Yardies at Home and a Farrin (part17)

[finesse 3]

how about that acai berry diet? i hear people talking about how that one works....

[MRStee 19]

(((hugs))) working for a living is the pits Ells.. I say all the time it cuts way too much into my fun time.

Of course, without the job, there is no money to have fun with but even with it, there's still no money to have fun with after this pay cut. Such is life.

Focus on the positive - You have a job!!!

Everybody says that but it's still no consolation. I still wake up every day with the first thought being, I DON'T WANNA GO TO WORK!

The other day a tenant in this building came into the office asking a question. I helped him & then told him he can just call in the future instead of having to walk across the building to come in. I gave him my business card & when he saw my title, he was in shock that I was ONLY the title I was. He couldn't believe I do the work I do & get paid so little for it. He kindly gave me suggestions on positions I could transfer to in this building. I REALLY hate state work (it sucks seeing how inefficient we are) so I don't really want to stay with the state but the security-loving side of me likes that at least it's (somewhat) stable. I do need to start looking at other possibilities though. It just seems like it will be more of the same mind-numbing monotonous ####### that I do now....just making more money (which would make it slightly more appealing).

Ive heard the same from other state workers

Focus on the Positive

Today's Affirmation

In my own special way I contribute to world to make it a better place. I play an important role in the universe.

KK, you think like me all the time. Another of my mantras is leave everything better then it was when you came upon it. Sometimes that works....sometimes I fail miserably. It's ALL about trying.

well, i like to be a bit more realistic and not so foo foo and fluffy in thinking positive. for example, in this instance instead of focusing on how working sucks a big fat one...i am positive in saying well, if i didn't have to work i would probably be one shriveled up #### lady by now with no brain cells cuz i'd be living my life on the beach.....

Finesse = THE REALIST lol

[dancehallquana 5]

philly..ive seen the new metabolife!! even started to buy it once.. i think i have bought all of them except that.. i did hydroxycut too.. took the bottle and never thought about it again for mnths LOL..

what about the alli???

i want rueben to win.. he has lost the weight and is doing the dances.. i think he should get SOMETHING, he has had his gameface on since day one!!

i don't like that alot of the dance points get taken becuz of choreography.. they can't help the dance didn't have enough of this or that???

[*HeavenSent* 0]

Hey Yardies !!

KK : i've been trying to lose weight since i left HS i'm 22 ..and i've gained about 35 extra pounds from..mostly stress with school..finances..this LDR and VJ.. lol..i've tried alot of things ..but i always seem to gain the weight back...the most recent thing i tried was hydroxycut...it worked i lost 1o punds from it.. but the down side was that it got expensive after awhile it's like $20 for a bottle for like ever 2 weeks or soo...so i just stopped and i get the weight back...i started it again but then it got recalled so i stopped * sigh*...no matter anyone says the ket to weight loss is diet and excersise...so now i'm trying to watch what i eat..

[BunzTheMagicSnail 2]

afternoon yardies!

[MRStee 19]

ells with ALL ur skills and experience, u can get a good fed job!!! i know it!! will u feel accomplished.. probably not.. a lil more money in ur pocket YES!!

but u know what there are ppl that work here and are PROUD of their job.. we are making a difference in millions of lives.. HMMMM.. okay.. i just came for the check..

something i could feel passionate about would be nice, but this is cool for right now and i am ooohhhhh so blessed to have this job..

my daughter's school had a snafu and she was not ENROLLED altho she was ACCEPTED..hmm, i didn't find out till AFTER work yesterday that she was in the auditorium the WHOLE day, so i had to go in today and spent 4 hrs getting everything straight.. not many jobs i could just take off like that for hours and not have SOMEBODY mad at me when i got back.. clients, coworkders, supervisor..

I don't like my job because im BORED!!!! I feel like my skills are going to waste!!! What I do like is getting a paycheck every two weeks.... Ive been here 21 years (since high school, cho) and I can't do it no more!!! Thats why Im in school. love the kids!!! They know I do my school work because I don't have much work. They are very understanding when I need time off. I get 5 weeks vac. 401k, pension and medical benefits, so I will keep being bored until I graduate. I

[finesse 3]

afternoon yardies!

where yuh been bunz?

