Celina

OMG Jill - I am feeling you SISTA!! I feel like I could drink water all day if I don't have to eat that soup! LOLOL! That gag reflex in the back of my throat is working overtime! I know - GROSS!

I agree with someone else who said to pull the leaf down and use a smaller starfish on the stem of the flower. I think the flower and stem are beautiful but in order to make the bout not so big, you will need to make something smaller. Great effort - I am not even going to TRY to do a bout.

Sarah - your pics are great! You went from orange hair to stunning! You looked so beautiful and your makeup came out really nice as well! Great pictures - and that suite was awesome! Can't wait to hear more! Welcome back married woman!

Okay girls, I have been SICKER THAN A DOG since last night! I got home round 2:30pm and ate a bowl of frozen/steamed cauliflower, broccoli and carrots. Around 6:30 I had some grilled asparagus, baked potato and soup. I saved 1/2 of my potato (because it was kind of dry), and put some soup on it - OMG it was DELICIOUS! However after I ate, I was so sick and bloated. I felt like I had to vomit. Needless to say I was in the bathroom the rest of the night. I am not sure what it was. My body usually handles the broccoli and cauliflower fine - I don't know but I still feel sick to my stomach. I can still feel it churning. I have been drinking water ever since. I brought my soup and some fruit with me today to work. I am going to season it with salt & pepper. I dont know if it was too much of the spicy seasonings - so I am going to go pretty bland today. I REALLY want to eat a piece of toast - but am trying to hold out. I got on the scale and lost 3 1/2 lbs since yesterday. NOW I KNOW WHY!!! LOL! Good luck today ladies! ~Celina

Very pretty Jenny - Great choice. I LOVE that lace - it is beautiful!

It sounds like you have it all together - I usually do a theme when I do stuff. If its just for the girls, I would do some tea sandwiches on mini croissants, shrimp, a great dip with crackers, swedish meatballs, lemonade, wine, different flavors of cake or cupcakes, raspberry/lemon, carrot, chocolate, coffee with all the extras. I don't want a bridal shower, but for my bach party, we are doing a chocolate fountain with dippers.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sandra E. I'm going to start this Monday! Yay for you Sandra! So far day one was the hardest for me. Remember to season the soup with something! Have some fruit on hand. As you can read we are all doing variations and tweaking things a little as we go, but we are all sticking to the basic plan. Everyone is doing great! Although we have all been tempted, we are all troopers and no one has quit! Good luck! ~Celina

Well, I made it back to my desk unscathed by another offer of carrot cake with cream cheese icing. Me and my big bowl of soup are happy together and no one shall come between us! I even called FI and he said - DON'T GIVE IN! - okay as I am writing this 2 MORE guys come in and ask if I wanted a breakfast burrito! I gave them my standard response about 143 days till wedding and they say good luck. One guy goes on to tell me about a firefighter who did the cabbage soup diet for a year!! He ate it 3 times a day and lost a TON of weight! I was telling him about this diet and the different things you can eat, he was like that one sounds better - he said the cabbage stunk up the kitchen and the soup was SO bland. I am excited for banannas tomorrow! You guys have such good ideas for variating the soup! Tonight I am going to add some milk and put in the blender to do a creamy soup with my potato and some grilled asparagus on the side. YUM! I can hardly wait!

I swear - The Gods are against me this morning! I work in a firehouse - YES - a firehouse with real FIREMEN!! Today one of the guys is retiring. I have been asked 6 times this morning if I wanted a breakfast burrito. Besides the intoxicating aroma tempting me, I made the mistake of going in the kitchen to take my cup to put in the dishwasher. OMG Girls - I could cry They had ALL OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ON THE COUNTERS! Cinnamon rolls, breakfast burritos with green chilli and CAKE - REAL STORE BOUGHT CAKE WITH ICING !! (For those of you that don't know - my biggest nemesis is store bought cake) - I didn't even look at it, but I saw the box and that was enough. I keep giving them my standard response, "I am getting married in 143 days. I have NO business looking at, smelling or standing by cinnamon rolls, cake and breakfast burritos"! One of the guys said he was proud of me and gave me props for staying strong. I just want to cry ...........BOO HOO WAAAAAAAAAHHHH!! I am going in that kitchen - armed with my soup and I am heading straight for the microwave and I'm not looking back. Wish me luck................

This is a GREAT idea!

Yep - I've got to make a new pot tonight. I have been drinking a lot of water already this morning.

Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel Did you guys see last nights? I was impressed! The person walking in the hallway JUST about made me pee my pants. YEAH - that was cool - it kind of showed up and then came back and peeked in. That was neat!

I'm excited to see the GH International. FI is SO pumped for that one. I tell you on Wednesday nights, my daughter runs to the TV and records them all. She gets SO worked up - it is funny!

Cute! Who doesn't love Target??

I am so behind on episodes - I was expecting more with the Quaker lady and the doll - I was hoping she would get the doll to do something. I think my fave so far has been the one in the light house.

