Survey finds over 60% of clinically obese women began dieting before 14
More proof diets don't work. I mean, anyone can loose weight...but it's that whole gaining it back thing that makes diets have a 95% failure rate. If I was diagnosed with XYZ disease and they said "here is the treatment, it will cost a shit ton of money and there is a 5% chance it works." I'd tell um something about where the sun don't shine.
The majority of people don't get to be fat like me any other way than dieting. I lost 20, gained 25, lost 25, gained 30, and so on. That's why people in this country are getting fatter...they keep dieting.
The majority of people aren't cool like me either, but that's a whole nother story!
Friday, June 18, 2004
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Starting with the letter
These kid's interpretations of idioms has really amused me. I just love stuff like this. Kids are funny.
So I missed Moe's shower because of my parents having eye rot. I am so glad that I am going to the wedding because I cannot miss Moe in THAT dress!
So, Mandy moved back in with us. But just til August. It's a long story, but suffice to say that where she was was too cramped and she can't get into the apt she wants til Aug. So with William here, 2 giant dogs, 2 cats, and a married couple...why not add a Mandy into the mix?
We might be getting my car back today. We still don't know who finally paid for it to be fixed, but we are going this afternoon to find out. The #1 reason I want to know is so if it's screwed up again...we know where to start. I'll have to blog later the grand total of repairs this time 'round. I just can't wait to have my own wheels back. It's hard to rely on others to tote my ass around.
I am going to Aimee's "bachelorette" night in Lubbock the weekend of the 26th. It's been the biggest ass whip just trying to get the damn thing planned. And I'm just talking about the planning to get there. But one thing that I have learned from this planning fiasco...I am NOT making plans with other people ever again before I'm 100% sure of what I want to do. I hate being pressured into making plans. I am not a planner and all of the people that are involved in this shower know this about me. So from now on, my plan is to get everywhere on my own on my own damn time and if people don't like it...then don't invite me :). Am I excited about this weekend? About as excited as I would be if I were planning a root canal. So just in case anyone is wondering, I'm gona be in a horrible mood until I return home on the 27th.
Did I mention that Sunday I turn 26 and I get an ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins? That is the only thing I could think of to tell Vic I want. Well, except a VW Touareg.
These kid's interpretations of idioms has really amused me. I just love stuff like this. Kids are funny.
So I missed Moe's shower because of my parents having eye rot. I am so glad that I am going to the wedding because I cannot miss Moe in THAT dress!
So, Mandy moved back in with us. But just til August. It's a long story, but suffice to say that where she was was too cramped and she can't get into the apt she wants til Aug. So with William here, 2 giant dogs, 2 cats, and a married couple...why not add a Mandy into the mix?
We might be getting my car back today. We still don't know who finally paid for it to be fixed, but we are going this afternoon to find out. The #1 reason I want to know is so if it's screwed up again...we know where to start. I'll have to blog later the grand total of repairs this time 'round. I just can't wait to have my own wheels back. It's hard to rely on others to tote my ass around.
I am going to Aimee's "bachelorette" night in Lubbock the weekend of the 26th. It's been the biggest ass whip just trying to get the damn thing planned. And I'm just talking about the planning to get there. But one thing that I have learned from this planning fiasco...I am NOT making plans with other people ever again before I'm 100% sure of what I want to do. I hate being pressured into making plans. I am not a planner and all of the people that are involved in this shower know this about me. So from now on, my plan is to get everywhere on my own on my own damn time and if people don't like it...then don't invite me :). Am I excited about this weekend? About as excited as I would be if I were planning a root canal. So just in case anyone is wondering, I'm gona be in a horrible mood until I return home on the 27th.
Did I mention that Sunday I turn 26 and I get an ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins? That is the only thing I could think of to tell Vic I want. Well, except a VW Touareg.
Thursday, June 10, 2004
SO we made it to Hobbs. We stopped in Andrews on Tuesday night because B&K were there looking at their house and ate with them at the CC. We were the only people there. I ordered what I order every time, chicken strips. I bit into strip #3 and there was a bone. I gagged. I don't eat things on bones (fried chicken, T-bone steak, pork chops, etc) because they completely creep me out. I couldn't eat anything else and it's going to be a long time, if ever, that I can eat those there again.
