Re: Re: college and WW

[Guest guest]

How far away is your family? Can they pick you up to bring you home for

Thanksgiving (bring your laundry along)?--call collect if you need to I have

two girls in college and if either of them didn't let me know their situation, I

would be angry. Aren't you on a mealplan at the college?--otherwise get a job

in the cafeteria, they normally have a few hours and you can get some food.

This has nothing to do with WW--you need to take charge and Get to Class, that's

paid for and you can sit in the back..get through the schooling..a loving mom.

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> Date: 2004/11/23 Tue PM 03:27:58 GMT

> To: Serious-Weight-Watchers

> Subject: Re: college and WW

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[Guest guest]

1 boullion = 8oz..it can be salty though, so a little extra water is fine..

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> Date: 2004/11/23 Tue PM 01:48:02 GMT

> To: <Serious-Weight-Watchers >

> Subject: Re: college and WW

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[Guest guest]

--- noyes@... wrote:

> How far away is your family? Can they pick you up

> to bring you home for Thanksgiving (bring your

> laundry along)?--call collect if you need to I have

> two girls in college and if either of them didn't

> let me know their situation, I would be angry.

> Aren't you on a mealplan at the college?--otherwise

> get a job in the cafeteria, they normally have a few

> hours and you can get some food.

> This has nothing to do with WW--you need to take

> charge and Get to Class, that's paid for and you can

> sit in the back..get through the schooling..a loving

> mom.

I go to High Tech Institute... I go to class five

hours a day, five days a week. There's no cafeteria.

No on-site jobs. No nothing. My parents know but they

don't seem to undertand that I'm extremely close to

losing control of myself. I can't call collect because

their phone doesn't accept them. I already tried.

My family lives in Idaho. It's more than 700 miles to

my house from Phoenix.

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[Guest guest]

,

I can hear your pain and your struggles, but if you're going to school five

hours a day, that leaves a few hours during which time you can earn some

money. You need to take responsibility for your needs and get a job! My

son and daughter have put themselves through college, carrying a full class

load and working 40 hours a week on top of that. They're not special....

If they can do it, you can do it.

The other loving mom said this is not Weight Watchers related and she's

right. Although I feel your heart's cry for help, I believe you need to

step out and get that help for yourself. After you do that, I know that

every one of us here will be more than willing to help you with your Weight

Watchers efforts.

So go out there and conquer this, . You can DO it! I believe in you!

Another loving mom in CA

[Guest guest]

http://www.hightechschools.com/whatStudentServices.php#PartTimeJobs

The website of your school states that they help students locate jobs. Good

luck.

Re: Re: college and WW

--- noyes@... wrote:

> How far away is your family? Can they pick you up

> to bring you home for Thanksgiving (bring your

> laundry along)?--call collect if you need to I have

> two girls in college and if either of them didn't

> let me know their situation, I would be angry.

> Aren't you on a mealplan at the college?--otherwise

> get a job in the cafeteria, they normally have a few

> hours and you can get some food.

> This has nothing to do with WW--you need to take

> charge and Get to Class, that's paid for and you can

> sit in the back..get through the schooling..a loving

> mom.

I go to High Tech Institute... I go to class five

hours a day, five days a week. There's no cafeteria.

No on-site jobs. No nothing. My parents know but they

don't seem to undertand that I'm extremely close to

losing control of myself. I can't call collect because

their phone doesn't accept them. I already tried.

My family lives in Idaho. It's more than 700 miles to

my house from Phoenix.

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[Guest guest]

I have had more than one student from my IT program go to High Tech in

Phoenix. There are jobs on and near campus, you just need to go to

Student Services and find them. I know because the kids kept in touch

and they all had either on campus or near campus jobs that they got

through student services. Shaun worked in a computer lab, and

worked near campus in an intern like program that paid him enough to

get by and gave him the opportunity for some good hands-on experience.

College can be really depressing the first semester and what you're

going through is completely normal, but you need to snap out of it and

look around you. I know my first two quarters I was very depressed and

I was even married, so I had someone to hang out with and study with.

Making friends is hard, but you are surrounded by classmates who have

similar interests as you do and teachers/professors who care about

their kids. (Don't give me that they don't, either. College professors

don't get paid very well, especially in tech schools. They are there

because they want to be, not because of the power, glory, and big

paycheck.) You're an adult now so that means taking on adult

responsibilities. Call your family if you need help. Go to student

services and tell them your situation. In fact they help with

part-time job placement. Look around for resources. Be an entrepenuer.

Maybe you have a talent others can use. When I was in college I ran a

small Desktop Publishing business for awhile during student teaching.

(And if you think you have no time with 5 hours of classes a day,

student teaching is 7.5 hours plus grading papers, lesson plans, etc.

and somehow I managed...I still don't know how and never want to

repeat it, but I did.)

Heck, you're very near the Hospital there. You can surely find a low

hour job there. There are opportunities out there, you're just not

looking for them hard enough.

I know this sounds harsh and I don't mean it to sound that way at all.

Instead I want to open your eyes to what is around you and make you

understand this is a TOTALLY normal way to feel at this point in

college. In a few months when you're more comfortalbe you won't even

remember feeling this way, and if you do you'll wonder why you did.

Taking control of your situation will help you to feel like you have a

place in Phoenix.

Good luck with your decisions. You don't want to let the " semester

letdown " keep you from acheiving your goals and dreams. Tie a knot and

hang onto the end of your rope and start climbing. Seriously...you'll

find your way there and will end up with a degree, multiple tech

certs, and a career that will lead to an awesome quality of life. Most

of us don't live it up high in college...I remember a lot of mac and

cheese and top ramen in my college days. That's just part of the

experience!

