Frogged's Lily Pad

Mmmmmm, any shots with baileys, midori, jager or kahlua and I am sold...not a big whisky fan though, the smell alone makes me not want to drink it. I had a bit of a good (but bad the next day) night with whisky and coke on my 19th birthday and since then whisky and me have not seen eye-to-eye...


I've gone off alcohol too for two-three months while I get rid of the extra weight. Two weekends down, many to go... but mini bonus, I get SO much more done on my Sundays now!!!!
 
Originally Posted by Sparked


I say you plan a preemptive strike and just post the pictures on here first! You'll completely steal his thunder, it's genius!! ;)



I don't know why, but I like the taste of alcohol, I like whiskey straight and anything fruity/sugary gives me a headache. But I also started going to parties way younger than I should have so I guess I've gotten used to it... although 5 shots will put me on the floor so I can only imagine what it did to you! (wait, no I can't imagine at all, I think I'm gonna need pictures ;) )



You will see a loss after a night of drinking because alcohol is a diuretic and dehydrates you, so what you are seeing is water loss. Alcohol is actually pretty bad for a diet because it gets metabolized first, so your body will use it as energy and leave the carbs and fat you ate to be used later or stored. Most diet plans tell you to list alcohol as a serving even. Yeah, it is not a dieter's friend, I've actually made a goal to cut it out of my diet for a while, which I've now done for two weekends, oh yeah! :p



Needless to say my weekends having been significantly more boring, but much healthier!



That pizza sounds crazy good, enjoy :)


Yeah, I like nothing about alcohol except for the euphoric way it makes me feel :) Though it's a fine line for me from feeling 'good' to feeling 'ugh' in those moments.


hehe, my roommate has the pictures on his phone right now, so maybe I can get him to e-mail me them :) He also has videos of me back when I first experimented with alcohol, which are way worse! lol.. let's just say one involves me and my Spidey mask :eek:


My roomie (the nurse) actually mentioned exactly what you just said about the effects of alcohol on your system, Spark! I'm glad they didn't keep giving me alcohol because I definitely don't want to be dehydrated :[ I was drinking water immediately when I woke up this morning. I didn't have a hangover or anything, but I was pretty thirsty :)


Well, I'm glad your weekends are healthier! But, yeah, boring sucks ;( At least you have Skyrim for now though! :biggrin:


Oh, and we shall enjoy the pizzas! :biggrin: It's so much better, healthier, and cheaper making it our own rather than buying it from a local place :))


We're becoming quite the chefs! :biggrin:
 
Originally Posted by smileyfreckle5


Mmmmmm, any shots with baileys, midori, jager or kahlua and I am sold...not a big whisky fan though, the smell alone makes me not want to drink it. I had a bit of a good (but bad the next day) night with whisky and coke on my 19th birthday and since then whisky and me have not seen eye-to-eye...



I've gone off alcohol too for two-three months while I get rid of the extra weight. Two weekends down, many to go... but mini bonus, I get SO much more done on my Sundays now!!!!


Haha, I can't do whiskey either - makes me too emotional :[


I think I was being given shots of Southern Comfort mixed with some Cake-flavored vodka. Hmpf, I don't recall really. Our friends who hosted the party literally had a bar setup with dozens of bottles of various alcohol. People were just mixing like crazy!


Glad you're getting done more on Sundays now though, Andie! I'm definitely more interested in doing house work or other various projects than being incapacitated on my day off :)
 
Originally Posted by Frogged



Haha, I can't do whiskey either - makes me too emotional :[



I think I was being given shots of Southern Comfort mixed with some Cake-flavored vodka. Hmpf, I don't recall really. Our friends who hosted the party literally had a bar setup with dozens of bottles of various alcohol. People were just mixing like crazy!



Glad you're getting done more on Sundays now though, Andie! I'm definitely more interested in doing house work or other various projects than being incapacitated on my day off :)

Oh my god, cake vodka sounds incredible! Yeah, mixing drinks is always delicious and can have hilarious consequences because they are easier to drink ;)


Yeah, I actually get to plan my meals for the week and know exactly what to get from the supermarket without needing to guess-timate when I get there. Also, I am definitely not a lightweight so hopefully by not drinking for a couple of months I should become more of one (much cheaper!)...and it is amazing how much I have saved already from not buying drinks when out the last two weekends, and sober driving instead of taxiing!
 
