LOL I just assume all them - paris, britney, lindsay to be hollywood wrecks. they are bad girls and the younger generation wants to be just like them.

unfortunately.

I went to buy a birthday gift for a friend's daughter who is just turning 5. She is obsessed with Hannah Montana. I just couldn't buy something that cheap and skanky looking for a 5 year old. I bought her a ton of really cool craft supplies instead...She might not like it as much as a $30 set of cheap fake Hannah Montana makeup - but at least it will enrich her life a little. Give her something she can do with her parents.

Hannah Montana is popular.. if she has girly and not slutty type stuff I'm into it, but other than that.. cause I like girly stuff, even though I'm 26 I still like sparkle/glitter clothing, girly lamps and what not.. how can you not? LOL

I think the picture of you and the girls is fine. no name or address right.. it's fine.

i post pictures of my kids on photobucket.. no names...


weigh in tonite at WW

down 2.8 pounds total of 8.6 in 5 weeks.

That's great Nessa.. I've prob gained that much this week unfortunately..

um...because I'm a grown up. I put the tiaras away when I turned 12.

Just because something is popular, doesn't mean that it is acceptable or something that would be good for a young kid. Kind of like the "bad girls" in Hollywood and every girl wanting to be like them. Just because a store carries shorts that show a 6 year old's butt doesn't mean she should be wearing them...maybe that is me being old fashioned, but I really believe in modesty for children.

I bought her everything that she would need to make a scrapbook. She just entered Kindergarten and I thought that it would be a way to remember her first year in school. Something she could keep...sure, it cost me quite a bit more than a crappy make up set but it will provide memories.

Nessa, awesome news! I'm so glad that the SB/WW combo is working so well for you.

I had the most ugliest clothes when I was little, hated em, got teased for wearing them, so I just wear anything that's not a straight color or are fashion for old ladies. Since I'm a kid at heart I tend to be girly/teenybop type of person, that's the true me, I'll never wanna grow up, it sucks.

I am in college.....I go to CCBC which islike right across the street from UMBC. Well the class is over now and i managed to keep all of my hair lol! Schmoodle, what did yo go for?

zeff I have a tiara on my desk at work because I am the princess and everyone knows it! Is that wrong? I even have the matching wand that lights up (the batteries are dead, guess I was abusing my princess powers). My boss drew the line at hanging the Princess Parking Only sign though. :(

Just got home from DD Volleyball game,she started tonight and played like a freaking rockstar! She went from no playing time to looking like she really belonged out there tonight! I am one proud mama!

as long as you aren't wearing the tiara all the time...it's fine to act like a princess...lord know I do.

I was basically referring to the over sexualization of young girls....and adults that wear "juicy" sparkly sweatpants.

Good to hear that DD did well at her volleyball game! It's great that the coach finally got some sense :)

Pacergal, that sounds like me with the princess stuff, plus I'm daddy's little girl/princess.. I got a purple lamp with a purple handbag lamp shade too, it's pretty girlish, lol

Zeff, I would wear the sparkly sweatpants, but most sweatpants I've seen are for tall twig people.. haven't seen any for the plus size that are petite length, as everything else in my size for that matter..

There is something rather...wrong...about girls like us wearing sweatpants with Juicy written on the butt.

A bit too....close to the truth?

nah, I always think of it as flirty clothing.. I plan on getting some sexy/flirty clothing when I get low enough in weight. I always wanted twig clothing they are cute and sexy, lol.. by twig I mean thin. size 0 types.

LMAO, check this out.. I actually thought about going on that too, but now I'm not gonna bother, lol


Alli Side Effects In Layman's Terms
by Jeff Kay

Alli is a new over-the-counter weight-loss pill which, predictably enough, has proven to be a massive best-seller from the moment it became available. The drug, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, reportedly works by blocking the absorption of excess fats by the body. And folks are waddling, not walking, to their local drug stores for a chance to start on the Alli "program."

As is the case with most drugs, Alli comes with a risk of certain side effects. Or, as they're known on the company website, treatment effects.

A person is reportedly limited to 15 grams of fat per meal, and if they go over (or even if they don't), there's a significant chance they'll find themselves out behind a shopping center somewhere, crying and clutching a wad of horrifyingly soiled undergarments, searching for a place to ditch it.

