Heheheheheheh!!!!! I got another good man-ism for ya!!!

Have you ever sent him to do some shopping and he puts it all out on the counter like it's on display...? I walk in and I'm like, "okay thank you, good job, etc"...., but then I have to put all the stuff in the cabinets...

Amanda you dont want a parrot! LOL! My mother had an african grey, he was a really cool bird and talked so much. But he ended up having to live with us for a couple of months and OMG! I couldnt wait to get that thing out of here! It was constantly making the LOUD beeping noises that the answering machine makes, or ringing like the phone. Or we'd be watching tv and he would just go off! Oh that high pitched scream he would do if you werent paying attention to him!! UGH! Oh and he'd throw his food! I'm sure not all birds are that way but I will never have another!

Danielle I didnt hide my tree its right there in the kitchen and i explained to my whole family what it was there for and what I was doing with it. They all seemed really excited about it, I bet your family will too! They want this for you!

Kenya...way to go!!! I lied about my weight on mine too! LOL! It used to say 180, when I renewed it this past september i put 200 just because noone is gonna believe 180...even 200 is a stretch! LOL!! Excellent job on an amazing accomplishment!! Keep up the good work!!

Okay...Sunday is my laundry day, but saturday i go and get everything sorted out into loads. Well SOMEONE!! went ripping through the piles looking for something and now its all in one great big pile in the middle of the hall!!!! WTF!? I'm a little pissed to say the least but I will NOT resort them. Everyone is grounded till its back the way I had it!

Oh and guess what...snow on the mountains here! In september! bubye summer!

Okay I'm burnt out from homework and i had to go to walmart on a saturday so you can imagine my mood! I'm gonna go make MYSELF some teryaki stirfry everyone else is on their own! Have a lovely night!

~melissa

LOL...missed your post aqua! First of all I usually dont dare send my dh shopping hes hopeless! But I can say that yes when he does do something like empty the dishwasher or take out the trash or fold a load of laundry, you'd think he cured cancer! Shame on me if i dont praise for it! LOL!! Now why is it we love them again?

~melissa

This is EXACTLY what I go thru EVERY week that dh is with me. He will take it all outta the bags but then leave it on the counter. Almost like so he can marvel at his great accomplishment? I tell him great, now when you can carry a watermelon in your gut for 9 months 3x, pack up a 3000sf home ALONE 1 week after giving birth with 2 other small chidren underfoot, clean house, cook, do laundry, AND help with homework all at the same time, come see me!


Melissa, I know I know..my attitude about this whole thing is bad isn't it? I guess I am afraid of failing them all? Afraid of failing myself I suppose is a better answer. By having the tree out, by vocalizing this, makes it something to hold me accountable with them = YIKES. I am just lazy is what it is! By saying something means I actually have to follow thru! Why can't I just quit thinking and analyzing so much? I know what I want, and I know I can do it, I've done it before. WTH?

My husband is pretty good with a grocery list. The list has to be very specific though. In fact I try very hard to list the groceries in order of how he'll come across them in stores. That said, I've only sent him to the store with a list 2, maybe 3 times.

When we have new groceries the same thing happens each time. While I'm putting the food away, he's plopped in front of the television or the computer. I can always count on him to ask me for a beer, cup of tea or something to eat. Like I'm supposed to stop putting away the groceries to do that. He says that he doesn't know why that irritates me. Besides, he doesn't know where I put everything in my kitchen.

A manism that irritates me is that sometimes I'll be in the kitchen making something to eat and ask my husband if he wants anything. No, he's not hungry. Ok. So I go ahead and make enough for just me. As soon as I sit down and get one bite, he'll change his mind and ask me to fix something for him. And will look at me like he's expecting me to fix it right then. If I tell him that he's going to have to wait until I'm done, he looks like a wounded child or something.

Hi Bonnie! I'm glad you have your peaceful home back. Good for you for getting right back on track. That's not always and easy thing to do, so .