[BunzTheMagicSnail 2]

ok so there is no way i'm going back to read all those pages but i see ppl talking about diets

i used to be on herbalife and it WORKED for me but the minute i got off i put on back all the weight and more but that was partially my fault

i've concluded since that, that i can't do something unsustainable. i couldn't live on shakes for the rest of my life. it just wasn't realistic

i may try it again to jump start but i'm gonna have to do most of this the slooooow way so i will be forced to make permanent changes

afternoon yardies!

where yuh been bunz?

needed a break

this visa $hit was getting on my nerves, still is

but i love the yardie thread

i was fixing to come back like a crack head looking for a hit lol

[dancehallquana 5]

My sister has been doing the flat belly diet - One of the things is you have to drink something called Sassy Water - she said it's definitely acting as a diuretic and helping - here's the recipe -

Sassy Water

2 liters water (about 8 � cups)

1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger

1 medium cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced

1 medium lemon, thinly sliced

12 small spearmint leaves.

Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher and let flavors blend overnight. Drink the entire pitcher by the end of each day.

thanks sus.. cuz ya girl bout to look 3 mths preggers in a likkle bit.. post more as u get more info.. flat belly wha me need!!

[MRStee 19]

I just joined weight watchers last week. I have fifteen pounds of baby weight to go plus I want to lose another fifteen pounds on top of that. I'll let you know how it goes

Best of luck!

Just 3 more classes (2 this semester & 1 next) to get my general AA. I've dragged my feet for nearly 20 years in community college & I'm so over it! I need to get this out of the way so I can figure out what to do for a 4-year education/degree.

Thats great Ells!!! I give anyone their props for doing the college thing. Its not easy especially the older you get. I have an AA in Liberal Arts and an AA in Elementary Ed. Im currently going after my Bachelor's in Elementary Ed/Special Ed. Im almost done. Its taking a total of 8 years but Im just gonna keep going until I get it. Eventually I may get my Masters.

You go Mstee! It sure does take a while once we have all the other responsibilities we didn't have when we were fresh out of high school. But you're right, just keep chipping away & we'll get there!

my deal is portions and no exercise i guess , but i don't wanna eat less or workout!!!!

Mine too & me neither!

Thank you Ells and Quana...

Im not worrying bout losing weight as long as it doesn't kill me and Im eating healthy IM PROUD TO BE A BIG GIRL!!! I SAY TO ALL THE BIG GIRLS EMBRACE YOUR BIGNESS!!!! LOL

What I can't deal with is these big a** t*ts I got. It is sooooooooooooo dayum hard to find a bra! sheesh! Does anybody else have this problem? lol

[BunzTheMagicSnail 2]

wow those google sense ads are good

now they showing all kinds of ads for weight loss

[MRStee 19]

I just joined weight watchers last week. I have fifteen pounds of baby weight to go plus I want to lose another fifteen pounds on top of that. I'll let you know how it goes

Best of luck!

Just 3 more classes (2 this semester & 1 next) to get my general AA. I've dragged my feet for nearly 20 years in community college & I'm so over it! I need to get this out of the way so I can figure out what to do for a 4-year education/degree.

Thats great Ells!!! I give anyone their props for doing the college thing. Its not easy especially the older you get. I have an AA in Liberal Arts and an AA in Elementary Ed. Im currently going after my Bachelor's in Elementary Ed/Special Ed. Im almost done. Its taking a total of 8 years but Im just gonna keep going until I get it. Eventually I may get my Masters.

You go Mstee! It sure does take a while once we have all the other responsibilities we didn't have when we were fresh out of high school. But you're right, just keep chipping away & we'll get there!

my deal is portions and no exercise i guess , but i don't wanna eat less or workout!!!!

Mine too & me neither!

Thank you Ells and Quana...

Im not worrying bout losing weight as long as it doesn't kill me and Im eating healthy IM PROUD TO BE A BIG GIRL!!! I SAY TO ALL THE BIG GIRLS EMBRACE YOUR BIGNESS!!!! LOL

What I can't deal with is these big a** t*ts I got. It is sooooooooooooo dayum hard to find a bra! sheesh! Does anybody else have this problem? lol

by the way Finesse inspired me to keep it real

[finesse 3]

I just joined weight watchers last week. I have fifteen pounds of baby weight to go plus I want to lose another fifteen pounds on top of that. I'll let you know how it goes

Best of luck!

Just 3 more classes (2 this semester & 1 next) to get my general AA. I've dragged my feet for nearly 20 years in community college & I'm so over it! I need to get this out of the way so I can figure out what to do for a 4-year education/degree.

