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Brandi, This is off subject, but I see you got you puppies pic up. He is adorable!

Barb, you sound like me a month ago. I did get a fill of 1cc and then I was too tight. So after a week of PBing all the time I got .6cc taken out. Now much to my dismay, I have NO nada restriction. I would say if you do get a fill, get very little. A little can go a long way.

Well, I'm not ready to laugh at mine yet...maybe after I lose more weight.. I was at an indoor pool and had just got dressed. I sat on one of those cheap plastic lawn chairs by the pool tp put mu shoes and socks on. When I bent over to pick up a shoe the front legs of the chair just foldrd under and I got thrown forward out of the chair and right to the edge and half way into the pool. I might laugh about it but I seriously hurt my shoulder. It took about 6 mos. to get better. MY son in law and daughter had to pull me up and out. I haven't been back there since!

Quoted: MSG The food additive MSG (Mono-Sodium Glutamate) is a slow poison. MSG hides behind 25 or more names, such as Natural Flavoring." MSG is even in your favorite coffee from Tim Horton's and Starbucks coffee shops! I wondered if there could be an actual chemical causing the massive obesity epidemic, and so did a friend of mine, John Erb. He was a research assistant at the University of Waterloo in Ontario , Canada , and spent years working for the government. He made an amazing discovery while going through scientific journals for a book he was writing called The Slow Poisoning of America. In hundreds of studies around the world, scientists were creating obese mice and rats to use in diet or diabetes test studies. No strain of rat or mice is naturally obese, so scientists have to create them. They make these creatures morbidly obese by injecting them with MSG when they are first born. The MSG triples the amount of insulin the pancreas creates, causing rats (and perhaps humans) to become obese. They even have a name for the fat rodents they create: "MSG-Treated Rats." When I heard this, I was shocked. I went i nto my kitchen and checked the cupboards and the refrigerator. MSG was in everything -- the Campbell 's soups, the Hostess Doritos, the Lays flavored potato chips, Top Ramen, Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper, Heinz canned gravy, Swanson frozen prepared meals, and Kraft salad dressings, especially the "healthy low-fat" ones. The items that didn't have MSG marked on the product label had something called "Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein," which is just another name for Monosodium Glutamate. It was shocking to see just how many of the foods we feed our children everyday are filled with this stuff. MSG is hidden under many different names in order to fool those who read the ingredient list, so that they don't catch on. (Other names for MSG are "Accent, "Aginomoto," "Natural meat Tenderizer," etc.) But it didn't stop there. When our family went out to eat, we started asking at the restaurants what menu items contained MSG. Many employees, even the managers, swore they didn't use MSG. But when we ask for the ingredient list, which they grudgingly provided, sure enough, MSG and Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein were everywhere. Burger King, McDonald's, Wendy's, Taco Bell, every restaurant -- even the sit-down eateries like TGIF, Chili's, Applebee's, and Denny's -- use MSG in abundance. Kentucky Fried chicken seemed to be the WORST offender: MSG was in every chicken dish, salad dressing. and gravy. No wonder I loved to eat that coating on the skin -- their secret spice was MSG! So why is MSG in so many of the foods we eat? Is it a preservative, or a Vitamin? Not according to my frie nd John Erb. In his book The Slow Poisoning of America, he said that MSG is added to food for the addictive effect it has on the human body. Even the propaganda website sponsored by the food manufacturers lobby group supporting MSG explains that the reason they add it to food is to make people eat more. A study of the elderly showed that older people eat more of the foods that it is added to. The Glutamate Association lobbying group says eating more is a benefit to the elderly, but what does it do to the rest of us? "Betcha can't eat [just] one," takes on a whole new meaning where MSG is concerned! And we wonder why the nation is overweight! MSG manufacturers themselves admit that it addicts people to their products. It makes people choose their product over others, and makes people eat more of it than they would if MSG wasn't added. Not only is MSG scientifically proven to cause obesity, it is an addictive substance. Since its introduction into the American food supply fifty years ago, MSG has been added in larger and larger doses to the pre-packaged meals, soups, Snacks, and fast foods we are tempted to eat everyday. The FDA has set no limits on how much of it can be added to food. They claim it's safe to eat in any amount. But how can they claim it's safe when there are hundreds of scientific studies with titles like these: "The monosodium glutamate (MSG) obese rat as a model for the study of exercise in obesity." Gobatto CA, Mello MA, Souza CT, Ribeiro IA. Res Com mun Mol Pathol Pharmacol. 2002. "Adrenalectomy abolishes the food-induced hypothalamic serotonin release in both normal and monosodium glutamate-obese rats." Guimaraes RB, Telles MM, Coelho VB, Mori C, Nascimento CM, Ribeiro. Brain Res Bull. 2002 Aug. 'Obesity induced by neonatal monosodium glutamate treatment in spontaneously hypertensive rats: An animal model of multiple risk factors." Iwase M, Yamamoto M, Iino K, Ichikawa K, Shinohara N, Yoshinari Fujishima. Hypertens Res. 1998 Mar. "Hypothalamic lesion induced by injection of monosodium glutamate in suckling period and subsequent development of obesity." Tanaka K, Shimada M, Nakao K Kusunoki. Exp Neurol. 1978 Oct. No, the date of that last study was not a typo; it was published in 1978. Both the "medical research com munity" and "food manufacturers" have known about the side effects of MSG for decades. Many more of the studies mentioned in John Erb's book link MSG to diabetes, migraines and headaches, autism, ADHD, and even Alzheimer's. So what can we do to stop the food manufactures from dumping this fattening and addictive MSG into our food supply and causing the obesity epidemic we now see? Several months ago, John Erb took his book and his concerns to one of the highest government health officials in Canada . While he was sitting in the government office, the official told him, "Sure, I know how bad MSG is. I wouldn't touch the stuff." But this top-level government official refuses to tell the public what he knows. The big media doesn't want to tell the publi c either, fearing issues w--th their advertisers. It seems that the fallout on the fast food industry may hurt their profit margin. The food producers and restaurants have been addicting us to their products for years, and now we are paying the price for it. Our children should not be cursed with obesity caused by an addictive food additive. But what can I do about it? I'm just one voice! What can I do to stop the poisoning of our children, while our governments are insuring financial protection for the industry that is poisoning us? This message is going out to everyone I know in an attempt to tell you the truth that the corporate-owned politicians and media won't tell you. The best way you can help to save yourself and your children from this drug-induced epidemic is to forward this article to everyone. With any luck, it will circle th e globe before politicians can pass the legislation protecting those who are poisoning us. The food industry learned a lot from the tobacco industry. Imagine if big tobacco had a bill like this in place before someone blew the whistle *n nicotine? If you are one of the few who can still believe that MSG is good for us and you don't believe what John Erb has to say, see for yourself. Go to the National Library of Medicine at www.pubmed.com. Type in the words "MSG Obese" and read a few of the 115 medical studies that appear. We the public do not want to be rats in one giant experiment, and we do not approve of food that makes us into a nation of obese, lethargic, addicted sheep, feeding the fo od industry's bottom line while waiting for the heart transplant, the diabetic-induced amputation, blindness, or other obesity-induced, life-threatening disorders. With your help we can put an end to this poison. Do your part in sending this message out by word of mouth, e-mail, or by distribution of this printout to your friends all over the world and stop this "Slow Poisoning of Mankind" by the packaged food industry. Blowing the whistle on MSG is our responsibility, so get the word out

