BethFromVA

And you're the queen of tossing out "fact" and not backing it up. At least when I pass an opinion, I say it's my opinion and don't portray it as fact that whole groups of "scientists" or "economists" claim is true. And when I toss out fact with info to back it up, you come on with another of your sad little quips. Seriously, BJean, if you HAVE info to back up your claims/facts, please share them. You ARE trying to get your point across after all, no? Or is this just your opinion that all these economists think this theft of Peter to pay Paul is really working?

About six weeks ago I finally broke down and tried a new size bra and it fit. I went from a 42D to a 42C. I was a C as a teen, so I'm happy!

You can respect people without respecting everything they do or choices they make. Anybody who has children can tell you that. But to go further, where does it end? Multiple wives/husbands? Marrying siblings? Parents? One's favorite pet? Because for some of us, we realize that this issue will become a catalyst for all other "alternative lifestyle" people to come out in droves and demand their desires be accepted too.

Omg, spittle just hit my screen! BAAHHHHHHAHAHAHAH!! :crying::lol:

I forgot that was Wednesdays. But yeah, if you feel like it, we can chase balls and laugh at how silly we are. :smile2:

Welcome from another Virginian. My first fill was horrible. I was actually hungrier than the month after banding, but my doc said I had virtually nothing in it because I couldn't tell how I was feeling as he was filling me. Soe he took some out. I just had my sixth fill yesterday, and with each subsequent fill, it gets better. Part of it will depend on the aggressiveness of your doc. Mine has, until now put about .5cc each visit, or thereabouts. I notice that I feel restriction for maybe the first two weeks, but as I lose weight, it loosens up and my appetite goes up a bit for the second two weeks. That will start to slow down soon. Others only have 2 or 3 fills and are fine for a year. I notice if I'm busy with something, I don't think so much about food. Maybe that will help you when you're hungry. Or just be sure that what you DO eat is something that will stick with you for a bit longer to keep you feeling full longer. Good luck!

HAHAHAHA!!! And WOOT!!!! I noticed on another thread that you were no longer languishing in the 80-something weight loss!!! You can call your weight loss Calista. I'm sure you lost a Calista Flockhart!! Tennis tonight? :smile2: If yes, so long as it's over before America's Next Top Model's finale! lol

I've got the GoWear Fit like CC does, and I love it. At first I was uploading the info every single night. Now I do it every few days. I not only like that I log what I eat (which keeps me accountable), but that it gives me other specs on how/what I did during the day. The pedometer is great and helps you realize how much walking your somewhat sedentary job may get you, and I love seeing the graphs which show what I did during specific activity. Because the two work together -- i.e. you're not just logging what you eat and you're not just logging steps or activity -- it gives you a fuller understanding of what you're doing. You set a calorie deficit for each day and can monitor yourself and how you're doing. If anything, it just keeps you in tune with your body and eating habits.

But what she said WAS said with respect and tolerance -- for traditional marriage. Simply because she doesn't agree with something which goes against the norm doesn't make one intolerant. Even if it DID, she is still entitled to adhere to her traditional beliefs. It's funny, because another California contender (maybe the runner-up) said that she herself was for gay marriage and that Prejean did not represent the state of California. Um, the other ditz represents California even less! Traditional marriage was upheld in California, so saying that because she believes in gay marriage makes her more representative of the state is plain wrong.

