Victoriana

In the mean time they are laughing all the way to the bank, I think its all just "tabloid fodder" as some one else has put it on tv. BUT IF it is a real tiff between the two....OOHHH to be so shallow as to argue like this, I mean if this is a problem for them, then life must be really good. I know their bank accounts are! Can you imagine, spending energy on something like this? Can we all say, kindergarten is the best place for these two?

What if this encourages him to get a tatoo, and pushes to get one after all, Nanny has one! How would you convince him it was a joke? Im sure he wont really believe you unless you really show him a cleam bum! Its funny though seventeen and could reallly think you have one! What a happening Nanny, I wonder what is going on in his head? Wish I could be a fly on the wall when you get a phony one. This is cute, I wish I could have been in the Dr.s office!

Hey Druth! Welcome aboard (lol) and hope your doing good, Keep us posted! (another lol)... get it, posting on this board? that one is a moanie-groanie eh?

Im glad you are giving NWWLS a look-see by attending one of their semenars. I cant say enough about there professionalism. Ill be going to the next Thursday group session in January. I need a little more motivation after the holidays. Best wishes and Healthy New Year!

Brace yourself!! We have another one commming! What a strange series of unfortunate events. Hope the power holds up r I just might take a vacation to visit family in Phoenix!!

T O M, In Psalm 139: 13-16, The words inspired by the Holy Spirit confirm to me that the unborn are indeed valuable to God. I dare not contradict them. Another thing, Genisis 25:22, The twin babies in Rebekah are no only referred to babies, but two different nations and peoples. If God referres to these children as future nations and peoples, I dare say that just because they didnt take a breath yet that they were not valued by God and "not alive yet". I know that anyone can pull any scripture out of context and create just about any "case" that they want. Its your choice. I would just be carefull to not atribute any case or cause to God because you are clever in plagiarism.

Sunta, as a Christian, It isnt that I dont want the research to happen at all, I just dont want an unborn baby used to support this. I believe there are many exciting research lines available to further the research, and now with the amnio, It would be wonderful if this could end the need to supply stem cells from fetuses. I do however draw the line at accepting the justification for abortion, in any form, stem cell research or not.

Ladies, People with sexual addictions have it really hard because as with most addictions there is a chemical involved. When you have sex, endorphines are released. When porn or other media is used, it increases the frequency of the release of endorphines beyond what would be considered normal, and thats where the addiction becomes real. It becomes a need, and it increases in dependency. A fix is required, so usually the type of sexual gratification changes or increases. It is a true addiction, so people that have this addiction end up going through the ususal changes, like personality profiles that change over time. It isnt something that they want to have happen or even percieve it happening. I cant speak to the way people find their way out of this, I can only tell you of the fact that the few people I know that had a journey through this needed a lot of support and accountablilty. Im sorry if you have a spouse that needs to watch so many other women, please know that this isnt about you or your measuring up to thier preferences, It is a problem that they have that effects you and it is not your fault. I hope you can tell that I am not an expert, but I do have close friends that have overcome this addiction, and your original post was an all to exact sequence that they lived through. Take care of yourself. Try to find some personal support through this. Best wishes.

Dear Lisa, this website is somebodies idea of a bad joke. The women in these pictures are of different women and some are even photoshopped. I cant believe that someone actually took the time to put this together. Its really sad and I hope you dont believe one sentence of it. I wish this person could be reported to someone, but we live in a free world, where poeple have the freedom to choose poorly. Give this website no credence. Im glad you are doing your research. You can tell this phony is a phoney because he didnt post any names, or places, things that would lend credence to him.

Id lay off the marguerita cuz of the hi calories, I eat at mexican restauraunts regularly, and this is what I do. I am loose in the evenings so thats when I eat there. I order decaf herbal tea, and this also relaxes my stoma I eat very slowly and have two or three chips with tea. That it for before dinner. I order one cheese or chicken enchalada with beans, and I eat them very slowly. I usually eat my chicken first then the beans witha few more chips. I chew well and just stop after two or three bites, rest,talk, and sip more hot tea. Then I eat another 2 or three bites, making sure I stop when I feel slightly full. I call this a soft stop. then I just pick a taste or two after that. This satisfies my eating out privelidges. and It looks like a normal meal, although it really is quite small. I never finish all this, but I feel like I ate a banquet! I also change out a tamali once in a while. Hope this helps, Have fun.

Ha, Vines Keep out of Children! How bout "Chew before swallowing" on Hot Dogs?:hungry: or "Put these on first" on the underwear! "Not to be used as Kleenix" on TP rolls. Im sorry, I was just wondering how much money that guy earns in a year.

