Posts by j_lo_cal

I had PRK done in my left eye and Lasik in my right.  The lasik eye healed in about a day and had no pain.  I had pain in my left eye and for a long time my vision was like looking through frosted glass.  After the first 30 days, and with eye drops for dryness, it was much better and only light sensitive.  It's been over a year now and it has made a world of difference and well worth the pain and discomfort.  My eyesight is incredible and I don't have to deal with glasses or contacts anymore.

I made it to day 3 of BFBM yesterday and today, if I can talk my muscles into it, will be day 4.  I really think this is Jillian's best DVD yet but it definitely kicks your butt and abs and hamstrings...I mean when jumping rope is the "cool down" exercise, you know you're in for it...the shred is a walk in the park comparatively...

Oh no, I hated Vicky from that first challenge where her husband had to tell her to clap for the other contestants...

Bob is always involved in how his team votes.  It worked well for him when competing against Kim, but that's is because she was too busy worrying whether or not her team liked her (and they didn't.)

Jillian can play the game as well as anyone else and while Bob gives her a run for her money, she should have told her team to send home Dane because (a) he doesn't speak and has no baby drama and (b) he is a bigger threat.  But I think Jillian thought that her team would stick to their guns better than they did.  Helen & Shannon were the only ones with spine enough to say that at the end of the day, they knew Bob's team would vote based on gameplay.  No doubt that Jillian encourages her team to water up if they have immunity.  Felipe & Sione did when they had immunity.  It's not damaging, it's just gameplay.

You don't have to be a Vicky to get to the final four, but I think it was stupid to send home Blaine.  In the time he's been home, he's only lost an additional 20 lbs.  Please.  That's ridiculous.  His wife has no baby weight but he can't lose weight?  Put down the fork folks.

Original Post by deb70:

The only team I like this year is the blue team-Felipe and Sione.  They seem like nice guys.  I cannot stand the constant crying of the yellow team.  Did Aubry not know that if she went on the show she would have to leave her family?  I don't like the green team either.  The one who has been on the ranch all along(Tara or Laura?) reminds me of Vicky.  The purple and pink teams are ok.  I don't like the dad on the brown team.  I like the son, but I think he is fighting a losing battle with his dad as his partner. 

 Agreed! I love Felipe & Sione.  They're hard workers and no BS.  As much as Tara tries to be tough, no one can touch Vicky when it comes to the Bit*hiest Loser on campus.

Mike is totally in an uphill battle with his dad as a partner, but I think the dad will go home next.

And WHAT IS UP with the constant boo-hooing of the yellow team?  You're right!  Of course you're going to leave your family & kids and Aubrey's only been without her family for 2 weeks.  Is she kidding me?  With that many kids, she should consider it a vacation.

Mandi didn't put forth any effort last week.  I think she consumed tea and asparagus all week to lose 6 pounds...

Let's face it - lots of important people in your life sabotage you.  That's why having a support network is so important.  For me, it's my best friend.  She keeps me motivated and won't let me Joelle on her!

I still like Kristin & Tara best, too.  I also like Helen's cut-the-bull attitude. 

What did you think of Mandi's husband?  He didn't make eye contact one time with Mandi or the camera.  Honestly, he didn't sound very supportive to me.  I think Jillian was right that he and the kids were a huge distraction because you know she didn't spend all night in the gym to make up for her LCW.

But what I really don't get is how Aubrey feels she has the right to be the most vocal in the elimination discussion.  She just irks me.  So does Laura.

Still maintaining the same weight...so frustrated...now I feel like Kristin.

I count everything with the exception of your negative calorie foods like celery.  But yes, I count all the packets and measure everything out so that I know exactly where I am and what I need to burn and what I can expect to burn.  It also keeps me honest.  I am more accountable to myself and then, when I do eat something I shouldn't (like almost anything at a Mexican restaurant) I am keenly aware of it when I enter it into CC and the next time we go to a Mexican restaurant, I find it's easier to avoid the chips, pile on the salsa and skip cheese, sour cream and guac.

I don't think it's obsessive, I think it's observant and a good tool for aiding your weight loss.

It also makes you rethink 100 calorie pack foods!  Afterall, who would want to waste 100 calories on crap food when you could have a handful of almonds or a giant salad vs. Oreo waifers?

Original Post by cpa2b:

Your fall from sin- I have you beat.

 

No, what you have is me starving again.  I am working very hard to stay motivated this week, but apparently all my eating has exhausted me.  I would kill for a reuban right now...I suppose I could have just the sauerkraut.

I am going to slug back more water and green tea and stare blankly at my can of V8 Low Sodium...

I'm going to need my own A&E Intervention.  My boss came in and asked how I did on my diet this weekend (because he's dieting, too.)  I told him that my long sweater this morning designed to cover my eating should be a clue.

I have had some Fiber One cereal with soymilk as my punishment treat for new weekend and in combination with my black coffee, I should be one good colonic away from fitting into my clothes.

That's what you thought last season, but you were able to bag these hotties.

Instead of counting the pounds on the scale, I am going to start referring my weight loss as "one of Laura's earrings" or "all of Joelle's extensions."  Ooh, but personal favorite is "I've lost ten affirmations already today."  Translated: 0 pounds.

I still enjoy referring to my monthly friend as "Vicky's here."

Don't worry...now that we're back home, I have signed up for the Pound for Pound Challenge.  Now every pound I lose will put a pound of groceries back in your mama's house...

Well then think out of the frickin' box, Prissy.  Everyone else here can manage to post two, three, four times longer than you.  Just frickin' do it and quit your whinin' Joelle, I mean Prissy...

(You just got served...)