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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Apr 22 2008 18:16 (UTC) |
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| HI Girls! I am sorry about missing out on another week. M's birthday was this past week, my best friend R's birthday too, and with getting that paper done and studying for my final, I did not have room to breathe. I hand the paper in and take the final tonight so thank god. I only have week break but whatever, having nothing to do for a week will be heaven, then only 7 more weeks of hell before I'm done until September! I will definately upload some new pics, that's one of my guilty pleasures to spend time on when I have off this coming week. I got brand new ink so I'm going to be working on my albums.
I hope you all are doing okay. Miss you lots. I'm going to go cram a couple last hours of studying in. I took the day off today to go vote (it's the PA primaries) and study. Peace out bean sprouts. |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Apr 09 2008 21:42 (UTC) |
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| Hi Girls, just popping in to say hi.
Peanut, Mama, Abbs? did you get my PMs? Did I say something wrong? :( I'm sorry Olivia that you are having a bad time right now. Do not hate you, love you because I do! I'm pretty much over my illness just still really congested. But good news! I am 4 pounds away from what I was before I got pregnant. Kind of embarassing considering it's been 2 years but 4 pounds of pregnant weight and then I can work on my "other weight". I'm hoping to lost 10 this month, I have a wedding to go to in May and I'd like to look nice. Hope you all are having a good day! |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Apr 07 2008 18:56 (UTC) |
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| hi girls. I'm battling sickness. blech. sore throat, stuffy nose, ears, head. doesn't it figure when I have school work to do and I'm trying to hard not to infect M.
Olivia Olivia Happy Birthday! :) You are beautiful and making huge strides for yourself. If you ever need to talk about the J thing, I'm here for you darling. Abbs, I am in a grad program that last 4 years total because it's 1 class at a time., 4 per year. It's 3 years of classes and 1 year of practicum. I'm in my second year. It's tough with a little one and working full time and trying to maintain a social life and a clean house and oh yeah time for me but I manage. Not with mini breakdowns though! Right now I'm in the last few weeks of my class which means I have a very important paper to write, my final is on the same day as my paper is due and I have case studies and readings weekly. ugh. April 22 is the big day for all of that and then I have 1 week off and then I start again for 8 more weeks and then I'll have about 3 months off. So I'm trucking along. How are your classes going? Good luck on your final! I'm so behind in journals, I need to catch up soon. How are you feeling peanut? Hi Shay and UTR! Mama! miss you all. Jess sweet one, hope you are doing better this week. Congrats on the house! |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Apr 02 2008 03:59 (UTC) |
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| hi girls!! I guess I should be saying good night to you all, it's going on 11 here.
Jess and Peanut - I am so sorry you're going through crap at work. ugh!!! Cheer up, remember it's just means to an end and you work for a pay check!! Put in your time and get home to your families. I get so frustrated at work sometimes I could scream. But then I think, they are not worth it. Here's to venting! Abbs- I'm glad to be back, thanks for picking me!! hahahaa Family obligations, oy, we all have them. grin and bear it right? I feel the same, sometimes being with Z's family is like putting my head in an oven, I love them but they can be a bit stifling at times. I haven't heard from you since D was in his accident. Everything going okay now I'm hoping? Olivia- you are totally such an amazing inspiration, I am so proud of you that 1 year ago you thought you would never get into that dress and now look at you, falling right off!! Oh, I love it!! I'm sorry I wasn't around for some of your rough times with J, I hope things are getting better. Relationships are tough, believe me I know. :) I am swamped with school work right now but I got my midterm back tonight and I got a 92!! wooo hooo, now it's time to focus on getting this book read and start my paper. I have some case studies to work on but things are going good. But both my paper being due and my final are on the same day ugh! April 22, good thing I took the day off to vote in the PA primaries! I hope to try and get on here as much as I can sweet ones, I don't want to go missing again, plus it's so nice to come on and read about your days and share with you mine. I'm definately trying to do more things that help me destress and relax and I forget how much I love doing things until I remember! hahaha, but I get that way with reading and magazines and cooking. I need to re-discover all my loves! Shay- hello! nice to meet