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June 11, 2006, 2:29 pm PDT

05/26 Summer Slim

Quote From: marcia52

I've attempted that class a couple of times - the 6:30 - 7:30 a.m. class actually disrupted my body clock - I thought was really strange.  Then I attempted the noon class - that didn't work either because there were so many people, I didn't get the help I need to do movements properly. 

  

I found that pilates was cool too. It lengthened my body and helped my weak back muscles.   

  

Right now, I'm just doing yard work and starting on Tuesday, I'll be going to the gym (unless that's the day I have to take my car in the shop). 

  

I'm so glad you've lost weight and yoga is supposed to be an excellent exercise for arthitis. In fact,  exercise is good for it. 

  

I bet you are so proud of yourself.  Did you do a little dance when you were able to put on your heels?    

I did indeed dance.  

  

I never took any yoga classes - just started with the DVD "Yoga for Dummies' and built a routine from this - adding poses as I got better at the standard poses.  

  

Now I do about an hour a day and it really invigorates me each time. Pilates was too harsh for me - I like the gentle rhythm and the emphasis on breathing and stretching that yoga provides.  

 
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December 6, 2006, 12:59 pm PST

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I agree with the Vice Principal. Those boys should be dealt with in the courts. Dr. Phil really seems to believe that harassing a teacher is okay - because had those boys raped someone or shot someone, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be saying 'Oh dear, should they have felony convictions follow them all their lives?"

 

That act was a form of public sexual humiliation. No one gets a free pass for that - and apparently school discipline is just a 'free pass' for these boys, since it didn't work up to this point, did it?

 

Maybe instead of a law suit the boys should be forced to go to another school away from all their friends. Or perhaps suffer some public humiliation of their own - like shaving their heads and attending school. That's equivalent to what happened to that Vice Principal, and she did nothing but her job to deserve that.

 
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December 6, 2006, 1:14 pm PST

12/06 Teacher Troubles

Quote From: erin12

          I agreed with everything Dr.Phil had to say about the final assistant principal whose students made a MySpace page about her. It is sad that she was hurting but it doesn't make sense to press criminal charges on a CHILD. There has to be another way to punish them, bc I do feel that they should be punished, without ruining the rest of their lives. Kids do things because they are just that...kids. I think the principals last quote summed up her case. She is pressing charges because she is mad about how the parents have reacted. That they haven't apologized to her face yet they ask for favors from her. As sad as that sounds, I feel that her stance is extremely unChristian. She is trying to get revenge on these people because they have hurt her. That is just not right. We are supposed to turn the other cheek when someone hurts us. And although these boys should be punished for what they did, does she not think Christ had bad things said about him and yet he loved the people who were hurting Him. Just a thought...

So, then Christians don't believe in jail, I take it? Why get revenge on the poor rapist? Forgive him and get on with your life? I don't think so.

 

That teacher was wronged - badly and deliberately. It is a felony and deserves to be treated that way.

 

If those boys had done that to some cute fellow student, Dr. Phil would have been falling over himself to give her gifts like a scholarship or a car or at least some therapy. To the teacher he basically said, "Suck it up, honey. Maybe you could make them write some lines."

 
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December 6, 2006, 2:25 pm PST

12/06 Teacher Troubles

Quote From: vieth01

Paying for something you did as kid 40 to 50 years from a minor in discretion is completely crazy.  Are you telling me that when you were growing up and finding your way that you made every decision that was correct and did not affect anyones life in a minor way.  As an educator, she should be conserned about the future life and potential of the kids---remember, they are kids--who made a bad decision to impress their peers.  I hope the judge holds her as being a public figure where the standard of proof is higher in defemation cases, and she gets thrown out of court for this outrageous use of the court.

I disagree. This was no minor infraction of the rules. It was cruel and carefully planned. It was sexual humiliation that was meant to put the Vice Principal 'in her place' and Dr. Phil should never have taken the stance that 'it was not so bad'. It is a felony and needs to be treated as such. In fact, when the guy was on a few months ago complaining about the website that a woman created about him, Dr Phil was on the guy's side!

