It's definitely a hippo, I'd say. (It took me a while to realize it was in the ticker - I kept going thru the avatars again and again, frantically looking for a scotty dog. Duh!)

Shad, I wish I had the cooks from your Christmas feast here. I volunteered to make Greek meatballs and tzatziki for a party tonight, but forgot that my meatballs always fall apart and look terrible (but taste good) while the tzatziki is my strong suit. Oops. This year I bought the tzatziki at costco instead of making my own. I lived in Greece for about a year many, many moons ago, and still love the food. I was SO jealous reading about all the goodies.

It's not quite New Year's yet, but I'm already trying to put a resolution or two into effect. No more negativity! People who are awful or disappointing won't change unless THEY want to, so don't let them push those well-worn buttons anymore. All sweetness and light, smiles (well, smirks) in exchange for nastiness. Shorter visits to unpleasant relative (no, I didn't forget the "s" - there's only one of her, which proves that things could be so much worse...). And I'm going to try to remember ALL important birthdays, anniversaries - in time, and with at least a card, and preferably a call.

My cats are still quite young: my big Zen is about 3 years old, a former stray (and former male, snip-snip), and my little Lily is about 9 months old. Zen mainly just lies around or eats. I think he's quite unhappy - he seemed so calm (hence the name) but is constantly begging to go out (we live in a high-rise condo) and has chewed huge holes in his fur on both flanks. I don't quite know what to do with him, although food does seem to make him briefly happy. Lily has started to almost show affection: if I'm reading in bed, she'll climb under my knees and under the covers and purr. Very endearing, as long as I don't get carried away and try to pet her in her "tent"... I wouldn't dare to give either of them a bath!

In Ontario, I'm pretty sure a new law has opened up access to birth parents as well as their kids. I'm not sure how it works exactly, but I have a feeling there will be a few of those surprise visits here too.

I love the squirrel. Wish I knew how to copy it to send to friends! Maybe I'll look at the website written on the picture?

Holly, clearly a typo in your comment, and you meant to say my life sounds very dull, which it is, not full,which it isn't.... :rofl:

Hello to all, and many thanks for the warm welcome. :)

Greetings.
DH asked me what my goal was... he didn't want my list of 37 or so... JUST ONE. Is he smart or what. So I figured the "getting a move on" was the best first one... Walking, stretching, mooooooving. Then I'll focus on one of the food/water ones... but the must-do change for the next 3 weeks is MOVING.

Carla... I'm sorry Zen is so unzenlike... Apparently (according to animal planet!!) most pets LOVE stimulation. Our cat is happiest after we've gotten her to chase something around (she's an indoor cat.. the last in-and-outdoor cat disappeared under mysterious circumstances)... She especially likes the red light from a lazer pointer.... as well as the catnip on the top of her scratching post. I wonder what would make me chew MY flanks?!! :rofl:

Shad, I did have a pretty good time adding various stamps to get enough postage to go to OZ. And I DO think you are even keeled. You post regularly, have nearly always done something around the house, done your job, done something kind, AND exercised. Sounds admirable to me!! DD has decided she wants to meet men (she's in her late 20's) now that she's got a great job and an advanced degree. She'd rather have a family than "just" a career... and is expanding her comfort zone to include match.com. She had her first lunch date today. I told her after she'd had 50, she'd feel confident and know how many different kind of people there are.... I met DH through a newspaper (back before on-line services).... Just saying... but if you are happy and busy, why worry?

TTFN

Carla, I did mean full, it seems you have nice things going on. I am a big cat person.I mostly have collected strays. Mine have almost always been mushy but i am VERY mushy. I find now if I sit down long enough my new baby Rainbow is quite cuddly. She is a spaz tho. Climbs curtains, people ,every imaginable object..... I do have a friend whose cat chewed her flanks and the kitty had allergies to foods and was on a special diet and it stopped.
Do you live is Ontario Canada??? We could be neighbours.I am in the South West of this glorious province. Although, in the scheme of the whole world Ruth and I are "close" but still a 7 hour drive apart.

PW~ nice to have a wise hubby to give support. I love your goal.

It is definitely a hippo. A bouncing, dancing one!!!

I am quite enjoying all this free time i have. I am down right carefree and giddy. Even with 6 kids here yesterday it was not really "work".

