Posts by zimtsticker

Original Post by yogagirl6853:

All of this America bashing is really making me sick.  If we are sooooo bad, then why do all these people from OTHER countries want to live here?  We have all kinds of foreigners living here ---- Indian, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Russian, the list goes on. 

OF COURSE we were justified in going after someone who bombed our buildings in the middle of NY!!!  What are we supposed to do... say "hey - come bomb the rest of our buildings - we got lots".??

 

well, attitudes like that are exactly the reason why america's reputation is damaged. saddam hussein had nothing to do with 9/11, didn't even have any weapons of mass destruction, so no, you were not justified to start that war. all the offical reasons were nothing but lies, there was no reasonable strategy what to do AFTER american soldiers went into baghdad and tore saddam's statue down, and now iraq's just a big mess, a country that's slowly beginning to recover.

however, no one is BASHING the united states. it was criticized and for a reason. also, the U.S. isn't the only country in the world people emigrate to. i live in germany, and we have lots of foreigners too, as do a lot of other european countries. that doesn't make me think "wow we're so great, everybody wants to live here!" it just shows that there are countries where life is A LOT worse. and i find the term "foreigner" strange. the U.S. is a country defined by immigrants from all over the world. you were all "foreigners" at some point, some just arrived earlier, others later.

I got mine out two months ago, and the first two days I mostly ate soup, applesauce and a banana. I would stay away from pudding, ice-cream or yogurt (and all dairy products in general), the bacteria could cause an infection. At least that's what I was told by my doctor, and it makes sense. I wouldn't recommend oatmeal either, some of it may get stuck in your stitches, and I don't know about you, but I couldn't open my mouth wide enough to reach that area with the toothbrush.

Anyway, I hope you'll feel better soon. I guess I was lucky (or everyone had been exaggerating) when mine were pulled, cause I wasn't in very much pain at all, and my cheeks were hardly swollen. I hope it's the same for you!

Original Post by agruskin:

We might be taking some food with us bc of...

Keep in mind that you aren't allowed to bring any fresh products into the EU.

Apart from that - enjoy your trip! I'm spending my next weekend in Paris, can't wait :)

so this happened in romania, right? i take it you're from canada?

maybe you shouldn't take what happened too personal. in eastern european cultures it's normal to offer your guests food over and over again. i don't think that these comments were meant to hurt you. they probably would have said it to anyone who declined dessert :)

feel free to ignore me if this isn't news to you, maybe you've been living in romania for years and already know about this. i just thought i'd mention it.

if i eat a banana on its own, as a snack, i like it best when it has a nice yellow colour all over. but i also don't mind them getting brown spots, because they get softer and that's the best texture for oatmeal in my opinion. and oatmeal or warm muesli with a banana is my everyday breakfast. love it!

just talk to him. be open and tell him about your feelings. if he feels the same, good. if not then there's probably nothing you can do other than moving on.

My favourite song is The Heinrich Maneuver by Interpol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GpcrxlSNU8

i want to feel good about myself again. it's not like i'm fat, but all almost all of my pants that fit last summer got kind of tight.

i want to look fabulous in a bikini and in that new dress that i bought (which means getting rid of the love handles).

i want my stomach to be flat again. no more fat please.

but the feel-good-part is what's most important to me.

I LOVE bananas, I eat one every day, never get tired of them, and they've never stopped me from losing weight. It's just 100 calories, not the end of the world.

About the potassium, I find that when I run a lot I need to take additional supplement, otherwise I get cramps in my calves and feet, even though I eat a lot of the foods listed above.

I've been on Yasmin for almost 2 years now. My boobs got bigger too.  I did gain a little weight, I have to blame it on my eating habits though, not on the pill ;) but I do feel like the pill makes it harder to lose weight.

Apart from that.. I used to have no cramps whatsoever when I had my period (really NOTHING, I guess I was lucky), but ever since I've started taking the pill my lower back hurts a little on the first day. It's not that bad, but I've just noticed.

Every doctor tells me Yasmin is the best, so maybe give it a try?