AndiJoy812

Feel free to add me! Turning the big 4-0 in August, and this is my birthday present to myself! :o)

I'm 5'11 and have always loved being tall! My husband is 6'3 - and my 4 year-old daughter and 5 year-old son are off of the charts when it comes to their height. Can't wait to see how tall they are when they're older! I am the tallest woman in my family, but there are a lot of us over 5'8. As far as the men go, they are…

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I am 5'11 and my husband is 6'3. I dated quite a few shorter guys...I think the shortest was 5'6 - and was pretty sure I was going to end up with a shorter guy. Then, I joined eHarmony and met my husband... we lived 1900 miles apart. After a few months of emailing and long phone calls, he came to see me. I will never…

Love it!! Great job!

Awesome...great job! I want to say, "Say hello to my little friend..." but that would just be awkward and slightly inappropriate - and potentially insulting. :laugh: Congrats! You should be very proud!

Iron Eagle The Last Starfighter One Crazy Summer Plus many of the others that have already been mentioned!

Beautiful!! Great job - I am also a SAHM and fell into the same trap. Not anymore! I just started my journey 50 days ago, but I am determined to get this weight off for good! I am already starting to feel like my body belongs to me again...kwim? Thank you for posting!!

Beautiful! You should be so proud! And look how beautiful your collar bones are! :o) I can't wait to see mine again! Thanks for posting - I needed to see your success today!

I am so very sorry that you are going through this...I know how badly that must have hurt. I have a friend who I consider a sister that went through a similar situation. She is a tiny girl, and her son was over 10 lbs - needed a c-section and her body was never the same. He stopped touching her - removed all physical…

I really think it IS exercise! :o) I walk the loop in my subdivision three times a week, and it is a 2.3 mile path. I also live in the foothills of the Ozarks, so it is very hilly, and quite challenging. I break a sweat, and by the time I am done, my legs are on fire! Where are you walking at? Can you find a more…

I agree, Chris. I love it that everyone is working toward a common goal. I am finding myself spending more time on here than FB, and I have learned so much just from reading the message boards. There are some people who like to be negative - but for the most part, the vast majority of people who post on the forums are very…

Just moved from Bonney Lake back to my home state of MO...I love being home, but I really miss seeing Mt. Ranier from my backyard. About ready to send my husband back to go fishing...can't get fresh salmon in MO!

Agree...I just don't think they are doing it consciously. It's more of a "this is a random skinny girl I don't know" type thing vs saying it about a "real" woman they know. I am not excusing it...just can be empathetic. Agree that nothing like this is OK. I hate the "I'm notfat, I'm fluffy" kind of things, too. No...you're…

From my experience, the friends of mine that have posted pictures like that on FB are overweight, and I don't think that they are doing to it "skinny bash" as to make themselves feel better about their own situation. Looking at the fit woman in the photo seems like something that is completely unrealistic and un-obtainable…

I'm walking my subdivision, very hilly, a 2.3 mile loop, 3x per week, and I have lost 34 lbs since Feb 9 - also watching my calories. I am having major issues with my joints that I will hopefully have an answer to here soon, but my rheumatologist said this was the best exercise for me, at this time. I tried Zumba last week…

Oh my - I am laughing so hard right now! That is pure brillance! It would sit in there for months, and nobody would touch it! Funny, funny stuff!

Thank you, KittyGamer and saragato. You two understand exactly what I am trying to communicate. Just for sh1ts a giggles...anyone want to take a guess at how much our weekly grocery bill is for healthy, good food (we do NOT buy much processed food...maybe pasta and an occasional frozen pizza - my husband and I both love to…

Anything by Robert R McCammon. Swan Song, Usher's Passing, Mystery Walk - I have read all of his books many, many times and they are just as good the 15th time as they are the 1st.

Thank you to those who have had real suggestions - I really appreciate the input. It's nice to know that I am not the only one with teens! :o) For those of you who "don't get it" or think that I am with-holding healthy food from them - that's not the case at all. They are heathly, active, athletic, lean teens who have a…

Let me give a better example: I had a 30 oz bag of almonds for a snack after my workouts. I eat one serving per day, which is 24 nuts...so the bag should have lasted a very long time. There was 3/4 of the bag left on Tues. On Wed, I went to get some after my workout, and there was only 1/8 of the bag left. Still think I am…

Love this. I think I will have to try this next time. It may just do the trick. We do eat healthy - but I can NOT eat like they do.

Let me just add this too - we feeeeeeed our kids. My boys eat triple of what I do, and are super skinny! They eat well, and eat a LOT - and that is OK! They are supposed to! AND they have a LOT of input to what we get at the store...if not, we would be throwing away food all of the time, and we can't afford to do that.

They do...they are all athletes and are very healthy and eat very balanced diets. I am the one who got into really bad habits when my little guys were tiny - drank coffee all day, ate my one meal late at night and gained lots of weight, as you can imagine. I have always made sure that the kids had healthy/good homemade…

That is motivation for me, too. Plus, I am already going to be the "old" Mom when I take my son to kindergarten next fall - I refuse to be the "old AND fat" Mom!!! You're doing great...keep it up!

Call him on it. The next time he says something, say "Dad, I love you and I am trying really hard to get healthy. That comment was unnecessary and I don't need to hear that from you. If you can't be supportive, then please don't say anything." End of discussion. My mother-in-law is the same way, but she always says stuff…

On the physical side: broad shoulders...oh yes, please. Tall. Big, strong hands. Big arms. A butt you can grab. Type of personality: Confident, almost arrogant, but not mean. Strong character. Honest. Someone who is willing to stand up to me and my strong opinions. Caring. In a nutshell, my husband. The first time we met,…

Good for you! Glad to know what you are doing is working! I've got something going on with my joints, too - just had the RA blood work done and am meeting with the doc on Monday to see what is going on. This is the main reason why I am getting healthy - I know the first thing he is going to tell me is that I need to lose…

Fresh pineapple. Especially grilled fresh pineapple...holy cow. It is amazing! Kraft Olive Oil and Cracked Pepper Mayo. I've been eating a lot of wraps, and it is delicious on pretty much anything, with half of the fat.

Deep water - especially if I can't see through it, like a muddy lake or ocean off of the shore. This is why I will never go on a cruise...I don't care how much "fun" they are. I can barely tolerate "water" movies like "The Abyss" or "Titanic" - I feel like I can't breathe the whole time I am in the theater. Especially…