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The Western Washington Taxicab Operators Association is partnering with Teamsters Local 117 and the Hospitality Management program at South Seattle College for a series of trainings next week to help drivers learn the basics of customer service.
"We need to change sometimes," says Salah Mohamed, a 14-year cab driver with Yellow Cab in Seattle. "People need to be updated and understand they have to be professional and courteous and do the right thing, and that's the mentality behind these classes."
The first 4-hour course will be taught by instructors in SSC's Hospitality Management program. It will focus on increasing customer satisfaction, enhancing professionalism, improving customer comfort and safety and developing better relationships with institutional clients.
Mohamed says drivers have heard the criticisms and realize they need to significantly improve in order to remain competitive. And he says they're eager to step up their game, with over 450 signing up for the $60 class.
"We know that we have good drivers, but we have to do the right things the customer is expecting us," he says. "If you've been driving a cab for a long time, you take some things for granted and then you slack a little bit and you need something to remind you to do these things."
Mohamed says area cab drivers will also soon implement a rating system similar to the ones employed by Uber and others. Customers will be able to provide immediate feedback about their driver and the service, with the information provided to drivers and companies to continue improving the quality of their service and better compete.
"The small stuff can make a big difference. It's going to really take us to a new level," he says.
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- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 cup chicken broth, low sodium
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Quarter the cabbage and cut away the core, then cut the quarters into thirds. Rinse in cold water and set aside. In a large stockpot, melt butter over medium heat. Saute the onion and apples for 2 minutes until they begin to soften. Add the chopped dill, bay leaves, cabbage, and broth. Cook for 5 minutes until it begins to wilt. Stir in the vinegar to preserve the red color. Add sugar, salt, and pepper and cook for 20 minutes until the cabbage is soft, stirring occasionally. Garnish with fresh dill before serving.
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Sporadic outages at PayPal stretched into a fifth day on Tuesday, though the company late in the day reported that access had returned to normal for most users.
Even as access appeared to be improving, the effect of the payment services troubles was rippling among sellers and buyers who had lost sales and begun questioning its reliability.
PayPal, based in San Jose, Calif., and owned by eBay Inc., is the major online payment system for eBay auctions as well as smaller e-commerce sites. The intermittent outages caused problems across the service, from access to the site and account information to PayPals debit card and shipment services.
The problems began on Friday after PayPal conducted a monthly software update. They subsided on Saturday, only to resurface on Sunday and worsen through at least early Tuesday, according to PayPal users and statements from the company.
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PayPal is blaming the outages on the software update, and officials did not know how many of its 50 million user accounts were affected. Spokeswoman Sara Bettencourt said while some users could not access their accounts or faced delays, others had not experienced problems.
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For Ron Hammon, who sells cowboy hats and gear online through his company Proud Cowboy, in Hartselle, Ala., the outages have cost him sales during a weekend where he had planned on the Columbus Day holiday boosting orders.
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"This is not yet a catastrophe, but its heading that way if it lasts much longer," Hammon said. "If this continued for a week, it could very seriously nearly put me out of business."
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Consumer David Hawkins, of Key Largo, Fla., said he tried to open a PayPal account both on Saturday and again on Monday to pay for an eBay auction he had won. Even when he could access the site, he eventually ran into error messages as he tried to complete the process.
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[3] http://sojo.net/blogs/2012/02/13/afternoon-links-awesomeness-feb-13-2012#comment-covenant
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[8] http://pleated-jeans.com/2012/02/06/video-follow-the-tv-reference/
[9] http://www.good.is/post/the-homeless-man-with-a-golden-voice-gets-a-third-chance/
[10] http://entertainment.time.com/2012/02/13/tim-burton-abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-trailer-exclusive/
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[12] http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/02/watch-justin-vernon-play-perth-with-uestlove.html
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Todd Edwards in Los Angeles, 2012
|Background information
|Birth name
|Todd Edwards
|Also known as
|The Messenger, Todd Imperatrice, Todd the God
|December 9, 1972
|Bloomfield, New Jersey
|House, garage house, UK garage
|Producer, DJ, singer
|Digital Audio Workstation, Turntable, Midi Keyboard
|Years active
|Associated acts
|Daft Punk, Sunshine Brothers, Marc Kinchen, Masters at Work,
Todd Edwards (born December 9, 1972) is an American house and garage producer and Grammy winner. He currently resides in Los Angeles.[1] With remixes numbering in the hundreds, some of the artists Edwards has remixed include Wildchild, St. Germain, Benjamin Diamond, Justice, Klaxons and Dimitri From Paris. Edwards co-produced and performed vocals on the Daft Punk song "Face to Face" from the album Discovery. Edwards worked again with Daft Punk, co-writing, co-producing and contributing vocals to the song, "Fragments of Time" off of their 2013 album, Random Access Memories, for which he won a Grammy. Much like his solo albums, his remixes make use of a complex vocal sampling technique, which in some cases renders the original track almost unrecognizable.