you! Oh- girls guess what I got an aqua detox this past Monday, I don't know how legit it is but I want to cleanse and be pure! hahahahaa, It was 30 minutes and let me tell you the water was disgusting!! I'm going again Friday. They say the detox can go further up your bod each time you go. I was in 2 minutes and my water was yellow, they say yellow pulls the toxins from your kidneys and then it got dark green, gall bladder! Then cloudy brown from cigs and cellular debris! ACK! I need to get that crap OUT. They say you have 4000 pores in the bottoms of both feet, so I hope it's not bogus but I'm all about it. I'm also going to start reading A New Earth by Echart Tolle, I'm all about cleansing my soul too. This weekend we rearranged the bedroom and it's totally feeling like new and cozy. I also did all the laundry and made a lasagna for M and Z for tonight to put in the oven while I was at school. And I have re-discovered my love for the Beatles. omg I love the Beatles. I always used to play the Beatles when I cleaned and I've been working on a triple disc for my besty R for her birthday and I don't realize how many Beatles songs I just absolutely loved, plus I just saw Across the Universe which was so creative and wonderful. I'm a little here and there tonight but just wanted to come on and say hello. I'm going to climb back in bed and get a few more chapters read and then go to sleep. Have a great night and a great tomorrow! Night, mama, wherever you are! We miss you! |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Mar 29 2008 01:24 (UTC) |
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| wow girls, I don't even know where to begin, I've been reading posts for like an hour now and I was taking notes and sheesh! I've missed alot and this makes me sad. But can I just say I'm sorry and I hope you can forgive me for being so neglectful! CONGRATULATIONS PEANUT! OMG OMG, I knew I read that right. My sweetest peanut having a little peanut! I am so excited for you. Please let me know if you need anything, my little one will be 2 but I am still going through the new mommy thing and remember my pregnancy and every minute shes been in my life and understand how amazing and scary and beautiful and stressful it can be. I'm just absolutely thrilled for you. I'm so happy for you and D. Mama I'm glad to see you found this thread again and are finding great joy in your work. :) Abbs Olivia UTR Jess - hi hi hi hi hi!! I have so much to say to you all I really don't know where to begin. and Hello to all of the girls I've yet to meet. :) I really don't even know where my own life left off when I got caught up in life. Let's start new, I'm 28, I have a 2 year old little girl....ahahahhaaa. Just kidding. Well it's no surprise that I've lost nothing and I hate my body, it's a total and complete disaster. Me and weight loss do not mix. I fear I'm doomed to be big forever. I'm going to try again but I've revamped my goal. I keep looking at 130 and that is a FAR far far away land from where I am now. I haven't exactly gained or anything, I'm just maintaining and my weight right now is NOT what I want to be maintaining. So I've lowered my goal to 45 pounds by September when we leave for the beach. hmmmm, am I having de ja vu or.... nope nope this is just about the time last year I tried to lose weight. Seriously girls, I am hopeless. But I'm trying again. Sigh. As for anything else, my hair is DARK! looks very dark brown inside and very dark red outside and I'm super tan. hahahaa, and I've become strangely addicted to nail polish and I got my first massage! and I'm getting an aqua detox on Monday. I'm trying really hard to be healthy and serene and stick with relaxation and beauty regimens. Now could I just lose some weight for god's sake? It's my fault I can't stick to anything and then I distance myself because I feel like a failure and that I'm obsessed with food and it's a nasty viscious cycle. I need to just be happy with who I am but that's hard sometimes. M is absolutely fantastic, the absolute love of my life. She will be 2 next month, she is brilliant and funny and just amazing. I wish you all could meet her. Z and I are doing good. We had a couple of rough patches, things were very close to ending more than I'd like to admit. We just keep keepin on. I started my second year of grad school. Psychopathology I and II currently. And I've got alot of new responsibilities at work but I'm plugging away. I've taken to hot baths in the evenings and coffee, didn't really discover that until grad school. Sheesh. Anxiety is still at an all time high but what else is new! I just have really missed you all and can't wait to catch up with you all. I obviously can't do it alone and why would I want to when I have all of you inspirational beauties to help me along. I am very much going to make the time to get one here and keep up like I used too. I'll check back in a little, going to do some cleaning and continue reading through journals. Love you all! |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Mar 28 2008 21:03 (UTC) |
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| GIRLS!!!
