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Hey Ashley!

Listen, I bought a little Nissan Versa a couple years ago, and was horrified by it's performance in the snow after I got it. I mean, I've been driving in snow since I got my license27 years ago, and had a tougher time with this car than any other - even my old rear wheel drive Ford Ranger was more predictable...

I bought a set of winter tires - not "snow tires" per se, but winter tires. Unbelievable the difference they made. I feel like I could go anywhere now. I always felt that my skill/experience would always help me cope with winter driving, and didn't feel that the tires made a huge difference. I have now learned otherwise. If you can do it, get them. Bridgestone Blizzaks, Michelin Alpins, whatever brand works for you. Check this place out for ratings etc. I've done business with them before and they are pretty good. If nothing else you can do research there.
 
Thanks alot for the site, ill check it out for sure!

So...weigh in was today... I lost 2 LBS! Yay... Down to 214, wish I could be down to 200 by Christmas but thats just a dream. Im gonna try to train hard this week and see what next week brings me.

By the way watching the documentry Bigger, Faster, Stronger right now. Its about steriods and is very interesting. I shall put it on my recommed list!
 
Ewww...I'm in Montana and am FREAKISHLY surprised that it hasn't snowed yet- I think its coming later this week, but seriously, like every year its snowing by Halloween... I lived in Minnesota for a while, and being that your right next to it, I feel for ya! Winters there are helllll.
Congrats on the two more lbs down! :D
 
Well its been snowing since last sunday on and off and the news says we've already had double what we had at this time last year...but what do weather people know.... its supposed to snow tonight through tuesday...just got home and it isnt snowing yet so we'll see bout that one.

Weigh in is tomorrow and im not sure how i'll fair. I havent trained as hard this week as i wanted to. The snow storms kept me home for most of the week. Only got to the gym a couple of times. I've been eating some what good all week. Did have a mini-calzone for dinner tonight and a lil red baron mini breakfast pizza yesterday(360 cals i think) but all were worked into my calorie range. I think I need to start paying more attention on fat grams though and only allowing myself a certain number a day. Ive been reading more and more of the lables and it seems that some "good for you" foods aka low calorie foods, sometimes have a crazy amount of fat grams then I would expect. Im thinking of maybe hittin the gym before work tomorrow just to see if i can sweat out a few ounces....this also depends on what time i actually wake up of course though. I was really wanting to clean my house today and never really got around to doing that so that is also on my list to do tomorrow.

Ahh yes and whats a post without a little rant....
My downstairs neighbor has access to the driveway, I however do not, I must park on the street. Because he gets the drive way he is supposed to do the shoveling. He hasn't done it one F'N time yet! Ive boycotted shoveling for now to see if he'll get off his @$$ and do it. I have left and came home about 4 times today and I know he's been home all day cuz his car is in the driveway covered in snow. The walkway and porch are still covered with snow... It takes 15 minutes! Why should I do it when he gets the perks? Im a girl your a guy...shovel! ahh ok Im done.

I shall post about the weigh in of course. Hoping for a 3lb loss so I can meet my 1/4 goal and get my hair highlighted! But I wont get my hopes up too high. I havent even bought the dye yet :) lol
 
My sister in law used to live in Milwaukee. She would always talk about snow in feet, as opposed to back here where we talk inches. Fun fun fun.

Sucks about the downstairs neighbor. Although shoveling snow is good exercise, we want to get our cardio in when it suits us, not because the neighbor is lazy.
 
Yea we got a whopping foot+ I think....havent seen an exact measurmet yet... took me an hour to dig my car out of the side of the street today cuz the plows plowed me in pretty deep. And yet only the like 3 main roads in town are completely clean, every other side street looks to have a good 6 inches+ still sittin on top. I swear we only have 2 or 3 plows in this whole friggin city. BTW!!!! My neighbor shoveled today!!! YAY! Thank god cuz I shoveled my car out then had to go to work and shovel all that crap alllll day. I think I pulled a muscle in my back but just pop a couple pills and feelin no pain anymore (asprin i swear!) ok ok i really need to go to bed now. love and hugz
ps didnt get to watch biggest loser tonight cuz the snow knocked out all the cable in town....i thought this was run by satellites in space but i guess i was wrong??? So yea im pretty peeved bout that all stuff yo yea uhh huh ok ill go now :)
 
3lbs is doable :) you'll have freshly highlighted hair in no time! Sucks bout the snow- we're having some crazy shit goin on here, it snowed two days, was -10f the next, and then today it was 54 and sunny, lol. Whhatttevveeerrr. :rolleyes:
 
Hey guys,
Update for the week. I lost 4 lbs!!!!! So that means I've hit my first goal! So here comes the highlighted hair :) Thats all for now, talk to you all later.
 