Yesterday Vic unloaded all the parents lights alone. Then he and I went to the U-haul place which had gone out of business. The address was printed on the receipt from U-haul. They don't exist. It took us forever to figure out where they moved too. Then Vic and William's two friends Anthony & Jordan loaded my parents formal dining table, 8 chairs, china cabinet, buffet table, couch, & two fluffy chairs into this tiny U-haul. I was amazed it all fit. But all that is mine now. Yeah. I can't wait to get home and see it.
Vic left this morning at 6ish. He has to find someone to help unload it...William is not enough help. I think the U-haul has to be back tomorrow, so who knows who he is going to scrounge up.
Tomorrow I'm having lunch with Bernadette, she is off work for the day of mourning. Then I'm getting a manicure & pedicure. Fun.
My mom gave me some Burt's Bees tinted moisturizer and I love it.
Moe or anyone else who cares to clue me in, what time is your shower and where is it??? I'm excited :).
Yesterday Vic unloaded all the parents lights alone. Then he and I went to the U-haul place which had gone out of business. The address was printed on the receipt from U-haul. They don't exist. It took us forever to figure out where they moved too. Then Vic and William's two friends Anthony & Jordan loaded my parents formal dining table, 8 chairs, china cabinet, buffet table, couch, & two fluffy chairs into this tiny U-haul. I was amazed it all fit. But all that is mine now. Yeah. I can't wait to get home and see it.
Vic left this morning at 6ish. He has to find someone to help unload it...William is not enough help. I think the U-haul has to be back tomorrow, so who knows who he is going to scrounge up.
Tomorrow I'm having lunch with Bernadette, she is off work for the day of mourning. Then I'm getting a manicure & pedicure. Fun.
My mom gave me some Burt's Bees tinted moisturizer and I love it.
Moe or anyone else who cares to clue me in, what time is your shower and where is it??? I'm excited :).
Tuesday, June 08, 2004
The New York Times > Health > I Beg to Differ: The Fat Epidemic: He Says It's an Illusion:
This is a nice article. Pretty middle of the road, if you ask me. Just stating the facts. I do have to comment on this:
"Everyone notices that there are more overweight people now."
The bigger issue is WHY people notice fat people more...because the media bombards us with grossly thin people (think: Lara Flynn Boyle). We get used to seeing those people so then when we see a normal person (think: Sara Rue) we call her "fat." When in all actuality she is normal. We have also become so obsessed with thin that we notice those that aren't.
Anyway, I'm off to Hobbs. Probably the last time I'll ever be at my parents house there because as of August they will live in Andrews. I think they think that I will come visit as often as I always have. Well, that is just not true. I have to say that I spent about the first 20 years of my life avoiding Andrews and that's probably not going to change significantly. I mean, I'm sure I will go...but not like I do now. I'll still go to Hobbs, stay with the grandparents, stop by the parents house on the way to and from. It's also going to be an especially sad trip because this is the first time I'll be there since Rowdy died. It's going to be strange.
This is a nice article. Pretty middle of the road, if you ask me. Just stating the facts. I do have to comment on this:
"Everyone notices that there are more overweight people now."
The bigger issue is WHY people notice fat people more...because the media bombards us with grossly thin people (think: Lara Flynn Boyle). We get used to seeing those people so then when we see a normal person (think: Sara Rue) we call her "fat." When in all actuality she is normal. We have also become so obsessed with thin that we notice those that aren't.
Anyway, I'm off to Hobbs. Probably the last time I'll ever be at my parents house there because as of August they will live in Andrews. I think they think that I will come visit as often as I always have. Well, that is just not true. I have to say that I spent about the first 20 years of my life avoiding Andrews and that's probably not going to change significantly. I mean, I'm sure I will go...but not like I do now. I'll still go to Hobbs, stay with the grandparents, stop by the parents house on the way to and from. It's also going to be an especially sad trip because this is the first time I'll be there since Rowdy died. It's going to be strange.
