Jill - Way to go! That's called some serious willpower. Great job. And your boyfriend sounds very sweet .

Sarah - good luck on the house!

Everyone who asked about my laptop - the people said they have to talk with my vice principal first before asking the police to find it -_-. So I have to be worried all vacation (all this week, going back next Monday). Oh well, I know they have a tracking chip, so it's definitely going to be found.

It's weird, I once again am 109, without dieting and barely exercising! But guess what - we got a new exercise ball (they're so fun). I am bouncing up and down on it as I type (hey, some exercise right there). We got the DVD of Gunnar Peterson and Brooke Burke along with it. Now, to just find those weights...I may use soup cans for now. This is our second exercise ball because in a fit of rage and boredom, I popped the old ball. Don't tell my aunt

Finally, it's a fun exercise, and I've been doing the treadmill for six months and you are supposed to change exercises (and I am bored of it). Plus, my ipod's not working And Brooke Burke is a pretty good inspiration. I wish it was Evangeline Lilly or Maggie Grace, though, that would motivate me even more.

Guess what, the 2005 Self Challenge (that lasts three months) started today. I am determined to lose weight with that too, and that one actually works. Though I kind of did not follow the one-month diet tip program...oops Oh well, fresh start.

See you all! It's freezing! *bounces*

EDIT: I found the weights! I have a craving right now even though I am not hungry so gonna go exercise. See ya!

Wow, I sleep in a little and miss tons of posts! But what a sleep in it was!! Those two very sleep deprived nights were horrible, but all was redeemed last night, heh.

Jill - I find certain things I have to remind Josh of over and over.. otherthings, he reminds me.. heh. I call it selective memory. aww, thanks about my pictures. I don't know if any of them are really how I look day to day, I find a cameras always make me look really good, or reallllly bad.

Sara - I will cross my fingers and toes for you! Sounds like a very cute house. I wish you the best of luck with it!

Kimberley - very cute pictures I'd like a kitten, we just don't have the space, not to mention we both work so much it wouldn't be fair to the kitten. One day perhaps when things calm down a bit!

Claire - I love those balls too! I have this Billy Blanks Tae-Bo exerrvise video from YEARS ago, man, it really kicks your butt! Like literally your butt aches the next day, it's kinda nice, that pain. I am weird though!

I am off to make a late breakfast for myself and these boys! Have a great day everyone!

-Aimee

wow, you all have been busy posters!

I went to the gym this morning, then baked a banana bread and had two pieces, yikes. What's up with that?? then we watched some Northern Exposure.

Aimee, I'm 5'9", so I make Rob look shorter, heh heh. And our friend Cecile is tall too. When I smile my cheeks look like chipmunk cheeks, ah well. heh. When I was a baby I was really photogenic, I could have won a pretty baby contest. Now I just rely on my charm Rest, then shop.

Hi Gals, Marge, your so pretty!!! Not that I ever thought you weren't just had no evidence that you were LOL

Thanks, Kylee There must be something in the air these days saying "eat sweets..." see my banana bread comment.

Thanks, Jen, I think Rob's a hottie too I hear you re: this being the only body. I've eaten mindlessly, then gone on diets, then ate mindlessly. Now I'm 41 and figuring out that I need to get real control, so there you go. (on that topic GREAT JOB, Jill, on overcoming the impulses; I sneak stuff from Rob, I hate that, so now I confess to him when I do that. Not that he's going to punish me, but it's like if he doesn't know I didn't do it, HA.)
Re the glasses, I have to admit that the salesman talked me these frames, they were pretty different for me. I do like them. I'm guilty of overindulging in computer games sometimes. Rob gets mad at me every once in a while about it. It's a bad habit, but it relaxes me. I agree with Jen and Kimberley.

good luck with the house, Sarah. I can't wait for the day Rob and I get a house. Must be really exciting for you.

Kimberley, your cat is beautiful. I'm a big cat lover. Chloe, our cat, is one spoiled animal.

At least you'll get your laptop back no matter what, Claire. I've seen those balls at the gym, but haven't used one yet.

Man, I hate how fast the weekends go, even the 3-day ones. I never do a fraction of the stuff I plan on doing.

Marge - you are tall! I'm jealous! I'm 5'8", now whats an inch? It's a lot!! No one understands my desire for being 5'9". I have chipmunk cheeks too! I just don't smile in pictures, lol, there's the secret! BTW - you can be pretty and charming OR, you could be kind hearted, compassionate, caring, pretty AND charming! I think we downplay our looks far too often, infact, I have pretty GREAT eyebrows... heh, pick a great feature and love it completely Thats how I fake all my confidence, I know whats great on me.. and play it up when I feel like poop.

Mmmm, banana bread.. I think I might make apple crisp to go with our dinner tonight, it's my brother's last night here.

Well I am off to buy ingredients and do some dishes! Bye

-Aimee

wouldn't take much of a heel for you to be towering over me.

Maybe one of these days I'll get one of those eyebrow experts to do her/his stuff. I have Brooke Shields brows (to put it nicely, heh heh). I love that eyebrow treatment where they pluck the hair with threads, it's supposed to be a lot less painless.

I cut up the rest of the bread, wrapped each piece then stuck it all in the freezer. fruit desserts are my favorite. I wonder if there's an alternate reality where you can eat only desserts all day and lose weight. and if you even look at a treadmill you gain. heh heh.

what a drag your brother has to leave so soon.

I definitely wear heels, to compensate for my shortness heh.