Todd Edwards began his musical career around 1992. He employs vocal reconstruction techniques to his songs, creating a unique vocal collage set to a four-on-the-floor beat. Marc "MK" Kinchen, who is primarily responsible for pioneering this technique, is one of Edwards's influences.[2]
Edwards is a committed Christian. This is evident by recurring hidden messages found in his compositions, which often contain religious phrases.[3]
In his early records, Todd Edwards was influenced by house music and grew into the UK garage and 2-step garage scene. Inspired by Todd Terry, MK, and experiences from his own trials and errors, Todd Edwards developed a unique sound of vocal sampling in place of musical instrument sampling on his tracks.[4] In 1995, there was some talk developing about Edwards. His manager was approached by St. Germain, who asked Edwards to do a remix of his song, "Alabama Blues". Although Edwards has produced and remixed some great remixes in this time, he didn't begin to DJ until the early 2000s.[5] He went out gradually landing more gigs in the UK, hoping to land a bigger one than the next.[4] For an American native, Edwards quickly gained underground popularity in Europe.[6]
Edwards co-produced and performed vocals on the Daft Punk song "Face to Face" from the album Discovery. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Club chart in 2004. In 2006, Edwards sang on each track of the LP Odyssey, but on the album he used multiple alias names.[7] In 2012, Edwards released the EP I Want You Back made in collaboration with French producer Surkin.[8] In April 2013, Edwards revealed that he had contributed to Daft Punk's album Random Access Memories; he expressed that it was difficult keeping his involvement a secret.[9] He provided vocals for "Fragments of Time", co-wrote the song and provided additional production.[1] At the 2014 Grammy Awards, Random Access Memories won awards for Best Dance/Electronica Album as well as Album of the Year; Edward's contributions to "Fragments of Time" thus earned him his first two Grammys.[10][11]
Red Bull Music Academy teamed up with director Ralf Schmerberg to produce What Difference Does It Make: A Film About Making Music for its fifteenth anniversary. The film features Edwards sharing his thoughts and beliefs on the music industry.[12] Edwards continues to produce and remix tracks today, and has many tours planned for the future. His upcoming project is a vocal album featuring his own singing and co-produced by engineer Peter Franco. Edwards noted that Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk convinced him to pursue such a project, and may oversee it.[13]
- Prima Edizione (1999)
- Nervous Innovator Series Vol 4/5 (2000)
- Full On (Volume 1) (2001)
- Full On (Volume 2) (2003)
- New Trend Sounds (2004)
- New Trend Sounds (Classics, Remixes & Beyond) (2004)
- Odyssey (2006)
- Full On (Volume 3) (2007)
Singles and EPs[edit]
- "Underground People" (collab. DJ Shorty) (1995)
- "Dancing for Heaven" (1995)
- "Stronger" (1995)
- "New Trends Sound" (1995)
- "Saved My Life" (1995)
- "Saved My Life" (Remixes) (1995)
- "Fly Away (One)" (1996)
- "Push the Love" (1997)
- "Never Far From You" (1998)
- "41:13" (1998)
- The Prima EP (1998)
- "One Day" (collab. Tuff Jam) (1999)
- "Look Out" (1999)
- Incidental EP (2000)
- "Shut the Door" (2000)
- "Show Me a Sign" (2000)
- "Saved My Life" (2000)
- "Restless Soul" (2001)
- "Full On (Volume 1)" (Unmixed) (2001)
- "Shut The Door" (Remixes) (2002)
- "New Trends 2002" (2002)
- "New Trends 1995" (2002)
- "You Came To Me" (2002)
- "You're the One" (2003)
- "Beckon Call" (2003)
- "Face to Face" (collab. Daft Punk) (2003)
- "Full On (Volume 2)" (Unmixed) (2003)
- "Full On (Volume 2)" (Remixes) (2003)
- "Stop the Fighting" (2003)
- "Can't Live Without You" (Reissue) (2003)
- "Are You There" (2003)
