needhelp27- Hi! I think it is so exciting that you are applying to some colleges! I'm proud of you girlie. I know you can do anything you put your mind to. You are young, and the world is your oyster.


Amany- You're right. The "D" word is a four letter word. You are definately ready for your day tomorrow. I hope it goes as good for you as it has been for me. I like adding the yogurt. The milk, I don't like so much (I hate milk), but I drink it because I need the calcium and it adds a few more calories that I probably need. It's kinda tough to get enough calories when it's all raw fruits and veggies. I get pretty full on apples and stuff.

I'm glad you didn't go to the pork house. That clogs my arteries, and raises my blood pressure just saying it... My husband is a big bbq pork lover. He has a special place as well, the logo is a pig...a pig roasting something over an open pit...

I only caught the end of CFC earlier, so I'm gonna watch here in a bit, but I did see all FOL... you're darn tootin' it was FAN FREEGIN' TASTIC!!! I'm so hooked on celebreality.


Hun.e.B- My husband wants to go to Minnesota in November to catch a Vikings game. He's trying to lure me with the "Mall of America" as part of the trip. Before we met he took his Mother and brothers to a game... lol...

TriciaK - Hi! I'm so proud of you!!!! I hope my weight moves too! That is so cool, 11 pounds is a big accomplishment!

Thanks Melissa.... MY fiance says that if you do something 17 times it becomes a habit.... so that means once I get started it is all that much closer to being a habit... ha ha....

Tricia

Thanks Aqua... I couldn't have done it without all of your help and support. Let's hope for 11 more in the next 3 weeks!!!

Tricia

Hey

Wow, I just did 3 hours and 45 minutes of just math 11 homework! i think my brain is gonna explode! This isn't even the hardest stuff! ughhhhhhh Anyways, im sorry I havent posted lots, i read what you all say but sometimes I just dont have time and now that i have tons of homework every night I might only be able to post on weekends.

I'm getting really annoyed at this Turbo Jam thing, it hasnt even arrived yet, my mom paid an extra $23.00 for it to ship in 2-5 days and its been about 3 weeks! I'm so mad! I have been exercising a bit but I was waiting to go all out on Turbo Jam but now i'm not sure i will ever get it. Everybody think good thoughts that it will arrive soon!!!!

Anyways, i'm off to do more homework (not math tho, thank god!) its easier stuff. Hopefully i can post before the week is up otherwise everyone have a great week and you ALL CAN DO IT!!!!

love ya,

Heather

Hey Ladies- nothing all that new going on. i bought the fatsmash book today out of curiosity and i'm thinking about doing it. no meat for 9 days. thats really rough! oh well maybe it will help me quit meat all together. I really dont like eating meat when i think about how the animals are treated and i just read somewhere that we eat way to much meat. I dunno maybe ill start liking tuna or something. Well ive learned to keep my opinions to myself this weekend. my best friends bf is a totally jackass and says things like he can do better than her and get someone prettier, but when i said i really dont want him going to australia with us because i dont want to put up with their bs that is going to happen and that i would knock him out, she got pissed. I'm now considering going alone. I'm not scared of going alone and honestly after the year and ahalf i'm going to have with school, trying to lose all this weight and i'm hoping to be down to 140 by next summer, get my plastic surgery and be looking really hot at xmas for my trip, i'm going to really need the peace and to just relax and have fun.

Melissa- lol yeah i'm ready for football. but i only do the college teams and well i only watch my college team. hopefully we will do better this year!!!

Danielle- i'm sorry u dont feel good. sometimes drinking lime juice straight from the lime helps break up all the nasty stuff and bring it out. you might wanna try it. feel better tho! Nyquil PM will knock u out if u cant sleep tho.

Aqua- omg okay so now i never want to have kids!!!!! honestly i watch those shows on tv where people ae giving birth and i dont think i could ever do that. I think i would just have a c-section instead. being a mom scares me to death. i honestly thinks its the main reason why i dont sleep with guys. I'm so scared of being a parent. My parents didnt raise any of their kids. My mom has 4 including me and then my dad has 3 not counting my moms kids. then u see those nanny shows with the kids going crazy. i couldnt handle it. but at the same time i dont really believe in abortion. i mean i dont judge those who have had them but i know i couldnt do it. but anyways i'm going to need a tummy tuck too. i wish they would invent something to get rid of stretch marks already!!!!!

