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NSV... NOT TOO FAT TO FLY!!!
Just got back from a week long Disney Cruise with my family! It was the first time I was going to fly in about a year, and the last time I flew, I had to suck in to get the belt to fasten, and cross my leg into the isle to not have my leg toughing the person next to me. I was soooo stressed out about flying this time...…
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Foods you love that most people hate...
Mine are Olives and Capers..... I put capers in just about everything and I'm the only ones scarfing down olives at Christmas. Most people I know can't stand either one of them but I love them! What are yours?
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What do you watch when working out?
I love watching netflix when working out... and only have like a season and a half of Law and Order SVU left... What other TV series on Netflix should I start watching next?
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Do you log EVERY exercise?
Just curious for everyone with a heart rate monitor... Do you log every exercise you do? Or just one or two of the things you do at the gym and lump them all under the same category but include all calories burned on all combined machines? Just curious... If I work out more than once in a day I'll log each time I work…
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What will 2013 bring for YOU?
I'm Excited for 2013! What are your plans? Goals? Aspirations? My goals are to loose 100lbs, and put $10,000 in savings My 2013 trips thus far are a 3 night bahamas cruise in January, Chicago for St. Patty's weekend, Vegas for a long weekend sometime early summer, and hopefully I can squeeze in one more before the end of…
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THE HAPPIEST CRUISE ON EARTH!!!
That's right folks! In T-4 days I'll be boarding the Disney Magic for 6 nights of fun times with Mickey! I'm sooooo excited! We are leaving from Galvaston and visiting Grand Cayman and Cozumel, Mexico. While I've cruised before, this is my first Disney cruise... Has anyone ever gone before of visited the ports? We will…
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Internet dating stories :)
For those of us who have tried online dating I'm sure we all have some interesting stories to share :) Last night I got another random "Hey Girl let me F*** you real hard!"... Well instead of just ignoring it when I usually get these kinds of messages, I decided to have a little fun with the poor chap, and respond with "…
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Seems ONLY fair to me!
If I bring in some toys for Toys for Tots... Can I take home a Marine?
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Early New Year's Resolutions.
What do you want to accomplish fitness/weight loss wise by Dec. 31 2013? My goals for the year are to: 1. Not have to stress AT ALL about fitting in an airplane seat/buckle... I've always been able to fit so far... but sometimes it's been tight... currently a little nervous about flying in 2 weeks, then again for another…
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Powerball is at $500 MILLION!!!!!
What would you do if you won? Me: First I'd quit my job, work out like a mad woman so that I could look smoking hot in the Jessica Rabbit dress I would have custom made for my new hot body, and travel to every country in the world! And help programs that help out of work people find work, give to my church, and help…
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Who likes it Raw?
I just ordered my first container of Raw Foods Organic Meal replacement... http://www.gardenoflife.com/Products-for-Life/Foundational-Nutrition/RAW-Meal.aspx Seems pretty healthy... anyone have any experience with it? short term? long term? While I'm not usually a huge fan of replacing actual food with meal replacements...…
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What's on your Christmas Wishlist?
Mine... I'd be happy if I got just one of these...: 1. a Canon 18-200mm lens... (if anyone has a used one for sale message me :) 2. An underwater digital camera 3. a flatscreen TV... just a new little one for the bedroom 4. a wireless electric fence for my dog. 5. One of the jumbo pet kennels for my dog 6. 1 carat princess…
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Election Day Giggles...
1. Every time I hear someone say Ron Paul for President... for a brief second I think they mean Ru Paul... then I worry about our country! lol 2. I dreamed that I was stranded on an island like on Castaway but with a few other people... One of my friend's husbands heard that we were missing, came and found us... only to…
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THAT'S NOT FAIR!!! And Other 1st World Problems
My first world problem of the day... I found a gray hair... AND a zit... Seriously... by the time you are old enough to get gray hairs... You would think you would be done getting zits...
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Anyone else MORE hungry when they are sick?
