March CRUSHERS U-Pick It Challenge (Page 31)

bodhi_girl - 2011-03-28 11:06 AM

Yes - dairy is very mucous-forming. It's also the #1 allergen in North America. It takes 3 weeks for casein to completely leave your system, so make sure you're completely dairy-free for 3 weeks .. then if you notice a difference, well - go from there. ;-)
As an aside, wheat is also very mucous-forming and a lot of people have wheat-sensitivities (I know I do) just from pure overload ... and in this case, it takes 3 months for your system to completely clear it out.

Good luck! Any questions, send me a PM. I haven't worked as a nutritionist in about 2 years, but the knowledge is still rattling around in there somewhere, I think. ;-)

Emmanem - 2011-03-28 1:38 PM Unfortunately, I have some bad news to share.  I got home yesterday and my roommates told me the apartment had been broken into over spring break (again!!!)  My room door was locked and I can't find anything that's missing but my 3 roommates have all discovered things have been stolen.  Harriet was the first to notice Saturday night around 7.  She got out of the shower and opened up her drawer that had all her bras and underwear in it and 2 brand new Victorias Secret bras were gone and a reward card to Victorias Secret.  She told Blair and Jaclyn and they searched their rooms.  Blair is missing a bathing suit and hoodie and Jaclyn's missing a hoodie and towel wrap with her initials on it.  Also a bottle of rum was missing from the kitchen.  A cop came and inspected everything that night.  They didn't tell me Saturday since they didnt want to ruin my excitement over getting engaged.  They bought new locks for the doors and yesterday Jaclyn and I bought an alarm for the doors and windows.  There's only 2 possible explanations since our locks were changed right before break.... it's someone who works for the apartment complex or someone realized our locks were changed and pretended they lived in our apartment and picked up a key.  I hadn't gotten my key before I left, when I went to go pick it up to see what the people working there would do, all I said was my apartment number and they gave me the key. They never asked my name or for an ID.  Anyone could have easily gotten that key.  Also, I looked at the keyring of all the keys when he was handing me my key.  There should have been 4 silver keys (a spare to each of our rooms) and a gold key (spare apartment key) but all I saw after he removed my key was silver keys (not sure how many though).  We tried to talk to a manager this morning but of course she wasnt there.  We're going back tomorrow morning.  My parents are furious.  They couldnt believe they handed me a key without checking to see who I was.  My friend John gave us his baseball bat.  He was dead serious about making sure we had something to protect ourselves with (the guy's like a big brother to me so this doesn't surprise me at all that he's being protective and worried for us).  He and James even offered to stake out the apartment to see if anyone came back.  I feel a lot better I have my "big bro" and fiance here to protect me.

QueenZipp - 2011-03-29 9:30 AM one more swim this month and I will have CRUSHEDS all goals (well, only lost 1.6 lb.....but mbde the rest with room to spare )

TriAya - 2011-03-29 2:06 PM

So, Kool Krusher Kidz.

I am DOing well, especially considering the various circumstances, but I FEEL ... angry, sad, desperate, confused, guilty, {blah blah blah fill in the blanks. You've been there.}

I miss my missing kitties terribly. I'm despondent. => on the other hand, I have a great new puppy named Phoebe.

Looks like I have typhoid. => While the antibiotics are making me feel almost as crappy as when I kept getting sick, there's actually a solution for this.

I'm in a lot of constant pain from what chikungunya did to my joints. => I can still swim gude and walk.

I seriously misjudged my financial ability to withstand being constantly ill and paying for medical expenses out of pocket. => really trying to move forward with my new careers, which don't depend on physical labor or constant personal output.

However, worst of all ... my dad's in CICU after a heart attack and respiratory failure. The list of what's wrong with him is very long. The list of options is very short. => My sister is handling things in Jakarta for now. And my dad and I have had a great relationship, finally.

Trying to live in the middle, count my blessings, remember all the incredibly good things that came forth from seemingly impossible situations, pray a lot ... and while it makes things bearable, how I feel physically and emotionally REALLY SUCKS.

bodhi_girl - 2011-03-30 5:33 AM

Oh Yanti - after everything you've been through with your famaily over the years, I'm so disheartened to hear your father is suffering again, after you've ALL come through so much.

I am sending HUGE cyper hugs across the ocean, just for you ...

(((     hugs!     )))  

Rest well, heal, take care of yourself, girl!

TriAya - 2011-03-29 2:06 PM

So, Kool Krusher Kidz.

I am DOing well, especially considering the various circumstances, but I FEEL ... angry, sad, desperate, confused, guilty, {blah blah blah fill in the blanks. You've been there.}

I miss my missing kitties terribly. I'm despondent. => on the other hand, I have a great new puppy named Phoebe.

Looks like I have typhoid. => While the antibiotics are making me feel almost as crappy as when I kept getting sick, there's actually a solution for this.

I'm in a lot of constant pain from what chikungunya did to my joints. => I can still swim gude and walk.

I seriously misjudged my financial ability to withstand being constantly ill and paying for medical expenses out of pocket. => really trying to move forward with my new careers, which don't depend on physical labor or constant personal output.

However, worst of all ... my dad's in CICU after a heart attack and respiratory failure. The list of what's wrong with him is very long. The list of options is very short. => My sister is handling things in Jakarta for now. And my dad and I have had a great relationship, finally.

Trying to live in the middle, count my blessings, remember all the incredibly good things that came forth from seemingly impossible situations, pray a lot ... and while it makes things bearable, how I feel physically and emotionally REALLY SUCKS.