- "Stormy Day" (collab. Filthy Rich) (2004)
- "Stormy Day" (collab. Filthy Rich) (Remixes) (2004)
- "Hold On To Me" (2004)
- "Winter Behaviour" (2004)
- "Who You Are" (2004)
- "When Your Alone" (2004)
- "New Trends Sounds 2004 (Part 1)" (2004)
- "New Trends Sounds 2004 (Part 2)" (2004)
- "New Trends Sounds 2004 (Part 3)" (2004)
- "Mystery" (2005)
- "Like a Fire" (2005)
- "Heaven" (2005)
- "No Scrubs" (2005)
- "The Journey" (2006)
- "Far Away" (2006)
- "Next to You" (2007)
- "I Might Be" (2010)
- "I Doubted You" (2010)
- "Stand Right Now" (2010)
- "Head Held High" (2011)
- Shall Go EP (2012)
- "Love Inside" (2012)
- Searching EP (2012)
- No Place Like London EP (2012)
- I Want You Back EP (with Surkin) (2012)
- "I've Still Got Sunshine" (with Robert Lux) (2014)
Production credits[edit]
- Daft Punk - "Face to Face" (2001)
- Daft Punk - "Fragments of Time" (2013)
- ^ a b Hawgood, Alex (May 14, 2013). "Q + A | Daft Punk's Secret Weapon: Producer Todd Edwards". T. New York Times Company. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ DuttyArtz.com
- ^ Stylusmagazine.com
- ^ a b Stylus interview
- ^ LWE Interviews
- ^ XLR8R Todd Edwards
- ^ LWE Interviews Todd Edwards
- ^ Discogs, I want You Back
- ^ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf2bu0P_4Vo Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators: Todd Edwards. YouTube. Retrieved on April 8, 2013.
- ^ "Daft Punk and Todd Edwards Win Best Dance Electronic Album and Album of the Year at Grammys". Los Angeles, California, U.S. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 2014: The Complete Winners List". Los Angeles, California, U.S. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ^ "Global Premiere Events: What Difference Does It Make? A Film About Making Music". Los Angeles, California, U.S. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ^ McGrath, Alan. Gods of Garage. DJ Magazine. Retrieved on January 28, 2014.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- New York Times Style Magazine - Q. & A. | Daft Punk's Secret Weapon: Producer Todd Edwards
- LWE Interviews Todd Edwards
- Interview with Todd Edwards (Scion A/V)
- Todd Edwards The Stylus Interview
- XLR8R Born Again Todd Edwards
- Todd Edwards (Pitchfork)


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Casino backers claim that flatlanders will flock to New Hampshire to play in the glorious gaming palaces. From where will they flock? Massachusetts? That state is getting three of its own casinos and one slot-machine parlor. It will have one casino in each region of the state, including a big one in or near Boston. Why would any Bay Stater come to New Hampshire to gamble once those casinos (approved by law in 2011) are built?
Vermont has less than half of New Hampshire's population, and Maine's is roughly equivalent to New Hampshire's. Both of those states have median incomes that are more than $10,000 lower than New Hampshire's. We are going to count on hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue from the handful of our poorer eastern and western neighbors who are willing to drive here on the weekends to play slots and roulette?
No, the bulk of the money will come from Granite Staters. Casino backers acknowledge this when they talk of casinos retaining the money Granite Staters already spend at casinos in Connecticut.
That is why organizations like the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association oppose expanded gambling. The NHLRA board overwhelmingly opposes casinos, noting that "casino gambling revenues will come at the expense of other recreational activities in our seacoast, lakes and mountains throughout the state. This will lead to reductions in rooms and meals taxes and losses in retail expenditures," NHLRA chairman Joel Bourassa wrote to the group's members last week.
