Screw exercising today. I'm hung over, it's Memorial Day Bender weekend and i'm a vet. I DO WHAT I WANT! I just woke up an hour ago. LoL. So i've got this issue with taking photos. I either look horrifying or I look like I just spent a looooong day workin' the ho stroll. My friend Chloe snapped a candid shot of me, no makeup, eating cheese cubes. I look like a porn star. No lie. I made it my avie.

Taylor -- LOL Great job! I usually pass out, or i'm "busy" once i'm hammered so I never have to worry about illicit food consumption, but the few times I have been drunk and hungry I can safely say I do not have anywhere near the willpower of you to turn down junk food. I would have had my butt at the nearest waffle house with a giant plate of hash browns covered in jalapenos, mushrooms and gravy. Way to go!

sws -- I don't think anyone ever really loses the desire to eat those sorts of things. It's just once your body adjusts to a healthy diet, it's really hard to eat fried, greasy or salty foods without ending up with the bubble guts. It will happen naturally, trust me. LoL.

Shelly -- Did you survive work okay? Now it's smoooth sailing and a long weekend. My next beer will be in your honor.

Chele -- Try Marshall's or T.J Maxx. They have tons of cute stuff and most of it costs around $14.

emc -- LoL. Yeah, sorry about that. When the thread goes into the gutter like that it's my fault 99% of the time. Give me your address, i'll fedex some of these dingbats your way. They're all pretty good looking, just stupid.

Heather -- Well at least they got one diagnosis so they can go ahead and get your weight back on track. That news has to be a relief.

Yeaahhhh--

I hardly got any sleep last night. My friend called me at 12:30 with another argument between her and her boyfriend - this one about a pre-nup. I also decided to chug water before I went to sleep and kept waking up *thinking* I had to pee. Then around 4:30 my cat decided she was lonely and woke me up. I was like EFF IT and went to the gym. I only did 45 minutes (usually do 60) but I figured that was better than nothing.

I had all these plans to eat SO WELL today so I could get smashed guilt-free tonight, but whoopsies. I went out for sushi and had 3 veggie rolls and miso soup - good, healthy choices, but then the peanut m&ms I just ate kind of did away with that prep work. Whatever. Long weekend. I'll be outside, hiking/biking and I KNOW I'm getting TOM next week due to the fact that I almost knocked someone out of my way to get said m&m's.

Only 1.5 more hours, then I'm going home - NAPPING - and getting all dolled up for a night of debauchery in Baltimore.

Oh, how I'm going to enjoy that nap.

Happy Friday-before-a-long-weekend!!!

Stella -- OH I'M SO JEALOUS!!!! I love debauching in Baltimore! I'm living vicariously through you, throw back some Stoli for me!

i forgot to add i have a bootay now its looks like it did when my hubby would get compliments on it from total strangers..so doing the exercise bike for 15 min a day once a week has been a good thing. my butt isnt flat anymore and i can push 110 on a leg press machine. hubby has been impressed but we're sti going just once a week and i almost didnt get to go this week cause of his family having issues(it affects us cause hubby has to drive them around *rolling eyes*)
and in about a month and some i am going home for a visit

Oh, you can consider that done...

miss shelly- thats exactly what went wrong with mine this time, the mouse on the laptop stopped working. Apparently they import the parts from mars or something -_- Good luck with staying OP! You can do it

sws- its hard when you're starting out Lol for me with french fries all i had to do was go past burger king when they needed their oil changing >.< I find most of those foods are triggers for me, that if i start eating them i cant stop. So its easier for me to say no and not have any rather than have to have only 8 fries or something. Dunno if that helps. Congrats on fitting your wardrobe again!

taylor- we love you too glad to hear you are having a good time and are still making your good choices

Nish- is that...a bad thing? just kidding, but seriously i always think you look amazing when i see pics of you

As for me, I am down to my preChristmas weight! (again!). Thats a loss of 1.2kg this week! I hope like crazy this continues. Why didnt i increase my calories before?? You all said it would work. I will never doubt the colelctive wisdom again

Miss Shelly - That's a good idea...but i could never do that. I don't even know how to sew on a button, nevermind run a sewing machine LOL I actually was able to find a couple pairs of capris that can get me through the rest of school at least. Thank god for JCPenney I got a pair of black, khaki, and red. The reds were only $9 at Old Navy. That, along with the jean ones I have, is good enough for me. Now, my next search will be for a bathing suit. Like the capris, I know exactly what I want, but haven't found anything yet.

