lisah25

The great thing about living here is that you don't have to like it. Anymore then anyone has to like how you live. As long as we all realize we have a lot of freedom to choose how we live. The problem I have with what you say is that what is right or wrong depends in great part in what you believe. For example, my walking around with my head uncovered, showing arms and legs, is wrong to some. Not to me, so why should I change how I live to suit them?

Jodie, can I ask what kind of response you were looking for? To me, support means saying what I think, kindly and gently, but still saying what I think, not what I think someone wants to hear.

Hi! I was never told not to drink before meals, I drink right up to when I start eating. I drink water pretty much all the time except for that hour after meals, most of it mid-morning and mid-afternoon. I'm not totally clear on that one, but was told it was to do with that hour being enough time for your body to get the message that it's really full. And then it takes a while to send an "I'm hungry, feed me"(remember Little Shop of Horrors?) message. Probably no more chugging. Even empty. Picture a funnel, only so much can go through at one time, right?

I don't really know what to say in response Jodie. What you describe is way beyond anything I've had experience with, so I don't have much advice. I will say that I think you still need to look at your drinking. For a couple of reasons. One, it's empty calories, and I personally can't drink it when I'm tight enough. So it may well be one reason you are having problems losing. The more important reason though is that it seems to be impacting your life and your decisions. I think you need to work on getting a good therapist. This will sound mean, but think about how much you are spending going out, and if that money could go towards getting yourself settled?

Huh, either you are painting with WAY to broad a brush, or I'm not really a Christian. I personally am too involved in trying to live my own life to worry a lot about what other people do. Many other Christians are like me. The problem is, because we aren't as vocal as other Christians, we tend to be overlooked. I have gay people in my life that I love.

Interesting, I've always been encouraged to have discussion, debates whatever about my beliefs. To question my pastors. It's actually helped me in my faith because it's made me think about what I say I believe and why.

Does anyone have a link to actual amendment? I'm having a hard time finding it.

I thought that was Dan Quayle? I am a horrible speller. I had very involved parents, have an AA and a BA, read all the time for fun but just can't seem to "get" spelling.

I remember getting ticked at them when they had these signs on the store walls, something about beauty not being an age or a size. With pictures of young slender women. The clerk said they had gotten lots of complaints about that.

Then we should make the punishment harsh enough that the motive of the offender doesn't matter. So that anyone thinking about killing someone, or beating them, for any reason will think twice.

I have mixed feelings actually. I don't know that acts that would be crimes no matter who the victim was, like dragging someone behind a truck, should have different punishments. I do strongly believe in laws preventing discrimination in matters that aren't criminal, like housing.

So it sounds like you believe that we don't know whether or not we are going to heaven until Judgement day? OK, that makes more sense to me. Thanks.

I've never understood this part, could you clarify? When you say that the person can accept or reject it, do you mean even if they are dead? I get this mental picture of someone in Hell hearing their name called out and them being told they could leave now, of course they would accept it. In other words, once you are dead you know where you are going and so it's a different choice. Does that even make sense? :target:

Hum, interesting. I think if they simply say that they believe homsexuality is a sin, that's not hate speech. It's interesting to me that this is such a big deal to them. "Muzzle" the churches? Do they talk about nothing else?

I think I'm just in scandal-shock. It seems like every week it's something else!

But not the exact pattern of 02:03:04 05/06/07, right?

Wouldn't it happen in the year 2107? Not that I plan to be here to find out... :faint:

I was in for a fill last week, and the nurse there told me to aim around 1,100 calories. Seems like a good amount to me, making good choices I can get in my protein and other good for me stuff.

I'm not familar with that doctor, but I do think it's important to realize that yes, things can go badly wrong with lap-band surgery. It's very rare, but that doesn't help if it's you. I thought of it this way, I was taking a calculated risk. I knew that I could have a bad surgery, die or have problems. I also knew there was a very small chance of it happening. On the other hand, I already was paying a price for being obese. I couldn't keep up with my neice, climb a flight of stairs, enjoy going to the mall for a stroll. My back hurt, my knees hurt, I have sleep apnea. Not to mention all the things I was at risk for and facing if I didn't do something.

I'd check with your surgeon. Heartburn can be a sign you are too tight.

WOOO-HOOOO :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: I've keeping an eye out for this annoucement from you.

I wouldn't do a lot of acessories, it doesn't sound like the dress needs it.

I'm sure some people 20 years ago did indeed say that they would never accept a woman getting pregant out of wedlock. And there are a few nuts now who are OK with pedophila. For me, the difference is in who is harmed. A woman getting pregant but not married doesn't really have a victim, no in the way a child being molested does. So it's easier to see as acceptable. Does that make any sense? I see it as less of a gap now between how people really live and how they want others to believe they do then there was some years ago. I think we are just more open, I'm not sure that's always a good thing. But I was concieved out of wedlock 44 years ago. My birth mother was a 17 YO who didn't marry my birth father. My father had an affair that broke up his marriage to my mom and produced my 1/2 sibs 30 some years ago.

I add Benefiber to my morning latte. 2 tsps, it disolves quickly, doesn't thicken up and has no taste at all. It seem to keep things, well, moving along...

I don't think most people regardless of faith condone this! I read your comment, then Carlene's below. And started to wonder if things have changed all that much in 20 years. What I mean is a lot of what is done in the open now was done then, but hidden. How harmful was it I wonder for that child to find out that her birth as such a shameful thing? I have faith that most of us have a good enough moral compass that some things won't be acceptable.