Bingo. Casinos would rob Peter to pay Paul. In New Hampshire's case, Peter represents restaurants, bars, entertainment venues and charities that benefit from the existing small-scale charitable gaming operations. Paul represents billionaire casino owners and the state. That is not a good trade off.
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A Ground's Eye View of How Millions of Shady Corporate Political Dollars Are Hijacking This Election
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What does a torrent of cash from anonymous corporate donors look like on the ground, in the heat of a Congressional race?
Rep. Bruce Braley is one of dozens of Democrats who's discovering the answer to that question this fall. Braley has represented Iowa's 1st -- a Democratic leaning district that encompasses Davenport -- the largest of the Quad Cities -- and college towns like Dubuque and Cedar Falls, since 2007. He took 64 percent of the vote in 2008.
Facing challenger Ben Lange, one of the Republican National Campaign Committee's "Young Guns" and an up-and-coming conservative, Braley has a tougher fight this cycle. He's holding a lead -- forecaster Nate Silver gives him more than a 90 percent chance of keeping his seat -- but his opponent has made the race closer than it might have been with the help of a bundle of campaign cash from a shady corporate front group called the American Future Fund (AFF).
The New York Times estimated that AFF has spent at least $574,000 on ads attacking the Democrat this cycle, but Braley communications director Caitlin Legacki told AlterNet the figure was closer to $1.8 million, including spending that isn't strictly counted as "electioneering." Lange's also enjoyed another quarter-million worth of attack ads from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
In the wake of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, neither group is required to disclose its donors.
The American Future Fund was founded by Nick Ryan, a GOP lobbyist who served as the campaign manager for Jim Nussle's 2006 Iowa gubernatorial run. It was started in 2007 with seed money put up by Bruce Rastetter, an ethanol company exec and reliable conservative donor, according to the New York Times .
The Des Moines Register reported that AFF has spent $8.9 million so far this cycle on behalf of conservative candidates. Despite the big money, the Register reported, "If you try to visit the 'office' of the Iowa-based advocacy organization that is shaking up political fundraising nationwide, you will find yourself standing in front of a mailbox at a private shipping service store on the south side of Des Moines."
According to a complaint filed by Public Citizen and several other watchdog groups, AFF "is registered as a 501(c)(4) organization, which under IRS tax code cannot have a primary purpose of influencing elections." The complaint alleges that the shadowy lobby "appears to be violating campaign finance law," and called on the Federal Elections Commission to investigate its activities.
The Register noted that the anonymous nature of AFF's donors has "raised controversy about who's seeking to influence the political process." But it's clear that the group is pulling in campaign dollars from corporate interest groups. AFF founder Nick Ryan boasted to the Register that in this cycle, the "corporate floodgates are opened."
"It's pretty clear that corporations now have the ability to spend unlimited amounts of money to take on people like my boss," said Caitlin Legacki. "This is a clear situation in which that's happening."
According to the Iowa Independent, the group's leaders include "two media consultants who played key roles in the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ads in 2004 and the Willie Horton ad in 1988, both of which helped defeat Democratic presidential candidates."
Those campaigns have become classics of sleazy politics. Unsurprisingly, AFF's ads have been especially nasty. According to the New York Times :
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Hi all,
Does anyone have some time to make me a new siggy? As much as I love my little snowman, I'm thinking it is time for the red and green to go. ;)
I'd love the same information that is in my current siggy and something spring-like that I can wear for a while would be great!
Thank you so much in advance for your help!
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I'm glad you like it, Kristy. I do like changing out my siggy every now and then, too. (Hence, the Valentine siggies in my rotator now...and my desktop background...and my facebook cover photo )
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I love it, Sue! Thank you so much for making it for me. I'm excited to have something new to wear! :)


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Welcome Newbies! Helpful info for week 1.
Welcome to your Medi weight loss journey and welcome to this forum. You've made a great decision by chosing this plan. If you read through some of the threads you will read many success stories. This is the plan that works.
I thought it would be helpful to give you some tips about week 1 from those of us who have made it through. Week 1 is the toughest week of the whole program, but many of us have made it happily through, so don't be discouraged. Once you see your week 1 weight loss you will be very encouraged and motivated. Please feel free to post any helpful tips or experiences you have had.
