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

Peanut ~ thanks for the book suggestions for my SIL-to-be! I will pass them along, too.

I don't think your scale is broken ;) I think you are finally seeing results from your work! And, if you are breast feeding, that has to play into your burn rate, right? I'll bet you see more of that go next week too. And thanks for the note today. I do think the babies will be such a good thing next summer!

And yep, he rocks :) (and i do remember that song! "...he's a mighty, mighty good man....")

Ring ~ I've never heard of edible lavendar seeds either! Interesting. Are you taking more cooking classes this winter? Good luck getting all that work done.

Janay ~ Love that you are in such a good mood! It's nice to see your sunshiney self again :)

I agree with Daizy-  Peanut you are prolly finally losing!  But you can double check at my place if you want. 

I miss you all.  I am really irritated at the moment.  About things that are non forum mentionable.  But I will post a journal about it in a few.  Sammie is running around like crazy and I cannot get a moment to do it.  Nothing to worry about....just need to vent.

So, what is everyone up to this weekend?

We have family movie night tonight with Phebe, and Sammie, then we are playing Rock Band.  Tomorrow i am babysitting parker, and cleaning the apartment, and Sunday I work.  :)  I am really nervous for my first official day at work.  I hope I can get everything figured out.

I love of all of you   : D  

YAY for losing, peanut!!!  hard work pays off

thanks, miss daizy ---- still not 100%, but I am trying..... 

hope everything calms down a little, val

missing jess...... and hope abbs gets to come back later! (: 

hope your weekends rock ---- remember our challenge!!!!!  =P

Hi ladies!!  Taking another much needed break!

Peanut~ I remember that song too!  What a sweetie!  Glad everyone seems to be feeling better.  I'm with all above, it seems like your hard work is paying off!  You were probably just weighed down with phlegm and now that you're better it's showing on the scale! 

Val~ that sucks (journal).  I'm sure everything will go fine on Sunday!  You'll do great!!  Enjoy your family time tonight too, that's such a great tradition to have with kids, not enough people do that these days.

Daizy~ did you get your shoes today at lunch?  I would love to do more classes but they're expensive ($50-60/person) so we choose very carefully so we know we'll enjoy the food and want to cook it again.  I'd love to go more often, someday when we're rich we'll go every weekend!!

O~ yay weekend and no school for two days!  Stay busy but don't exhaust yourself!

Well, we went to have pasta for lunch but they have discontinued it until May due to renovations in the restaurant, ie cramped space to begin with.  So we went over to Rice King for lunch.  It wasn't great, I hardly ate half the chicken and only about 3/4 of the rice which I usually polish off.  I just wasn't in the mood for pizza or chinese today (food court only has two choices).  Oh well, something to look forward to in May!  I better get back to work, we're meeting at 8am tomorrow morning for a full day of work and then again on Sunday.  Money, money, money, I gotta remember that!!

Hey Ladies!

I have less than an hour left to my day, 1000 things to do and I am procrastinating and wishing the time away!! It's definitely Friday :) YAY!

Ring ~ I went down to the store and they didn't have my size in last year's model (the one I currently wear) AND they didn't have the new shipment in yet of this year's model. Apparently the shipment is delayed due to the weather in the NW - they must have warehouses in WA state. So I tried on shoes from two other companies and bought a new water bottle with a clip and pop up thing - it's awesome. LOL.  But get this - I got back to work and I had a message from them that the new ones have arrived. Right after I left. I walked by the UPS guy with a load of boxes, but since the gals in the store had called their Brooks distributor who said they were tied up, I figured they were some other shoe. I should have turned around! Actually, I was just going for fit, because I want the on sale price, which is on last year's model and they don't have my size. They checked with their other store, too. So I guess I'm just ordering online anyway. It's worth the $45 savings. Now I feel bad, though, because they'll be thinking I'm coming back for the new ones!

I did sign up to be notified for the next session of the running group that they hold. It won't start until the end of March though. I figure I need the challenge of running with a group to get better. Go me! LOL

VAL~ I agree with Ring. That sucks. I'm sorry :( I don't want hurt feelings either. Give her an extra hug from us! And have fun with Rock Band! I know work will go well for you on Sunday - you'll be brilliant!

