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Congrats on EVERYTHING! LOOK AT YOU IN THE PAPER! You're famous now!!! Haha
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I hope Sandy wasn't too harsh on you and that you still have power and your treadmill! We luckily didn't lose power but we did get a good bit of water damage and lots of leaks in our apartment. Had to wake up a few times throughout the night to wring out the towels. People were freaking out here too. At the store I work at on the weekends we sold out of lanterns and flashlights and batteries on Saturday morning and people threw a fit when they came in Sunday night and we didn't have any haha. Oh well, luckily my area wasn't too impacted.


That's so crazy that the post office will blame you for stuff like that! Grr...


Well, I hope you're well and safe! Take care!
 
Congrats on getting in the papers greg my dear!! Looking fab, and SOOOO SOOOO SMALL!!


GO YOU:):)


We are all so proud of you:):)
 
Originally Posted by le_squish


Congrats on EVERYTHING! LOOK AT YOU IN THE PAPER! You're famous now!!! Haha
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I hope Sandy wasn't too harsh on you and that you still have power and your treadmill! We luckily didn't lose power but we did get a good bit of water damage and lots of leaks in our apartment. Had to wake up a few times throughout the night to wring out the towels. People were freaking out here too. At the store I work at on the weekends we sold out of lanterns and flashlights and batteries on Saturday morning and people threw a fit when they came in Sunday night and we didn't have any haha. Oh well, luckily my area wasn't too impacted.



That's so crazy that the post office will blame you for stuff like that! Grr...



Well, I hope you're well and safe! Take care!
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Haha, I'm no celebrity or anything famous, squish :)


Anybody can do what I've done - it just takes focus and determination. Find the one thing that never fails to motivate and pushes you to the limit, and success is inevitable. I guess I've just been fortunate enough to discover that, and I can only hope to help others do the same.


Yeah, Sandy was a bit of a pain, but not as bad as predicted (in my area anyway). The 80+ mph winds.. yeah, didn't see that. There were a few trees down here and there that forced me to detour on my route, but nothing too insane.


Wal-Mart was closed down the day we lost power. I stopped by there to see if they had 'C' batteries, because I wanted to use a little radio I had bought a few weeks ago. But, ah well.


The post office has no tolerance for any 'accidents'.. whether it's your fault or not. Before, it was pretty forgiving, but now the organization is super uptight about anything and everything :( Makes for an even more tense work atmosphere.


However, it's a good-paying job with federal benefits, so I can't say too many negative things about it.. I just have to be smart and careful.


I appreciate you checking in on me, Squish :) Hope you're well, too!



Originally Posted by Irishprincess


Congrats on getting in the papers greg my dear!! Looking fab, and SOOOO SOOOO SMALL!!



GO YOU:):)



We are all so proud of you:):)
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Thank you, my princess! :)


Small, eh? haha, well thank you! :D


Maybe it was just the clothing, but I felt I still have a little 'softness' to me in the photo (plus I wish I had gotten a friggin' haircut! haha) :)


At any rate, I'm still proud of it, and I hope to continue to inspire wherever I can :)


Thank you for the lovely comment, Irish :) You are always so full of positivity!
 
So happy to see you acheiving your goals!!!! Glad you are here inspiring. I always slack off but I know I can come back here and get hope from you and others who just don't quit!!! :hurray:
 
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So happy to see you acheiving your goals!!!! Glad you are here inspiring. I always slack off but I know I can come back here and get hope from you and others who just don't quit!!! :hurray:
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Hi Rainy
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Yeah, I've hit a few milestones lately! Maintaining those accomplishments, as well as the increased hectic workload, is pretty consuming both physically and mentally some days.


It's not easy, but just taking it one day at a time is key.


Thanks for the check-in!
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Just dropping in... wanted to say Hi!!!
I hope everything is going good for you!
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Hi Jen
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Bit frazzled from work and some other things (which may or may not have to do with women..), but I'm still staying focused!


I've had a few bad days here and there the last couple weeks, but thanks to adding a few additional miles on the treadmill when those days happen, I'm still able to keep myself in the mid-170's pretty reliably come my weigh-in day.


