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bikipatra · by **bikipatra** » January 13th, 2007, 12:43 am

Good luck on getting the grub on time!

Karli · by **Karli** » January 13th, 2007, 10:10 am

Hi Andrea. Of course it's a bummer that you are dealing with the whole shipping thing ! Sorry to hear that. But, you are doing fabulously with it all, it sounds like. Keep it up and you will get your MF yummies and just keep right on going.

Cheers,
Karli

FertileMyrtle · by **FertileMyrtle** » January 16th, 2007, 6:32 pm

Feels so good to be back on board! I made it through my day, compliantly and easily! Yay!!
I'm out of the jounalling habit, so I don't really have a lot to say, except that last night I took some pics of me in my undies!
Yikes!! I would post them but I took them off of a mirror reflection and, well, I learned that my mirrors are dirty!
It was enough to make me cringe, and get committed. (But not enough to make me clean my mirrors! lol)
I read somewhere that hanging onto that embarrassing moment is enough to keep us in line, and so I am searching for all the humilation I can find, the lack of comfort, etc. Granted, I have never had major public humiliation. Mine is just more internal. What bothers me the most is that people are telling me "This is the skinniest I've ever seen you!' (They havent known me very long.) "20 more lbs? What for?"
In fact, I complimented a friend who lost 30 lbs since I last saw her and she was quick to explain that this weight is normal for her. I understand. It's like, hey look, I had a few kids fast. Please get that "image" of me out of your mind! It was only temporary! As if I am just lazy and careless, and comfprtable being fat! It embarrasses me. But it kinda pisses me off, challenges me to redefine who they "think" I am. YOU AINT SEEN NOTHIN YET!!!!
I read in Karlis journal where a student approached her to intervene on her "eating disorder" Hilarious!! Susan Lucci is the one with the problem, 60 years old and "2 sizes smaller than college." Not us, who are simply trying to get in a healthy weight range!
Enough of my tangent. All I need to remember is that photo image of me in my drawers.

Sojourner · by **Sojourner** » January 16th, 2007, 7:12 pm

So...your big girl panties prompted you to put on your "big girl panties" - ? :exercise:

FertileMyrtle · by **FertileMyrtle** » January 16th, 2007, 7:44 pm

Hil-freakin-larious Soj!!

Yes, it is time for me to be a big girl and do this thang!! No more Granny panties!! No more little girl binge tantrums!

Man, I just munched on some MF crackers! They are the best!! Little hint of garlic, nice little munchie snack while watching Idol!

bikipatra · by **bikipatra** » January 17th, 2007, 3:56 am

I still love my slimming BIG GIRL PANTIES! I have some that go up all the way to the waist that suck me in all the way. I have always loved (they don't call them this now) girdles! I used to try on my grandmother's when I was little! With improvements in stretch fabric technology they no longer give you a unibuttock like they used to....

FertileMyrtle · by **FertileMyrtle** » January 17th, 2007, 9:04 am

Thanks for the girdle recap, Biki! I still call them girdles, whats the new term? Funny cuz I was at a bday party and the Moms were all complimenting each other on slenderization when my pal yanked up her shirt to show that she was cheating! Girdle up to her boobs!!

I just ate my morning oatmeal and am working on a cup of water. I woke up this morning and weighed in at 175.4 vs 177.9 yesterday morning.
Passed up a nibble of pancakes. I always love the first batch b/c after destroying it for so long, I began using just a bit of oil to get the first few on a roll. Usually they end up in the trash. So passing up a fried pancake was an accomplishment. I even wiped the yogurt I topped them with off my fingers!
My birthday is tomorrow and I'm hoping my husband actually takes the initiative to get the babysitter. If he doesnt, I think I will just shoot him in his sleep. I am so tired of having to make alllll the arrangements for our life, including planning my own romantic night out. If he screws this one up, I plan on taking off and having dinner with a friend. He pretty much screws up all my birthdays (and mothers days and christmases) and I have ven lowered my standards. So to prove my point, I have returned all his gifts at times (and brought mine back to Dollar General), and even made verry little fuss on his birthday and fathers day. It bugs him at the time, but not enough to remember me later. Its the thought that counts really, and I was sick of being an after thought. Ever get a card at 11 pm on said Holiday that says "I'm sorry" Yeah, lets scrap book that one. Dumb*ss.
Hopefully, I'll be eating my words. I get in a really pi*sy mood when I'm anticiapting another let down.
Anyhoo, anyone who reads this, I have posted a need for MF in swap n shop-cash for MF. Pass the word! I just cant fork over $250 right now, so I have to buy in smaller incrememnts

9am oatmeal
11am peach drink
1pm min soup
3 pm bar
5pm L/G (thinking tuna and spinach sald)
7pm MF crackers or pudding

Lucy · by **Lucy** » January 17th, 2007, 9:18 am

You man stealer...I never knew my husband was a biagamist!

It kills me also, his redeeeming quality is he is good about going along with all my Lucy behavior without arguement, yet a card once a year would be nice....oh and if he buys a card it's really nice to take it out of the hallmark bag , sign it and put it in the envelope...guess we are to be happy because they bought a Hallmark! Who needs the last two steps...and yeah I am serious

Sigh we love em!

bikipatra · by **bikipatra** » January 17th, 2007, 9:33 am

Happy Birthday a day early, FM!!! They are now called "body shapers" and the brand that is leading the industry is called Spanx. They are much thinner than they used to be because of all the spandex. I was wearing one that got too tight in a restaurant and went straight to the ladies' room and chucked the thing!

