Posts by sparkler

First of all, you probably shouldn't be taking it anymore since it was recalled- not a great idea.

But yes, I had the same experience when I tried it a few years ago! I took it at the start of a school semester and on the 1st day of school I couldn't focus in my classes, I was paranoid about things, and really emotional and anxious. It was so awful. I coudn't handle it for more than a few days so I quit.

Hi Angel, I'm 26 I'm working on losing the last 15 pounds. Feel free to add me as a friend and I'll add you. Welcome and good luck!

I almost always weigh less the morning after drinking and I'm positive it's from dehydration. My stomach usually looks flatter too. But this also usually comes along with the gratuitous hangover :( Not a fair trade if you ask me.

I just ordered these on Monday because they were offering free shipping. I must admit, I was skeptical, and a little worried that I may have spent a bunch of money on something that might be mediocre. But I LOVED THEM! So yummy, and when heated up reminded me a little of Krispy Kreme, definitely worth it!

This one will continue to bug me...

"conversating" I hear it in songs, and on TV all the time. It's not a word people!!

You're not conversating you're either talking or conversing!!!

Oh my gosh, I have this same issue with some of my friends!!! My roommate thinks she's being healthy when she goes to Jamba Juice for smoothies. At one point she was having 2 large smoothies a day...as snacks. She was horrified to learn that those 2 smoothies were adding up to 1200 calories a day. And then she refuses to eat bread, potatoes or rice after lunch because they're carbs, but she'll eat sushi covered in mayo and fried or fried chicken wings with ranch dressing...okay thats healthy (NOT)

I have turbo jam but am never quite sure how to log it. I usually log it as aerobics -moderate efffort. I think I get a similar workout doing turbo jam that I would doing an aerobics video.

Stay away from anything fried (chips, hard tacos, chimichanga, rolled tacos)

I'm sure you can order something like a veggie soft taco or veggie fajitas. Make sure to ask the waiter because they dont always post everything on the menu.

If its a chain restuarant they are more likely to have veggie-options, but if its a smaller establishment they might be more willing to alter menu items for you.

Good luck, stay in control.

I had fruit flies that lingered in swarms after the fruit was gone. I researched this problem and found a trick that worked.

1. Make a soda bottle trap:
   
   
2. Remove the lid and label from a clean, empty plastic two-liter soda bottle.

• Carefully remove the upper third of the bottle by cutting along its circumference at approximately where the top of the label used to be.
• Put an attractive liquid such as orange juice or cider vinegar in the cup-shaped part of the now-severed bottle.
• Turn the cone upside-down and insert it into the cup-shaped bottom part of the bottle. Seal the seam at the top of the bottle with duct tape.
• Fruit flies find their way into the bottle, but they can't get back out. After most flies are trapped inside, simply seal the bottle in a plastic shopping bag and throw out.

When I was a kid my mom would let me wait in the car for her if she was just running in to the store really quick. I was also allowed to go sit in the car if we were out at a restaurant and the adult conversation got too boring for me. (Actually, sometimes I got sent to the car if I wasn't behaving properly in public)  If someone did that now they'd probably be arrested.

I've worked with people who have done it and, let me tell you most of the food is awful. Seriously, its so processed and fake looking. Some of it wasy okay, but do you really want to eat powdered eggs? The portion sizes were ridiculously small too (which is part of the reason why you lose weight.) For example a pop-tart-like breakfast item, one tart (which was the whole serving) was the size of a playing card. I don't know about you but that would definitely not keep me full for very long.

I journal almost daily, except for the weeknends. I love it! And I really like reading other people's journals too. I think its a great source of motivation, and a great place to vent and share ideas.

Feel free to add me! (that goes for all of you!)

I am adopted, but have never had contact with my biological parents. However, I have had a relationship with my biological mother's family throughout my entire life. I still keep in contact with my aunt and grandfather on my biological mother's side. My birth mom died when I was 17, and there is a little bit of regret that I never got to know her, but she was too unstable to be in my life at the time. 

I don't really know much about my birth father, and I haven't ever had the strong desire to get to know him. My perception is that he isn't the most upstanding guy.

You have to pull down the bar and it will give you the calories in a whole, and a tablespoon as well.

Its hard to resist the 99cent menu and packets of top ramen, because they are filling, cheap and they taste pretty good. But dieting on a budget can be done.

Here are some foods that are budget and diet friendly: Canned soups, eggs, all-season fruits (apples, bananas, etc. stuff you can get all year long, they go on sale regularly too), yogurt, tuna, beans. You can also buy chicken and take the skin off yourself because skinless chicken costs more.

I also clip coupons and look for sales, that way I can get some of the more expensive items once in a while, like laughing cow cheese, string cheese, salmon, Lean Cuisines and Smart Ones (for when I am lazy!!)