Laurie - this is a photo of the illustration: (from a Shel Silverstein poem)


And this would be the Onederland part:


So the 2nd box is going to be added as a goal reward. This is pretty much my favorite poem ever and has followed me around in life for a decade, I figured it was an appropriate choice. Plus I love the different looks people give me when they see it - ranging from "really?" to "huh!" to "cute!"
I'd love to see other people's stuff if you've got photos!

The bad news: I went shopping today just to get out of the house to avoid the munchie junk food my husband has purchased for his "blowout birthday weekend". We've been keeping the house pretty junk-free, but he gets a free pass for his birthday weekend. But it makes it crazy hard for me. The giant birthday cake in the fridge is haunting me.

The good news: While shopping, I bought 2 skirts, a pair of hiking shorts, and a pair of jeans, all in size 6. I think the sizing was generous, I really think I'm still more of an 8, but I needed that encouragement today, so I keep looking at the tags: 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6!

Ohhh - I love Shel Silverstein. I read his poems to my kids when they were little. I have a couple of his books that I now read to my grandkids. Course sometimes they think I'm off my rocker but I think they are just trying to be contrary.

I sneezed on that cake when you weren't looking I wouldn't eat it if I were you

Way to go on the size 6 jeans!! You are so freaking awesome!

Josephine - Congrats on the 6's.

Diva - tramp stamp - lol!!

Jo - After Jen sneezed on it, I saw a cockroach scurry across it. Actually I think it stopped and laid a couple of eggs in one of the icing flowers. Mmmmmmmm.

Congrats on the 6's!

Josephine...size 6? Wow.....just, wow.

Another goal idea of mine...if the budget allows....is Lasik surgery.

lol at all the cake talk....

I got a tat while in FL during spring break from college back in 2001, while hubby (then my fiance) was starting basic training for the army...seems like forever ago lol But i did have a belly ring back then too in my college days, and kept it in till half way thru my preg with my daughter...then it started to stretch too much and i removed it...wish i had known about those long plastic ones you insert during preg to keep the hole open while your body's changing and stretching...i hate pain, and yet i have two kids (one via natural birth and one via c-section) and a tat on my right ankle....but i have been wanting my belly ring back, esp since i'm done having kids and i'm getting my abs/belly back to normal, and might actually start showing it off eventually...so I think once i hit my goal or get my belly flatter than it is now and more muscle, i might go get it redone....we'll see..i'll have to work the nerve up for that pain again lol

Hold on....the sneezing roaches put tramp stamps of Shel Silverstein on the bday cake?


hehehehehehehe

Okay here is my "someday" tattoo -- it will have my boys names or initials in the middle. I just can't decide where to put it

My sister had her belly button pierced -- I loved buying her cute little studs for it -- personally, I doubt I can ever get one -- my two boys messed up my once flat stomach!! So, even when I'm thin, I have a feeling my belly button will be hanging low

I'm trying very hard to keep up my Biggest Loser Stamina!! I would hate to embarass myself by posting a starting weight in September that is more than I ended with this past week!!!

I check in on all of you often -- just not good at posting back -- but every time I try to grab some junk food, I try to think of all of you working so hard and guilt myself into being good (most of the time!!).

So, I had more free food this afternoon. My job is awesome. But I was less strong than at lunch. I had meat, meat and meat, as well as some cookies. But I think that if I do have a supper, it's going to be extremely light.

Diva - the tat that I'm designing is going to be a tramp stamp too... a seires of fairies, each representing a different word that I've associated with this weight loss struggle.

I have my tatto picked out for goal
One of them at least.
But I can't decide where to put it.
I was going to tramp stamp it up like Diva
but the more I think about it, the more I want to be able to see it.

Let's see if I can do this picture thing....



Cross your fingers it works...
It's the chinese symbol for "Choice"
I'm thinking I'd like to put one each wrist - but very small, about 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch so that they could be camoflauged by a watch or something but so that if necessary, I could ALWAYS see them...

Here is the tat I have on my right thigh/hip, the one I was talking about will even me out, I will put it on my left...or down my side (ouch!!!)? It's not very clear, but you get the picture. I don't have adesign for my goal one yet...I think I will let the artist help with it. I have 6...I am an old pro by now.