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Mmmmm Dagoba chocolate. I love the xocolatl bar and the lavender bar; the roseberry one is good too!
I'm not really feeling too great this morning/afternoon/whatever. Not quite sure why, I had rough time sleeping last night, got around 4 hours....maybe that has something to do with it? So I can't say there's anything I'm Racheling or wanting to Rachel at this moment in time.
Yah, I had an off morning...spent a lot of time in the ladies room...wondering if it was the half dagoba bar before 6:30 a.m.
At least I DID get some sleep last night...hoping you feel better soon.OMGosh, the cookie recipe looks good! I've copied it...also copied a couple from the Peanut butter thread...I think I can handle those...don't look too complicated. I am no Betty Crocker!
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Lip gloss anyone? What does everyone use? I need to find a brown lip gloss to match my lovely brown complexion... (ignore the words BUMBLE BAR and just look at my lovely brown complexion, lol)
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Racheling chocolate cuz I can't find a danged chocolate BUMBLE BAR, lol. I've had 7 chocolate bars since last Saturday...this week...Intense Dark by dagoba or some such thing....had a half of one already...would have been more except I didn't bring the whole thing with me to work...it's waiting for me when I get home though.
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I don't wear nail polish....
EDIT - omg... I thought I was the only girl in the world that doesn't wear polish... woo hooo... thank goodness I'm not alone!
Me too...don't wear it...like Rinne, I feel like my nails can't breathe!
Can I come play too...I'm 50 something though...and looking quite BROWN these days, lol.
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The new you is.......kinda rectangular.
I liked you old picture.....it reminds me of this emoticon
.Yes, I'm looking quite tanned in this photo, lol. It's a little more like me...a square peg in a round hole, lol. I'll switch back to the old me soon, but thought this was fun.
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Wow, sorry Vincent! It must be so frustrating for you! I tend to have mood swings...have had them since I was very small...in my case though, I DO think dental work might have something to do with it...I think I was pretty small when I had my first cavity filled.
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I'll read the links posted later when my head isn't foggy, lol. Some of my lingering symptoms: light-headedness, low body temp, very low blood pressure, fatigue, and some symptoms of blood sugar (i.e., shakey or jittery, a little light headed if I don't eat regularly), but blood sugar levels are normal (tested myself at home with a blood sugar monitor over an entire day). Blood tests (done at time of annual exams) have always been in the normal ranges. After the temporary crown that was put in a week ago, I had a spot on my gum which felt metallic...it also hurt, like a bad bruise would, but no discoloration. I've also been moody again the last couple of weeks--starting crying while washing the dishes last week! What's that all about, lol. Course, I HATE housework, but it's never made me cry before.
I really think I need to have some different testing done...I resolve to call the HN doctors this week for an appointment, lol. I know I keep saying it, but I think I'll make an appointment with them soon. The stress from work over the last couple of weeks has really brought back the dizzyness, moodiness and fatigue issue, which were still present before, but are worse now.
On a happier note...still no itching on my legs! I've had just a couple of little spots...I mean tiny spots which itched, but not enough to even scratch. So, I'm happy about all that.
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Speaking of Bumble Bars-
Yummy!! Haven't tried the chocolate ones yet, my favorite thus far is Chai
Chocolate...ummm, very good with nut butter on them.
Donna -- I can relate about the Bumble Bar thing.
All I can say is that it's a good thing Rachel and I don't Rachel the same things at the same time...Whole Foods might not recover from a visit from both of us on the same day if we went for the same foods, lol.
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Before I was diagnosed in Dec. I was gaining wieght even when I would eat very little. I would have to exercise on the eliptical an hour a day and weightlift and eat very little just to stay the same wieght. I notice now that I am gluten-free that I am not as hungry and do not eat as much. I think my body does not think it is starving anymore and my metabolism went back to normal?
