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  Anyone Vegetarian???Need advice...

  by LyinEyes in

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  well i just got my blood work done, it was way over due , it has been three years.

  it came back good on the sugar, but bad on cholestoral...... and very , very bad on triglycrides.

  my family on dad's side, everyone has trouble with this from a very early age, and all of them have to be on meds even thou they changed diet, lost weight, and exercised.

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  mrs rocky2

  Hi y'all,

  I am not totally vegetarian but have had to give up most animal protein, including cheese due to digestive difficulties...something I've had to deal with since I was very young. I'm hoping it will help my tendency to have bad hdl/ldl cholesterol ratios. I'll know in a week or so, I have blood tests scheduled for Tuesday of next week.

  Triglycerides are definitely affected by diet. Saturated fats will make them high. But a diet high in simple sugars will also affect triglycerides...white flour, white sugar, refined and highly processed foods in general. If you can, try to eat whole grains (brown rice, whole wheat breads and pastas, whole oats), vegies and fruits higher in fiber but low in sugar - apples, oranges, peaches, cantaloupe, berries.

  Almost as important is getting some regular exercise. I started a walking routine and am up to 2 miles (with a big hill thrown in for a little resistance). I'm clipping right along at 3-4 miles per hour and hope to add another mile to my routine next week, and maybe some weight training (free weights). Definitely don't want to head down the medication to lower anything routine.

  My protein source is mostly tofu, which takes up the flavor of the foods you put with it. I also eat a lot of lentils and beans. I feel so much better, although I hope to have a real good juicy hamburger soon, as a treat. (It just takes so long to digest a hamburger - big heavy sigh....)

  Mrs R
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  Were You Depressed Because You Were A Witness?

  by minimus in

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  it seems that many people here have been greatly depressed because they were or still are jehovah's witnesses.

  what about you?

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  It is very depressing to be told to 'wait on Jehovah' for every possible problem under the sun. The years go by, same problems, different faces. Couldn't figure out why God would fix it then let it get broke again just with different faces, same problems...broken record here, sorry. Continually being told you aren't doing enough, what you are doing is not good enough,etc. didn't help either. Or having kids from the hall tell my kids not to play with 'worldly' kids and then exclude my kids and other mean spirited stuff. Stopped going to meetings, depression eventually went away when I realized the lies, falsehoods, and deceptions.

  Mrs R - working on inner peace and contentment
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  Well, I'm unofficially shunned

  by reubenfine in

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  i sat on my hands for months, wrote emails that i never sent, and finally i told my family about the un scandal.

  my mom still loves me although she disagrees, but my sisters told her that they are having a family get together and i'm not invited because i'm an apostate.

  my mom says if they are going to talk about me then she isn't going.

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  Reuben - you are in good company here. It's tough when family severs ties, but again, as you said, "where's the love?" My mom still talks to me and says 'I'm not going to tell your father."

  Mrs Rocky
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  Threat warning changing anyone's plans?

  by Shakita in

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  living near major cities, including nyc, makes me a little jittery since the threat level going up to orange yesterday.

  i am trying not to watch the news, it is making me too anxious.

  i am trying to do all the normal things that people do on saturday morning.....my daughter is going to her first birthday party ever!.

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  For the first time I have been a little more aware of my mortality when I travel, and as of late, due to work obligations, I have been travelling a bit more. But I haven't stopped any of my plans. Life goes on and I make adjustments. When I fly I remind myself that the incovenience (extra time, a lot of probing and scrutiny at the airport) is for my safety. I think being dead is the ultimate inconvenience. Someone else posted something about being a little more aware, which I am. And I don't take anything for granted anymore. Each day could be my last - I don't mean to be morbid, just real. There are dangers besides terrorism and war that each of us face each day, statistically speaking...automobile accidents, aircraft failures, illness (who really knows if they are truly disease free?), criminal violence. So I have made it my resolve never to let a day go by without telling the people I love how much I love and appreciate them, to enjoy the beauties of nature, live each day to its fullest.

  Mrs R, hoping for a very long life and world peace (Miss Congeniality - LOL)
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  SPOKANE XJW POP QUIZ!

  by TR in

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  ok people, get ready to answer questions from the "live forever" book and the "revelation" book tonight at the meetup.

  this will be a closed mind book test.

  i thought you'd like to know.. tredited by - tr on 8 february 2003 18:53:8.

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  TR - you didn't say which Study Forever book the quiz would be for, the original or the revised. Will the unrighteous from ancient Sodom and Gomarrah be resurrected? depends on which book you are using! So I guess I'll have to flunk the quiz!
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  Suicide Prevention Resource

  by mrs rocky2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i received this information today.

  i hope you find it helpful.

  - mrs rocky.

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  mrs rocky2

  I received this information today. I hope you find it helpful. - Mrs Rocky

  Announcement: Help Prevent Suicide.

  America's Health People 2010 has set a goal to reduce our national suicide rate by 50% by 2010. Only by working together can we make this happen.