MY LOVEEESSSSSSS!!! omg, I am so sorry I've been long lost. I am trying to get back on and be caught up in all your beautiful lives!!! I just want to say I'm going to try and get on at night and reunite with all of you who inspire me the most. I miss you all so much and please forgive me for being absent! I still can't get on at work but I need to make it a point to get on at nighttime and re-group, vent, de-stress, and always lose weight. I am still at a standstill blah blah blah. I will get on tonight and read read read but I just wanted to say hi and send a big hug to you all!!! |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Oct 19 2007 18:10 (UTC) |
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| books books oh I love books toooo! I wish there was a netflix for books! I can read alot of anything, I like fiction, autobiographies, I just love to read and learn. Any suggestions please give them! I often never know what to buy so I just research what people suggest and then go from there!! I'm going to check Outlander out! and my friend is bringing me my sister's keeper tomorrow! :) I'm not much of a history fan though and science fiction not so much. But I like mystery. I LOVED God Shaped Hole and I loved Lovely Bones. Maybe I will buy the new Alice Sebold and Outlander like you suggested. :) Please tell me what other authors to look out for, I never know. | |||
| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Oct 18 2007 20:55 (UTC) |
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| Have you guys ever read God Bless the Gargoyles? It's a children's book by Dav Pilkey. Oh I love this book, it's so wonderful. :)
My favorite book when I was little was about this girl Kristina and a cardboard box and how she made it into a pirate ship, and a house, and a tree and all this neat stuff and I can't remember the name or author for the life of me but my mom thinks she still has it in her garage or basement or something so I need to go on a hunt for that so I can read it to M. I just finished Chelsea Handler's My Horizontal Life, so funny and a very quick read. I read it in 2 days. Very light and humorous read. I'm presently waiting for My friend Leonard, My sister's keeper and the Bell Jar that my friends at work keep saying they'll bring for me and they always forget. I'm going to the bookstore on Saturday after my mani/pedi/facial and I need some suggestions on what to buy? What are some of your favorite authors and books? |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Oct 17 2007 20:00 (UTC) |
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| yes I feel that way too, that it's time to make my own traditions! There was a Christmas where the spirit left us after something happened with my brother many years ago and we have been working very hard to bring it back ever since and while things with our family are good and loving as always, there is still something not quite the same as it was when we were all little and mom would be making hot chocolate in the kitchen after we let our parents open the first gifts instead of us and me and my brothers eating cookies and veggie platters left over from the night before for christmas eve that morning for breakfast and staying in our pjs all day playing with all our new stuff. I would always organize everyone's things under the tree after they were opened and make it all look nice. hahhaaa! Having M now, I feel like I want to start doing this for my own family, like what my mom did for me and my brothers to make everyday special, especially ones that are so important to hold on too, like Christmas. I want to carry ones on like leaving not only cookies out for Santa but carrots and sugar for the reindeer and my dad would trail out the sugar and leave "reindeer prints" in it :) I want to do those things but also make our own for M that me and Z do for her. That's why we started Thanksgiving "breakfast" because it's not so much doing what's always been done, but about being together no matter what and doing what schedules and lives and money permits, you know? Which really makes it all the worthwhile so that important things like family and being together stick. I hope I can help M create amazing memories like my family has done for me. :) Abbs, I know running downstairs in your new home is going to be great! And if you end up running down at your mom's then how wonderful to be home again! :) Peanut, you are so creative and wonderful and I know the traditions you create will be so special and perfect for you and D! HUG! |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Oct 17 2007 18:34 (UTC) |
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| okay yes let's think about other things! I just ate my lunch which was leftovers from last night. sooo good. baked chicken marinated in teriyaki with a panko bread crumb topping and a side of mushrooms and onions. I seriously could eat sauteed onions and mushrooms on everything. I've lately taken to having them over rice with nothing else. so yummy if I portion out 1/2 cup of rice it's not too shabby. I also got 100 cal packs of tapioca pudding. yum! I love tapioca and rice pudding. I don't know what it is about that gooey tiny taste inside the smooth pudding but this = delicious. :)
Thanksgiving is my favorite time of year! Our tradition is to have breakfast with family, my dad works nights and even if he has the day off he has to go in that night as his next day of work so he doesn't like to eat big meals before sleeping. This works out great because then we can go to Z's parents for the lunch/dinner meal and everyone wins and we're not rushing around like lunatics and eating 2 huge dinners! Sometimes we go to my gram's and there is just alot of relaxing, card playing, football watching. all the good stuff that the day should be about! I always try to get the parade on in the morning for M, I think she'll really enjoy it this year. But I love pumpkins and tromping around in the leaves and the cool brisk air! As far as Christmas, usually we spent Christmas Eve with my family and Day with Z's but last year we went to my aunt and uncle's for Christmas Eve, and the Christmas day to my parent's in the AM and Z's in the PM and my parents came to Z's too. I think every year where we are will be similar but as far as exactly I think that will change quite a bit. Since living with Z and not making a fortune Christmas has really come to be about family and just being together because we don't have alot of money to buy everyone gifts. We exchange small ones but most of it goes to M of course which is how it should be. This year will be the same, small gifts and really just enjoying eachother and introducing M to Santa! Well, the idea of Santa anyway:) This year I can't wait to take M around to show her all the lights. Hopefully there will be snow! It is my hope to have M's pictures taken professionally every Christmas and last year she was just learning to sit up! Time flies by so quickly! I'm a sucker for the Christmas music too, as lame as that is but I'll play it in the car starting at the beginning of December and sing along to get me in the spirit and buy M all kinds of theme books, I do this for each season and month too because she loves to read so much. She just got a Halloween Book and already knows everything on every page. I come from a long line of bakers, my mom and my gram are ridiculous in the kitchen and as I'm teaching myself the cooking part, at least I inherited the baking gene. We back lots of cookies and pies and cakes and tarts. Oy! I'll definately have to allot for those calories but what is the holiday season without that amazing smell coming from the kitchen :) Candles burning and fireplaces going!! OMG I'm so excited now for the holidays! Thanks abbs for making me think of all of this. Sometimes I forget how wonderful the simple things in life can be. :) It's nice to be reminded and then remind myself with a long winded thread post! hahahahaa :) |