HOWEVER, I started exercising 2 weeks ago and I have gained 5 pounds since I started. Do you think my body is not fully healed and exercising trips up my metabolism to think that I am starving again and then I am holding on to calories?
Also, I noticed that my hair started falling out again since I started exercising. I fell out before I was diagnosed and stopped after I stopped eating gluten.
I am so confused. I am eating the same amount as before I started exercising yet I am gaining weight.
Jennifer
Also, I seem to be bloated again. I am eating the same diet as before I started exercising.
It may also just be that your muscles are holding on to a bit of fluid. I had that problem when I first started working out, and I have it slightly every time I lay off for a bit then restart. It also can take a while for the body to stabilize itself...for a while you may build muscle faster than you lose fat.
I do also have the problem of losing hair and my tests have always been normal too, but I've never been tested by an alternative type of doctor...always just had the standard (incomplete as I understand most doctors do) stuff they run on annual exams.
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Donna Maybe they aren't there because someone else has a Chocolate Bumble Bar addiction and beats you to them! Have you tried the chocolate varieties of Lara Bars as a substitution, I can't remember if you had or not?
Hum, I may have to do surveillance on the Bumble Bar aisle, lol.
Yes, I have tried the chocolate lara bars and I do like them, but there's just something about those BBs, lol. I think it's the crispy texture, the gooey chocolate, maybe it's the ton of sugar...I don't know...I bet the new Whole Foods has them. -
Happy Birthday!!!!!!!
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I'm not sure what my problem is lately but suddenely I feel as if I've run out of patience.
It might be because of all the anxiety I had waiting for the Lyme results (it was just building up inside) but I just feel like I could lose it any minute.
I feel anger over the littlest things right now....like I'm angry that they messed up my blooddraw and I had to redo it. I'm angry that becuase of that I had to reschedule my appt. for another week down the road. I'm angry that this isnt the first time its happened. I'm angry that its been 4 years and I still havent been officially tested for mercury toxicity. I'm angry that things arent moving as fast as I'd like them too.
I just want to get some type of treatment going.....sheesh...its been 4 years already and absolutely NO treatment. I wanna get the ball rolling and I'm sick of waiting. I dunno why its hitting me like this all of a sudden but it is...I dunno....maybe its hormonal.
Oh well....I just needed to vent.
Vent away my dear president! If anyone has a right to be impatient and fed up it's you! This has been a long struggle for you and much of it was probably unnecessary had someone just taken you seriously! I'm frustrated just reading some of your posts about some of the things your previous doctors have said. Anyway, I've been on a bit of a short fuse myself the last couple of weeks...trying really hard NOT to get myself fired before my vacation, but finding it hard to hold my words at work.
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Oh yah, I had a question to Carla in the 4 paragraph that got kneed out of existence...
Did you have the hair analysis done while you colored your hair. I noticed a statement on the website of the lab thing that you posted a few pages back that coloring on the hair might interfere with the results...I've colored my hair for ages and really can't go without it any more, lol. Too much gray!
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Well dang, lol. I just typed about 4 paragraphs then hit something with my knee and it appears to be gone (the stuff I typed, not my knee).
Welcome to the new posters! I've been here since around page 15 and haven't really WANTED to find my way out, lol.
Glad to see you Dave...
By-the-way, I've determined that the way Rachel or Dave would know it's ME in whole foods...I'll be the lady standing, staring intently at the empty space on the shelf in the aisle that USED TO HAVE THE STUPID CHOCOLATE BUMBLE BARS, and muttering under my breath "why", "why"... I swear...I only spent 15 minutes at the store and 5 minutes of it was spent staring at the empty spot, AGAIN. I do it every week.
Thinking it's probably a really good idea they don't stock that shelf when I'm there...I might have to tackle the guy/girl.Mercury: I have a mouth full of metal...all of which is either gold crowns or amalgam...they are definitely in contact with one another. I'm sure at least 1 or two of the crowns are over some part of an old filling...don't know for sure if the amalgam was fully taken out...I'm definitely thinking I should look into this. I had several of my fillings redrilled and replaced a few years ago and it was not long before I started getting really sick. In the last few years I've had others redrilled and I know my dentist doesn't use any kind of barrier for that. I was also eating a lot of fish in the last few years...supposed to be healthy, grrr.