I got an old biggest loser book (second season) off of half.com and in it, it says all your protein should come from natural sources... milk, meat, and not from powders. Yet there's a biggest loser protein powder now. Hypocrite much? lol

Hey girls! Big plans for the weekend?

We have a wedding to go to and in general some family stuff. So it will be busy but not stressful. School was awesome today! I got pulled to sub in my favorite class and I couldn't find the lesson plans. Knowing the teacher, routine, etc, I just did what I knew was next. Throw in 2 extra recesses, a trip to the computer lab, and the movie Tarzan..... and you get ME! The coolest sub ever. Then, 5 minutes before school was over the teacher walked in and asked about our day. After poking fun about him not leaving lesson plans...... imagine my surprise when he pulled them out from under a pile of papers on his desk. THEY WERE THERE THE WHOLE TIME! Whoops. He didn't mind and I still ROCK with the kids so its all good.

Well I hopefully get to see my man today which is AWESOME because it has been since Monday and I think we both are going a little crazy from not seeing each other. I have to get Bek ready for Grandma and Grandpa to come pick him up in a minute. Then I need to work out, go grocery shopping and get ready for work! So much to do in such little time.

I weighed up again to like 173 this morning!! I dont understand...I MUST be retaining water or something. Think I'm gonna drink some coffee once I get to work..maybe flush some of this crap out. have a great weekend everyone

So, Ladies,

The weekend is FINALLY here!! Not that it matters much to me cuz I work from home and have been slacking off this week anyway because of the nice weather (oops). I hope everyone's festivities are going well! It sounds like everyone has great plans for the weekend. I'm not planning on much, just sitting by my cousins pool and playing with the babies.

Anywho, I had a super exciting moment yesterday. I was headed over to the pool for the first time this year so it was time for the dreaded bathing-suit-modeling-session to see what still fits. Not only did the ALL fit, but I even fit into my tiny tankini that I got when I was studying in Australia that really never fit well but was too cute to say no to.

I hope you all have a smashing good time this weekend (in more than one way!) hint-MGD 64 is only 64 calories and my new fav. drink!

I love NOT having a hangover. Had a great time last night - but I have no tolerance for alcohol anymore. After 3 drinks I was pounding water like nobody's business. But, that allowed me to safely get home and wake up without a headache. The trip to McDonald's before bed didn't hurt either, but that's fine, I'm going to play tennis today and I saved extra points for it.

I don't have any actual plans for this weekend, just a few possibilities. Tennis will probably happen today, then possibly bike riding. Its SO nice out, I just wish most of the roommates weren't gone so there'd be more people around.

A solitary hike never hurt anyone though

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Hi Everyone....

hey friends. i'm back from my 2 week hiatus of not posting. its quite sad how much one will eat when not posting. Quilt? Definitely. But after a swift kick in the pants and the elliptical giving another one to match, i made it.

Update - I am going to a cocktail party tonight and a friend of mine is coming in to town. i use that term loosely because after college, things just changed. While we still talk, it is slowly becoming repetitive. we'll see after this weekend.

Now the cocktail party would not be so bad if I hadnt had a game night, a cocktail reception, my sis's bday jap. steakhouse outing, and let's not forget memorial day all within 5 days. I am thinking abut making reminder bracelets with little says like "put down this glass of wine/beer/liquor" or "you know better. you have weigh in coming up" or "you are going to regret that last bite of sesame chicken"


stella - i wish there were places to hike here. here a hike = having to take the stair rather than the escalator. i love the solitude some days. you get to clear your head and just be. its soo relaxing

amyleigh - that is awesome. i have one of those tankinis that i refuse to trash. Which reminds me, this is the smallest i have been in a long time. i should go try it on and see if i am covered.

heather = greatest teacher ever!!!!!

akt = oh the franchise that is the biggest loser. they prefer you to get only natural protein. but those darn chickens can be expensive. esp. if you follow to the T and get the organic ones like they want. its just impossible to eat all of that in a day and still have time and money. so voila. protein powder with BL on it.

lissa - you and your bootay go on girl. rock it.

Taylor - congrats on the A's. Total I have 5 As in my name. Does that count? haha

Nish - peacecorp?! That is freakin awesome. Good Luck. And seriously I go away for a few weeks and the best discussions occur. i feel like bc of you/your advice/your stories, i will now and forever know what to do in any situation. haha.

anyone not mentioned above and feeling left out...Hi

I have been bad since friday...

:-(