Flyday!!!
I did EVERYTHING I planned to yesterday AND relaxed and played with the kiddies!!!
I spent 2 hours yesterday at Flylady.net really reading through the ideas and plans and I did set up a Cleaning Journal for myself. ( my dear friend Meadow is suspicious of anyone who identifies with FLYS. Her profound question du jour was , "do you know where flies live?") ROFLMAO
The also have a Body Clutter segment too but 1 thing at a time. The mess in my house has been the bane of my existance for several months.
I did mucho better with food today. For supper i whipped up a veggie sauce and WW pasta and told myself oh, we dont need a salad and then I told myself YES we DO!!!

I have my Flylady Journal in front of me all set to get my day going. I am feeling keen. I realized last night that I am very organized but have never broken it down into sections or put it on paper. I am starting to feel I can do this! Hubby has started to accept his “job” of clearing the table and sweeping the kitchen floor every day. It has taken 2 weeks but he is now doing it. DD has the job of straightening the backhall/entrance. DS helps put away the crafty stuff and all are putting their own belongings away. This has been in play for 2 weeks and it is getting better. My job is to sort file and deal with paper work every day and then everything else of course but this plan gives me 6 less things to do!!!
Food has been much better.

I have our neighbour coming over, her parents are out of town and she was going to be lonely, I will be going into the city alone for a few hours to do this and that but mostly just be me.
HUGS!!!!

OH, DS's team won a bronze medal in the tournament. 3rd place out of 8 teams!!!! proud little man!!!!!

:hug: :hug:

Hellooooooooo there!!!!
Tes it's me, back again like the proverbial bad penny! My trusty old computer has come home to me this lunchtime all cleaned up and virus free and ready to gooooo!!!:carrot: Its so good to be back in the study watching the snow outside whilst I am in the warm!!! And also my satellite t.v. reception is back on after not being able to receive a signal this morning during the blizzard.....yahoooo!!!:D :) :D

I have not read any of the posts yet but thought I would get straight in and post first so you all know teel's computer is back in the land of the living!!!

I hope everyone had a good Christmas and all is right with you all.

Keep warm everyone andlet me be the first to wish everbody

A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY 2006!!!:xcheer: :ginger: :santa: :rudolph: :clause:

Holly~ we are having very un-wintery weather here too. but the winds are enough to blow everyone away. Enjoy the peace and down tume!! New avatars must be contagious!!!

Madcat~ was your avatar always the merry-go-round horse?! Now that I see it, I can't remember! lol I used to think that if I every got a big place, I would fill it with lots of animals from old rides. I was wondering too how much $$ is spent on gym memberships alone each Dec/Jan???
Don't worry....the newbies will be out of the gym by the end of January!! :rofl:

Lisa~ I hope you feel better soon. Quite a few people I spoke with this week have chest complaints. :faint: I liked your resolutions....they fit right in over here :rofl: glad xmas was so nice!

PW~ tell Roethke that I was very confused but am coming around even as we speak!! :LOL3: How true that statement though. Moving is a good thing....now that you read this...get up and do something!! :rofl:

Shad~ It was Richie's brother(1/2 brother), around 42 yrs old, and he found his birth dad via internet with the help of his cousin! Then on Xmas eve decided to bring the past up by telling his Mom the news! (and after she's been in the hospital best part of the year) then he told his "dad" (for 40 yrs) and the poor guy about passed out. Jen cannot wait to get home. :rofl: Better you than me with cat baths!! I am not suicidal! :lol3: If you are lonely you will have to socialize to meet people! If all else fails.....you still have me!!:dance:

Carla~ some strays in my opinion find it hard to settle down. Even birds pull out their feathers. Hope Zen finds his little niche in your family and settles down.

I got up too late for food shopping. A woman came here at 12:30 last night. She had broken the key off in her door lock after she had been down getting her mail. She doesn't like to see many people so she goes late at night. It took me 1/2 hr to arouse the maint. men and get one here. Poor guy. By the time I fell asleep it was near 3 and what a strange sleep it was too. I felt like I woke every 15 minutes or so.
Gonna be a do nothing day with some general Xmas roundup. I did some cooking yesterday in preparedness for healthy eating again. It actually felt good to get started! The only problem is the sugar withdrawal. Headaches and sloth-like feelings abound! :rofl: This too shall pass.
For 2006 all I am asking of myself is to get back on track and make the effort to stay there....and forget about weight loss. If it happens it happens (in my case anyway).
I deluded myself with dreams of huge losses and defeated the whole purpose which was to be healthy. Then had a tough year and threw it all in the crapper. Well, it's time to get it out, dry it off and get my butt going :moped:
Happy Friday everyone and hope the New Year Holiday is filled with peace.

