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3 p.m. I am so Hungry! 3 more hours

Posted By: RettaB on 2007-11-06
In Reply to: I remember the prep well. I didn't - Been there

and I start the prep...Rite Aid Oral Saline AKA Fleets PhosphO-Soda AT 6 p.m. Ugghh.  My DH's time is near as well.  Just as well, I  am throwing up everything I try to eat as my GERD symptoms and esophageal stricture is acting up.  Think I will just get in my jammies and jump in bed. 


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But thier actual hours are much more than just the hours
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I'm hungry!

hungry

 I totally agree.  It is easy to be on the outside looking in, but when those babies are hungry, cold, dirty, ignored and the DCFS won't do anything because they are already short on foster homes, someone has to help.  My husband's niece absoltely drives me nuts - lives with deadbeats who always beat her, get her pregnant, don't work, etc.  She gets SSI and only gets enough to pay the rent. Gets Food Stamps and Medicaid.  Can't get into government housing because she has been in prison herself for a felony.  Baby #4 is coming by C-section on 12/18.  Mimi here is taking a week's PTO to watch the others then.  I can't stand to see them suffer because of parental ignorance.  Sorry about the soapbox, but sometimes need to vent. 


P.S.  I signed Sarah, age 2-1/2, up for Mommy and Me tumbling classes.  She and I went last night for the first time.  She loved it - I nearly died from over exertion!  Wouldn't trade them for the world, just wish they had better parents.


What is or was for dinner? I'm hungry & want to fix something

That's right!! When children are hungry (sm)
It doesn't matter who is right or wrong - it's not their fault. You can't just leave them like that. Believe me, I grew up starving. We did not get a lot of help because people were trying to teach my parents a lesson--guess what? They didn't learn and we suffered.
I like the way it feels when i'm hungry
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Got that right..AND not eating when you're NOT hungry! nm
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Now you're making me hungry and I have not even

It's not being money hungry or crazy (sm)
Please realize that some people in this world are just plain mean. and sometimes we end up married to them! Believe me I have spoken up. I am not money hungry, but I also don't think it's fair to put my children in a position of being destitute and hungry. That makes for angry teenagers and problematic adults.
Well, he finally stopped when he became hungry enough. sm
But I read all of your responses and I thank you. Of course, now he's coming up to me all kinds of sweet and asking me for bananas, cookies, Goldfish crackers (his favorite).
Hey, at least he isn't eating pancakes...
I too refuse to go hungry or eat what I don't wnat...
Started exercising around Sept. Didn't see any measurable weight loss for about a month. I am so grossly overweight, though, that I can't exercise long. Used to be skinny. Wore a size 1 to 3 until developed thyroid condition, then packed on 50 lbs in just over a month that I never lost, but gradually added to over the years.

It does work, but it's much slower that if you diet, too. My measurable loss was 1/2 lb. I'm down about 1, but I feel much better, which is what counts.
I like to eat--doesn't matter if I'm hungry or not.

During high school, I lost about 30 pounds eating only 1 salad a day and Special K cereal for breakfast.  I ran about 5 miles a day and was able to lose 30 pounds in 30 days.  It was a complete turnaround for me.  I gained self-esteem.  I kept the weight off until I went to college.


Of course, in college, I started to revert to my old eating habits and didn't exercise much.  I had settled to a comfortable 180 pounds (which wasn't bad for my height/build) when I got married.  After the birth of my first child, I weighed in at about 220.  When he turned 1, I tried some sort of diet pill (probably had ephedra in it) and lost down to 170.  I felt wonderful.  I kept that off until 3 years later when I had my second child.  I lost some of the baby weight, but not all of it.  Two years later, I had my third child.  I weighed about 230 pounds and really wanted to lose.  I tried Stacker with ephedra and lost like 40 pounds in 6 weeks.  I felt wonderful.  I kept that off for 2 years. 


At that point, I started Effexor and the weight just slowly crept up on me.  I won't blame it entirely on Effexor, but that seemed to be the start of it.  Now, I'm up to 250 pounds - the most I think I've ever weighed and I would kill to see 200 pounds again.  I've been contemplating a few weight loss options and can't seem to decide on one.  I've tried most of the ephedra products, phenteramine prescribed by my doc, Nutri-System (but only for 2 weeks - the food was yuck!).


