Twins in Shape: January 2007

Sunday, January 28, 2007

sick- blagh

I was sickly today. Hence, I did not eat my points. I didn't get out of bed til 2ish. My roomy thought I was dying. Guess I was coughing in my sleep.

I feel better now. Yay!

Saturday, January 27, 2007

i'm FINALLY a contributing member now! praises be!!!

so... things have been going a bit better. i started actually writing things down... a big step. i did good thursday. actually, i had four points leftover. yesterday i was good thru out the day, b/c we went to "the dump" at night.

today so far, 3 pt cereal + 2 pt latte.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Weigh-In Wednesday

I weighed in Wednesday. I'm down 2 lbs! Awesome! Especially considering I had a crap weekend. I ate A LOT! Friday was a girl's movie night, complete w/ unhealthy snacks. Saturday I worked a 7 hour shift, and made the unwise decision to eat fast food for dinner. Then Sunday was a work dinner-party. I ate bunches.

But all the other days I was super great! So I guess that pays off.

Gotta go- it's late!

Monday, January 15, 2007

Pfffff

I blew it tonight.

Ah well...

Tomorrow is a new day!

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Today's Intake- 1/10/07

Food --- Points --- Points Remaining

Breakfast:
Yogurt --- 1 pt. --- 23 pts.
Granola Bar --- 2 pts. --- 21 pts.

Lunch:
Turkey Lunchmeat --- 2 pts. --- 19 pts.
English Muffin --- 1 pt. --- 18 pts.
Grapefruit --- 2 pts. --- 16 pts.
100 Calorie Cookies --- 2 pts. --- 14 pts.

Dinner:
Pizza --- 7 pts. --- 7 pts.
Tangerine --- 1 pt. --- 6 pts.
30 Fritos --- 4 pts. --- 2 pts.

Night Snack:
String Cheese --- 2 pts. --- 0 pts.

Let's Get This Party Started!

Let's get busy losing that weight!

My current weight (blush) : 194.0

My 10% loss goal: 174.5

Method: Weight Watcher's Flex system

Daily Points allotted: 24

Weigh in days: Wednesdays

Monday, January 01, 2007

All about Becky

First, you can view my Blogger Profile.

Below is more about me. Feel free to click on the link to "read my visual dna"

A list of 100 things about me then follows. They are in no particular order; not most important to least important. It’s all just ‘stream of consciousness,’ as it comes to mind.

Finally, there are 3 pictures taken "before" I began my weight-loss challenge. Warning: it may cause nightmares!!!

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My 100 Things:

1) My name is Becky

2) I’m 25 years old [and counting]
3) My husband is Andrew [29 y/o]
4) My daughter is Erica [2 y/o]
5) I have a twin sister
6) She and I share the blog: just another quick question
7) I’m a stay-at-home-mom
8) I DID go to college, though
9) Someday I want to be a teacher
10) I live in Lancaster County, PA
11) I hate driving w/ the Amish horse-and-buggies on the roads
12) I’m Pennsylvania Dutch [Though, the ‘heritage’ of it has worn off by the passing of generations]
13) I aspire to write the allusive “great American novel”
14) I won’t tell anyone about my book idea; if I ever publish it, I will use a pen-name
15) I have red hair
16) My hair is currently growing long; I spend my days constantly putting it in a ponytail, taking it out, putting it back up, taking it out, etc
17) I have green eyes
18) I wear glasses—though they are currently [slightly] broken b/c my daughter yanked at them
19) When my fingernails get to a certain length, I tear them off
20) When I tear them off, I don’t even realize I’m doing it
21) My favorite color is green
22) When I was between grades 5 and 7, I wore green every single day… with the exception of St. Patrick’s Day
23) I don’t like chocolate
24) I’m not a huge fan of desserts, either
25) I like “real” food—give me a real Philly Cheese Steak any day!
26) My favorite meal of the day is breakfast [though I rarely eat a nice breakfast]
27) I am absolutely ADDICTED to coffee
28) I once tried to quit coffee, but couldn’t do it
29) Now, whenever I drink regular coffee after 5, I can’t fall asleep
30) MY LEAST FAVORITE THING IN THE WORLD—doing laundry! I’m serious about that
31) I kinda like spiders [but not big fuzzy ones]
32) When I was a kid, there was a ‘family’ of spiders living in our bathroom: a mommy, daddy, and little baby. I talked to them whenever I was in there. One day, they disappeared. I felt abandoned. [I was so lame]
33) I also have a brother, who lives w/ his wife, son, and daughter in Delaware
34) My mom and dad are great parents
35) I’m obsessed w/ shopping. I love to go to the mall, even if I need to drag Erica along
36) Money is a bit tight right now, b/c I’ve been spending too much $
37) I’m trying to put together a budget
38) I probably won’t stick to it, but its nice to hope that I will
39) I used to work at Victoria’s Secret: Beauty. It was a separate store from the regular ones; we just sold perfume and makeup
40) I’m a people person
41) I’m creative
42) I am extremely disorganized
43) I hate to clean
44) Sometimes, I think a room really smells bad, even though no one else notices
45) Hence, I love my Oust Fan
46) I often remember my dreams; a lot of them are quite exciting
47) My computer and Blogger don’t get along very well
48) I use Yahoo Mail
49) My homepage is My Yahoo, b/c I have it set w/ updates on TV, movies, weather, “People.com,” and many other things
50) I am now half-way done, and I’m not sure if I can make it to 100
51) I’m like ‘vampire’ things: books, movies, etc. [As long as its not ‘gross’]
52) TV shows I watch regularly: The Office, Scrubs, America’s Next Top Model, Crossing Jordan
53) My favorite TV show is Heroes… it’s so good
54) My favorite types of movies aren’t chick flick [though I do occasionally enjoy them]; I like the kind of movies that mess with your head and make you try to figure out what’s going on. [Ex: Butterfly Effect, The Jacket, Secret Window, and anything by M. Night Shyamalan]
55) The last movie I’ve seen: Strawberry Shortcake’s Dress-Up Days. [My daughter is in love with it]
56) I like to live vicariously through my daughter [Ex: buying her Strawberry Shortcake stuff b/c I loved it when I was a kid]
57) My daughter and I do girly things, like paint toenails together [yes, she’s only 2 but has pink nails already]
58) I love to read… which is to be expected, considering I want to be an author
59) I’m currently doing Weight Watchers… Let’s see if I stick with it
60) I’ve recently lost 25 pounds
61) My favorite type of exercise is Pilates b/c its not harsh on joints and bones
62) Every joint in my body is too loose. B/c of this, they can get really sore from pounding against each other
63) I used to do a lot of running… but then my knee got so bad that I couldn’t even walk
64) I had to give away all of my high heeled shoes
65) I love shoes
66) Back to bones… I have an extra bone in my body. Really. Its above my clavicle [collarbone]
67) Sometimes, when it’s raining outside, my extra bone hurts. So do my other joints, like I have arthritis
68) I like getting flowers as a gift
69) I love ‘alone time.’ I rarely get it b/c I’m a SAHM
70) My family goes to Church Sundays, Mondays, and often in between
71) Yes, I’m a Christian, since I was 6
72) My husband and I are in charge of Sunday School
73) I’m part of a mom’s group that meets Fridays
74) We often do fun get-togethers. [Example: over Christmas, we all made cookies together]
75) I like to be the cook in the family.
76) Why? B/c I like to know what I’m eating and to know what’s in it
77) I try to cook things as “healthy” as possible
78) I’m obsessed with getting a lot of fiber in my diet
79) Sometimes, if I have too many dairy products, I’ll get sick
80) Thank goodness we have a potty upstairs AND downstairs
81) I’m trying to potty train Erica
82) I get very stressed out when she doesn’t want to
83) Erica and I will eat popsicles while sitting on our potties
84) Of course, they are sugar free and only 10 calories
85) I really don’t like candies that are “pure sugar.” Smarties? Gross, they get stuck in my teeth and I feel like I’m instantly getting cavities
86) I’ve only ever had 1 cavity
87) After a few days of using any toothpaste or mouthwash that is “whitening,” my gums start to get sores. Gross. So, no white teeth for me [which is a shame, b/c I drink so much coffee]
88) I never drink regular sodas. All of my sodas are diet; it just seems stupid to me to put calories into my body just by drinking something
89) Pepsi, not Coke
90) I very rarely drink alcohol; it seems too expensive, has too many calories, and gives absolutely no benefits except for making someone intoxicated. Throwing up in the bathroom: NO THANK YOU!
91) I don’t smoke either; I think its weird to put something that’s burning in my mouth
92) I’ve never done any kind of drugs either
93) No one in high school ever even offered them to me… but regardless, I would have said “no”
94) In high school, I had a pet snail for a science project; he was so cute
95) My hubby and I had pet fish, but they died. [In my defense, the tank’s filter broke, and I couldn’t buy a replacement part]
96) My favorite type of dog is a Scottish Terrier; I’ll never get one, though, b/c hubby is allergic and Erica is scared to death of dogs
97) I take Erica to the library every Wednesday for a toddler play time
98) I’m a bit shy around the other moms; I want to ask one of them to come over w/ her daughter for a play time, but I’m too nervous
99) My daughter is awake, so I need to leave
100) I successfully came up with 100 items about me