FertileMyrtle · by **FertileMyrtle** » January 20th, 2007, 9:50 am

Crunch crunch...well, I am eating my words. My birthday was spectacular. We woke up to the first snow of the year (probably the last since the day after, it was 50 degrees. Only in NC) and bundled up all the kids to go out and play. My husband warned us to be careful not to scoop up a pile of dog poo in our snowballs, and as he was saying it, my gloves pulled up a nice crap pile!
I opened my gifts, gleefully given to me by my girls. A mop, a dog hair sponge and Oil of Olay! (Um, yeah, I asked for these things! Arent I pathetic? lol) And, my homemade card made by my hubs and embellished by Jocelyn. It read "The day we were born was the happiest day of your life!" which cracked me up cuz we always get these cards from his mom and every single one says "the day you were born was the happiest day of our lives!" (written to various children...)
Later, we dropped the kids off and went to an authentic Brazillian resaurant with a neat way of serving. Start off with a salad bar that had beans and rice, bread and all kinds of interesting salads, mozzerella balls, blue cheeses, brie, etc...When youre ready for the "hot bar" you flip your chip over from red to green and then the waiters scurry around with these big skewers of roasted meats-bacon wraped filet mignon, lamb, ribs, bacon wrapped turkey, sausages-u name it. It took us awhile to realize that we had to turn our chip back to red if we needed a break from the meat delivery.
The best part of the night for my husband was when he was waiting outside for me, and I made this grand exit, left my coat off so that I could saunter his way. Just as I stepped down the stairs, a ball of sludgy ice melted off the roof and landed square on my head! He about lost it, b/c while he was waiting he saw a few roof spills and thought to himslef how funny it would be if I were a recipitent of one of them! I just thought it was typical-me, attempting to be sexy and put in my place by Mamma Nature.
Speaking of which, this is off topic, but earlier that day, we were in our room and I decided to "show" him this dress I had bought for a vacation that never happened. It looks a lot better with 20 lbs gone, and he certainly thought so! But I felt so awkward-he's making the Mac Daddy moves, and my whole body felt like it was resisting! It was really weird. I explained to him that I think I just cant connect with that part of me right now, She feels a bit far away.

Anyway...
So I did pretty well, although my L/G was a bit oversized.
Then we saw Stomp the Yard, which was great, but like 2 1/2 hours! So we didnt get our kids till 11pm! Late night for all of us. But it was all fantastic, and I am still floating.
So my hubs gets lotsa credit for scheduling the sitter and being creative and thoughtful. I told him I had posted that I might hafta shoot him in his sleep if he didnt pull through. But words have no calories, so I am happy to eat them!

bikipatra · by **bikipatra** » January 20th, 2007, 10:06 am

Was it Fogo de Chao that you went to? I love that place but would definitely overdo the meat!

Serendipity · by **Serendipity** » January 21st, 2007, 9:07 am

Your birthday card reminded me of a card my BIL gave to my sister on their 30th anniversary along with a dozen roses. The card said

"I'll love you till the day these die".

Sojourner · by **Sojourner** » January 21st, 2007, 12:06 pm

Serendipity wrote:Your birthday card reminded me of a card my BIL gave to my sister on their 30th anniversary along with a dozen roses. The card said

"I'll love you till the day these die".

I hope they were silk roses......?

Happy belated birthday, FM!!!
I'm so happy that your DH
came through for you and you
didn't have to shoot him!
It sounds like a wonderful day!

FertileMyrtle · by **FertileMyrtle** » February 20th, 2007, 1:33 pm

Hola! Well, its been a few weeks since my last post, and I am happy to say that due to a hefty tax return I have invested in 2 more months of Medifast! Praise the Lord!! So I've been weighing in anywhere from 174 to 180 these last few weeks as I have had no variety in my remaining Medifast packs. Ewww peach Iced Tea and bananna pudding! Thankfully I found a great package on Ebay with a ton of chocolate shakes and soups, along with some soy crisps! I like the variety packages Medifast puts together, but I could leave the fruit flavored shakes for sure. I also tried to customize my order, but even then, the options seemed limited.
So! I also struck it rich with a friend from the forum, she is trading me all hers for cash so she can get what she likes. And ironically, her supply is exactly what I love! Shakes, bars and soups! Yippee!!!!
It has been a great first few days, already lost a few pounds-the first few go easy for me. I'm just hanging on till I get out of the 170's to really get excited. Once I hit 30# I am getting a massage! Thats about 8lbs away.
We have been super busy--my hubs is remodeling our kitchen, new countertops and doors with all kindsa creative little space savers. Stinkin' genius! We also formally became licensed foster parents and have started doing respite care-- helping full time caretakers by giving them a break. We had our first child this weekend, an 11 yr old who's seen it all. It was quite an experience and a blessing to have her.
I'm gonna keep plugging along here, although I may not post often. I find the more I think about dieting, the hungrier I am. So I will just quietly go about my business until I have tangible results to speak of.
Checked in on a few journals and glad to see everyone is still working the plan.

KeleeGrl · by **KeleeGrl** » February 20th, 2007, 2:08 pm

Fertile...just read your b-day post....you had me laughing out loud...thanks for sharing. Glad you got your MF grub.

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