OH Maaaaann, I just decluttered and all my 80's huge earrings went and my wide belts, and my legwarmers and my one favorite sweatshirt with the neck ribbing cut out. Sheesh wouldnt you just know it!...... AH HAA I did keep my extry wide sholder pads! Look out flash dance, here I come! I AM KIDDING. I hope this stuff isnt really comming back. I agree with Reneebean. If you feel good, you are going to look good, It comes from inside.

What I feel bad about is that I was raised in a family that LOVED the fat. My sweet aunties, they lavished good food, nutritious, colorfull, and of course the goodies and pastries. We had large portions, and celebrated stoutness. They were all raised practically starved. So to them, fat meant wealth, health and freedom to overindulge. My mindset had to be torqued to recognize that I was killing myself, and then it was way too late and very difficult to loose the weight. So in my situation, fat was where it was at, and so when people tried to discriminate against me for obesity, it was like water off a ducks back. It was simply thier problem. I think its so sad that there are those that cant feel good about themselves untill they put someone else down. For any reason.

My Husband has a fatty liver or fatty liver syndrome. He was accused of being an alcoholic because his enzymes were off the chart. After changing Dr.s his liver panel came back off the chart still. The new Dr. knows my DH personally and knows that he never drinks. He then put my DH on a no sugar, no carb diet at first and began to treat him for a candida overload. Aparently, candida takes the sugars in you digestive track and may manufacture as much as a quart of alcohol a day, causing sleepiness, headaches, and a craving for more sugar and refined carbs, as this is the food they need. It is a large and strong bacteria in our gut and is usually kept in check by proper levels of acdidophilus and bifidus ands bulgaricus and other heathy bacteria. If we have a long haul of antibiotic, these friendly bacteria are the first to go and the candida usually survives, and takes over so to speak in the gut. BTW, good bacteria in our gut takes things like complex protiens,(beef) breaks it down and produces b complex and enzymes that cause candida to be surpressed. Another thing that happens with good bacteria is that the enzymes they produce makes an unfriendly environment to virus, thats why they are sometime referred to as a probiotic. Ok back to the liver. The candida was producing alcohol inside his body, the liver was getting damaged, producing the fatty liver syndrome. He had his gut cleansed, and liver detoxed, and his gut rebuilt with healthy bacteria, It took about 6 mo. In the process, he lost weight, lost major sunus problems and allergies bothered him so much less that he stopped the decongestants and antihistamines. His sinus infections dissapeared, which can be aggrivated by the candida. He did not need to keep going back to powerful antibiotics for sinus infections. His liver panel is normal now and he no longer has fatty livey syndrome. When we get the lapband, our diet changes to higer protien, low sugar and low carbs. This alone can cause the candida levels to be surpressed. Thats how so many of us seem to loose the fatty liver problem, on top of the fact that many of us have increased energy. No more overrunning candida giving us alcohol, and causing us to crave more sugar,etc. No more sleepiness after our meals and all of those benifits come after we get the band and get help controlling what we eat. I see it as a win, win.

Just another 10 inches! I mean wow, ten inches would close down Seattle in a heartbeat. We had a mere 48 inches of rain in 06, and we usually average about 38. It just sort of comes in clumps like your snow. and when that happens the sewers overload and the streets flood. One poor woman was in her basement in a neiborhood that was built in the 40's. a combination of freaky things happened and the water flooded her basement and she drowned before the fire dept could cut through the floor. So tragic, I heard that 12 people were lost due to the last snow that went through. Glad your ok!

Hello Vines, and Happy Healthy New Year!! I hope you continue to be a part of this community as we all sort of drift in and out. Sometimes I lurk and am amazed that I cant recognize any of the posters that are here, and yet excited to get to know them. (!Hey everybody out there!) Im gonna keep track of your healthy journey, and who knows, it could include another band eh? Even if it doesnt, once a bandster, always a banster because you can relate! Good to see your flames again!

I think it takes courage for anyone to reach out for support, and I hope its found. But I also hope it is balanced and truthfull. I think everyone is valuable and their value is not because of size, color or faith. I think that they are valuable because they are. Period. Life is valuable. All of it. I separate their value from there physical, intellectual, and emotional standing. All of that is part of a continum that is undefinable by me anyway. I would hope that we could respect each other in any state, and be truthfull that certain stages of life are enevitable. Once I was skinny and now Im not. Once I was young, and now not, and once I was very uneducated, and now Im more educated. My value has remained constant to me. I dont just accept myself, I esteem myself and others. To me that is very different. Just like tolerance donotes something recognized, but put up with anyway. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth so to speak. I dont just tolerate differences I revel in them. Health is valuable, and not just a fad. We esteem ourselves by being as healthy as possible. However, if someone has a disease, I dont judge them as though they are faulty or subgrade. I hope we dont value each other for what we do for each other. That would be very sad indeed. As far as size acceptance, 65 percent of America is obese now according to last weeks news. That was amazing to me. I saw a movie filmed in the early 50's and EVERYONE looked anorexic to me. It felt strange.