TEEL!!!! Seems like you and Holly snuck in there while I was typing and answering the radio calls!!! rofl
soooo GOOD to have you back again!!! Welcome Home!!!
glad the pc is feeling better and came back to you rejeuvenated(sp) and up and running!!! Hope good healt is running rampant in your house and hugs for Holly too!

Holly~ I love flylady.com she's the best. Gave me lots of ideas for how to keep up with things. where DO flies live exactly!!???? :rofl: :lol3: I will ponder this todfay while I lay back and watch tv!! LOL

Seeeing you are all up and posting!!! I will too. I can't sleep for some reason, the brain is switched on and is in overdrive. So I'm up and making a cuppa and checking the threads in the hope that someone will have some boring conversation which will put me to sleep. Maybe I should go read some of the journals or something.
I'm a bit concerned about LindaT - she's not posted since 24th and she didn't say she was going away or anything. Maybe she has just found better things to do, but it is unlike her.

Finally got the db2 on the road to financial recovery. He sounded half human today. Even cracked a smile or two. Now that I have seen the truly horrific extent of his 'financial wizardry', I'm not surprised he was feeling a little blue :( . I would be too!. He is suitably grateful, however he doesn't seem to realise he is now chained to my diy projects as the muscle around the joint and will be unable to escape for quite some time. I was mentioning that I wasn't worried about work for all of January and that I had enough to live on, then I hit hime with the thought that previous to his little escapades I had enough to live on for several months. I think he has the message! 'nuf said.

Got the lawns mowed today and flouted the council laws about watering the garden, what the heck - I'd like some of my plants to survive this drought. Anyway, I raced around with the lawnmower and sweated buckets and then watered the pots, but later snuck out and put the watering system on the backyard for an hour. All in all I don't use my entire water allocation so I feel little guilt about doing it.

Thanks for the comments on 'finding a bloke'. Most times I am perfectly happy by myself. Just once in a while I wouldn't mind someone to take on the enormous to do list. However I think he would have to have a home to go to at the end of the day as I like my space. Interesting conundrum!

Carla - I wish I knew how they manage to get meatballs to stay together and not be tough or like bullets! Tomorrow night I am going to a friends house to celebrate the end of this year. He's a chef. I'll ask him. No doubt he will not only tell me the story, he will whip some up at the same time.
I'm a shocker with remembering birthdays - apart from the immediate family. I should put them on Outlook Calendar as a bring up reminder. I'm not much on New Year resolutions. I prefer to challenge myself during the year for shorter periods of time.
Can't think what to advise for the cat - some cats are okay inside, some must be outside and will only come in overnight or during the day. Mine is more like a dog - where I am, there she will be, which becomes somewhat alarming when you have the pickaxe on the downward swing making a hole in the ground only to find a ginger, white and black cat looking up at you (from the hole) trying to figure out what you are doing. :stress: :eek:

Painter - I suggest you have a chat to DB2 - he thinks I am anything but kind at the moment. My sister doesn't think I am kind either - but then she says we are alike - which means she is not kind, right? DB1 thinks I am nice! But then he hasn't caused me grief for a while.

Holly - that sounds definitely like a Meadow statement - where do fly's live? Well out here I can tell you that they would like to live on me. We have bush flies and ordinary house flies and the bush fly has to be dissuaded from living on me the minute I step outside. Quite a bit of my budget goes on preventing insects from trying to live on me! And yes I do shower!!

Teel - good to see you back and posting. I was think of you today when I saw the blizzards in England on the news tonight. Ruthxxx has apparently got ice and you have snow. We have heat and the aforementioned flies. Thanks for the new year wishes. Give Holly a pat.

Mel - where do these 'kids' get their ideas from? Has he approached the said biological parent yet? Is he trying to kill off three people before year end?
Geez, I don't know how you would get around to proving the parentage through the internet - surely all adoption records are 'off limits' to the world at large and you have to prove to someone who you are to get any information at all. Should I now get on my :soap: ????

Right, having burbled for long enough. I will finish here and go look for other people to annoy - pity DB2 isn't on the computer hey?

