Season 12: Live Chat

[Red Bridey]

Just now, Pepper Mostly said:

Same! I turned 30 in 1984 and was at the height of my powers. I looked like a million bucks and had a 23 inch waist. But my thing was more Ralph Lauren urban cowgirl or hippie gypsy. Though I did have a fabulous coral Calvin Klein jacket with shoulder pads and I loved it truly. 

For the first, last and probably only time, in 1979 I fit into a pair of Size 14 Calvin Klein blue jeans. I loved those jeans so much! And I looked fabulous too. I was a babe. 

[LizzyB]

Let's take up a collection to buy Rose a bra of some sort. 

[Pepper Mostly]

7 minutes ago, Auntie Anxiety said:

I thought the placement of the Pepto-Bismol ad was kind of genius.

Sure, its great for heartburn indigestion upset stomach and diarrhea, but did you know it was also great for jumping insides? 

[Suzywriter]

Does she have teeth? 

[mmecorday]

This was mmecorday circa 1984. 

[Pepper Mostly]

Just now, Red Bridey said:

For the first, last and probably only time, in 1979 I fit into a pair of Size 14 Calvin Klein blue jeans. I loved those jeans so much! And I looked fabulous too. I was a babe. 

I bet you're still a babe! 

[Chicklet]

1 minute ago, LizzyB said:

Let's take up a collection to buy Rose a bra of some sort. 

We might have to reconfigure a parachute for her.

[Pi237]

7 minutes ago, Suzywriter said:

Speaking of eating habits, I made my first Pizza Gaina (Italian ham and egg pie) for Easter!

Your lattice work is so pretty.

[Hellga]

6 minutes ago, mmecorday said:

Just saw an ad for Lindt Lindor chocolate truffles. I bought the dark chocolate ones on a whim because they were on sale, and I wish I hadn't. Those things are so damn good. 

It helps being a chocolate snob.  When you buy chocolates at $50/pound (or more), you don't want to eat more than the teeny 50 calorie piece at the time... 

 

On the fashion side,  I love the 70s.  I wasn't even born until early 80s, but how can you not love bell bottoms?  I am so glad they made a couple comebacks so I could flaunt them!  They are so incredibly cool with high heels.   

[ams1001]

I have an ad on my page that says "How long does it take to lost 37 pounds with chair yoga?"

[MsVixen]

1 minute ago, LizzyB said:

Let's take up a collection to buy Rose a bra of some sort. 

Not buying her anything!  She can roll up a sheet and wear it like a sling to hold those boulders up!  😁

[Auntie Anxiety]

2 minutes ago, Suzywriter said:

Does she have teeth? 

You mean “Does she have a tooth?”

Good for you, Rose.

[ams1001]

67 pounds!

[magemaud]

Just now, ams1001 said:

I have an ad on my page that says "How long does it take to lost 37 pounds with chair yoga?"

37 years, maybe? 

[Suzywriter]

1984...size 5, lots of black eye liner. 

[MsVixen]

Missed it,  How much did she lose?

[Hellga]

Hey, she actually lost over 60 pounds!  I guess she really is walking the walk!  Good for her.  Now, can she keep it up and built up on her success or will she go back to overeating?  She sounds more alive so hopefully it's a turnaround in her mood/life overall and not just in her diet. 

[Chicklet]

She did it, daughter in law or whoever that is sure didn't lose a pound.

[mk828]

Good job 👏

[Pepper Mostly]

11 minutes ago, Suzywriter said:

They all seem to think that eating food that they don't like as much as their usual preference equals sticking to the diet. 

And they never succeed because they regard eating healthy as punishment. They always whinge about never being able to eat anything "good" again. They just glumly chomp up plates of unseasoned overcooked chicken breast and canned green beans. 

[OoogleEyes]

1 minute ago, Pepper Mostly said:

Same! I turned 30 in 1984 and was at the height of my powers. I looked like a million bucks and had a 23 inch waist. But my thing was more Ralph Lauren urban cowgirl or hippie gypsy. Though I did have a fabulous coral Calvin Klein jacket with shoulder pads and I loved it truly. 

My 20's and 30's were my Primetime, even though I did have babies. 

Me (Iin white) with my sister (in red) and our babies, 1988. I'm 34.

 

[Elizzikra]

Just now, MsVixen said:

Missed it,  How much did she lose?

67 pounds!

[aliya]

2 minutes ago, lemoncake said:

I looked like Working Girl after she did her makeover

I wanted to look like Veronica Hamel from Hill Street Blues. Wasn't skinny enough and I had big boobs, but I got the boobs reduced and wore my lawyer suits like a champ.  I still think straight hair looks more professional than the curls I've got, but I've learned to live with them.

[MagicEyes]

I'm going to celebrate Rose's weight loss by eating some chocolate! 

[Suzywriter]

2 minutes ago, ams1001 said:

I have an ad on my page that says "How long does it take to lost 37 pounds with chair yoga?"

