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Harrassing bill collector - and how to deal?
Dumb question... other than sending a certified letter to a bill collector (from my dentist's office that I'm debating) who tells me multiple times daily from phone calls that I owe $306 for a missed appointment last year, is there a way to make them stop calling? This guy calls from an "unknown number" daily, and I can't…
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Need motivation. Feeling down in the dumps.
Before you read on,... this is a serious post, and I'm REALLY not wanting snarky, sarcastic comments please. My husband and I have been married for 6 years. We've been wanting to start a family, but the big roadblock is that my brother, husband and I all live together. In the same house we grew up in, and my brother never…
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Wondering about "after medifast"
My good friend has been successful on MF, and has lost over 100lbs, and he looks so great. I am so proud of him!!! But he's transitioned off of the program to "real life", and even at 40 years old, working out 4 times a week for at least an hour each time, and eating 1200-1500 calories a day, he's gaining his weight back,…
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How much is "too" much?
My best friend is getting married to a guy who's pretty well off, monetary wise, and they're getting married out of state in a couple of weeks. She asked me to take pictures before and after the wedding because the photographer that the package pays for only covers ceremony photos, and nothing else. I agreed without a…
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I was told I was doing my LNG meals wrong
My good friend who's lost 120lbs doing the Take Shape for Life version of the program and his wife were talking to me about my lean n greens, and I was told I was doing it completely wrong. A normal LNG (for me) is approximately two cups of spinach, a 1/2 cup of mushrooms, and my lean meat (which has been 7oz of turkey…
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What's "too sick" to be at work?
When a coworker gets sick, and brings it to work because they either 1) Don't want to waste a vacation day, 2) Don't feel "that sick" or 3) Don't want to catch slack from coworkers or boss, How do you take it? Do you get upset that they're contaminating your work area? Or do you just deal with it, and if you get sick,…
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Great Recipes on a budget!
This topic hasn't been visited in a while... so I'm looking for some great meals on a budget! Due to some monetary issues for a while (approximately 6 months, thanks to an emergency bill that came around), we are on a strict budget for grocery shopping. We have about $75 dollars a week to feed ourselves on for lunches and…
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Strange, new foot pain - can anyone relate to it?
I just noticed this brand new pain on the top of my right foot, just inside, and close to the ankle area. Looking at the area, there's no visible bruising, irritation, swelling, or discoloration. When I walk, it doesn't hurt, but when I sit, I can feel the pain. It's not exactly tender to the touch, but I can feel some…
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Workplace issues, and boss refuses to help
My job is a data entry job for a trucking company where we work 4pm til whenever. With summertime approaching, our work load is getting heavier and heavier, and we're lucky to get out of work by 5am. We've talked to our boss about doing something,... like hiring help, but he blows us off. My boss isn't even compassionate…
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Having issues eating basic foods
A little background: I've been a band patient since 2009. We found out in 2010 that the band had a leak, and I was going every two months to get filled (at $100 a pop). 2011, I started producing a lot of slime (aka, drainage to those not banded) while eating, which we found out were caused by my enlarged tonsils and always…
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Issues eating basic foods with lap band
A little background: I've been a band patient since 2009. We found out in 2010 that the band had a leak, and I was going every two months to get filled (at $100 a pop). 2011, I started producing a lot of slime (aka, drainage to those not banded) while eating, which we found out were caused by my enlarged tonsils and always…
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The kindness of hospital staff and visitors!
This story will touch your heart!! :) I needed this today, and I hope it brings at least a smile to your face! http://shine.yahoo.com/love-sex/bride-weds-bed-sheet-gown-hospital-delivering-her-173200343.html
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Issues with Oral Birth Control
I've been taking birth control for 12 years because of PCOS. I literally do not have a period if I don't take the pill. I will have the cramps and pains with PMS, but I just do not bleed. Six months ago, my OB/GYN decided to take me off of the Seasonale birth control (every three months), and put me on a monthly regimen to…
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Donating to the Red Cross via text through Verizon
Hi guys.... I want to donate to the Red Cross through their text donation setup, and I was wondering if anyone else did it, (especially through Verizon service), and if there was any problems, or recurring charges. Thanks for all the advice/info!
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5k in the morning,... and torn! :(
My 2nd 5k is in the morning, and I'm so happy that my hubby is doing it with me! :) It's a small, local 5k that's just for a tiny festival in my hometown that's around a few blocks in the middle of town, doing loops. Regardless, I'm excited for it! The only bad thing is that since I've been doing my c25k, I feel motivated…
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Calling all creative people! I need some party ideas!
