Posts by katann

Don't know about the bra size, but I would bet that your jeans have shrunk!! A lot.  I have several pants that I could wear snugly when I was 135 and now that I'm 123ish, the pants don't fit at all.  Go try on some new ones!! 

If you've got the extra cash, go to a spa and splurge one of those spray-on tanning sessions - you know, like the self tan from a bottle, only they do it way better - and if you have the courage, do it naked - it looks great.  If you don't have the $, and I usually don't, go ahead and buy a good bottle of self tanner, and do it yourself.  It makes you feel like running around in a bikini is something you do everyday! 

I think you made the right decision - but I have one piece of advice - sorry if I'm repeating something someone else said, but it is very, very important that you know where this guy is, and get some form of child support from him - even if you think he will be unable to pay at the present, get everything in place, get papers drawn up to say he owes a certain amount every month, because those kids, dear as they are to you, are expensive, and get more so as they get older. I think most cities have Legal Aid that will help out with this because I know lawyers are terribly expensive. Do NOT think you have to do this by yourself.  I am speaking from my ownexperience!!!  Good luck.

Thanks octo-luv, for the reply.  Is there a kind of weight lifting that targets your legs?  I don't have access to a gym, but I have weights I use for upper body workouts. 

Just a comment on the wheat/oats question - my daughter has to completely avoid all gluten (mainly found in wheat and barley), and from my understanding, although oats do not contain gluten, they are processed right alongside wheat products, so they end up "contaminated".  Supposedly there is at least one company now that guarantees their oats are gluten free.  It is probably not enough to worry about for you, but there are some people who will have a gluten reaction to regular oats. 

I just want to tell you that I've had a horrible day, and was feeling about ready to cry, but your description of the pantyhose battle was just so funny that I am sitting here laughing instead,  So thanks, and congrats on the weight loss!

This is just my own take on the situation - when I start feeling I don't like cake, it's really because I am trying hard not to get restarted on a sort of food addiction.  So, I either explain this as in, "it looks great but i've discovered that ____ is a huge trigger for me and I can't stop  once I start " or I try to rethink my rigid food "rules" and challenge myself to look at cake in a more healthy way - have a small slice and then forget about it.

It's probably good to be checked - but it also could be that with the colder weather (depending where you live) people turn on the heat, and it is usually dry heat, making the humidity in the air much lower. This could contribute to your thirst. 

 Well, but the fact is, he didn't marry her because he didn't love her - if he had, then I would really wonder about him.  Two years may seem like a lot, but sometimes it takes a while to sort out your feelings, things are not always so simple.  It is good that you can feel so empathetic towards his ex, and I don't have any idea what kind of guy your bf is, but just from what you said, he doesn't sound so terrible. 

A child who has been diagnosed with autism should not be left to fend for himself.  He needs to be tested within the school system if he hasn't been already and at the least, he may be entitled to a "shadow", an aide whose job it is to look after him. (I have an autistic daughter who is now 15.)