[Caramel_Candy]

Originally Posted by Bruinrab

I got to the hospital late today because of transportation issues. I'm glad because the lecture I would have had to go into is taking forever!

And today is my last day in the hospital as a student. Next time I step foot into a hospital, it'll be as a doctor, inshallah.

iA! That's awesome. But I dont know if the public is ready for you to practice............unsupervised

[PhDGirl]

Originally Posted by Caramel_Candy

iA! That's awesome. But I dont know if the public is ready for you to practice............unsupervised

She won't be unsupervised for 8 years! Congrats on your upcoming graduation Bruinrab, that's great.

[Bruinrab]

Originally Posted by Caramel_Candy

iA! That's awesome. But I dont know if the public is ready for you to practice............unsupervised

Originally Posted by PhDGirl

She won't be unsupervised for 8 years! Congrats on your upcoming graduation Bruinrab, that's great.

Thanks guys.

But PhDgirl is right. The unsuspecting masses are safe...for now.

[Salika]

Originally Posted by DramaRani

I thought that I would hate group classes, but I realized working out in a big group was more motivating. I still choose to stand in the back of the class and not participate in the counting and other things I found/find dumb, but working out with 15 other people there forces me to keep going. I don't want to quit and look like a dumb***. When I was working out at Ballys, other people were around me, but I still wasn't motivated. Switching over to the all women's gym keeps me going and so does my friend because she goes there too. Anyway, I hope you lose the weight that you want, iA .

Ya, I did kickboxing in undergrad and it was mostly girls and that really helped reach my goal. It was mostly girls in the class which I like. The occassional guy would come try but they always looked pretty silly (it's funny, most of them can't even throw a proper punch). I don't like working out with men around though. I'm a less self conscious and I feel the sisterhood, as cheezy as that may be. I also noticed that spinning has mostly (or all?) women. Actually, unless there's a competetion like in a sports like basketball or soccer, I hardly find men in those group workouts and I'm talking about at the university so it's really open to everyone. That's interesting.

And congrats bruinrab, must be exciting!!!

[Laimuun]

Originally Posted by ChotooMotoo

yeah, there are tons of remedies out there, none of them worked for me. The only thing I found that helped was getting up about an hour earlier than I normally would, and drinking a class of juice before I ate my breakfast. By the time I went to school, the sickness had gone to a "tolerable" level.

Yeah, and you gotta develop a strategy for brushing your teeth. You REALLY need to brush your teeth now, but it makes me throw up half the time. The only thing I found helped with that is brushing my teeth on an empty stomach. That way even if I throw up, I don't have to eat all over again (thus necessitating ANOTHER round of teeth brushing)

asvi -

chootoomotoo - how are you feeling? how's the pregnancy going?

yea, just to add my two cents in.. I lived off ginger ale and 7up. those two things helped settle my stomach when I was too nauseous to eat anything.

also, no one told me about this, but what i noticed with myself is that if I allowed myself to get hungry/have an empty stomach, the sickness was SO much worse. even though you might not feel like eating anything, nibble on something (I loved wheat thins) so that you don't allow yourself to get hungry.

eat whatever you feel ok about eating, even if it's not the healthiest (advice from my doc and other veteran moms).

and yea, brushing my teeth was bad for me too, I never found something that helped with that, heh.

but yea, beyond the ginger ale and 7up, nothing really helped for me either. just remember that even though it doesn't feel like it, the morning sickness eventually WILL go away. inshAllah.

[ChotooMotoo]

Originally Posted by Laimuun

chootoomotoo - how are you feeling? how's the pregnancy going?

I'm feeling okay, things are going okay. My husband is extremely protective of me these days, which I think is really sweet. Still can't brush my teeth without gagging, still get queasy sometimes, but alhamdulillah, I think things are going okay. Unfortunately, I still just look fat, not pregnant.

[sally]

i have no idea if toms of maine will fix things but it's this all natural toothpaste so it doesnt have artificial stuff in it..ive been using it for 5 yrs.. you can get it at walmart..so check it out..maybe it'll feel better? maybe not. regardless 's to all the expecting islamicans..you guys are strong

[ChotooMotoo]

Originally Posted by sally

i have no idea if toms of maine will fix things but it's this all natural toothpaste so it doesnt have artificial stuff in it..ive been using it for 5 yrs.. you can get it at walmart..so check it out..maybe it'll feel better? maybe not. regardless 's to all the expecting islamicans..you guys are strong

It's not the tooth paste that makes you gag. It's the act of moving your tongue to the back of your mouth so you can brush your teeth. I could dry brush, and have the same problem. I don't like Toms of Maine anyway, it's too gritty for me. Thank you though, I was a nice suggestion.

[sumiyia]

Originally Posted by Salika

Anyways this is the third frikkin day I'm craving ice cream. Usually my cravings go away but dangit I want ice cream!!!!! So being the smart cookie that I am, I checked out the Glycemic Index database and I'm going to get some low carb ice cream next time I go shopping. I'll have a little sometimes.. and then I can focus on my studying?

Anyways, I decided that once finals are over and I start summer classes, I'm going to take a class at a gym, probably spinning. Working out by myself at home just isn't working. I don't know if my workout is enough really. I really hope I can lose like 10 pounds by the end of the end of the summer I would be suuuch a happy camper. Then I hopefully find a way to lose 10 more pounds before my wedding in December.

Le sigh.

omg you're going to be a 3L!!! how exciting!!

[sumiyia]

oh and s for all the expecting FPHers...

[zakk]

you guys could try doing a light brush, and then knock out the rest of the germies with mouthwash.

oh. and definitely do not let your tummy get too empty, then the morning sickness gets worse... don't eat too much either.

i loved sour hard candies, like jolly ranchers or altoid sours.

[sona]

i was totally into salty things when i was pregnant, and that helped with the nausea too.
like salt and vinegar chips.

[sally]

Originally Posted by ChotooMotoo

It's not the tooth paste that makes you gag. It's the act of moving your tongue to the back of your mouth so you can brush your teeth. I could dry brush, and have the same problem. I don't like Toms of Maine anyway, it's too gritty for me. Thank you though, I was a nice suggestion.

god, white people are like soooo egocentric

[sumiyia]

my MIL and one of my sister in laws came over yesterday... i had a good time alhamdulillah.. they brought chicken nihari SOOOOOO good

and then they helped me pick what to wear to this shaadi dawat i have to go to on sunday, even though its been like almost a year since i got married but whatever

and then we went out to dinner and it was yummy.. and then i wanted the office and 30 rock and lost and then i crashed after my 20 hour day and slept for like 10 hours...

[ChotooMotoo]

Originally Posted by sally

god, white people are like soooo egocentric

after everyone bashing you for correcting their urdu grammar, I was trying to be nice. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.