Wheetsin

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Umm I did something and my paragraphs got a little out of sequence. So be creative.

I do my own eyebrows because my skin reacts completely differently to tweezing than waxing. When I get waxed, I look like someone punched me in the eyes with a board full of nails. It's seriously messed up. I've been asked, "Were you maced?" after a brow waxing. Although diminished, this is still visible the next day. Another brow tip from me - you can't just trim them and go, you need to "comb" them in the mornings, or they'll be shapely but unruly. An expired toothbrush works great for this - much better than brow combs IMO. AND, if you want to keep your brows in place, you can "comb" them with clear mascara. The mascara comb is the perfect size, and the clear mascara is completely invisible once dry (looks like your brows are wet until then) and keeps your brows in place through the day. (Before Wheetsin got fat and while she was still in the dating market she used to get Brazilian waxes. We won't talk about how long I looked butchered after those). Tweezing on the other hand, I do the night before and at most I have one or two little red spots that are gone by morning. My nails are almost too strong. Meaning - deally nails break before they bend and cause damage. Most of mine will bend and not break, meaning I get the painful "creases" down below the nail line. Ouch! For weak/brittle nails, wear your nails short and rounded. Trim them with a good pair of nail scissors, not clippers (clippers are evil regardless of nail condition. If you have strong nails always file, never clip), and either after a shower or after moisturizing. Why? Clipping your nails when they're dry puts a lot of impact/pressure on the nail (think of how far the clippings can fly - there's a lot of force there). If they're brittle to begin with, they're more likely to break further. Cuttin them with scissors lets you control the pressure, which means you can make a slow controlled cut. And cutting when they're moisturized gives the nail some flex, so breakage is less likely. That doesn't change the nail, but it does make them last longer and easier to manage. Keep them conditioned. Every moring I put on hand lotion and speifically put some on my nails & cuticles too. I will even let the little lotion pools sit on my nails while I begin my day, to make sure in penetrates as much as possible. Some of the higher quality nail strengtheners work very well. A girlfriend of mine (former beautician) recommended one that did wonders for a friend of ours. It had weird application rules, like two coats the first day, then a follow-up coat every 2 days for a week, then strip and begin may be able to help you find it based on this description. lisa - eyebrow waxing hurts. I can't say it doesn't without being a big fat liar. To me it feels like they're pulling off the top layers of skin. But I have VERY sensitive skin. Everyone always told me, "It hurts less as you go" and I call BS. What I finally ended up doing was having them done professionally to get the right shape (that was always the hard part to me - getting the natural arch), and then I just maintain it and "trim the weeds" manually. Oh, cuticles in bad shape? Get lots of hangnails? Get "dry" looking skina round your nails? Brush them with tea tree oil. You can also use tea tree oil on dry spots on your feet to make them disappear. It's also a really good antiseptic/blemish treatment but NOT at full strength. When I put full strength tea tree oil on my face, I literally get welts. But I can use it if I cut it with other essential oils (my favorite product is called "Desert Sun" and I've only found it at health food stores). I don't have acne, but it works great for bug bites, etc.

Wowzer, this took off. First of all - I posted my opinion as a user, and specifically said "But that's user Wheetsin, not moderator Wheetsin..." I am banded and I use this messageboard. AND I help moderate it. Two very different hats. There is no "moderator majority" or "minority." What Alexandra said is absolutely right. Nothing is done to show off. We dont "pick" the top 5, it's done automatically based on what's hot.

See, I'm going to give different advice. If you're really really craving something, I say have some of it. Here's why. A craving can be moderated. When you want something and tell yourself, "NO, I can't have it" is when your brain starts to rebel. Soon it's not just a craving, but something much closer to an obsession. And when you get to that point, you're going to overeat. When I crave ice cream, I go and buy one scoop, or one of he "Personals" or somehow, through my purchase, moderate my portion. I eat my serving, my craving is taken care of. Had I bought the gallon, I would have eaten it just because it was there, and that's where I don't want to go.

Would this include the rapist/father? When you start making exceptions, is when things get really gray. That's part of the real kicker with these issues.

ousooner, I ay have misread, but when you use the "new posts" feature, it doesn't show for you what forum the posts are in? When I use it, it's right there in the car column, and (to/IMO) the asterisks added to the title, and restating of the title's purpose, make it clear that it's not about the lap-band. As a user of RNR, what i wouldn't like about this is -- I use "new posts" all the time, and want to see all new posts, including RNR posts. Given a choice, I'd rather not have to make a special trip to the forum to find the messages. I access 98% of what I read via new posts. So you have to consider both sides of the issue. And for me, anything someone posts here would never help nor hinder my ability to offer them advice on any other part of the board. I operate a sort of "What happens in RNR stays in RNR" approach. Then again I would very, very rarely take anything here personally, but that's my personality type. But that's user Wheetsin, not moderator Wheetsin, and doesn't in any way indicate that suggested changes will or will not occur.

Why tell them any quantity? If it comes up, and you say anything at all, just say, "I'm not really sure, I haven't been weighing because I'm more focused on how I feel than what I weigh." That was me at one point. And then I realized - it's not like no one knew I was 200 lbs overweight because I never said it. We have similar stats so you're probably in a position similar to where I was. I tell people how much I've lost and it's funny to see the looks on their faces (undoubtedly some are thinking - Holy crap you fat cow, you've lost more than I've ever weighed!) and hear, That's an entire person!!! Ayup, I know, and I'm not done yet...

Honest question. *IF* your doctor does think those things, so what? What does it mean to you, for him to think that? Why are you drinking our meals? What are you drinking? Since you aren't weighing, do you have any reason to believe you've gained weight? Are you restricted?

