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Round 3 Phase 2 Day 39 VLCD 33
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #32
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 161.0
Today's Wt: 161.6
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +0.6lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -13.2lbs
Ergh, TOM is pissing me off. My numbers keep going up and up but I have to remind myself it is because TOM is right around the corner. Last time TOM visited, I pretty much gave up, took a planned interruption because my weight was stalled or went up. I just have to keep focused and remind myself it is because of TOM. I've been having normal BM's the last couple of days but somewhere I'm retaining water. I shouldn't be complaining of such a small gain because before TOM presents itself, I usually gain 5 to 6 lbs, off protocol. I just need to keep a positive mind set and chug along.
I have to make a confession. I'm a coupon fanatic!! So this morning I set my alarm for 3:30am and snoozed a bit but finally headed out to walk the neighborhood. I picked up everyone's unwanted flyers from their driveways while they slept. There's a Spanish newsprint that is given to everyone around the neighborhood but no one reads them or picks them up, so I figured I'd help myself to them and do them a small favor. I even asked my friend, who lives 2 blocks away, to give me her unwanted coupons. She had to fish them out of the trash but they were still good. I picked up about 6 papers and even one from last week that these people never picked up. It was a win for me because there was a coupon for a free box of tissue paper for purchasing a 12 roll size toilet paper of same brand. Fortunately for me, I have a dollar off coupon for the the TP, so I win, win!!! There were also coupons for a dollar off 2 bags of Cheetos and Albertson's has them on sale with their coupon, so I pay $1.19 per bag. After I came home from my coupon hunting trip, I went back to sleep. I awoke again around 7:30am and had my coffee. I went to Sam's to get dog food and some potting soil. Then I headed out to Albertson's on the west side of town since they're well stocked. I got me some more red wine vinegar (BOGO FREE), $1.50 apiece, some more garbanzo beans (88 cents per can), the Cheetos and since they had the Silk Almond Milk on sale all month, I found my 55 cents off coupons and bought it. The Duncan Hines cake mixes were on sale for a dollar. I picked up some more chicken since it was BOG2 FREE. Can't beat that. The trick of course, is to get the packages of similar price so you win and not the store since the take off the least expensive price of the packages. I stopped by my mother's store to pick up some plastic milk cartons. I plant on making my moveable garden in them. Then I went to the other Albertson's by her house. I got some more Cheetos (I have soooo many coupons now LOL) and the FAB detergent was 99 cents with their in-store coupon. Don't need to tell me twice. I went in 3 times with 3 different cashiers so they wouldn't recognize me as the same person that just came through their line. Then I headed to Costco to refuel since I was in the area. I ran in and bought my "crackers" because I don't believe they're going to stock them anymore. As soon as this stock is gone, that's it, no more crackers. I will learn to make them myself since they contain brown rice, quinoa, sesame seeds, flaxseed and that's basically it. I ate them during my Phase 3 and I had no issues with them. I would just snack on them while watching tv. I didn't find the seaweed chips so I don't know if they sold out or if they moved them. I was just there Saturday so who knows. I didn't want to stick around too long since I had my milk and chicken in the car and it was mighty warm out this morning. Then I headed to Albertson's closer to my home, actually there's two of them, so I visited both. I still have plenty of coupons so guess where I'll be tomorrow? You guessed it, Albertson's. It's also the last day of the monthly and weekly ad, so I will be there.
I'm off to say a few Hail Mary's and Our Father's for all my coupon sinning I did today!! I also need to figure out where I'm gonna put all this stuff at. Did I mention the eggs were on sale too!!
Monday, April 30, 2012
R3P2D39V33 TOM and Restocking My Cupboard
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 39 VLCD 33
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Labels: coupons, egg, flaxseed, garden, planned interruption, quinoa, shopping, TOM
Sunday, April 29, 2012
R3P2D38V32 Sunday Morning
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 38 VLCD 32
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #31
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 161.2
Today's Wt:161.0
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -0.2lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -13.8
TOM must be lurking or I'm retaining water from being so sore from yesterday or even both. I was really debating about my injection today but I just did it, since there should only be 10 days left in my vial, technically 9 now. I just hope if TOM is lurking, he better show up quick because I don't want it around when I retake my test. I forgot I had bought some avocados at Costco yesterday so I will have to keep watch on those. I may need to freeze them if I don't finish my injections in time. After my fall yesterday my ear looks pretty bad. I thought it was just red but it's actually bruised. I have several bruises in strange places but that's to be expected. I may need to invest in a new pair of running shoes too. I went to bed early last night, after reading a few chapters of The Hunger Games, since I was exhausted from my morning torture. My cat kept crying at my door every hour on the hour. I finally gave in at 5am to see what the fuss was about. Turns out they were out of water. Oooops, I gave them some water and she finally left me alone. I weighed myself at that hour out of curiosity and it read 161.6. I was no, I don't like that number so I fell back asleep. When I finally awoke at around 8am, I weighed myself again and got that zero at the end. I was surprised since I did hurt myself yesterday. Also I ate too much. I had forgotten that I had eaten an apple between my meals and for dinner I had tomato again. I pretty much repeated my lunch for dinner forgetting to omit the tomato. I may have eaten an extra WASA cracker but I don't recall. Oh well, I needed the extra nutrition for nearly killing myself yesterday. I managed to water my poor palm trees this morning.
I looked over the newspaper this morning briefly and noticed they're some pretty decent coupons. Can you guess what I'll be doing tomorrow? That's right, shopping!! That's all I have to report this morning so let's see what the rest of the day holds for me besides cleaning this hellhole I call a home.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
R3P2D37V31 Darn, Darn, Darn!!!
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 37 VLCD 31
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #skip
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt:160.8
Today's Wt:161.2
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +0.4lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -13.6
I wasn't expecting a gain this morning since I got to sleep in later than my normal work week. Must have been those extra WASA 7 grain crisp and light crackers. I did have a couple extra and that was my only cheat. They have the same calories and carbs as the Melba toast, but these are more like cereal since they're so light and airy. After looking at the numbers, it really isn't that bad. I believe TOM is going to try and rear his ugly head soon, I can feel it. My side was hurting yesterday, ovarian pain. Felt as if I had a huge gas bubble stuck in my gut on my left side. It's not intense but just bothersome. This morning my nerves were all worked up because of my test. So my body decided that I needed to have a BM before I left. It wasn't much but glad I did it because I did not want to have to go during the test. I did have to pee during my test but I had to hold it. I managed to fall over a 4 foot wall and cut my ear, hit my head on the metal frame but I got up and kept running. The running part of the test sucked because my time was slower than the last time. Sheesh, what the hell? So as I sit here typing, I can feel soreness coming over different parts of my body. I cut the underside of my elbow so I'm unable to rest it on the arm rest. So to reward myself for doing so poorly on my test, I went to Costco to spend money. That always makes me feel better of course, my bank account doesn't appreciate it. Since it's Saturday, surprisingly enough, it wasn't packed but it was 10 am. I found what I needed and left. I dropped off some items with my daughter. I got her some pita and pretzel chips for her hummus and some roasted seaweed chips for her to enjoy at school. I left and went to Albertson's on the west side of town. I love that store because it is always well stocked compared to the one by my house on the east side of town. Since the west side is the ritzy part of town, that store caters to the rich so they have an extensive variety of items I don't find at mine but I just hate the drive over there. From there I went to the International Market. That store is freakin awesome. I found a huge jar of tahini paste, turmeric powder in many different sizes, and relatively inexpensive, garam masala powder, sesame seeds and my Goya seasoning packets in the economy size. That store is just awesome but again, it is out of my way. Now I will be able to make my own hummus since I have the tahini paste and the garbanzo beans were on sale at Albertson's. I finally made my home by 12:30pm. I was somewhat hungry when I finally arrived home so I made me some coffee (since the Keurig demo wasn't ready yet at Costco), a hamburger patty, Romaine lettuce, sliced tomato and a bit of red onion. My mock burger, oh and some yellow mustard for flavor. I know we are not suppose to mix veggies but to me, onion doesn't count for a veggie nor tomato. Tomato is a fruit so I haven't had an apple or strawberries. I did skip my injection today but I'm not sure if I'm ready for a planned interruption. If I calculated it correctly, I should have 10 injections left but my test retake is in 2 weeks. I may take my interruption next week just so I can have more food during the retake and hopefully TOM doesn't show up during that same week. After my injections are completed, I will switch to sublingual. I need to get this weight off as quickly as possible and get my butt in gear and in shape if I want this career change. I know I didn't become overweight overnight, so I shouldn't expect it come off that quickly. This protocol does help tremendously though and it works quicker that any diet or exercise program I've tried before. Enough of my ranting, I need to go work on my kitchen faucet. I purchased a new one at Costco, so now I need to install it.
