. I did good concerning the meals yesterday, I was not feeling that hungry and every meals made me feel so full, but I tasted so much batter and icing while doing the cupcakes... I'm glad I kept the portions in a reasonnable range.

I did not have the time to get a workout yesterday, doing the cupcakes pretty much all day. I got frustrated with the boyfriend at some point : he really underestimated the time needed to do THREE differrent kind of cupcakes and SIX types of icing/stuffing. Meaning : he took the time to get a training after his job yesterday, arriving home at 6PM when I've been doing cupcakes for the past 5 and was still not done. We finished around 9:30 and I was DEAD TIRED. Annyyyyways. I'll think about it next time I offered myself to help the guy BAKE :P

I plan on going to the gym this afternoon and get a good workout. I can't wait to go out there and sweat!!

I do think I might be a teeny bit, so I can't complain about that. It's not my goal for this program, but I have been pushing it hard, adding weight to my lifts, and I'm getting about 170-180g of protein a day so it's entirely possible.

You're also right about the average - I AM down a few pounds and its not bad considering I know what I have lost is fat and not muscle. I suppose the struggle is that I feel like I could have done this on my own and gotten better results eating a wider variety of food and doing workouts I enjoy more. I say that NOW, but I'm totally willing to eat my words if I start to see some magic taking shape soon!

Ain't nothin to it but to do it, right?! I refuse to quit but I want to SOOOO badly today. I just feel like I want to eat a bunch of forbidden foods and take a long nap and just start over again tomorrow. I won't, but I WANT TO.


I think people who DON'T bake underestimate how much work it can be! It's not just throwing crap in a pan and turning the heat on; you have to measure things pretty exactly, it takes time to mix and measure and bake, and THEN you have to wait for things to cool so you can frost them without it running all over the place. It can take a long time! I hope he at least appreciates all the help you gave him.

Good luck with your workout this afternoon! I'm sure you'll kill it!

EXACTLYYYYYYY. When he got home and saw that I was obviously frustrated, he was like ''well you we're not obliged to do all this, that he could have done it by himself, etc etc etc. He started working on a lemon sauce for one of the cupcakes and he was still not done by 8PM :P AND kept asking me ''what should I do with this?'' ''Do I put this in that?'' YEAH, I would have like seeing the guy by himself doing this :P I reminded myself that it was with for a good cause... We have to focus on something positive, haven't we?


I really hope you'll see some drop on the scale in the next few days, it might be just what you need to get back a bit of motivation. I talk with your coach on the wednesday, aren't you? Did you talk about him with your concerns so far? Or is your coach pretty confident that everything will come up together in the end?

LMAO, yeah, that's even FUNNIER! hahaha, you're such a good GF! It really is one of those situations where if you want something done right, you'll have to do it yourself.


Oh I sure do too. I am just having a hard time today. I just had to stop myself from looking at www.foodbeast.com and looking at all their delicious foodie things. I'm a little worried. This is the 'dangerous' time of the afternoon for me. I have about another 2 hours and then I can go to the gym for cardio session #2 and then head home for a nice healthy dinner and an epsom salt bath.

I will shoot him my check-up email on Thursday, but I won't hear back from him for a few days. He is absolutely confident that everything will come together in the end, but it's all a matter of making sure I stick to the plan.