I'm seriously considering WW but would like to have an appetite suppressant to help me out initially.  I know from past experience that diet pills only work for so long, but I really think that if I could just get in the groove, I'd be okay.  I like to exercise.  I only work about 4 hours a day, so I have the time.  I just can't seem to control what I eat.  I especially love to eat late at night when watching TV.  I can do so good all day long and then 10 o'clock comes and I ruin it. 


My other problem is that I'm not much of a veggie eater.  The only veggies I really like are corn, potatoes, and green beans.  The starchy ones.  I like fruit, but it's not very filling.  I get tired of eating chicken and I'm not much of a fish eater.  I'd really rather eat a cheesesteak most of the time or pizza.  I love junk food - chips, candy bars, nachos, cookies.  I eat when I'm not hungry just for the sheer taste. 


Okay, I know I'm nuts and I probably have some sort of eating disorder, so what I'm really wondering is:  Is there a good appetite suppressant?  I've been checking a few on-line and I can't seem to find a bona fide review by someone who's used the product.  These are the ones I'm considering:  Leptovox, Fenphedra, Proactol.


Anyone try any of these and did you see results?  I know I have to eat healthier and exercise.  I'm okay with that if I could just get my cravings under control. 


You're making me hungry! nm
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me hungry... me eat meat....arghhh
One time I ate a beef rib and got an artery. That made me so sick. Yet, I did not stop eating meat. I have seen a deer gutted in my front yard and it did make me sick, but I ate him. I saw how they treat chickens and blah blah blah, but I still eat MEAT. I must be some kind of psycho! Nope, just human. We need protein. I just have to lay off the cow. Although I will say that I am picky and will not eat fat, arteries, skin, or anything else that just isnt pure meat.
I'm hungry! I want to eat! I'm trying to lose weight and I've been
doing pretty well, but now I'm getting at that poing where I just want to eat anything and everything. Any ideas on what I can do to curb my voracious appetite?
Yeah, if they are old enough to tell you to open your blouse because they are hungry
they are DONE with breastfeeding. Really odd.
I'm hungry and that sounds pretty good right now...
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Bunch of money-hungry people
I think this is so ridiculous. Like these artists don't make millions of dollars already.

I think the artists should be fined for not giving a kick back to all the teachers who taught them and police officers who protected them as they were growing up and becoming the stars they are today.

I'm sorry, I just think our society is so twisted. Sports stars and hoochies who sing terribly but shake their breasts at you make millions, but the ones responsible for our safety and the education of our society make crap.

And people wonder why our society is in the crapper!

Okay, off my soapbox now :)
Hard to do but it's working is eat only when hungry & stop when the sensation is gone. Really
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I don't think she was being curt. We've all eaten when we weren't hungry. SM

I don't think diet pills are the way to go.  And I could never understand paying big bucks to Jenny Craig or NutriSystem for food when you can learn to eat healthy all on your own.  I agree exercising and portion control are the way to go.  I also don't think cutting carbs entirely out is the answer either.  Carbs are brain food and energy food.  Sure, you don't need go overboard on carbs, but your body does need them.


I used to do diet pills and stuff like that, but I had trouble with my heart racing (as high as 130 bpm!) and my BP skyrocketed and then I had a full blown panic attack because I freaked that something was wrong with my heart.  After I finally got my panic attack under control, I realized that I was just poisoning myself with diet pills and diet soda.  Even though I had lost weight on them, I cut it all out of my diet.  I will not ingest artificial sweeteners at all.  I do have an occasional Coke - Regular Not Diet, but mostly water and juices.  I've lost about 30 pounds in the last year.


I need to exercise more, though and I just bought the Core Rhythms DVD.  I haven't gotten it yet, but it's on the way and I can't wait.  I love to dance and I think this might be a good way to get into exercise.  I've got about 40 more pounds to lose, but I'm getting there.  The big battle for me is fast food.  It's so convenient and easy and when I'm getting the kids something, it's easy to just order me a little something, just this once...


I used to be slim and trim too, back in the day.  You know, before the kids and 17 years of marriage.  In the 80s, I was an aerobics queen!  Remember when it was really popular?  I had leotards with matching leg warmers and sweat bands, and had my ponytail on the side of my head!  I look back now and it was hilarious!