Now for some good news though. I saw a dermatologist on Wednesday...mostly for a mole check, but had her look at my legs too. She told me they are VERY dry. So, she recommended that I put lotion on after the shower...to which I said, yes I do that and I've tried every lotion out there can you recommend something that is extra rich...she did and told me I may have to put it on twice. Well the stuff she recommended is like thick vaseline and I can hardly stand the feeling of it, BUT I tried putting it on my legs while I was still wet, THEN drying off...and then putting a regular lotion on after I am dry...guess what. My legs haven't itched in 3 days now!!! I can hardly believe that's all it was all this time. She also gave me a different prescription cream and said to use it twice a day on the itchy spots. I've only had to use it a twice (only once a day), at the first sign of itch and it did stop it. She said that part of my problem is that my skin itches and I scratch, which makes it itch more...so it's been like a vicious cycle. She also did mention that I should take an antihistamine to keep the levels of histamine in my system low...I told her I HAVE been taking it every day and that I even reduced the amount of dietary histamine I'm consuming. Anyway, I didn't want to get too excited about all this until I'd had several non-itchy days...so yay!
About mass quantities of food...I totally agree...we are just so overboard...and I'm guilty of it myself sometimes...when someone brings a plate with small servings, the first thought is usually, is that all there is...but in reality, it's usually all I need. I certainly have that problem with chocolate.
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Everyone who should:
Stay away from the ice cream, auxigro, NUGGETS, hershey's, bird poop, Bumble Bars, and ticks.
But.... indulge in some romance. You can't get glutened, spinached, nuggeted or soyed by it! It's healthy.
A little romance wouldn't be so bad about now, lol. Donna, Glad your mom made that decision too. You are extra special!Thank you!!!
Well Rachel, after all the teasing above, I AM sorry you still don't have a definitive answer, but I BELIEVE (really believe) you will soon.
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I feel kind of like I wouldnt be good for anyone right now since I cant do all the "normal" things that people do. I have to be careful of everything and I cant just go out to eat like everyone else. I feel sort of inadequate I guess. I dont want other people having to deal with all my "issues".
Well my mom *has* to deal with it...she doesnt have a choice in it...but shes the only one.
Premature posting...just had to address this right now...UM, not good for some people maybe...BUT SOMEONE SEEMS TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND HELPING YOU WITH ALL THIS AND DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND, IN FACT ACTUALLY SEEM TO ENJOY FIGHTING WITH YOU OVER ICE CREAM.
Okay, done now, back to reading. I couldn't agree more. He's made the choice to support you in this and knows your issues. He's even trying to help you choose right. You need to take him shopping more often.
SEEEEEEE!!!! What she said.
I'm working as a receptionist right now and I'm supposed to answer the phone "Welcome to Media Monitors Meredith speaking" but I was reading this thread when the last call rang and I accidentally said "Welcome to Rachelville...." oops that was really bad (yet somewhat funny). Good thing I'm not a professional receptionist back home. hahaOMGOSH!!!!
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I know that there are old threads out there about body lotion but I would like the most recent gluten-free options.
Now that cold weather is on the way back my very dry skin is to (it is not dh). What products do people use that are gluten-free and great for severe dry skin?
Thank You
Hez
I just saw my dermatologist yesterday who told me I have extremely dry skin (news to me)...I asked what super ritch cream she would recommend since I've tried most of the over the counter stuff, and she said Acquafor. So, I bought some yesterday...it's very close to vaseline in consistency, lol. Not sure I can recommend it because I really can't stand the feeling of goopy-ness...I did however, put it on my legs this morning BEFORE I dried off after my shower, then dried my legs. That seemed to work pretty well and didn't leave the strong goopy feeling. As for whether it is gluten-free, I didn't see anything suspect in the ingredients and I did mention gluten sensitivity, so am hoping she gave me good info. I don't have my clan-thompson list to double check though.
