BethFromVA

I'm sorry, but his attitude is just. not. acceptable. He bumped out tens of thousands of people for that spot, and he didn't even really care about doing the work or losing the weight. It's one thing if we pay for or have insurance pay for our bands and then don't give a crap; but to me it's totally different if what you do causes another to not get the help.

Nope, me either. But I guess everybody else is.

Good point: After the Pampers dry up, then what? We all know damn well that California will be taking care of her forever. One income and 14 kids, one with autism? C'mon. :thumbup:

HI!!!!! Yeah, we know. For me, I chose not to say anything. Didn't wanna get your blood pressure up.

Omg, SnT, that is SO great!!!!! Heck, I just look forward to the day that my clothing sizes begin with a one! :thumbup:

I went to another couple's house tonight with ColoradoChick and her husband, and we were talking -- CC said somebody she knew had a preemie and it cost over $1 million for the hospital staff/work on just one baby. Now multiply that times eight. Supposedly there are no less than 42 staff working round the clock with these babies. Who is paying for this?? Did she have insurance, or are we getting screwed YET AGAIN to take care of people and their offspring that have absolutely no business having kids???

That's FANTASTIC, She!!!!! Thanks for the update!!!!

Did it set you back like it did me?? Or does it just not agree with me? :redface:

Yes, I just found a story on FOX that said that. And that she works at a fertility clinic! FOXNews.com - Reports Cast Octuplets' Mother in Less-Flattering Light - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

The thing is, nobody knows yet how she did it. It was said she COULD have done it herself with hormone stimulation or some such thing. People all over the US are asking how any doctor worth his salt would implant SO MANY embryos into a woman who already has six kids! But if she's living with mom (and dad is MIA) then I can't help but wonder who the HELL is paying for all this??? Then I see that it's California and just go, hmmmm. Could you imagine? Fourteen kids, all seven years old and younger.

*snort* :eek: But hey, that is GREAT about the cigs!! I'm very proud of you!

I can tend to be that way somewhat. It was a party atmosphere and I let my guard down. There were a number of us drinking so it's hard to tell how much I had. I'd say 6 glasses if I had to guess. But normally, no, I'm nowhere like that.

Omg, I would eat it too. I like sausage and bacon. I can't imagine how salty it would be, though... I like(d) to crumble pan sausage into my grits. Yum! And though I don't MIND wine, it is NOT worth working for an entire week, eating well and getting 4 hours of exercise just to go back to where I was before the wine.

Okay, I FINALLY lost those stupid 2 1/2 pounds from last Saturday's Wine-O-Thon, plus another 1/2 pound for good measure. I will say it here and now: WINE IS NOT MY FRIEND! WINE IS NOT MY FRIEND!! Between visiting my folks and having too much and then last Saturday, I've had to lose the same 7 frikken farken pounds TWICE. That's it for me. Shouldn't be hard as I'm typically not a wine drinker anyway.

So.... LJM..... whatcha doin? :eek: PUSH -- one, two, three, four... PUSH -- one, two, three, four... Breathe.... breathe.... I helped my best friend birth her baby. Figured the poor thing would know me as One Two Three Four.

Oh, and mom filed for bankruptcy a year-and-a-half ago. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/30/earlyshow/health/main4764432.shtml

Noooooooooooooo!!!!!

AND 500+ grams of fat!!!

Omg, I thought you were AT goal! Where else could you possibly lose? I showed my mom your pic and her jaw about hit the floor. She was stunned.

Okay, um, WHY would a woman who's living at home with HER mother even GET invitro??? Just on those facts alone, that is the height of irresponsibility. So who is paying for them, US?????

Omg, yes I did yesterday.

LJM, thinking about you. I am SO excited to see pics and hear how it all went!

Oh, Brandy, I'm SOOOO sorry!! That sucks big time.

You just helped me make the point I was making. I suspect the OP is eating incorrectly, is too tight, and is staying stagnant. I hope she gets an unfill and gives it a real shot. The band WILL work if people listen to their bodies and put in at least a little effort.

I did read what you said. You said: Now, let me say this before I start, I do NOT excercise, or very little anyway. And: I can barely get stuff down and PB all the time. I am eating 30% of what I used to eat. And: It took me a long time to REMEMBER that I had to chew my food, so for the first while I would forget to chew and things would get stuck. If you eat 30% of what you used to and pb all the time, how do you not lose, unless you are eating wrong foods? You got stuck at least partially because of you (though you may be filled too much). I thought you were asking why the band wasn't working for you. I showed you why. I guess you just wanted your hand patted while we all rail against the band with you. I am far from a resident expert, but I have 30 pounds lost in two months that you don't have after seven months, so... I thought you wanted to hear from those who were working the band correctly to learn something. Guess not.