Need a motivating buddy to lose 50 pounds with by April 2007

[cardenas5usa]

Hey girls, I am finally here! Yikes, E insisted on going down to the factory stores to see if we could find my comfy cloths I am looking for. He is so funny, if there is something I want he would go to the end of the earth looking for it, long after I give up. I am settled on wearing jeans capris with spandex for the strech and a shirt and a hoody on the plane, I am so worried about being cold! Anyway, enough with the dumb clothing search. LOL.

So since we were down south there was nothing to eat, and then we had to go to the Home Depot for work stuff for E and this and that and this, anyhow, I was STARVING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And when I got home I knew there was almost nothing to eat, since this morning was supposed to be grocery shopping, I was just about bawling cause I was so hungry, no joke! I had to settle on yucky chicken on salad again, boring!!! At least the day is warm, 70s and sunny, got to Curves this morning, and TGIF!!! Big time!

So the scale said 164 this am, so I am down a little, so that is good since I was just planning on maintenence right now. T and J, awesome that you girls are down a little too! Trip is coming right up, so happy.

Jina, hope you get to sleep well tonight! Work week almost over for ya, and nice weather to boot!

Outtie for now, maybe I'll get some weeds pulled, Ash :-D

PS. When I used to have long hair, I used to get compared to Brooke Shields a lot, I never saw it, maybe cause I don't think she is that attractive,lol.

[cardenas5usa]

Treated the kids to dinner since it is TGIF. I had almost all protein, and a few bits of dessert, I feel good, and all that done before 5:15, yeah, no we just get to play!

Looks like you girls are playing too, check ya later, Ash

[cardenas5usa]

I can finally tuck my shirt in!! I have never liked tucking before cause of the serious muffin top, but check it out.

[Stelakate]

How are you T? How are you Foxy Brown? By the looks of your pictures you are doing GREAT!
LOVE'S IT! What a difference- you look amazing really...no muffin there sista, tuck away....how much fun is it?!
Brooke, I can see it. I think she is really pretty actually. I thought the eyebrows could be done a bit better, but I am a weird-o about brows. Not too thick, not too thin.
I guess I am known for liking more masculine women because I think she kinda is too. It's probably her height though the girl is like 8 ft tall, I think. WELL, close enough!!!!
SOOOOOO...getting pumped for the trip...how exciting!!!!!!!!!
I got a couple pillows for my little outdoor oasis today, so excited...setting the stage out there...plan to live on that porch this spring.

Rebecca went to the CBS today, called me crying - she didn't qualify...only 38 BMI, had to be 40. Bummer bigtime. I feel for her, she struggles.
We had dinner w/ Kate's family. I had a gyro, it was good. I am at the stage where I am 100% uncomfortable w/ my body especially in jeans/etc so I just kinda deal....
WELL....I should go. Need to go through more stuff for gsale. you two are probably like shut up about that stupid VUCKING gsale already..right?!? Yah, I am pretty over it myself.
Pete is bringing the chainsaw over tomorrow to pull the devil out of the front once and for all....I plan to paint my shutters another coat of chocolate..the house is the ugliest shade of faded yellow, kinda urine-ish, we will get to that. I am more a khaki w/ a choco brick/shutters girl.
I have some tulips out today, very pretty....nice weather. I love it.
Well Brooke and Val...
Time for my bath, I feel better when I am in the water....
SpLaSh. (get it).
LOVE TO MY LADIES!!!!!
PS, dontcha love when I feel the need to put VUCK in all caps.????LOLOLOLLL.

[cardenas5usa]

Poor, Becca, I know she was following you but, I understand the frustration. She stuck between getting fatter for the surg and getting thinner on her own, sucks. Not at all tired of hearing about gsale stuff, just reminds me how much I need to get ready to do one later in the summer. The Brooke brows are the thing that I know throw me off, she needs to weed wack those suckers! I too am a brow freak, I am constantly plucking, and if I am stuck somewhere without tweezers, I go old school and just use my finger nails, oh yeah :-P E is always making fun of me.....actually i have this whole thing about perfection on my face, which in turn makes it so not perfect.....especially since downing on the food comfort method, I find I relieve my stress by picking at my face, that is my next BIG VUCKING ;-) hurdle!