Yes, eyebrows getting done is GOOD. Even if you find a good waxer it doesn't hurt all that much... the upkeep is a pain. But oh-so worth it. I'd do yours for you, I am completely and totally obsessed with my brows, and pretty much everyones. It's a sickness, once someone did my eyebrows and made a "hook" in them, which I find trashy girls tend to have... I cried for a day. Hmm, this sounds like a disfunctional obsession.

My brother was here late friday, sat, sun and monday, so it's a longer weekend than most.

Well starting today my friend and I are going to train 5 days a week for this run, so I'm off to get ready for that! Have a good night!!

-Aimee

By the way, the kitty has definitely told us what her name is. Three times now, she's gotten the empty cat food dish out of their closet cubby and played loudly with it, batting it all around the house. Her name is Snoopy.

It was either that or something like Mikimoto or Cartier, because of her preferring to relax on top of my jewelry box. LOL

Gals, I need your prayers!

There was a fire at our apartment building last night. All the details are on my blog,with a couple of pics.

Please pray for our neighbors!

Will catch you later.

I haven't commented on your blog entry yet - just read it. Oh, how awful. I hope your neighbor heals up okay.

Wow Jen, that really sucks. I sure hope everything turns out alright!

Kimberley - Very cute picture! Whenever we got new kitten's, I got to name most of them. I've always just picked random names that I thought were cute, heh.

I had a nicely uneventful day. I am pretty tired from the weekend events, so I'm going to enjoy this next weekend, I can do nothing if I choose not to Yay! I am however feeling pretty nasty, I'm considering the whole 10 day cleanse thing where you neutralize your stomach, which should help these tummy pains I've been experiencing. I don't know if I am brave enough... but the walking has stopped due to my stomach pains. My body feels like it's going insane.

Where is everyone? Come out come out where ever you are!!

-Aimee

Oh weird. I don't really know how to feel right now. Anyone use or heard of MySpace? Well, I have an account on there. It's been a great way to keep in touch with friends rom high school and college and whatnot. Well, this morning, I had a message on there from my sister's ex-husband. I haven't spoken to him since their divorce, which was 3-4 years ago now. He and I were pretty close and got along really well--we even used to go to movies and stuff together when my sister was in a bad mood. We had similar tastes in movies and music and had the same extremely sarcastic sense of humor, so we were always joking around with each other. But I know he was very immature about things with my sister (very financially irresponsible, would rather play games than do anything serious, etc.), and we're all 99% sure he cheated on her (he always denied it, but he was out on his Navy ship for a 6-month deployment only to return and basically say, hey, I don't think we should be married anymore, and 2 weeks later, a girl who works with him on his ship moved into the apartment with him...hmm...). He also became VERY insensitive about my sister's weight (she once asked him why they weren't "intimate" as often as they used to be, and he replied that she "didn't exactly look like she did when they got married" ...mind you, she's about 5'8" and has never weighed much more than 200 pounds, so it's not like she's ever really been that huge), and of course that really hit home for me.

So basically, I went from loving him to hating him for what he did to her. I haven't responded to his message. Part of me wants to be mature and just say hi and wish him well (which is about what he said in his message to me, that he's glad to see I'm doing well and such), but the other part of me just wants to rip him a new one, ya know? I know it was my sister he was married to, not me, but he and I went through a lot together, too, and when they decided to separate, I never heard from him until now (which is understandable, but still annoying).

I probably just won't reply at all. Not like anything I say would actually matter to him anyway. Bah, I don't even know why I'm writing about this here...just needed to get it out, I guess. Sorry for the rambling

Anyway...stayed way low on calories yesterday and plan to do so again today (below 1000 3 days in a row!). The scale was pretty friendly this morning, so let's hope that holds over for tomorrow's "official" morning weigh-in and them y TOPS weigh-in tomorrow night

Hi gals...I updated my blog with stuff about the fire yesterday. Thanks for your support. I'm having a hard time today.

www.jen41565.blogspot.com

Jen, that's terrible! Definitely sending energy to your neighbor. And you two just got through the new job stress, hang in there, keep us posted.

Aimee, maybe the cleanse thing would be good (that coming from someone who knows nothing about those things). You could always do something less extreme, like have a soup day, or soup and pasta day. Stuff that's really easily digestible. My stomach is sensitive, so I get upsets now and again and have to take it easy. Just hope that you feel better soon.

Jill, I really liked my sister's first serious boyfriend. He was funny, played the guitar, knew all about electronics, was pretty likable. Then things went way south. He even got nasty with me, and made comments about my weight. I was about 13 or 14. They had a terrible breakup, basically because he had a life meltdown. I wonder if people who do that kind of stuff feel guilty about it afterwards.

I think I'm in serious need of a vacation here. Maybe I can figure something out for a couple of days.

Take it easy.

Goodmorning.

Jill - good for you and staying on plan 3 days in a row Tell me though, how do you survive on less than 1000 calories? I remember I did a diet where I ate 1200/day and exercised, I was SO weak, it was scary. It's hard re: sisters ex husband, depending on how recent it's been... ask your sister how she feels about that. If you two really had a great friendship, maybe it's worth saving?

Marge - we must be on the same page... I reallllly need something to happen right now, I need to MAKE something happen. I'm going thru the daily motions and I'm just not into anything right now. You take a vacation, and I'll do a stomach friendly diet!

Jen - you should connect with red cross, perhaps see about some post tramatic counselling. Thats a pretty hard thing to go thru, especially waking up to that. Feel safe!

-Aimee