?? Here it Goes, Here it Goes, Here it Goes Again. Oh, Here it Goes Again. ??

You must have been smiling from ear to ear when you got that thumbs up from the team owner! I'm so happy for you. And I am also glad someone else asked about the parades, because I have to admit I had no idea what that meant, either, haha. That dessert at T-Rex sounds amazing (makes the Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich I have in the freezer right now seem way less appealing than it did ten minutes ago, though). Sometimes you gotta give yourself a pass for things like that!
 
Laura F said:
You must have been smiling from ear to ear when you got that thumbs up from the team owner! I'm so happy for you. And I am also glad someone else asked about the parades, because I have to admit I had no idea what that meant, either, haha. That dessert at T-Rex sounds amazing (makes the Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich I have in the freezer right now seem way less appealing than it did ten minutes ago, though). Sometimes you gotta give yourself a pass for things like that!
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Sorry, I just assume everyone knows about Mardi Gras and what we do down here to celebrate it. I guess growing up near New Orleans I forget that not everyone knows about Mardi Gras. :blush5: Oh, and I also want to say that I would not be able to stay sane while dieting if I didn't have Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches in my life. They are always in my freezer. My husband loves them too!

Yesterday was a long day. Woke up really early to go to dance practice. My husband was off of work so he stayed home with the dogs. Then I drove home right after, played with the dogs for five minutes, freshened up and changed, and drove to Slidell (about 40 miles away) for my husband's cousin's son's 1st birthday. I had a small lunch beforehand since the party wasn't until 3 which helped me not eat so much at the party. I only had a few chips, 2 chicken wings, and a little bit of potato salad. Then I had a turtle because I hadn't had one in so long and they are so good.

(Okay, I will take a minute to explain turtles because if you're not from here you will wonder what the hell I am talking about, lol. A turtle is a very small cookie, just kind of a plain cookie, with chocolate icing on top in the shape of a hershey's kiss. Just think small cookie with a hershey's kiss on top, but instead of a hershey's kiss it's chocolate icing.)

Then I did have a small piece of cake, but I am sorry I am not going to be one of those people that refuse cake at a party. I will never restrict myself that much. The only really bad thing I did was have about 2 to 3 party-cup-size-servings of coke. I thought they only had coke and diet coke and I hate diet coke, so regular coke it was. Then right before we were about to leave, I realized they had bottled water too. Oops. Plus, I started my period yesterday and so I was feeling bloated and gassy (from the soda) at the same time. Yuck. At least that means no period on vacation!

So being around all those babies at the party was giving me baby fever again. I hate my damn biological clock. Then last night I was thinking about how I'm a little more than a month away from turning 25 and all I heard was tick, tick, tick, tick. But, even if I was at my goal weight, and even if we had the money, I know I am not ready for a baby yet. I have to get his grooming thing going and I'd like to have a solid start in that career before having a baby. My husband needs to find a better job, actually he needs to do that ASAP but that's a whole other issue in itself. And I like being able to go on vacation a couple of times a year which will probably not happen once we have a baby. I really want to build a house first. There's so many things I need to do and I'm running out of time! Ugh, I hate this feeling. I want to have 3 or 4 kids and so time is of the essence here. Anybody else going through this??

Ok, pushing all those thoughts to the back of my brain again. Today I will spend relaxing at home watching football and rooting on my fantasy team. I hope everyone has a great day today!!

 
I get baby fever now and then, but mostly when I am trolling around on Facebook too much. I have been off Facebook for about 7 weeks now, so haven't had that problem in a while! I am 25, in a long-term relationship (7 years next month), both of us have careers (versus 'jobs'), but not enough savings, I'm still finishing grad school, and then I have the CPA to think about.... but then I see all the wedding pictures and baby pictures and once I get past being freaked out that I have old classmates who are sending kids to school already (eek!) that feeling creeps in that I should be closer to where they are now. But you just have to remember all those things you mentioned and know that you're making the best decision for YOU and they were making the best decision for THEM and those decisions are NOT going to be the same, ever. Work on yourself first and you'll be such a better mother when the time comes. That's my theory, anyway.