 

Was it just because this woman was a teacher that she should be restrained from pursuing her legal rights? If those boys had done this to someone else, they'd be prosecuted [as they should be.]  What if they had done this to another student in the school? Would it be a harmless prank then?

 

Teachers do care about children but there is a point where teachers must also be protective of themselves and their own families. Remember that this woman ALSO has children who are probably going to be shown this material by some friend of theirs. Should their innocence and pride in their mother be disregarded because Mom is a teacher and should care about other children more than she does her own?

 
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December 12, 2006, 12:18 pm PST

12/12 Convince Me!

Quote From: momnbaby06

I think that the issue with "ultra-thin" models today needs to be addressed. I do feel like no matter how the industry views their models teen girls do look at any person in a magazine that they feel is beautiful as a role model for them. I don't think it has anything to do with parents. I wasn't a teen long ago and my parents taught me that  I should love myself the way I was and shouldn't starve myself to look a certain way, which i didn't, but the thought did cross my mind being a cheerleader and wanting to have that attention. I think now after having a husband and new baby that being myself is what makes me beautiful and looking good in a size 2 or 4 jeans isn't. Being healthy is what matters and growing up I thought tyra banks was so beautiful and she is still skinny but in a healthy way! I am for the ban of ultra skinny models. I think the ideal size would be a 10 for a runway model!

I'm not for banning, principally because I believe that negatives don't change behaviour. What we need are more 'positives' - by which I mean that we need women of normal sizes portrayed in positive ways in various media. Sit coms, talk shows, movies, singers, dancers, models, commericals, even cartoons, should have women and men of a variety of body types.

 

Now, whenever you see a larger person portrayed on the media, they are generally shown as lazy, unintelligent, unattractive or 'the bad guy'.

 

Instead of banning skinny people, let's celebrate diversity and insist on people who look 'real' in our movies and magazines.

 
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January 1, 2007, 6:18 am PST

12/06 Teacher Troubles

Quote From: texasgal11623

i am a former student of the teacher that is sueing the students over myspace. The story made headlines in town several months before the airing of the tape. I wish people could keep in mind that there are always two sides to every story. Many details were left out of the story. I was shocked to see my former teacher on TV but as I heard the story I wasnt surprised. I do agree that students should be accountable for their actions but the lawsuit itself is based at the parents. Myspace is easily accessible from any computer even computers at school. Even though the site is supposedly blocked, I know ( Ive done it) there are many ways to work around this. There is no concrete evidence that the access to the site was at the homes of these students. Even so, as an administrator, that job entails the ability to monitor students and properly punish students for their actions. When is it appropriate to take parents to court? I think this just signifies that it is ok for teachers to take students to court when they feel students have misbehaved. When did we give students this much power over teachers and administrators? When do administrators start doing their job?  When did Myspace become a credible source? Most importantly, what exactly is going on to make students make such a hateful site about a teacher?? It has to stem from something. Every teacher has their critics, but why at such a huge magnitude?? Personally I know, she was my teacher at some point. I dont think it was appropriate for her to appear on Dr.Phil. Her appearance added fuel to the fire and possibly damaged her image more than any student made page could have.

Teachers only have responsiblity for students during school hours - not when the students are in the custody of their parents. During their 'home hours' the students should have been monitored by one or both of the two adults who are their principle caregivers. If the students had taken a gun to school would that be the responsibility of the teacher as well?

 

Computer use should be monitored. Put the computer in a public area of the home like the living room. Check the cookies and the history on the computer. Look at your child's MySpace pages. Most of all, teach your child that s/he WILL be held responsible for his/her actions - even actions from the virtual world of the Internet.

 

No one gets a free ride in this world and it's inhumane not to teach this to your children.

 
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January 1, 2007, 6:01 pm PST

12/13 Holiday Horror Stories

Quote From: drphilfan71

I also watched this story and it made me really angry! How could a man hold a grudge over a gift given to her 26 years ago that she didnt like! Amazing! It shouldn't matter what you get it's the thought that counts!  Obviously, the thoughtfulness on his part hasnt been there for 26 yrs which is what she's really upset about.

