Posts by huggitbear

I don't know either, but I've washed a couple of dry clean only items and they lost their shape and never went back to normal.

Original Post by floggingsully:

Original Post by huggitbear:

Was it to call me fat?  Lazy?  Fat AND lazy?  Fat and pregnant?  Or was she poking fun at my otherwise thinness by calling me fat?  Like calling a fat guy "Tiny?"  I just do not understand.  I'm totally confused.  Why would someone say that? 

What she was really trying to get across is that you way-over-analyze things and should just let it go.

 

Clearly that was what just what she had in mind before she said it being that she's never met me before this comment.  I should see if she'll give me a psychic reading next time I see her.

I was just curious how other people would interpret it.  I'm not gonna go cry or anything.

I had a while where I thought I was losing more hair than usual.  I made sure to watch my part to see it wasn't getting any bigger and see that my ponytail wasn't getting smaller in diameter.  Neither of those things happened, so I think it's just that my hair is very long.  It looks like a ton of hair because each hair is so long.  Also, I don't comb my hair or wash it daily, so when I do wash it I believe more comes out than if I did wash it daily or it fell with brushings.  Watch your part and your ponytail diameter and for any thinning spots.  If you don't see these, you are probably fine.  It is reassuring.

Original Post by moodymomma1977:

when you're at a loss as what to get a man, get him a tenga egg ;)

Oh my GODDDDD that is so funny!  Probably won't be getting dear old dad one of those either lmao

I think you're underweight when you start having physical problems due to your low weight--being cold all the time, hair fall, bad skin, tired all the time, hungry all the time, losing periods, etc.  If you have symptoms, you have a problem. 

or if you are going to extreme lengths to achieve/maintain the low weight.

isn't it 1g/kg of body weight per day?  I think it is.

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1. Your coworker makes a positive initial statement (for example, by saying your skirt is cute) and proceeds to tell you your attire is not appropriate to wear to work. 2

2. Your coworker gives you a friendly greeting (for example, by saying “I have not talked to you in a while, I hope you have been well) and proceeds to tell you your attire is not appropriate to wear to work. 4

3. Your coworker asks about your well being (for example, by asking “How are you today?) and proceeds to tell you your attire is not appropriate to wear to work. 4

4. Your coworker directly and confidently tells you your attire is not appropriate to wear to work and does not apologize for making the criticism. 3

5. Your coworker uses several verbal fillers (for example, “uh” and “um”) while making telling you your attire is not appropriate for work. 2

6. Your coworker tells you your attire is not appropriate to wear to work and specifies why it is not appropriate. 4

7. Your coworker tells you, face to face, that your attire is not appropriate to wear to work instead of faxing or emailing you the criticism.

8. Your coworker does not threaten you (for example, by saying “Wearing attire like that is going to get you fired”) when delivering the criticism about your attire. 3

9. Your coworker does not compare you to other women of your age group (for example, by saying, “A woman of your age should dress more appropriately for work”). 4

10. Your coworker does not justify the criticism with cultural ideas (for example, by saying “In the country I am from, women do not wear short skirts). 4

 

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Original Post by bier:

I used to work in a high-end appliance store doing office admin but I trained to go into sales at one point.

Do you use fabric softner? It's more likely to discolor and spot clothes than detergent. Maybe there's some caked in the machine.

Have you run an empty load using distilled white vinegar? The vinegar should break down any residue in your machine.

I don't use fabric softener.  I have used the white vinegar in the machine.  This is why I wonder if it is really soap buildup.  The machine is about 1.5 yrs old.

How come the men get to leave their shirts on for weigh-ins now?

Original Post by sonnysideup:

Ok, why wouldn't this work?

 

If you're supposed to eat smaller meals more often because eating more often "stokes the coals" of your metabolism. Why dont you just eat normally, but have a small amount of food that is very low cal (i.e. a single handful of popcorn). every hour on the hour throughout the day.

And, of course, reducing carbs at meal time to compensate.  But then you would literally always be making your metabolic functions process something. While still eating normally at appropriate times.

So is this a dumb idea or not. I honestly don't know. I'm sure there is some flaw here, cause I can't imagine I am the first person to think of this. love to hear comments.

-Sonny

I tend to eat small meals throughout the day, and sometimes I do eat more like 100 calories an hour.  the only downside i have noticed is that when I eat that way I will feel like either A) I haven't eaten REAL FOOD all day and then overeat on a meal or B) I've been eating all day long on low-cal foods and end up restricting too much and undereat. 

Original Post by floggingsully:

Original Post by kathygator:

Original Post by amethystgirl:

I'm guessing if that happens, my premiums will more than quadruple. They went up significantly between '08 and '09 - I haven't gotten around to checking what is going to happen in '10.

 Point is, that the costs have no chance of coming down on their own, either the costs of premiums or the care covered.

And with all of the current reform proposals, the chance of any of those prices coming down is still zero. 

Just out of curiosity, what do you think needs to happen for those prices to come down?

whoah, you drink 60 cups of water a day??

I have no idea how it works internationally, but since the father is English, does that have any bearing on the healthcare of his unborn baby?  I mean they have national healthcare, and this baby will be a dual citizen, so ....?  Just a crazy thought.

Thank you for the replies!!  That gave me a lot to ponder.  Maybe I am not lactose intolerant after all. 

I actually had a test for celiac one time that was negative.  There was a question of it before I was pregnant because I had anemia (they eventually decided was due to a ruptured cyst bleeding).  I don't know much about medical testing for celiac disease, but the test I had was a blood test.  I've heard that for some of those tests to be accurate you need to be eating a diet high in gluten before hand, and I don't think I typically do.  I am not sure the test was reliable.  Do you think it is something worth retesting for?

As far as Crohns or colitis or that type of thing, I really don't have problems with diarrhea very often and haven't had blood.  Diarrhea is really rare for me, it's usually gas/bloating/pain if I have problems.  My pizza reactions might be related to grease/fat too as I seem to have issues if I eat too greasy of foods.

A food diary is a good idea.  I'd really like to get a full workup for this, but it'll have to wait until after pregnancy.  Pregnancy really clouds the picture when it comes to investigating any health issues.

There will be days when I'm insatiably hungry all day no matter how much I eat, and when I think back on what I've had it usually is lacking in protein in a big way.  I am really, really bad about getting my protein in, so sometimes I will have had hardly any protein source all day.  Those have been the worst days for hunger for me.