  To help accomplish this goal, the QPR Institute is making the electronic version of the best-selling book Suicide: the Forever Decision, for Those Thinking about Suicide and for those Who Know, Love and Counsel Them by Paul Quinnett, Ph.D. available as a free download in and everywhere in the world. Book reviews by suicidal sufferers can be found on the Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com web sites.

  We wish to thank Reese Butler and the staff of the , National Hopeline Network (1-800-SUICIDE) for helping us bring out this new, e-version third edition of the book. Instructions for the download are on our web site, including links to free enabling download software for those who need it.

  This e-version of the Forever Decision carries a general public license and can be copied in digital format to anyone, anywhere. Please read the license that comes with the book for details.

  To help suicidal people and those who love them, please consider the following applications:

  * Can be emailed to crisis line callers

  * Can be given to suicidal patients and clients

  * Can be forwarded to list-serves for distribution

  * Can be placed on high school and university servers for students

  * Can be placed on web sites as a free download

  * Can be burned to CDs and copied for distribution

  * Can be sent to suicide chat rooms throughout the World Wide Web

  * Can be hosted on institutional, corporate, religious and public health web sites

  * Can excerpted for newsletters (please reference how people may get the book)

  In a word, accept this gift and pass it on to others, including those on your email address book.

  If you wish to translate this book into other languages, please contact the QPR Institute for permission. There is no charge to translators, but we do wish to ensure a high quality translation by qualified persons.

  To secure a copy, please visit www.qprinstitute.com and follow the instructions.

  Thank you for making a difference in the lives of others.

  The Staff and Faculty of the QPR Institute

  Paul Quinnett, Ph.D.
  Director, QPR Institute email: [email protected]
  office phone: 509-235-8823
  Institute phone: 1-888-726-7926
  web site: www.qprinstitute.com
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  Did they overlook you?

  by JH in

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  with all the talking about visiting inactive ones, i wonder how many inactive people have not been visited yet?

  if you weren't visited yet, could it be because they df'd you, and you don't know about it?

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  No visits, only dart throwing looks from and older sister when I was at the grocery store. Mom-in-law has not informed us that we have been DF'd or DA'd. Isn't the reactivate campaign the first three months of this year? If so the elders still have 2 1/2 months to visit.

  Mrs Rocky
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  Were You Ever a Member of the Secret Police?

  by Swan in

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  a lot of experiences have been written about elders spying on people, tailing them in cars, etc.

  i think this may have once happened to me, but am not sure if my intuition was correct or if my mind was just playing tricks.

  i sometimes have some paranoia as a result of the trauma of being in the jws, so i am not sure what to believe.

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  My dad was assigned to keep tabs on Rocky's uncle. No one was supposed to know but I don't think my dad was very discreet at the time. This all seemed odd to me since my dad lived one state away from the uncle. I used to think the uncle was paranoid but have learned he had reason to be concerned.

  The informant thing thrives in the gossipy JW community. I remember the CO asking me all kinds of very personal questions about Rocky's sister and brother-in-law. We were alone in the car while the others were at a return visit. I was young, it was strange. Of course I didn't know anything about them so wasn't a very good informant.

  When I was much younger a friend was trying to get a scriptural divorce from her wayward JW husband (he had given her some sort of STD due to his infidelity, but this wasn't enough evidence for the elders). Her elder dad helped her hire a private investigator to catch this guy. It was a very sad situation. They finally got their scriptural divorce. But don't know why she was so worried, she ended up DFd for something else.

  Mrs Rocky
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  Did you throw your meeting clothes out?

  by sleepy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just been clearing some space in my house and deciding what to get rid of.i have a whole rack of "meeting clothes" shirts , suits ties etc that i have never worn since i left.i kept a few shirts and a couple of suits just in case i need them sometime.what a load of money those clothes most have cost me.one extra good reason for leaving, and think of all those dry cleaning bills you'll miss as well.bad luck if you work in an office.

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  We still have Mr Rocky's suits, but they are hardly worn. They were getting a little tight right after we bought them, which was before we quit going to meetings. My clothes...I never did the 'dress up to kill Jesus' thing (new clothes for memorial and every assembly/convention). So I only had a few things, mostly skirts and blouses. So they've all worn out. My kids got rid of everything almost right away. The youngest misses having someplace to go all dressed up. Not much dress up occasions in college. Don't miss having to drop big bucks on winter boots and wool coats for winter service.

  Mrs Rocky
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  PO's sons and daughters sign in here

  by Beans in

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  we were the example of the congregation, we were to do no wrong!

  the strickt life of being counselled everyday on everything!

  but were we the worst, i did almost everything you were not suposed to do!

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  PO's daughter, fortunately his congregation is several hundred miles from me. So I am out of sight, out of mind. He hasn't cultivated friendships in this District or Circuit so that works well for me. I'm still managing to stay under the WT radar.

  Mrs Rocky