No, she'll never be cut loose or be held responsible. Even the prior clerk (we had lunch two weeks ago) wondered how long the judges are going to do her job for her. They will NEVER let her foot hit a stone. To her detriment, really... And yes, I was so defeated when I was shown DISDAIN for doing things that not only bettered myself, but bettered myself for THAT JOB. I filed for unemployment, but of course the agency said they are going to conduct an investigation. I need to copy and paste what I wrote here to send to them ahead of time (they want any pertinent paperwork/info before the hearing on the 21st). I also need to send them a copy of my resignation letter. It's stuff like that which will make you literally lose your mind. I was almost taking more mental health days than true sick days because of that sort of crap. And in three years, that's just ONE example. :ohmy:

I can one-up this one, and sorry if I've mentioned it here before. I write on a few different boards so I'm not sure where I've said it. /looong rant alert I worked in a courthouse as a court clerk. My judge was (is) the chief judge, and she LOVES the golden-haired child. Golden-haired child is a real pip. She got up in the ranks ONLY because of the judge pushing her and making things happen for her because she wanted golden-hair to be clerk of court when my prior boss retired last December. Which is exactly what happened -- even though golden-hair is really out of her league and over her head and, at 31, doesn't really have the wherewithall to know what she doesn't know. Anyway, I was making a run for the clerk of court position as well. I knew that I was up against a brick wall simply due to the relationship between the judge and golden-hair, but I wanted to do all I could do anyway. I've been going to school and studying criminal justice and management, even though that position doesn't require a degree (yet). I also took a course called the Clerk Certification Program, which is all online and offered through the Commonwealth in conjunction with the Michigan State University. It is reimbursable, but I paid the $700+ out of pocket so that when my interview came, I could prove my intent. Now mind you, SHE could have taken this course as well but chose not to. Each class was reimbursable and only about $50 to $70 per class, payable as you went along. You had 5 years to finish the program, and I got mine done in just over 7 months, the first one ever to finish this program (the non-credit bearing one -- they have credit-bearing for those going for Masters'). Anyway, I kept it all on the down low. The only person who knew was the Clerk, and that was ONLY because she had to sign off on my paperwork to get started. However, she wanted to see me get the job, and knew I would do a great job, so she kept it on the down low too. Fast forward to late last year when I finally did my capstone paper which got me my certificate. I got it done before the interviewing started so that I would have my certificate AND my paper to show at the interveiw, which was supposed to be a panel. The "panel" got changed by the judge a month before interviewing, and it consisted of her, our other judge (who also was enamored of golden-hair), and a representative from Richmond. Great panel. :smile2: But I trudged forward anyway. When my certificate was cut, the people from MSU wanted to toot my horn and asked my Clerk for names and addresses of people to notify. Of course she gave them our two judges. The day came when I knew the letters had been sent. I got a large envelope in my in-box with copies of all the letters, so I knew. And at that time there were resumes coming in for the Clerk job. We had a few minutes between cases on this particular day, and my judge got her mail and brought it into the courtroom. I froze. At one point she says, "Huh, something from MSU. Must be somebody applying for the job." When she opened it, she said "Huh, this is about YOU," and proceeded to read. I could feel the sizzle in the air. She looks at me with disgust after slamming down her letter and says, "When did you do THIS?" I told her. She gets a snide look to her face and says, "So the State paid for this, right?" And I said, "No, I paid for it myself to prove my sincerity." She got up from the bench, said she had to go do something, and slammed out of the courtroom. I almost burst out crying. A co-worker, who didn't know what was going on, told me my judge came out, met the other judge (this co-worker's judge) and showed her the letter with an angry look on her face. My judge came back into the courtroom and didn't say a thing to me. Later I confronted her in chambers and said, "If I didn't know any better I'd swear you're mad at me!" It got into a long conversation where she said Miss Golden-Hair had EARNED the job, and I said, "But you're supposed to be impartial! You're on the panel, and you're essentially telling me nobody else will even have a chance! And how could you be angry for doing something that betters my job performance??" It was long and got ugly, but I was officially disgusted. No congratulations, no "I'm proud of you," nothing. She was pissed because I dared to make golden-hair look bad. Now, I had had my certificate sitting up on my shelf for a while at this point, and nobody had noticed. A couple days after this exchange I saw the other judge and we were standing near my cubicle and I said, "Oh, did you hear about what I did?" She didn't know what I meant until I pointed at my certificate. Her response? She said, "Oh, yeah," and walked off!! And people like my mom say I have a problem with people in authority. UM, NO, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE LIKE THAT!! :tt2: /end long rant