And on a lighter note, I don't like my ice cream sandwiches that much :cry: I don't find them to have enough flavor to satisfy my taste buds. I had such high hopes! I do love the ice cream cups and the truffle bars, though, so thankfully I still have options!
 
Hi sorry for not popping in I've been away. And dont worry about your long novels of a blog I love reading them! Congratulations on your loss seriously you must have been so so elated. I personally can't see any changes in myself but others around me have already started to comment so we just gotta take it in our stride. :p Good luck with the grooming! :)
 
You know what? I think there is something in the air. Or maybe not lol. But lately I have been having baby fever like CRAZY! I am going to be 23 next month and I am dating a guy that I am feeling really good about.... all of a sudden I am thinking of settling down and stopping my birth control. I mean he lives in cuba and I only see hime once every three months so it would be hard to conceive anyways right? Who knows it could take years!!! I dunno this shits new to me cause I actually don't like kids but it's all starting to change!

I really hope that your business goess well. I think grooming is a great self business to get into. You need to make sure you do it well though cause my mom took my dog to a girls house to groom him and he came out looking bad and i dont think we will go back there again. not saying you are not ggood at what you do but make sure you are GREAT! I have faith in you though :) Keep on rockin!
 
Laura F said:
I get baby fever now and then, but mostly when I am trolling around on Facebook too much. I have been off Facebook for about 7 weeks now, so haven't had that problem in a while! I am 25, in a long-term relationship (7 years next month), both of us have careers (versus 'jobs'), but not enough savings, I'm still finishing grad school, and then I have the CPA to think about.... but then I see all the wedding pictures and baby pictures and once I get past being freaked out that I have old classmates who are sending kids to school already (eek!) that feeling creeps in that I should be closer to where they are now. But you just have to remember all those things you mentioned and know that you're making the best decision for YOU and they were making the best decision for THEM and those decisions are NOT going to be the same, ever. Work on yourself first and you'll be such a better mother when the time comes. That's my theory, anyway.

And on a lighter note, I don't like my ice cream sandwiches that much :cry: I don't find them to have enough flavor to satisfy my taste buds. I had such high hopes! I do love the ice cream cups and the truffle bars, though, so thankfully I still have options!
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I agree about Facebook giving you baby fever. I've lost count of how many times I'm on there and I call out to my husband "Guess who's married?" or "OMG look who's having another baby!!" Fortunately I don't go on there nearly as often as I used to.

I'm sad too that you don't like the skinny cow ice cream sandwiches. :( I guess I can see where the flavors could be better. I have been eating mostly diet or light ice cream since I was a kid, so I guess I'm used to it. Now when I do eat "real" ice cream, one scoop is very satisfying to me because it's so rich. I also really like the Weight Watchers Giant fudge bars and the Weight Watchers Cookies and Cream bars. Those are right next to the Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches at our Walmart, and I find they taste even better and I eat them more often then the ice cream sandwiches.

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Hi sorry for not popping in I've been away. And dont worry about your long novels of a blog I love reading them! Congratulations on your loss seriously you must have been so so elated. I personally can't see any changes in myself but others around me have already started to comment so we just gotta take it in our stride. :p Good luck with the grooming! :)
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Thank you so much for your kind words! :) Don't worry, you'll start to notice little changes here and there before you know it. I have been through trying to lose weight several times in my life, and this is the first time I have really noticed the changes like noticing my stomach or thighs are a bit smaller right from the beginning. I think it's because this time around, although I was at my highest weight ever and pretty depressed about it, I had an honest perception of my body and therefore I can notice losing a few inches here and there. In the past I always saw myself as way fatter than I was and I didn't take the time to congratulate myself for the small goals along the way. I was just thinking about my goal weight and how I wasn't getting there fast enough. Now I am taking the time to think to myself "wow, I'm down 18 pounds" and "wow, I can fit in this shirt now". I also take the time to try on some shirts I was wearing at my heaviest and I notice how much bigger they are around my stomach. It feels awesome!

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You know what? I think there is something in the air. Or maybe not lol. But lately I have been having baby fever like CRAZY! I am going to be 23 next month and I am dating a guy that I am feeling really good about.... all of a sudden I am thinking of settling down and stopping my birth control. I mean he lives in cuba and I only see hime once every three months so it would be hard to conceive anyways right? Who knows it could take years!!! I dunno this shits new to me cause I actually don't like kids but it's all starting to change!