You have a lot of stitches around your port, It is sewn to the upper layer of muscles to hold it in place. Sometimes stitches pull, I know mine did and for a few months. Sometimes I would wake up in the night with a position that gave me pain there, and underwire bras are OUT. Now with a little weight lost, I hardly notice it anymore. YEAH! Do you think it could be the stitches just getting settled? If it doesnt go away, call the DR.

This is a very common reaction to the sedation drugs leaving your body. The drugs used to make you sleep for surgery cause this withdrawal syndrome. I had it happen when I had other surgeries too, I wish that more Dr.s would prepare people to expect this. It can really confuse you if you dont see it comming. I believe that mourning the loss of a friend, (food) and the shock your body gets, adrenalin and trauma from surgery, and finally sitting still long enough to think about what just happened to you, these all contribute to getting emotional. Just normal Id sayl

The sweet spot isnt really sweet. It just is the point where you dont feel physical hunger between your regularly planned meals. If you keep hydrated, this usually makes most adjustments sweet, untill you do not continue to loose at least 1 lb per week. My Dr. feels that this moniker is unfair as it causes some people to believe that they can feel no hunger, eat what they want, and still loose the weight. I agree with him after not finding a sweet spot after one year, adjustments and all. I now know that it is called sweet because you continue to loose weight, with minimal hunger. I hope this helps, If you eat the foods that pack your pouch, and chew carefully, and drink no sooner that 30 min after eating, your hunger, satification, homones have the opportunity to complete registration in the brain. The sweet spot does nothing to alleviate head hunger, just tummy or true hunger. I dont know, perhaps there are people that can explain what they mean by the sweet spot. There isnt a hard and fast definition in my mind.

Trader Joes makes a great rice cracker, Savory Thin Mini,37 crackers only 130cals and the Multi Seed with Soy Sauce, 35 crackers has 110 calories. I eat smoked salmon with mine, and they have a great crunch. Really satifies the munchies.

Ah the wonders of El Nino, How are you doing now? You guys got hammered again I hear on the news tonite. I cant believe you had to get that heavy equipment to move all that snow!!! What is going to happen if you get a warm rain? I hope this last batch of snow isnt as bad as the first. Let us know, will you, and If we dont hear from you soon, Ill bet its because your power went out! We care! and Im saying a little prayer too.

My name is a combo, Im Victorious in Christ, (and only because of Him), and my favorite movie is Polyanna, and my favorite era in time is the Victorian one. So no great mystery how I came up with Victoriana. I have the Irish name of Kathleen, by gosh and begorah.

Dear JulieG, I hope that you can take what I say as helpfull, and I am sad that your main support person has opt-ed out, it really leaves a big hole. What concerns me is that we all need a network for support, not just one person to bear the main burden (as it were). I dont know, perhaps you do have a network of face to face people, not just us here. We need human companionship, but as Jahair said, sometimes we dont realize that some relationships arent really support, but enabling. Sometimes the forbidden relationship causes it to appear more appealing than it really should be. I hope that your can connect with several people, even be the support for someone elses journey through thier rough places. We all have them. Please do not isolate and focus on what you dont have, it will drain you of happiness and ambition. Your sound like you have a heart of gold, and its breaking. You are worth the effort it can take to reach out to others. Dont let the rejection of this relationship cause you to not reach out for help with someone else. You have recognized the value that a supportive friend adds to life, Just think if you had ten of them! I really hope you press on with this, the need for relationship is normal and inside each of us. Did you know that if a newborn is fed, clean and left alone without human contact they usually die? I wish I could cite the research I read on this once. I was stunned and I never forgot how important the touch from another person was so powerful. I dont think you are odd, or wired wrong, I just think that now you are recognizing your need and that is the first step in getting it met, right? You are precious. Dont forget it.

Sorry, it seems like this is an uncommon symptom as no one has posted for a few hrs. Hang in there, tomorrow someone may relate to this. I understand that we store estrogen in our fat supply and as we loose, we get a surge in this hormome. Perhaps you are sensitive to this. If the pain persist, I would check with my band Dr. and then my gyno. Another thought, are you sleeping in very different positions from before the surgery? I was and I got sore in other spots, but now things are totally better. Hope you feel better soon!