Emmanem - 2011-03-29 5:59 PM More updates (this is getting ridiculous): So we're basically trying right now to get as much information as we can against our apartment complex before we contact corporate.  One of my roommates found out today our property manager is not licensed.  After a quick phone call to the SC department of labor we now know that they are required to be licensed.  Also last summer 2 maintenance people got fired and neither returned their master key.

Emmanem - 2011-03-29 1:47 PM

Update on the Break-in drama:  

I went and spoke with our manager this morning.  There was another girl in there (same one Blair and Harriet talked to yesterday) and I really feel like neither one took me seriously.  I once again explained what happened.  They asked me the usual questions... did you leave a door unlocked? no. Does anyone have an ex that would do this? no.  Does anyone have a spare key? no.  They starting asking about our boyfriends.  Jaclyn and I are the only ones dating anyone so they ask about James and if he has a key.  I tell them no since he has no reason to be at my place if I'm not there.  They continued to question me about it like they didn't believe I hadn't given James a key.  They kept telling me the locks have been changed and we shouldn't have a problem again.  Well you've changed the locks once and we continued having problems so I'm not sure why you think this is going to fix anything.  Also I told them unfortunately we only have 2 explanations for this: one being our key was given out to someone claiming to live here or someone working in the office did it.  They were very adamant that no one in the office did it.  I'd like to see some proof that they didn't.  No investigation has been conducted, no surveillance camera tapes have been looked at, no one's been questioned and yet you're positive no one in the office did it.  I understand standing by your employees but everyone I've talked to has immediately said the people in the office look the most suspicious given the circumstances.  Also they blame our back door which was apparently not locking properly.  Given that theory, the door looked locked but you could apparently get it open without a key.  That explains how they got in however, the theory's major flaw is that there's no explanation to how they managed to get the door to look like it was locked again from the outside without a key.  Jaclyn went to pick up her key today.  They did check her id but only 2 people were supposed to have access to our keys now and the girl who gave her the new key was not one of them.  My mom called today too and got nowhere.  I think we're contacting the corporate office this week to discuss the issue with them.

Emmanem - 2011-03-29 5:59 PM

More updates (this is getting ridiculous): So we're basically trying right now to get as much information as we can against our apartment complex before we contact corporate.  One of my roommates found out today our property manager is not licensed.  After a quick phone call to the SC department of labor we now know that they are required to be licensed.  Also last summer 2 maintenance people got fired and neither returned their master key.

Emmanem - 2011-03-29 4:59 PM More updates (this is getting ridiculous): So we're basically trying right now to get as much information as we can against our apartment complex before we contact corporate.  One of my roommates found out today our property manager is not licensed.  After a quick phone call to the SC department of labor we now know that they are required to be licensed.  Also last summer 2 maintenance people got fired and neither returned their master key.

Emmanem - 2011-03-29 1:47 PM

Update on the Break-in drama:  

I went and spoke with our manager this morning.  There was another girl in there (same one Blair and Harriet talked to yesterday) and I really feel like neither one took me seriously.  I once again explained what happened.  They asked me the usual questions... did you leave a door unlocked? no. Does anyone have an ex that would do this? no.  Does anyone have a spare key? no.  They starting asking about our boyfriends.  Jaclyn and I are the only ones dating anyone so they ask about James and if he has a key.  I tell them no since he has no reason to be at my place if I'm not there.  They continued to question me about it like they didn't believe I hadn't given James a key.  They kept telling me the locks have been changed and we shouldn't have a problem again.  Well you've changed the locks once and we continued having problems so I'm not sure why you think this is going to fix anything.  Also I told them unfortunately we only have 2 explanations for this: one being our key was given out to someone claiming to live here or someone working in the office did it.  They were very adamant that no one in the office did it.  I'd like to see some proof that they didn't.  No investigation has been conducted, no surveillance camera tapes have been looked at, no one's been questioned and yet you're positive no one in the office did it.  I understand standing by your employees but everyone I've talked to has immediately said the people in the office look the most suspicious given the circumstances.  Also they blame our back door which was apparently not locking properly.  Given that theory, the door looked locked but you could apparently get it open without a key.  That explains how they got in however, the theory's major flaw is that there's no explanation to how they managed to get the door to look like it was locked again from the outside without a key.  Jaclyn went to pick up her key today.  They did check her id but only 2 people were supposed to have access to our keys now and the girl who gave her the new key was not one of them.  My mom called today too and got nowhere.  I think we're contacting the corporate office this week to discuss the issue with them.

mbasta - 2011-03-29 6:53 PM

*Waiting for heads to roll

TriAya - 2011-03-29 2:06 PM

So, Kool Krusher Kidz.

I am DOing well, especially considering the various circumstances, but I FEEL ... angry, sad, desperate, confused, guilty, {blah blah blah fill in the blanks. You've been there.}

I miss my missing kitties terribly. I'm despondent. => on the other hand, I have a great new puppy named Phoebe.

Looks like I have typhoid. => While the antibiotics are making me feel almost as crappy as when I kept getting sick, there's actually a solution for this.

I'm in a lot of constant pain from what chikungunya did to my joints. => I can still swim gude and walk.

I seriously misjudged my financial ability to withstand being constantly ill and paying for medical expenses out of pocket. => really trying to move forward with my new careers, which don't depend on physical labor or constant personal output.

However, worst of all ... my dad's in CICU after a heart attack and respiratory failure. The list of what's wrong with him is very long. The list of options is very short. => My sister is handling things in Jakarta for now. And my dad and I have had a great relationship, finally.

Trying to live in the middle, count my blessings, remember all the incredibly good things that came forth from seemingly impossible situations, pray a lot ... and while it makes things bearable, how I feel physically and emotionally REALLY SUCKS.