MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish

NativeMainer

BEAUTIFUL! 

carolinachick

Just checking in - I'll have to catch up on everything later.  We had a great spring break in Florida and I'm trying to get readjusted to real life again!

Meece

Elimar,

I just found out something.  I was feeling a little anemic and decided to up my iron intake.  So look what I found to help me do it!

I must not forget to get my daily iron, and I can forget to take my vitamins so easily...

Elimar, you won't tell them at E-Lab, will you?  Or, Maybe I will cop to it. Hmmmmmmm

sheila888

Meece

Oh, No...You discovered my secret, Seyla!!

You can put some in your vitamin container, too.

sheila888

elimar86861

Meece, if you only have one a day for medicinal purposes, then I won't squeal.  But I have to tell you a secret...and this shouldn't go to the Eat Like A Bird group either...I happen to know that birds love cheetos.  In fact, birds love them so much, they have made two new flavors in little birdie bite-sized bits.

             

elimar86861

Don't even get me started.  Cheetos may not be classified as a "diet" food, but it has powers like no other snack food.  Feeling lovelorn, not getting enough affection?  Girls, take a tip from Ms. Angelina Jolie.  She showed up every day on the set of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" with a snack bag of the powerful orange aphrodesiac and we all know how that worked out.

                         

Kids driving you nuts?  Teachers dropping the ADHD bomb on you?  Sit the nippers down with a serving of the cheese that goes crunch and before long your friends and neighbors will ask what charm school your angels are enrolled in.  With Cheetos to keep them happy, it's a breeze to have six kids.  Angie knows this.  Jon and Kate had not figured this out.  See the difference.

sheila888

Elimar....of course Meece is using it for medicinal purposes.

After all it has 2% iron and 2 grams of protein. Its almost like an organic health food.

hahahahahaaaaa

Meece

Thank you girls for substantiating my claims.  My pill case didn't have one an hour.  But I did good.  Each one is approximately 19 calories.  I opened the bag to take the pictures and I only ate 57 calories worth.  I had fresh vegies and a bowl of Special K for dinner.  So I think I did okay today.

sheila888

It takes a lot of will power to eat just 3 when the package is standing right there.

Maybe I can do that with gold fish. I have my annual check up and don't want to be lectured by my DR on Wednesday.

I love my DR. He changed locations 3 times and I always followed him. He wants me to loose weight.

PauldingMom

BUSTED!!!! Meece isn't the only E-LABer here. 

I've convinced myself that Cheetos and all salty bagged snacks are the debil! Iron or no iron.

Now chocolate on the other hand is food from Angels.  

Meece

I still wanna see those chocolate covered Cheetos.   The best of both worlds.

suzwes

Sooo, it sounds like I can substitue Cheetos for my "happy" pill and if I only eat 3 at a time I can still maintain my weight, and it has iron and protein???  Oh my, Manna from Heaven!  Can someone make the case for Cheetos containing veggies - that would be perfect.

Meece

Corn!  Aren't Cheetos made from corn?

suzwes

Oh thank goodness.  Now all of the bases are covered.  Cheetos here I come!

Meece

Veggies, vitamins, and orange fingers, who could ask for more?

Kleenex

seyla88 - have you considered that your doctor is trying to escape from you, but you keep tracking him down?

I love the image of the giant Cheetos crammed into the pill minder compartments. I'm going on a trip with my daughter's HS band in May - I'm thinking I need to bring something like that and casually have it fall out of my bag on the bus. See if anyone says anything.

Has anyone tried the Mighty Zingers? The Flamin' Hot Cheetos are too caustic to taste buds, and I'm worried that the Zingers might have the same effect... Although if I follow Meece's lead and only have THREE, perhaps it won't degrade the surface of my tongue TOO much...

Meece

I like the rationing of them because I know I will have some tomorrow and the next day... and the next...

I still need to excerise more to justify those 57 calories!

Meece

Wait, don't you burn calories by using muscles?  And doesn't it take muscles to open the bag, reach in, grasp a Cheeto, draw it out of the bag, lift it to your mouth, open your mouth, place the Cheeto in your mouth, chew the Cheeto, shallow it, and digest it?  That's ten steps, I'd say you could burn 2 calories per step, times three, just by eating three Giant Cheetos, you would actually burn three additional calories.  You can lose weight just by eating Cheetos!!!

nancyc1

Never thought I'd be here. No diagnosis. Went in for routine mammogram and just got call saying I have to go in for 2nd pictures and ultrasound ! freaking out here. 42 years old.

elimar86861

nancyc1, I had to have more views taken and an ultrasound for what turned out to be a benign lump.  I did have it surgically removed and that was no fun, but try to stay calm for now because no one can know yet if there is any malignancy.  They may just need better imaging on a dense part of your breast tissue.  If you do get a Dx of breast cancer, all I can say is that you will be in a very large sisterhood of women who DO understand the freakout and we are here with knowledge and support.  When will you have the second images done?

nancyc1

Thursday, too long.

carollynn79

What great insight ladies, I love it we have proof that cheetos have some redeeming featuers!  Isn't there some calcium in there somewhere too!!  If you eat the ones with jalapeno then maybe you will burn them a little  faster with the heat!! Just speculating of course!!  I love thinking about cheetos while I am dilegently enjoying my salad and ham sandwich!!!  Don't worry won't tell anyone on E-LAB!!!!!!  LOL

Nancyc1, our thoughts are with you hopefully as Elimar said it will be nothing, they may be just getting a better look, keep us posted.  I too about 10 years ago had to go for a second look and all was good. Last year well a different story.

PauldingMom

Don't waste your time worrying just yet nancyc1. Almost every woman I know has had a call back after a Mammo. But it can't hurt to go in eyes wide open, so if needed you can ask intelligent questions. Sending you good vibes for great results.

sheila888

nancyc1.....I was in a similar situation at 1995 and 2002.

They called me back for pictures and US. I had to have biopsies both times and it was BENIGN.

This last one at 2005 we know what happened.

I will be thinking about you on Thursday. good Luck to you.

Sheila

elimar86861

Kleenex, came home from the market this morning, new Cheetos "Mighty Zingers" in hand.  I don't buy anything "ranch," so I went for "sharp cheddar & salsa picante."  I'm pretty sure these are nothing more than 1/2 bits of the regular cheddar and 1/2 bits of the fiery jalapeno mixed together. 

While I cannot bring myself to write a disparaging word about my beloved snack food, let me just say this:  I threw a handful out on the lawn for the the birds (the ones in the "Eat Like A Human" flock) and whether it was the fiery spice, I don't know, but after they finished they all took flight to go hang out on the monkey bars of the nearest elementary school and wait for dismissal.  That can't be too good.

                     

Meece

Throw some my way, Elimar.  I could use a time out to just hang around.  I left my "vitamins" at home today.  Brought granola snack instead.

Meece

You know, Giant Cheetos resemble large marshmallows in size.  Perhaps they would float in hot cocoa???

elimar86861

Meece, you are back on the virtuous track with your granola snack.  That is why your avatar has wings and mine has a guilty/slightly apologetic look.  Aha-ha-ha!