As best as I can tell, anyway...

Since a lot of this stuff is couched in language that is technically truthful, but very carefully worded, I've taken it upon myself to go through the list of side (treatment) effects and warnings, and translate it all into layman's terms.

I'm no scientist or doctor, and don't pretend to have any special knowledge. I'm just a person who's fairly good with words and reading between the lines... The bold type phrases below are direct quotes from the Alli website, with my translations in between.


Undigested fat cannot be absorbed and passes through the body naturally. The excess fat is not harmful. In fact, you may recognize it in the toilet as something that looks like the oil on top of a pizza.

Here the drug makers are trying to soothe the nerves of the skeptical fatty, by speaking their language. Pizza is something fatties understand, and a big part of the reason they’re interested in Alli to begin with. Pizza is good, pizza is reassuring… even when it’s flowing from your *** like molten lava.

The website mentions seeing the undigested fat in a toilet, but that’s clearly a best case scenario. You might also see it on the tops of your shoes, across the hood of a car, or way up the shower curtain, near the loops.

The fat passes out of your body, so you may have bowel changes, known as treatment effects.

Bowel changes. Notice how they phrase that? It means stuff will be happening the likes of which you could never have imagined. It’ll be like a daily Dean Koontz novel inside your underwear.

You may get:
gas with oily spotting

You’ll be farting Wesson oil straight through your Dockers…

loose stools

and having violent chipped beef explosions...

more frequent stools that may be hard to control

all the time, with a sphincter that can no longer be counted as a friend.

Eating a low-fat diet lowers the chance of these bowel changes. Limit fat intake in your meals to an average of 15 grams.

The McDonald’s Big Mac has 34 grams of fat, and the Burger King Whopper has 40. Eat either of these while taking Alli, and you’ll very likely be transformed into a diarrhea cannon.

Learning how to manage treatment effects is an important part of being successful with alli. Here's how to take control:

Start trimming fat from your diet now, even before you begin taking alli. Then pick a day to begin taking alli, such as a weekend day so you can stay close to home if you experience a treatment effect. Make the timing work for you. If you're getting ready to travel or attend a social event, hold off on starting with alli until the event is over.

Blowing liquid feces down a row of bridesmaids, for instance, could be viewed negatively in certain circles. Further, an unexpected bout of the power-squirts while riding “The Bullet” at the county fair might not ingratiate you with your friends. Or anyone on the fairway. Or the folks in the parking lot walking to their cars.

While no one likes experiencing treatment effects, they might help you think twice about eating questionable fat content. If you think of it like that, alli can act like a security guard for your late-night cravings

You see, when you think about it, **CRAPP**ing yourself is actually a positive.

You can't "save fat grams" from lunch and "spend them" at dinner. Spread your daily fat gram allowance of 15 grams on average per meal over the whole day.

Cheating can lead to embarrassment, tears, and the introduction of a frantically constructed toilet paper crack-wedge in the bathroom of an Applebee's. It’s simply not worth it.

You may feel an urgent need to go to the bathroom. Until you have a sense of any treatment effects, it's probably a smart idea to wear dark pants, and bring a change of clothes with you to work.

Until you get the hang of it, you should probably take along a rolling=2 0suitcase full of brown clothes everywhere you go, while taking All i. Luckily, however, turd-colored clothing is in this season; turd is the new vomit.

If co-workers ask about it, there is no shame in telling the truth. You might be surprised how understanding folks can be if you simply say, “I dress like this to conceal the poop that's constantly soaking through the seat of my pants.”

You may not usually get gassy, but it's a possibility when you take alli. The bathroom is really the best place to go when that happens.

Showboating is not recommended.

You can use a food journal to recognize what foods can lead to treatment effects. For example, writing down what you eat may help you learn that marinara sauce is a better option than Alfredo sauce.

In addition to a handcart full of extra pants designed to camouflage your anal leakage, it might also be a good idea to carry a schematic and information wheel, so you don't repeat past mistakes and have a treatment effect halfway up your back.

I hope this information has proven to be valuable.

you probably could have linked that...

Also, it is really only a problem if you consume more than 15 grams of fat per sitting....