One step at a time... Tatiana's journey

**tatiana40** · 08-17-2006, 01:17 PM

Hello everyone! I couldn't stay away from my scale so now I know that I gained 0.5 lbs in New Orleans. Still not bad!
I got 6 hours of sleep last night which is great b/c typically I was getting 2-3 hours on one pill. This 1/2 definitely works better for me.
Well, Tom and I talked on a phone for about two hours last night. We discussed how we can be friends. He had only one request: I should not talk to him about other men and dates. I was never going to! He is so funny. We will get together this Sunday to talk about the rules of being friends. He actually noticed that I lost some weight (7.5 lbs) and looked better. He said that he is still torn between wanting a relationship or being friends.
Ellen, I am probably nothing like your dear friend, but thanks for smiling at my picture! And thanks for advice. Dating is scary.

**kimberpc** · 08-17-2006, 02:54 PM

Tatiana... you go girlfriend laying it down to him like that

Woo hoo for you. Gaining 1/2 of a pound while in New Orleans all that time... you did good girlfriend... I bet most people would gain 3-4 pounds in that amount of time in a city like that with such great foods to offer.

Hope Tom can accept the friendship rules and you two may just end up wonderful friends in the end... I hope so anyways! Have a good day girlie!

**susanpesek** · 08-17-2006, 03:06 PM

Hi, Tatiana! You are rockin' with barely putting on any weight~I can put on 10 pounds in a weekend if I let it all fly!!:eek:
Remember on Seinfeld, where we all 1st learned this rule: It is only after 7 dates that you must break up in person. Before that, anything goes!

**sweet4jay** · 08-17-2006, 03:42 PM

Well, Tatiana, don't worry & fret too much over the .5 lb gain! I'm sure it'll come off just as fast as it went on, especially w/ your determination!!!

I'm starting to get reeeeallly paranoid about my 10 day trip to WI in a few weeks from now...:confused: I would never even think of leaving home w/o my Phen! I sure hope my sissy doesn't buy up boat-loads of junk food for me to eat, cuz she knows how much I like ice cream & cookies & chips, etc...
What she DOESN'T know is that I don't eat much of that JUNK anymore! But yet I don't wanna hurt her feelings or have her waste her hard-earned $$$! Ya know?
When we stayed w/ her during that week in July, she bought special ice cream JUST FOR ME!!! I was like --- OH BOY! What to do, what to do...I ate some anyway, just to make her feel good...

Glad you talked to Tom. Maybe you can work & figure things out together. Let us know how it goes, & what you decide together...k?
That "rules of being friends" thing sounds hilarious to me! I just hadda laugh!!!

**morninglory** · 08-17-2006, 10:05 PM

1/2 lb. Seriously. All ya need is a good poop!

**tatiana40** · 08-18-2006, 12:06 AM

OMG you all just make me laugh! Morninglory - poop is hard to get when you are on Phen!!!
Kimber - can you really be friends with a man you had sex with for three years?
Susan - it's my FAVORITE SHOW and I do remember the rule - thank's for reminding me. Poor Jerry. I love Kramer! Love his jacket - remember that one that made him irresistable?

Joy sunshine - thanks so much for cheering me up, especially on a day when you are in tears and think about your brother. I am so sorry. My heart goes out to you.
I think you need to sit down and talk to your sister. She loves you and she will understand. She will be your greatest supporter and a source of strenght. Just point to the right direction, and she will be buying all healthy foods for you. You know people express love through food? You just let them know WHAT KIND OF FOOD equals love FOR YOU!

**kimberpc** · 08-18-2006, 02:29 AM

Hmmmm JUST friends with a man you had sex with for 3 years.... I'd find that difficult I believe.... so good luck girlfriend!

**tatiana40** · 08-18-2006, 03:48 AM

Kimber, you know the more I think about it the more I understand that it's a baaad idea.