All about Abby

Feel free to look at my Blogger Profile.

Below are more answers to about who I am.

Finally, if you are brave... my "before" pictures are at the very bottom.

Proceed their with caution!!!

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My 100 Things

My name is Abigail S*

The S stands for "single." So sad.

I'm currently 25 years old. Even though I'm 25, people still look at me and think I'm 18. It is SO annoying!

I have an October birthday.

Nothing makes me happier than when I go out w/ the girls to a bar, and I don't get carded!

I have a twin sister named Becky L. She's my best friend. (Awww!)

My sis is the one who got me into blogging. I wanted to be cool like her! I decided to start a questioning blog because: 1) It's unique and original (or so I think) and 2) It's research for a book I want to write one day.

Becky and I have never tried switching places. We're identical, but there are still enough differences between us to make the venture be unsuccessful.

Though we once did convince some kids that we were actually triplets. The "other one" was named Gertrude.

I have an older brother named Tim.

I'm an aunt three times- My bro has a son and daughter, my sis has a daughter.

I feel blessed to have wonderful parents who are still married and in love.

I'm a Christian. But I'm not here in bloggerland to push my beliefs on anyone. I try to stay away from religion/politics in my blog. No need causing fights or offending others.

I try my hardest not to cuss, both here and in the work place. Though, if I'm driving by myself, I may slip up and cuss like a sailor at other drivers!

I'm a Kindergarten teacher. I love teaching K, even though I had previously sworn I'd never go there.

I've got two tattoos. I really want a third one... Maybe this summer?

I room w/ another teacher from my school. It's working out ok. I know some people say to never room w/ someone you work with. I hope things stay ok!

I'm a Barnes & Noble junkie. I go there at least once a week, grab a chai latte, a book, and sit and read for hours upon hours.

Ok, to be truthful, I also go to B&N in hopes of picking up guys. I was so close one trip. I sat next to Hottie and we talked for an hour or so.

I've got red hair. Though, there were times that I was a blond and a brunette. And once my hair was even Ronald McDonald red! What can I say?! I get tired of how I look.

I used to have 10 ear piercings. When I started teaching, I let some grow closed (too many earrings make me look younger). Now I have 5.

I tend to be very shy. Ok, let me be honest... I have Social Anxiety Disorder. I think some people think I'm a snob. Really, I'm not!

My favorite place in the world is my bed... Not because of that reason (remember, I'm single). It's because I love to lay there, snuggle in between my sheets, and read.

I'm late for work a lot. It's because I'll stay up reading until I pass out from sleepiness. Usually that's around 2 or 3 am. I'll find my book on the floor or under the pillow in the morning.

I grew up in Pennsylvania, but went to college in Georgia. I sure missed the North. The South was ok, but I hated the racism down there. It's horrible! Why can't people just accept others who are different?!