O ~ Sister, you have more motivation in your little finger than I do in my whole body (and that's a lot!) I have no doubts that you'll rebound from this experience. None at all. That doesn't mean that you won't have bad days, we all do, but your spirit is too fun-loving to stay down for long. I hope this weekend is fun! I'll be around and will check in with you to see how it's going...

HAVE great weekends!!

good morning!  

I did not want to, but I got out today to do my workout since I promised I would.    It is FREEZING COLD!!!!!!!!!!!  16 degrees and the coldest wind ever.    I was so numb and clumsy, I had to wog --  more walk than jog, but I did it fast and I did the long route, so 45ish minutes -- not bad.  Also followed through and gave the pooper dog her bath.   SHe smells better if still wet laying next to me.  =P  lol 

miss abbs ---  I said something in my journal, but thanks for the list of better things to do than cry.    ;)  I needed it.  I drank last night, but I did ok and just went to sleep.    I felt unwanted last night to the hilt.  Stupid -- but I was supposed to hang out wtih my kitchen rmodel friends and long story short, I got stood up  =P   just sucked.   I'm just a tard. 

Hope you all pop in and say hi this weekend.   I miss you all bunches on weekends. 

miss daizy -- you're sweet. but my motivation and mojo ebb and flow a lot these days.....    I'm just trying to keep my head up, not eat myself into oblivion, ditto on the drinking and keep on swimming.   that's all I CAN do.   ;) 

BIG NEWS!!!!!!    I saw a new number this morning -- well numbers.  151.4, 150.6, ans 150.4.   WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   I might actually make it one of these days......   

hope all of you are well and happy!!

 

I don't know about this "ebb and flow" - you went out in the crappy FREEZING weather and got it done today.... I'm sticking with what I wrote Friday ;)

Sorry the friends stood you up :(

Was Ring's list in your journal? She is SO good at finding the positives, isn't she? **BIG HUGS FOR ABBS*

At any rate, I just wanted to check in with you. I'm freezing my arse off up here in NH. It's going to snow any second and we're supposed to get 8". At least that should warm it up a bit. I miss FL.

Hope tonight is ok! And I think you should take that app back in, too!!

 

Original Post by janay101:

good morning!  

I did not want to, but I got out today to do my workout since I promised I would.    It is FREEZING COLD!!!!!!!!!!!  16 degrees and the coldest wind ever.    I was so numb and clumsy, I had to wog --  more walk than jog, but I did it fast and I did the long route, so 45ish minutes -- not bad.  Also followed through and gave the pooper dog her bath.   SHe smells better if still wet laying next to me.  =P  lol 

miss abbs ---  I said something in my journal, but thanks for the list of better things to do than cry.    ;)  I needed it.  I drank last night, but I did ok and just went to sleep.    I felt unwanted last night to the hilt.  Stupid -- but I was supposed to hang out wtih my kitchen rmodel friends and long story short, I got stood up  =P   just sucked.   I'm just a tard. 

Hope you all pop in and say hi this weekend.   I miss you all bunches on weekends. 

miss daizy -- you're sweet. but my motivation and mojo ebb and flow a lot these days.....    I'm just trying to keep my head up, not eat myself into oblivion, ditto on the drinking and keep on swimming.   that's all I CAN do.   ;) 

BIG NEWS!!!!!!    I saw a new number this morning -- well numbers.  151.4, 150.6, ans 150.4.   WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   I might actually make it one of these days......   

hope all of you are well and happy!!

 

hello! i am happy for you - you are working had and seeing great, healthy results!

i am quite well. apart from sticking to my plan - been slipping lately. today seems very good and i did lots of menu planning ans shopped for things like oats, etc. also cooked lentils and made lentil salad with celery and lentil soup. i have been eating healthy but last time it is too many cals. i hope i can try to make myself stick to my low cal plan again and lose weight again:-)

apart from this i am ine. trying to get better at budgeting as i see many people losing their jobs - mine seems safe now (and i have side freelancing gigs and jobs) but it can be different in a few months. so it is well possible i might need some savings. this is not too ard now as i need to shop for things like food and toiletries only - no big expenditures apart from some yearly transport/insurance thingys:-)

 

hope everyone is fine and not too cold!

KA!!!!    hi stranger!!!     &nbs p; come back more often, lady!

