Guest guest Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 What a cute picture !!! Thanks for sharing it with us. It's always SO nice to be able to picture people in your mind when you're reading their posts. Beth (good luck finding a great guy!! I found mine on the net too, in a chat room just over 6 years ago!) " Sandberg " <kimberlyww@t...> wrote: > Okay.... Since I needed a better picture than my driver's license > for a personal internet ad... I took a picture of myself. I > uploaded the pic in case anyone here wanted to see what I look > like. (Any single guys?) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 Thanks for posting the picture, like it was said, it's always nice to put a face with a name. Also some encouragement, I met my BF through a personal ad as well, and we have been together for a year and a half and he's wonderful!!! Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 Thanks for posting the picture, like it was said, it's always nice to put a face with a name. Also some encouragement, I met my BF through a personal ad as well, and we have been together for a year and a half and he's wonderful!!! Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 Thanks for posting the picture, like it was said, it's always nice to put a face with a name. Also some encouragement, I met my BF through a personal ad as well, and we have been together for a year and a half and he's wonderful!!! Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 Yeah, I've actually met three people in the last 9 years... One of them was a loser - an accountant from Bakersfield, CA. (Although Lake Tahoe was fun!) Another guy turned out to be way older than he had originally portrayed himself. (From Los Angeles.) The good news is that we are still friends (after meeting maybe seven years ago) and I do all of his web page stuff for his company and their hot rod club. He just got married to a woman that he met online. (We had a great week in , WY.) The last guy I met was really nice. (Monterey, CA) We dated for about 4 years, but he wasn't ready for a serious commitment so... We had written for about 1 1/2 years before meeting in person. He came to MN a couple of times and I visited him one Christmas. (He even met my parents, brother and a couple of friends!) I think one of the best things about him was that he accepted me no matter how much I needed to lose. In fact, I think that he was a great motivator for me BECAUSE he accepted me. I showed him pictures of what I looked like in high school... after I had lost 115 pounds on Nutri/System. (I was pretty dang cute then!) He asked me if I was going to look like that when I got to my goal again. I told him that I probably would, although I wouldn't be 17! What I don't understand is why I've met three guys and they are all from California!! Why not Minnesota or North Dakota?! I don't care for bars because: 1) music is too loud, 2) smoke gives me ear infections and 3) why would I want to meet someone in a bar? So... anyhow, I haven't dated anyone since the last guy... (if you can call talking to him every day, etc., dating).. and that was back in 1998! Well, at least no dates in my third decade and I am 34! Zoinks! If somebody would have told me this when I was 18, I would have laughed in their face! (I was pretty wild back then.) Then again, my standards have changed. Back then, if he could complete a sentence, he was a keeper. Hmmm.. or if he could buy me a drink. So.. to keep this on the topic of WW... I would really like to meet someone who can accept me for how I look NOW and support me as I lose weight. (And I would prefer that we make about the same amount of money so that should kids come into the picture, I could be at home while they are little.) I guess this is pretty much off topic, but I will send it anyhow. (I typically write long responses and then deem them off topic and delete them without being sent. Or I think that someone might take it wrong and I don't want to start even a mini-war.) > Re: Added my picture.. > > > What a cute picture !!! Thanks for sharing it with us. > It's always SO nice to be able to picture people in your mind when > you're reading their posts. > > Beth > (good luck finding a great guy!! I found mine on the net too, in a > chat room just over 6 years ago!) > > > " Sandberg " <kimberlyww@t...> wrote: > > Okay.... Since I needed a better picture than my driver's license > > for a personal internet ad... I took a picture of myself. I > > uploaded the pic in case anyone here wanted to see what I look > > like. (Any single guys?) > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 -Thanks for adding your picture-it's nice to put faces with names. I just noticed that Tory had Disneyland photos there, too. I'm going there in October with my family (well, it's our 4th time in a year.) I can't wait to hear some tips when she gets back. We take most of our food (breakfast & lunch), but we do eat out once a day. I have a trip to Hawaii to worry about food-wise in September first. My husband & I are going (without the kids!) to celebrate our 10th anniversary. (I was smart and asked my mom 5 years ago to watch the kids, I guess she never realized the week would finally come!) By the way, I DID meet my husband at a bar - a country bar while I was in college. We were engaged after 2 months & married the following year. The music was probably loud, but at least there was no smoke! There is no smoking allowed in public buildings here. It was so strange to visit his family back in Arkansas & Illinois and have people smoking in the restaurants! We would ask for non-smoking and end up sitting right next to a table of smokers! How in the world do they they think they can keep the smoke from not drifting from the " smoking " side to the " non-smoking " side. At least we didn't eat too much, everything tasted like smoke! I'm looking forward to my trips and plan to check old posts for some ideas. I made it back to within 2 pounds(148 lbs) of my WW lifetime goal(146 lbs) last week-it was so exciting to not have to pay! But I'm going to try for a personal goal of 140 lbs. I just got the Winsor Pilates tapes in the mail yesterday and I'm really excited to try them out today. Thank you for all the support and ideas from everyone on this list. I had re-started WW many times recently, but since joining WW and this list a few months ago I know I am ready to make this a lifelong change. -- (Redwood City, CA) Sandberg wrote: > > Yeah, I've actually met three people in the last 9 years... One of them was > a loser - an accountant from Bakersfield, CA. (Although Lake Tahoe was fun!) > Another guy turned out to be way older than