Catlady is right. I notice that even with food my cat LOVES, and even when she is hungry, (sm)
she will often look at a bowl of freshly-put-out food, and then walk away from it. This happens more often if the canned food has been in the fridge & is a little cold. I think the main reason she does it, though, is because if I'm up and walking around, then she thinks there is a possibility I might want to play. Play is more important to her than food! If she sees that I'm occupied with something else, (like working...) then she eventually saunters over to her bowl & starts to eat. Also, cats usually won't eat it all at once. They tend to keep going back to "nibble" for hours. So don't remove it if she doesn't dive into it right away. As Catlady said, let it sit, and eventually she WILL eat.
Help feed hungry dogs! I saw this young girl SM

last weekend on the Today Show.  SInce she was tiny she has loved animals.  Just click and answer the question and each time someone visits this site a donation of 20 pieces of Kibble is made.  Doesn't matter if your answer to the question is correct or not.  I do it every day. They allow one hit a day per person. Just takes a few seconds and does so much. 


http://www.freekibble.com


 


 


freerice.com tests your vocabulary and helps feed the hungry sm
if you are a mom there is cafemom.com with a huge variety, if you are diet-conscious there is threefatchicks.com. You can advertise on craigslist for a platonic e-pal or chat buddy.
First, that's a lot of hours!! (sm)
That's probably a big part of your problem is that you are working so many hours. But I have a great chair that I bought about 8 years ago when I was having shoulder pain from transcribing. I searched until I found one where the arms would raise up high enough so that I could rest my elbows on the chair arms while I work and that supported my shoulders.
I need about 10 hours!!!
LOL.
Really though, I don't feel all there if I don't get 7-8 hours of sleep, but maybe that is because I am accustomed to it, but also that "8 hours" is interrupted by being awoken by the man in my bed that breathes too loud! (i now sleep with ear plugs), plus I have to get up and pee like twice a night...

You raise an interesting point if you can gradually get used to sleeping less... think of all the things I could get done! But it never fails, I have been going to bed around 11, waking up around 6 (interrupted during the night) and without fail I get sooooo sleepy at about 1-2 p.m. Could that be because I have to sit and stare and type all day??
Dont know but I like this post!
I'm tired now :)
150 hours and then you still have to have
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You can put up with just about anything for a few hours! sm
Does he realize how much it means to you that he and you spend Thanksgiving together?  I would pull out all the stops here.  Tell him it is just for a few hours, can he not put up with them for a few hours out of an entire year?  He might also like some reassurance you are not going to let your sister cuss him out again and get away with it (if that is what happened last time).  I really would emphasize how much you want him to go to be with you if nothing else.  Then if all else fails, yes I am saying this, use the crying card.  I am pulling for you!!! 
About three hours ago!!! sm

I was walking down the hallway here at the hospital where I work.  It is linoleum flooring and I have pumps on.  I was heading down to the radiology department to talk to the doc about something and probably going a little too fast.  I was turning the corner in the hallway and my heel just slipped right out from underneath my feet!  I was mortified.  But, you know what makes the story even better?...today is laundry day and all I had to wear to work today was a DRESS!!!!!!.  So, I'm sitting on my rump in the middle of a busy hospital hallway trying to cover up my tush before the ENTIRE hospital saw it. 


So, in conclusion I guess you could say that:


1.  I will not be wearing a skirt or dress again to work any time soon.


and


2.  I probably need to slow down on the corners!!! 



LOL



Just got back from HOURS in the ER.
I don't understand why ER visits take so long. There were only two of us in there and we came in together. I was there for 3 1/2 hours.

Anyhoo, after my doctor stopped laughing, I was diagnosed with a flu-like viral illness, second degree ankle sprain, an award winning black eye and dehydration. I do normally have lower blood pressure around 100-110/49-70 and it was about 98/49 when he first saw me. He thinks I was just super talented and passed out from the stomach pain/nausea and sitting on the pot. I have an Aircast to wear for the next few weeks and told to just take it easy. He was more concerned about the chronic nausea I've had since my gallbladder surgery last year, but I think my body just misses all that lovely bile it produced.