Needhelp- thats awesome that ur applying to college. its really hard. this is my second year and its sooo hard to not go out and party. goodluck and i hope u get in to where u wanna go!

Amanda- i dont think ive ever had middle eastern food. what exactly is it???

Trish- thats soo awesome!!! keep it up!!

okay so my take on CFC and FOL. okay Angie stone really needs to shut the F up already. seriously i probably would have slapped the girl by now. how does she expect to get better if she doesnt move her butt!!! my load i do a lot of activity and i cant breath. its called being out of shape!!!! Tina is like my favorite. She reminds me of me. she is like a mamma and that what i was in highschool. many phone calls at 2 in the morning from people crying and ya.
okay so FOL to me has just gotten trashier today. i would have been kicked off the show for beating new yorks butt.
lol okay so see why i need the spiritual books? people like angie stone that whine and ahve an excuse for everything drive me crazy and the same for people like new york who think they are better than everybody. i must accept i cannot change anyone but myself and hope to god if i ever run into people that like that he holds me back and gives me a lot of patience!!! okay i'm going to bed. night chicas...
i'm a really nice person although u cant tell from the CFC and FOL!!!!

Good Morning Ladies!!!



brat_61886- Hey sweetie! No, that's what we are complaining about, the "apron" from excess weight and the apron and scar from a c-sections. My c-section was painful! It was an emergency, so that's why it's such a bad scar, and it's so visable. No meds during the procedure either, all they did was put a gas mask on my face so I could pass out for a minute while they did the surgery. I felt the whole thing about 15 minutes later when I woke up and no amount of morphine could fix it. I am all for natural birth. It is natural, it heals better, etc... I don't think any healthy woman that can give natural birth should opt for a c-section. It can be risky.

Don't worry about being a Momma. It comes naturally.

needhelp27- Shooo, you've been busy!!! Bummer about the turbo jam. Take it easy sweetie.

Hello Ladies Jest wanted to check in have some bad news iam back up to 280 as of this morning. The back of my knees are hurting. They hurt alot to bend them for a lenght of time. I have to get back on plan 100 % I dont want to be like my sister and confinned to a wheel chair the rest of my life because I wouldnt lose weight and it totally hurt my knees. Well Better run have meeting at the school.

hi everyone how are you doing so far
needhelp27 i know how you feel im waiting for my turbo jam and booty ballet
i guess i have to have patience and that is something i dont have


Butterfly50 dont worry weight changes like that i had gained 2lbs last week but my hubby has been telling me that my stomach is going down and i noticed a change also
i tell you i think the scale is pretty discouraging

Butterfly50- Good Morning!
Hey, try not to let the scale get you down too much. I hate the dreaded evil scale. I didn't go down at all this week, and I workout every day. I agree with you, excersise is important, but if your knees are gonna blow out- you have to think of something else you can do. (I'm sure you got that figured out of course lol...) I think at this point, if I were in your position, I would talk to my doc about this when I get the chance and see if they have some helpful advice, cut down my calories a little more ( I know it's hard, but you have a really bad situation here), and make the most of when I could do a small walk. You're really in a pickle, because when the knees are messed up it really makes weight loss even more difficult than it already is- but if you don't lose some weight it will make your position worse. I know this is hard, but we are here for you and I know you can still do this. I feel for you so much right now. I have known many people I care about that have had knee problems. I have seen a grown manly man actually cry because of knee pain. Even if the weight moves slow, with every ounce that comes off that is less pressure on your knees. We know you can make it through this.

miafluker- Good morning! I'm doing good this morning. Everyone's talking about this turbo jam, and now my curiosity is peaked. I am gonna have to take a looksy at those dvd's.

Good Monday Morning lovelies!! Just flying by quickly, I used up my posting time this morning being glued to the tv watching memorials. And now I gotta get my little one off to school. Cant wait to dish about FOL!!! OMG it was so good! I'm rooting for NY now all the way!! Is it just me or did she get prettier? I dunno, she just seems softer, less dragqueenish. And maybe i'm completely off my rocker but she seems to suit flav. I wont even get started on Angie Stone and her "mentally I run on the treadmill" yeah well honey if mentally was all you had to do I'd be doing 5 hours on the elliptical everyday!!! Oye!!