he had originally portrayed > himself. (From Los Angeles.) The good news is that we are still friends > (after meeting maybe seven years ago) and I do all of his web page stuff for > his company and their hot rod club. He just got married to a woman that he > met online. (We had a great week in , WY.) The last guy I met was > really nice. (Monterey, CA) We dated for about 4 years, but he wasn't ready > for a serious commitment so... We had written for about 1 1/2 years before > meeting in person. He came to MN a couple of times and I visited him one > Christmas. (He even met my parents, brother and a couple of friends!) I > think one of the best things about him was that he accepted me no matter how > much I needed to lose. In fact, I think that he was a great motivator for me > BECAUSE he accepted me. I showed him pictures of what I looked like in high > school... after I had lost 115 pounds on Nutri/System. (I was pretty dang > cute then!) He asked me if I was going to look like that when I got to my > goal again. I told him that I probably would, although I wouldn't be 17! > > What I don't understand is why I've met three guys and they are all from > California!! Why not Minnesota or North Dakota?! I don't care for bars > because: 1) music is too loud, 2) smoke gives me ear infections and 3) why > would I want to meet someone in a bar? > > So... anyhow, I haven't dated anyone since the last guy... (if you can call > talking to him every day, etc., dating).. and that was back in 1998! Well, > at least no dates in my third decade and I am 34! Zoinks! If somebody would > have told me this when I was 18, I would have laughed in their face! (I was > pretty wild back then.) Then again, my standards have changed. Back then, > if he could complete a sentence, he was a keeper. Hmmm.. or if he could buy > me a drink. > > So.. to keep this on the topic of WW... I would really like to meet someone > who can accept me for how I look NOW and support me as I lose weight. (And > I would prefer that we make about the same amount of money so that should > kids come into the picture, I could be at home while they are little.) > > I guess this is pretty much off topic, but I will send it anyhow. (I > typically write long responses and then deem them off topic and delete them > without being sent. Or I think that someone might take it wrong and I don't > want to start even a mini-war.) > > > > > Re: Added my picture.. > > > > > > What a cute picture !!! Thanks for sharing it with us. > > It's always SO nice to be able to picture people in your mind when > > you're reading their posts. > > > > Beth > > (good luck finding a great guy!! I found mine on the net too, in a > > chat room just over 6 years ago!) > > > > > > " Sandberg " <kimberlyww@t...> wrote: > > > Okay.... Since I needed a better picture than my driver's license > > > for a personal internet ad... I took a picture of myself. I > > > uploaded the pic in case anyone here wanted to see what I look > > > like. (Any single guys?) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 Yeah.. I've given up on kissing frogs - toads are much cuter. > -----Original Message----- > From: Dara Quackenbush > But there are some pretty bad selections out > there as well. Internet dating was pretty new > when we were doing it, and most of the folks on > there were techies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 Yeah.. I've given up on kissing frogs - toads are much cuter. > -----Original Message----- > From: Dara Quackenbush > But there are some pretty bad selections out > there as well. Internet dating was pretty new > when we were doing it, and most of the folks on > there were techies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 Yeah.. I've given up on kissing frogs - toads are much cuter. > -----Original Message----- > From: Dara Quackenbush > But there are some pretty bad selections out > there as well. Internet dating was pretty new > when we were doing it, and most of the folks on > there were techies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 Hey, 5,000 miles didn't stop me and my sweetie... so I say GO FOR IT! (I also met my husband on an internet chatline back in 1996.) ~ O 272/239.8/172 on WW since 1/7/02 RE: Re: Added my picture.. Jon...if you weren't a million miles away...I would definitely apply for the position! I certainly meet the qualifications... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 Thanks Peg! I agree that at least writing things down helps. A lot of what I DON'T send is also probably reflecting my sense of humor that occasionally is a bit quirky - so if someone isn't in the same frame of mind when I send a comment, well... they might completely take it wrong. It would be totally different if someone was able to see my facial expression or the tone of my voice, but that is pretty hard to reflect in an email. (Although I DO try to make sure I stick in a smiley to hopefully show that I am in a good mood and that what I am writing is supposed to also be light-hearted.) Like when two of the gals here had commented that they were both married to Mark... so I wrote that he must be a pretty busy guy! Thankfully, no one took it wrong!! I just thought it was funny how their email banter sounded like it was the same guy. Yeah, I've been " least expecting " it for the last four or five years... but it sure doesn't help that I have also moved from MN to CO to KS and back to MN in about two years. (Yikes! Grow some roots why don't ya!) > -----Original Message----- > From: peg km > I think you will find " Mr. Right " when you least expect it, I > am sure he's looking for you too. The reason I wanted to respond > was what you said about... " I guess this is pretty much off topic, > but I will send it anyhow. (I typically write long responses and > then deem them off topic and delete them without being sent. Or I > think that someone might take it wrong and I don't want to start > even a mini-war.) " I just wanted to say that maybe having your > thoughts all typed up helped you even though you didn't send > it.....but we'd love to hear what you have to say when you feel > like sending them.....Have a wonderful day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 You look just as I imagined, . Very sweet!! Thanks for posting it! ~ O 272/239.8/172 on WW since 1/7/02 Added my picture.. > Okay.... Since I needed a better picture than my driver's license for a > personal internet ad... I took a picture of myself. I uploaded the pic in > case anyone here wanted to see what I look like. (Any single guys?) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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