Yeah, real hilarious :p hah


I'm glad you're driving sober, Andie :) lol! Saving money is always good and pre-planning your meals is definitely the way to go for keeping track of your calories :) Keep it up!


Ok, as suggested by Sparks, I'll take any power away from my roomie and post my shame here before he has the chance. lol, even though I doubt he would've! I think certain people on here just enjoy seeing embarrassing pictures of me. :p


Ah well. If it can bring a smile to someone's day, then it's worth it :)





Here's the crappy cell phone pic my roommate took after some people put chips on my head, in my mouth, and up my nose. :angel:


Yeah, drinking is definitely a rare event for me.. lol
 
:rotflmao:Hahahahaha! That is brilliant! You on shots must be quite a show :p good work with taking the power from the roommate! I do love that you are wearing a green hoodie, I'm sure you've been asked this before but where does the name Frogged come from?


Made my morning!
 
AYou know frogged I read a steady that if you snort your food, you only get 10% of the calories from the food that you snorted :)

Last time I was totally drunk was at my cousins bachelor party, and we had a BBQ, and I ate some meat and I began to throw up full chunkes of meat... Lucky me that I was to drunk to feel any of it, but there is a video tape of it floating out there somewhere.
 
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Last time I was totally drunk was at my cousins bachelor party, and we had a BBQ, and I ate some meat and I began to throw up full chunkes of meat... Lucky me that I was to drunk to feel any of it, but there is a video tape of it floating out there somewhere.[/quote]

Well I HAD the munchies...but not anymore..hahaha. Thanks MLB! :)


......and lovely pic Frogged. Lovely. hahahhaa!
 
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Last time I was totally drunk was at my cousins bachelor party, and we had a BBQ, and I ate some meat and I began to throw up full chunkes of meat... Lucky me that I was to drunk to feel any of it, but there is a video tape of it floating out there somewhere.[/quote]

Well I HAD the munchies...but not anymore..hahaha. Thanks MLB! :)


......and lovely pic Frogged. Lovely. hahahhaa! [/quote]

Whatever I can do to help with your weight loss :hat:
 
Originally Posted by jen_renee

Well I HAD the munchies...but not anymore..hahaha. Thanks MLB!
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......and lovely pic Frogged. Lovely. hahahhaa!


lol.. thank you, jen :p


How are you and Chef doing btw? I can't be sure, but I think he was coming on to me a little in his diary the other day, lol!



Originally Posted by smileyfreckle5


:rotflmao:Hahahahaha! That is brilliant! You on shots must be quite a show :p good work with taking the power from the roommate! I do love that you are wearing a green hoodie, I'm sure you've been asked this before but where does the name Frogged come from?



Made my morning!


Love anything green! :biggrin:


The name 'Frogged' is just one of many variations I've used online that has to do with frogs :) I love animals, but when I was younger, I used to live right across the street from a pond. There was also a ditch, and I would go 'frogging' quite often. Meaning, I would just walk up and down along the street and catch froggies after school :) There were enormous bullfrogs up by the pond, but I had to be more cautious around there as copperheads and other snakes were known to hang out along the edge of the water - most likely doing the same thing I was.


I dunno. I just always liked quirky animals :) Ever since I started using the internet, I always kept that theme going for websites and online games. Frog, Froggy, Amphibian, Amphibious, Amphibial, Toad, Frogged, etc :)


Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed that silly photo, Andie.. haha.