Monday, June 07, 2004
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISTI! I'm worthless and didn't call you, but I thought about you all day.
Now, I know I'm and old stick-in-the-mud and that I really shouldn't put this much thought or effort into this...but what the hell is wrong with Miss, sorry, Mrs. J-Lo??? I mean, does she really believe that a marriage to a man that has only been divorced ONE WEEK will be the lifelong mate she's dreamed of? Maybe it's like Brittany Spears wedding and she will sober up and get it annulled. Either way, I bet they don't make it a year.
We are off to Hobbs tmw. We moved our table that was in the dining room into the breakfast area, without the leaf of course. We also sold the old kitchen table to a kid that Vic works with. He just moved out of his parents house. It was a really cute table, but it was SO cheap that I was just waiting for the day it feel apart. Don't buy stuff at Rooms To Go, it's crappy.
Now, I know I'm and old stick-in-the-mud and that I really shouldn't put this much thought or effort into this...but what the hell is wrong with Miss, sorry, Mrs. J-Lo??? I mean, does she really believe that a marriage to a man that has only been divorced ONE WEEK will be the lifelong mate she's dreamed of? Maybe it's like Brittany Spears wedding and she will sober up and get it annulled. Either way, I bet they don't make it a year.
We are off to Hobbs tmw. We moved our table that was in the dining room into the breakfast area, without the leaf of course. We also sold the old kitchen table to a kid that Vic works with. He just moved out of his parents house. It was a really cute table, but it was SO cheap that I was just waiting for the day it feel apart. Don't buy stuff at Rooms To Go, it's crappy.
Sunday, June 06, 2004
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We are about to blow away. Tonight we've been under a tornado WARNING and it's been raining forever. The little town on the other side of Denton from us, Krum, reported 4.5 inches of rain in 1.5 hours. I had the cats already in the bathroom just in case we had to herd the poodles in there too to take cover. And in the middle of it, once they got rid of the tornado warning and it just went to flash flood watch...William wanted to go get wings. So I took him to WingStop, but on the way home he was saying "Maybe this was a mistake..." He's obviously from the desert.
We aren't leaving until Tuesday. We just have too much to do to leave tomorrow and with me staying until Sunday...I wanted to wait another day to leave.
I did have an exciting day today. Mandy called a little after noon and asked if I'd ride with her to the "landfill." I foolishly agreed. Seems her parents freezer lost power and they didn't know it so 200$ of new cow and all the salmon they brought back from Alaska...melted? Well, it was damn nasty. And the landfill didn't smell any better. We saw a dead skunk on the way there and I wanted her to stop and pick it up to use as air freshener! After she put on rubber gloves and slung the trash bags into the dumpsters we had to go wash out the sludge that was still in the back. The smell was STILL there. She poured bleach in the back. If that doesn't get it out they are really gona have to get rid of that truck. It's that nasty. She's still here though, can't get home cause of the storms. They are headed to her house so she would be driving right into them. I keep telling her to just stay, but she's whining about having to get up early to get home (Dallas) and get back to work (Carrollton) all before 8 am. Big Baby.
Ok, I'm off to watch the Soprano's. It's the season finally. I hope someone gets wacked!
We are about to blow away. Tonight we've been under a tornado WARNING and it's been raining forever. The little town on the other side of Denton from us, Krum, reported 4.5 inches of rain in 1.5 hours. I had the cats already in the bathroom just in case we had to herd the poodles in there too to take cover. And in the middle of it, once they got rid of the tornado warning and it just went to flash flood watch...William wanted to go get wings. So I took him to WingStop, but on the way home he was saying "Maybe this was a mistake..." He's obviously from the desert.
We aren't leaving until Tuesday. We just have too much to do to leave tomorrow and with me staying until Sunday...I wanted to wait another day to leave.