Although I'm still not sure how much I'll be able to lose until I'm unable to while remaining healthy about it. This excess skin makes it tricky to determine. I saw my doctor not too long ago and he seems to think I probably have about 8-10lb, give or take. So, I'm technically probably in the mid 160's (maybe high 150's!), and I'm 5' 9'', so I don't want to start looking 'underweight'..


lol, how crazy would that be? To go from one end of the spectrum (morbidly obese) to the complete opposite end (borderline emaciated).


Before people would give me looks like, 'Hey, maybe you could do without a sandwich.', and now I'll be receiving looks saying, 'Hey, maybe you could do with a sandwich.. or two?'


lol :p Just got to find a balance. In the end, I don't want my friends or family worrying about me either way.
 
being a 5' 9" and male i couldn't imagine you losing more than what it sounds like you might lose with surgery... your pictures look great now btw!
 
AI agree with rainyforest. At 5'9" I can't imagine you should be losing much more than the weight you would lose with surgery. Don't go getting too skinny, Mister!

Oh did you see this on my facebook?? (I so wanna do it..hahaha!)

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The other day, a friend of mine said if there's a birthday candle in the food you're eating, the calories don't count :)


Unfortunately, I forgot to purchase some before going over to my family's house for dinner ;( I ate a lot.. mostly turkey, but I did have a handful of rolls, potatoes,and 2 pieces of this chocolate/peanut butter pie.. both from Perkins - and we all know how healthy that place is, hah.


Anyway, I appreciate the lovely responses as always, ladies :)


I trust you all had a nice Thanksgiving! Next year, I'll remember to bring birthday candles and stick them in at least the desert items :)


btw, love that pic of the mailbox snowman! haha :p A customer on my route put this creepy human-sized zombie on his mailbox for Halloween. I wish I had taken a picture of it as it was pretty sweet :)
 
I did :)


It's actually been an extended weekend of hanging out with some friends. I actually took some time off to travel and visit, but unfortunately, the eating has been rather terrible, and the exercise has been non-existent :\


This weekend is definitely a rare exception for my regimen (to say the least) :)


Next week is a hardcore detox/reboot period. Lots of water and lots of miles are going to be devoted to my machine.


To be honest, feeling pretty down. Eating junk food always does that to me afterward, along with the thought of how hectic and stressful work is becoming.. I just feel a little depressed :\


I'm still visiting with my friends as I type this (I'm leaving tomorrow), so I'm a bit bummed out about that too as they're always fun to be around - regardless if we do go crazy on going to restaurants/bars..


ugh. I'm afraid to even step on the scale when I get home :( As I sit here on my laptop posting this note, we're all preparing a small marathon of pizzas (there's gonna be about 6 made for the 5 of us, lol). All different types (pesto, cheese (moz and prov), sausage, stuffed-crust, hotdog, alfredo, mayo and turkey (yeah.. haha, but its surprisingly good!).


I'm just going to pretend this weekend doesn't exist, lol :) Thankfully, it's probably a 1x per year thing.
 
Hey Greg! I'm sorry you're feeling so down :) Hopefully next week with better eating will help bring your mood up a bit and bring everything back into perspective. I usually move at a much more energetic, happy pace when I am on track and eating right (which for me isn't really happening right now haha!) I've been a bit down myself but I'm hoping with the new year fast approaching it will bring new beginnings, which are always very exciting!


In terms of the pizza marathon, usually when I know I've been bad and I know another bad food session is approaching and it's unavoidable, I try to fill up on as much water as I can beforehand to try to ward off over-eating so many calories. We're all here for ya, though! Enjoy, but try not to lose control too much
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(I'm still struggling to heed this advice myself!)


BTW, due to The Hobbit coming out in a few weeks, I've been religiously watching the trailers, and I noticed, and I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned to you before, but the actor who plays Kili, I think his name is Aidan Turner, bears a striking resemblance to you! I dunno, maybe it's just me, but I think you two look a lot a like. Just sayin :biggrin:
 
I'm sure you're swamped with work, but I just wanted to make sure all was well with you. Also your diary was back on page 2! We can't have that...lol. ;)
 
Well look who is MIA also? Get back on here young man! I am back... so get your butt in gear and give me an update :)
 
Wow.

I have been very MIA :( Sorry :( I didn't realize how fast time has been going by, even though some recent weeks have felt exceptionally long and taxing.

I also don't know what's going on with these forums! I'm totally thrown off a bit, and most of my things are gone (albums, friends, etc). I also don't receive anymore update notifications in my e-mail when someone makes a new post - I'm a little agitated about that.