I really hope that your business goess well. I think grooming is a great self business to get into. You need to make sure you do it well though cause my mom took my dog to a girls house to groom him and he came out looking bad and i dont think we will go back there again. not saying you are not ggood at what you do but make sure you are GREAT! I have faith in you though :) Keep on rockin!
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It's funny I talked to an old friend a few weeks back and I confessed to her about my baby fever, and I was so suprised she had it too! She always said she never wanted to have kids, so it was so strange for me to hear that she was thinking all the same things I was. I guess it's a hormonal thing.

I know exactly what you mean about the grooming thing. The first dog I had that needed to get groomed on a regular basis is my poodle I got 7 years ago. I remember trying a few different places with my mom until we found one we liked. We'd try one place, get a bad haircut, and move on to the next one. We've found a place that we have been taking her to now for about 3 years so when my mom and I each got new puppies, we naturally took them there too. First haircut came out great. But the 2nd one they shaved my mom's dog down pretty short and her ears completely because they were really matted. I was there when we brought the dogs before the groom, and they explained that to my mom, but when my mom and especially my dad picked her up, they were pissed. They didn't say anything to the groomer but they are not taking her back there. I didn't really say much about it, but I really sided with the groomer because they explained that her ears would need to be shaved because the matts were so bad and that her body would be shorter also. Now of course they are assuming I will be grooming their dog, so I really need to do a good job because I don't want my own parents to not like me!! I definitely want to make sure I'm great!



Let's see what happened this week? Monday night I watched the Saints game and omg was it a heart attack inducer. I know my blood pressure was elevated during that game! It was a definite nail biter! But we won the game with a last second field goal and we are now 2-0! So far so good, but I hope they play much better next week.

Tuesday I decided to groom my dog Hartley. Really not a full groom, just a bath and a trim. He was my very first groom! ( I took so long to start because I had to wait until I got my new dryer because the first one they sent was broken.) I shaved his belly and privates, shaved his feet in between the toes (v-pads), shaved by the corners of his eyes, cleaned his ears, cut his nails, and then bath and blow-dry. Then I trimmed his brows and a little around the feet. It took me probably 3 hours to do all of that. I was so slow! Then that night I watched the Biggest Loser season premiere. I love that show! I know the weight loss is unrealistic, but it still gets me motivated. If I watch the show while exercising I exercise so much harder.

Then yesterday (Wednesday) I went to my mom's to give her dog and my brother's dog a bath and trim. I got them both done in the same time it took to do my dog the day before, so at least I went faster this time. So far I really like it! It is hard work, and my back was hurting a little, but when I thought back over the day I ended up thinking "This doesn't feel like work. I would love to get paid to do this." The only frustrating parts was the slowness and because I hardly know anything yet. But those things will definitely improve, and then I will have a career I love! I have to email my before and after pictures for the grooming school to grade. I'm nervous about that, I hope I didn't do awful. I want to give Hartley a full groom before we go on vacation. It's less than a week away now! I'm getting so excited!

I've lost another pound so I'm down 18 pounds now! Can't believe it's almost 20! I'm still ahead of schedule on my goals so that's great! I'm thinking soon I will take some more pics and maybe, just maybe, I will post my before's and in-between's. We'll see. I'm taking them in a bikini, and my before's are absolutely horrible. Very embarassing. I never have showed them to anyone, even my husband. They are hidden away in a random file on my computer, so he won't accidentally find them. The only way I will post them is if my next pictures show a big difference.

Well, I got to start going through my closet to see what I will wear for the trip! :) Hope everyone is having a great day!!!
 
CONGRATS on that one pound and on your first proper grooms! I know what you mean about the photos - I think I'll be proud rather embarrassed when I can honestly say "ye that WAS me". Working with animals isn't work really it's a way of life and so worth it! You'll be super hot AND happy! ^^
 
Hey!

