Hi Ladies!!! Happy Thursday/Friday!!!!

Devsmama, good to see you! And I wish I had the Serena Williams booty...but I'm working on it. Hitting the squats and lunges very hard in the gym!

Cakebatter, congrats on "being a runner"!!!

And as for "being too skinny" - I'd like to be a size 12 - maybe a size 10. I really just want to be comfortably back on the normal folks side of the store, never to have a W behind my size ever again.

Ok... so Serena Williams has my dream booty.

Candtlove: Girl, it's like that when you live somewhere I think. No one actually goes to the stuff in their own town.

Cake: I'm definitely gonna work on it. My priority right now is getting this belly down though.

Devsmama: Have a good workout!

I'm over here laying out outfits for Essence to throw in the bag. I'll drive home (to Mississippi) in the wee hours of the morning. Take the train to NO with friends, come back to MS on Monday and kick it at home a couple of days. I hope you all have a great holiday weekend! Foor those of you who added me on Facebook, pics will be coming!

bejewled- u seem so motivated 2 workout...i need 2 get there. I have a treadmill at home but no motivation 2 get on it. I do eat on plan tho. but its like I never do both at the same time...gotta do better

beaka- Essence sounds like so much fun. I've never been 2 NO but gotta make that happen. hope u have a ball!

shauna & cake- the stairmaster set 2 a high resistance would prob help firm up the butt. it gave me a lot of lower body muscle but I had 2 stop because that wasn't my goal, I wanted 2 lose first.

devsmama- I feel u on that...i can only get pants from certin stores that actually fit me the right way.

candtlove- a day of pampering is always deserved. I have 2morrow off so I'm gonna treat myself 2

mustang- I felt the same way about my big clothes. as soon as they got 2 big I gave them away because I vow 2 never be that size again. and I use my current clothes as a measure...when they start 2 feel snugg I pull myself back on track.

Shia and Coco - I don't know if yall are interested or not but there is a jean company called PZI. They go up to an 18 but are made exactly for this problem. Now I don't have no Serena Williams booty.....LAWD knows I wish I did....lol but i get that big ole gap at my waist cause i do have a little junk. Anyway these jeans are the best fitting jeans ever! you should check out the website.

Shia - I went into PACSUN (surf and board) shop to get a couple cheap shirts and what not. Anyway I got bold and tried on a size 9. Puh-Leze. I don't what I was thinking. That store is dillards, macy nor jcpenny's. it is like a little teenie-bopper store so you everything is jrs fitting. I am still an 11 in those stores and maybe even a 13 in some.....it was still fun to think I could fit anything in store like that.

Beaka - I wish I was going to Essence. Maybe I will look into going to this next year. Have fun.

Coco - I did the same thing. as soon as my clothes were too big. haha

Mustang - TY. And it does feel good to just be normal about clothes.

For me I am still resting for the race. Boo. I feel lazy not working out. I ate at Red Robin last night. It was good but not good enuff for that amount of points. The boy has gone to the gym but when he gets back I am gonna have on bathing suit.....cause he is taking me to the beach.....lol. Then I think we are going to see transformers. hope ya'll have a good day.

Cake-I'm gonna look those jeans up. I did go to Gap Outlet and tried on 16s and 18s and I fit both. I fit 18s the best, but with some stretch in the fabric, the 16s slide right on too. That felt really good.

I want to go to the Essence festival, hopefully I will get a chance to do that soon, my son is getting older, so hopefully I can get out to do more. So, I didn't make it to the gym yesterday, going today, the whole pants thing really has me motivated.

Have a nice and safe holiday weekend!!

Hey ladies. I didn't get in a good workout today but did enough walking to count as something. A few of my friends are here for Essence so we're planning to get together before they leave town.

Happy 4th Everyone!! I just signed up fpr facebook yesterday so when finished, I'll gladly add you all. I saw someone mention facebook when I scanned through the posts.

thnx cake, i've heard of those before, i'm gonna look into finding a pair.

Happy 4th erbody!

Hey ladies, hope you all had a great holiday. I didn't do 2 bad with my eating and i'm back on track today.

Have you ever had ppl make inappropriate remarks while you are eating? Like can/should you eat that? WTF I'm very capable of deciding what goes in my own mouth. Haters keep me motivated but it still pisses me off sometimes. Especially comments from judgemental loved ones

CakeBatter - Joy jogging? Can't wait to get there. You are an inspiration to me. Congrats on liking what you saw in that reflection!

Devsmama - Shia I've been a little under the weather , but I've been posting on PUN.

beaka - Girl, I'm not going to the Taste! I hate crowds and unfortunately some ppl don't know how to go out & have a good time w/o being obnoxious. I thought about going there on my lunch hour cause I work downtown, but I didn't. But those BBQ'd Turkey Legs were calling me. Like you told Candtlove, "No one actually goes to the stuff in their own town."

Like, I love the BB Hair Show where you live, but I bet you hardly go, right? Have fun @ Essence!

Yo I am triiiiiiping today. But I today is almost over and I am just going to not worry about it and be on track tomorrow. Anyway. I had a banging weekend. Really. Tomorrow is back to working out, cooking, working and what not. But I am well rested.

My race went well. Finished in 56 minutes. the route was hilly but I managed and it felt real good. Then the boy and I went to harbor fest for the 4th it was really nice. I am busy getting together before and afters on photobucket and when they are sone I am gonna post them so ya'll can see.

Coco- Yes I have those comments everyone in a while, and it does piss me off. I just say eff em. You said it right...."haters keep you going".

Nona - Yes I love the sport. I also like wearing the cute outfits...but don't tell nobody....shhhhh

Heeeeey Chickies! Good morning! SO yesterday turned out to be wash for me but today I am ready to be POP! I have my food packed and points/calories already counted out for the day...except dinner which is not a problem. I got my gym bag in the car and I ready for a healthy day.

Hope ya'lls mornings are great and everyone had a great weekend!

Ahhh, the food police. Love them (rolls eyes). I usually tell people that what I'm doing is working for me weightlosswise, so they shouldn't worry themselves with what I put in my mouth.

How was everyone's 4th? Cakebatter, congrats on your race!

Coco- I feel ya. I've had people make those remarks and it really p*sses me off! My dh used to do that to me. It really got under my skin b/c he's overweight too. He just recently realized that we're in the same boat and asked me to help him to lose.

JasonsLea- congrats on you loss & gl with the apartment hunting.

CakeBatter- You've done a gr8 job on your loss. Your goal is right there. You're a real inspiration.


Good Morning to everyone else. I've been watching the weather and plan to get outdoors to day. I just couldn'y bring myself to go out in that 100 degree weather but we're expecting rain for the next few days so it may be safe to go out.