Happy New Year!
 

Good morning everyone,

Thanks for the well wishes. I am feeling a bit better today. It's very quiet at work and no one is here.

I really need to get back into the whole working out thing. I can definitely feel a difference with the spinning class. My legs and butt even look better (my boyfriend even said my butt is looking better, more like JLo than flat). I guess that's a compliment?? LOL!

Sounds like everyone is very busy and has alot going on over the holidays. I hope that each person gets some alone time to relax and not put everyone else's needs first. I know that's hard to do, though, especially with kids, significant others and work. I totally understand!

Happy New Year! My number one resolution is to lose this fat, I'm tired of looking permanently pregnant!!!!!!

Take care.

Lisa

:newyear:

Mel-- Pretty interesting when people sneak around doing stuff (like finding birth parents) and don't tell anybody till it is a done deal. Ah, the joys and hitches of communication! And empathy (or lack of it), right?

I figure anything we've ever seen in a soap opera has actually happened to somebody, so perhaps we shouldn't be all THAT surprised. That's also why I don't much care for family secrets. Just keep people up to date so "surprises" don't accumulate and seem like grenades.

Shad, glad you have your priorities straight about keeping the garden going! People here are also doing "preventative" watering just to keep things damp and less likely to catch fire. If SIL (or whoever) thinks you are mean, they COULD try to manage without your help. Hmph. Gift horses and all that. It sounds to me like you are being very helpful.

Morelli, glad you are feeling better.

Teel... blizzards there? I hadn't heard. I only heard about the so-called Mud-swim... can't remember the name of the town now... Hopefully the people I know in the UK have more sense than to have participated... although it would be one heck of a work out.

Holly-- congrats again on being keen and sharp!! I think I'll go dust something.

TTFN

ADOPTION HUNTING, BLIZZARDS, HOLIDAYS, AND WATER SHORTAGES....YEAH I GUESS THAT ABOUT SUMS IT UP!!! ROFL
SHAD~ I SENT AN E-MAIL TO OUR LINDA AND WILL SEE IF IT PRODUCES ANY RESULTS. I HAD THOUGHT SHE WAS STILL POSTING IN THE JOURNALS. GOOD FOR YOU AND DB!!! GUESS HE GETS THE POINT....OR THE PROD FOR HIM TOO!!! PLEASE DON'T GET ARRESTED CAUSE I KNOW FULL WELL I HAVEN'T GOT ANY MONEY!!! LOL

CARLA~ GLAD YOU FEEL GOOD! HAPPY NEW YEAR ALSO AND LET THIS BE FAT BEGONE 2006 FOR ALL OF US!!!

PW~ I AM WITH YOU ON NOT HAVING FAMILY SECRETS....THEY NEVER STAY IN THEIR CLOSETS WHERE THEY BELONG ANYWAY!! SOMEONE IS ALWAYS LETTING THE SKELETONS OUT TO DANCE AND PLAY! OLE!!! :carrot: :dance:
I ALSO HOPE WE WILL BOTH BE "HOT BY 60"!!!:rofl:

No exercise, no proper eating.

I’m feeling a little under par this am. Too much vino and champers (actually most of it was cheap fizz - I contributed real champers, but only got a taste of my own offering). And of course the buffet. Lots of pastries and appetizers and meat on skewers… but there was a little too much of a sweet called sucre à la crème that Quebecers make and that is to die for and I can’t believe I ate the whole thing or at least it feels like I did… :o It’s a kind of very creamy maple syrup fudge only SO much more.

I’m finally testing the advice I’ve been given for splitting my screen and composing in my equivalent to Word . It worked for another thread, so I’ll try it again. Thanks, Shad, for the technical advice I’ve waited all too long to take!

At the party last night we had one of those gift exchanges where everyone brings a wrapped gift, everyone takes a number, you choose gifts in numerical order and can steal someone else’s gift rather than pick a fresh one. Anyway, long story short, they were supposed to be $15 gifts, and lucky me picked an old, cracked, ugly, plastic tray with sticky (no doubt from the thrift store sale sticker) still on it. It’s already moved on to my thrift store bin… And before anyone chides me for being materialistic, in this case it is the thought - or lack thereof - that counts. Everyone at the party works in the same field as me or is in a professional field, so lack of money is NO excuse. Just a lack of consideration. Then again, a few «new» people had been added to the regular group, and they may not have quite understood that it wasn’t meant to be a white elephant exchange. So given my promise to be less negative, I’ve decided to feel sorry for the embarrassment the culprit must have felt on seeing all the NICE gifts everyone else brought. And yes, I feel better already! Time for more Coué - every day in every way, I’m getting better and better… :D

PW - it’s true I don’t do much to stimulate poor Zen. I did try at first, but his idea of exercise is to lie on his back and bat at whatever toy I’m flicking at him or jumping up and down with. I know. I should keep it up so I’ll lose weight myself, even if it does nothing for him.