Hey Bikini! I read somewhere that you can make your own ice cream sandwich...just get graham crackers (teddy or whatever) and put icecream in between in freezer...Is tasty and might be healthier... =p
 
Almost twenty pounds, that's so great! You must be thrilled. That, plus the trip coming up, and the dog grooming getting underway.... yeah, life's looking good for you. :)
 
Hey guys. Sorry I have been MIA lately but I've just been so busy getting ready for the trip. Sorry I didn't have time to catch up on everyone's diaries before I go, but I promise I will when I get back! I will be gone until late next Monday the 4th. Yesterday I dropped my little puppy at the boarders and I almost wanted to cry. I feel so bad leaving him there. This is our first trip since we've had him, and I never have had to board a dog before. Usually my parents watch my dog. But since I have two now and they have a dog, plus they are in the middle of a big kitchen remodel, and because my dog isn't all the way trained yet, they didn't want to watch him. So they took my poodle for the week and I had to board Hartley. I didn't want to ask anyone else in the family to watch him because I know he still has accidents. But the place seems really nice and he got to take his own food, toys, and crate with him. Ok, enough worrying about the dog, time to be excited for vacation! It is 2:17 AM here and we are literally leaving at 3 AM to start the 10 hour drive to Orlando. I hope all of you have a great week while I'm gone!! My weight fluctuated a lot this week, but as of yesterday I was 176.6 so my goal is to not be any higher than that when I come back. Ok, time to go! C ya next week! :)
 
How was the TRIP!!!! Your kicking serious ass in the weight loss department! GOOD FOR YOU!!! I hope your doggy is ok. I wouldnt worry though I'm sure they took good care of it Hartley. take care!!:seeya:
 
So I am back...

Hey guys. It seems like a century since I've been on here. I got back from vacation late at night on the 4th. My husband and I both came home with a virus (we always get sick when we go to Florida!!) so between that and getting back into the swing of things I kind of didn't get back here as soon as I wanted to. Fortunately we both seem to be better now.

We had a wonderful time on our trip to Universal Studios! The highlight of course was seeing the new Harry Potter section. Everything was better than I had imagined. I should mention that we always take a ton of pictures when we go on vacation, but even we were shocked to realize once we got home that we had taken over 1200 pictures in 4 days!!! :willy_nilly: But after all I was trying to document as much of the Harry Potter stuff as I could for my friends who would love to go but haven't been yet.

Oh, and we were both so happy to see our dogs again. It seems like Hartley did okay at the boarding place, but boy was he glad to see us. And I only called three times while we were gone to check on him. :blush5:

So, you might be wondering about my weight and how I ate on the trip. Not good, people, not good. As you know, my plan was to eat a couple of bad meals that we had planned on and then try to only eat at the theme parks for lunch (picking the best choices possible). Then eat my usual cereal for breakfast and a healthy dinner like Subway. Well, somehow that went out the window.

I was always running late in the morning so most of the time I didn't have time to eat my cereal because we wanted to get going early. So the first morning we had our free breakfast at the park that came with our package. That was pancakes and coffee. I was too full to eat the sausage or bacon that came with it. The next day I had Cinnabon!! :piggy: They had a Cinnabon in the park! (And a Starbucks by the way, but I managed to avoid that.) So I had a giant cinnamon roll drenched in icing. I couldn't finish it though, so at least my shrinking stomach kept me from doing even more damage. The next day I had a coffee and a chocolate chip muffin! :eek: Finally the last day I had my cereal.

For lunch I had crap themepark food. I didn't even pick the good stuff. I saw a fruit stand that was selling apples, oranges, bananas, and bags of grapes, and I thought to myself oh! that will be a great choice for later (because I wasn't hungry at the time). But I never went back to it.

Finally dinner. The first night we had our planned meal at T-Rex in Downtown Disney. It was so huge we had leftovers the next day in the hotel room. (Yay for hotel fridge!) Oh, and of course I had my must-have dessert that I mentioned earlier, called the Ice Age Indulgence, made out of ice cream sandwiches. The third day we ate at a mexican place at Universal and I had a chicken quesadilla. The last day my husband insisted we eat at his favorite pizze place that only exists in Orlando and Chicago, Giordano's. Their pizza is like a freakin' pie! It is like 4 to 5 inches thick I'm not kidding! We had the Tropic Delight which has ham and pineapple, which is our fav. I am posting pics of the pizza and of that killer dessert so y'all can share in their glory.

