The LIW Small Talk Thread

[Bia]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:07:34 PM
Author: princessplease


That''s awesome Bia!!!! One of my BFF''s takes salsa lessons with her bf and they love it.
I would love to learn how to dance like that. Too bad FI has no rhythm lol!

Yea, it should be fun. Funny, at the very least!

 

[ladypirate]

Another vote for the Pacific NW! Wooo Seattle!

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:16:10 PM
Author: ladypirate
Another vote for the Pacific NW! Wooo Seattle!

Ha!

YES we realize you PNW''ers would love NOTHING more than to not travel to the GTG!

 

[ladypirate]

OK, so this is random, but is kind of bugging me. K wants to lose weight, which is great, but it involves complaining about my cooking because it''s too rich. Part of me wants to say that if he wants to cook, he can go right ahead. Or at least tell me what he wants to eat. Also, if my cooking is too rich, why is it that I have not gained any weight?

I guess I''m just annoyed that I can''t eat what I want to because he wants to be on a diet. Gah.

 

[ladypirate]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:17:26 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/13/2010 12:16:10 PM

Author: ladypirate

Another vote for the Pacific NW! Wooo Seattle!

Ha!


YES we realize you PNW''ers would love NOTHING more than to not travel to the GTG!

Hey, it''s still a 5 hour drive for me!

 

[ladypirate]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:20:28 PM
Author: ladypirate
OK, so this is random, but is kind of bugging me. K wants to lose weight, which is great, but it involves complaining about my cooking because it''s too rich. Part of me wants to say that if he wants to cook, he can go right ahead. Or at least tell me what he wants to eat. Also, if my cooking is too rich, why is it that I have not gained any weight?


I guess I''m just annoyed that I can''t eat what I want to because he wants to be on a diet. Gah.

Also, I think that my cooking has way less to do with him gaining weight than the fact that he eats bread like it''s going out of style and won''t do whole grain/wheat.

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:21:09 PM
Author: ladypirate

Date: 1/13/2010 12:17:26 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/13/2010 12:16:10 PM

Author: ladypirate

Another vote for the Pacific NW! Wooo Seattle!

Ha!


YES we realize you PNW''ers would love NOTHING more than to not travel to the GTG!

Hey, it''s still a 5 hour drive for me!

Haha! Ok, fair enough.

 

[Squirrly]

Date: 1/12/2010 10:40:14 PM
Author: TheBigT

Date: 1/12/2010 7:59:07 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
So DH said I could go to the GTG in Vegas!! Of course I can''t drink, but I could be the complementary photographer for the weekend!!

I told my husband that some of us were meeting up in February and he was like, ''People from the Internet?! But they could be crazy!'' Heehee. He was mostly joking.

lol my name makes no futher explination regading my sanity necessary

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:22:20 PM
Author: ladypirate

Date: 1/13/2010 12:20:28 PM
Author: ladypirate
OK, so this is random, but is kind of bugging me. K wants to lose weight, which is great, but it involves complaining about my cooking because it''s too rich. Part of me wants to say that if he wants to cook, he can go right ahead. Or at least tell me what he wants to eat. Also, if my cooking is too rich, why is it that I have not gained any weight?


I guess I''m just annoyed that I can''t eat what I want to because he wants to be on a diet. Gah.

Also, I think that my cooking has way less to do with him gaining weight than the fact that he eats bread like it''s going out of style and won''t do whole grain/wheat.

That would tick me off too... but I guess you have to be supportive of each other, right?

You, my dear, have not gained any weight because you are genetically blessed (or so it seems!)

Does he work out at all? Tell him to do that and if it doesnt help, you''ll *consider* changing your cooking.

 

[princessplease]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:20:28 PM
Author: ladypirate
OK, so this is random, but is kind of bugging me. K wants to lose weight, which is great, but it involves complaining about my cooking because it''s too rich. Part of me wants to say that if he wants to cook, he can go right ahead. Or at least tell me what he wants to eat. Also, if my cooking is too rich, why is it that I have not gained any weight?

I guess I''m just annoyed that I can''t eat what I want to because he wants to be on a diet. Gah.

I love that logic

I would say that to him, and see what he says, lol!

But on a serious note, the bread thing is major. Regular white bread has 120-130 cals for two slices, so if he''s eating 6-8 slices a day, that''s a huge waste of calories.

