XTC2 (Ex-Thick-Chick Club)

Hello all....

This website changed my life. ( : Sounds overly dramatic, but it is true. I hope to look back a year or so from now and think, "I am forever grateful......"  Anywho, I think my favorite part of cc, aside from all the great educational information, is the overwhelming support and friendship I've found here. I guess most of my life I've only trusted and truly befriended a handful of unique women---I hold my friends in the highest regard and do not take camraderie lightly. The women I have met here are seriously my spiritual twins! I always felt very alone in my weight loss journey----no more!

That said, I think my cc girls, and you know who you are, are the best! ( :   My buddies, my pals, my soul sisters =P Chat away to motivate yourself and others! ( ;

~~Olivia

Hi Peanut!!  And to everyone else of course!  I've been crazy busy.  And I've totally got you all saying HELLA!  Daizy uses it in her journals, I laughed!  Maybe I didn't originate it but I say it all the time in my journals beacuse my work computer filter catches hell in my e-mails and rejects it so I started saying hella two years ago and now all my friends say it.

Anyway, it's been one thing after the other today at work!  Nothing bad, it's been someone needs x and in order to get them x (which is always a simple task) I have to accomplish y & z first which are way more time consuming!  But I finally got x done and to the right people and they're happy so yay! 

Peanut~ I hear you on talking to myself, the other day I posted three times in a row cuz I was going NUTS at work not wanting to work.  And agreed about your job, don't stress, it will all work out how it's supposed too.  Oh, and I'd like to rent D for a week or do if you don't mind!

Val~ when does Pheobe go back to school?  Does Samantha go to a daycare/preschool yet or no?  I can't remember if she's 2 or 3. 

Olivia~ how was the first day with kids?!  Hope it went smoothly and your day went by fast.

Jess~ miss you!  Hope your boss was cool with you having Thurs nights off for a while!

Daizy~ hope you're getting caught up at work again and things are getting back to normal.  When do you move into the townhouse?

Oh, and I totally copped out on the gym today and we went to Chipolte with one of D's friends from work.  All that gym work this week got spoiled on chipotle!

I'll see when D is available abbs! LOL.

Ok I swear that at three I am going to start actually working like a good girl. I promise. Because tomorrow the office manage is in and surely she will notice if my desk looks the same as it did on Monday (Like a giant pile of crap)!

ok someone stole my highlighter, i'll be back. i ahve to go lay some smackdown!

Still alove, just hella busy!   ( :

My day has flown by, and while I have some classes that I know will be challenging, I am ready like Freddy. 

I am so proud of myself for getting up this morning and riding the bike despite being up far too late.  I met my 64 oz water goal and I have so far had about 600 cals.  not bad. 

No compliments on my new skinniness yet, but I know I am looking pretty decent, so it;s all good.  lol

first of all olivia, i am so proud of you. i always want to be motivated enough to get up early to workout, but am never even motivated enough to wake up and do my hair. I am a lazy ass most mornings! LOL.

second, i have a theory. What if no one is saying anything because they don't want to offend you? Some people don't say stuff like that because they don't want to imply that you weren't skinny before, or maybe they are like, dang she looks good but maybe she looked like that before and I don't want to be the ass that saysm "oh hey you look great way to lose some weight" and you are like "whaaat?"

did that make sense?

btw, a lesson in looking carefully for your highlighter before you accuse your coworkers of stealing it. Check behind your key board. that's right.

you are right peanut -- about the highlighter and the compliments lacking, LOL

I weighed in at a new number today 164.8.   WOO HOO

ANd in other news, my bf is being a total dick lately.  yay

sorry about the dick-ness hun. Is there anyway you can convince him to go back on, or is this one of those things where he is just super **** coming off, but will level out in a few months?

I am not sure, peanut.  I hope it abates soon.  Last time he stopped, like 2.5 months ago, he was TERRIBLE TERRIBLE, but he realized it and started the meds again, so he didn;t wait long enough to see if the bad mood wore off or if it stayed.  I am willing to weather the storm if it is going to stop pouring, but DAMN>  

He is for sure not going back on them ---  if it he doesn't gain weight on them, he still can't lose weight depsite eating ok and exercising a little, so he is not having that.   I understand.  I took that med for a week and gained like 15 lbs overnight.   Still very frustrating.   We had our first loudish argument in a long time this morning --over the dog barking of all things.   come on......  