I did have an exciting day today. Mandy called a little after noon and asked if I'd ride with her to the "landfill." I foolishly agreed. Seems her parents freezer lost power and they didn't know it so 200$ of new cow and all the salmon they brought back from Alaska...melted? Well, it was damn nasty. And the landfill didn't smell any better. We saw a dead skunk on the way there and I wanted her to stop and pick it up to use as air freshener! After she put on rubber gloves and slung the trash bags into the dumpsters we had to go wash out the sludge that was still in the back. The smell was STILL there. She poured bleach in the back. If that doesn't get it out they are really gona have to get rid of that truck. It's that nasty. She's still here though, can't get home cause of the storms. They are headed to her house so she would be driving right into them. I keep telling her to just stay, but she's whining about having to get up early to get home (Dallas) and get back to work (Carrollton) all before 8 am. Big Baby.
Ok, I'm off to watch the Soprano's. It's the season finally. I hope someone gets wacked!
Saturday, June 05, 2004
I am very sad that good ol' Ronald Reagan died. He just seemed like a nice man. Of course, when someone says his name my mental picture is of him in the Sledgehammer video, you know, by Peter Gabriel. He's like made of rubber and in his bed about to drown or something crazy. My second mental view of him is the mask in Point Break that one of the bank robbers wears. Obviously I don't remember much about his presidency other than he was the president, but still I liked him.
Avery's party was fun. I couldn't go to sleep last night. I felt like I had a million things to do. I was folding laundry at 4:20 this morning and in the shower at 9. I didn't sleep much. I'm excited to go to bed tonight. I am going to make every effort to make it to church in the morning. I am going to beg William to go with me, but I seriously doubt I can talk him into it...but he doesn't have to leave for work until noon so maybe.
We are going to Hobbs on Monday. Vic is coming back here on Wed. and I'm staying til Sunday. We are taking my parents their lights for their house that they bought here and they are giving us their dining room furniture. I'm riding back w/ Mandy & her sister so I should see all the Goff's which will be fun. I've not seen Jason since his wedding last Sept!
Ok, I'm off to play AstroPop.
Avery's party was fun. I couldn't go to sleep last night. I felt like I had a million things to do. I was folding laundry at 4:20 this morning and in the shower at 9. I didn't sleep much. I'm excited to go to bed tonight. I am going to make every effort to make it to church in the morning. I am going to beg William to go with me, but I seriously doubt I can talk him into it...but he doesn't have to leave for work until noon so maybe.
We are going to Hobbs on Monday. Vic is coming back here on Wed. and I'm staying til Sunday. We are taking my parents their lights for their house that they bought here and they are giving us their dining room furniture. I'm riding back w/ Mandy & her sister so I should see all the Goff's which will be fun. I've not seen Jason since his wedding last Sept!
Ok, I'm off to play AstroPop.
Friday, June 04, 2004
THIS is what I got Avery. Swimsuit and sandals and a hat. Well, Mandy got 1/2 of it. It's very cute and what Kim told me she wanted. I really wanted to buy THIS but it's not the one Kim wanted so I resisted.
In other news, seems the warranty will NOT be covering the over $6,000 in damages. They called today to tell me that when it was wrecked and we had it fixed, the body shop did not bolt the radiator back in right and it caused it to sit funny and rub the whole in the hose. SOOOO, Vic called the body shop and they were rude and said "we didn't even touch the radiator, this is not our problem" so he got the manager on the phone. We found the original estimate as well as the final itemized receipt and both mention radiator work. SO they lied. Last we knew, the body shop was headed to the VW dealership to take pictures of my Beetly. They never called us back, but we went down to the dealership and talked to our "service case manager" and he said that he is "optimistic" that the body shop's insurance will cover it all. But still, another damn weekend of holding my breath. If they don't we are going to get an attorney. This is the first time in my life that I've ever been serious about suing someone. I mean, after all, it does say in the bible that we should not sue each other (1 Corinthians 6:1-8) but if you try to work things out to no avail, then sometimes it's ok (Matt 18:15-17). I didn't grow up in a lawsuit family anyway, it just wasn't the way things were done. My family was more like the Mafia. Kidding. I wish, if so I would SO not be worrying about whether or not I will get my car fixed...I would KNOW it would be fixed. Ha ha.