What to expect from week 1
Your body is going through a dramatic changes in week 1 and is going through excessive calorie and carb withdraw. You may experience headaches and weakness. This will go away, so hang in there. You may experience feeling jittery from the appetitite suppressants or even have trouble sleeping. Your clinic is the best place to ask about this. You may need to start your suppressants slowly. You will begin feeling better around your 5th day.
Survival Tips
1. Drink lots of noncaloric liquids. I personally think water is the best and try to drink 75 to 100 oz per day.
2. Be sure to eat all of your 500 protein calories. Eating less than this can put you into starvation mode and shut down your metabolism.
3. Do not eat veggies or fruit in the first week. After the first week look at your medi materials to see what veggies and fruits are allowable as not all are. Some veggies/fruits have to much starch/sugar and will throw you out of ketosis.
4. If you are hungry, get some College Inn low sodium chicken broth and drink it freely. A 32 oz carton only has 20 calories. It will help with the hunger.
5. Try to add variety to what you are eating. For breakfast make egg white or egg beater omelets with different ingredients such as canadian bacon, lean ham, turkey sausage, veggie slices or fat free cheese. Change it up.
6. I ate lots of cooked frozen shrimp, which I thawed and ate with a cocktail sauce I made out of 1 carb ketsup and horseradish. Shrimp is low calorie and you can eat a lot for the calories. Skinless grilled chicken, turkey, fish and crab are good choices too.
7. Read labels carefully. There are carbs in things you would never think of and stay in touch with the things you are allowed to have in week one.
8. Get some EAS Advantedge protein drinks. BJ's sells them by the case. They are 110 calories, 4 carbs, 2g fiber and 17g protein. Many have reported that they help with the headaches. Try to limit these to 1 per day as you need to eat solid food.
9. Be sure to take your calcium suppliments while you are in ketosis.
That is all I can think of for now. I invite others to share as well. I will post a grocery list that I came up with, but it includes items that are not allowed in week one. Be sure to visit the recipe thread after week one.
Good luck. You will do amazing!
Grocery List
This list I made to help me with shopping after week 1. Copy the list to your computer and print it out when you are planning on going shopping, then highlight the items you want to buy.
My Medi Weight Loss Grocery List
Chicken Tenderloins
Tyson Mesquite Grilled Chicken Fillets
Perdue Cooked Chicken Strips
Lean Pork
93% Ground Beef
Filet Mignon
Lean Deli Meats Ham, Turkey, Lean Roast Beef
Hebrew National 97% Fat Free Beef Hot Dogs
Turkey Sausage
Canadian Bacon
Turkey Pepperoni
Beef Jerky (100 calorie packs)
Oberto Beef Pepperoni Sticks
Dannon, low sugar, low carb yogurt
Veggie Slices
Mozzarella Cheese
Laughing Cow Lite Swiss
Grated Parmesian Cheese
Fat Free Cottage Cheese
Green Beans
Brussels Sprouts
Green Onions/Scallions
Greens (collard, kale, mustard, or turnip)
Peppers (any variety)
Salad Greens
Snow Pea Pods
Summer Squash
Water Chestnuts
1 Carb Ketsup
Fat Free Mayo
Jalapeno Peppers
Banana Peppers
Fat Free Sour Cream
Butter Spray
Franks or Moores Buffalo Wing Sauce
Walden Farms BBQ Sauce
Walden Farms Peanut Spread
Davinci Gourmet Sugar-Free Coconut Syrup
Thai Garlic Chili Paste
Low Carb, Low Fat Salad Dressings/Sprays
Dill Pickles
100 Calorie Almond Packs
Chicken Broth
Miracle Noodles
EAS Protein Drinks
Sugar Free Gelatin
Old Bay Crab Cake Classic
Guar Gum
Sugar Free, Fat Free Pudding Mix
Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla, Chocolate or Original
Almond Meal/Flour
Whey Protein Powder
Thank you for the information Susie. Chicken broth was a life saver during first week!
Hope that helps.
Thanks for starting this thread it will make it a lot easier for the newbies.
McBoo is right. Since you are done your first week this might be helpful to you. Below are a list of meals that I have compiled to comply with the plan. If you have any questions about them or would like a recipe, just let me know. I made the eggplant parmesan tonight (from the recipe thread) and my husband (who is not even on the plan) loved it.
