prettysleeved1

WTG! I got a case of the Cookies n' Creme and after one sip immediately took the whole case back to the store.

Newsflash for your friend.... everybody's going to die from something. Too much Water Not enough water Too fat Not fat enough Too many Vitamins Not enough vitamins Hit by a car while walking Hit by a car while driving Hypothermia Hyperthermia Lived too long Born too early She needs to work on her premonitions, lol! You can't be psychic without details.

My list isn't about doing anything but shopping. It includes: Gucci shaped jacket Most of Monique Lhuiller's fall 2012 line Burberry London Toggle jacket Burberry Prorsum tweed jacket Alexander McQueen Peacoat DK Lapel jacket Carolina Herrera Abstract Gown (I already ordered this for my brother's wedding next year) Thigh-high leather boots from somewhere

I had a catheter after my C-section and I do remember the first couple of times after I had it out were strange but it self-corrected by the third or fourth time.

I'm not allowed to have Boost or Ensure. I don't know why. My issue with Atkins is that I can only find them in 4 packs.

It's probably nothing that serious. Mine always runs on the high side because I'm allergic to a little bit of everything. Plus, I'm of the opinion that we all some inflammation somewhere in our body at any given time.

I've read a couple of journals on the issue and they all suggest that zinc supplementation greatly slows down telogen effluvium. I've been taking it since before surgery. I'm going into my 9th week and so far I'm in the clear.

From what I know, elevated white cell count is indicative of inflammation somewhere in the body.

Stay away from Frankenfood. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/18/kfc-expired-chicken-lawsuit_n_1435133.html

Did you call Cigna yet and inquire?

Never had Laughing Cow. Is it real cheese?

I agree with this. No offense to NUT's but I've heard of them telling people things that don't even make sense. The NUT is not the surgeon. I'd ask the surgeon about it.

Never heard of stretching because of a straw. I drink through a straw sometimes and I feel full quicker because of the air but the restriction is still there. What types of foods are you eating, BTW?

He's his supervisor, not his father, not his priest. "My wife is having surgery. I'll be gone for three days." What's dishonest about "my wife is having surgery?" Are you not having surgery? He doesn't have to tell him anything beyond that.

You need to break a sweat at least 4 times each week for at least 30 minutes...more like 45 considering what you are trying to accomplish.

Sometimes the surface tension of water gets to me and I add a squeeze of lemon in. That has just happened since surgery.

Last Wednesday, I had a 7 week check up. At that time, I was down nearly 60 pounds. Since last Wednesday, I have lost another 6 pounds. I am 8 weeks out and have lost about 75% of what I wanted to lose. For those who are wondering, I did not start out an ultra heavyweight. I started out with two goals: a weight goal and a sculpting goal. I am certain that the sculpting goal will take more time. My restriction hasn't really changed but there are times that I can eat more than I would expect I could. Sometimes, my stomach is fickle. My new obsession is the chicken tortilla soup I wrote about last time. I must have been in Whole Food's three times this week just to get that soup and those parmesan crisps. I'm addicted. I found the nutrition info online and it's not too bad at all. In a more technical vein, I have heard people on these various boards talk about how much protein one can absorb in a single setting. It usually comes up when people are drinking a protein shake that has 40+ grams of protein per serving. I think the magic number at which your body supposedly stops using ingested protein is 30g. This doesn't make any sense to me and here's why: First, our intestines are nearly 30 feet long. The process of digestion takes hours. While it's feasible to assume that we only digest so much per hour, it makes no sense to think that after our bodies have digested a certain amount of what we've eaten, no matter how much of it we've eaten, it just stops and won't process any more. Secondly, let's say one eats all of the 0.8g/kg of body weight that the RDA recommends for protein intake in 1 meal and another person ate the same amount of protein as the first person but spread theirs out so that they didn't go over the magical 30g. This means that when it's all said and done, the first person, who is eating the exact same amount of protein every day as the second person, would end up being protein deficient while the second person would be perfectly okay (from a protein perspective). The only difference I can see here is that the first person's body will take longer to digest and process the nutrients and the second person will have shorter digestion sessions. I'm sure that body weight, genetics and all of that other good stuff has a lot to do with it as well; not to mention goals (ie. muscle building vs. fat loss). It seems to me that the "limit" that a body can process and use in a single meal would be pretty much equivalent to what it can use in a whole day (more than 30g, I'm sure). There's an empirical study that actually appears to state that the older the individual, the better it is to do a large serving of protein for muscle retention than several small servings. There's also another that says that there was no difference in eating the bulk of the day's protein in one meal or spreading them out. The studies I'm referring to are both by Arnal et. al. : Journal of Nutrition- 2000- Vol.130(7) "Protein feeding pattern does not affect protein retention in young women." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition-1999-Vol 69(6) "Protein pulse feeding improves protein retention in elderly women." They're good studies and they are short reads. Do your own research but whatever happens, always stay vigilant.

I tried two of Jillian's a couple of years ago. They were okay but I'm a quick adapter so they got easier and easier until it wasn't worth doing them anymore. Go to collagevideo.com because they have previews of pretty much every workout DVD known to man; even the old Jazzercise.

First, tomorrow you need to file for unemployment. That will meet your needs until you figure out what you are going to do. Second, it's hard to know what their insurance covers and I wouldn't ask in the interview either. Sites like Glassdoor allow you to network with individuals who work/worked for a company and you can do so anonymously and ask those types of questions. My question is this: if you get hired somewhere, what are you prepared to do if they don't cover it? The last time I was fired from a job, I went into business for myself and never looked back. It's something you might consider.

Getting fired was your sign. Now hop to it!

My NUT said it was okay.

Me too. I'm a Bodybugg user. Have been for a few years. But, I'm thinking about switching.

8 weeks out 850 calories down over 50 lbs at my 7 week check-up about 7-8 hours of exercise each week

Did you take formal FMLA because an HR admin, could have told. Either way, it's not wise to spend too much time on what someone who isn't responsible for your livelihood is saying about you behind your back...or to your face for that matter.

Wait. If you chose not to tell co-workers, how did they know in the first place?