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| Weight Loss | why do I feel like I have to be secretive | Oct 17 2007 17:04 (UTC) |
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| I think I am the opposite, like I have to scream from the rooftop that I'm doing something to lose weight so that others will think I'm "less fat" if that's at all not as warped as it sounds. | |||
| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Oct 17 2007 16:53 (UTC) |
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| checking in to send all my girls a big HUG! Abbs, Peanut, Mama, Olivia- I love you and am here for you all. I know we are all going through our own stuff and I am just feeling really happy to be able to put myself out there and know that you girls are here to support me no matter what I am feeling and no matter what I weigh. Anything you need, let me know how I can help. I consider you all real true friends and am so lucky to have you in my life no matter how good or bad the day is. :) sending out positive vibes with this post to all my girls who seem to be going through some major life things right now, missing their husbands, terrible bosses, relationship changes, new jobs. Life is always keeping us on our toes. It's good to have eachother and just wanted to check in and let you guys know how much I appreciate you. I feel like I am a part of something wonderful here with all of you. Thank you for being a friend to me. |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Oct 16 2007 18:53 (UTC) |
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| I totally agree with peanut, who has a much better way with words then I so I couldn't have said it better myself. If you need anything you let me know abbs. I said in my pm's before, you know where I stand with this and if you need to talk more, you let me know or any of us know. We are here for eachother! :) HUGS! |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Oct 13 2007 15:54 (UTC) |
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| I am here too! just busy at work and at home and then when there finally is time to sign on I'm falling over myself I'm so tired! But at least I don't have any school work for 2 weeks! :) I also recieved an email from Mama, she is okay! Just super busy! :)
I don't have much to report, just taking things day by day, enjoying my family and this wonderful cool weather. Really looking forward to next Saturday, I have the day off and spending it with my best friend, manis and pedis and going to lunch and a movie, then we're going to a Halloween picnic with M and all her little cousins and then that night we're going to a party! It will be such a great day :) Hope all you gals are doing great, love you! OH and I'm down to 210 today! aaaahooooo :) slow and steady wins the race, right? |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Oct 10 2007 14:51 (UTC) |
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| OMG I can breathe again! Took my final yesterday, 5 questions took me nearly 3 hours but I think I did really well. I feel confident I answered each question fully and accurately and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for another A!! M is doing great in her Big Girl air mattress, it's one step out of the crip and off the blankets on the floor but not quite up on a box spring and mattress as I'm so afraid she will roll right off. But she's sleeping soundly through the night again so that's a relief. Z and I had a major breakthrough this past weekend. We have never been so close to breaking up, but we are doing alot better and have just decided to re-focus on eachother and M and our cats and forming our life together like we always used to instead of letting life get in the way and being miserable all the time. It was a pretty intense 2 days including me sleeping at my parents but after a long long long talk and many tears, we are trying to make it work. I completely love him and want it to work so I'm going to give it my all. I know he is too, I can feel it this time. As far as food, I've been eating when I can. Stress severely lowers my appetite so with school and being so upset about things with Z I was eating just to nourish myself but am pretty much back at 'em. Officially down again to 211. So at least it's not back up to 214. I have a two week break from school so I'm going to commit myself to staying under cals and working out on all lunchbreaks and apparently the heat wave is now over so I can look forward to cool brisk walks in the evenings and weekends. My goal is to be 199 by Nov 1. Please please please let me make it. I think I would cry with joy to not have a 2 in front of my number. Abbs- glad you're back and that you look marvelous in your dress! I'm sorry you will miss D's birthday, we will think of something wonderful for you to do for him to make it up to him. :) Mama- oh sweet mama! Missing you so much sister! I hope you are okay and that things are going perfectly at your new job. Sign in soon and let us know you're alive because I think of you everyday! :) Peanut- I'm glad that the crisis is over but if you ever need to talk, I am here girl! As for the other thing, I posted in your journal. No stress okay, just purely positive thinking. Hugs!! Olivia- I'm glad to hear that you are settling in your new house and cooking up a storm. I'm sorry J is sick! chicken noodle soup from a crockpot is sure to do the trick! that's awesome on the books girlie! I am about to start a novel for the first time in forever because I'm on a 2 week break from school! yiipeee! I miss reading for myself so much. I hope things are going great and you have a fun weekend planned. miss you like always. :) UTR and Tamara- still looking for you :) I hope you are well. we miss you on the this thread! to anyone I missed- I hope you are well. :) |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Oct 04 2007 14:46 (UTC) |
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| Hello! I am alive and missing you all but am soooo busy. with school and I'm training here and there at work and there have been a bunch of people here shadowing our department and I don't have room to breathe!! This week is crazy as my final is next week and I have so much going on it feels like.
