Posts by jessica177

I love CSI!

Miami - I can't stand Caruso, the overacting, the poses, the sunglasses, the ridiculous statements he makes, everything.  I was so happy they got rid of the medical examiner, sometimes I think she tried to top Caruso in the ridiculous department.  I like Callie, I love Frank Tripp - he is such a no nonsense kind of guy, the rest of the cast I could take them or leave them. 

NY - I love them all!

Vegas - I am so happy that got rid of Sara, her whininess used to irrate me to no end.  I LOVE all the other characters.  I am really going to miss Grissom, but I am witholding judgment on his replacement because there can never be another Grissom.  He is such a unique character, the only way for the show to survive is to bring in someone completely different and start fresh.

Just my 2 cents.

I agree it does include the activity. 

But a way to help you keep track better, might be to set your activity level to sedetary and then add in your activity separately.  That will give you a more accurate way to know how many calories you burned.

I agree with all the above suggestions for food items.  I especially like pretzel sticks and even goldfish.  I have found that calorie-wise the baked chips aren't that much better than regular.  They only save 10 to 20 calories per serving.  Granted they are better in the fat department, but I would rather eat 55 goldfish instead of 10 baked potato chips.

I would like to add that it might be a good idea to split the larger bags into small ones to help with portion control.  I know if it were me, on a trip like that I tend to eat "mindlessly" without thinking about how much I am eating and before you know it the bag is gone.  This way you might be able to keep a better control of things and it will be easier to calculate just how much you are eating. 

And be careful of the roadside fast food places.  I know when I am on a road trip like that food always "sounds" better.  Something I wouldn't normally eat, you know those "specials" that are piled high with calories and fat, sounds so good that I just have to have them.  I don't know what it is about road trips, whether it is a 4 hour trip to Cape Cod, 12 hour trip to SC or a 16 hour trip to IL, they always seem to end up as eat-a-thons.  No matter how I try and justify it, the end result is the same - too many calories + no activity = feeling guilty that I over did it.  I haven't been on a road trip since I began counting calories, but hopefully the next time I do go on one I will be armed with a little more knowledge and self control to do it the right way, like you are.

Good Luck and enjoy your trip!

Wow, what a great feature.  I never knew it was there.  Thanks!

The smallest size I remember being is a size 12 (that was 15 years ago), which I was OK with, but I think I will be happy with a 10, but my dream size is an 8.

I want to be able to go into any store and find clothes that fit.  I don't want to hate shopping anymore.  I want to wear pretty dresses - not tents.  I don't know that I will ever wear a bikini, but I would like to look good in a bathing suit.  I want to feel sexy and be a little more adventerous in the bedroom.  I want to be able to play sports with my 4 boys and be able to keep up with them as they get older.

I don't think I would spread it on bread.  After you clarify it, it is basically butter oil.  If I wanted to do that I would use a nicely flavored olive oil.  I use clarified butter in cooking because it doesn't burn as fast as just melted butter, but my favorite place is  with steamed lobster or crab. 

Are you sure she used real butter?  I'm not sure where you are from, but I know lots of people think margarine and butter are the same thing.  It drives me nuts when I go to the midwest and ask for butter and they give me "County Crock" and try to tell me that its butter.  I guess I am a butter "snob" - I want the real thing or nothing.

Thank you!  It has been driving me nuts and now that I know that it seems so obvious.  How about the stars?

I was reading this last night at work (I got up to about page 10 before I had to go) and I do agree with a lot of what people were saying.  I apologize if I am repeating but here are mine, in no particular order.

1.  I want to have a lap for my kids to sit on.  Right now my stomach takes up so much space on my thighs when I sit I have no where for my kids to sit comfortably.

2.  I want my mother off my back for the first time in 30 years.

3.  I want to be thinner than my mother and sister for the first time in my life.

4.  I want to be able to use the towels they give me at the gym instead of bringing in my own beach towel because they other ones don't fit all the way around.

5.  I want to not feel self conscious when I am in the locker room at the gym.  I want to be able to take a sauna or steam without offending everyone in there with my body.

6.  I want to be able to take a shower and not have to "lift up" my stomach to wash.

7.  I want to motivate my husband to lose weight.

8.  I want to be able to work in my bosses new restaurant (due to open next year) and not worry about bumping into people with my stomach or butt while they are trying to eat.

9.  I want to flirt and have someone flirt back, but not out of pity.

10.  I want to own a bra that fits.  I am like a 40A and I can never find one in the stores that fit, so I have to get one that is too small and have it dig into me until I can break it in or get one that has a cup that is way too big.  Either way it is uncomfortable and looks ridiculous.

11.  I want my stomach to be smaller than my boobs.  Probably never going to happen, but I can dream.

12.  I want to be a MILF!

13.  I want my children to not be embarrased by me.  Thats not entirely true, I like embarrasing them but I don't want it to be because of the way I look.

14.  I want the kids in my son's class to stop asking me "do you have a baby in there?".  I know they are not trying to be mean, but I hate disappointing them when I tell them no.

15.  I want my body to match the way I feel.  In my head I am 27 and 150.  (Currently 38 & 234).  Actually I don't care about the age, to me the age doesn't matter, it is the weight that is the problem.

Sorry for rambling, but I have been thinking about this since last night and it feels good to "get it out".

Thanks for listening.