Holly, Thanks for the advice on Zen’s little habit. I think I’ll take him to the vet next week - I’ve been thinking of it for a while, but have been suffering from vet fatigue :lol: Lily’s runny eyes have cost me a small fortune already, and still not cured. And yes, I do live in Ontario. We're not exactly neighbors, but I do get down to TO from time to time for work. In fact I’ve got a week booked down there in late April.
I tried Flylady for a while, and would have continued except the emails were just too much. All I wanted was the daily task, not the rest of the reminders, so I quit and now live mainly guilt-free in my usual mess.

Mel - I know how easy it is to get sidetracked, and I need to get back on track too. I’ve been promising myself to behave, but no dice so far. But starting on Sunday…

Shad, I don’t know where you get your energy. It’s almost 3 pm here, and I’m still in my jammies writing posts and having quality under-the-knees-time with Lily! As for finding a bloke, I’m with you on a non-live-in variety. And the to-do list? The ex didn’t ever do anything around here, so I’m used to fending for myself or buying help. The word "bloke" gve me a bit of a giggle - in Québecois "un bloke" is a derogatory term for an English-Canadian, also know as a tete-carrée (can't find the circumflex accent...) or square-head.
The meatballs were a big hit, even tho they were pretty sorry looking. The best way to stop meatballs from falling apart is to micro-wave them! But of course then they look a little anemic, and are perhaps a tad tough. If you only half-nuke them, you can finish them in the frypan for colour. It’s just that the Greek recipe is a little mushy, and I always forget to either increase the breadcrumbs or cut the milk…
I’m impressed you have the reflexes necessary to stop mid-swing and save your kitty from a messy end. I know I spend a lot of time dancing and leaping around to avoid stepping on mine - their little contribution to Carla’s improved balance, unless of course they’re actually trying to knock me off. :fr:

Morilli - how often do you spin, and for how long? Two weeks ago I was just too lazy to go, on the 26th I was on the road home from Christmas when the Boxing Day "marathon" classes were on, and as a result Monday night my tush will be a very unhappy place on that bike. I’d like to find another place to spin, closer to home and a little less serious. Another thing to do this week!

I know New Year’s resolutions can’t take the place of making changes that "take", but since it’s that time of year, resolutions there will be. Which gives me two more days of misbehavin’ before the cell doors clang shut. :hat: :hat: :woo: :woo:

You bunch of worrywarts lol
 

Well since I am getting worried mother hen emails and posts in the journals ;) :D I thought I'd pop in so you wouldn't think I fell off the planet or ran off with a cute man... drat it all.

Right after Christmas, there was a huge number of new people in the journals and sometimes new people are a little exhuasting. I know we all were new at one time or another, but a lot of new people at one time tend to emotionally drain me. I don't always comment, but I read most all the entries and all the sadness and heartbreak is well.. heartbreaking.:( So I took an intentional break from journaling, but not from diet and exercise. I plan to post over there today since it seems I am missed. aww you guys :hug:

The week before Christmas was also a bear at work. The co-worker who took that week off as well as last week had better come back armed because I could kill her for leaving me alone :dizzy: :D Christmas week was just atrocious as I was buried up to my neck and it was all HER fault for not being there to share the load . :lol: Last week was better thank goodness and I need a ton of naps to catch up. I am off until the 3rd, so yippee

I got a call yesterday from the new boss of the department in Pennsylvania. He is coming out to California on 1/11 and 1/12 and wants to talk to me further about the job opening in the department. He also asked for a copy of my resume, so I don't think he is going to can me, although at this point anything could happen.

I also have been asked to moderate a new forum here at 3fc. It is located under General Diets area and it is called The Sonoma diet. It is basically the Med diet, which I have lost most of my weight on, with some portion control guidelines for weight loss. If any of you are interested, we'd be glad to have you pop in.