I hope you are all doing okay! I'll try and catch up with journals soon!! :) |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Sep 29 2007 20:26 (UTC) |
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| hope you all are having a great weekend!
OLIVIA!! 180s!! you are such an inspiration! I miss you too girlie and congrats on the award. :) how awesome! sooo jealous of mama right now living it up at the spa! I hope you had a relaxing and romantic day sweets! you deserve it after nailing your interviews and landing the job of your dreams and A for passing his test!!! peeeaaanuuuuttt? oh sweet peanut!?? how's your toe my love? abbs hope you are having a great weekend! I miss Tamara and UTR toooo, they are MIA! I am doing good girls! just trucking along. no weight loss to report however I am working out like crazy and loving it. keeping up with cals okay, went over the past 2 days but just by a little. remaining positive and M is sleeping so getting my lit review done a bit by bit every night. Z is going out tonight so I will have the whole house to myself after M goes to bed and no distractions while I plug away getting this thing done, I want to hand it in on Tuesday! love you all! |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Sep 27 2007 21:14 (UTC) |
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| sooo busy today and skipping out early because I never got to take a lunch, the gym was closed anyway so I didn't miss my workout for nothing.
Sending a big hug to Abbs, hope you're feeling better love! Wondering about Mama! how'd it go? wonderful I'm sure! I can't wait to know! My back is killing me today, going to go home and heating pad it up, eat dinner, chill with Z and M, and work on my lit review!! my cold is subsiding and M slept the past 2 nights! cross your fingers that it continues this way!! Hope you gals are doing great! |
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| Foods | What are some weird food combos that you love? | Sep 26 2007 21:35 (UTC) |
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| hot sauce on tater tots dipped in sour cream. tuna with a little bit of mayo and hot banana pepper rings. sauteed onions and mushrooms over rice. pickles and cheddar cheese. I like alot of foods cold, like ones that should be heated up. I like them hot too but have no problem finding them delicious when they're cold. |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Sep 26 2007 20:41 (UTC) |
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| Abbs so glad to hear you had such a blast! Worry not about the food, great attitude! who cares on vacation!!
I have major cramps in a major way right now. Ouch. |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Sep 26 2007 14:47 (UTC) |
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| SOOOO EXCITED FOR MAMA!! you are going to do so so great!!! love you girl! goo gooo gimme an M (M!) gimme an A (A! )gimme an M (M!) gimme an A( A!). what's it spell! MAMA! Who's going to knock there socks off at 5pm Cali time 8 pm our time?! MAMA! |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Sep 25 2007 15:28 (UTC) |
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| congrats on being an Auntie, sweet peanut! this is exciting! get some rest after that weekend, whew!