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Labels: hummus, injection, planned interruption, running, skip
Friday, April 27, 2012
R3P2D36V30 Stair Steppin'
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 36 VLCD 30
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #30
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 160.8
Today's Wt:160.8
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +/-0.0
R3 Total Loss to Date: -14
Depending on how I do tomorrow at my test, that is going to determine if its time for me to take a planned interruption. I've been going to bed late so I'm exhausted all day. I have energy however, without plenty of sleep I just feel as if I'm walking around in a haze. I took a nap right now when I arrived home from work & the grocery store but that only lasted 30 minutes. I obviously am going to start stair stepping in weight loss. My ticker graph shows that. I wish it was just a downward spike but since I'm female, we know that's not gonna happen. I'll take whatever I can get at this point. Last time I did this protocol in 2008, I managed to get down to 154 but with taking care of my daughter, I didn't take care of myself by maintaining so I went back up to 190. I did not want to start there but I did and now look at where I'm at. My second round wasn't that great for pounds lost (9lbs total in 30 days) but the inches sure came off. Of course I didn't take measurements but my arms aren't as huge as they were before and all my clothes fit very loose except in the waist.
Let's see what tomorrow holds for me.
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Labels: planned interruption, sleep
Thursday, April 26, 2012
R3P2D35V29 What? Wow!!
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 35 VLCD 29
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # 29
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 162
Today's Wt: 160.8
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -1.2lbs
R3 Total Loss to Date: -14.0lbs
Wow!!! I am stunned!! I truly wasn't expecting that this morning especially since I felt I didn't get all my water in early enough during the day, didn't take a nap, went to bed late and I worked out. So I sit here trying to duplicate what I did yesterday. While I type I munch on a pint of strawberries. It is warm out today but not as bad as yesterday. I did get on the treadmill today after work but not for long since I don't want to get all sore before my test on Saturday. I am nervous about that test but only time will tell how I will succeed that day. Anyway, even though I felt I didn't get enough water yesterday (tried to make up for it by drinking non-stop during the evening) I was peeing a lot. Guess my body finally released those water packed fat cells as stated in P&I. Plus from being sore from Friday my body probably finally released all that water. I also took some MSM and potassium to help me after my workout. There are so many things that I did yesterday, it's hard to pinpoint what worked. I went to the grocery store again today, what fun. I also went to my favorite Wal*Mart Neighborhood Market but this time, I got a male cashier and he had no issues with my coupons. I'm happy again. I just have to remember to get in line with a male cashier, LOL. So now I'm home pondering about yesterday.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
R3P2D34V28 What Is A Happening?
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 34 VLCD 28
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # 28
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 162
Today's Wt: 162
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +/-0.0
R3 Total Loss to Date: -12.8lbs
Hmmm, my body seems to be happy at this weight, but not me!! I'm guessing I'm losing lots of inches this week because my Dickies from last week (new size 8) fit completely loose yesterday and my size 12 dress pants I wore today were extremely loose that they almost fell off every time I got up from my chair. My practice yesterday was cancelled and I was a bit disappointed and a bit relieved because I did not want to be out in the heat (98 degrees yesterday). I did manage to get in a small workout today and since I'm not used to working out, I don't expect to see a loss tomorrow, again. My arms are feeling sore now but I really need to work on my upper body strength to pass the physical test for my new career. It's not easy but I feel I can commit this time. If I don't make it this time, I will continue to work on my fitness and try again in the fall. My running is for crap and I really need to work on that as well. I'm munching on strawberries like they are going out of style. I bought so many last week that there is no room in my fridge for my other food so I don't want to waste them. Plus my daughter is not here any longer so I have them all to myself to share with my rabbits. I tried a small dot of balsamic vinegar on them but it's a very powerful flavor, good but very powerful. Luckily I only used a drop.
I was thinking today that I may have to take a planned interruption here in the next couple of weeks. If I don't pass my test this Saturday I can try again in two weeks but I may not have my running down by then. I'm not a runner so that is my obstacle. I'm already on my 28th injection so I will be okay to take an interruption and be able to eat more protein and fat to sustain me while I train. Once I find out if I made it or not, I can restart injections and resume protocol. This is what I shall ponder over the next few days and definitely after my first test.
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Labels: planned interruption, workout
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
R3P2D33V27 What Is Going On?
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 33 VLCD 27
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #27
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 162.
Today's Wt: 162
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +/- 0.0
R3 Total Loss to Date: -12.8 lbs
Ok, this is starting to get a bit aggravating. I'm blaming the early morning weigh in. At 4am, can't expect to see a huge drop. Also, may have to lay off the kefir. I'm not drinking much and I'm counting it as my fruit for the day. Guess I should look up the calorie and carb count, not to mention the protein powder I use in it. I have to go practice today and I'm really not looking forward to it but I have to do it. If I want to change careers, I need to go to practice.
Last night I didn't do much except for my chores and mopped the kitchen and bathrooms. Exciting right? After all my trips to Wal*Mart yesterday, I felt I needed to do something around the house so I felt somewhat productive. Today was just another day at work, a visit to Albertson's for some vinegars that were on sale and Wal*Mart again where I fought with the cashier about my coupons. She didn't understand the coupon so she said she couldn't accept it. So I left with my coupons and not the items. I really hate that Wal*Mart Neighborhood market, they are so rude. I avoided it yesterday for that reason and it slapped me in the face today. So now I will have to visit my other friendlier Wal*Marts.
My stomach is growling right now and I just had my apple. I don't want to eat my protein until after practice but that may not happen. The eating, not the practice LOL.
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Labels: kefir
Monday, April 23, 2012
R3P2D32V26 Ahhh, Mondays Off!
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 32 VLCD 26
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #26
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 161.6
Today's Wt:162
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +0.4lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -12.8lbs
Sheesh my body just does not want to go into the 150's. I know it was a small gain but it may have been from all the kefir I drank yesterday. I made strawberry, vanilla protein kefir smoothie for my daughter to try but she didn't like it. She said it was too "tangy"and not sweet enough. I explained to her that it was good for her and it was just like yogurt only better and more liquidy but she still was still displeased. I commend her for at least trying it though. So now I have this huge bottle of this smoothie that is delicious to me, so I will drink it in place of my fruit for today or at least my lunch portion. I've had a busy morning, I've been to Sam's and three different Wal*Marts because I had awesome coupons for a product that is carried exclusively at Wal*Mart. Good thing is all these Wal*Marts are close to my home so I didn't drive out of my way to visit each one. I also found the Melba toast at only two of these Wal*Marts, the other only carried the "snacks" and those are not good for protocol. Needless to say, I'm well stocked again in groceries. I love that Sam's carries stevia packets, those are so convenient versus the liquid. I like both liquid and powder but I'll just use the liquid at home. I noticed that they also have Almond milk and it is way cheaper than at the grocery store. I just have to wait until I"m in phase three again and that isn't going to be for a while.