Lentils sounds yummy and WARM.   can I come for dinner?   =P 

I got out and jogged this morning in the STILL FREEZING COLD  -- only 23 today, and slightly less wind, so that, coupled with my stocking cap UNDER my hoodie, I felt warmer if disgustingly hot and sweaty.  They need to make temperature regulated clothing.   How awesome would that be.....  

I spent a productive evening working on my friends kitchen some more.  Sanded until I thought my shoulders were going to fall off, and then sanded some more.  lol --  the boys who were working got almost everything mudded and taped, now today ---  more sanding.   lol -- yay. 

I have papers to proofread still since i worked all day with them, but I figure --  shower, coffee, chill, and then grade.  then work up the excitement and go sand my  errrr, arm fat off.    : )    Hope all of you are having good weekends!!

My computer at home officially hates cc.  I cannot sign on on any of my computers.  We finally figured out that it is our router.  It is blocking the website, and my husband has to fix it for me....otherwise NO cc on the weekends?!?!?!  I don't know that I will survive. 

 

I am at work for 2 hours today and then I will be back all day tomorrow!  I miss you all!

How was everyone's weekend?

hi all. my weekend was satisfying - plenty of rest, plenty of classical literature, some modest shopping for healthy things, meeting a friend, visiting an art exhibition and a small freelancing gig on saturday. quiet and satysfying.

also i am really happy to be able to get back to my healthy eating habits - past several days were good, but i am sure i will need plenty of motivation to stay on track

Hi everyone!  I wish I had more time to chat but I'm crazy busy at work and there's no end in sight!  I'm leaving today at 4 to go to my Relay thing and I might cut out at 3 and run home to do a load of dishes because the thought of how messy my kitchen is right now is literally giving me anxiety! 

Hope everyone's week is going well so far!  Hopefully tomorow things will slow down a little!

Crazy busy here too. Hope you are all well!

Another day and another dollar.  haha, I don't have a lunch today :(  My nanny was supposed to bring me some healthy taco bell, but she cancelled and I am already at work.  What can you do?  It is also 3 degrees before the wind right now. So, it is very cold. :)

I will be here all day which means i WILL journal with wedding pics, and check journals in a bit!  Hooray!  btw, I am down to 144..... I have missed 144.

yay 144 ---- val.  and COLD is cold and I am sick of it too!!!!!

I hate it that I saw 150 Sat and then 160 on Mon and it STUCK ---  157.8 this morning      

Saw an old friend last night ---- very fun, but stayed up too late 12:45ish.  

I am already eating badly --- woke up hungry and tired.  Cake in the lounge and leftover popcorn too.....    I hate it when I lack control.   

Good morning!!  I'm procrastinating work.  I think I've just hit a work limit for the week and I just don't want to do anymore!!  But I gotta get over it and get it done.

Another training session with Victor today at 11:30, I wonder what area we'll work out today.  I hated having to cancell on him Monday but my 8am meeting went until almost noon!!  I was not happy about that.

I'm sorry for being a bad friend lately, I just haven't had time to comment in journals or even journal for myself sometimes!  I always read though!

Val~ 144!!  Great job!! 

Did anyone watch TBL last night?  I totally cried.   Last season I did not really relate to a lot of the people, but I was really sad so for Jerry. 

I am a dork I know.  But work is boring. And I have plenty to do, but I am not doing it.

Just popping into say hello and read journals!  Things are finally starting to slow down at work but I have a feeling they will start speeding up again tomorrow.  I'm reeeeeeally hoping to not work this weekend, that would be wonderful!  I want to wake up with no alarm!  That hasn't happened in over two weeks!  I want to sleep until 9:30 and do laundry and dishes and finally watch my soap opera and all the other shows I've totally been slacking on!

Val, love the pics!!  You look beautiful in that dress btw!

Trying desperatly not to succum to the candy bar calling my name at 8:11am!!!  I just had cheerios and I'm still starving!  I have NO snacks here at my desk so it's vending machine or hunger.  And we have to go out to lunch today because we have no food and I just needed a break from lean cuisines because they give me awful gas in the afternoons! 

Well, I started this over an hour ago and have already been interrupted three times so I'll just post it and try and come back later!

Am I the only loser in here today??!!  Where is everyone?!  I'm ALMOST done at work tonight so yay!! 

Olivia~ hope you're enjoying your semi-kinda date tonight!!!

Everyone else, hope you're all doing well and you stop having lives so you're a loser like me trolling the forums!!  I miss you girls!