Thats great Ells!!! I give anyone their props for doing the college thing. Its not easy especially the older you get. I have an AA in Liberal Arts and an AA in Elementary Ed. Im currently going after my Bachelor's in Elementary Ed/Special Ed. Im almost done. Its taking a total of 8 years but Im just gonna keep going until I get it. Eventually I may get my Masters.

You go Mstee! It sure does take a while once we have all the other responsibilities we didn't have when we were fresh out of high school. But you're right, just keep chipping away & we'll get there!

my deal is portions and no exercise i guess , but i don't wanna eat less or workout!!!!

Mine too & me neither!

Thank you Ells and Quana...

Im not worrying bout losing weight as long as it doesn't kill me and Im eating healthy IM PROUD TO BE A BIG GIRL!!! I SAY TO ALL THE BIG GIRLS EMBRACE YOUR BIGNESS!!!! LOL

What I can't deal with is these big a** t*ts I got. It is sooooooooooooo dayum hard to find a bra! sheesh! Does anybody else have this problem? lol

you and DaDa should make a commercial together...

[phillyfashionista 8]

Hey Quana - did the green tea burner work?

Another thing.. I can't swallow pills for nothing in the world. I have tried it over and over and over and over and over...u get the point .

That reminds me of myself when I was child my Mother was into herbal everything we were vegetarian but Daddy wasn't LOL. So she was always making me and the dog take some big ol roots pill and I would cry and fight it and my Daddy would chime in, whaapen tuh yuh? Nuh Mek deh chile take dat horse pill She got tired of him intervening so them she made me drink in tea form or mix it wid OJ LOL but I sure got used to all those different tastes....memories those were the good ole days.....

ells with ALL ur skills and experience, u can get a good fed job!!! i know it!! will u feel accomplished.. probably not.. a lil more money in ur pocket YES!!

but u know what there are ppl that work here and are PROUD of their job.. we are making a difference in millions of lives.. HMMMM.. okay.. i just came for the check..

something i could feel passionate about would be nice, but this is cool for right now and i am ooohhhhh so blessed to have this job..

my daughter's school had a snafu and she was not ENROLLED altho she was ACCEPTED..hmm, i didn't find out till AFTER work yesterday that she was in the auditorium the WHOLE day, so i had to go in today and spent 4 hrs getting everything straight.. not many jobs i could just take off like that for hours and not have SOMEBODY mad at me when i got back.. clients, coworkders, supervisor..

OH No, I hate when they have those administrative mix ups I have been there so I feel your pain. Good think you got it all straightened out.

Hey Quana - did the green tea burner work?

Another thing.. I can't swallow pills for nothing in the world. I have tried it over and over and over and over and over...u get the point .

I just joined weight watchers last week. I have fifteen pounds of baby weight to go plus I want to lose another fifteen pounds on top of that. I'll let you know how it goes

Good for you Acrow hope it works for you, good luck on your journey!

this is the first time in 8 yrs i have gained like this so i don't know whats going on?? getting older???

the only time i have lost a CONSIDERABLE amount of weight is while fasting with my church..i guess i have to be TOLD what to do , maybe i need a trainer???

Hey try the trainer you know that may be your nitch. We all have to find what works for us in the struggle. Who thought mine would have been jogging, go for it my son is seeing a personal trainer and he loves it.

My sister has been doing the flat belly diet - One of the things is you have to drink something called Sassy Water - she said it's definitely acting as a diuretic and helping - here's the recipe -

Sassy Water

2 liters water (about 8 � cups)

1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger

1 medium cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced

1 medium lemon, thinly sliced

12 small spearmint leaves.

Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher and let flavors blend overnight. Drink the entire pitcher by the end of each day.

Sus you know I am all over this one! Sassy Water here I come!

[NatPatBen 3]

ive done no food at all in day and veggies/grains at night and also only veggies/grains all day..

why can't i just eat like that on my own, i have no idea.. that meat be calling my name!!!!!!! and i only eat turkey, chicken and fish!

my deal is portions and no exercise i guess , but i don't wanna eat less or workout!!!!

I feel you on this.

afternoon yardies!

Whoa!! Look at this stranger!

thanks sus.. cuz ya girl bout to look 3 mths preggers in a likkle bit.. post more as u get more info.. flat belly wha me need!!

What? Quana pregnant?