I love the school I work at. The majority of students are African American. There are some Caucasians, Koreans, and Indians (from India, not Native American Indians).

While in the South, I dated an African. Not an African American. Just plain African. He grew up in Tanzania, then moved to the States. He was cute, but a lot older than me. He was ready for a serious relationship. I was 18!

While in the South, I dated another guy who, after a year, I realized was a racist. Yeah, I dumped his sorry butt shortly after that revelation.

My favorite season is Fall. Or Autumn. Really, what's the difference? But I teach my kiddies both terms.

When I make one of my students cry, a tiny part of me smiles inside. Am I evil?

I love all my students this year. We have so much fun together. I pick on them all the time (like tapping them on the shoulder over and over again). But that's ok, they pick on me, too! At recess, they'll chase me around trying to poke me! It's great!

Growing up, I disliked my sister. (Sorry, Becks.) She was skinny, popular, and outgoing. I was fat, ugly, and shy.

I finally "learned who I was" my freshman year of college, when I was away from my sister for the first time. We are now best friends.

In college, I once went skinny dipping in the campus lake. That's the most risque thing I've ever done. It was all girls. No boys allowed!

I never had an alcoholic drink until I was 22. I drink now and then, but I've never been drunk. I have a few friends who want to remedy me of that problem.

My favorite drink is a Hurricane.

I'm poor... And I hate that.

I love being "immature" and rolling down hills, playing in the rain, mud sliding, etc.

If I wasn't a teacher, I'm not sure what I'd do... It might be neat to be a plus-sized model. Though, I'm losing weight, and will soon be out of the "plus-sized" range, but nowhere near the size 0 of regular models.

Even though I've lost 30 lbs since October, I feel worse about myself now than I did then.

When I was younger, I wanted to be a Librarian when I grew up.

I love Homestar Runner! Yeah, it's immature. But oh well!

I think I've only told one person this before: I watched "Brokeback Mountain" and LOVED it! I watched it like 4 times in 2 days. I cried each time. (I keep that a secret because of the whole being a Xian thing. Most people would think it scandalous of me, and shun me!)

This is embarrassing to admit, but I cried like a baby at "Lilo and Stitch." Worst part was, Becky had seen it the previous day and told me she cried at this one spot. As I was watching it, I started bawling at the same point. Becky was there, so she just brought me the box of tissues and patted my back... While laughing at me!

I LOVE everything "Harry Potter!" I think anyone who can write a 600+ page book and have kids yearning to read it deserves major props! (I also keep that a secret because of the whole being a Xian thing. Because of course, HP is "evil.")

I am SO addicted to Diet Cola. I prefer Diet Pepsi if it's in can or bottle variety. However, I prefer Diet Coke if it's a fountain soda.

I also don't understand that Pay Per Post crap where you put up advertisements in your posts. Tacky! A blog is a way to connect w/ others, not a way to make money!

I love vampire things! (Another thing I keep mostly secret). Not the gory stuff. The stuff where the vamps have a conscience. I love Anne Rice.

I work a part-time job at a women's clothing store. I LOVE it! (Mainly, the discount!)

My musical preferences are widely varied. I like rock, hardcore, gospel, R&B, some rap, etc. For the most part, all I dislike is country music.

I like most kinds of movies. I'm not too fond of chick flicks, though. They're all the same: girl meets boy, boy does something stupid, girl gets mad, guy does something sweet, happily ever after. BORING!

I've been a bridesmaid three times. Guess I'm doomed to never be a bride.

I once called out sick from work (at my college Library!) because I wanted to avoid a certain guy. The very next day, I was leaving for summer break.

I had my first boyfriend when I was 19. Late bloomer.

I once dated a guy who I was positive I was going to marry. We were already planning it. That didn't work.

The worst "Dare" I ever did while playing "Truth or Dare" was to eat someone's spit. GROSS!

I used to have pet turtles. They were so cute! Myrtle and Charlie were their names. They were painted-shell turtles.

I'm a fish killer. My class fish died. I told my students he moved.

