andreadaile
Cathlete
Hey Stacy-
hope you are feeling better about things. I would advise not to make the cookies until you are in a better place, mentally. I have already eaten three and a half of them. The recipe only made 15 cookies and used 14T. of butter so I think you can do the math
As for jeans, I had some really good luck at Maurice's. Do you have those stores there? They have some really low price point jeans (like $29) that are made for us curvier girls that fit me really well, and are super comfy, and CUTE! Also, I got a pricier pair (Silver brand) that were like $79 but they also fit great. I have an impossible time finding jeans, with my short, thick legs (nothing fits over my KNEES!), chunky butt, and tiny waist. Seriously, my legs are size 10-12, my butt is at least an 8, and my waist is a 4. It is sooo depressing. Your post reminded me of being in a dressing room the week after my Dad passed away, trying on clothes, and there were two teenage girls in the next space, chattering and modeling all kinds of tiny things, and I DID cry. Just sat there and bawled. Nothing fit me, I wanted to strangle those girls, and I was an emotional wreck anyway...*sigh* and this was when I was literally a size 4 all over, just have one of those hard to fit bods. Dressing rooms are just evil. Also, if you can find Lucky Brand Easy Rider jeans on ebay or somewhere, I don't think they make them anymore to buy new, but they fit our shape pretty well and are pretty cute, not terribly mom-jeanish.
Just finished a long dogwalk and Stretch Max with the resistance band, feeling really good! It's funny, just in the past week it seems everything has become easier. Squats, especially. I used to feel like my form was bad, like they strained my shins in a strange way, and didn't know why...I'm thinking the muscles I needed to use to do them correctly were not strong enough, or the balance of strength in my legs was off (very likely, I have HUGE quads) but just recently, they became very "natural" to do. My abs, I am feeling an actual "wall" of muscle in there, it's pretty cool, even Rich could feel it. Like a steel curtain Cardio is easier too. The really tough huffing and puffing parts that used to feel like I was dying, now they are energizing. This is awesome! I'm going to change my closet over from summer to cool weather clothes tonight and tomorrow, and am happy thinking about how everything is going to fit (be too big?) when I pull it back out again next spring
Peng, hope we hear from you again soon!
FnV, you too!
hope you are feeling better about things. I would advise not to make the cookies until you are in a better place, mentally. I have already eaten three and a half of them. The recipe only made 15 cookies and used 14T. of butter so I think you can do the math
As for jeans, I had some really good luck at Maurice's. Do you have those stores there? They have some really low price point jeans (like $29) that are made for us curvier girls that fit me really well, and are super comfy, and CUTE! Also, I got a pricier pair (Silver brand) that were like $79 but they also fit great. I have an impossible time finding jeans, with my short, thick legs (nothing fits over my KNEES!), chunky butt, and tiny waist. Seriously, my legs are size 10-12, my butt is at least an 8, and my waist is a 4. It is sooo depressing. Your post reminded me of being in a dressing room the week after my Dad passed away, trying on clothes, and there were two teenage girls in the next space, chattering and modeling all kinds of tiny things, and I DID cry. Just sat there and bawled. Nothing fit me, I wanted to strangle those girls, and I was an emotional wreck anyway...*sigh* and this was when I was literally a size 4 all over, just have one of those hard to fit bods. Dressing rooms are just evil. Also, if you can find Lucky Brand Easy Rider jeans on ebay or somewhere, I don't think they make them anymore to buy new, but they fit our shape pretty well and are pretty cute, not terribly mom-jeanish.
Just finished a long dogwalk and Stretch Max with the resistance band, feeling really good! It's funny, just in the past week it seems everything has become easier. Squats, especially. I used to feel like my form was bad, like they strained my shins in a strange way, and didn't know why...I'm thinking the muscles I needed to use to do them correctly were not strong enough, or the balance of strength in my legs was off (very likely, I have HUGE quads) but just recently, they became very "natural" to do. My abs, I am feeling an actual "wall" of muscle in there, it's pretty cool, even Rich could feel it. Like a steel curtain
Cardio is easier too. The really tough huffing and puffing parts that used to feel like I was dying, now they are energizing. This is awesome! I'm going to change my closet over from summer to cool weather clothes tonight and tomorrow, and am happy thinking about how everything is going to fit (be too big?) when I pull it back out again next spring Peng, hope we hear from you again soon!
FnV, you too!