Olivia- whooo hoooo I know you aren't on right now but I'm glad you're over the illness and back wogging. you go girlie! I also love that you are making heads turn ;) mama- sooo excited for you, I'm sending you so many virtual hugs and positive vibes for your interview!! way to go sweets! abbs- I hope you had a good weekend with your family! :) M is better, thanks gals! but now I'm sick! stuffy head and nose, headache, always cold. ugh! It's this teaser of giving me beautiful fall weather for a week and then replacing it with summer temperatures! NOT good. still having trouble with her sleeping but this too shall pass. staying firm with making sure she sleeps in her room but also making sure she knows I'm there and she's not alone. It's a hard transition. doc was okay, trying me on a new med for my anxiety and crazy PMS hahahaa. you thought I was kidding when I told you I had the PMDD! :) hahahaaa, we'll see how this goes. so far it's been an excellent appetite supressant so 3 cheers for that. I am not happy to say though that I am up to 214 again. WTF! I was under cals all week and have been working out! so, 5 pounds who do you think you are ruining my day? humph! but I'm alright. I'm not going to let it make me quit like I would in days pre-CC. I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing and hope for the best. I'm off to the gym in about an hour and with school tonight I'm sticking with fruit again. Have a wonderful week ladies! :) |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Sep 22 2007 21:08 (UTC) |
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| It's quiet here today....tiptoe tiptoe. M is sick :( maybe the onset is what made her not sleep this entire week. Last night she was up all night and she was even "sleeping" with me. :( Poor thing. Tonight we are having dinner with Z's parents, sushi! I haven't had it in so long, when everyone got it at the beach I was sick! anyway and then I will hope M will get some sleep and I will do some school work, maybe watch a movie. Tomorrow is cleaning and getting M's big girl bed all ready. Monday spending the morning with my parents, doctors appointments and then out to lunch. The rest of the day I just will snuggle with my girl and get things ready to start the week. I'm doing great with cals, have been under all this week! So excited to keep up my working out next week even though I didn't do as much as I wanted this week, I still worked out on my lunchbreaks and got back to drinking 100L of water a day. I hope all is well with you gals! Enjoy your weekend. :) |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Sep 21 2007 17:15 (UTC) |
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| sorry mama!! I was a total journal whore yesterday, I holed up on that screen and was having a bad day so didn't want to retype it all here. I hope you had a great date night! everyone loves ranch on fries! I'm not really a fan, I like the flavoring of ranch but I'm not too into creamy ranch. blecha! But everyone that I talk to think I'm crazy including Z, they all put ranch on everything!
yogurt for breakfast, the other half of my salad with chicken today. I buy the salad kits and split it in two containers, it's plenty for me and I'm trying always to cut my portions. I have the soup in the crock pot for dinner. It was very easy and works out to 172 cals per cup which is awesome BUT I'm so self conscious about my cooking I will wait until I taste it before I give you the recipe! I want it to taste good if gals are going to experiment! Abbs is away I think that's her excuse, me I was sad and lazy! peanut is here and you'll be soon. glad you don't have to movie offices! I had to move my desk the day I got back on vacation. now I am at the front of the office and can see and hear no one. I have my own window and am the closest to the ac/heat depending on the season! I feel like I'm in my own little office. Never got to unpack and repack my gym bag last night so just going to go out walking on my lunch break! Have a great day girls and a great weekend! wooo peanut, that is alot going on! I'm sorry about your fight with your sister. :( everything okay now? enjoy your nap Mama! *hugs* |
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| The Lounge | Little things that ANNOY you! | Sep 20 2007 19:02 (UTC) |
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| peeps who put their yearly registration stickers all over the license plate instead of in one place, over top the old, each year. like anyone needs to know if you were registered in 2002! | |||
| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Sep 19 2007 17:17 (UTC) |
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| it is a beautiful 70 degrees outside and for some unknow reason they have the HEAT ON in this office and I am sweating my tatters off. holy moly. I boycotted training and passed her off to someone else yesterday so I could get to class on time. I will post all about her wretchedness in my jounal sometime, not on here as you never know who passes through. She is just someone I do not want to be associated with and am so glad that I am not her normal trainer, who is just right now on vacation. And today I'm in a different department so I'm free and clear!! M was up at 1 am crying for me, I don't know what is going on. We had 3 nights of no sleep in the crib which we attributed to adjusting back from being on vacation then we had 3 nights and wonderful slumber and she slept soundly in her crib. Now Monday night and last she was up crying so hard and for her mommy that I went in and slept with her on a huge bed made of blankets on the floor. So needless to say without an alarm clock I did not wake up at 6 in time for my home workout and am stuck in this sweltering office right now when I should be at my work gym because the department went to lunch with their supervisor who is retiring and I need to cover for them. ugh. why does life always get in the way of my fantastic exercising needs? I have plans to make spinach dip tonight to munch on with carrots and do prep work for a low cal potato and leek soup I'm going to try in the crock pot (Olivia are you proud?) tomorrow so it's ready for us when we get home. So maybe if it doesn't get too late we will get out for a walk or I'll get on the elliptical at home tonight before bed. If not tomorrow is a new morning for me and tomorrow's lunch will definately be spent in the gym. cup of coffee and Kashi PB bar for breakfast with lots of water, lean cuisine fettuchini alfredo meal for lunch and I added 1/2 chicken breast in for some protein. I have sugar free jello and pudding if I need something sweet later. tonight will either be burgers with I'll eat with sliced tomato and mustard and side of veggies or grilled turkey. tomorrow will be my soup experiment! Mama- I hope you are feeling better today, I don't like to see you down. you'll hear something soon, I just know it. Abbs- your shirt organizing mania makes me laugh. ascending color shades? this is awesome! PLEASE take a pic of this hahaha omg! hilarious. I love that we all have our little quirks. also, did you mean couch above when you said car? I don't want you sleeping your car silly goose, curl up on the sofa! :P Tania- why do I keep missing the biggest loser, this makes me sad! I want to watch! what are any of your new cooking adventures have you making? caa- hope things get easier for you and you are back with us again soon. just life and chatting going on here. we'll be around! Olivia and Tamara- hope school is treating you both well, we miss you! UTR- where are you sweets? hope all is well with you and the family!! anyone else I missed, I'm sorry I certainly hope all who pop in are having a wonderful cal counting day. I am off to continue working in this sauna for another hour before I can take lunch. Maybe I'll put my sneaks on anyway and go for a walk around campus!! this sounds good..... |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Sep 14 2007 17:42 (UTC) |
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| morning girlies! I'm so glad it's Friday! I have to work tomorrow but tonight we're going to a comedy show!