I forgot that yesterday I was munching on rotisserie chicken which is a no-no for phase 2, but I had purchased it on Friday so my daughter would have something to eat when she arrived. She only eats the legs and wings so I didn't want the chicken to go to waste so I ate the breasts, not at the same time but for the last couple of days that was my protein for the day. I need to cook my chicken for the week so I have prepared meals versus trying to figure out what to eat at the last minute. I'm going to go now and figure out where I'm going to put all these groceries at. I need to separate chicken, ground beef and pork chops (for Phase 3) and freeze them. The pork chops were a steal for me. On Mondays, Sam's usually puts the meat at a discounted rate since it didn't sell completely over the weekend as they had anticipated, but its a win for me. I wanted to go to Costco again but time just got away from me. I don't like going in the afternoon or early evening there, its too hot and it gets packed. My daughter fell in love with some seaweed chips I bought from there so I need to get her, her own stash to keep while she's away at school. She says its my fault that she is now addicted to them. Now I'm off to the kitchen and hopefully to some more losses. Have a great Monday everyone, it's almost over!!
Posted by maryg911 at 12:15 PM 0 comments
Sunday, April 22, 2012
R3P2D31V25 Happy Earth Day!
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 31 VLCD 25
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #25
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt:162.0
Today's Wt: 161.6
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -0.4lb
R3 Total Loss to Date:-13.2lbs
I finally got to sleep in this morning, I woke up around 6 but stayed in bed until 7:30am. I got up to get some coffee, weigh myself and read the paper. I reviewed the sales and decided I needed to water my poor, neglected palm trees. I pulled some weeds too since it was a nice morning. I did my part for Earth Day. Once I was done, I looked over the Target ad and saw a tank that I really wanted so I hopped in my car and headed to Target. I was still early enough so it wasn't crowded, I like it like that. I made my purchase and came home. I got a free Target reusable bag on top of that. So now I sit here, catching up on my blog and debating what to have for lunch and dinner. My daughter is still home with me and she's still asleep. We'll watch movies together today until she has to go. Her semester isn't over yet so she needs to go back to college. Sadly, she hasn't mentioned anything about my weight loss so I don't even know if she noticed or if she is just keeping it to herself. I don't want to ask or pry because I can already see her rolling her eyes and making a snarky remark. Oh well, I'm sure she noticed since everyone at work has noticed and she hasn't seen me in about 6 weeks. Teenagers, what more can I say.
Everyone have a great Earth Day!!
Posted by maryg911 at 11:33 AM 0 comments
R3P2D30V24 Sore??
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 30 VLCD 24
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #24
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 162.0
Today's Wt: 162.0
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +/- 0.0
R3 Total Loss to Date: 12.8lbs
Not much to report today, went to work at 5am and didn't feel as sore as I thought I would. I went to Wal*Mart to find those bonus packs of Atkins shakes but no go. They did work out a deal with me so I'm happy, I finally got my shakes in strawberry!! My daughter came home yesterday because she was going to babysit during the evening so I was very happy to see her. I stopped by Kohl's because I had $20 in coupons and Kohl's cash so I got some shoes I had been eyeing, happy, happy. I called my daughter after leaving Kohl's to see if she wanted something to eat because I knew she wouldn't make anything for herself or eat the leftover chicken from the night before. She requested Whataburger, the green chile double no doubt. Believe it or not, I was not tempted to eat the fries or take a bite of the burger when she offered. I surprised myself. Actually I couldn't smell it which would have tempted me but I could not pick up the scent, strange huh. Oh, while I was at Wal*Mart, I checked out the strawberries, man they were huge!!! I bought 3 lbs!! My daughter got one and it covered her entire palm. By the time I got home I was tired and the soreness in my legs began to increase. I guess it was from finally resting and not using my legs.
Posted by maryg911 at 11:08 AM 0 comments
Friday, April 20, 2012
R3P2D29V23 Out of Shape
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 29 VLCD 23
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # 23
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 163.4
Today's Wt: 162.0
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -1.4lbs
R3 Total Loss to Date: -12.8lbs
Okay, I like these numbers!! This morning was rough for me. I tried to go to bed early but it just didn't happen. Then my neighbor decides to cut wood panels while I'm trying to go to sleep. I woke up tired. I left work early to go to a practice test, that whooped my butt. The run felt great but I just wasn't fast enough, again!! Next Saturday is the real test. The wall is also my obstacle but I will try my best. I went to Costco afterwards and spent too much money as always but I'm well stocked in my "crackers". I didn't find Melba toast this time so I will have to go to Wal*Mart to get some more. My legs are starting to feel sore so I will have to research what will take some of the pain away.
Posted by maryg911 at 2:04 PM 0 comments
Thursday, April 19, 2012
R3P2D28V22 Downwards, Downwards Please
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 28 VLCD 22
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # 22
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 164.6
Today's Wt: 163.4
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -1.2lbs
R3 Total Loss to Date: -11.4lbs
I'm back on the downward train, woot woot!! Not much for an exciting day today. I drove to 3 different Wal*Marts again today looking for those Atkins shakes in the bonus packages and one store had them but not in the strawberry flavor, errrgh!!! I bought some chocolate and vanilla but the vanilla I can get at Sam's and I really didn't want chocolate. I want strawberry dammit!! That was the most excitement I've had all day. I'm home from work now and just need to relax and maybe take a nap. Tomorrow I have a practice test before the actual test next week so we'll see how that goes. Wish me luck!!
Posted by maryg911 at 1:46 PM 0 comments
Labels: Atkins
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
R3P2D27V21 Hmmmm
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 27 VLCD 21
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # skip
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 163.6
Today's Wt: 164.6
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +1.0lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -10.2lbs
I wasn't expecting that, another pound gain. I skipped my injection today and I'm eating clean today. No more Panda Express, LOL. I'm not swollen or anything but I guess the food was a bit caloric and sweet, so not a good combo for Phase 2. I'll just have to wait to see what tomorrow brings. Friday I plan on going to Costco to stock up on a few items, not many since most is not Phase 2 compliant. I'm only working half a day anyway so I'll have plenty of time to look around. Today I went to Wal*Mart to buy some Atkins shakes that were on sale, and of course, they didn't have any. They had to 4 packs but the they're suppose to have a 4 pack with 2 bonus shakes which they did not have at this time. They better get them soon because the sale ends Saturday, conveniently. Not much to post today, it was a pretty ordinary day for me today.
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Labels: skip
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
R3P2D26V20 Darn You Tax Season
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 26 VLCD 20
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # 21
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 162.6
Today's Wt: 163.6
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +1.0lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -11.2lbs
I hate my early morning weigh ins. So I'm not sure if I gained a pound or all my drinking from Saturday and Sunday, or indulging in few extra Melba snacks last night, finally caught up to me. I'm blaming the early morning weigh in. I didn't cheat with any bad foods even though I'm craving Nutella, hummus, cheese, etc., but I haven't eaten any. Sadly already today, I somewhat cheated. Panda Express was giving away a free single serving of Angus Steak for tax day, I visited 3 locations LOL. So tonight, dinner is chicken breast and Romaine lettuce. I've already taken my potassium because some servings tasted salty, some tasted sweet, so I hope the potassium pushes all this through. It was worth it just for today. It had a few asparagus spears, mushrooms and onions plus that sauce that was different at each location. I don't feel swollen so those servings may have been small enough to hopefully not do much damage but I won't know till tomorrow morning. I'm enjoying some Lemon Lift tea right now hopefully that will make my pee all this excess sodium as well.