Anyway I had to wish you all a FANTASTIC day!! I'll be back this afternoon, after grocery shopping to check on you all, so be good!! Have a wonderful day!

~melissa

Hun.e.B- Good morning! New York has lost weight, and it appears that she has spent quite a bit of time in the gym. She's as wicked as ever... but I love it. You know, NY has an attitude, but- she has an understanding about a lot of things that most of these girls don't "get". I start to dislike her, then when they get her alone and she starts stating her point I think, "okay NY is cool". lol... I would prefer to see her win over any of the others, but we need to see what else unfilds. I have a tendancy to change my mind from episode to episode.

i know this is long but please read....

oh yea fol will be more interesting they have the most evil chicks up there now except deelishis but i think her attitude is about to change i predict that crazy or buckey will be the next to go then it will be only ny, boots, and dellishis left what a combo
im watching the memorials for 9-11 also it amazes me because i didnt really know about the plane that crashed in p.a. the ones in ny stuck in my mind... its depressing for me because im from n.y. so this is my homestate,even though i was living in north carolina at the time also my hubby is from new orleans his parents just finished rebuilding... but its the fact that in august is my hubby's anniversary when his family lost everything and sept is when my family was effected by a terrible action
i understand this is depressing but i have to watch this because sometimes i lose focus on what my husband is defending and why he had to go to afganistand and iraq but i tell you i am so proud of him

anyway i dont really want to talk about all that im determined not to cry today plus i have to keep my spirits up my best friends 23rd b-day is today

i do ask for you guys advise my hubby is talking about staying in the military as an active reservist to do aviation i have mixed emotions how can i support him and keep my feeling seperate i know it may be the best move but its scary as well guys i dont know what to think what would you do?

Ok *rubbing hands*. Let's get down to it!

Celebrity Fit Club:
Angie is so full of crap it's not even funny. That said, I really want her to stay on the show because she makes good tv. Can you tell how much Ted is disgusted by her? I was also glad to see Dr Ian and Carney get into about the gp surgery. Right after getting into it with him about the surgery, she proved him right after weighing in. Also, I hate to say it, because she's likable, but I don't think the former Baywatch babe (I always forget her name) is going to be able to find the same type of work anymore. She's still a very beautiful woman, but her industry embraces and celebrates youth. I hope I'm wrong though. Lastly, isn't Tina doing an awesome job? Do you see how toned she's starting to look? She's working her behind off.

Flavor of Love:
Up until the last few episodes last season, I hate NY too. But then I was thinking that she's perfect for Flav. He obviously likes dramatic over the top women that are loyal and "real". That's her. Plus she's obviously no dummy. She knows when it's appropriate to clean up her act and be a lady; but she can get down and dirty with the best of them. I don't know where they got those women from this season, but it's like they went to the depths of the worst gutter imagineable and got the worst ones. NY makes them look even worse because she's so well put together.
The only one I can say I liked this season was the blond girl that he said wasn't right for the show. She wasn't willing to be skanky like the others. I sort of liked Beautiful because she seemed kind of reserved and classy. She definitely should have told him about the cold sore though. It was inconsiderate of her not to. Krazy is really pretty, but I don't really have a handle on her personality. She reminds me of the girl Flav sent home last season because of her "issues". Remember? She was the one that was still in love with her ex-husband.
As much as I love NY, and hope she wins, she was wrong to attack Krazy the way she did. She crossed the line there. Unless your defending yourself or a loved one from harm, there's never a reason to become physical. I'll bet Krazy is the only one she feels intimidated by. I can't wait too see NY's mom again!
NY is a lot smaller. She has a blog on MySpace that I used to read on occasion. She was on this weird eating plan. In the morning she drank coffee and smoked and her one meal per day was a Lean Cuisine with a cup of frozen veggies added. I seriously think she has eating issues. Remember the way she would binge last season? Remember the way her mother was riding her about her weight. In front of other people too. Her mom is quite a piece of work. She looks like a horse, doesn't she?

