Hey Brandy, I'm Shandy. Irish, bendy, and 23.
After my kids I was a less than flattering 190. yeah that sucked. my youngest is just over 1 1/2 and I started working towards getting in shape when she turned 6 months old. so it's been about a year and almost 60 lbs. not too shabby in my opinion.
in the ongoing chocolate fanatic debate, I have to agree, I can't have just one. it's a sickness I swear. Matt bought me Qatarian(is that a word?) chocolates and shipped them to me for Yule....yeah, they're gone.
seeing as Agip never came out to fill my propane tank today, no cooking again. it's a wonder my kids are eating healthy foods at all this week. thank god for canned foods and a damn microwave. not to mention my crock pot. electricity has been my buddy lately. propane has been the bane of my existance. stupid people. I hate it.
But enough of that!!

Tru-thanks for popping in, unfortunately I didn't have enough luck and ended up eating a few pieces of dark chocolate. I swear they were calling to me.

Val-Thanks for the congrats on the alltime low. I'm beaming with pride all the time now. just a little farther and I can honestly say I'll be the lowest since BEFORE having kids. wouldn't that be fantastic?!

JZ-aww, no more preachy back riding? ah well. guess I"ll have to settle for a drill sergeant then. think you're up to the task? I have the feeling I'll need the extra pushing to get back in the swing of things. and no kidding Matt's the size of Qatar. that f*cker has gotten HUGE. he bruised my ribs when he got home from Saudi, and he was smaller then...I think he's going to have to either use his kid-gloves with me, or I'm going to have to figure out a way to protect my ribs. I really don't want him breaking anything just by hugging me.

Christina-Thanks for popping in. been great chatting with you!!

When Matt gets back he'll wrap his arms around you twice. Best hug ever!

yeah, if his muscles don't get in the way of hugging me. it's hilarious how much his mobility has been restricted by sheer muscle mass.

I'll do what I can do, but expect the same as before with the questions about MY cardio!! Tic for Tack!

Hey Shandy,

Looks like we dissappeared and returned about the same time.. lol.. but we can do this!!.. and you've almost reached your goal!! thats awesome.. I'm just getting started but I know I can do it.. just can't give up this time!! Well I hope all is well!!

Amanda

JZ-you can count on me pestering you about your cardio. it's a highlight of my day.

Amanda-Welcome back! looks like me you and paul all disappeared at the same time. wonder if he's going to show back up soon? I'll be sure to pop in on your journal once I get out from under all the others. I got burried once I signed back in.


So, Agip finally came out and filled my propane tank, so yay I have heating in the entire house instead of just the bedrooms and living room. god that sucked. and now I can actually COOK. no more excuses for eating like a pig. the holidays are over(well till Feb at least) so I need to get my ass in gear and get moving!!
ate horrifically today. seriously. we're talking trix cereal for breakfast, cheezits for lunch, creamy chicken pasta for a snack(sound a little backwards?) some kettle corn, a hand full(or 2) of jelly beans.....yeah I suck. and I haven't even done dinner yet. I'm scared to think of what disaster I'll end up eating.
I've got my 2 mile tape all prepped and ready to go for before bed tonight, so with any luck I"ll actually get some kind of exercise in. I'm thinking about getting the 2mile walk -strong tape set up too. 4 miles before bed isn't bad. no where near the kind of activity level I'll need to get rid of 8lbs in 5 weeks, but hey, if I can manage to lose a pound a week until Matt gets home, I'm not gonna complain at all. Hell even if I don't lose any weight, if I can drop an inch here and there and build enough muscle to save my ribs from breaking, I'll be content.
And on that note, I'm going to go try and be a good girl and eat a healthier dinner than what I ate earlier today

hey shandy! HOw are walking tapes? I've never really seen any. Does it just have you walk in place?? 4 miles sounds like a good work out either way. How long until Matt gets home? I bet you and the girls have missed him a lot! Hope you have a wonderful day... I'll probably see you in chat sometime today.

no laughing, but my grandma got me started on the walk away the pounds videos. it's fairly low impact so I could do them while pregnant(or even sick). it's not all walking in place, but it's no jumping and bouncing around either. you do 2 miles in a half hour. you've got the option of using those mini-medicine balls for weights(I use 5-10lbs dumbells instead). it's really just a low impact cardio/girly weight training thing.
Matt's got another month and a half to go. The littlins have actually done really well with him being gone for so long. though it helps that he has internet access and a laptop with webcam. on his days off he calls us on Skype and we do a video call with him and the kids. it's great. Made Xmas alot better than we figured it was going to be.

Skype is a great thing for families that have someone far away. A friend of mine does the same thing (did the same thing for christmas too) because her husband is in the army, and she lives in New York. Thank Goodness for technology right?

no kidding. it's been great. I talk to my mom and grandparents back in AZ on there, and matt while he's deployed. it's fantastic.

Webcam is a great invention... kinky too.

I don't know what you're talking about. I'm a perfect angel. I would never do anything like that.....

*cough*Bullshit*cough* hahaha. I knew it from the first time I talked to you... yesterday. lmao

Why do I not have a picture that shows up? I'm not cool enough yet or what?

no bullshit. I'm an absolute angel. HA!

as far as your picture not showing up, did you upload an avatar or just a profile pic? the avatar is what shows up when you post something on here. the profile picture is just for your actual profile.