 

[Bia]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:20:28 PM
Author: ladypirate
OK, so this is random, but is kind of bugging me. K wants to lose weight, which is great, but it involves complaining about my cooking because it''s too rich. Part of me wants to say that if he wants to cook, he can go right ahead. Or at least tell me what he wants to eat. Also, if my cooking is too rich, why is it that I have not gained any weight?

I guess I''m just annoyed that I can''t eat what I want to because he wants to be on a diet. Gah.

I do NOT feel sorry for you.

tell him to cut his portions and add a big old salad to anything he eats.

 

[princessplease]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:23:18 PM
Author: Squirrly

Date: 1/12/2010 10:40:14 PM
Author: TheBigT

Date: 1/12/2010 7:59:07 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
So DH said I could go to the GTG in Vegas!! Of course I can''t drink, but I could be the complementary photographer for the weekend!!

I told my husband that some of us were meeting up in February and he was like, ''People from the Internet?! But they could be crazy!'' Heehee. He was mostly joking.

lol my name makes no futher explination regading my sanity necessary

When I met up with Jstar, Octavia and MTG back in July, FI made sure to have me write down the numbers of places we were going in case I didn''t return home

 

[sunnyd]

Date: 1/13/2010 11:59:41 AM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/13/2010 11:53:26 AM
Author: sunnyd

Date: 1/13/2010 11:52:16 AM
Author: princessplease
I didn''t play any sports in HS. I am such a klutz. I remember I got hit in the knee with a horseshoe in gym class one year. ROTC was the extent of my high school activities.

Owwwwiieeeeeeeeeee!!!!

Bia, what genres?

anything! Except jazz...how do you dance to that? I''m taking ballroom lessons with FI, bro and SIL starting in Feb

Been wanting to learn fancy Salsa. I think we''re doing Samba too! FI and brother, well, they aren''t happy.

Cool! I did everything except pointe, which I''m really sad I didn''t do now, because ballet was my favorite class in college. Oh well. No ballroom for me either.

Jazz is like a cross between modern and hip hop. I like jazz fusion stuff more than pure jazz.

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:27:19 PM
Author: princessplease

Date: 1/13/2010 12:23:18 PM
Author: Squirrly

Date: 1/12/2010 10:40:14 PM
Author: TheBigT

Date: 1/12/2010 7:59:07 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
So DH said I could go to the GTG in Vegas!! Of course I can''t drink, but I could be the complementary photographer for the weekend!!

I told my husband that some of us were meeting up in February and he was like, ''People from the Internet?! But they could be crazy!'' Heehee. He was mostly joking.

lol my name makes no futher explination regading my sanity necessary

When I met up with Jstar, Octavia and MTG back in July, FI made sure to have me write down the numbers of places we were going in case I didn''t return home

Ha!

When we had scheduled our MI GTG that never happened, he had planned on being in the restaurant we were going to and sitting a few tables away, and then driving me home.

 

[ladypirate]

Elle--part of it may be genetics, but I also eat normal portion sizes. He''s working on working out. With the new year we''ve started going for a walk every day after dinner. It''s not super athletic, but it''s better than nothing. We also are going for hikes every weekend.

PP--He refuses to accept that bread is the problem. He doesn''t do sliced white bread, it''s Italian or French Bread usually, but still. He will go through almost a full loaf in one sitting. I''ve tried telling him that carbs make you gain weight more than actual fat does, but I don''t think it has sunk in.

 

[Squirrly]

Date: 1/13/2010 10:13:06 AM
Author: elledizzy5
If I fly to Boston, someone BETTER be holding up a sign in the airport that says ''ELLEDIZZY''

i will find a stuffed squirrel and walk around with it.

 

[winelover23]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:28:43 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/13/2010 12:27:19 PM
Author: princessplease

Date: 1/13/2010 12:23:18 PM
Author: Squirrly

Date: 1/12/2010 10:40:14 PM
Author: TheBigT

Date: 1/12/2010 7:59:07 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
So DH said I could go to the GTG in Vegas!! Of course I can''t drink, but I could be the complementary photographer for the weekend!!

I told my husband that some of us were meeting up in February and he was like, ''People from the Internet?! But they could be crazy!'' Heehee. He was mostly joking.

lol my name makes no futher explination regading my sanity necessary

When I met up with Jstar, Octavia and MTG back in July, FI made sure to have me write down the numbers of places we were going in case I didn''t return home

Ha!

