So I read your post about your parents, believe me... I feel you. My mum isn't obese, but that woman sure does love her chocolate. I bake a wicked Kahlua Dark Chocolate cake and I usually make them in loaves for easy distribution. My mom will take one bite... a few mintes later, I'll turn around and it'll be half way gone! 
I swear she can eat the whole loaf by herself. Luckily I moved, right? haha jk My daddy's overweight and he's always yo yo dieting as well. He gets frustrated so easily that he just goes back to his old ways. (He's diabetic and has poor circulation in his legs, which I fear.) I love them dearly and I worry like all hell, but we can only do so much, you know? I'm hoping with my "surprise weight loss," they might take that into account and see it as, "Hey... if she can do it, then so can I." One can hope, no? At least I pray it does work... Bah.. anyways, I love yas and was just checking up on you, hun. Talk to you soon.
Just thought I would add to the parents thread. I know its hard because we love them but I have had to reach a point with mine where i look at them as adults not as parents. They are just as capable of being responsible for their lives as we are of ours. And unfortunately no matter what we do the decision to change has to come from deep within them.
My mum is an alcoholic, although not drinking for 2 years now which is great. Unfortunately she has placed her addiction on to her weight. She is so skinny it is very worrying, but that is her choice or behaviour pattern, until she sorts out her issues properly nothing will change. Being overweight, anorexic, alcoholic, drug user are generally all symptoms of a problem, not the cause of the problem. Although it is hard to deal with the core issues, and for many are seated in our childhood the cycle of 'self harming' will continue. Sorry to sound so hard but it is a lesson I have had to learn.
Next post will be on a lighter note I promise...possibly due to another disasterous blind date which I have tonight!
Take care one and all...
You never know--maybe he'll turn out to be a hunky Aussie bloke who isn't a complete troll...
HUGS
Hope he comes back soon!
Finally deciding to leave home and live my life for me... without feeling like I needed to be in control of my family was the best decision I ever made! Moving away for college was the best decison... staying at home I wouldn't have my own life... I would have their life. Yes I live it now I talk to them everyday adn I hear all the problems and such (and as you know there are tons) but I get to hang up the phone and then live my life. At first I felt horrible and callous but then I realized I'm young and I need to live a life that I never had growing up... you deserve that too!
More hugs--you just can't have enough, ya know!
Pucker up, 'cause I'm giving those sexy "ghetto lips" a kiss..
I've decided that once I make it to my halfway point of 222.5lbs, I will post b/a pics. So 17.5lbs to go. Problem is, I don't know if I have any before pics. I have some at 254, but I know I don't have any at 277--maybe friends or family do. I have my doubts, b/c I tended to avoid cameras like the plague at that weight!!!
That's because camera's are the plague... the flash... its really to distract you from all the little bacterium flying out towards you... they are really a terrorist implement made by the slim against the pleasantly plum.... why you ask? Its because they're jealous of all of our delicious curves
Random sex facts for you my pervy nympho:
1)Sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world. It is 10 times more effective than valium!
2)Sex is biochemically no different from eating large quantities of chocolate.
3)The average shelf-life of a latex condom is about two years.
4)Sex burns 360 calories per hour
What does this mean... we all need to put down the chocolate break out the condoms and use them up real fast to burn those calories and relax the muscles before they get sore!!!! Could there be a better weight loss technique?
Lots of Love!!!
