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*laughs* Not being familliar with the Prestonburg area - any recommendations?  Our friends are in the Elizabethtown/Lebanon Jct. area.

Well, I know that when dogs eat sharp things, I've been told to give them cotton balls soaked in beef broth.  The cotton gets trapped around the sharp object, and seems to pass without injury apparently... but then the cotton gets stuck in the dog's bum and his poop chases him and he gets scared...

I wouldn't recommend that in your situation.

All kidding aside - are you feeling any stomach pains, have you already gone to the washroom since you ingested the dip?  Any blood in your stool? Your best bet to be on the safe side would be to just toss the rest of the dip.  I can't imagine an eensie-weensie piece of glass would do much damage, but I'm not a doctor.  I'd say if you're seriously concerned, speak to a doctor (or if you're in Canada, call telehealth).

I do find my self esteem has plummeted since I've started losing weight.  I get a lot of compliments at work (especially recently all of a sudden - isn't that weird how that happens?) but don't like at ALL what I see in the mirror (espec. naked). 

I think that part of it is because we're focusing on losing weight, we're also that much more focused on our bodies than we were before.  We're noticing pockets of flab here and there that we maybe overlooked before, or are more noticable now that other areas have shrunk.  We're focusing on the negative because that's what we want to remove, rather than the positives we were (sometimes desperately, in my case) focusing on in the past to make us feel better, or that people commented on because our bodies were not "complimentable" (not a word, I know) at the time.  "Oh, you have beautiful hair!"  "I love those shoes!" - so we focus on having great hair, and fab shoes because that is what people are noticing and pointing out.

Just my 2 cents I guess.

I hug my dog, and take him for a nice long walk.  I remind myself that no matter how big I am, how many zits pop up that day, or what I ate, my dog adores me, and wants nothing more than to be WITH me, doing anything.  Making him happy, makes me happy, which makes me take care of myself :)

Thanks everyone :)

Jaybird - my question is, regardless of the chemicals, does it work?  Even if OH does succumb and try it, I don't want to drop 50 bucks on it to have him get no more hair ;) lol

GAK!  I saw those on a commercial the other day and jut about died.  How many carbs can you possibly cram into one entree? Though, I guess it's no worse than eating a plate of pasta with a huge chunk of bread.

I've lost just over 40 lbs, and still see the same fat girl in the mirror that I saw at 203 lbs when I started on CC a year ago, and yet the same fat girl that hit 226 lbs after college... I know I'm smaller, i'm fitting into smaller sizes.  God forbid though that I have to see myself naked in a mirror *shudder*.  I hate the way I look, and I'm pretty convinced I won't be happy when I reach my (first) goal in 14 lbs... Too bad there isn't "reality therapy" for people who have lost a significant amount of weight!

I was having the same problem, but ONLY with a certain ad... I can't remember who it was for (great advertising...) only that it was red, and was listing names of companies this company has done something for.  EVERY TIME this ad came up, CC would freeze.  Took me 7 minutes to log an egg the other day.

Haven't seen the ad in a bit though, fingers crossed.

Edited April 28:  The ad is back... it's for SAPIENT, and actually makes my browser unresponsive while it's flipping through it's little commercial.

I went shopping after I'd lost abbout 30 lbs.  I got a new job where I needed to "look the part" so to speak, and my 5-7 sizes too big pants weren't cutting it any more ;)  I've gone from a 16/18 to a 12/11 depending on the clothing item, and dropped a size in my tops as well.

Stonemill sprouted 12 grain bread

Salmon and other fresh fish

Real  maple syrup

Organic milk

Organic yogurt

Tenderloin

Organic, 85% cocoa chocolate (the price keeps me from eating too much of it!)

Fresh veggies and fruit - never canned or frozen (only frozen berries if they're not in season)

Pure "just peanuts" organic PB

...slowly we're making our way towards a predominantly organic diet.  Will get easier with the farmer's coop this spring and summer!

I'm a 36DD, and I got one from Walmart... I think it's called "bestform", it was relatively inexpensive (like, under $20) and works great!  I can run in it, and pretty well do anything in it.

I did the same thing w/ the safety pin... eventually though, you do get to a point where you'd set of metal detectors from the desperation to fit into your favourite old pair of jeans that are now 4 sizes too big ;)

Original Post by susyvr77:

HAHA! I sooo agree with this, I once read in a magazine (cant recall exactly which one) that eating food smothered in lemon would cut its calories in half. Its like society as a whole refuses to believe that losing weight is as simple as calories in/calories out.

...well what to do but keep hearing all the nonsensicle jibber jabber

 ... that would probably work because you'd be so disgusted at your soggy, lemon coated cheeseburger, you'd only get through half ;)

I'd quit the gym if it became that big an issue.  I would also read through your membership agreement (if you have one) and read anything in there about bringing "your own" children to the gym, and the "rules" for that.  I'd bet somewhere it's indicated they are not to be playing on the equipment.  If need be, you might be able to get out of your contract (again, if you have one) if they've broken their own agreement.

As someone who has worked in Child Welfare, I find it highly concerning that these kids are left to their own devices, around equipment that can be dangerous to ADULTS, let alone little ones who don't know to keep their fingers out of places, and not try and pick up 30lb weights etc...

I consider the goal reached once I've reached it, and maintained it for at least a day or 2 throughout the course of that week. 

I know my weight can fluctuate wildly over a few days, so if, for example my goal is 160 (which my next one is!)  Once I've had the scale tell me 160 more than once that week, I pretty well convince myself that the scale isn't lying, I'm not dehydrated, I've actually reached that weight :)

(but I still do a little dance when I see it the first time!)