Well have a nice batharooney, and talk to ya tom, speaking of which, I need some serious ways to bring it on before vaca, any ideas except lots of sex,LOL?!?!?! Manana, Ash XOXOXOXO

[cardenas5usa]

Quick early check-in, couldn't sleep, go figure, the one day that I was going to be able to sleep-in I wake at 6:30! Oh well, think Imight go for a walk while there is peace in the house. And before Curves opens. See ya later girls, Ash

[fields6407]

Ladies. How it do? I am working/cleaning, love cleaning on the clock so I kill two birds w/ one stone. Getting really anxious about the surgery lately....it's 3 wks away....I just get this stomach in knots feeling when I think about it. Mainly because this will strain my family a bit when I am down and $$ wont be as good for a bit, as I recover both ways, but I just have to keep on reminding myself it's one of those things I MUST do for myself.
W/ R, I feel for her she was trying to gain the last 2 wks and it still wasn't enough so what to do? She needs 15 more on her frame to even qualify and it's like....who knows what the 'right' thing to do for her is. All I know is enough is enough for this fat and fabulous chic!

Today it's to be 80degrees. I MUST get stuff done at home, looking like a cookout at the house later....maybe Mom and Dad and Mimi will want to come over, we'll see.

Check ya later.
Ash, did you mean your period? Girl, I cant help ya, mine NEVER comes when I want it to. I HATE IT!

[Stelakate]

I am sitting at Rebecca's desk because on Saturday's it's just one of us and the Dr. so we do the front desk and he rooms his own patients...so that was weird....she used to come here too so it must have been set on her computer to log her in...weird...I was like. when I saw that pic.

Oopsie daisy.

[cardenas5usa]

Too strange, case when I posted about her I was wondering what the chances were going to be that she would read what I posted....then I saw her pic, lol.

[cardenas5usa]

yep, I ment period ;-D but I know the same is true for me, so I guess I'll hurry up and wait,lol. So what are the chances of them prescribing a one time birthcontrol pill, and would that work taking it so close to when I should get TOM? just askin' since your the resident expert, :-) Ash

[cardenas5usa]

hey, go to the "Faces" of low carb friends above, my pics are first on the front page!?!?! We'll see what comments I get,lol.

[Stelakate]

Just talking to Dr. S and he said call your Dr. Monday and ask them for one wks Rx of Provera....they will be familiar w/ doing this. One tablet daily (think he said 5mg) and it just pushes your period back w/o side effects.
common when people are traveling etc.

That will be $82 Mrs. Cardenas.

LOL.

[cardenas5usa]

Thank you so much!!! Can I pay that in hugs??? LOL LYLAS

[carbjunkie]

Good morning girls. Hey Ash..hot momma! I am lovin the tucked in shirt and so feel ya on that one I just look at your numbers and can't believe you were over 200.

Jina I know you must be feeling anxious..in a good way..I am beyond happy for you..you more than anyone deserve this. I can't believe it's coming up so soon.

Well girls I am glad the rain has stopped and there is a little sun outside. I hate when it doesn't know what to do..I'm like either rain or shine..make up your mind!

Ok..off to have my eggwhites..I can't believe I haven't grown feathers!

XO...T

[cardenas5usa]

Okay so that is so weird, my post from a little earlier is missing?!?! Oh well, it was just about not not eating all the tempting stuff at the mall.

Just had some dindin, taco quesadilla and cucumbers dipped in blue cheese dressing. Had another LC hot chocolate chai, so yummy and really feels like a treat. Well, going to do some light cardio later on.

What's up with you girls? T taking it easy? Jina, did that little get together go well? Talk to ya soon, Ash xoxo

[cardenas5usa]

Hey GG, I was just reading over at the other place and after all the people that responded it looks like 3 weeks is a good amount of time to be off after surgery. So what are you planning for and what did Kate end up taking off? I can't believe it is getting so close!! :-)

[carbjunkie]

It's late...I wasn't too good for dinner..I decided to be a cook and make this cool pasta dish..chicken fettucine with sundried tomatoes so I had a little and 2 glasses of good red that J brought over..thank G for good friends!

I just put everyone to bed and am the last one up..not usual but I am ready for bed..I'll sleep good. This is a pic of us playing tonight.

Till the morning you two

T.

[Stelakate]

It's gonna be warm, already about 65 and it's only 9:10. We didn't do the spa thing or the martini thing either. Tami is gonna be mad, oh well, she gets 'salty' over things like that even tho she probably wont come to the shower for Bre she expects everyone to make concessions for her. I have grown tired of being the accomodating friend over the years so now I just go, vuck it- do the best I can w/o sacrificing what I want.
Love me or leave me.
T, that pic is gorgeous...I LOVE it. Let me say, in comparison w/ other pictures...somebody's face is looking T-H-I-N.
LOVE'S IT!!!!!!!!!!
Looks like you had a good time, good for you girls, you needed it!
We had a bbq on my newly revamped sun porch and drank several beers, Carrie came over Jason was out of town...of course the usual suspects, B/P kids too....Kate got a bball hoop for the kids, Madilyn is so good at sports at 3 (4 on Stela's bday) already...Myles at 5 is like...yah, not so much.
It's cute!
Wanting to get Stel into swimming lessons. Tasha (gabe-kates older bro wife) was a swim champ in high school...said she'd teach her but the girl is younger than me and a CPA who works like 700 hr a week, so I feel bad asking her to do that. Remember, they are the workaholics in the family....never been accused of that, never will be.
Speaking of work, T, how's it goin w/ R being off lately, been meaning to ask you that!! NICE?
OK.....should go finish laundry before we bask in the sun today.
cya peaches.