My advice is to get a good lawyer.

I have had one for 5 years and can't sleep without it either. They are called CPAPs for continuous positive airway pressure or biPAP meaning the pressure is only there during inhaling. You might have a little trouble adjusting but you should get much better sleep and feel much more rested.

I can see a huge difference. Keep up the good work.

I'm soooo tired of them re-showing every thing and the stuck in fakey commercials. I think there probably isn't more than 20 min of actual new stuff. I think we should all write in to complain. I don;t have any idea to write though. I think next season I will not get started on it. It's too late for me this season. I'm hooked.

Bunkey, You heard wrong. You don't need quite that much water and any liquid counts. You can go to the Mayo clinics web site and find info on that subject. Your body doesn't know if your liquid arrived there clear or all mixed up with food or flavorings.

Mine are going to St. Vinnies. Every couple of weeks, I drop a bag off there. I'm replenishing their Plus section:)

On Easter Sunday I got a basket of candy from "the bunny". I ignored it for a couple hours and then had to have "one Piece". The one piece turned into so much that I felt sick all day and could hardly eat dinner. I've been so ashamed of myself! Then to make matters even worse I did the same thing the next day with the leftover carrot cake. I wish someone would've been there to stop me. Although I probably would have been mad if they did. Our support people just can't win!

Glad to hear all is well. Get plenty of fluids.

Love the list.

From Baraboo here///10 minutes from the Dells

here, here Ang

Go on liquids for a few days to let the swelling and irratation go down. If that doesn't help, you probably need some unfill.

Wishing you both a quick and easy recovery.

I agree with the classes.....maybe even have a nutritionist come and clean out the cupboards and teach the family how to eat right.

You didn't say what part of Wi you are from..If it's the southern part, you could try the UW bariatric clinic 608-265-7090.

I sit in my recliner and move fingers up and down over keyboard. :thumbdown: Also go to the bathroom once in awhile and work one day a week. AND swim a couple times a week.

You also have to remember that there are hundreds of people out there who never come online and never have any problems. ppl tend to post when they need advice or help...or sometimes just need to vent. This board is for support.

Personally, I would slip in a few more calories....maybe an ice cream cone once in awhile. (I'm an ice cream freak)

You will do fine. Everybody gets nervous as surgery approaches. And everyone gets depressed at the thought of losing their best friend "food". Why don't you go to before and after pictures. That should make you feel better.

Such a good one!!

Maybe a tt if I get rashes and medicare pays.....Otherwise no, I don't think so. No guy in my life and I don't want one so why bother? My bikini days are over.