Loved the season finale of Biggest Loser tonight!! Yay Michelle! Next season looks brutle, yet awesome! I for sure will be tuning in!

I however am hating the 6+ inches of snow that has been dumping on us all night!

oh and p.s. i have 2 prospects for a new years kiss on my list hehe.....:reddevil:
 
ChefAshley said:
I however am hating the 6+ inches of snow that has been dumping on us all night!

oh and p.s. i have 2 prospects for a new years kiss on my list hehe.....:reddevil:
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I'm getting snow dumped on top of the ice storm damage from last week right now. I love New England...

Prospects are good to have, don't do anything I wouldn't do... this gives a lot of options...


BTW, kick ass on the weight loss!
 
I heard about the ice storms, that is so terrible! I would expect that you guys are already having a shortage of salt then. Last year WI ran out of salt half way through winter and had to deal with ice rinks all over the roads.... I cant imagine what your going through with ice literally on EVERYTHING.

As for the prospects, all Im looking for is a kiss.....well ok maybe a little more ;)...but Im deffiently not shopping for a boyfriend. This girls gonna be flyin solo for a while. Guys are just too much to handle for me right now. I gotta focus on myself and not on the needs of a man lol. Im just lookin to hang out...ya know...no titles lol. Must sound strange coming from a woman :).
 
Ashley, nice job on hitting your first goal. Highlights for Christmas. :cheers2:

Two prospects is a good thing. (At the same time is even better :reddevil:)
 
Great job on the four pounds :) AND on the 2 prospects! WOOH! Nothin wrong with bein solo either. Heres to a killer next week! :party:
 
Haha thanks for the responses...very ugh...creative :)
Anyways in order to win for this month I need to lose 4 lbs this week. So far Im thinkin Im not gonna do it but I still got workouts tonight and tomorrow morning so maybe I can get it done. Just gotta be good today and not go out tonight.... this is difficult cuz I have off today and tomorrow and I am already going crazy staying in this house. Im trying to clean but as you can see i get distracted easily when it comes to that chore lol. Tomorrow Im thinking of drivin to a mall thats bout an hour away, but I hate crowds! But I still have to get my step mom something, my dad needs at least one more thing, and I want to find a new top for new years. ;)

I have plans to go out tomorrow night...one of my friends wants to scope out these prospects. Gotta get her approval you know. Well hopefully everyone is having a good day and has better weather than I. We got 11inches Tuesday I think, and we got another 4 last night with the possiblity of 4 more tonight. Ugh I hate snow. Its -6 out with a windchill of -24..YAY! NOT! :)
Thoughts of the beach and summer! I made a playlist of beachy songs so it warms the house up a bit while I attempt to clean. Well Ill be back tomorrow to let ya'll know how the month ends for me. Love you all! Happy Holidays!
 
Hey guys!! Im excited!! I won for the month, I'm down 5 MORE LBS!!! Making the months total -10! YAY!!!! (Starting Weight: 230, Current Weight: 206)

Other news for the day, it has been kinda a crappy day otherwise. When taking my shower this morning my water shut off....yep thats right, totaly no water to be had in my whole apartment(geeze I really need to move!). Thank goodness I had all the shampoo washed out right before this happened. Water is back on now though. And I was going to go to that mall today, well my friend and I start driving on the highway and my car starts shaking horribly. So we go back and I call my Hyundai dealership and get in right away. Turns out there was tons of ice around my tires causing them to not be balanced... $47 dollars later I have my car back. So Im gonna try to go shopping tomorrow after work before the storm hits again tomorrow night.

So all in all a good day with some partly cloudy spots. :)
Hope you all are having a wonderful day!
~Ash~
 
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Thanks Trops! I actually do feel great and am starting to see it somewhat in myself. Its hard for me to tell on myself though cuz like I told Cabs one night, everyone always comments on my face "Oh I can really tell in your face" but thats not the parts I look at you know? Im like "But look how big my thighs still are!!" :) You get the drift.... I just cant believe that by this rate I just might be under 200 by New Years... just gotta keep going with this momentum. I've had a couple big weeks in a row and just know I might have a plus week coming so Im trying to be good :cheers2: if you know what I mean. ;)
 
I hear ya on that one. Have you taken pictures? That is one way to really see for yourself how much progress you've made. Even if you don't post them, it's good to have so that you can see for yourself.
 
I've taken pictures from week one at work, can see some changes. Tonight at the bar my friend kept taking pictures of me and I could see I'm deffiently smaller. And I also realized how pale I am! :) Need to hit the tanning bed.
 
Update... Bought my outfit for New Years Eve today...I look hot! :) Well...at least I think I do :) Ill try to take a pic on my computer to post...I lost my digital camera dangit.... will be back later hopefully with pics.
 
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