Toya2xcel Member

From what you are saying, it sounds like you are recognizing that you are kinda of needy and wont like having to compete for his time with his kids. I commend you for being mature enough to admit that. If that is the case and you are seriously wanting to "settle down" soon, please don't continue dating this man. Kids…

I have a flatiron from FHI that i LOVE!

I do this too! Its called co-washing. Some good ones to try are suave coconut and tresseme naturals! If I do feel like i need to shampoo my hair then I use a sulfate-free shampoo because sulfates really strip my hair.

I do log half a banana too, I give the other half to my 2 year old daughter who LOVES bananas!

I will be the first brave soul to respond. lol I have 2 kids too, 1 toddler and the other is 5 months and my story is very similar to yours. Breatfed the first for 1 month and the second for 3 months before the milk dried up. Now I have deflated boobs too lol. I guess they aren't as bad as they could be, but they aren't…

you look GREAT! good job! And may I add that you have a BEAUTIFUL family and your children are adorable and they look just alike!

THIS! EXACTLY THIS! lol

Cooking is cool but a man that's willing to clean sometimes ranks higher with me! I'm weird but I actually enjoy cooking for my family lol

I don't think I have body dysmorphia BUT I do see what you are saying. When I was my heaviest at 184, when I looked in the mirror I didn't think that I looked THAT big but I was avoiding pictures. Then I went to a friends wedding and she emailed me the pictures of us and that was when I saw my true self (in terms of…

A couple of different angles and a close up :-) I LOVED my dress!

hahahahahahahahahaha! I second this!

LMAO! did my husband write this?! LOL

I drink LARGE amounts of water everyday but not because I am trying to be super healthy. I drink alot of water simply because I LOVE the taste of water, nothing can quench my thirst like water can. I rarely ever drink anything else.(but i have been trying to add in some green tea for health reasons) I will go ahead and…

One of my friends got married when I was 3 weeks postpartum....I thought i looked nice in my dress but when she e-mailed me the pictures the only thing that looked good was my hair (lol) My body looked like a fat blob and my face looked like a puffer fish. That day I committed myself to losing all the baby weight and then…

omg she is just ADORABLE! :-)

My wish list includes a food scale, a HRM, 5 pound hand weights, some new workout gear, a xbox kinect and some fun physical games I can play on it!

Im 5'3 and my goal weight is 135. CW is 153 so I have a little ways to go.

Fruit and a tiny bit of agave nectar

My mom is the most emotionally detached and introverted person I know. Sometimes I wish she was more emotional because then I would know how she's feeling but she just keeps everything in. I used to be JUST LIKE HER but as I'm getting older I am changing. I realize that having some level of emotion is healthier for me.

gonna make these right now! lol

I kept it for 2 years but it was just taking up space in our closet, so I cleaned it and sold it to a dude on Craigslist who was the costume designer for a local theater. The play had a wedding scene in it and the "bride" needed a dress. :-) At the time that I sold my dress my daughter was 1 but fashion trends will be so…

I feel your pain...seriously I have cried so many tears about my stretch marks on my stomach and mourned over the lost of my previously flat stomach. My main issue with my stretch marks is that they feel like scars, like when I touch my belly I feel them underneath the skin, if that makes sense. I use cocoa butter on them…

Forget the twinkies!.....I just realized (from that pic above) that Hostess makes ZINGERS! Those are a household favorite! OH NO!

Mcdonald's Southwest grilled chicken salad! Sooo good!

I LOVE potatoes but sadly I have had to cut them out because once i start eating them in any form, i just CANT stop! lol

1. We both have our own individual checking/savings accounts and then we have a joint checking account. (the bank employee that opened our accounts thought we were sooo weird for doing this but hey, different strokes for different folks) 2. Married. My ideas on money didn't change but his did. After we got married he was…

I don't believe that the question of "would you ever become a SAHP?" can be truthfully be answered prior to having children yourself. I know we have all heard the saying "everything changes when you have kids". That statement is VERY true. You may find yourself doing things you thought you would never do before having…

I just became a stay at home mom about 4 months ago when I had my second child. My oldest will be 2 in Jan. I quit my job to be a SAHM, which was a hard decision for me because I have always been a hard worker (working since I was 15 & working 2 jobs at one point) But ultimately, I realized nobody can care for my kids…

"You are hot...for a black girl." Sad but true.

I understand that words can hurt. BUT I think we all know that it is not a healthy reaction to drink yourself into a stupor and cry all night just because some internet stranger rated you a low number. I agree with the other person that said if someone is going to take it that seriously, then maybe its not healthy for them…