Not my finest social moment. :p




Originally Posted by MLB

You know frogged I read a steady that if you snort your food, you only get 10% of the calories from the food that you snorted
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Last time I was totally drunk was at my cousins bachelor party, and we had a BBQ, and I ate some meat and I began to throw up full chunkes of meat... Lucky me that I was to drunk to feel any of it, but there is a video tape of it floating out there somewhere.


lol! Well, I don't know if that theory holds truth, but it sounds interesting ;P


And omg! You are now required to produce that video, MLB! :D
 
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *stops for breath* AHAHAHAHAahaha ;)


Originally Posted by Frogged

I think certain people on here just enjoy seeing embarrassing pictures of me. :p

Who? Me? Never!! Just trying to help, my intentions are purely selfless :D


Southern Comfort and cake shots?? :ack2: I don't know that I could handle that, sounds strange... I like the UV Cake vodka, that's super good, the last party I had I made these awesome rainbow jello shots with cake vodka and they had whipped cream on top- they were gone in minutes, so good! Oh and we used them to play battleship shots - have you seen that? You make a giant battleship board and then have shots as the "battleships", if you get a hit on the other team they have to take the shot and vice versa - gets you tipsy kinda fast, epically fun! :D


Everyone's hating on the whiskey- I can't handle tequila, it gives me an incapacitating case of the giggles!


Oh and waay earlier, I meant to say that most diet plans tell you to list alcohol as a fat serving... but I managed to leave "fat" out of there so that that all kind of lost its effect :p


Thanks for posting the pic, I greatly enjoyed it!
 
Originally Posted by Sparked


AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *stops for breath* AHAHAHAHAahaha ;)


Who? Me? Never!! Just trying to help, my intentions are purely selfless :D



Southern Comfort and cake shots?? :ack2: I don't know that I could handle that, sounds strange... I like the UV Cake vodka, that's super good, the last party I had I made these awesome rainbow jello shots with cake vodka and they had whipped cream on top- they were gone in minutes, so good! Oh and we used them to play battleship shots - have you seen that? You make a giant battleship board and then have shots as the "battleships", if you get a hit on the other team they have to take the shot and vice versa - gets you tipsy kinda fast, epically fun! :D



Everyone's hating on the whiskey- I can't handle tequila, it gives me an incapacitating case of the giggles!



Oh and waay earlier, I meant to say that most diet plans tell you to list alcohol as a fat serving... but I managed to leave "fat" out of there so that that all kind of lost its effect :p



Thanks for posting the pic, I greatly enjoyed it!


:p


Glad everyone enjoyed! I probably wouldn't have been able to post it had my friends managed to find a marker.. hehe. Might've been a little too explicit for this forum. ;)


Well, I'm sure I'll find myself in plenty of embarrassing moments in the (near) future.
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I still hold that thought in my head that you mentioned a while ago, Sparked, about how if you believe yourself to be outgoing (even if you're shy as all hell), that eventually it'll morph itself into reality if you just cut loose every so often. I certainly felt pretty loose shortly before that picture was taken, and I made some new friends as a result!
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I have never heard of that Battleship game, but my roommate probably has - he's had plenty of experience with drinking games! Sounds fun tho! I'd be willing to play it.
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lol.. thank you, jen :p

How are you and Chef doing btw? I can't be sure, but I think he was coming on to me a little in his diary the other day, lol!


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We're doing good....we haven't killed each other yet, so I guess that's good, right?! LOL..I'm kidding. We're good. And yes, I saw I had competition..lol. :rolleyes:
 
LoL!! haahah Love the pic! And MLB's snorting food joke was pretty funny too! you have a lively entertaining journal :smilielol5: My brother used to go frog catching in ditches too and would come home almost everyday soaked and muddy....... I called him ditch diver!!! And his frog catching was ditch diving... but very cute now you remind me of my little brother ;)
 
Originally Posted by jen_renee

We're doing good....we haven't killed each other yet, so I guess that's good, right?! LOL..I'm kidding. We're good. And yes, I saw I had competition..lol. :rolleyes:


Competition? lol, oh no, no, no.


You have nothing to worry about, jen :p I'm sure Chef is a great fella, but unfortunately, I'm not really looking for any casual flings right now. ;)




Originally Posted by Crymlyn


haha, that picture is hillarious! Sounds like you had fun, even if you don't remember much of it! I'm not a massive fan of alcohol these days either, but gotta say, it does lift those social restrictions a little higher.. and often the bar becomes totally invisable!

:party::beerchug:



I've never tried cake vodka.. but yeah, that sounds freaking awesome. Normal vodka on it's own is just .. ugh. Give me malibu or sambuca or archers any day!