Abbs- I'm so sorry about having a bad night with D. Guys just don't get it. I have the same problem about Z doing stuff. They just don't care and don't understand why we do and how the little things could help so much! I'm sorry you had to put up with that! I hope that things are going easier! But do not tolerate anyone telling you that you are fat because you aren't and you especially don't need to be hearing that from someone that you love! If he wants to call himself fat that's fine but 15 pounds is amazing and don't let anyone minimize that for you! Don't make me come down to MD and put the smack down! Mama- I hope yesterday went smoothly and that you are doing okay!! I want to hear all about it! I'm glad you liked the pics Abbs! I have a ton more but didn't want to bore you gals! I got frustrated after awhile as I was having trouble uploading them. Just got back from lunch, chicken noodle soup and grilled cheese with tomato mm mm good. Breakfast I had a toasted mini pita which are my new favorite thing. I'm not sure what we are doing for dinner. Plans will be tight, I leave work at 5:30, have to pick up the small one go home to get Z and an over night bag, drop her at her Nani's at 7 and the show sarts at 8. so maybe we will wait until it's over to go get dinner. Enjoy your Friday and weekend!! Miss and love you alll! |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Sep 13 2007 16:48 (UTC) |
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| UTR! What gym do you go to? I was a member at Golds for a while and loved it and I wish I was still a member. there is a new LA Fitness right by my house but I don't have the extra money to put into a membership right now though. I should really try though, LA Fitness has a gorgeous ( I took a tour) daycare area that M could play in but I'd be nervous to leave her. I don't leave her unless she's with my parents or Z's parents. that's it!!
Mama- I read James Patterson alot when I was pregnant, I would go through like a book a day. His crime dramas are very easy and interesting but I don't like any of his love stories really. I just know that Abbs and Olivia love that Murder Club series, I think I read to like 3 on that one. I'm definately going to tune in on the TV. I read my school text on vacation! Boring I know but other than that I indulged in some magazines! I really need to get back into reading I love it so much but I just feel like I have absolutely no time with everything on my plate. I should devote some time to a novel before bed each night instead of my school work that puts me right to sleep I tell you! Abbs- M's ears did great on vacation and we are all off the meds. Her checkup went good, there is still alot of dried blood down into her eardrum and covering her tube so that I needs to come out on it's own so it's not blocking the tube for cold season. We go back in November if no problems occur sooner. She did so awesome on vacation, did everything we did, slept great, was such an awesome girl. no whining, she adjusted awesome! And last night she slept through the night in her crib finally! I even made a big bed for us on her bedroom floor so that if she did wake up I could snuggle her there to help her sleep but keep her in her room so she kind of gets that night night time is bedroom time not fun time in the living room or in bed with mommy and daddy kind of thing. Yes, send pics from Vegas. I'll be sending photos to you guys soon, I just have to get them organized on my desktop and sent over to get prints for my desk! Girls I am so excited, I promised myself I would get up and exercise this AM and I did!!! out of bed I rose at 6 and on the elliptical I hopped. My machine is crazy squeaky and no DW40 can cure this squeak but I toughed it out for 30 minutes while watching the news! I am so excited. I'm going to keep this up every morning but Sunday as it is a day of rest (ha!) and when the weather gets nice and chilly here I'm going to start walking on my lunch breaks and taking M for walks Sundays and Mondays if it's not too cold for her. I then made a protein shake for breakfast, and just had some thin crisps as my stomach was howling. I'm off to the work cafe for lunch with my friend. I'm sure that will fare well, I do okay there, some soup, some chicken, maybe a salad. I'm feelin great today! |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Sep 12 2007 20:48 (UTC) |
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| okay girls first and foremost, please send me all your emails again so I can send pics. I think I have mama's and abbs but I need the rest of yours peanut, UTR, tamara and olivia!! PM them over!!
