SmartAleck

Okay so, here is the back story. I am a 31 year old male 5 10 and was around 172lbs-175lbs the last few visits to the DR office. I am no stranger to diets, lifting weights and cardio as I used to be very big on keeping in shape for years. I used to be around 180lbs @ 8-10% Bodyfat. Its has been years since I really lifted, although I have done some forms of cardio along the way.

Here is what worries me. First off I see the DR 2-3 times a year for my High Blood Pressure ( hereditary ) and my anxiety. I always think there is something wrong with me when there is not. What concerns me is I have lost around 10-12LBS in the last 2 months, now I have had a slight change in my diet. Used to be first thing in the morning I would have cookies, donuts, little debbie cakes ETC.... ( I know I know, horrible ). I found that this was so un-filling and up to around 2 months ago I decided to start eating oatmeal ( Instant kind with sugar ) every morning instead. I found that it is a ton more filling as well as heart healthy so I continued on with eating it. All my other meals are normal ones, sometimes I eat bad sometimes I eat healthy...it all depends on what I am hungry for but its 50% either way. I have also started doing pull-ups and push-ups a few times a week...just some here and there, nothing major.

For the record I am always on my feet at work and lifting heavy things. I turn into a coach potato when I get home ( blood pressure meds knock me out ) but I am by far not a lazy SOB.

My concern is can just eating oatmeal 4-5 times a week really make me drop 10-12lbs in 2 months. I am always around 170+lbs for the last 3-4 years and all the sudden I am near 161-163lbs. I mean this was totally unintended and did not mean at all to drop weight, just wanted something more filling to help me get through the morning. Is this normal? What if I keep dropping weight?

So I was diagnosed with Hypertension about 5 months ago and extreme anxiety. My Dr put me on Metrolol tartrate. Was taking 125mg a day....50mg in the morning 50 in evening and 25 at night. This helped to relieve my anxiety, take my bp WAY down also. The only problem was I started having bad nightmares and hallucinations really bad at night. So my Dr then put me on once a day AmLodipine Besylate 10mg once a day. My Dr told me nothing no how to stop taking my beta blockers and start taking these so I just stopped my Beta blockers yesterday and I had my first AB 10mg last night at 10pm. I have read that quiting Beta Blockers cold turkey can be dangerous but I figured id follow my DR's instructions. Now my Heart Rate is sky high, I am dizzy and I feel like I am crawling out of my skin. Sadly my Dr's off is closed on weekends and I cant get answers from her. What would you do in this situation? I can go to another Dr's office and try to get my old prescrition back or just try to ride it out? Also I am having PVC's again and my anxiety is out the roof. Scared something bad is gonna happen, can someone please help??

Just want to say that I have been on ebay for over 7 years now and I know the in's out's of how it all works. I buy and have sold on there for years. In either case I purchased something 7 days ago for $415. As I always do I emailed the seller asking for tracking information when available. Item is in the US, Seller has over 80 transactions, all recent positives with one negative about 10 feedback's back. I always investigate feedback before I decide on purchasing, espcially for a bigger on as this.

Since this I have emailed this seller a total of 4 times, in a non-rude way every time. The reason I am so concerned is most of the time UPS does not leave notifications for me and just have them sign at my apartment office. This is not good because ive had a package somehow vanish from there before. I know for a fact that the seller does not have internet issues because today I saw that they actually had a few new items listed. Ive also tried emailing them DIRECTLY from there paypal email address...again to no avail. I know I just have to wait this out on paypal but am I being a little impatient because its only been 7 days. My issue is not receiving the item yet but not getting any word on tracking information or it having been shipped at all. Anyone else had this experience...ive never had someone ignore me this long on ebay after dishing out 400+ dollars. I would imagine that they should at least respond as to it not being shipped if that was the case.

Since my brother died I have had very bad panic attacks for years, for 2 years or so they went totally away but now they are back with a vengence. My job stresses me out to no end and I feel like I am back to being stressed out 24/7 like I used to be. Well Ive felt really bad this past week and I decided it was time to go to the Dr for a check-up. When I go to doctor's my heart starts racing like crazy and I feel like I am going to pass out. I really dont know why but it just happens even though I try to calm down. In either case my BP was extremely high when they took it 180/90. Now I have taken my BP like a year ago and it was like 130/75? not sure if that is exactly accurate but it was close to that.