I have the restaurant card but haven't even thought of using it. I don't see why I should get a reduced price because I have a band. I mean, I wouldn't go in and say "I'm not that hungry, can you only give me half the food and only charge me half the price?" Nor would I ever say, "I'm on a diet and want to order just a part of this meal and I expect you to discount it accordingly." I either get a regular entree and make several meals out of it, or go with a soup. Think twice before ordering off the childrens' menu, most of those are low quality, poor nutrition items. As for the airport, I've probably taken about 30ish flights since being banded. I set off one alarm, and the wand did target the area of my port. But I never needed to show them a card. I just told them I had a medical implant, they pulled me aside for the wand, etc., and then I was cleared. As for wording don't remeber offhand. Nothing abouot "give them a discount." Just something like, so and so has had an adjustable gasstric band placed and can only eat 2 - 4 ounces at a time. Then has my surgeon's info.

I have a question for teachers, this may show my ignorance for your world. And I don't mean any of this as "bragging," it's just the sequence of events that unfolded and left me curious. I'm working on my 2nd master's, scheduled to finish Fall 08. In both programs I kind of did my own thing. Never really got "into" the conversations, and approached everything with my cynic's eye. In both programs I had professors encourage me to publish my writings (papers I submitted for class, etc.) I never took them seriously, even though they said "I'm being serious." I just never figured my stuff was good enough, and they were being nice or something. I just got off the phone with the coordinator for my current MS. Not a teacher, "just" a coordinator. She asked me what my graduation activity was (for this program we have our choice of final projects - thesis, portfolio, comprehensive exam, or research project -- all of which have oral defense components). I had signed up for the comprehensive exam because a thesis doesn't interest me much, I never considered my projects worthy, etc. Anyway, this coordinator starts going on and on about how good my work is, how I need to start getting my writings published, and specifically how my toolkit was awesome. This struck me as weird. The "toolkit" was a final project for the class that just ended Sunday. I'm taking this program online, so we submit our work and get feedback electronically. Our toolkits were submitted in private areas where (supposedly) only the professor and TA can get to. So I was like, "Oh you saw that?" And she went on and on about it, AND THEN started talking about things I had submitted for other classes, like 2 years ago. So what happens behind the scenes? Are students often talked about? I'm wondering how the heck this lady is familiar with my work, when in theory she should have nothing to do with it and really have never seen it. The project she references for this last semester was something I did in wiki, so my professor could have sent out the link, I guess. Do professors actually "share" student work that way?? I have no idea! But it's kind of bugging me. I feel almost violated in an academic sense. Yes, I'm the kind who doesn't like anyone reading my writing or looking at my art, and I sort of trusted these things stayed between the professor and the student. :tired

Oh, yep - big chunks of white chicken (meat is probably the one thing I've never PBed on, I tend to forget sometimes that others have real problems with it).

Well, still no idea what it was (is this something from the 80s? If not I won't know it),but I wanna know. And you mention not liking chicken salads other than that one... so I have to recommend the Archer Farms (Target brand) chicken salad. It's made with rotisserie chicken. Tried it for the first time a few weeks ago and it is hands-down, no questions asked, the best chicken salad I've ever had. Even better than mom's.

Umm - wow. I was given 1 Heparin shot during the pre-op prep fuss. That shot was a bugger too. Kind of sneaks up on you. I'm not a nurse, but I'm with BB - sounds like it could be a lot. Before my mother went on Coumadin she had "Heparin therapy," but I don't know what her dose was -- less than 1cc though, because I was young and associated cc with "Coumadin Clot"... go figure.

Yes, feet get smaller too. I've gone from a 12 wide to a 10 shoe, 11/11.5 heels and sandals. I like the extra half size on anything that isn't enclosed because it helps make sure I don't get that "foot hanging off the shoe" look that even a damn quarter size too small can cause.

As long as you're OKed for fruit by then, which by my surgeon's list is considered a solid. If you aren't on solids you could always whiz them up with some ice, or juice them.

I caught endless affectionate grief from a friend lastnight, because our dog's real name is "Mr. Hobbs", but - as he put it - "every time you turn around you're calling him something different." My names for him include: Hobby, Bobbins, Bobbly, Hobby Lobby, Swiss Family Hobinson, Hobinson Crusoe, Hobbynero (think habanero), and many many others... not to mention a variety of "Something McSomething" names that I make up as I go including Muttly McFattbutt, Jigglypuff McButt, Muttly McCrackhead, Bobbly McDealybopper, Jigglydoodle McPuffyhead, etc. I can't list them because they're constantly changing. ... and really, whatever strikes my fancy at the given moment. So is this really that unusual? My friend's point was, "Why name your dog when you don't call him by his name?" But I do, and he only really answers to one of those names, but when I'm playing around with him I'll call him whatever. Do you call your pet by its name, or do you have a surplus of other names you use for it?

Let me know if you find a fix other than good old patience. I'm on about month 5 of just fluctuating between the same 6 lbs.

My curiosity is peaked. Are you sure this is some kind of product purchased this way, and not something the person in the bar made and then just froze to have on hand? It probably wouldn't do too much good to Google it, frozen ham balls would be off the chart.

Would you classify yourself as an emotional eater? If so, you may well be mourning.

Mozilla and Firefox separated around 2005 - I think - maybe later. Safari, Firefox, etc. were all once also referred to as Mozilla, but they're actually separate. (The Mozailla suite - I think - currently includes Safari, Konqueror, Gecko, and Netscape).

What browser do you use?

Yes, it should be multiple choice. I intedned it to be, anyway, since I use 3 different ones. *geek*

Green - The icons don't show in quick reply, but if you "go advanced" - there they will be. Did they used to show in your quick reply mode, or did you maybe somehow default to advanced?

Ok, nope - have no idea. But I have activated my spy network and will let you know if I can find anything.