MacMadame

It's not the time for me. I don't like how makeup feels on my skin or that you have to replenish it. Also, I don't feel like I really need it. Maybe that's because I'm a software engineer so I work with my fellow geeks and nerds.

I wouldn't beat yourself up too bad about having relationship that don't work out either. Most relationships don't work out. It's just the nature of the beast. You said it was fun at first so it was good at first. You can't know everything in the beginning so you can't avoid a few loser. Now if you constantly hook up with emotionally abusive people or addicts or something... then, yeah, you need to change. Or if you jump into relationship too quickly (I used to do that) and then realize it's a bad situation, but if you'd taken your time, that would have been obvious... But otherwise, having relationships go bad as you get more into them is just life.

Well VS wasn't on my list, but I like that I can go there now and not feel like the sales people are wondering what the heck I'm doing there. So I bought my two bras and now I can say I've done it and I probably won't ever go back. :confused:

First, don't get the ones with fruit in them. They are full of SUGAR. Second, natural, unsweetened greek yogurt tastes a lot like sour cream. So most people don't like it plain. I add artificial sweetener to them and sometimes my own fruit (which is not full of sugar like the stuff they add in the factory). What I like about it is that it's very rich and creamy compared to something like Yoplait lite. If it tastes bad after you add the sweetener, just add more. :confused:

If your husband's porn "hobby" got him fired, then it's an addiction. And it is probably why your love life sucks. He's getting his jollies elsewhere. Dump him.

I use Raleys. They are close to house and have good produce.

I never wear make-up. I think of it as something for the stage. So when I dress up in another persona or for a performance, I use it. That would mainly be any formal event (I consider a tux or evening gown to be a costume) and also for skating performances. I just blow dry my hair so it's not super wet and put some gel in it in the morning and hope it all falls into place properly by the time I get to work. I find a really good haircut gives you hair that requires a lot less maintenance. (Or it can if you don't want to do something totally different like curl it when it's straight or straighten it when it's curly.)

Trader Joe's carries and at least some Costcos. My supermarket carries it but not in the regular yogurt section. They have a special section for "natural" products (i.e., "health" food) and it's in there next to the vegan hamburgers.

Here you go: From "ASMBS Allied Health Nutritional Guidelines for the Surgical Weight Loss Patient" "One popular myth is that only 30 g/hr of Protein can be absorbed. Although this is commonly found in both lay and some professional literature, there is no scientific basis for this claim." http://www.asmbs.org/Newsite07/resources/bgs_final.pdf Two articles about it: 30 Grams of Protein In One Meal Rule 30 grams of protein per meal myth - the truth about how much protein per meal

You will if you go in the Water. Your excess skin will just FLOAT and it will be very obvious what is skin and what is not.

It's meant to be mixed with water though. It's supposed to be like Swiss Miss...

I want a nap. But it's late enough that it will be bedtime.

Heh, I have a lifetime Jenny Craig card too! But I have a feeling they don't sell this one: https://017218f.netsolstores.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=138 and that's the one I've decided I have to have.

I shot myself up with heperin with my last pregnancy. You just have to shot into subcutaneous fat. But the easiest place to do that is the belly. I did mine on the lower side of it and was black & blue (and purple and yellow) all over from it.

Ooh, confirmation for my little pet theory. I'm so happy now, I could spit!

Um, I a she. :cool2:

Innocent until proven guilty is a LEGAL concept. It means that the prosecutor has to prove the defendant is guilty. In other countries, the defendant is assumed guilty and has to prove he's innocent. That is ALL it means. It does not mean random people on a message board can't have opinions about the actions of someone famous or even not so famous.

I just don't enjoy alcohol since my surgery. I go from sober to slurring my words with just a few sips and then 15 min. later I'm cold, stone sober. I can't get to that mellow stage. It takes all the fun out of it. You need to be on FaceBook. :smile: Ahem. :cool2: You mean the troll who ate the chicken? Not worth responding to IMO.

That's great! There are tons around here. Check out "GoTRIbal" too. It's a group dedicated to promoting triathlon to women. You can see their website at: www.gotribalnow.com

I've looked into PS and what I've seen is that it's really hard to do arms and thighs well. People are the most disappointed in those procedures. So I figure mind have to be really bad to get PS and right now they aren't. What bugs me the most are the flap of skin under my boobs and the flaps of skin that form around my bra on the sides. I also noticed today that my face looks kind of like a bulldog's! That's new. :thumbup1:

What pissed me off is that someone complained that I was on Facebook "all the time" during work hours. They claimed I was updating my status during the day. First of all, I hadn't updated my status during the day in the past two weeks and secondly, the only way you can know if someone updates their status is to BE ON FACEBOOK. So the person was basically saying "MacMadame is on FaceBook all the time and I know that because I am too." Stupid weasels. Anyway, here's the link to the post. (I'm WAH today so I don't have to worry about people peeping over my shoulder.) http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/macmadame/blog/2009/06/08/long-term-sleeve-experiences/

I think when you do the lower body lift, sometimes they do a bit of lipo too. It just depends. I really, really don't want to get PS but I'm at the point where I will if I have to. I'm going to give it 6 months and see what happens.

Try the following, but be warned that for the first two months lots of stuff you'll like later will still taste like a$$. Chike (from Chike Nutrition) whey Gourmet chocolate and PB Protein Hot Chocolate from Nashua Nutrition or Healthwise or HealthSmart Max Protein (some GNCs carry it, but not mine) FAGE Total 0% Fat greek yogurt (needs sweetener) Syntrax nectar (various fruit flavors)

A stall when moving from liquids to food is very common. My theory is that it's water weight due to the change from all liquids to adding in mushy/soft food that has to be digested more.

My program lists iron as an optional supplement. You can take too much iron so I won't take extra unless my labs show I need it.