The one thing I DID do which helped me out (and dangit for not having done it all along) was got my before measurements from my doc's office when I went for my fill yesterday. Granted, they don't measure all the stuff I do, but I got the basics -- hips, waist, bust, arms, legs, neck. By adding those numbers to my start measurements, and then taking another set yesterday, I am down 53.25 inches -- 3/4 of an inch from 4 1/2 FEET!! And I don't miss even a centimeter of any of it. So there! :smile2:

HEHEHEHE, well I hadn't thought about it before, but I sure am NOW! Though for us it would probably be as worthwhile to do one a month since we don't lose as much per week as they do.

The problem, Terri, is BJean tosses out information as "fact" yet has nothing factual to back up her claims. That is where plain and I take issue -- if these things were listed as her opinion, that is one thing. But she claims that these are facts yet provides no proof of these "facts." Once you put something out as a fact, you are, in essence, debating the opposing side. The least she owes when she claims something as fact is to back it up with proof. Now, if she wants to say she "believes" these things are working for the economy, it puts it in a whole nuther ball game. Then she can choose to explain why she believes this. Obviously she can also choose to not back up her "factual claims" with proof as well, but it diminishes her stand, imo.

I'd say if legitimate data exists that proves that what is happening is good and/or working, she would want to share it here. She can PM you if you wish, but I would also ask her to provide proof for her claims here as well.

They don't exist. These claims are all based on "hope." :smile2:

I've thought that too. The stress fracture that Laura (?) got, and then when Mike couldn't run the marathon because of his hip. I was honestly worried he had also gotten a stress fracture. That's a LOT of weight to be putting on those bones and joints, and it's multiplied tremendously when there is force added to that weight.

To tell you the truth, I worry more about any doctor these self-fill people might go to after having done their own fills. If people want to be stupid, that's on them, but with how sue-happy everybody is these days, could you imagine a self-filler going to a doctor afterwards with a problem or issue and the doc gets the blame for having done something wrong and being sued??? Who would know, unless the self-filler was honest about doing the work themselves? :smile2:

Hm, could you mention it to her in a way that wouldn't come across as accusatory? Something like, "I noticed that I had a mistake in my spreadsheet that you corrected, but it would really help me to know exactly what my mistake was so that I don't repeat it in the future. Could you let me know what it was, please, so that I can put forth an exemplary product?" Geez, it's like you peed in her corn flakes or something! :wub: My mom always says that I have issues working for people, and she's probably right. I don't like unfairness and bullcrap in the office. I really don't deal with it well. I work hard and am a perfectionist in my work and also wish I could have been recognized for it where I was before, but it wasn't gonna happen. I would have work up to my yahoo and keep up with it but would get a memo from the new bit-- er, boss saying that the shredding needed to be kept up with. :ohmy: Stupid cow.

Hehehe, good point! YAAAAAY!!! I am so proud of you!!! And proud again!! That is SO fantastic! That suit is gorgeous!! And you're right about the weight loss -- it's nice to know we WILL be there. I'm almost a tad worried that the clothes I got off eBay right before I quit won't fit by the time I get back to work. It's kind of a mixed emotion.

Ew, I'll take the snake pics. Snakes don't freak me out; spiders DO. Though a monitor lizard! Wow... those are some MEAN buggers!

When you watch and hear about the stupidity of people in the news and from other sources, believe this is also happening. :smile2:

They aren't doing anything the "natural way." Nobody can maintain what they do at the ranch once they get back into real life.

You know the old saying about an attorney who represents himself has a fool for a client? Now switch up the professions. :thumbup:

Just make sure you try to fill up on foods that stay with you for a while and maybe you will feel more in control or less hungry between meals. I know there is a list of some really good stuff somewhere, but exactly what escapes me right now, sorry.