Oh well.   I am seriously sick of it though.  

Good morning lovely ladies!!

Peanut~ too funny about the highlighter!!  I have a co-worker who likes to walk by my office and reach in and steal whatever's on my desk (stapler, tape, pens, tissue box) and if I'm in the zone working I won't even notice.  So one day I went and stole everything off his desk (pens, Staples Easy button, mouse, keyboard and the phone but left the base of the phone).  It was great!  Then I came back and taped everything down so the next time he came to steal it all, it was all stuck!  Anyway, glad you found your highlighter!

Olivia~ wow, that sucks about J.  I hope that he levels off soon or can find a different med to take that won't cause the weight because that's terrible.  You need a code word to shout if he's starting to act like that again and then you both reset and start over.  Ours is Candy Cane, if he or myself are being an ass and hear the other say that, we stop and analyze, try it. 

As for the weight, I was going to say the same as Peanut.  But also you gotta remember too that people are dumb sometimes and jealous or whatever so they don't say anything.  It's hard for me to compliment people's weight because I feel like they feel obligated to say back "have you lost weight too?" and I have to say " nope, still a fattie!".  Well, not like that but I think you know what I mean.  As long as you know and feel great, that's all that matters!

Jess~ what's up chicka?  Are you on vacay and I missed it or something?  Hope everything is ok!

Hi Ladies,

Abby ~ I totally stole hella from you. I think using it is contagious! LOL Thanks for expanding my vocab - I'm all about that. Just like with "wogging"! It really is all good! We can't move into the townhouse until Sept 27, which is good, because I know my Mom needs us there right now and I like being by the beach. Love that you taped down all your stuff, too. Classic.

Olivia ~ I third what the gals suggested above. I know lots of people who are afraid to compliment anyone on weight loss for fear that they haven't lost any etc. And envious folks don't like to make others feel good about accomplishments that they haven't been able to make for themselves. I think you look amazing :) And your attitude for your new classes is good!

Sorry that J is being jerky. I kinda like Abby's suggestion about the word - would that work?

Peanut ~ LOVE that you took a stand to use the internet when you want. One month to go....that must be a great feeling :) And funny about the hilighter! Sounds like something I would do.

Jess ~ Hope you are well! How was the first night of being a soccer Mom?

Hi!  We had the pasta bar for lunch at the cafeteria on base.  You basically make your own pasta lunch and it's so good!  I had linguini with chicken, alfredo sauce and white cheese on top.  SO many calories but so good!  And I couldn't even eat half of it so there is a TON left over!  I kinda feel guilty because tonight is pizza hut night that I'll grab on my way home from late work but oh well, might as well have one horrible day than two bad ones in a row right, right??

Daizy~ Haha, use it all you want!  D shortened rediculous to just redic and now we all say it here, so silly!  I'm glad you're able to help your mom heal too, that much be very helpful and comforting to her and I'm sure it helps you a little too.  Have fun at the lakes, check your journal!!

I tried to get this document done this morning but I'm behind as usual, it just takes a little longer each step than I anticipated but whatever, in three more hours I get to bag it all and set up for the flight which means ipod and book for the rest of the evening inbetween pushing F6 over and over again!!  Woot!

Hi there!

Olivia- maybe you can ask your dr? the only reason i suggest it is because my sister once was on a med , and one of the side effects was that it leveled her mood (that wasn't why she was taking it). well when she stopped taking it, surprise she was a complete frightening bitch all the time. And she didn't know that the med had been leveling her the whole time she was on it, we only found out after the fact. It was at times, literally impossible to talk to her. No matter what you said (sometimes even hello) resulted in screaming and crying. Luckily after about 6 months, she leveled back out. So maybe there is light at the end of the tunnel? Otherwise i think abbs had a great suggestion. Even when i feel like I am being completely rational, there are times when D has to be like, Take a breath and get a hold of yourself because you are being crazy! LOL

Abbs- i totally should do that. One agent here in particular always comes and uses my stuff, esp  my stapler. Every time i say something they make fun of me because of that guy in office space (i haven't seen it). so I just keep my mouth shut. But i might try taping it down, LOL.