Posted by maryg911 at 4:45 PM 0 comments
Monday, April 16, 2012
R3P2D25V19 Back Home
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 25 VLCD 19
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # 20
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 162.6
Today's Wt: 162.6
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +/-0.0
R3 Total Loss to Date: -12.2lbs
I didn't get to blog on Saturday or Sunday since I had to go out of town on both days and by the time I got back in the evening, I was too exhausted to even look at the screen. So I'm behind in emails, blogging and freebies. The good news is I didn't lose or gain this weekend even after indulging in a few beers, jello shots, tequila shots and a buttery nipple. I'm not proud of myself for drinking so much but I am proud that I didn't indulge in any of the food they were serving or offering. Everyone was just looking at me strangely when I would pull out my little container of mixed greens and chicken. I did get a taste of the enchiladas they were serving but just one little bite, they were sooo dry, I didn't even want any more. Yesterday was rougher because there was more alcohol being served and I was pretty wasted. How I got home, don't ask. I had to stop and put gas since the 2 day round trip drive drained my tank then I came straight home. My whole body hurts. Who knew that bowling used all those muscles in my butt, legs, arms and abs. The ones in my butt are the really shocking ones. They hurt when I walk and sleeping was a bit uncomfortable because I just hurt all over in general. Right now that I sit in front of the computer, I don't feel like going to the store but I need to since I couldn't do it all weekend. There's always tomorrow since the sales don't end until tomorrow but everybody does the same thing I do, wait till the last minute. Oh well, I'll review the ads and reevaluate what I need versus what I want. I haven't even looked at the Sunday ads for the major retailers. Gotta get my butt in gear, just as soon as it doesn't hurt as much LOL.
Posted by maryg911 at 10:08 AM 0 comments
Friday, April 13, 2012
R3P2D22V16 Happy, Happy!!
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 22 VLCD 16
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #17
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 166.6
Today's Wt: 163.6
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -3.0lbs
R3 Total Loss to Date: -11.2lbs
It took me 3 days to lose what originally took me to lose in 14 days. But after analyzing my journal and calendar it was due to TOM being so close when I started this round. Now TOM has come and gone for another 4 weeks hopefully. Now I hope the losses continue. I'm glad that I zoomed by 164 because that's where I was stuck before TOM came along. Yippee!!
I have a bowling tournament tomorrow which will continue through Sunday and it's in another state. Okay, okay, it's a 20-40 minute drive depending on traffic and weather but it is in another state. It's suppose to be windy so hopefully it will be to my advantage if its blowing behind me, I can just coast and let the wind take me but if it's against me, there goes a whole tank of gas.
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
R2P2D21V15 Yippee, On My Way Down Again
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 21 VLCD 15
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # 16
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 170
Today's Wt: 166.6
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -3.4lbs
R3 Total Loss to Date: -8.2lbs
Well, looky there!! 6.4 pounds gone in 48 hours, and the first 3 pounds without even trying!! I had a headache from hell yesterday so I finally broke down and took some baby aspirin first. After that didn't work, I took a couple more. That didn't help, so finally at around 7pm, I took one Excedrin tablet and finally started to feel better. It finally went away by the time I went to bed. I wasn't terribly hungry yesterday but thought that maybe that was the problem that was causing the headache but even after having dinner, it still wouldn't go away. This morning I'm feeling much better but tired. I didn't sleep to well or enough which sucks. Let's see what tomorrow holds for me.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
R3P2D20V14 Down Without Even Trying
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 20 VLCD 14
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # 15
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 173
Today's Wt: 170
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -3.0lbs
R3 Total Loss to Date:
I lost 3 pounds overnight and I hadn't even taken my injection until this morning. I ate very clean yesterday and wasn't expecting a drop this morning. TOM is finally on his way out, thank goodness. I have an extreme headache now and I don't know where or why I'm having it. The only thing I can think of is detox from all the crap I ate while on break or lack of caffeine. I had chicken and a large tomato for lunch today and I'm defrosting some tilapia for my dinner. I did have a kefir smoothie this morning since I figured the HCG would not kick in right away today. I'm having an apple as I type but it is aweful. Hope my rabbit likes it. I took a baby aspirin so let's see if that helps my headache go away. Work sucked today, but that was expected since I was off the last 3 days. There's not much to report today but I sure was happy to see that drop this morning. Now if only my blue mood with go away with TOM.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
R3P2D19 Blue Go Away
Round 3 Phase 2 Day19
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #skip
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 172.2
Today's Wt: 173
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +0.8lb
R3 Total Loss to Date:
TOM is here with a vengeance. Good thing though, so tomorrow it's back to VLCD and injections. I feel like real crap today, still. I didn't go to work today so I'll probably get flack for it. But the way I feel, it's better that I'm not there. I'll deal with that tomorrow. Hopefully once I get back on VLCD, I'll start to feel better and the losses begin again. I was able to gain back all my weight from the beginning so it will be like starting over. Nothing I can do about that just move forge ahead. I just hope the blues go away too.
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Monday, April 9, 2012
R3P2D18 Soo Drained!
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 18 Break
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #skip
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 168.4
Today's Wt: 172.2
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +3.8
R3 Total Loss to Date:
I knew TOM was lurking!!! I just wish I would have figured that out on Friday. I have been exhausted since last week and this weekend was no different. I took a long nap on Saturday, Sunday and today I refused to get out of bed. I did get up around 6:30 but laid down on the sofa in the living room. It wasn't very successful since my rabbit decided to do laps around his cage. I was not motivated this morning at all or yesterday. I basically haven't done shit all day. I finally mustered up enough energy just to go to the store to get a few items. Very few. A gallon of milk (for my kefir grains), eggs since they're on sale and fresh strawberries because they were on sale too. The potato chips were on sale too but I managed to skip those. I finally feel a bit more in control since TOM is rearing his ugly head finally. That explains the no loss and the massive cravings. I will start over again tomorrow because it is just not happening today. I will get a fresh start in the morning and hopefully I will have the energy to get through the day since this whole weekend was a wash. The dishes are barely getting done today, not that there were many but they got done. I need to strain my kefir grains and get them in some fresh milk. My cats will be happy since they are the only ones able to enjoy the kefir right now. I will make me a strawberry smoothie today with my kefir but the rest of the week, it will be off limits. Now I'm off to go loaf on the sofa and read the newspaper.
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Sunday, April 8, 2012
R3P2D17 Easter Day Break
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 17 Break
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # none
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 165.6
Today's Wt: 168.4
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +2.8lbs
R3 Total Loss to Date:
Happy Easter Everyone!!
My break is going better than I thought, I'm reloading which I know is completely off protocol but I really feel that I needed it. I'm packing on the pounds like never before. I have a feeling TOM is lurking which is what was causing my cravings and stall. I've eaten Mexican pastries, Oreos and some Doritos. Today, if I venture out, will be Carl's Jr. Damn you Carl's Jr. for sending me coupons!!! I want to try their Southwestern Patty Melt and the coupon is 2 for $5. I've noticed my allergies are at an all time high since pigging out on carbs and refined flour and sugar. Now I know what the culprit is to my allergies.
I don't think we're going to do anything at my aunt's house today, we're expecting rain later in the afternoon to evening hours. We'll just have to wait and see.
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Saturday, April 7, 2012
R3P2D16V13 Break, Break!