I've been sick the past couple of days... and the meals that will generally fill me up just fine have not been doing it for me... Since I can't even breathe through my nose I've taken a break from working out until I can breath again.... so I haven't allowed myself to be eating anymore... But I tell ya, maybe it was just…
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CRAZY foods/recipes only dieters will try
One of my new favorite Diet friendly snacks is "brownie batter bites" made with lima beans, steal cut oats, unsweetened cocoa powder, stevia, vanilla and PB2... All of my non dieting friends are not as crazy about it... buy hey... it sure beats eating Lima beans plain! What weird foods/recipes have you tried that you…
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"Smoked" Cornbeef. Delicious!
I'm having a girls night tonight and thought Brisket would be great! Put Black Pepper, Mrs. Dash, Adobo, garlic powder and dry mustard, and carroway seed in a large ziplock bag... Completely coat the brisket, put overnight in a crock pot with just a little beef stock in the bottom. And here's the secret Ingredient... Soak…
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To TELL them... or Just let it go?
I have a couple friends who don't really have a filter when they speak... I know they don't MEAN to be offensive... but they are sometimes. The other night one of my guy friends was over, we were talking about a mutual friend, and I said how pretty she was. He says "You're beautiful too... I honestly don't know why so many…
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Funny Funny Kiddos!!!
I used to work as the AmeriCorps Member for the Red Cross teaching Health and Safety Classes... My favorite class to teach was Babysitter's Training... Those kids always came up with the WORST POSSIBLE scenarios of what could happen when they were babysitting. " What if all 3 kids are choking, There is a fire, and a…
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Just because it's True doesn't mean it needs to be said.
I've seen a ton of posts on the boards today about the news anchor who got the nasty email about being overweight. What surprised me the most was all people who commented and said. "So what if people told her she was fat. It's true! It's not out of line to tell her"... Really people? So would it be ok to tell someone that…
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I HAVE 5 WEEKS TO SHRINK MY THUNDER THIGHS!
I just found out a few days ago that I'm probably going on a last minute cruise with some friends in 5 weeks... January was the last time I've flown and I could squeeze in the airplane seat and buckle just fine, but there was not really any extra room... It has been too long since I've stepped on the scales, but my guess…
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Going to the NASSAU! What should I do while I'm there?
I'm going to Nassau on a 3 night cruise in November... I've been there a few times before... But it has always been on longer cruises so I was fine just doing whatever when we got to Nassau... but it will be our only stop on this cruise so I want to make sure and have some fun while I'm there! I've already been to…
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When you first started... how long could you run for?
I decided that since I'm going on a cruise in 5 weeks... It was time to REALLY throw the diet/exercise into gear... The first 2 hrs of my day this morning were spend in the gym. After 1/2 hr bike and 1/2 hr elliptical I decided to take my crack at the treadmill... I only lasted 2 minuted on 5 mph before I turned it back…
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Is this normal now?!?!
Anyone else out there still in the dating world? How about online dating? Probably 80% of the guys I meet/chat with either. 1. Don't have a job 2. Don't have, or can't drive a car 3. Still live at home with their parents or a combination thereof... Most of the guys I'm dating are early 30s... I'm not going after 22 year…
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Lie to me!!!
I'm so tired of hearing people brag that they would NEVER tell anyone a little white lie... because... people would rather you be brutally honest to them and tell them that the dinner that they had been planning for weeks, cooking all day and spent a fortune on tasted like crap... right??? WRONG! Come on people, we are all…
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I'd go Cougar for...
1. Tim Tebow 2. Josh Hutcherson 3. Taylor Lautner
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I'll admit it... I feed the trolls
Does that make me a terrible person for being slightly disappointed when I find out some of my favorite troll posts on the forum have been deleted? They sure do keep me entertained on a slow day at work!
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CREATIVE DATES!
I don't know about you guys... and not that Dinner and a movie can't be fun... but what are some more creative date ideas that you have either been on or would like to go on? Some things I think would be fun... 1. Geo-Caching... I mean come on! you get to go on a treasure hunt! How could that not be a fun!... Plus it is a…
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Who would you cast as Christian Grey?
I vote Prince Harry, Totally the vision I got from the books!
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Random Compliments... Love them or think they are creepy?
I've been known to send random messages to people, both on MFP and online dating sites... even tell them in real life, just random things like "Your red hair is amazing! I love it!" Or " That is an awesome beard!" And that is it... I'm not trying to hit on them necessarily and don't even expect to get any kind of reply…