ps- Ash, I intend on taking 9 days off work......1 full wk, m-tues of next....if I cant do it I will take more it's just I have NO vaca time...so in addition to the 3G I have to use money for being off work w/ no pay all that time.
Good thing its weight loss surgery, I wont be able to afford food. LOL.

[carbjunkie]

Hey girls..we went to brunch this morning..I really didn't want to go cuz I knew it would be more cals than a reg bfast but we went. J really wanted to go so I said ok. I wasn't too bad..ate some tortilla soup without the chips of course and a little bite of dessert..that's it. I'm feeling tired..it just started raining so it's an inside day.

Jina I loved getting the kids that little tykes bb hoop..they played with that thing forever..as they got older we used it by the pool but it's a fun toy for the little ones. I'm glad you had a nice evening. Hey..we are both gonna have a frugal couple months huh? A great idea to get Stela swim lessons..I believe all toddlers should know how to swim. B was so cute..when we moved here he was 3..he used to be mad cuz R&T could swim and bcuz he was so anal (hated the floaties) he used to say it made him look like a gherk! So to avoid wearing them..he learned to swim super fast

Anyway, it's been nice having R home..he's been keeping the kitchen sparkling clean but it is nice..I hope you girls are having a good sunday. Talk soon.

Luv, me

[Stelakate]

How was your day, is you day I should say?? Very productive here...now everyone is in a lazy (or sleeping) state of mind. SIGH.
I took a little virtual tour of my house (minus the downstairs - it's way not ready to be photographed) so you two could see where I am when we are chatting. isnt that fun?

here goes. BTW- the house is not Jina clean so just dont mind it ok...i would never have people over w/ it being this way, yet I am letting you two..lol (and subsequently thousands of LCF's)

just cuz.
Stela today, it was over 80 degrees, baby needs some color on those thighs..lol. Me, just a bit ago, yep--be jealous ladies, it's not easy looking this tired, dirty and blah....the living room, just rearranged it yesterday (freak like that!) from the entry part of the house, the next is the opposite side, you can see the entry beyond the living room, the first opening to the kitchen and out to the deck or you can go around that corner to the left and go downstairs...which we will be skipping.

[cardenas5usa]

finally checking in, wanted to get on this morning, but E was hogging the comp, downloading songs for the trip. Ugh! So glad he can listen to all his music in his ears with his new Mp3, I am so sick of it! The same songs over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over, you get the picture. And the songs are a very particular genrea, Jina think Akon but 10 times as screechy and high sounding, all guys singing, anyway. I got b*tchy this morning cause I couldn't check in,lol.

T, I LOVE that picture of you girls!!! B&W, my fave! And I agree, your face is looking much slimmer, yahoo!!! And that pasta sounds so yummy!! I can't wait to eat some carbs, 6 days and counting, and you can bet you butt that even in Mexico, I will manage to eat a big a s s plate of pasta!!!!!! LOL :P

Jina, sounds like you had a nice easy and fun evening, enjoyed your new fab patio, and BBQ!! Too bad that Tami will be bitter about it, but hey, I feel ya on always bending to friends, I have a few like that, and just recently decided I ain't doing that no mo'! Too little time. Wow so just 9 days off, that'll be quick but I am sure you can do it. Too funny about not affording food, just think, with you and Kate both eating less, your grocery bill is going to be A LOT less, :-D.

Alrighty, going to hang with the kids, Ash

PS. Okay so I know I am being so Yo-Yoey but I pulled out my Curves book a few days ago and have been really back to that, I get to eat lots of veggies and lots of food, and I haven't done my night cardio 2 days in a row, again, but I am already back down to 162 with out even feeling like trying. So I am happy bout that. Okay, enough, see ya laters! Mwah

[cardenas5usa]

Cliff hanger......where's the pics,lol

[Stelakate]

the other view of kitchen...the hallway, the bathroom, our bedroom...well half of it, her crib is in the rest of the room...we had this seriously big 4 poster cherry wood bed but it was too big, so I gave it to my mom in hopes of a platform bed, but we have a Cal king so it's too big. For now, we are on the floor, ghetto style. Be looking in the next issue of Better Homes and Gardens for that room ladies. lastly, Stelas room...her crib was on the opposite side, I tried not to get the floor, all her gsale clothes are in there. (me rolling eyes).