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 16 VLCD 13
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # none
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 165.0
Today's Wt: 165.6
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +0.6lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -8.8lbs
I didn't get to blog yesterday because after I got home from work, I took a small nap and had to take a written exam for new employment, possibly new employment. The test was 3 hours long!! I arrived at 3:30pm, test began at 4pm and we left at 7pm. Man I was mentally exhausted. I arrived home and allowed myself to eat junk food. I pigged out on some Oreos and my heart began racing as if someone had given me a shot of adrenaline!! Guess I had already cleansed my body of all sugar so those Oreos hit me hard. Well if you noticed I stopped the injections because I was unsure if we were doing anything tomorrow for Easter. I haven't heard anything from my aunt and I also forgot my cell phone at home today. I was worried I wouldn't arrived on time today so I rushed out of the house and after about 3 miles I realized I had forgotten it. Oh well, it's not like I haven't been without a phone before. I'm allowing myself to eat whatever I want for the next 2 days and Monday jump back on the wagon. Since my losses have stalled, this would be a good time for me to let loose. Now that I have allowed that for myself, I feel more in control now. Does that make sense? Now that I have permission to eat whatever I want, my mind says, "No, you'll gain weight eating that!!"
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
R3P2D14V11 Up & Down, Again & Again
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 14 VLCD 11
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # 14
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 164.4
Today's Wt: 165.0
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +0.6lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -9.8 lbs
Ok, I'm just jumping back and forth the same weight which was problem when I was on Round 2. I feel like I just started but I'm already 2 weeks into this. I'm going for a very long round this time so hopefully I can stick to it. I will do 40 injections then switch to sublingual which will probably last for another 30 days. It's been a bit rough, since I stopped smoking, I now want to snack on my "crackers". Yesterday I ate 2 hearts of Romaine, a beefsteak tomato and 100gm of tilapia for dinner. I felt full after the second heart of Romaine but I continued to eat it. I gave the rest to my rabbit. I've been drinking green tea and water by what feels like the gallonful and peeing just as much but my weight will only fluctuate up and down by the same 0.6 lb. Oh well, I'm not stressing about it just wish there was something I could snack on that was easy and wouldn't affect my losses so badly. Live and learn.
Work was a bit hectic today, second shift didn't show up until an hour after I was suppose to get off. I went to Petsmart to stock up on canned dog food because I had awesome coupons and they had it on sale 2 for a dollar. My coupons were for a $1.50 off 10 cans and I had 4 of them since the sale is only until Sunday the 8th. I used 3 coupons on Monday and now I have 70 cans!! My dog is going to be eating very well for the next several months. Maybe I'll find some more coupons. Well, I think I'm going to go cook my chicken for the next couple of days so I have no excuses for not having my food, now I only have to remember to get it out of the fridge before I leave for work.
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Labels: green tea, Petsmart, sublingual
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
R3P2D13V10 Deja Vu Monday
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 13 VLCD 10
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # 13
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 165.0
Today's Wt: 164.4
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -0.6lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -10.4lbs
I must admit now that last night I did indulge in draft Michelob Ultra, man it went down smooth. I thought for sure I'd have a gain because yesterday I could not stop binging on my "crackers". Before I left for the bowling alley, I did have my 100gm of tilapia fish. Unfortunately, it didn't help when I got there because other teams were already enjoying chips and salsa. A member of our team was enjoying a personal pepperoni pizza right in front of me then what he didn't finish he gave to his friend, who was sitting right beside me!! Man I was so dying, I really wanted to cheat and get some chips and salsa to go and just pig out when I got home. I don't know what happened to me but I just walked out of there with nothing. I believe I told myself if I really wanted to cheat, wait till tomorrow and you can drive back to the bowling alley and just get them to go. Guess that worked because this morning I felt guilty for even thinking about cheating and seeing that small drop just gave me more confidence to keep going. Today I don't feel much like cheating. I then wanted to kick myself because I realized that I had nothing to eat for lunch. I hadn't cooked any chicken or boiled any eggs. I then remembered that I had some Atkins low carb vanilla shakes so I grabbed one of those and an apple for work. Now that I'm home, I'm defrosting some chicken and fish. Luckily Romaine lettuce was on sale the other day so I bought 2 huge heads. I'm munching on a Romaine heart right now to curb me from eating the whole box of "crackers". I still have some beautiful beefsteak tomatoes that I bought at Costco. I ate one the other day with some lemon pepper, Yummo!! I'll have to eat some more tomatoes before they start to rot. So you can guess what's for dinner. Fish and tomatoes.
Well, looking at today's weight and Monday's, I don't think I had a real gain just the fact that I had to weigh in at 3:45 yesterday morning may have been a contributing factor. Today's "false" loss is attributed to the beer. So I wait till tomorrow. Cheers everyone, I'm toasting with some green tea!!
Wow! After making my cup o'green tea, I used Now Stevia Extract liquid. I didn't know it was in an 11% alcohol solution so wow!! Of course, I used too much and pow, it just hit my taste buds. It is extremely sweet and even watered down my tea. Lesson learned.
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Labels: stevia
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
R3P2D12V9 Bump in the Road
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 12 VLCD 9
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # 12
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 164.4
Today's Wt: 165.0
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +0.6lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -9.8lbs
I was expecting that because I snacked on a few more "crackers" than I should have. Also having to weigh in at 3:45am today didn't help much either but I will attribute the "gain" because of my early morning weigh in. I have been super cranky today and in a foul mood. Today I am really hungry. I ate my apple at 8am after my coffee, then I ate my chicken around 9am. I stopped by Wal*Mart and bought some fat free cottage cheese. When I arrived home, I immediately had to have a teaspoonful. Then I found my "crackers" and couldn't stop myself. I also ate 2 Garlic & Parmesan Pretzel Chips. I also munched on a head of Romaine heart just to squelch that ugly hungry feeling. I finally fell asleep on and off for about an hour. When I awoke around 3pm, I decided I better eat before I have to head out to the bowling alley. There is going to be trouble there because of all the yummy food the restaurant sells, plus everyone around me eating because they just got out of work. Sometimes the people you bowl with just don't understand that you are on a "diet" and they tend to keep shoving food in your face even though you politely decline. That's why I didn't want to bowl. Oh and the beer but my craving for beer or any alcohol has diminished since January. I had a few beers on my first day of HCG but they didn't affect me, or I just didn't feel them, but I just didn't crave them.
I'm drinking green tea now and I hope that helps with my energy for tonight and also my hunger. Once I finish this cup, I will make some black tea, that will waken me up. I gotta go play with my dog before I leave for the evening and I need to take a shower before. Oh yeah, I think TOM is right around the corner as well. The HCG always screws with TOM.
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Labels: black tea, cottage cheese, green tea
Monday, April 2, 2012
R3P2D11V8 I Amaze Myself
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 11 VLCD 8
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # 11
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 165.0
Today's Wt: 164.4
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -0.6lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -10.4lbs
Wow, another drop!! I could get used to this. I'm very happy though because I have lost everything that I regained back from loading so I'm very close to my LIW from Round 2. Sadly Round 2 wasn't my best but now from reading the threads on Yahoo, my round 2 may not have resulted in a lot of pounds lost but I'm sure there were plenty of inches lost. Even more sadly, I didn't and haven't taken measurements. I probably should do that soon to understand what my body is going through while on this protocol. This time doing the protocol has been somewhat easier since my daughter technically moved out. She's away at college, so with her gone, there is not much junk food in the house to tempt me. I do have some guilty pleasures lingering around here like Oreos, Doritos, Fritos, peanut butter and beans, but I have not been tempted to eat any of it. Okay, wait, the peanut butter commercials get me but I fight the urge to grab a spoonful of the stuff. I say to myself, it's not worth it just wait it out, and after your done with this round, you can have some. It will keep in the pantry till then and the craving disappears.