Glad to hear you had an awesome time, haha!


Oh yeah. Nothing but good times.. until the room started spinning and I felt like I was gonna die :\ I didn't feel like I was gonna throw up, but I just really wanted it to end.


Cake Vodka is ok I suppose, but I'd rather just have regular cake :)




Originally Posted by rainyforest138


LoL!! haahah Love the pic! And MLB's snorting food joke was pretty funny too! you have a lively entertaining journal :smilielol5: My brother used to go frog catching in ditches too and would come home almost everyday soaked and muddy....... I called him ditch diver!!! And his frog catching was ditch diving... but very cute now you remind me of my little brother ;)


lol, well I'm sure it'll get only more entertaining as I continue to humiliate myself in social situations. Glad you're having a good time in my section of the forum, rainy :p haha


Just wait until I start dipping my toe in the dating pool! Oh my.. I can only imagine the bumbling, goofy scenarios and awkward moments that will include :[


Although I don't have to worry about that at the moment. Right now, it's all about losing the remaining weight and fixing up my body image. Then, let the fun begin! :biggrin:
 
Diet


Kashi (~900 cal)

Power Bar (230 cal)

Nature Valley Bar (190 cal) + Vitamin D Milk (~100 cal)

Lean Cuisine (250 cal) + Cottage Cheese (120 cal)

Nature Valley Bar (190 cal)

Fiber Bar (90 cal)

Snack Bar (110 cal)

Gum (~105 cal)



Total: ~2285


Exercise


Treadmill: 77min, 47sec

Miles: 6.464

Calories Burned: ~648
 
ugh.. real /facepalm of a day.


Don't even feel like posting, it was so pathetic. Not in terms of calories or diet, but in terms of social awkwardness :\


As a postman, I have occasional opportunities where I come face-to-face with attractive women in the area. Before, at my heaviest, I wouldn't even make eye contact because I've already seen countless looks of disgust over the years. I would just immediately look down at the documentation after the door opened, point to where the signature needed to go, avoid any kind of small talk, and then trudge my large self back to my vehicle.


Nowadays, it's a little different in those situations. I'm still very self-conscious, even though I'm told by friends and people on this forum not to be, it's just something I still struggle with. I have enough confidence now to make eye contact, smile, and even have enough courage to make comments about the weather sometimes! Progress! :p


Well, today I had another situation like that and it kind of bummed me out. There's a winery on my route that routinely gets parcels and other items that require signatures. I had one today and, as I arrived there and went inside, I noticed a very beautiful girl standing right inside the door talking to some older people at a nearby table. I had never seen her there before, but she appeared to be some kind of hostess? No uniform, but as I walked in, she immediately smiled at me and said 'Hey!' before returning back to the people she was talking to. Well, my shyness immediately kicked in and I darted up to the register, got the signature, then turned to leave. Again, we made eye contact as I was leaving and we smiled at one another. Now, she was probably just being nice, but the smile she gave me made my heart flutter a bit
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Now the story goes downhill a bit. Moments like that hurt more than anything else because negative thoughts immediately start plaguing my mind as soon as I get back in my jeep. Thoughts like: 'Yeah, what the hell would you even say?' or 'I'm sure she'd be so into a mail man! pfft, right.' or 'There's no way you're ready for a physical relationship with your body image.' <- That last one is usually followed by 'Get the fuck on the treadmill and start saving money for surgery!'


Anger sets in, then all I want to do is push myself to extreme points when I run, which I did earlier. I still feel awful after my exercise today. I feel very queasy, so I did have a nature valley bar when I normally wouldn't, plus a diet soda to try and calm my stomach. Just felt like I was going to throw up.. :)


Anyway, those are just some of the situations I come across now and then in my line of work that I use to keep my regimen fueled. Sure, they're not very good/happy moments, but sometimes painful memories provide me with the best results.. as unfortunate as that sounds.