When we had scheduled our MI GTG that never happened, he had planned on being in the restaurant we were going to and sitting a few tables away, and then driving me home.

Elle - My Brother is the Chief of my county''s sheriff department, you''re safe w/ me.

 

[Bia]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:27:58 PM
Author: sunnyd

Date: 1/13/2010 11:59:41 AM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/13/2010 11:53:26 AM
Author: sunnyd

Date: 1/13/2010 11:52:16 AM
Author: princessplease
I didn''t play any sports in HS. I am such a klutz. I remember I got hit in the knee with a horseshoe in gym class one year. ROTC was the extent of my high school activities.

Owwwwiieeeeeeeeeee!!!!

Bia, what genres?

anything! Except jazz...how do you dance to that? I''m taking ballroom lessons with FI, bro and SIL starting in Feb

Been wanting to learn fancy Salsa. I think we''re doing Samba too! FI and brother, well, they aren''t happy.

Cool! I did everything except pointe, which I''m really sad I didn''t do now, because ballet was my favorite class in college. Oh well. No ballroom for me either.

Jazz is like a cross between modern and hip hop. I like jazz fusion stuff more than pure jazz.

Yea I took jazz too. I meant music genres (I''ll shake my hips to most anything). I loved ballet. Still do. Haven''t done it in a lonnnnnng time!

 

[princessplease]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:28:43 PM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/13/2010 12:27:19 PM
Author: princessplease

Date: 1/13/2010 12:23:18 PM
Author: Squirrly

Date: 1/12/2010 10:40:14 PM
Author: TheBigT

Date: 1/12/2010 7:59:07 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
So DH said I could go to the GTG in Vegas!! Of course I can''t drink, but I could be the complementary photographer for the weekend!!

I told my husband that some of us were meeting up in February and he was like, ''People from the Internet?! But they could be crazy!'' Heehee. He was mostly joking.

lol my name makes no futher explination regading my sanity necessary

When I met up with Jstar, Octavia and MTG back in July, FI made sure to have me write down the numbers of places we were going in case I didn''t return home

Ha!

When we had scheduled our MI GTG that never happened, he had planned on being in the restaurant we were going to and sitting a few tables away, and then driving me home.

LOL!!!! That''s great! At least they look out for us when we''re going to meet strangers off of the internet!

 

[winelover23]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:30:16 PM
Author: ladypirate
Elle--part of it may be genetics, but I also eat normal portion sizes. He''s working on working out. With the new year we''ve started going for a walk every day after dinner. It''s not super athletic, but it''s better than nothing. We also are going for hikes every weekend.

PP--He refuses to accept that bread is the problem. He doesn''t do sliced white bread, it''s Italian or French Bread usually, but still. He will go through almost a full loaf in one sitting. I''ve tried telling him that carbs make you gain weight more than actual fat does, but I don''t think it has sunk in.

Eliminate the problem. Don''t buy bread, it''s that simple. Gotta fail proof his environment.

 

[ladypirate]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:26:40 PM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/13/2010 12:20:28 PM

Author: ladypirate

OK, so this is random, but is kind of bugging me. K wants to lose weight, which is great, but it involves complaining about my cooking because it's too rich. Part of me wants to say that if he wants to cook, he can go right ahead. Or at least tell me what he wants to eat. Also, if my cooking is too rich, why is it that I have not gained any weight?



I guess I'm just annoyed that I can't eat what I want to because he wants to be on a diet. Gah.

I do NOT feel sorry for you.


tell him to cut his portions and add a big old salad to anything he eats.

LOL--awww. The salad and portion thing are AOK in my book--it's the whole "changing what we eat" thing that bugs me. I make almost everything from scratch and use very little processed food. To me, we do eat really healthy.

ETA: Also, even if he eats salad, he gets on me if I put feta cheese on it. It's like he doesn't want me to eat what I want because it will make him want it too. Have some self control, KWIM?

 

[ladypirate]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:32:14 PM
Author: winelover23

Date: 1/13/2010 12:30:16 PM

Author: ladypirate

Elle--part of it may be genetics, but I also eat normal portion sizes. He''s working on working out. With the new year we''ve started going for a walk every day after dinner. It''s not super athletic, but it''s better than nothing. We also are going for hikes every weekend.