I have had this disease for the last two days that I feel like I need to sneeze constantly and I can not. Vic gave me an allergy shot yesterday and I've been taking Clarinex. It kind of gets better and then it gets bad again. Like my eyes are watering so bad and I have the worst tingle nose but no sneezes. I would give anything to sneeze. I went in the kitchen last night and sniffed the pepper so I could sneeze and it was orgasmic. I felt better for a few minutes, but then it came back. This has never happened to me before and I hate it.
Wow, two blogs in one day. I'm good.
In other news, seems the warranty will NOT be covering the over $6,000 in damages. They called today to tell me that when it was wrecked and we had it fixed, the body shop did not bolt the radiator back in right and it caused it to sit funny and rub the whole in the hose. SOOOO, Vic called the body shop and they were rude and said "we didn't even touch the radiator, this is not our problem" so he got the manager on the phone. We found the original estimate as well as the final itemized receipt and both mention radiator work. SO they lied. Last we knew, the body shop was headed to the VW dealership to take pictures of my Beetly. They never called us back, but we went down to the dealership and talked to our "service case manager" and he said that he is "optimistic" that the body shop's insurance will cover it all. But still, another damn weekend of holding my breath. If they don't we are going to get an attorney. This is the first time in my life that I've ever been serious about suing someone. I mean, after all, it does say in the bible that we should not sue each other (1 Corinthians 6:1-8) but if you try to work things out to no avail, then sometimes it's ok (Matt 18:15-17). I didn't grow up in a lawsuit family anyway, it just wasn't the way things were done. My family was more like the Mafia. Kidding. I wish, if so I would SO not be worrying about whether or not I will get my car fixed...I would KNOW it would be fixed. Ha ha.
I have had this disease for the last two days that I feel like I need to sneeze constantly and I can not. Vic gave me an allergy shot yesterday and I've been taking Clarinex. It kind of gets better and then it gets bad again. Like my eyes are watering so bad and I have the worst tingle nose but no sneezes. I would give anything to sneeze. I went in the kitchen last night and sniffed the pepper so I could sneeze and it was orgasmic. I felt better for a few minutes, but then it came back. This has never happened to me before and I hate it.
Wow, two blogs in one day. I'm good.
I met Kim and Bryan at the hospital yesterday to watch Avery while Drew had some tests done. Two year olds are great. I love how you can see their little minds exploring and constantly learning. She is very independent and stubborn. Just like her Moma. The tests all came back surprisingly well. Being with Drew I completely forget that he has Spina Bifida. It's a scary reality when someone brings it up.
After that I followed them back to their house. I hadn't been there yet since I've been without my Beetly. I have a LEWISVILLE VW SERVICE LOANER for now. The reason I say it like that is because that's how it's written in giant letters on my back glass. Neat. Their house is really cute.
Avery's second birthday party is tomorrow so I'll be going back for that. Today I need to go shopping for a gift. I really want to buy her clothes because little girl clothes are just so darn cute...but I'm sure she would rather have a toy.
I had ordered this months ago and it finally came yesterday. I was so disappointed because the "crop" pants need to be hemmed so they don't drag the ground...and it's not like I'm THAT short...5 feet 4 and 1/2 inches, thank you very much! Making it Big is my favorite fat girl store and everything always fits me exactly right. It's still very cute though. I have a thing for natural fiber clothing. No polyester on this fat girl!
After that I followed them back to their house. I hadn't been there yet since I've been without my Beetly. I have a LEWISVILLE VW SERVICE LOANER for now. The reason I say it like that is because that's how it's written in giant letters on my back glass. Neat. Their house is really cute.
Avery's second birthday party is tomorrow so I'll be going back for that. Today I need to go shopping for a gift. I really want to buy her clothes because little girl clothes are just so darn cute...but I'm sure she would rather have a toy.
I had ordered this months ago and it finally came yesterday. I was so disappointed because the "crop" pants need to be hemmed so they don't drag the ground...and it's not like I'm THAT short...5 feet 4 and 1/2 inches, thank you very much! Making it Big is my favorite fat girl store and everything always fits me exactly right. It's still very cute though. I have a thing for natural fiber clothing. No polyester on this fat girl!