Hi Britt! First of all I don't blame you for not wanting to go to Australia with your friend's boyfriend. Life is too short to put up with all that crap. I have a very good friend that lives in Mississippi. I We've been friends for about 13 years and I have never visited her because of her abusive husband. She goes to the National Baptist Conventions most years, so sometimes I'll meet her for a few days in whatever city she's in.
Middle Eastern food is great. A lot of the dishes are in Greek restaurants too. Most of the ones I go to are Lebanese. Some of the more popular dishes are Shawarma, Gallaba, Taboule, Grape Leaves, Shish Kabob, Baklava (dessert), hommous and Pita sandwiches. They use a lot of lamb and a lot of the restaurants have really good almond rice. If you ever find yourself in one, and are splurging, make sure you get some of the garlic spread with the pita bread. I could eat that stuff by itself. All day! Middle Eastern would mainly fall into the Mediterrean (sp?) food category, I think.

Aqua- I'm with Britt. You guys made a strong case for adoption yesterday.
It's still very early, but I'm enjoying my vegan eating plan so far. This morning I had 2 soy sausage patties with about 8 strawberries. I brought two little baggies with me today that each have 25 almonds. For lunch I have some cut up veggies and guacamole. I think my digestive system will love the 2 - 3 day break.

Bonnie - I was starting to have problems with my knees too. Since strengthening my legs and losing weight, my knees haven't given me anymore problems. I can even do lunges now. I'm not saying that my problem was the same as yours, but if you're able to go back to the walking that might help. Like Aqua said, the more weight off of them, the better.
Don't worry about going back up. It's a temporary situation and you had a lot going on. Don't even give yourself time to dwell on it.

Melissa - Yeah that mentally on the treadmill comment got to you, me and everyone else too! Did you see the Panel's expressions? Not ony has she irritated them, but she's getting on the nerves of the other participants as well. I knew Angie Stone was going to be a mess. Every now and then I'd read some article she'd done. This was years ago. She always came across as having a lot of self-pity and being somewhat dillusional. One of the things in particular that got on my nerves was how she'd go on and on about why she felt D'Angelo left her.
In case you never heard of him, D'Angelo is a singer. She's probably 10 years older than he is. Anyway, she would make these statements about how she felt he left her because the industry wouldn't accept his being with an older, heavy-set woman. I know that could very well be true, but D'Angelo was also a very young man when he'd gotten involved with her. And he was an up and comer whose career was taking off and he was getting a lot of female attention. I would venture to say that most men in their early twenties would leave a girlfriend under those circumstances.
I remember the very last interview I ever read about her. She was talking about how it took her 4 years to get over D'Angelo and that he'd never find a woman to love him the way she did. GET OVER IT ALREADY!! Sheesh! Anyway, the woman is a perpetual victim. Anytime I've seen her give an interview, she's always talking about how victimized she is. No one understands her, blah, blah, blah.... We all have issues, but I can't stand those celebrities that always want total strangers to feel sorry for them.

Well, I'd better go. BBL

Sorry Mia. I missed your post.
I can completely understand why you wouldn't want your husband to be a reservist. I have no idea how to advise you though. That's just way too tough. Of course you should voice your concerns to him. If he's ****-bent on doing it though, I think you should just support him as best you can. If you can't change his mind. Wow, that's a toughie... Sorry. I'm not much help with this one.

Yeah, all the coverage is sad. When it happened I was depressed for weeks. It wasn't until my nieces demanded to be taken to the movies and out for a good time that I snapped out of it. They were little kids then and, as far as they were concerned, fun was still important. They were just what I needed. I doubt if it would have been so easy had NY been my home state though. It makes me angry though, when people act as if they've forgotten 9/11 ever happened.

Then your husband's family is from New Orleans on top of it. You guys are dealing with a lot. Did you or he lose any family members?

I don't have a lot to offer, but I can certainly lend you my ear (or eyes for reading) when you need to vent. This is a great place to do it.

Hey guys. Just little ole me slumpin along this morning......... my stomach is sooooooo sore from all the coughing I've been doing. It really feels like I've been doing crunches for days. Ugh!!!! I took Nyquil last night and I guess I slept okay. I forgot to set the alarm this morning tho so woke up like a wild woman running around getting the kids out the door in time. I still feel like I was up all night coughing, so I dunno. I am way tired still.


& to everyone! I really don't have the patience at the moment to sit for personals so I'm giving everyone a big hug and be good wishes for this morning. I'm gonna rest as much as I can, DD has a rehersal tonight with the high school band for 3 hours. The middle school is playing with the high school on Friday night for the football game, so they have to practice practice practice! Ugh, I hope I don't pass out!

See you girls in a little while..............