I'm helping a friend plan and set up her son's birthday party here on August 25th. A is turning 6, and we're having a "rockstar" birthday party. Colors are black, white, and gray/silver. (poor friend just had knee surgery and is on crutches, so it's a little hard on her to get a lot done). And let me clarify for you, since…
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Question about self-paid insurers and workers comp
Hi guys... hopefully you can help me and a co-worker out. Three years ago, sitting here at work (which is a data entry, sitting on my behind, typing for12 hours a night job), I started getting left shoulder pain, which started radiating down into my left arm, and I got scared. The pain got so bad I couldn't even hold a pen…
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Probably a massively stupid question....
So, I got all my stuff via UPS today (SQUEEEEEE!!!!), and I was reading over some of the paperwork today that was in the welcome kit. It says I can have 3 servings of the Greens? So, I can have 3 cups of Spinach (if I wanted), or any combination of those in the lower carb selection along with my lean meat? Am I reading…
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RC Helis and Airplanes
Oh yeah... I LOVE them. I can't fly them, but I LOVE watching them, and the pros fly them in competitions. Does anyone else like it? This was the first live competition that I attended two years ago, and I've been hooked ever since: http://rc.runryder.com/helicopter/rrTV-Photo/contest/XFC2010/XFC2010-03-N2.mp4 (Sorry, I…
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Melatonin doses
Hi everyone! I've finally jumped on the melatonin bandwagon, and I'm still kind trying to figure out if it's working/going to work. I bought 3mg from Meijer a couple of weeks ago, and the following day, after my husband said he wanted to try it, I found a 5mg bottle at Target. The pharmacist at Target said that it can take…
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Already... a Mother's Day argument with my husband.
And I'm not even a mom, except to four-legged furry babies. Please be my voice of sanity, mfp family! After no discussion whatsoever, my husband told me that on Saturday, after his sister leaves his mom's, "we" are spending the weekend with his mother at her house to help take care of her after her minor surgery.…
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Retaining water
Hi guys... I probably have a really dumb questions for you.... but here goes. Yesterday was a carry in here at work, and I behaved really well. I was close to my maximum sodium intake for the day, but I didn't go over. Today, I was over by 64. I've not really been thirsty today, but I've been trying to force down the…
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CONFESSION TIME!!! What's your ringtone on your phone?
It's time to let it all out.... let the good songs, and the bad, come out! :) When my hubby calls me: Mahna Mahna. When my friend Chris calls: "Honey badger don't care." When everyone else calls: Pull Me Under by Dream Theater. Confess. It'll make you feel better!
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Does your spouse have a friend you can't stand?
Quick background into my life: I have a brother who's in his late 30's (about 8 years older than I am, but is actually in the mental mindset of someone who's about 14), and when he was born, he had a 3-lb cyst on his brain, which took many surgeries to get completely taken care of. Those surgeries effected a lot -…
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Soft tissue damage and a small stress fracture in foot
In October, I hurt my foot in the shower on one of those huge gallon-sized shampoo bottles that had a pump on top. I lifted my foot, and right in between my last toe and the second to last toe. Well, I finally had the opportunity to go to the doctor, where he did an x-ray and found a small stress fracture and said that I…
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This might not be an NSV to you....
But to me and my hubby, it surely is!!! My husband is Grade A, picky eater #1. The man wouldn't eat Quiche, but when I asked him if he wanted Egg Pie, he was all over it. He has so many food quirks that he got from his mother's cooking that just irritate the crap out of me. In all honesty, his mother is NOT a good cook,…
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Tonsilectomy -- at 30?!?!?!
After almost 25 years of dealing with strep throat at least 2-3 times a year, I'm FINALLY going to see an ENT in February to get my tonsils out. For the past 3 years since seeing my family doctor, he's always noted in my chart that my tonsils are enlarged. For me, it's normal to have my tonsils almost touching. I don't…
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Fish en Papillote
I saw this recipe today on a repeat episode of $10 Dinners on Food Network. I'm really excited to do this recipe this weekend because I'm going to a specialty store (Jungle Jim's if anyone's ever heard of it!), and I'm going to get the most freshest fish I can find! Plus, it's customizable to your liking of vegetables, and…
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If you could tell that ONE coworker SOMETHING....
What would you LOVE to tell them? Mine would be "No one wants to hear your whisper singing all night long. I'm tired of keeping my headphones on and the music level at "holy hell loud" just to block you out for 10 hours a night. Please STFU.
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C25K on elliptical?
I don't belong to a gym, but I do some elliptical and stationary bike work in a very small fitness room here at my job. The treadmill here doesn't work half the time, and the elliptical has become a favorite of mine because of the low impact movement. Has anyone tried doing the C25K program on an elliptical, instead of…
