200+ Hot For Halloween!

Amy, is there any chance the pooches got into some chocolate?

my new strategy for Sunday:

http://rwdaily.runnersworld.com/2011/10/u-k-marathoner-hits-wall-hops-bus-finishes-3rd.html

Sarah: Your pictures look great too! y'all are doing so well! I love that pic of you from last weekend. You look so happy!

http://www.dishesfrommykitchen.com/2011/02/baked-bread-rolls.html

I am thinking these would be a fun idea....bleu cheese chicken wing ones, chicken parm ones, eggplant parm ones. etc. FUN.



Sarah - I just read that article about the guy completely CHEATING. What a *kitten*.

Katheryne: Sofie is already feeling much perkier. She's interested in food again (which she can't have until tomorrow and it's pissing her off and she doesn't care who knows about it) and she's happy and wagging her tail again. Her vet said that if it wasn't straightened out in 2 days then we absolutely MUST bring her back. I'm really hoping that isn't necessary.

Lacey: Those bread rolls are a totally cute idea, and way cool for the kidlins who like finger foods.

Jessi: Thanks for the compliment on my shirt in my after pic (it's actually a sun dress). I have gone through the awkward growing out the hair phase many a time. I have managed to not cut my hair (other than regular trims) in about a year and a half.

Kendal: The weather changed from summer to practically winter here at super-speed. Last week it was sunny and 70 degrees now they're saying that we could have snow in the next 2 weeks (in October????). I love fall but I super hate the sun going down so early and coming up so late (and it's pretty extreme here in the dead of winter with the sun not rising until after 8 am and going down by 4 pm).

I did my P90X arms & shoulders workout with The Hubbs. I love doing the strength training with him cuz it makes me push so much harder. I've mostly recovered from my crappy day (pun was TOTALLY intended there) and the exercise helped me to feel better physically as well as mentally. Now I'm going to bed.

HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IIIIIIIIIII AAAAAAAMMMMMMM BBBBBAAACCCCKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I had to go in my shell because work and school got too much. bahaha, I hope that never happens again.

I love all of your amazing before/after pictures and you all look AMAZING!

After this post I'll start personal replies!

I do creep. Heck, yes.

Lurky lurk. Thinking of you all! So exciting being surrounded by ALL my wedding stuff, about to go for a walk into town to meet a friend for coffee. Determined not to undo all my good work this week.

Xx

Amy - My last haircut was in May. It grows SO slowly! The worst, though, was the aftermath of a mohawk....

Kendal - Thanks! It's actually a pajama shirt from Walmart.

Hailie - Welcome back!

Going to attempt a sandwich for dinner, I think. Kitties and bunnies both managed to run out of food this morning, so I have to be out and about even though I'm sick anyhow. Gonna take some pictures of graffiti, while I'm at it.

Busy day today! I've been lurking all day and just now have time to respond...although I have to make it quick so I can go get a workout in. Guess who didn't get her bum up for Jillian this morning? Urg. My bf and I did Shred together so we were going to start Ripped in 30 together, but it just hasn't happened yet. I am too weak to force us out of bed in the morning when he'd rather cuddle...he's so warm and cuddly! I need to stop giving in to the cuddle. Cuddle won't get me to onederland! I was in a blah mood today too like a lot of you all...probably wouldn't have been so blah if I'd just gotten out of bed early enough for Jillian!

I love love LOVE all of your before and after pictures! You all look fantastic! I don't really have a "before and after" since I haven't even made it to 20 pounds yet, but I did notice a difference when looking at this weekend's hiking picture compared to a picture taken of me this past spring. I made a side by side comparison pic...hopefully this works...





Okay, it keeps coming out either super small or super huge, so this isn't a great example. Boo.


Jessi, I know what you mean about hair taking forever to grow out. Mine usually does too, but lately it's been growing like crazy. I'm thinking it must be because of my change in diet & exercise. I hope it continues! Oh, and YAY about getting your very own treadmill! That rocks!

Megan, I hope you have a more sound sleep tonight! Did you make it to the gym?

Hailie, hi! :flowerforyou:

Amy, I'm glad that Sofie is feeling better. Talk about a rough day! The Spicy African Peanut stew was DELICIOUS, by the way. I had it for dinner last night, lunch today, and I'll be having it again for lunch tomorrow. I can't thank you enough for introducing me to Peas and Thank You!!

Lacey, those bread rolls are really cute. I hope you got to run today and it filled you with lots of great endorphins!

Sarah, that article about the runner is something else! Luckily you're a hardcore butt-kicking runner and you won't need a bus.

Kerry, that's too funny! Is he going to keep your jeans since they look so good on him? No one will know that they're chick jeans. :laugh:

Kendal, I can't tell you the number of times that's happened to me, when the scale goes down despite high salt or high calories or both. Enough to drive you batty, especially when there are days you do everything perfectly and lose nothing. Ah well, at least the scale is going down!

Bobbie, I agree with the others -- if you want to have your own Thanksgiving with your sisters, there's nothing wrong with that. You could always do Christmas with the rest of the family, or take a different weekend to go out there...


I know I've missed some stuff, but if I don't get my butt on the treadmill soon I know that it is not going to happen. Hopefully tomorrow will be less busy!