I agree. It is so unfair to expect a man to be a mind-reader. If you want something - tell the poor guy! So what if he doesn't understand your taste in clothes - surely YOU know what you like and what would look good on you. Point it out to the guy. Or register for Christmas gifts the way you might for wedding gifts. Then he just goes into the store and picks out something you've vetted as 'suitable'. Do you really think men WANT that much grief on Christmas? I'm pretty sure they're doing the best they can.

 

If you really doubt that - then tell the guy to get you a gift card. It might not be romantic but at least you'll be able to get something you want.

 

[My hubby takes me to my favourite electronic gadget store on the day after Christmas and says "Get whatever you want and take as long as you want to find it, discuss it with the salespeople and play with it." [Now there's a man who KNOWS what I like!]

 
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January 2, 2007, 12:51 pm PST

Diet

Quote From: missy77

No diet in the world will work!! It should be a life change, not a diet. A diet will work for the time being, but as soon as you go back to reality, you will gain all the weight back. You all should just go trhu your cupboards and throw out all junk food and replace it wilth healthy clean foods, wash and cut up some good veggies and refregerate them,(so they are ready to eat when a hunger attacks) Buy some healthy protein(fish, poultry, turkey, lean red meats) Change you white stuff to whole wheat, use no more sauces, use herbs instead, cut out the surgar and salt(use real salt instead, not the table kind) stop drinking juices, drink water instead, switch from 2-1%milk to skim milk, eat 5-6 small meals a day, that way you don't get hungry and binge eat, I have to say it again DRINK WATER, DRINK WATER, DRINK WATER!!!!! exercise atleast 30 a day. Do all this, and I garantee a weight loss!

ps. if you can, try to count your cals in one day, you should not go over 1800 cal a day, also read labels, if you cannot pronounce it don't eat it!!!

 

Good luck to all!!

Most of your recommendations are good. However there is no salt that is more 'real' than any other salt. All salt is either left from prehistoric ocean deposits or made by dehydrating existing salt water. Although there is some extra mineral in the evaporated sea water salt you would have to eat two tablespoons to get the nutrition found in a single grape.

 

Calorie counting works for some. For others I think it's better to view your life in terms of positives - I CAN eat this and this and this [[rather than 'I can't eat that'.]

 

I definitely recommend exercise. Yoga has made a different woman of me. And the transformation of my body through yoga inspired me to start making healthy food choices. I'd never go back now.

 
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February 8, 2007, 2:04 pm PST

02/07 Little Boys, Big Weight Problems

Quote From: kim3by

Okay it's cheaper to get the cheap chips but I'll bet you'd go through alot of bags of chips to satisfy your hunger like one bag of apples would.   In the long run it is more expensive to buy the chips!

I tend to think of the 'expense' of the chips in terms of the child's body. You are filling the child with fat, greasing up his arteries and building a life-long addiction to something that will hasten his death. So 'expensive' is a relative term. Sure apples are more 'expensive' in terms of money but chips will cost you more in the long run.

 

HOwever, that being said, part of the problem is the way we buy food - only when needed. I buy apples in the fall when they are extremely cheap and make them into applesauce which I bottle and keep in the fridge. I buy blueberries when they are cheap and freeze them. When I buy whole grain bread and don't eat it all quickly, I season it, dry it in the oven and create my own crackers/croutons. Or I use the whole grain bread leftovers to make bread pudding.

 

That convenience food may be convenient - but it's conveniently paving the way to an early grave.

 
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November 27, 2007, 1:47 pm PST

11/27 Banned from the Wedding, Part 2

I don't think it will matter what the mother does - for the daughter in law it is all about control. So even if they did reconcile, the DIL would find ways to make the mother-in-law miserable.

 

Can you imagine buying Christmas presents for the DIL's children? They'd have to be pre-approved before delivery, and then she'd probably find fault with them. No one is ever going to be good enough for that one!

 

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