Ugh, I have plenty to do today since I won't have a chance to do much tomorrow. I was asked to substitute for a bowling member in their league and I have to sell tickets for our Lady Kegler Club. I haven't seen some of these people in quite some time so let's see if they notice my somewhat new me. I just hate how late we get out of there because Mama needs her beauty rest.
I know I had more to add but while on protocol, I get ADHD and CRS severely. I must start carrying around a notepad and jotting down my thoughts for these exact moments.
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Sunday, April 1, 2012
Awesome 15lbs Gone Overnight!!!
Round 3 Phase 2 Day 10 VLCD 7
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #10
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 165.8
Today's Wt: 165.0
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -0.8lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -9.8lbs
I wish that were true. Ugh why couldn't I just get that 0.2 extra overnight to make it an even 10 pounds gone! At least I had a drop, I thought for sure I wouldn't have seen anything but a stall this morning. I did get some good sleep last night except for my bladder asking for relief at 5am and my dog started barking. I still had to get up somewhat early this morning to water my lawn since the hurricane winds will start up later today. I did go to our meeting this morning and it went well. Since we finished early, I was able to stop by Sam's and get all my pet food. I bought some avocados so I will have to freeze those until I get to Phase 3, bummer!! I had some evalues to cash in on so that's why the avocados were bought plus some spring mix salad and coffee!! Man do I need my coffee every morning. I forgot about the limes but oh well, they would probably dry up before I could use them all anyway.
I learned last night while watching "Preppers" on how to store eggs for at least 9 months without refrigeration. I think that is awesome since they are on sale this week. I'll give a few dozen the treatment and test this theory out for myself. Only thing is I don't have somewhere cool to store them, hmmm. They still last a few months though. Also I'm running out of room in my fridge if I continue to purchase more eggs. I have so much to do today but I am lazy!!! I have the energy just not the drive. This seems to be a recurring theme for me.
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Rita J. Fowler has appointed postmaster of Crownsville. She will manage mail operations for 12,000 postal customers.
Fowler began her career in 1975 as a clerk-posterrelief in Barley, W.Va., and later became a distribution-window clerk in Grundy, Va.
In 1977 she was selected as Equal Employment Opportunity counselor at the Charleston, W.Va., post office and then was promoted to EEO investigator at the Eastern Regional Office in Philadelphia.

subset: commoncrawl


text: Hi everyone, A friend of mine showed me this forum and I appreciate all the valuable information. I go to a major college with 40k plus students and a huge campus, and really think there are ways I could be monetizing this offline traffic. I have a few ideas, such as the thread about scholarships. I was also thinking those "paid to take surveys" campaigns or something relating to textbooks (since their so expensive!). Has anyone had any solid success with any methods on college campuses? Thanks!


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I have found following inconsitent features. ALL inconsistencies are due that you have NOT noticed all additional modules. 'Name Identification Module' If APPLET has 'name' as deprecated attribute, WHY 'OBJECT' doesn't have it too? 'Intrinsic Events Module' FRAMESET doesn't have the possibility to add onload and onunload attributes. 'Legacy Module': In addition that attribute list to the 'Legacy' module is inconsitent: DL WHY compact to this element doesn't belong to Legacy? APPLET WHY transitional attributes to this element doesn't belong to Legacy? IF image can have with Legacy transitional attributes, WHY NOT APPLET? The same could in principle ask concerning OBJECT, but it is not widely supported. SELECT WHY align to this element doesn't belong to Legacy? SELECT is widely supported in old browsers. LEGEND Why it has 'align' - it is supported ONLY in NEW MS browsers - old browsers don't support it. LEGACY module is for OLD browsers like NS 3.x or some other ONLY HTML 3.2 supporting browsers like some browsers of Sun Microsystems. At this mean the module IS inconsistent. Attributes to elements, which can be added with the Legacy module should be follow HTML 3.2 - all HTML 3.2 which are added, should be able to use ALL HTML 3.2 attributes (DL, APPLET, SELECT) - no sense to put transitional attributes to elements, which belong only to HTML 4.0 (OBJECT, LEGEND), because HTML 4.0 capable browsers support CSS anyway (concerns primary MS IE ). IF LEGEND has transitional attributes THEN also OBJECT should have transtional attributes! I put information about XHTML 1.1 according to Modularization of XHTML (W3C Working Draft4 October 2000) with MANY question marks to following pages: http://www.nic.fi/~tapio1/Teaching/AttributesXHTML11.html http://www.nic.fi/~tapio1/Teaching/AttributesHTML40.html + notes to http://www.nic.fi/~tapio1/Teaching/Attributes2a.html http://www.nic.fi/~tapio1/Teaching/Attributes2b.html http://www.nic.fi/~tapio1/Teaching/Attributes2c.html http://www.nic.fi/~tapio1/Teaching/Attributes2d.html The modularization is inconsistent! Could it be fixed? Or do you want the modularization to be fully inconsitent. I just want that you create CONSISTENT system! ------------------------------------------------------ Tapio Markula I like __ ¦__¦__ Cascading ¦__¦__¦__ Style ¦__¦__¦__¦ Sheets I have made something also with XML and XSL ------------------------------------------------------ E:mail: firstname.lastname@example.com http://www.nic.fi/~tapio1/index.html (Finnish) http://www.nic.fi/~tapio1/index_e.html (English) http://www.nic.fi/~tapio1/Opetus/ (CSS2) http://www.nic.fi/~tapio1/Teaching/ (CSS2) http://www.nic.fi/~tapio1/Opetus/XSL-new.html (XML) http://www.nic.fi/~tapio1/Teahing/XSL-new.html (XML) ------------------------------------------------------Received on Friday, 20 October 2000 11:16:13 UTC
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adamthenorris precisava de um novo design de logo e criou um concurso na 99designs.
Um vencedor foi selecionado entre 57 designs enviados por 22 designers freelancers.
Logo design with interchangable first word. Business Card design to match
Land Direct
We want to be able to interchange the first word and keepthe word "Direct" in the other logo versions. An example of otherlogo versions could be "Finance Direct" or "First HomeDirect"
We want to keep the font and colour of 'Direct' the same in allcases and then try different fonts and colours for the first word. We couldlook at different fonts or colours for Direct if its not working.
Thoughinitially lets look at getting the 'Land Direct' logo done then we can takethat into other variations when we closer to a good design. Please include some other variations if you feel.
Hope this makes sense…have fun and good luck
Can we include the tagline: 'Creating Land Opportunities'
Looking at a clean, contemporary, modern , professional,upmarket, strong and bold style. We want to look corporate and professional butmore exciting and vibrant. Far from an accounting style look. The usual: eye catching, different etc.The real focus is on the word 'Direct' and the feeling ofmovement and action would be one cool idea.Feel free to include a graphic or go text based, up to your ideas.
Business card:
Will leave the design to your ideas and to tie in with the logo.
Full colour front & Back.
Adam Norris
Phone: XXXXXXXXXX
Email: email@example.com
PoBox: PO Box 1571, XXXXXX
not :
too bright and busy
nor do we want flat pastal colours
Saiba como um concurso de design funciona ou leia mais sobre nossos serviços de design de logo.


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Everyone's waited with bated breath to see what DC will be unveiling about the future of the film franchise at Comic Con this week. While we're eagerly hoping for news about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice or perhaps the announcement of a Shazam movie led by The Rock, DC Entertainment co-publisher Jim Lee is throwing some serious shade on literal comic book interpretations.