I told them I wanted at least an EKG done to see if she could see any possible things wrong with me. They came out clear. Also the last few months Ive had PVC's and some chest pain. She told me personally she thinks I am way over stressed and I need to get it under control somehow but told me for my own sake to go see a cardialogist to put my mind at ease with my heart. I guess my question is has anyone else experienced anything like this and what did you do about it? I take L-theanine for my stress and Nerve Tonic but as of lately it seems like nothing has helped. I fell so overwhelmed and Its a struggle to function or do anything. I just want to feel normal again....

So when it comes to eating I am a big pig, lol (though I dont look it) but the usual stuff I like eating at the moment I can not. Yogurt and most soups do not fill me up in the least big and this liquid diet is not really doing anything for me at all. Any suggestions on things I could eat that would be more filling while I am waiting for my tooth socket to heal?

I found a diamond ring in the park. I know someone who knows an awful lot about diamonds but I figured I would see if anyone could help me out by looking at the stats of it.

It has a .40 CT Natural Round Cut Diamond with a Clarity of VS-SI. Color is H-J. Size 6 with White 14K Gold. Ring looks brand new. Tried to find owner with no luck, didnt know what else to do with it. Can anyone tell me what they think it would appraise at from the stats?

I ordered 100$ worth of product off of http://www.mysupplementstore.com/ I did this because I could save a few dollars from my usual place I ordered at Cheapvitamin.com. I liked there prices and free shipping for order over $50. I ended up saving about $12 then I usually would have. So its been three and half weeks later and I still have not received my product. Ive emailed them countless number of times with one response saying that there was no record of my order, nice. Well I was wondering if I could attempt to get my money back since I used my paypal debit card, which also dubs as a MasterCard? If anyone has done this can you please tell me the steps in order to do it.

So, My girlfriend purchased a bearded dragon about 2 weeks ago from a breeder that had high praise for there good condition beardies. She has been wanting one a while and decided to get it. Dragon was shipped over night in a box with heat packs and arrived in 30 hours. She is 5 months old and around 10" long. She arrived a little scared but soon adjusted in and ate a ton of crickets (around 20) in the first few hours. Her cage is a huge 50 gallon reptile tank with a big piece of drift wood for her to climb on, big river rocks under her basking light, etc.....its a nice setup. We have researched for about a week on temps and have 2 thermometers in the cage to keep track and make sure its all perfect. All lights are on a timer and turn off and on at specific times. That said now I have my real question.

At first she was acting pretty normal but now she is not acting right at all. She eats only around 2 crickets a day and sometimes our salad mix or greens, etc. We coat the crickets in calcium and they are gut loaded small. The breeder told us to use this cricket size for now because its what she is used to. We have tried to feed her in her cage, on the floor, and also in a big plastic bin to make it easy on her. She does not ever seem interested in eating and all she seems to want to do is get away. Her daily routine is getting to the highest point in the cage and jumping toward the top back glass. She does this over and over till she gets tired, warms up and sleeps, they she goes right back at it.

Is this how they normally act the first 2 weeks? Will she ever calm down and start eating normal or acting right. We are pretty discouraged because we have tried so hard to make it comfortable for her and just right but we cant seem to do that. Has anyone got any suggestions or have had similar problems with their new friend?

I love both Michael and Stevie in there own right. Both are amazing artist's who rank among my favorite. With that said Its really hard for me to decide who is the more accomplished artist and person. Michael has won more awards and sold more records but does that mean he is more of an accomplished artist? Stevie has had many hit songs, is an amazing talent that is nearly one in a billion. Stevie has also never had near the problems that Michael has had in his life and seems to me that Stevie is a better person? Please when you answer, say why you feel one is more accomplished than the other.

I just noticed today when I was beside a building with my window rolled down, letting out my clutch or pushing it in, lets out a squeaking sound. What can this possibly mean? I can not hear this when I am inside the car and the only reason I heard it earlier was because the window was rolled down, with the sound hitting the building.

I think I have heard it slightly before but not this loud. I will also not that it was raining outside if that has anything to do with it. I have 100k warrenty on the car, should I take it in to get checked?

I have been going to the gym for 3 months and eating healthy. I lift free weights and run on the treadmill for about 3 miles a day. I have lost around 20lbs and now weight at 163lbs. I will also note that I am 5'10". My goals have been to put on muscle mass and loss most all my fat, to have a lean muscular body. I have done well so far but this stubborn fat right at the bottom of my stomach will not go away. What should I do to get rid of this, ive tryed to work harder and I cant very well eat less because then I will be hurting my muscle gains. I eat stuff low in fat, like fruit, vegtables, lean meat, Fat Free yogurts, drink plenty of water, but I also have been taking muscle milk and a workout suppliment. What should I do?