Now i just have to figure out how to confront the resident bully, s about something ELSE. I am in charge of filing, and i have a rolling file holder that i use to keep the files in before they get filed once a week. I have a system in place because we have 7 stacks of file cabinets, each with 5 drawers and all taller than me. with my system, the files are pre sorted and i know where they go and which need to be amended before they are filed etc. And i noticed the other day that he just dumped a ton of files in there completely pell-mell, so now i have to go back through and re sort them all. That kind of thing ticks me off because everyone knows to put the files next to the holder and I sort them. and more, i know when i say something he's just going to be a complete ass about it.

On the upside, I totally confronted A about being a jerk to me. I did it professionally and kept it light and funny so that it wouldn't be tense, but i got my say in and feel way better! Woop Woop!

I miss jess too.  hope she is ok. 

I like your safe word idea, abbs --   I just wish he would get on board with it.  He calls me Tandi when I am being that way because my sister (Tandi) is a hige B all the time, so..... it makes me mad, but it makes me more conscious of how I am acting too an I try to back off. 

He is so stubborn.  I don;t think he would even go to a new doc and get an opinion, let alone listen to me...... 

GOOD FOR YOU, peanut.  I am the person who bottles all my mad up until I explode or my stomach is churning with acid, so I am proud you stuck up for yourself. 

miss daizy -- I hope you and your family are doing ok.  prayers and positive vibes.  xoxox

My day has been awesome.   I ate well --  and I am close to 600 cals again for the day, I drank my 64 oz of water, I did my workout this morning.  Now I get to go home and have my great mood wrecked by someone I love dearly.  sigh......  And spend 48 hours with someone who's not happy to be there.  suck

blah weekend. 

did do 2 kickass 60 minute workouts --  bike, jog, and Bowflex both days.   that was good. 

I miss you all on the weekend.   ) :

so I had a pretty terrible weekend with an unhappy bf.  

How were yours?

Crap, I had this whole post and the computer ate it. Grrr, I'll be back later to try and type it again.

Hiya girls!  I am so sorry I haven't been around lately... I have so much going on at the moment...

Thanks for thinking of me... I will post more later, but work is a mess...

I love you guys and miss ya!!!! 

I am just glad to see you are ok, jess......   ( :    We miss you and hope everything calms down a bit soon. 

good morning, all --  stupid computers anyway, abbs. 

Ok, I'll try this again but the first one was much longer and more eloquent.

Olivia~ sorry J's being such a jerkface still.  You guys really need to talk because you deserve to be treated better and maybe he really just doesn't realize he's being this mean so he doesn't see the problem.  Or maybe (hopefully) it will even out after a while.  but either way, you don't deserve to be treated or have to be upset/grumpy/sad/hurt by him so often.  You should look forward to coming home, not dreading it, it's not fair.  If he refuses to try to tone down the moods or try a new med, then there is a bigger problem because you should not have to go through life "hoping" today will be a good day for him.  You should not have to walk on eggshells for him.  You are being super supportive and sensative but there is a line and I just hate to see you upset so often. 

And I keep meaning to ask how your dad is doing.  I know he and your step mom (?) were having a hard time after your sister's death, but is he/they doing any better these days?  Everyone grieves differently but hopefully he knows he has the love and support of her to lean on when he's ready.

Jess~ good to hear from you, we'll see you when things quiet down at work/home hopefully soon because we miss you!!

Val~ sorry your wrist is bothering you, hope it heals quickly or at least feels better soon.  Does P start school soon?

Peanut~ glad things got setteled at work with A, hope things go as well with S!  And I hope you had a wonderful vacation this past weekend at the cottage with D!!

Daizy~ hope you're blissfully enjoying a glass of wine on the lake right now!!

Busy morning at work and plenty to keep me busy this afternoon but I gotta sneak in some Relay work before my meeting tonight!

I TRIED talking to him Saturday --- that was primo reason why he pouted all day long.   I just kept talking when he tried to stop me because I wanted to be able to say I had at least voiced an opinion about it..... 

He then threw that in my face the rest of the weeked.  "OH -- OOPS.  Was that "hard to get a long with" for you??"   etc....   sigh

OH WELL>  work is going well and I am being healthy.  Count my blessings, I guess.....  it could be worse....  Been there, done that.