In an interview with Variety, Jim Lee laid down how he thinks film and comics function differently to tell a story, suggesting that direct translation from the comic's page to the movie's frames is dumb. He says:
"I know a lot of filmmakers will look at the source material and what we capture on paper and translate that entirely onto film, but it shouldn't be a literal translation of the comicbooks themselves. We work in a medium that has no end. A film should have a beginning, middle and end and resolution until the next one comes out. We're telling a story every single month. They're different sensibilities."
On one level, what he's saying makes sense. Comic books and film are distinctive storytelling mediums in their own right. While comic book fans expect a single comic to tell part of a long-running story, movie fans expect a movie to succinctly tell a single plot--even if the movie is part of a series. Still, it's unexpected that a DC exec would say this when so much of the future of the DC film franchise is in the hands of Zack Snyder. I mean, has Lee seen Watchmen?
Though the movie adaptation of Watchmen offered some major changes to the final act (for better or worse), a huge part of Snyder's push for the film was that he was so loyal to the comic's framing and iconography. You can see a clear comparison of the two in the video below:
While I like Watchmen (I know, an unpopular opinion), it's shocking to hear a DC exec talk about breaking from comics when Snyder made his major mark in DC comic movies by largely playing so close to the page. Of course since then, Snyder made Man of Steel, which contained a major finale plot point that definitely broke from the comic's most expected elements of the character.
Despite outcry from some Superman fans, Man of Steel went on to make more than $668 million worldwide. A sequel was a given. But instead of Man of Steel 2, DC is bringing Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, downgrading the first film's hero to second headliner status and bringing in at least two other Justice League members to help amp up excitement.
Regardless, Jim Lee trusts in Zack Snyder. Asked what advice he'd give the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice helmer, he said:
"Zack is a comicbook fan and draws inspiration from the comics. He doesn't need to be given advice. He's a talented filmmaker. He's a super stylized visualist. He'll do stuff no one has ever done with the caped crusader and blow everyone away. He knows how to take the sensibility of comicbooks and do what other filmmakers don't know how to do"
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice will open May 6th, 2016.


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Cooler Master Storm Sniper Black Edition Mid-Tower Case
Final Thoughts
As an ex HAF 922 user, I have to say I like the Sniper more. It packs more options, better airflow, and a cleaner more acceptable profile to look at. You know by now I love all black cases, and Cooler Master didn't disappoint me there. I always preferred blue over red in LED's, so again it's a win. Including a very nice gaming surface for your choice of mouse is also a plus and continues with the Sniper theme. How accurate is your mouse on an eight foot long rental table? Roll this up and stuff it in your bag, problem solved.
The build went very well, as expected, but I did run into two issues. The first one is a quality issue. The foot, in my opinion, is a nice concept, but possibly a weak design. It really didn't take too much to snap this foot clean off! Since Cooler Master has taken steps to replace the foot, I can't really ask for much more of a solution. The second and more dysfunctional issue was the door panel's ability to be screwed in. The doors set right in the tracks and locks, but when it came time to replace the thumb screws into the rear of them, it was nearly impossible. It took both forcing the door down and applying pressure to the I/O area to align the holes so the screws would thread correctly. I guess there are some things not better than the HAF 922 on the Sniper, too. As much as I get in and out of my PC's, this is a real turnoff. If it was just something I did every three months for cleaning, it might not matter so much.
The Black Edition Sniper chassis is available at most of the major e-tailers out there. In mid towers you can get $50 and $100 chassis', but they don't offer most of what the upper end of the "premium" designs require to get one to your house. The Black Edition Sniper is no exception as it requires spending $159.99 at Newegg, and we haven't added in the shipping. At almost $200 to get one to your door, it is pricey, but does offer quite a bit of options for those who want to have a mobile system; priorities may vary from my own.
For those of you who actually are looking for a LAN chassis, this may in fact be the case that does the job. With handles incorporated into the top, I was easily able to handle the roughly 35-40 pounds of case and equipment. Be careful on how you move it at table height, though, as that is when I broke my foot. If I had used the rubber feet included inside the chassis, this is all a moot point then. For those who aren't into LAN events, this is still one sexy piece of hardware for your desktop. If I hadn't just found a replacement to my rig house in the HAF, it would have been moving to the Black Edition Sniper, as even with its foibles, I still liked it more than my HAF.
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Sardinia – Easter 2007
We meet an English couple
The first evening in our Sardinian hotel we go into the dining room. We'd eaten lunch upon our arrival at the hotel, the woman on reception said there were restaurants down towards the marina and we went into one that had some customers (always a good sign) and ate an antipasto followed by a bowl of pasta each – a sauce of ricci, which is sea urchin and consists of rather unidentifiable brown bits like the ubiquitous bottarga, tuna fish or swordfish or mullet roe, that is apparently a Sardinian and Sicilian speciality and appears everywhere. So we weren't enormously hungry for dinner.
Who's in the dining room? Just us, a couple speaking German, and that couple there, they must be English. When they sent their main course back complaining it wasn't hot enough, we knew they must be English. The man was sitting with his legs folded under his chair, his feet resting on their ball, his toes together and heels apart, that's a very unsure-of-yourself pose, even more we guessed that they were English. But we needed to find out for sure so at the end of our meal we asked them if they were here for a long stay. Turns out they'd just arrived that day as we had, having flown to Alghero from Stansted and come on down by hire car, and they were staying the same length of time as us having, like us, found the place on Internet.
The English are unhappy
We mostly did not overlap with them at dinner again, as either we or they ate elsewhere, but we did coincide one evening so asked if they'd like to join us at table. It was clear that they weren't impressed with their holiday. Nowhere was open, which of course it wouldn't be, since it's April in Italy; there were no charming piazzas like they'd expected from the holiday brochures – though not the Sardinian holiday brochures presumably, maybe they'd got their brochures a bit muddled; and the food wasn't good. Actually, in the hotel the food was extremely good, except for the meat, which was a bit disappointing the time we ordered some. They went out for dinner and the fish wasn't good – tasted like it had been cooked that morning and re-heated, said the man. This was in direct contrast to our experience, we found all the restaurants to be good to very good. There was a long list of things they were going to mention on the Customer Satisfaction Feedback Form (what CSFF?).
An evening of dinner and tele
But they seemed, she in particularly, enormously delighted to see us whenever they did see us, and on our final evening in the hotel, when Hilary and I had been out and had rather a bizarre evening in a restaurant full of Germans eating salad for their starter, as they do at home if they're from south Germany, and a group of German men each drinking his own individual carafe of red wine, as they do at home presumably, and ordering repeat upon repeat carafes, as they do at home, and the Italians must find this all very peculiar, while we speak to the staff in Italian and eat and drink in the Italian way more-or-less, complete with the obligatory discussion over the menu, which we've learned is a requirement, and which the people in this tourist resort seemed to find rather disconcerting as that's not the prescribed pattern for Germans or English; when we got back to the hotel, we found our English compatriots watching television in the lounge area with a liqueur, and we were half expecting this and had decided it would be churlish not to join them, and it was the evening that Manchester United beat Roma 7-1, and the match wasn't on the telly as the hotel didn't have Sky or whoever had the contract to broadcast the match, instead there was a panel discussing the game, presided over by the inevitable glamorous lady in short skirt and high-heeled shoes, who was standing against a backdrop that said, 'che disastro!', while various besuited experts got increasingly agitated, one of them at one point standing up and looking like he was going to start a fight with the man sitting next to him. One of the panel looked like Jack Straw with fluorescent teeth.