Now I need to read back a few pages and see what everyone has been doing.

Carla, those gift exchanges can be quite interesting. Sorry you got the sticky end of things.

Mel Mel, I am here so stop fretting :lol: Good going getting back to it. I have to do a bit of detoxing from junk myself.. but mine was good junk :lol: homemade swedish butter cookies!!

Painter -only 37 goals? :lol: I must have 200 but starting out witha few is an excellent plan.

Morilli - sorry you have to work today. I'll enjoy being home in your stead. :D

Shad, another worrywart.. but thank you. Amen on the occasional bloke. I wish we could rent a man. oh wait, I think we can but those are called escort services and I think are illegal.. at least they are in CA :lol: I wouldn't mind spending time with a nice guy from time to time, but Ia gree.. he needs to go HOME afterwards.

Teel. congrats on the healthy computer. I have become so dependent upon mine, its rather scary!

Hi Holly, yet another worrywart , but it's nice to be worried about. I love my kitty too, so much I am sure it isn't healthy. When you are done, fly ladying.. come to my house please.

Madkitty -Miss you in the journals, but I guess you are busy. Have you cut back on the gallons of coffee like you wanted to?

Meadow - :lol: that squirrel gif is scary!! and good goin on the four miles

Hi Tig - happy papering!


Well two pages back is all I have time for this morning.. things to do, a cat to annoy. :lol: Have a Nice Friday everyone!

Around here flies live in manure, dead animals and rubbish piles...ew.

Evening Ladies...
 

LT – yeah, we worry becuz we care! Yay you are back!!! I completely know what you mean about the journals. I think that is why I backed out for a while too. Too many stories to keep straight and not enough time to feel I make a difference to anyone there… And I'm a strict one cup a day person now (doctor's orders… well his orders are NO coffee, but I've never been a good rule follower).

Carla – I've picked up the good champers for tomorrow already. You should see how empty the LCBO shelves are. Enjoy your last 48 hours of guilt-free existence. Eat Drink and be Merry for tomorrow we may diet. :lol: Ok, within reason.

MEL – I think you must have a cattle prod of your own… at least some Linda T summoning power you never knew you had :lol: Good work.

Morelli – I'd take the BF comment as a compliment. Hope you get some relaxation time too.

Shad – re the shared space. I guess I'm lucky that TB has a strong sense of personal space too. I really thought living with him was going to be much harder than it is. We've been together 5 years now and living together for 3.5 (funny doesn't feel that long) but even now I sometime wish he would just go out shopping or play poker with the boys or something. I never get the place all to myself.

Mel – thanks for noticing the new avatar. I would LOVE to have the space to have a carousel horse on my house. Getting back on track is a good goal for 2006 but what are the particulars of "getting back on track"? weight loss could be a happy bi-product.

Teel - Welcome back!! Glad the 'puter gawds are smiling at you again. In fact all the technology elves seem to be in your corner. Good stuff!

Holly – Good job on rallying the FlyLady troops.

Ok, I have to sign off since I have babbled enough already and I have to go do a gift exchange with an old and dear friend. Tonight I will finish making a gold taffeta shawl to wear tomorrow night and then dye my hair bright red! Hey, start the year with a bang I say!

Later ladies. Oh, and I AM GOING to the gym tomorrow if it kills me!

Morning all,

I have finally come back to the land of the living and will be off to the gym for the last time this year shortly. I'm already running late. However I had a job to do - ie weigh in and measure.

Some of you may know that I have been keeping charts and measurements for the last couple of years. Today I have brought them up to date and started a new worksheet for the year 2006. I was checking the figures and noticed two things.

1. Weight loss has not been great over the past 2 years. A grand total of 3 kilos or 6.6lbs. Good stuff but not great.

2. I have lost a total of 20 inches from all over this body. 11.75 inches in 2004 and 8.25 inches in 2005. Now that is not bad I reckon.

All up a loss of :
Upper chest - 2.5 inch
Bust - 2.75 inches
Lower Chest - 2.5 inches
Waist - 4 inches
U Hip - 4.25 inches
L Hip - 2.75
Top of Arm - is up .25 inch
Top of Leg - 1.5 inches

Can't help it if I have fat arms. :lol3:

That just goes to show the power of exercise, since I really haven't been dieting at all, just eating well.

Well that revelation over, I'm off to gym. See ya