I wish I could find out and make Dr. Now proud. 

[ams1001]

1 minute ago, MsVixen said:

Missed it,  How much did she lose?

67! She's under 500!

[Suzywriter]

1 minute ago, Pepper Mostly said:

And they never succeed because they regard eating healthy as punishment. They always whinge about never being able to eat anything "good" again. They just glumly chomp up plates of unseasoned overcooked chicken breast and canned green beans. 

I feel seen. 

[Chicklet]

She's jumping again, should should stop for her own sake.

[ams1001]

1 minute ago, MagicEyes said:

I'm going to celebrate Rose's weight loss by eating some chocolate! 

I'm debating between Oreos and a chocolate milkshake...

[MagicEyes]

Things are going too smoothly. Where's the drama? Where's the rescue squad to pick her up off the floor? 

[Auntie Anxiety]

Was that an example of her outsides jumping for joy?

[lemoncake]

Mr Lemon and I on our honeymoon circa 1982

[MsVixen]

1 minute ago, aliya said:

I wanted to look like Veronica Hamel from Hill Street Blues. Wasn't skinny enough and I had big boobs, but I got the boobs reduced and wore my lawyer suits like a champ.  I still think straight hair looks more professional than the curls I've got, but I've learned to live with them.

Veronica Hamel was a major babe!

[CrazyInAlabama]

4 hours ago, judylo said:

Where’s the hubby? On the road? In someone else’s bed?

Russell (husband #3) is a long distance truck driver.  Most of the long haul truckers I've known are only home for a few days every month, and that was before the pandemic.   There's a constant shortage of drivers, so I bet the husband's lucky to come home for more that a day a month.   

Edited April 4, 2024 by CrazyInAlabama

[Auntie Anxiety]

Just now, ams1001 said:

I'm debating between Oreos and a chocolate milkshake...

Yes.

[MagicEyes]

She can touch the floor! 

[LizzyB]

4 minutes ago, mmecorday said:

This was mmecorday circa 1984. 

We must be the same age! God, I loved Duran Duran! 

[magemaud]

1 minute ago, MagicEyes said:

I'm going to celebrate Rose's weight loss by eating some chocolate! 

The Easter Bunny left me a bag of Lindor truffles the day after Easter when they were half price! 

[mk828]

Ok I was wrong about her. Now I feel like a terrible human for snarking about her. 

[Suzywriter]

2 minutes ago, OoogleEyes said:

My 20's and 30's were my Primetime, even though I did have babies. 

Me (Iin white) with my sister (in red) and our babies, 1988. I'm 34.

 

I want your sister's jeans. 

[aliya]

Just now, MagicEyes said:

celebrate Rose's weight loss by eating some chocolate! 

I'll join you with some cheez-its, but I think this is it.  Jeez - the low carb diet ain't doing well tonight. I've got a continuous glucose monitor and if I don't stay on top of the carbs, it goes off like monthly tornado siren test.

[Chicklet]

I'm sad I don't have any pictures from the 80's, they drowned in a flood when my basement flooded in a hurricane. 

[CrazyInAlabama]

So, her cardiologist approved!   I'm so happy for her.   Oh no!  Giving in to cravings, that's terrible. 

[Hellga]

Just now, Pepper Mostly said:

And they never succeed because they regard eating healthy as punishment. They always whinge about never being able to eat anything "good" again. They just glumly chomp up plates of unseasoned overcooked chicken breast and canned green beans. 

Yeah, that's another attitude I hate.  Right now I am not eating any meat or any sweets for six weeks.  Well, I make my meals as exciting as I can.  My vegan chili isn't as good as my meat chili, but it's still a pretty tasty meal.  And so on. 

[Pepper Mostly]

7 minutes ago, mmecorday said:

This was mmecorday circa 1984. 

Oh my god you are ADORABLE. And Duran Duran? I loved them!

[magemaud]

1 minute ago, MagicEyes said:

She can touch the floor! 

I can’t! 

[MagicEyes]

Just now, Chicklet said:

I'm sad I don't have any pictures from the 80's, they drowned in a flood when my basement flooded in a hurricane. 

I lost a lot of photos when I got divorced. My ex was kind of a jerk.

[MsVixen]

1 minute ago, aliya said:

I'll join you with some cheez-its, but I think this is it.  Jeez - the low carb diet ain't doing well tonight. I've got a continuous glucose monitor and if I don't stay on top of the carbs, it goes off like monthly tornado siren test.

Try the White Cheddar Cheez-it Grooves!  I think they are heaven on a tongue.

[Red Bridey]

8 minutes ago, Pepper Mostly said:

I bet you're still a babe! 

I have turned from a babe into a cranky old broad! And I love that about me!

[aliya]

2 minutes ago, ams1001 said:

I'm debating between Oreos and a chocolate milkshake

I'm not seeing a debate here. Diabetes and lactose intolerance be damned. That's what Big Pharma is for!