Posts by dragondancer

Original Post by rosieii:

I have a sony ereader that I love. If you're only getting the ipad for reading, an ereader will be a lot cheaper.

 I initially got my iPad primarily for reading (Kindle app) but now I use it for SO much more than that - I absolutely love it.  :)  But like Rosieii said, if you're ONLY going to use it as a reader, then it would definitely be cheaper to look at the e-readers. 

Original Post by dove2424:

I am freaking out a little that it seems that so many are not using a moisturizer with an SPF in it

I second this!  I live in Oregon and I STILL use a moisturizer with at LEAST 15 SPF. (30 if I can get it!)  I've got very fair skin, but I'd use it even if I didn't.  You want the daily SPF to keep your skin looking younger longer if for no other reason - like preventing skin cancer...

Original Post by purespark:

If you are still considering co-signing on a car loan, watch a couple episodes of "Judge Judy."  That'll cure you of the idea.

 This!  (I can't believe how much I learned from that show...)  :}

K might have all the best intentions, but if she gets in a bind and can't make the payments, ALL the risk falls on you.  And if she's not in the best of situations right now, her credit score is probably already shot, so what does she have to lose?  Not a thing.

If you do feel the obligation to help her with a car, I'll echo the suggestion of buying the car yourself without her name on it at all, and just have her make the payments to you.

Best of luck, and good for you for opening your home and heart to someone who really needs it.  :)

Love the books; love the series.  The series follows the books pretty darn closely, as far as I've seen so far -- George R. R. Martin was one of the executive producers on the show.

I'm looking forward to reading Dance with Dragons on my e-reader as soon as I've finished re-reading Feast for Crows to refresh my memory...

"Winter is coming."  Yes, it is.

In addition to what everyone else has said so far, be sure you're getting enough water.  You need all the fiber to clump things up, but you also need to have enough fluid in your system to move those things along.

Original Post by nuttyalmond77:

Count me in!

 Me, too!

(ETA: Adding stats)

Height: 5'7"

SW: 242 (9/24/10)

GW:170

The last time I went through this, I promised myself that I wouldn't get back to this point again.  And yet here I am.  :P  I think what will help this time is that my husband is finally getting serious about losing weight getting healthy again himself.  (Since "getting healthy" is really the main point, isn't it...?)  :}

Kasheika, my stats are almost exactly the same as yours!  I'm having a heck of a time getting started this time around, though. 

Several years ago I took this same weight-loss journey, starting about 10 lbs higher, and got down to where I saw 160 on the scale!  I gained about 20 lbs back and was pretty comfortable there for a while, even through my husband being laid off and getting Cancer a few years back.  I kept wrestling with my weight, never quite getting the upper hand again,  and then last summer his cancer came back, and with all the stress that came with it, I guess I just gave up. (I did wind up on a mood stabilizer, which might have made "giving up" easier to do, but as much as I'd like to, I know can't blame my gain on that...)

My honey is doing a lot better now, and I really feel like I need to start getting the weight back off.  In this aspect of my life, I'm just not happy with myself.  I've taken that "first step" several times, but the second or third keeps going astray.  It's hard to remember the mindset I had when I was actually successfully travelling the weight loss road and get back to it.

It sounds like you've got some great goals, not to mention good reasons to prompt you to get healthier.  I'm going to take inspiration knowing that you're on the same road, and will take another step.  And then another.  And one more.

Good luck, Kasheika - it won't be easy, but we can do it!

Boredgirl, my husband was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma in his Sacrum (the part of the spine that's right above the tailbone) in November of 2005, and then had it reoccur last year in June on his skull! 

Luckily it didn't touch his brain, and we were able to finish up with his surgery and all his treatments in 2009, and now he's focusing on recovery.

Congratulations on your remission - we hope to be able to say the same for my husband some time in the future!

I'm up 1 lb.  :(  Not as bad as it could've been, considering Turkey Day (and the weekend after...) and being at the hospital this week with my husband (Nothing catastrophic - he's just getting his Chemo, but it totally messes up my eating patterns...) so I'm not too mad at myself.  Next week will be better!

SW: 213

CW: 214  :(

GW (For this challenge):198

Okay - I'll give it a try, too.  Maybe Wednesday weigh-ins will make it easier for me to stay focused over the weekends, too!

H: 5'7"

CW: 213

GW (for VDay) 198

(Ultimate GW = 160, but this Challenge will at least get me going in the right direction again!)