Diet


Kashi (~750 cal)

Nature Valley Bar (190 cal) + Vitamin D Milk (120 cal)

Lean Cuisine (300 cal) + Skim Milk (150 cal)

Power Bar (230 cal)

Fiber Bar (140 cal) + Skim Milk (90 cal)

3 Thin Slices of Oven Roasted Turkey (~30 cal) + Skim Milk (90 cal)

Nature Valley Bar (190 cal)

Gum (~105 cal)

Total: ~2385



Exercise


Treadmill: 107min, 46sec

Miles: 8.390

Calories Burned: ~1,037
 
You will get there, these things take time and sometimes it takes a change of scene to get up the courage to act unlike you have before. I was bullied throughout primary and high school (not because of weight but for other reasons, one being shyness) but from the first day of uni, there was no longer judgement in peoples eyes and it was the change I needed and I started coming out of my shell. You don't know what the trigger will be but I'm sure you won't be perpetually shy for the rest of your life. You are funny, good looking, exceedingly nice, obviously determined and at some point you will realise you are a catch...and then you will be fine. Also, you would be surprised how many girls find some shyness to be an attractive quality
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Cheer up!


It does get easier!
 
Aw Frog, has it ever occurred to you that the person that smiled at you, and made your heart flutter... maybe it did the same to them? Or maybe they have the same feeling of awkwardness as you? I'm not trying to make you feel more awkward, only trying to say that you aren't the only one out there that feels like that. You probably made her day when you smiled at her!


I'm sorry that your body image makes you feel that way. It just makes me sad that you seem to be putting that part of your life on hold because you think you aren't good enough. Because you so are!!


Big :grouphug: Everyone seems to be having bummed out days this week!!
 
Originally Posted by smileyfreckle5


You will get there, these things take time and sometimes it takes a change of scene to get up the courage to act unlike you have before. I was bullied throughout primary and high school (not because of weight but for other reasons, one being shyness) but from the first day of uni, there was no longer judgement in peoples eyes and it was the change I needed and I started coming out of my shell. You don't know what the trigger will be but I'm sure you won't be perpetually shy for the rest of your life. You are funny, good looking, exceedingly nice, obviously determined and at some point you will realise you are a catch...and then you will be fine. Also, you would be surprised how many girls find some shyness to be an attractive quality
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Cheer up!



It does get easier!


Wow, sorry to hear about your bullying in school, Andie :) It seems to be a common theme for many people on this forum. I was teased as well and it just sucked. High school was the worst.


Thanks for the nice words too!
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If shyness is considered an attractive quality, then I'd be the Brad Pitt of the dating scene. :p


I have no idea what the trigger will be for me. I'm thinking it'll be the surgery, whenever that happens. We'll see
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Originally Posted by luzdafuzz


Aw Frog, has it ever occurred to you that the person that smiled at you, and made your heart flutter... maybe it did the same to them? Or maybe they have the same feeling of awkwardness as you? I'm not trying to make you feel more awkward, only trying to say that you aren't the only one out there that feels like that. You probably made her day when you smiled at her!



I'm sorry that your body image makes you feel that way. It just makes me sad that you seem to be putting that part of your life on hold because you think you aren't good enough. Because you so are!!



Big :grouphug: Everyone seems to be having bummed out days this week!!


hehe Luz, well as nice as it would be to think that, I just don't know. I really doubt I had the same affect on her, but I wouldn't know of a good way to find out :\


The only thing that came to mind was to go in there and inquire about purchasing Chocolate Wine! :p That's because I buy it for a friend of mine (at a different place) in exchange for her cutting my hair, hehe. She loves the stuff.
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I made the mistake of telling a rather outspoken co-worker that idea once I got back. He said, 'Oh yeah. Asking to buy chocolate wine seems like a great idea if you want her to think you're gay.'


So maybe that would be the wrong approach.. lol. My co-worker is sort of a hillbilly, so I usually only listen to half of what he says in terms of women.
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Ah well. My body image is still a huge hurdle for me (even more so than losing weight at this point) because it's just awful. Losing 200lb, while great for the health, is not so great for the appearance of the body :\ My clothes hide a lot, and I'm just not brave enough to post any shirtless pictures of myself right now. :)


I also appreciate the virtual hug! hehe :hug2:


Maybe I'll get another item that requires a signature for that place and attempt to try some small talk (if she's there).
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Oh! And I found my pedometer! So I'll be able to count my steps for the day now too.
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