So for now I'm pushing fluids and taking it easy.
Or maybe they could wait a few hours
before coming to the board where they very well know the east coasters want to be talking about it.
Yes, but after work hours is the same (nm)
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P.S. - I was lucky, only out about 26 hours
and no trees down in my yard.
It's within a few hours of Las Vegas I believe
and 35 years ago when I lived in Vegas - Pahrump was a very, very small town - probably just a dot on the map - maybe not even a stop light - think I heard recently on some travel show that it had grown - but then again most all Nevada towns lately have.
4 hours of commuting
Sorry, but I think you are being a wee bit selfish. Your husband is commuting 4 hours a day, 20 hours a week. That is like having a part time job. But you don't want him gone a few nights a week because you will miss him? Give the guy a break. It is only for a few months. Like they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Okay, I'll do two hours
So the tougher the cuts the less time you marinate?
I would be happy with 6 hours a day...sm
Be glad you have work which I am sure you are. I know I need to look for another job. But it isn't easy in these times.
Calcium - take 2-4 every few hours. nm
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Actually, the first visit was 4 hours.
The next two were 2 hours each, if that matters.
Long Hours
I think you need to send your kids to your parents house for a overnight visit and have a long talk with your husband. A marriage is a two-way street, you may have run up the credit cards but he is the one getting laid off. True it is through no fault of his own but for him to put it all off on you and declare himself retired at 50 with two young children to raise leaving the burden of all the bills up to you is just plain wrong. Excuse me for saying this but you sound like you are afraid to approch him to talk about this, is there another reason that you are afraid to talk to him about it, besides the usual...I don't want to start a fight? How convenient for him, you keep your mouth shut, work even harder than you do now, support the family and he will watch TV while you do it. That just isn't how a marriage is supposed to work and is that what you want your kids to see as an example, the bottom falls out and Dad reacts by shutting down and watching TV?
Approximately 2 hours or so
I agree with the above poster. It's usually a ratio of 4 hours typing for 1 hour of dictation. It does vary, though for each individual.
I lose focus after a few hours : (
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Make sure to nap every day so you can still use the evening hours. And don't go in Oct. when the
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Tell you how I worked excessive hours
I did the same way as you for several years. I went to work at 5, got off at 1, took a short nap and then went back to work at 5 and worked until 10. This was 5 days a week and then worked the 5-10 on the weekends at least 1 day if not the second also. This nap was probably what kept me going for all those years I worked like that. By the way, only work part now and so happy finally able to get past all those hours.
...kill anyone, especially in just a few hours. Might be uncomfortable,
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I work about 10 hours a day with very little time off. nm
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In VA about 2 hours from the coast, after the last hurricane - sm
in 2003 (also due to 9-11 though) ours jumped from $400 to 650; which compared to those of you in FL is nothing obviously but at the time it seemed quite large. Our car insurance is still quite low though about $400 a year for each of our 2 trucks.
Had to leave mine outside for a few hours
I kept wondering why sellers on ebay would put 'from a smoke-free home' on their ads. I eventually found out why! The smoke smell from the book was driving my cats crazy so I finally put it on the table on the porch outside and let it air out for a few hours.
But they can say I need xx reports/lines in 24 hours.
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My mom is 8 hours away - but they happily stay with her (sm)
When I go visit my family, my kids stay with my mother while I go and visit other friends, etc. The difference might be that they have cousins there to play with and my mother jokes and plays with them and is affectionate. In-laws are not that way. No kids around my in-laws. I really don't know exactly why they think it is so horrible. I have asked them. They just say that they are bored, grandma is strict, she won't make any adaptations to things she cooks and makes them eat whatever she makes, she takes them to all-adult functions and makes them sit through things. They also have a farm and sometimes make the kids work very hard digging potatoes or whatever they are doing at the time.
A pup should not be expected to "hold it" for 8 hours
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I'm not really wasting time during the hours

that I am awake - it's just that right now I am having to work so many hours, almost all fun is squeezed out of my life.  If I could sleep 4 hours a night, I could:


- always have the laundry caught up.


- always have my house clean.


- cook supper each and every night.


- keep my flowers weeded and watered.


- read at least a half an hour a day.


- spend time in devotions and meditation and prayer.


- exercise.


If I could accomplish these things throughout the week, then I could have each and every weekend FREE!  I feel like I could gain my life back if I could somehow figure out this sleep thing. 


Thanks everybody for your input.