We get a gift from the management
When next morning we paid the hotel bill the man on reception said, just a moment, and went to the kitchen, and we knew pretty much what was coming, two bottles of good Sardinian red wine it turned out to be. The Italians are so often so kind over this – if they like you they give you a gift upon leaving. The first time this happened to us we said to ourselves, "What have we done?", but now we know that we haven't done anything particularly, other than be generally not too unpleasant. We'd mostly only seen this particular man at breakfast, and had got him to smile periodically, which appears to have been an achievement and could have been something to do with his readiness to fish us out some bottles.
We told our compatriots, and now we wonder whether they were given two bottles of wine when they left. They probably were, but what if they weren't? Bit naughty of us to tell them, but it just slipped out. Maybe something else for the CSFF.


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LANDOVER, Md. – They are never going to be very close, even if their names are glued together by a draft neither Andrew Luck or Robert Griffin III could control. Mostly they exist as football frenemies, cordial around each other but forever wary of what the other represents.
It's funny the way they dance around each other, knowing they must give the proper impression of a friendship while enduring constant comparisons. On Saturday, when they met for the first time on an NFL field, they shook hands, wished each other well and moved on toward seasons certain in which each will be compared on an ever-changing bar graph of public opinion weighing which will have the better football life. They have little chance of being good friends – circumstances prevent that. And they probably shouldn't. A draft order need not make pen pals.
When Griffin was asked last week if he had talked to Luck about the looming showdown on Saturday, he shrugged.
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"I'm not saying who would have left because there's no telling who would have left," Griffin told Yahoo! Sports in April. "I'm glad I trusted myself and decided not to go down that path and be stubborn."
Perhaps this is the best Luck and Griffin can hope to be, players who made a mild effort to get along but who will never embrace or accept the rivalry that has been set up for them. They are doomed to stumble awkwardly around the presence of the other while at the same time trying to establish a legacy of their own.
No one could have expected Saturday's preseason game to give any clarity as to who will be the better NFL quarterback. It was an exhibition in which Luck and Griffin played barely more than a half each. The offenses were simple, the defenses bland. The best thing to be said about the first meeting between the two is that neither got hurt.
They each had moments. Griffin led two touchdown drives and threw several hard, accurate passes, completing 11 of 17 for 75 yards and a score. He needed to do this after a struggle last weekend against the Chicago Bears. That night he had a ball stripped from behind, ducked out of the pocket too soon and looked uncomfortable.
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It's unfair, of course, for all of us to make the daily comparison. But it's a natural result of the situation in which the two have been placed. And so they will have to awkwardly navigate around each other, making the basic effort to be friends while knowing they are eternal rivals.
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This place is the reason for this day out on a sunny Dartmoor morning, the main objective is the big cist circle and stone row, I knew there was more in the clearing over the fence, but wasn't expecting wife to be up for a prolongued stone hunt, I was wrong.
The big cist is well impressive, and of the sort you can get into, mmmmmmy favourite.
The stone circle surrounding it is half missing and I only recognised it for what it was after some time (only five minutes i'm not that stupid) .
The stone row emanating from the circle is a low wriggely slightly curving kind of row, the early start from Glastonbury had been worth it, we had the place to ourselves for ages, everyone who passed by carried on up to the Tor, had we put them off ? or is the Dartmoor thing to do go up a tor or two, then maybe an old bridge? sounds like missing the point a bit to me.
Hayley now made my day for a second time and readily agreed to a minor stone hunt over the fence, we tied the dogs together and off they ran into the long grass, just seconds later the stone row is come upon, not a long one but a straight one.
The terminal stones are the largest, dont know if thats the norm, but it did look as though it were aligned on a peak on the horizon, since found out it is Haytor rocks. From the tallest stone in the row a view of Bellever tor can be seen, this is the only stone on the hill that can say that.
North towards the Tor half a minute walk and there is another perfectly round cairn circle, and in the middle an overgrown large flat stone flush with the gound suggesting a hidden cist. From this circle another is just twenty yards away, with a more exposed cist but not one that I could get into, maggie could though, the circle stone thats north of the cist is a small wonder the flat top is a perfect recepticle for sitting buttocks, seemingly too perfect for chance . Of all the cist circles up on this hill these two are the closest, hinting at a more special relationship with its builders, but then, can they tell which one was built first or were they all going up at the same time.
Walking back up to the stone row now on our way back to the carpark I spy yet another low cairn circle, no sign of a central cist but then the stones themselves are only centimeters above the grass so maybe its underground, in the northern(?) arc are two large slightly curving stones, I struggle to say why I mention it, but I do and they are thereand I remember them.
There are more megaliths hidden in the trees, two or three cists a circle and a row, but frankly I wasn't expecting all this so I was more than happy with what we did get to.
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Republicans questioned whether the sequester would be as harmful as the White House predicted and worked on a proposal that could preserve the cuts while giving the administration more discretion to choose how to implement them. Democrats expressed worry that they might be forced to accept the cuts if the public outcry is not loud enough in coming weeks.
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The Democratic plan would delay the sequester until January, replacing the across-the-board cuts with a mix of $110 billion worth of new tax revenue and more-narrowly tailored spending cuts. It includes $54 billion in revenue by ensuring that that most millionaires pay at least 30 percent of their income to the Internal Revenue Service — something that prompted McConnell to dismiss it immediately as a tax that could not pass.
The Republican plan is still being crafted. Officials said Sunday it might include a provision that would leave the sequester in place but allow more flexibility for agency leaders in imposing the cuts.
Both sides, however, have acknowledged that neither offer is designed to win passage and is instead meant to frame the debate in the coming weeks over how they want their rank and file to defend their position back home. Some of the 55 members of the Democratic caucus may even oppose Reid's plan — particularly farm-state Democrats, because it cuts agriculture subsidies.
The symbolic votes will be taken as Congress is rapidly shifting focus to a new deadline that will serve as the last stand on the sequester: March 27. That is when the stopgap bill for federal funding expires — and without a new one, the government will shut down.
Some House Republicans are considering extending government funding through the remainder of the fiscal year — Sept. 30 — at the low levels imposed by the sequester.
Another option pursued by GOP lawmakers friendly with the Pentagon would attach a more detailed spending outline for the Defense Department so the cuts would have less of an impact on national security.
Boehner and top aides have said that no decisions have been made on their plan.
Once the House passes a funding resolution, perhaps by early March, the Senate is expected to sit on it for several weeks as the cuts imposed by the sequester begin to play out.
If there's a public outcry, Democrats would renew their push to replace the across-the-board cuts and pass a different government funding bill than the one passed by the House. Such a move would dare Boehner to accept the new bill or risk shutting down the government.
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SAN BERNARDINO — The Angels have announced that Denny Hocking will be the Inland Empire 66ers manager for the upcoming season.
Hocking, 43, replaces Bill Haselman, who was let go after leading the 66ers to a Cal League championship last season.
Hocking guided the Angels' Rookie League affiliate to a 30-26 record and a playoff berth last season, his first as a manager. He previously spent three years in the Baltimore Orioles' system.
The Torrance native spent 12 years in the major leagues with the Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals, playing every position except pitcher and catcher. He was drafted out of El Camino College in 1989, broke into the big leagues in 1993 and hit .251 with 25 home runs in 954 career games.
Former Angels pitcher Matt Wise will also join the 66ers staff as the pitching coach. Wise, 38, was a member of the Angels 2002 World Series championship team and spent eight years in the majors.
Wise, who replaces Brandon Emanuel, served as Hocking's pitching coach with the Angels' Rookie League affiliate last season.
Hitting coach Brenton Del Chiaro, athletic trainer Omar Uribe and strength and conditioning coach Sergio Rojas all return from last year's staff.