The only good thing was I walked so much that my legs were killing me. I usually just wear flip-flops 24/7, even to theme parks. I know it's bad, but my feet feel so hot in regular shoes. It's never been a problem before. But, I guess I am getting old because after the first day (wearing flip flops) my legs were killing me, specifically my shins. The rest of the trip I switched to my sneakers, which thank god I brought with me. So at least I got a lot of walking in. Oh, and I drank only water or zero calorie drinks with maybe two exceptions. Oh wait, I did have one cocktail! Only cause we were at this karaoke bar and I felt like we had to order something in order to sit there and my husband hates drinking.

So, I weighed in the day before we left at 176.6. My goal was just to not gain weight. I wasn't even gonna try to think I might lose any. Well, seven days later and I weighed in at 180.6!!! :eek: :piggy: Four pounds!!! But the good news is that the weight has been coming off rapidly since I got home, because I went right back to eating my usual good stuff and counting my WW points. As of today I am 176.2! I am a bit disheartened that I kind of wasted two weeks of weightloss, but at least the weight came off quickly.

So I am ready to get my butt back in gear. I really need to exercise again. I have a very embarassing confession. I haven't exercised regularly since the beginning of August. Why? I really don't know. I guess I got busy and got out of the routine and saw that I was losing weight anyway so I wasn't very motivated. I know it's horrible. I'm sure to be losing muscle. But, I am losing inches as well, which usually only happens when I am exercising while dieting. I have lost weight several times in the past without doing exercise and I would lose pounds but stay the exact same dress size. This time I am shrinking despite my bad habits. My mother-in-law even said I looked toned and when I told her I wasn't really exercising she didn't want to believe me!! But I need to do something, because being so sore walking around the themeparks was just sad. Exercise is just not fun for me. I am thinking about joining this place near my house that has all sorts of fun-sounding classes. I think I mentioned it before. I just don't know if I'll have time with with grooming and dance practice. I really should though...

So I hope you guys have done well while I am gone. I am off to your diaries to get inspired and motivated again!!! :)
 
Just wanted to pop in and say this morning I weighed 175.0! I can't believe I lost over five pounds in less than a week. I know I had to be majorly retaining water while on the trip. I probably was taking in way too much sodium in all those naughty meals and I know I wasn't staying hydrated enough either. Now I don't have to feel guilty about indulging on vacation!! :)
 
Random question hah is the title of your journal from an actual song cause it sounds familiar haha yup random random
 
Sounds like an awesome trip! I'm glad you don't feel guilty anymore about all the good eats, sometimes you have to splurge. I think it's probably good to do that when you're somewhere like vacation because then when you get home you can get back to normal easier, since you were out of your normal element when you ate all the delicious desserts and whatnot. Whereas if I decided to splurge like crazy in three minutes from now, here in my living room, I will be faced with being in the same place as my crazy splurge tomorrow and it will feel "normal" to eat like that. Anyway, that's just my thoughts! And also, if you've been losing weight without working out, think of all the crazy weight you'll lose once you start back up again!
 
Your trip sounded awesome. And, you're back on track now, so its all good. Keep up the great work now that you're back home, and I know you'll be knocking off weight again. :)
 
DerbyDoll said:
Random question hah is the title of your journal from an actual song cause it sounds familiar haha yup random random
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Don't worry I ask random questions lots of times too! Yes, it's lyrics from the song Here It Goes Again by Ok Go. I chose it as my title because it was in my head at the time and it kind of describes weightloss for me because I never seem to keep it off and have to do it all again! But this is definitely gonna be the last time for me.