Pam: I see a HUGE difference. The scale may not be moving as fast as the fat is falling off. You don't look like the same person.
Amy: I LOVE the dress in your "after" pic. But I think your face looks thinner in your Paris pics -- so you've lost some since then.
Jessi: I see a difference all over you. I don't know what you're talking about.
Kendal: Wow. Just. Wow!! You look like a different person.
Kerry: Woo, girl! You are looking H.O.T!! You don't look like the same person either!!! HOLEY MOLEY!!

Pizza for dinner here. One slice. Veggie pizza on skinny crust. Hot cocoa later. So. excited! And, if I'm lucky...some low impact aerobics!! :blushing:

Good morning super pals!!! Check-in for Wed 2286 burned, 2387 consumed, 38 min ex doing UML from P90X. My body is sore all over... Plans for today 3 to 4 mile run... Enjoy your Thursday... The weekend is almost here.

Dang it! I just typed up a whole long response to everyone and it got deleted as I hit "post reply". :mad:

Kendal: I bed the added weight is from the sodium from your take out food as you've been staying within calories.

Victoria: I'm glad the coffee grinder worked out for you. I used to buy whole flax seeds, toast them a little and then grind them into flax meal in a coffee grinder. It was way better than the stuff I buy already ground now.

Megan: WTG getting to the gym!

Sarah: "low impact aerobics" makes me giggle every time I read it.

sheba: I you stop drinking water an hour or so before bed, then maybe you won't have to get up in the middle of the night to pee.

Hailie: Hiya girl!!

I know I had other stuff that I wrote in my first edition of the response but it's all gone into the ether now. It's late soccer practice day so I have some vegetarian chili going in my crock pot and I made some pumpkin corn bread to go with it - I'm pretty excited about that.

I got a new job title yesterday. I'm now a Subject Matter Expert. Same team, no pay increase, but teammates are supposed to come to me (and the other SME) with questions and I will get special projects more often. Basically it just looks really good on my resume.


So I absolutely HATE it when someone asks me a question, argues with my answer, and then doesn't do what I freaking told them to do. This isn't so much to do with the SME position, but my friend does this to me on occasion and it freakin pisses me off! Just cause you don't like the answer (ie don't want to have to put forth the extra effort that I'm telling you you will need to) doesn't mean you should waste my time and argue with me. Why ask what to do if you aren't going to listen to what I say anyways??? (we aren't yelling or anything, moreso talking but not agreeing)

The good thing about walking to work in South East Alaska---The hotest it ever gets is about 75-80 degrees. and in the winter time, even with a foot of snow on the ground the coldest i've ever walked it was the possitive side of single digits.,.

the downside...

since the average rainfall can be upwards of 150 inches a year, some days I arive feelings like a drowned cat....

By the way...it's raining today...:happy: Good thing deep down I love the rain.


I'll be back to post later...after i dry out

-Katheryne

Pam - Your difference is pretty awesome. And oddly, this morning's sales meeting included a recommendation for prenatals + B vitamins + peppermint shampoo for growing hair out.

Kendal - I'm SO with you on the asking a question/arguing/ignoring what you said. That drives me nuts. It especially bothers me when someone asks me for my opinion on something, decides I'm terribly wrong, doesn't listen, and then it turns out I was right... repeatedly. You'd think they'd catch on that maybe I know what I'm talking about.

Katheryne - I love rain. We got a TON back in May and had a bunch of flooding, and everyone was b*tching it was all gloomy and blech, but it's my very favorite weather. It rained a few days ago, and rainy fall days are the best.

I got woken up at 3am by the roommate's niece, whom initially was supposed to take the extra upstairs bedroom. After a lengthy discussion with the roommate yesterday, he decided he wanted her to either start paying rent, or get her stuff out; he's had quite a bit of stuff go missing, and she'll bring 5 friends home in the middle of the night, eat everything she can get her hands on, do laundry and leave. I knew he wasn't going to wake up, but the dogs were barking and I was wide awake and refusing to answer the door - the door is locked, and there's a reason she has no key. She ended up climbing in through a window and shouting about how the next time she'd kick the door in, and at that point I had had enough. I went out there, told her to pack her stuff and get out, or start paying rent and be in the house by midnight, because the rest of us have to sleep so we can go to work in the morning. I honestly laughed as I was told that I shouldn't be living there because I don't pay any bills (and offered to show her the check duplicates for all the bills), and that no one likes me because I'm a b*tch. If not taking people's b*ll**** makes me a b*tch, then yep, I sure am. She packed her stuff while screaming at me from the top of the stairs to get out of her face, and the doors and windows were all locked as she left. I'm pretty sure that her family is going to attempt to raise hell with me, but I don't care - they don't like me, other than her uncle and her cousins, but that's not the end of the world. She is 21 and acts like a spoiled child, and everyone needs to bend to her every whim and accommodate anything she wants, and I'm just not going to be a part of it. Needless to say, I'm REALLY tired, but she knows without a doubt exactly what I think of her and why.

I'm going to see if I can get the treadmill this weekend instead of waiting until next weekend. I'm so, so impatient.