Okay are you ready for this all you James Patterson fans! The Murder Club is going to be a TV series this fall!! check your local listings people!! Lindsay Boxer and pals on a screen near you one night a week!! :) Mama, good luck on your job interview tomorrow! Just be you and your amazing self and the rest will fall into place. I am so glad you had so much fun with surprising your sister and nephew! I'll check for details in your journal in a bit! :) Pound after pound I am so proud of you and you are donig fantastic! I hope can I be in the 160s sometime in my life! You help me keep on keeping on! Olivia- I too am also glad for you that that wedding is OVER! but you don't have to worry about those size 2 sitting next to you, I KNOW you looked absolutely fabulous and don't let anyone ruin your amazing progress. I am still trucking along in the 200s and off you go to the 100s!! I am so proud of you and you should be proud of yourself. I am getting ready to get back into walking because it's FALL FALL FALL, no season better. The brisk air and that new el bandito Jr will love you for it!! Post pics when you have time or again we can exchange email and share pics that way like mama did with her friend's wedding! Abbbs- you are so cute, I have stored in my card catalog when someday when I cook you all dinner and we have a reunion that your spaghetti is to have no sauce!! :) I'm glad you had fun in vegas I'll go get the details in the journal in a bit, just wanted to get all my post out on here first! I hate when you have bad days but when you post them and feel better I like it and it also makes me feel like everyone has bad days and I'll get through the bad times too. Oreos or not, we can do this together!!! Peanut- I too want to be a writer. I used to write so much in high school and college and now I'm at a brick wall. I would love to just sit and write novels instead of being at my job all day. I'm no good though. I want to write books and run marathons. hell, a girl can dream can't she?? Wow, that is alot of moving girlie! and pilates to boot! You are a calorie burning inspiration! Tamara- your trips sound fun and exciting, I will catch up with those in your journal also, and how is hubby hurt?? what am I missing? I will get reading, was just caught up in work today and came right to this thread to catch up with you gals! I'm so proud of your weight loss this month, you are fantastic and I always look to you and the rest of our clan for motivation! I seem to be the only stick in the mud in this thread! I need to take some of your tips of the trade! Keep up the awesome work!! You're doing awesome! Oh and Evening was bad? I was really looking forward to the movie, seems as though I might cry my eyes out though! All of you, I was dreading coming back and trying all over again. Not that I gained any over the vacation- I actually lost 2 because of the stomach bug I had, blech! exciting to lose but horrible feeling getting that way so I'm 209. down from 215 since I started CC. Not nearly the feats you all have accomplished but I am trucking along and could never do it without all of you! I hope you all know how grateful I am for your friendship and conversation and words and stories! I miss the faster posting too but as much or few that they are, they are needed and loved!! Anyway, I had a very hectic day again, was training most of the day and TOM is here for me and headaches galore. Missing out on sleep because M is still adjusting being back at home and my house looks like a natural disaster hit it regardless of all the cleaning and organizing I've been doing. I came on here and feel instantly better and will be going home in about an hour as I was in early for a training this am. TOM and headache contributed to a water and tea only breakfast, cramps = not hungry. Had turkey noodle soup and a salad for lunch, sugar free 60 cal cup of chocolate mint pudding (I found it Olivia! I found it) for a snack and lots of water! OH we bought a PUR!! We spend so much dang money on spring water we finally just got one, it's fantastic! We also got one of the pitchers that filter and keep cold in the fridge, it even has a flavor options that you can put in your water. It's AWESOME! My goal starting tomorrow is get back up to 100oz a day!! I know I can do it and I feel so much better when I do. If you love crystal light gals, get a pur flavor options pitcher, they have strawbetter, raspberry and peach cartridges!! :) Okay girls, I am off to read your journals! I hope you all had a great week and again I missed you all!! I too wish we could talk live!! |
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| Motivation | XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club) | Sep 12 2007 15:37 (UTC) |
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| HELLLLOOO! sweet girls! I am back and SO VERY BEHIND! omg! I promise to read up and catch up with journals but things have been crazy since I've gotten back from the beach. So much unpacking and cleaning and organizing and M is having a hard time adjusting to sleeping back in the crib as we had her on an air mattress next to us the entire week, I was battling the stomach flu or something for the last 2 days of vacation, back to school and work has been crazy hectic. But I've missed all you gals!
The beach was awesome, such great weather, very relaxing. Got lots of sun and M loved the water and playing in the sand. Spent lots of time at the pool, ate well, cool nights the entire package. We went crabbing, so fun!! I was ready to be home but not ready to be back at work but I'm so excited that it's almost FALL!! It's so nice and cool here!! I hope you all are doing great! I'm going to go catch up on all of your posts and journals and I'll post later! :) |
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