Laura F said:
Sounds like an awesome trip! I'm glad you don't feel guilty anymore about all the good eats, sometimes you have to splurge. I think it's probably good to do that when you're somewhere like vacation because then when you get home you can get back to normal easier, since you were out of your normal element when you ate all the delicious desserts and whatnot. Whereas if I decided to splurge like crazy in three minutes from now, here in my living room, I will be faced with being in the same place as my crazy splurge tomorrow and it will feel "normal" to eat like that. Anyway, that's just my thoughts! And also, if you've been losing weight without working out, think of all the crazy weight you'll lose once you start back up again!
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Yes, I know exactly what you mean. While I was on the trip I let myself go crazy a little bit with the food, but part of the reason I let myself indulge that much is because I kept thinking, I only have a few days off, as soon as I get home it's back to business. Oh, and I hope that example you gave about splurging like crazy in 3 minutes was just hypothetical!! ;)

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Your trip sounded awesome. And, you're back on track now, so its all good. Keep up the great work now that you're back home, and I know you'll be knocking off weight again. :)
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Thanks girl! :)


I have some clothing news to report. Before I left for vacation, while I was picking out clothes to pack, I was shocked to discover I could fit into these old size 12 jean capris from American Eagle. I remember trying them on wistfully at my high weight and I couldn't even get them over my butt!! The funny thing is, I remember buying them a couple of years ago because I was getting fat and couldn't fit into anything else, lol. Also about a month ago I bought a couple of new pairs of jeans (size 12) because my old ones (size 16), were getting ridiculously huge. The 16s were always a little big, basically because when I bought them I was so pissed off at myself for being so fat I didn't want to try on the 14s because I was afraid they would be too tight and I didn't wanna know about it. So I guess I started between a 14 and a 16, and now I am a 12! Also yesterday I tried another old pair of jeans I haven't been able to wear since early 2008, (another pair of formerly fat jeans) and they now fit! I am so excited to be wearing all these pants again.

Tops I still have to figure out. I know I have lots of shirts that are too big now, and they are some I can almost fit into but are still a little tight around the stomach area. I know I have some old shirts that I think would fit at about this weight, but I can't find them. (I have lots of clothes.) I think they are boxed up somewhere so I will have to hunt them down. I think one of the best parts of losing weight is reclaiming my wardrobe again!

Oh, and I also tried on my uniform for the dance team. I have three uniforms actually, because of my weight going up and down over the years I've had larger ones made. So I have my really skinny one, my medium one, and my fat one, lol. My fat one I've been wearing for the past two years. So I tried on the fat one, and it was huge! Then I tried on the medium one, which is the one I'm planning on fitting in for this year. I am about 4 inches away from buttoning the shorts, and probably the same for buttoning the vest. But, this is without having on the dance tights and fishnets we wear with it, which help suck you in. So I should be even closer to fitting in it with those on. I have until February which is when I definitely need it, but we also do a Christmas parade in December so I am really hoping to be able to fit in it by then. We'll see how it goes!
 
Sunflower said:
I'm a bit late on this but holy fuck I want that pizza! Looks AMAZING! Glad you had a lovely trip!
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It is amazing! I'm very glad their only locations are hundreds of miles away from me, otherwise I'd have a big problem!

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I bet you'll be able to fit into the dance uniform no problem. :)
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Thanks. I hope so.


Today I weighed in at 174.8, which means 20 lbs lost! :hurray: Now I just wanna get below that. Over the past 3 weeks, I have been up and down so much between 174.8 and 180.6. Of course, I had the vacation that didn't help. I want to get out of the 170s!!

Last night I had a girl's night of sorts. I went to my friend Maria's house. I used to be best friends with her all through high school, and in the past couple of years we've lost touch and have seen each other maybe twice in two years. So I got to see her new place. And my friend Christina came too. We had dinner and just caught up with each other. Dinner was grilled shrimp, mashed potatoes, broccoli rice (my dish), and for dessert mini cupcakes. I actually was doing really well until we brought out the cupcakes. I only had about 12 shrimp and one serving of broccoli rice and mashed potatoes. Then I think I had like 8 cupcakes! BUT, they were super tiny, like you could eat them in one bite.

We had a really good time. Of course, since my friend Christina is pregnant (due Dec 28th), we talked a lot about babies. Maria wants to have kids in maybe a year, so she was asking Christina lots of questions. Ugh, baby talk again. I can't think about babies, it just makes me worried.

I took some more pictures yesterday. My in-betweens. I want to post them, but I still have to watermark them and crop them and all that jazz. So I will try to post them later today and also I might start a thread in the before and after section. I really don't see much of a difference in the pictures. But obviously I have lost several inches so they should look different. Maybe it's just me.

 
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