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Sometimes women are slow, I don't know if it's obvious to Rachel yet!!!
Forgive us for taking about you Rachel... I don't think she (Rachel) got it, lol.
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Does TheDave still have all of his fingers?
I know i wouldn't if I got between my sweetie-pie and her half gallon!
(she eats it right out of the box - with a fork for some reason - I think the calories slide right out between the tines or something?) You know, none of us has ever seen TheDave...he may very well be missing some fingers (or other body parts), lol!
I know I could do some serious damage if someone tried to remove a Bumble Bar from these hands. -
I can't have dairy in addition to the gluten so have to be very careful. I get soy lattes, and feel comfortable doing so and have never been sick from them. They use Silk Vanilla Soymilk which is gluten-free, and I see the bottle of the sugar-free syrups they use, so know those are gluten-free as well. By-the-way, I DO always watch them make my drink and which cartons/containers, etc. they pick up just in case.
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Okay, so now I know that when I go to that new Whole Foods if I see two people, one female, one male, and the female is eyeing everything in sight (especially in the frozen foods aisle) and the male is telling her, you can't have that...I'll know it's you!
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Donna, you crack me up. I hope this means you are in better spirits with all of your jokes, you sure always keep me in stitches!
Yep, slightly better mood! I think the vacation thing did the trick, lol. No time to fret whilst planning a vacation, lol. Our cruise ends on a Tuesday, but both my friend and I are taking the whole week of and since the cruise leaves out of and returns to Ft. Lauderdale, she said we ought to take a little side trip to Disneyworld! I think that sounds about perfect!
May regret spending all this money, but at least I'll be in a good mood whilst sitting in the poor house. -
WOWEEE, Christina, I'm so sorry you are having to go through this with limited support! The suggestions given here are good ones I think! I have a slightly different perspective than most. I am the result of a situation very much like your own.
My mother was in a situation very similar to yours. She was very young and unmarried when I was conceived and the man she conceived me with was not supportive and wanted no part of her life or mine...I don't believe for a minute that she has ever regretted the decision to keep me.
Granted, back in the 50s, abortions weren't easy to come by, but I don't think she would have chosen that even if she could have. I'm certainly glad she made the decision she did.
She ended up meeting and marrying a man (not my biological father) who raised me with all the love and support that any biological father could have. He adopted me when I was still a toddler, so I never knew he wasn't my biological father until I was in my 30s! I know he never regretted his decision.
It wasn't easy for my mother either though...her own father was not supportive at first, but he came around after I was born and growing up I would have never guessed that there was a time he had shut my mother out. She received a little bit of support from that man's mother, but that stopped at some point. Somehow, working as a housekeeper and at Woolworth's fountain, she found a way to make it work. There's also the stigma that existed back in the 50s for unwed mothers.
Having said all that, you will still have to do what you feel is right in your heart and no one knows your heart like you do. Just know that there are people who will support you regardless of what you decided to do.
Donna have you been to it yet???Hum, not yet...my co-worker was telling me about it. Where is it, lol? I must admit that sometimes I sort of tune out my co-worker a little.
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By all means.....call the doctor.....tell him you and many others want to know....NOW. Who want to wait until next week? Anyone?
I don't...outside of Rache's mom and perhaps TheDave, I can't imagine any group of people who want to know MORE than we do.
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We must never forget the auxigro!
I'm A Wreck...
in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
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Well, I don't have children, so I can't really say I know how you feel, but I just wanted to offer support, and to say that I DID have both procedures done at the same time...it really wasn't bad at all...the cleaning out process that he's going through now is the worst part! The IV was the next worst. The nurses and doctor were very kind and gentle with me, lol.