I have watched the movie "Empire Records" 32 times (and counting).

My sister and I once skipped school to go see "The Gladiator" in the theater.

I'm smart! Ever since Jr. High, I took only Honors and AP classes. I had to be better than my sister!

If I did really well on a test, but a friend did poorly, I'd lie to her about how I did, and say I got a B- instead of the A+.

I taught myself algebra. In elementary school, we were doing guess and check math problems. I hate doing guess and check! Waste of time! So I wrote a formula of sorts to figure out the answers, and showed my teacher. She was shocked!

I am determined to marry a guy who is smarter than me. I don't care what he does for a living, but he has to be smart. I once dated a guy who was not-too-smart. I used to take a pen and correct his love letters for grammar. That should have been a warning bell that he was NOT the one!

I hate "Players." I once went out w/ this guy who was going out w/ another girl at the same time. Oy- was I mad when I found out! Broken-hearted, too.

I love, love, love make-up! I rarely have the time for eyeshadow, mascara, etc. But I am in heaven when I do.

Sometimes, I actually think I'm pretty. Not always, though.

I have to match. Or more like, my "unmentionables" have to match. If I'm wearing pink panties, I need to wear a bra that is the same shade of pink. It gets to be expensive.

I will only wear undergarments from Victoria's Secret.

I worked at Victoria's Secret for 2 months. I love shopping there, but I hated working there. At least at my location, they did not treat their employees well.

I used to work at a butcher's shop. To this day, I'm still shocked at myself!

All my clothes are from either Dress Barn or New York and Co.

All my shoes are from either Pay Less or Walmart. Cheap + Cute = Awesome!

I steal toilet paper from my parents. Whenever I visit them, I take a huge pack for my apartment.

I also steal tissues from my folks.

I will never name my children Victor, Madison, Amanda, Robert, or Tony.

I will never, ever, ever leave my car windows open unattended again. I seem to be a bat-magnet!

My dream wedding would be in the winter, preferably on Christmas Eve.

My "Can't Miss" TV shows are Heroes, The 4400, The Office, NCIS, Crossing Jordan, Psych, and Criminal Minds.

I have a secret crush on one of my brother's parishioners. (My bro is a pastor in Delaware) I can't bring myself to flirt w/ him... It feels wrong to mack on a member of my brother's congregation. ***UPDATE*** 7/30/07 Ok, so he knows I like him. But I'm not sure how he feels. Augh! I'm confused.

I'm bad w/ flirting, period. I'm too shy to initiate a conversation w/ a guy.

Sometimes I wonder if there's something wrong w/ me that I'm still single. Do I smell? Am I annoying?

Sometimes I wonder if other people wonder what's wrong w/ me that I'm still single. That makes me more depressed than me wondering it about myself.

My parents saw an angel save my life when I was a youngin'. It makes me wonder if I'm supposed to do something important w/ my life, and if so, what that is.

I spent 7 years working at summer camps during my teens/early 20's.

I enjoy bowling, though it's been a long time since I've gone.

My favorite animal is a pug. I think those dogs are adorable.

Large dogs scare me. Other large animals do as well.

I don't really like the beach that much. Too much sand that gets stuck everywhere!

I love driving fast! When in the South, I at times had to drive through Atlanta. The highway had 6 or 7 lanes that you could maneuver through. I owned that road, baby! Oh, and the music needs to be blaring, too!

I once had a guy stalking me. Scary stuff!

I love Broadway shows. I wish I could go on a regular basis.

I enjoy cooking a lot. It's relaxing (for the most part) and I can be creative w/ it!

I'm a big-time procrastinator. I'll make lists of things to do, and then not do them. I'll push off cleaning, and watch a movie instead, saying "After this, then I'll clean." But instead I'll watch a second movie, then a third.

I fall a lot. I can be standing, and just fall over. I think it's due to lack of sleep.

I have Tuberculosis. I thought that was a disease only people from the 1800's got! It's inactive, and doesn't affect me at all. (Don't worry, I'm not contagious either!) Though, sometimes I do forget to breath.