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By: Your Aunt Becky

Your Aunt Becky — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:04:26 +0000

@Dana I want the picture on Facebook woman.

By: Dana V.

Dana V. — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:23:05 +0000

Becky–You don’t know how many times I have thought about ordering a tapeworm! I remember watching a video in Micro about tapeworms. If only you didn’t have to shit it out in pieces.
p.s. I am surprised you didn’t mention my Alli stories that Phil still laughs at me about. The stain IS right there on our couch, afterall! I will call you later

By: Paul Lundgren

Paul Lundgren — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:59:45 +0000

Becky,

My best friend, who is a hospital director, confirms that “dietitians” are licensed medical professionals, not just some latter-day “herbalist” who sets up shop in their homes. He says his staff dietitian is anything BUT Haight-Ashbury.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:58:30 +0000

Going 4-6 months with no period was my first clue. Because of that I needed fertility drugs to get pregnant. I joined an online support group for pregnancy after infertility and for fertility drug treatment and was first introduced to PCOS that way. After awhile I started researching it and realized I had A LOT of the hallmarks of PCOS. Then with my last pregnancy I had complications and saw a maternal/fetal medicine specialist and they also suggested I had PCOS. My general doctor agrees and is treating me for it though I still should see an endocrinologist for it. One day, lol.

By: Suzy Voices

Suzy Voices — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:23:18 +0000

So have you done The Shred yet? I have it, and boy howdy, it’s a killer. You’ll want to kill Jillian after the first, oh, 30 seconds.

By: Your Aunt Becky

Your Aunt Becky — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:10:28 +0000

@Amber I swear the people who swore that breastfeeding was going to melt those 60 pounds right off were La Leche Leaguers in disguise. I lost NOTHING nursing.

Bitter? ME? ALWAYS.

Good luck. We can be support buddies!

By: amber

amber — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:33:14 +0000

Okay, yes, I know, I’m terribly late to the party (again), but I wanted to add my GO AUNT BECKY GO to the chorus.

I’m kinda sorta doing WW too, though I really need to be better about tracking things. I can do points in my head, though, which makes me dangerous to go out to lunch with, I’m told. I tend to judge everything everyone else is eating… (try it. it’s fun to fuck with people like that).

I lost 50 pounds with WW just before I got preggers…now I gotta do it again. Sigh. Blogging about it has to help, right? I confess my sins every Saturday.

Those people who said breastfeeding makes it melt away? Lied.

By: ScienceGeek

ScienceGeek — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:54:03 +0000

By all rights, my metabolism should completely hate me, given how much abuse I’ve thrown at it. I can only assume it’s got Stockholm syndrome! Like I said, I really admire people who stick with the diet when their bodies aren’t co-operating.

Hope this recipe helps stomp that extra weight! Sorry if the amounts are a little out, my version’s metric and set up for tinned food in Australia, so I had to break out the converter, and cross my fingers that they’re close to standard tin sizes in the US. I put the original weights in brackets
2 cloves of garlic, curshed
1/2 tsp dried tarragon
14 oz canned crushed tomato (400g)
8 oz canned tomato puree (225g)
2 nips of vodka
1bs cornflour
1/2 cup skim milk (125ml)
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
1/2 pound dry pasta (250g)

1. Cook pasta. While you’re doing that, lightly oil a large frypan, add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add tarragon, tomatoes, puree and vodka and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Dissolve the cornflour in the milk, stir until smooth. Add the mixture to the frying pan and simmer until sauce thickens (about a minute). Season with salt/pepper/random herbs, then turn off the stovetop and stir through the basil. Sometimes, I’ll nuke some frozen vegies and add that to the sauce as well.
4. By this time, the pasta should be done. Divide into four serves, and top with the sauce. If you’ve got a point to spare, sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

By: cardiogirl

cardiogirl — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:26:40 +0000

I just had to Google the highest dose of thyroid medication because I’m on 150 mcg daily (had cancer and a total thyroidectomy.) Anyway, I found the following information hilarious at the Wikipedia page.

Right after the section on Dosage for humans and precautions the very next section is Dosage for DOGS with hypothyroidism.

I do find that most amusing, but I’m a tad offended as well. I’ll be taking this for the rest of my natural life. Why must they talk ONLY about dogs immediately after the section about humans?

Whatever. Good luck on finding the right dose.

By: Stone Fox

Stone Fox — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:44:53 +0000

did you read my comment and go, “what the fuck?!”

because i just did.

“stomach flu” OH YEAH, STOMACH FLU. I THINK I MENTIONED THAT IN.. PARAGRAPH 3.

i take absolutely no responsibility for any commenting i did while under the weather with the flu. i blame the fever. i am also not going to take any responsibility for any commenting i do from here on out.