SunshineKisses_2012 Member

Accounting Coordinator for an apartment locator and a single mom.

SkinnyTaste.com is a WONDERFUL site. I have made a couple of her recipes (I really want to do more, but haven't found one that I have all the ingredients for right off), and I will definitely say she does really well with cutting out calories while maintaining a great flavor. (Try her pumpkin bread!!!! WOWZERS!!)

Nope, I have actually noticed that I am not sick as often. Started this journey in late July and have had very mild colds off and on, lasting no more than a few days, and I bounce back up. My 5 year old son, who is eating healthier and is getting more exercise as a bi-product of my healthy choices has also not been sick…

I really hope I'm not the thread killer on this one.

We have the same time clocks at work. I have seen people pick their nose right before using it (same finger), coughing on their hands, licking their finger. It's really rather nasty. I am the one in charge of them. I have a giant tub of lysol wipes in my office and I clean those things on a very regular basis. People are…

If your hair is not long, you don't technically need conditioner. I only use shampoo on my roots/top of my head and I only use conditioner for my hair from my ears down. I used to get greasy hair until I started doing this (my hairdresser advised me of this), and I haven't had a problem since. My hair is past my shoulder…

I am so glad I am not the only Cali transplant that will NEVER go back!!! (I really need to keep up with my groups a bit better)

When I joined in July, it took me a full month to not feel like I was starving all the time. It sucked, and every time I recalculate my goals, the lowering of the calorie intake always puts my brain into a "OMG I'M GOING TO STARVE!!!!" mode, but the adjustment time has become a week or two at the most. I have started to…

Lemme see...out of all the ones I have seen on here (riding the cotton pony is not one I have heard before! Though I have heard "not pregnant"), the only one that is missing is "monthly bill". Sometimes "hormonal" as well, but that's usually something I attribute to the week before when all I want to do is rip every pair…

That is so heart breaking. I only have one child. Seeing as how I am a (completely) single mom, but I have friends that have multiple (one friend has FOUR children), and I see that she does love each of them, according to their personalities. None of them go without affection or positive affirmation. It killed me a little…

I used to be that person as I was blessed with hips and *kitten*. I never actually sat next to anyone but my son (and the window), so it never became an issue....HOWEVER, with that said, when I was in high school and running track and a LOT more toned, I had to sit next to someone that well over flowed the seat (both above…

I'm in Texas and as soon as it hits 70 degrees I am in sweaters. When it gets to 50 degrees, I feel the urge to hibernate. :smile:

The one pound gain could have been from the sodium in the Chick Fil A.

LOLOLOL!!! I look forward to being in the 17th percentile with you all!

"Thank you so much Brandy!" I went and got lunch for six people at a fast food place I LOVE...but I have challenged myself to not eat fast food for the rest of the year to see how it makes me feel. Only one of them knows that I am not eating fast food. The rest think I got something. Let them think. I was just being nice.…

Whenever we have a potluck at work, I simply stay in my office until the food is put away. :smile:

I am with you on getting mad at the advertisements about magic diet pills/shakes. They basically make people feel bad about who they are and then offer a magic something that can instantly make them all better. That is primarily why I have stopped watching network TV and only watch movies with my son. I have enough issues…

Apparently I have a psychological issue. It's happened to me a couple of times after intense core workouts. I have cut back on the intensity so that it doesn't happen.

Whenever I go to the bathroom, if I am in the bigger stall, I'll do just about any stretch that I can that does not include me having to touch the floor. If I am in the smaller stall, I do quad stretches and stretch out my arms. Also, prior to me developing tendinitis in my knee (which means I cannot jump or jog or run…

When I did the Daniel Fast with my church last year (completely clean eating - the only time I have done that successfully), I was DYING for something chocolate, so I mixed cocoa powder with agave nectar and dipped fresh fruit in it. It came out like a fondue. Sweet tooth and sticking to the Fast accomplished! Edit: You…

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Save yourself some money and go to Costco and buy yourself a huge roll of saran wrap and use that instead. :) These are a gimmick.

This is my first winter after I decided to start taking care of myself, so I need as much advice as I can get! Bumping to see responses!

Awesome!!!!

Thanks for sending me a PM! I got your info and I welcome hers as well! Please also let me know when she is coming back so that we aren't sending cards after she returns. Welcome to the group! Ladies, we officially have 8 on our list! I'm really hoping for 15 (I'm already making stuff!), but I'll be happy with just the 8…

Oh that would be fun!! I have officially received 5 addresses!! And I am going to have my son get in on this too!! This will definitely represent "us" as US!

^ Amen.

That sounds like fun! If the pictures I am having done on the 19th turn out, you all might get a picture of my son and I cheezin' it up <3

I am so excited!!! I have gotten 4 addresses so far and this is looking like so much fun! If you are a crafty person and want to make the cards, please feel free to do so!! That will make them THAT much more special. For the less craft-inclined, buying cards is perfectly okay! I am a crafty person, however I am also a busy…

Honey crisp, pink ladys, and granny smith are the only apples I can eat. Others are too soft and I have texture issues.