Yeah, if they are old enough to tell you to open your blouse because they are hungry

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 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.

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. 

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!

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

gotta change that air sometime........LOL 

and when windows are opened, central a/c is off....

gotta be careful with mold/mildew.....which thankfully have never had in 30 years in s. fla....

to listen to the birds before the world arises...but now we don't have to - they're chirping at 2 a.m.

LOL