PP--He refuses to accept that bread is the problem. He doesn''t do sliced white bread, it''s Italian or French Bread usually, but still. He will go through almost a full loaf in one sitting. I''ve tried telling him that carbs make you gain weight more than actual fat does, but I don''t think it has sunk in.

Eliminate the problem. Don''t buy bread, it''s that simple. Gotta fail proof his environment.

LOL, not a bad idea. I''ll try telling him we''re cutting out bread and see how that goes over.

 

[sunnyd]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:30:40 PM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/13/2010 12:27:58 PM
Author: sunnyd

Date: 1/13/2010 11:59:41 AM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/13/2010 11:53:26 AM
Author: sunnyd

Date: 1/13/2010 11:52:16 AM
Author: princessplease
I didn''t play any sports in HS. I am such a klutz. I remember I got hit in the knee with a horseshoe in gym class one year. ROTC was the extent of my high school activities.

Owwwwiieeeeeeeeeee!!!!

Bia, what genres?

anything! Except jazz...how do you dance to that? I''m taking ballroom lessons with FI, bro and SIL starting in Feb

Been wanting to learn fancy Salsa. I think we''re doing Samba too! FI and brother, well, they aren''t happy.

Cool! I did everything except pointe, which I''m really sad I didn''t do now, because ballet was my favorite class in college. Oh well. No ballroom for me either.

Jazz is like a cross between modern and hip hop. I like jazz fusion stuff more than pure jazz.

Yea I took jazz too. I meant music genres (I''ll shake my hips to most anything). I loved ballet. Still do. Haven''t done it in a lonnnnnng time!

Oh, haha. Yeah I keep saying I''m gonna go back to my studio one of these days, but it''s never the same because all my favorite people are gone!

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:30:27 PM
Author: Squirrly

Date: 1/13/2010 10:13:06 AM
Author: elledizzy5
If I fly to Boston, someone BETTER be holding up a sign in the airport that says ''ELLEDIZZY''

i will find a stuffed squirrel and walk around with it.

hahahha!

I love it!

 

[princessplease]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:30:16 PM
Author: ladypirate
Elle--part of it may be genetics, but I also eat normal portion sizes. He's working on working out. With the new year we've started going for a walk every day after dinner. It's not super athletic, but it's better than nothing. We also are going for hikes every weekend.

PP--He refuses to accept that bread is the problem. He doesn't do sliced white bread, it's Italian or French Bread usually, but still. He will go through almost a full loaf in one sitting. I've tried telling him that carbs make you gain weight more than actual fat does, but I don't think it has sunk in.

An entire loaf in one sitting!!!!????

OMG, that's even worse than a bunch of sliced bread. A loaf probably has around 1,000 calories total. Holy smokes! I'd just throw away his bread stach

But, yeah, that much bread will pack on the pounds.

FI is like that with oreos. He literally eats 1/2 of the package in one sitting. It's disgusting that he can eat so much at once, lol!

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:32:37 PM
Author: ladypirate

Date: 1/13/2010 12:26:40 PM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/13/2010 12:20:28 PM

Author: ladypirate

OK, so this is random, but is kind of bugging me. K wants to lose weight, which is great, but it involves complaining about my cooking because it''s too rich. Part of me wants to say that if he wants to cook, he can go right ahead. Or at least tell me what he wants to eat. Also, if my cooking is too rich, why is it that I have not gained any weight?



I guess I''m just annoyed that I can''t eat what I want to because he wants to be on a diet. Gah.

I do NOT feel sorry for you.


tell him to cut his portions and add a big old salad to anything he eats.

LOL--awww. The salad and portion thing are AOK in my book--it''s the whole ''changing what we eat'' thing that bugs me. I make almost everything from scratch and use very little processed food. To me, we do eat really healthy.

ETA: Also, even if he eats salad, he gets on me if I put feta cheese on it. It''s like he doesn''t want me to eat what I want because it will make him want it too. Have some self control, KWIM?

Thats so bizarre that he views a small portion of feta on a salad as the devil, but eats that much bread!

 

[Squirrly]

Date: 1/13/2010 10:48:36 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 1/13/2010 10:46:32 AM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/13/2010 10:42:36 AM
Author: elledizzy5
We have a latin grocery store like 1/4 mile from my apartment. now I want to go buy one!