Danielle - I've been meaning to ask you how things had been going with your neighbors. Yes. Definitely run the stairs at 3 in the morning. Get them to exercise with you. Maybe that will tire their a**es out and all of you could get some rest afterwards.
Your family loves you. They will not see you as a failure. But if you don't want to display your tree you don't have to. Not until you're ready. It takes a lot to get your mind just right for all of this. I've been really struggling for the past two weeks. It's like I had to fix my focus so I could start and be successful. Now I'm at a point where I have to start really digging in to get the rest of it done. It's not easy at all. I shudder at the thought of even telling you what I've eaten today.
I guess the good thing is that I know I won't be eating off plan tomorrow. And even though I know the last two weeks haven't been anywhere near my best, they haven't been bad. Yes, these are setbacks to my progress but they are victories for me. I'm beginning to understand myself. Sometimes it just takes a while to get it together. You always say that losing weight is mostly mental, and you're right. The more you come to understand your eating and exercise patterns, the more successful you will become. If it takes time, that's fine. Just be patient with yourself. Besides, you're not looking for a quick fix. You want this to last a lifetime. Maybe for right now, focus mainly on your exercise. I think the rest will fall into place for you. You're going to do just fine. Is it you or Melissa who's favorite quote is "Progress not perfection."? It's a really great quote. You are by no means lazy. So please erase that from your mind.

Melissa - I think my wanting a bird might be a temporary feeling. Unfortunately, my husband really does want bats. Those parrotlets are so cute! They're even smaller than parrakeets. They eat more relative to their size, so of course that means they'd poop all day long. I think I'd be paranoid about killing them. If you keep them as pets you shouldn't use aerosols, plug-in frangrances, Fabreeze, cook with teflon pans, etc, etc, etc....

Mia - Don't beat yourself up over the donuts. Just keep up the exercise and keep drinking your water.

Aqua - The real rock star. I'm always, always so proud of you! I'm so glad that we're all a part of this group.

Amanda, the neighbors are "alright". Its about all I can say really. While the noise is not so annoying anymore...they just annoy me period. This weekend I've realized that there are ALWAYS people there. You wouldn't know it by looking in our carport, all I see are the usual cars...while I'm thankful that these idiots aren't clogging up my living space, it's a little unnerving to realize that we don't know exactly who's around either. What do they do, shuttle them in??? Today literally 6 people clomped down the stairs and not a strange car to be found. Just weird to me. Thank you for your kind words, I really needed them. It seems like I can go from being on cloud 9 and so willing to committ to this lifestyle, and at other moments I am so low and overwhelmed by the sheer volume of weight that I need to lose. Part of this could be due in part that AF is due at any time I think, so emotions are always high. However, I cannot let this be an excuse to not move forward. I know that I am the only one who can make or break this, no one's effort but my own will get me to my goal. I almost feel like a deer caught in headlights. I guess maybe I need to not think of the big big picture but just keep plodding along and see where it takes me in smaller doses. Thanks for listening, seems like you always are there at just the right time.

Now I can certainly relate to your dilemma with your hubby and food. lol Mine won't ask me for something made, instead he will just pick and nibble off what I've got. Til finally I ask in a huff, do you want anything!?! As I give him the evil eye of course! He is also worse than the kids for getting his dirty clothes in the hamper. Who ever said I was the maid??? Apparently he thinks so. And I wonder why I do not get paid! LOL

Hey, I meant to ask, did you get your callanetics stuff yet? Let me know how the book is, I've never seen that and now I'm curious. I dug out my videos the other day, but of course they're still just sitting there. lol

Oooooooo nice Avi, Amanda!!!! She's gorgeous!

Luckily I dont have to worry about the groceries. Matt and I usually go together and we both start bringing up stuff and once i get inside I put them away and when hes finishing bringing them up he helps put them away.

If he ever goes by himself he puts them away so I dont have to worry about that.

he likes lists and i just like to look.

Sara - I think Matt needs to give our guys a short lecture about their responsibilities to the groceries. It's good to see you. How's your weekend going so far?

Danielle - I haven't gotten my book or dvd yet. I'm still waiting patiently. From what I've been reading, it's suggested that you do Callanetics for an hour twice a week. Is than right? I'm excited and scared all at once. I'm excited to get the results from the exercise. But I'm afraid of the exercises! I understand they're pretty intense.
Yeah, I thought I'd change the avi. She is a pretty girl. She certainly inherited her dad's good looks. He wasn't very happy to hear that she decided to start boxing. I can't say I blame him one bit. My husband boxed as an ameteur from the time he was eleven until his early twenties. Now, ten years later, he has occasional back pain because of it. It's a rough, rough sport.

here's the link http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...63#post1408563