Posts by jenova82

Thanks to all of you for your very usefull responses.

I agree that 90/10% is probably a better balance if I want to continue loosing weight.

I also particularly liked the idea of splitting with my husband.

I also am starting to agree that having a free meal once a week does sound a bit much.

Thank you all for your help!  :)

I have a mix of good luck, bad luck and stupidity.  I have lost a few things and had wonderful people bring them back to me.  I have found some amazing things, one being a hideous fire opal and diamond gold ring, I had it all taken apart and fitted into three white gold rings for me and my three sisters (we all lost them  in about two years ).  I lost my class ring one week after getting it.  When I was a kid I accidently threw away a pair of pants that got torn, they had my first hundred dollar bill in the back pocket, I realized it too late. 

I think that it is sort of like Karma, you loose a little you find a little, over all you probably break even.  For the most part anyway!  Obviously your brother is an exception, I am sure he won't loose 10,000 bucks worth of stuff for the rest of his life!

I wish for you and your family all of the luck in the world and I hope that you will recieve the information you need to find him soon!!

Haha, yeah the "frappaccino" is a blended drink like previously stated.  I believe it comes from the whole "frozen" term sometimes used instead of "blended".  So "frozen Cappuccino" becomes "frappuccino".  I have always hated this particular Starbucks drink because it is unique to Starbucks.  I used to work at a small coffee shop and people always used to come in and order Starbucks specialty drinks.  I always had to say that I could mimic them but they aren't typical coffee beverages so I don't know the actual ratios of everything that is supposed to be in it.  People were always surprized to hear that "frappuccinos" weren't a standard coffee drink.

The really funny thing about "frozen cappuccinos" or "frapuccinos" is that an actual  cappuccino is equal parts espresso, foam, and milk.  It turns out fairly small.  Blending that little concoction would definitly not turn into their super sweet frozen beverage! 

I absolutely agree with victoria girl!  Instead of viewing it as a diet consider it a lifestyle change that is, as victoriagirl said, "enjoyable and healthy, and sustainable forever".  I have tried "dieting" and until I got on calorie count plus I never really did much research on what it meant to loose weight.  I was doing diets where I wasn't eating enough and it was horrible!  Now I eat just enough for my activity level to maintain a 1000 calorie deficit every day.  I actually feel like I could keep going like this forever!  So now I have put away the scale that I have a tendency to overuse, and I am looking at it as I am doing right by me!  I am on my way to being fit, and even though I have set a goal date of June '09 am not so worried about it anymore.  I know that with time I will loose weight but I don't want to rush it because I want it to be healthy.  In the mean time while I am working on it I just think of how much fun it is going to be to be fit again!!  So don't focus so much on the weight loss think of the fact that you are making a healthy, sustainable, lifestyle change!

Yay!!  We've got a whole buddy system going on now!!  We can all help cheer eachother on!

I am new to this website also.  I haven't discovered the recipe builder yet.  I will try to find it and figure out how to use it.  I have been using the logs and the nutrition database though!  I hate counting calories and this website is really helpful!  I would love to be anyones diet buddy!  I don't know anyone on this site yet.  I have been going strong for 4 days now and I have 90 lbs to loose to get back to the low recommendation for my height.  I have a ways to go, but I have to do this now before I graduate and start a family.  I have heard that loosing weight after having kids is harder, is that true?  If it is, is it biological, or is it just that raising kids makes it harder to find time to work out? Perhaps it is just like Lissabee was saying, you just tend to eat your kids food?