Anyway, life on my end is rather difficult right now. More so than usual.. I'm having trouble wrapping my head about some things, and I feel a little lost.

I haven't really been able to de-stress from the holiday insanity as I'm still working 6 days a week right through the holidays until now, and with the bad weather hitting on occasion, and the consistent flow of little annoyances (that feel amplified lately) do not help.

My weight is so-so. I'm bouncing around the mid/low 180's, but if anyone checks my chart regularly, you wouldn't know as I haven't really updated it lately either. Ugh, I will tho! I'm going to do that tonight in fact.

Today is exceptionally difficult as it's the 15 year mark of my mother's death. The loss of her, as well as the anguish I still feel about a friendship (tho it was a bit more at times) that dissolved recently with no real closure because of insecurities I still struggle with, burdens my thoughts greatly. I honestly don't know what to do some days :\

I feel extremely irritable at work (small things like dropping a letter or hitting a bad bump in my vehicle make me see red at times), I've broken down emotionally while servicing my route now and then -- today it happened badly. What triggered it was noticing a new picture shared by my aunt (I'm on that iPhone Photo Stream deal that allows you to share pictures with family and friends). I always keep my phone by me while out working, and she had taken a picture of my mother's grave with some new flowers on it. I saw it pop up on my screen and I had to pull over quickly as I just lost control of myself for a moment.

I feel drained :(

Lousy update, I know.

I guess one positive thing is I did go on a date last Sunday. She's a very sweet person, and we met through okcupid. We had been talking since early January, and after she was convinced I wasn't a murderer (yay!), she proposed a lunch :) She loooves pasta, and is kind of nerdy, so we got along pretty well. Unfortunately, she was coming down with a cold and I just felt completely exhausted the day we met up, so we were both kind of in a little funk. Still, she said she found me fascinating, haha.

But now.. my insecurities are starting in on me again. sigh.. I haven't texted her or anything today as I just wanted to be alone for the most part. My friends want me to invite her to the super bowl party, but it'd be about an hour and 30min round trip for her, and I'm not sure I'd want her to be around my friends (more like acquaintances actually) yet. They're kind of... college-minded, if you follow. Not a lot of academic discussion goes on at those events!

Anyway, I need to make more time to be around here as it's always been a good source of positivity for me when life is a bit overwhelming.

I need to figure out which diaries have been updated -- which may take some time as my friend's list is reset as well! Augh.. why did they do this? :\
 
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Greeeeeeeg!!! I was starting to wonder if you were ever coming back. lol!

I'm so sorry you're going through a tough time. I know this is always a really tough day for you, as expected. I'm already getting anxious about my dad's, and his is still a few months away. It's such a hard thing to deal with. (((hugs)))

A new lady friend, huh?...interesting! Chef had to convince me he wasn't a murderer too. It wasn't easy.. haha!

So glad you're back! :)
 
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We had been talking since early January, and after she was convinced I wasn't a murderer (yay!)
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Yeah that's always been the tricky part for me. Usually after about a year to a year and a half they're reasonably confident I'm not an axe-murderer and they get slightly more comfortable around me. So you seem to be well ahead of my schedule there. Wish I could give you some dating advice, but I'm pretty sure you don't want any from me. :D
 
I was about to look up your thread the other day, it had been so long since hearing from you.

I know how it feels to have those bouts of anger, and feeling in a funk. I get that a lot these days. I'm sick of my job, but I'm going no where, I don't know what to do. I've been working 6 days every week for the most part for the last 2 years. My job isn't as stressful as yours, but retail sucks all the same.

I understand how you feel about losing your mom, as I mentioned, I lost my dad. I still cry sometimes when I remember stuff about him...but I haven't been to his grave in ten years. The worst part, is hearing from your family that your lost parent wasn't the person you thought they were. It's hard to figure out what's right or wrong, especially when you lose them young.

Anyway, you're here now, that's all that matters! I'm sure you'll feel better once the cold weather goes away. I'm happy to hear you had a date! Some advice from me, stay positive! If you want to form a good relationship, you have to push past a few boundaries, and text her. Girls LOVE to get texts from the guy they're getting to know. If you don't text or talk to her in some way she'll think you aren't into her.

I met my current boyfriend on OkCupid as well. It's so much better than Plenty of Fish. :)
 
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