No fun plans for this weekend yet! We may have a *nice* dinner this weekend. We want to re-do our wedding dinner since neither of us ate!

Are you excited for your birthday tomorrow!? The big 2-8!!!

eh...I am more excited about going to the theatre and dinner! lol

I was never big on birthdays. I get more into them now because FI''s family always made a HUGE deal out of birthdays. I like quiet birthdays, you know? Dinner, movies...

I am the type that would HATE a surprise birthday party.

VC: I think it''s so cool that you play V-Ball! I''m not that coordinated but people always thought I''d be good at it because I''m so tall

Oh... so my big plans to fly to NY tomorrow and surprise you won''t work?

man, now what am i going to do with all these balloons

 

[sunnyd]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:34:23 PM
Author: ladypirate

Date: 1/13/2010 12:32:14 PM
Author: winelover23

Date: 1/13/2010 12:30:16 PM

Author: ladypirate

Elle--part of it may be genetics, but I also eat normal portion sizes. He''s working on working out. With the new year we''ve started going for a walk every day after dinner. It''s not super athletic, but it''s better than nothing. We also are going for hikes every weekend.


PP--He refuses to accept that bread is the problem. He doesn''t do sliced white bread, it''s Italian or French Bread usually, but still. He will go through almost a full loaf in one sitting. I''ve tried telling him that carbs make you gain weight more than actual fat does, but I don''t think it has sunk in.

Eliminate the problem. Don''t buy bread, it''s that simple. Gotta fail proof his environment.

LOL, not a bad idea. I''ll try telling him we''re cutting out bread and see how that goes over.

That''s why the South Beach diet is so successful! No bread, then moderated carbs!

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:34:49 PM
Author: princessplease

Date: 1/13/2010 12:30:16 PM
Author: ladypirate
Elle--part of it may be genetics, but I also eat normal portion sizes. He''s working on working out. With the new year we''ve started going for a walk every day after dinner. It''s not super athletic, but it''s better than nothing. We also are going for hikes every weekend.

PP--He refuses to accept that bread is the problem. He doesn''t do sliced white bread, it''s Italian or French Bread usually, but still. He will go through almost a full loaf in one sitting. I''ve tried telling him that carbs make you gain weight more than actual fat does, but I don''t think it has sunk in.

An entire loaf in one sitting!!!!????

OMG, that''s even worse than a bunch of sliced bread. A loaf probably has around 1,000 calories total. Holy smokes! I''d just throw away his bread stach

But, yeah, that much bread will pack on the pounds.

FI is like that with oreos. He literally eats 1/2 of the package in one sitting. It''s disgusting that he can eat so much at once, lol!

I can eat that much.

I HAVE eaten an entire package of Oreos in one sitting.

I have no idea how I do not weigh 300 pounds.

 

[Bia]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:32:37 PM
Author: ladypirate

Date: 1/13/2010 12:26:40 PM
Author: Bia

Date: 1/13/2010 12:20:28 PM

Author: ladypirate

OK, so this is random, but is kind of bugging me. K wants to lose weight, which is great, but it involves complaining about my cooking because it''s too rich. Part of me wants to say that if he wants to cook, he can go right ahead. Or at least tell me what he wants to eat. Also, if my cooking is too rich, why is it that I have not gained any weight?



I guess I''m just annoyed that I can''t eat what I want to because he wants to be on a diet. Gah.

I do NOT feel sorry for you.


tell him to cut his portions and add a big old salad to anything he eats.

LOL--awww. The salad and portion thing are AOK in my book--it''s the whole ''changing what we eat'' thing that bugs me. I make almost everything from scratch and use very little processed food. To me, we do eat really healthy.

ETA: Also, even if he eats salad, he gets on me if I put feta cheese on it. It''s like he doesn''t want me to eat what I want because it will make him want it too. Have some self control, KWIM?

Exactly! Nothing is healthy if you triple the portions, you know? We eat really healthy too. Bread is healthy, but if you''re eating a whole loaf everyday, you''re gonna get fat. No two ways about it.

Oh no, no, NO! Just cause he''s dieting doesn''t mean you can''t eat well. He can have feta on his salad, just not the whole tub. Portion control man!