Taco Salad
Fajita Salad
Crustless Pizza
Chicken/Beef/Shrimp/Scallops & Veggie Grilled Skewers
Fettucini Girlfredo with Tuna, Chicken or Shrimp
Chicken Noodle Soup
"Medi-ramin" Soup with Chicken or Shrimp
Grilled Chicken topped with Veggie Slice and Sauteed Mushrooms
Buffalo Chicken Tenderloins
Shrimp Cocktail (sauce - 1c ketsup and horseradish)
Breadless Phili Cheesesteak with Beef or Chicken
Asian Lettuce Wraps
Chicken/Beef/Shrimp Stirfry
Crustless Spinach Quiche
Spicy Thai Chicken with peanut sauce
Hebrew National 97% Hot Dogs and Saurkraut
Eggplant Parmesan
Many of these recipes are listed on the recipe thread. If there is one that is not and you are interested in please let me know.
Really appreciate the help!
I just started Week One yesterday----And....discovered this bulletin board. Your timing on creating this thread is wonderful. Thank you. I have copied your grocery list, the tips for Week 1, and suggested meals for Week 2 to stay on plan into Word and printed them out. I went to the grocery yesterday without such a list and bought some of the wrong things....this will help! I need to drop 40 pounds. I was at the point of ----"It is either get into a supervised program or go for the bariatric or lapband" :cry: I would rather make a change to my lifestyle than go through surgery.
Appreciate the help!
I have read mixed reviews about the miracle noodles but would love to try them. Do you have a special way to prepare them?
This is hardly a recipe, but...
heat up the saurkraut and slice the heated hot dogs. Sweeten the saurkraut to taste. Add in the hotdogs and you are done. You can add extra seasonings like caroway seeds. Enjoy!
I love the miracle noodles, but know some people who do not. I think you have to be a person that is willing to compromise your tastebuds in order to lose weight. I am so used to doing without that they are a real treat to me. I have them almost every day. You have to decide for yourself.
I just purchased some Hebrew National Hotdogs. Thank you Susie for the heads up on how to prepare them. Have you or anyone else shopped at a whole foods store? I have one about an hour or so away and would like to know what items to purchase before I make the trip. I have searched my area and can't find the College Inn broth. I'm sure I can find it in Birmingham.
People are asking me if the injections make a big difference in the weight you loose. I have been getting the mic twice a week and plan on getting the other one once a month. We would like to know what everyone on the plan thinks about the injections. Thanks
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Thanks for the info on week one of Medi Weight Loss. I have my initial consultation tomorrow and I have been reading these threads for the past couple of days. You all sound so positive--I have HOPE!
Week One
These are great tips!! I'd like to add some more:
1) Have your medi staff professional print out our new "Week 1 Survival Guide" and "Week 2 Survival Guide". They are packed with excellent tips!!
2) Try our Medi shakes!! They come in chocolate and vanilla, are high in protein, and extremely low in carb. Again, have your clinic print out our colorful recipe sheet for creative ideas of what to add to your shakes.
3) If you feel any sense of jitteriness, please cut back on your caffeine while on the medi program.
4) Yes, if you do eat less than 500 calories, this could slow down your weight loss.
5) Traditional ketchup and cocktail sauce is high in carbs., so please watch your nutrition labels. Heinz does make a lower sugar ketchup, though.
Enjoy your weight loss! :)
Adding fruits/veggies; snacks; fat - week 2
Don't forget the snacks and fat a couple of times a week in addition to the fruit and veggies. Don't concern yourselves with the actual calories...just follow the suggested examples and serving sizes. Remember to eat these in addition to your 500 calories of lean protein (or 800 calories of lean protein, depending upon what you were told for your specific plan).
Hi everyone! Today is the first day on my road to a healthier, happier, sexier Jackie. I am so thankful I found this thread! I had my last night of carb overload last night and I am ready to take on this challenge. I went shopping last night and found myself in publix for a long time because i stopped and checked carbs on EVERYTHING.
I woke up this morning thinking ok, this is it...its happening and I am going to DO THIS! I am very excited but I also know this is going to be a very hard week.
Thanks for the great tips and I will continue reading all of the great advice!