Angela - have a wonderful day! Enjoy yourself and I wish you the best!

Quote: Originally Posted by DougsGirl happy? muahahaha, ok now someone might be offended. sorry couldnt resist with that one! great pics! looks like you guys had a lot of fun. i love vegas! Abbie ~ you are a FREAKIN HOOT! LOL

Quote: Originally Posted by DreamsTulumBride It's day 2 for me and I just finished cleaning the kitchen after feeding my husband + kids. It was so hard to smell the spagetti and not have any I I pretented my big bowl of soup + potato was much more tasty ! ! The grated cheese wanted to go so bad on my potato... but it didn't, it went all on their spagetti ! Now I am going out for a walk with the dog while they have desert. I don't have enough power to look at them eat desert! When do you girls weigh yourselves? Morning or night? I feel your pain sister! I am bombarded by temptation - I got home yesterday and my daughter and I had to go to Walmart pick up her glasses, she reaches in the freezer and grabs 2 Klondike bars for the road and offers me one - I said, "No honey - I'm on a diet". UGH - then last night FI brought home Pizza - PIZZA - for christsake - for dinner. I pass on it. Then he lovingly eats a Klondike bar and my daughter eats a piece of cheesecake for dessert. I was like WHATEVER to both of you for trying to sabotage me! I ate my caneloupe, honeydew and nectarine and kept on smiling! FI was proud of me for holding steady. He said he might do it if it works for me. Quote: Originally Posted by Dez921714 We just finished dinner. I made grilled zucchini and grilled portobello mushrooms with onions. I also made a big salad with avacodo, grape tomatoes and hearts of palm. Dez, that salad sounds YUMMY! I made the mistake of not weighing myself yesterday, but I did this morning. I went to the store yesterday and picked up some Mrs. Dash - I already use the Garlic & Herb, but I picked up the Extra Spicy. They are all natural and dont contain any salt or MSG. I added them to my soup and it was yummy! I felt really tired yesterday. This morning I feel better. I didn't have that ache in my gut when I woke up (that I usually get when I eat processed foods) - sorry if TMI. I can't wait for that baked potato for dinner! I havent' had any stopped-up feelings. I've been going more than usual but not a LOT - I did count that I went to the bathroom to pee 8 times yesterday. Good luck today ladies! xoxoxo ~ Celina

Yeah - I think the latte is good without the sugar. I'm getting a head ache - I think it's from the lack of caffine or sugar - maybe it's all in my head! LOL MOnica - 9 days OMG!!! Good luck with dinner!

Okay so it's almost 1pm here - I have eaten a whole big bowl of melon and another big bowl of soup. I have been grazing on it all day. I am trying to chug down some water. I feel full, but I'm still hungry! I am thinking of putting some Mrs. Dash in my soup for dinner. It doesn't have any salt in it, so maybe that will help. I am in it or my FI will call me a quitter. He doesn't think I can last the whole week, but now it's my mission to prove him wrong! He knows I dont like soup - but I LOVE veggies - so that's my ace (or so I hope) We can keep going girls!

I say #1 - the bodice looks amazing - you look stunning!

OH Man! Well that sucks that you didn't get a read. Awesome though that you got to see him. Don't forget Ghosthunters tonight!

Quote: Originally Posted by lucy106 Sounds like we are all making great progress. My guest book arrived from Welcome to the Guestbook Store! Guestbooks for Every Occasion! it is very cute. I am still working on the DIY flip flops,we got the style down we wanted now I am just making them. We got my sister's dress ordered over the weekend. and I think that is it. Celina, let us know how that diet goes, I have been pondering doing it myself. Way to go Steph! I made even MORE progress this morning! I ordered BM gifts, favors, guest book and pen. I am on a roll! Well - I have a container of soup and one container of melon on my desk and have been grazing on it all day. I can see how you can go crazy with soup only! I know I am going to have a hard time tomorrow with no fruit. I have eaten a lot of it, but it's not "Sticking" - hope that makes sense. Wish me luck! I figure for a week - I can do it. Quote: Originally Posted by ethrondson I have to get back into my healthy lifestyle again. The past few months I have not been doing so well with that, but I haven't gained any weight! I was taking some prescription diet meds, but they were SO expensive ($125 a month) so I quit taking them. Now I feel like I've gained some weight back, and I need to lose it and then some! I used to be a vegetarian, so eating veggies is fine with me. I could eat cooked broccoli and carrots all day! I've been considering going back to a vegetarian for some while, but I haven't. This may just push me further in that direction.

Well - today I started the Sacred Heart Diet so we'll see how that goes! Yesterday I went and ordered my veil and headband for my daughter. I got FI to agree to an AHR and it looks like we are going to have it at my dad's church and it will be a brunch reception . I am waiting for my dad to confirm with his pastor and I am going to order the invites this weekend. Other than that - that's my update for now!

Wow Morgan - I can't believe how fast your day came! Have a wonderful time and enjoy every minute!