I think I would have wanted him to eat more than his words after that one.... start adding almond extract to all his food, he might have decided to be a little nicer. Women can be really insensitive sometimes, but really? Really?

Ok, rant over. Had to get that out.

I'm sorry, but I'm totally confused by your post to my quote. I really can't tell whose side you are on by what you've said. And what does almond extract have to do with anything?

I'm not sure, But I have two ideas... one Almond Extract is very bitter....and I believe it's also the cyanide aspect of almonds I think.

I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing my parents. The last time they saw me was back at the end of July at about 181 lbs. I have lost 7lbs since the beginning of September and am pushing to lose an additional 13 lbs by the time Thanksgiving comes around and I see my Mom and Dad for the first time since July. I know no matter what I lose they are going to say I look great but I just want it to be REALLY noticeable and I want them to be PROUD.

I know it realllllllllly bothers my dad that I am overweight. I think it just makes him sad because he knows its not healthy and that I can't be happy overweight (he is pretty much right). I'm SO excited for my dad to hug me and take me aside and say I look great. He will be subtle about it because he is not one to talk about my "business" in front of others but it's going to be the best feeling in the world! I truly cannot wait, it brings tears to my eyes. I'm so excited to be the new me that I LOVE!!!

All my ex's who were embarrassed to be seen out with me. But one ex in particular, he wasn't embarrassed I don't think but fitness was the most important part of his life. He's a fitness instructor in the prison service, the district champion in Indoor rowing, in other words a fitness nut. At that point (A year ago) I was very overweight and hated exercise, so we weren't compatible at all and we broke up. I would like to see him and show him what he's missing out on as I've already lost 28lbs since the middle of June.

Bwhaaaa, haaaaa, haaaaa. Arscenic tastes like almonds.......

Oh my goodness! There are so many people from my past that I would love to have eat their heart's out. All the guys in High School for one. All the people who said I could never be thin. The guy who used me and treated me like crap. All the girls who used to turn their noses up at me. I could go on and on about that, lol.

I, myself, try not to base my thoughts and feelings on "showing" someone up. I had a really rough childhood in school (assaults, bullying, etc) for most of my school life (grade 1 through 12 anyway) and there were many people I used to wish I could show how awesome I am at whatever time I was feeling that emotion. But I doubt in the end it would matter much to them and since they they mean so little to me now, really nothing more than background information in my life, I can't think of many I would really like to stick it to.

Except one.

One girl who used to be my best friend, and who stabbed me in the back repeatedly, while smiling to my face. The girl who, when I finally moved from that h*llhole town, had to then do everything I had been doing (after learning about it through my younger sister, who was best friends with this girl's new best friend's sister). When I took violin lessons, SHE signed up for lessons with the SAME teacher on the SAME day (an hour later) than me. When I was taking Japanese in high school, she took it in university. I had gone Goth in grade 9 (while still friends with her), but after she graduated, she's now Goth/punk. I moved to Vancouver, now she's in Vancouver.

I used to be friends with her on Facebook and then I thought "why? What has she ever done for me?"

Three years after I left the town we lived in, and 3 years after she sent me an angry e-mail hoping I was killed, and praying that I was bullied in my new school, and telling me that WHEN I came "crawling" back to the old town, she'd never be friends with me, she called me and apologized, but on the condition that I admitted I did things to her. She couldn't name one bad thing I'd ever done for her because I was -always- there for her. The other thing that annoys me about her, and perhaps factors into my desire to "best" her, is that she has the same name as I do, and growing up we were always compared to one another by EVERYONE. She always got straight A's, I always got C's and B's. Even my own mother asked me when I was 7 why I couldn't be more like her, while at THEIR house, in front of her parents, and my response (I remember very clearly while playing with their nativity set) was "Because I'm me, and not her." Even now, if mom hears any gossip about this girl, she tells me. I don't want to hear it. One part of me wishes she just never existed in my life. The other part wants to rub every good thing that's happened to me in her face.

More than getting thin though, I want to get my higher education - get my education as a respiratory therapist, and then an anesthesia assistant. And then re-friend her on Facebook, so she can see how truly awesome I am.

And how none of her negativity ever held me back.

All of the *****y military wives I live around whose weight is going up as mine is going down. They can suck it!