Thank you for this! I've made my appointment with a doctor for April 2, so I'm waiting until then to start anything, but thank you for listing all of the great tips!
week 1 coming to a close!!
tomorrow is day 7...weigh in day...I am excited yet nervous bc I have worked so hard this week on everything and I am so scared that I won't be happy with the result tomorrow and I will lose motivation...I guess it's just one of those things you have to get past as a person who has battled with weight most of their life.
I will be on tomorrow to post my results!! I am staying positive!:D
this thread is so helpful in order to prepare for the week coming up... what do you actually eat the first week though?
You should have been given a packet from your clinic detailing what you can have on week 1. I think every clinic/patient is different as my clinic allowed me to have a few things not normally allowed because of my exercise load. For sure you can have lean, no sauce added seafood, poultry, beef and pork. You can also have cheese, cottage cheese (I believe this is restricted to 1 per day). The EAS Advantedge protein shakes are especially good for week one. They help with the headaches and shakes. Make sure you get the one that is 110 calories. Also the low sodium chicken broth is good. I ate a lot of shrimp with a cocktail sauce I made by mixing 1 carb ketsup and horseradish. You get quite a bit of shrimp for the calories. For condiments and other dairy products, you need to look at the carbs. You need to stay very low carb the first week to get into ketosis. The first week also helps to take the carb cravings away. Hope this helps. You may want to visit the March thread where the majority of us Medi-ites hang out. Good luck. You can do this!
You can have the low carb/low fat/low calorie shakes.
I CANNOT have any sauce, low fat/low sodium broth until week too.
The first week is hard, because you do not have a lot of options, but it is just one week, after that will get more interesting ......
Check the package you got when you went to the clinic.
Good luck
newbie that fell off the wagon...
I am on week 3 and I already fell off the wagon - slightly but I have noticed the change. In my first week I lost 6.7 lbs and my second week I only lost 2.5 lbs. I had a few bites on non-medi loss food. I felt bloated and it was that TOM. I told my counselor and was told to just keep it up and stay on the good food and not to snack on the wrong foods. The only thing is is that I am now on week 3 and snacked again. I am now out of ketosis. Does this mean I have to start from scratch and eat only proteins without any veggies/fruit? Can anyone help me?
That is the best plan of action. Go back to week one eating until you are back in ketosis. Fortunatly you are finding out early on that eating off plan has it consequences.
Good luck hopefully it will only take 2-3 days.
Awesome! thank you! My appt is actually this thursday at 4pm at the Orlando clinic. Does a meal plan of some kind come with the packet?
Thanks for these tips.. it makes me less nervous!
I just completed week one and lost 12.6 pounds. It was a great week and I feel great. What can I expect to lose this week? BTW, this site is wonderful.
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Newbie! Starting the Program this Morning
Okay, so....
I had the appointment, got the shots, walked out with a big bag-o-pills....
Now come the questions....please help!
1) My major concern in week one is to maintain the allowed caloric intake, zero the carbs, but don't spend too much time worrying about fat grams, sodium, etc.... Is that correct?
2) Never have been a breakfast person and can't eat eggs or cheese. So, is it better to spread all the calories out over the day (choosing from the allowed protein sources, of course) or have two or three set meal-times?
3) Irritable Bowel - I'm familiar with restrooms all across the country because of this. What effect will this diet have with that condition.
4) When you look at a prepackaged food and the nutritional table says 3mg carbohydrates per 3 oz serving, how much carb is that really? Is that a lot?
5) Some of the Zero Calorie drinks that the program includes (those that I 've been able to find, anyway...) are in fact zero calories. However, they still list 1% carbohydrates. Is that a negligible amount, or should I just stick to (God Forbid!) water.
These many, many more questions are coming soon!
Kidding aside, I'm really excited about the program and am looking forward to good success. I'll take any tips you experienced types care to provide. Looking forward to meeting you all.
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Many songs are from previous years' VBS curriculum by Group. Songs include: Our God, The Lord is Mercifcul, There's Power in the Blood, Were You There, You Gave, No Greater Love, Christ Arose, Nothing is Impossible, Hymn (Come to Jesus), We Can Trust Him, I am the Resurrection and the Life, I Believe.
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Vendor: Group Publishing
Publication Date: 2012
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Series: Rock-n-Roll Easter


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napkin, table napkin, serviette(noun)
a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
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