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 07:46:29 -0800 (PST), Jaquith

wrote:

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>

> --- noyes@... wrote:

>

> > How far away is your family? Can they pick you up

> > to bring you home for Thanksgiving (bring your

> > laundry along)?--call collect if you need to I have

> > two girls in college and if either of them didn't

> > let me know their situation, I would be angry.

> > Aren't you on a mealplan at the college?--otherwise

> > get a job in the cafeteria, they normally have a few

> > hours and you can get some food.

> > This has nothing to do with WW--you need to take

> > charge and Get to Class, that's paid for and you can

> > sit in the back..get through the schooling..a loving

> > mom.

>

> I go to High Tech Institute... I go to class five

> hours a day, five days a week. There's no cafeteria.

> No on-site jobs. No nothing. My parents know but they

> don't seem to undertand that I'm extremely close to

> losing control of myself. I can't call collect because

> their phone doesn't accept them. I already tried.

>

> My family lives in Idaho. It's more than 700 miles to

> my house from Phoenix.

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you guys for all the awesome support. But I

handled things by myself. I got , my admissions

advisor, to help me out. He helped me look up all the

charity organizations that can help me with emergency

supplies. I now have food and tomorrow I may get food

stamps. I also had an awesome interview for a job that

the manager said I should get hired if I didn't lie on

my application (I didn't)! Also, the job starts out at

$7.50 an hour... also, I emailed my mentor and he's

going to send me some money to help cover my

tuition... I'm so happy! I had such a turn around from

this morning. This is the best day of my life. I can't

wait to tell my mom and dad about this. They'll be so

proud of me.

Oh, and I found an awesome way to make a treat that's

WW friendly.

Get a banana, peel it and freeze it. Then put it in a

blender and get it to the point of shavings (banana

has to be frozen solid) and then pulse in some of that

spray whipped cream stuff. It's quite good and yet not

high on points.

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[Guest guest]

Woo ! That's the spirit...when life kicks you, kick back!

The banana thing sounds great...plus it's high in potassium and other

good and good for you " stuff " . Gotta love that!

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 14:08:41 -0800 (PST), Jaquith

wrote:

>

> Thank you guys for all the awesome support. But I

> handled things by myself. I got , my admissions

> advisor, to help me out. He helped me look up all the

> charity organizations that can help me with emergency

> supplies. I now have food and tomorrow I may get food

> stamps. I also had an awesome interview for a job that

> the manager said I should get hired if I didn't lie on

> my application (I didn't)! Also, the job starts out at

> $7.50 an hour... also, I emailed my mentor and he's

> going to send me some money to help cover my

> tuition... I'm so happy! I had such a turn around from

> this morning. This is the best day of my life. I can't

> wait to tell my mom and dad about this. They'll be so

> proud of me.

>

> Oh, and I found an awesome way to make a treat that's

> WW friendly.

>

> Get a banana, peel it and freeze it. Then put it in a

> blender and get it to the point of shavings (banana

> has to be frozen solid) and then pulse in some of that

> spray whipped cream stuff. It's quite good and yet not

> high on points.

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Good for you, ! We are all proud of you and here to cheer you on! And

now that you are getting on track with WW, you are going to feel even better and

your life will take on a whole new meaning!

Best of luck to you!

Blessings,

Rhonda

Thank you guys for all the awesome support. But I

handled things by myself. I got , my admissions

advisor, to help me out. He helped me look up all the

charity organizations that can help me with emergency

supplies. I now have food and tomorrow I may get food

stamps. I also had an awesome interview for a job that

the manager said I should get hired if I didn't lie on

my application (I didn't)! Also, the job starts out at

$7.50 an hour... also, I emailed my mentor and he's

going to send me some money to help cover my

tuition... I'm so happy! I had such a turn around from

this morning. This is the best day of my life. I can't

wait to tell my mom and dad about this. They'll be so

proud of me.

Oh, and I found an awesome way to make a treat that's

WW friendly.

Get a banana, peel it and freeze it. Then put it in a

blender and get it to the point of shavings (banana

has to be frozen solid) and then pulse in some of that

spray whipped cream stuff. It's quite good and yet not

high on points.

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[Guest guest]

...

That's GREAT news. Hang in there...you're going to do just fine!

Bette (one of the loving moms)

[Guest guest]

Glad the day got better..you turned a negative into plenty of positives. We all

face negatives everyday..we need to follow your example and make lemonaide out

of lemons...or maybe banana slush out of a banana---good luck with the job.

Debbie

Re: Re: college and WW

Thank you guys for all the awesome support. But I

handled things by myself. I got , my admissions

advisor, to help me out. He helped me look up all the

charity organizations that can help me with emergency

supplies. I now have food and tomorrow I may get food

stamps. I also had an awesome interview for a job that

the manager said I should get hired if I didn't lie on

my application (I didn't)! Also, the job starts out at

$7.50 an hour... also, I emailed my mentor and he's

going to send me some money to help cover my

tuition... I'm so happy! I had such a turn around from

this morning. This is the best day of my life. I can't

wait to tell my mom and dad about this. They'll be so

proud of me.

Oh, and I found an awesome way to make a treat that's

WW friendly.

Get a banana, peel it and freeze it. Then put it in a

blender and get it to the point of shavings (banana

has to be frozen solid) and then pulse in some of that

spray whipped cream stuff. It's quite good and yet not

high on points.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

At 09:28 AM 11/29/2004, Jaquith wrote:

>--- Tory Klementsen wrote:

>

> >

> >

> > Can you do me a favor? Can you tell me how you feel

> > now that you've taken

> > control of this situation? I mean seriously...how

> > does it feel?

>

>It feels pretty awesome. Today, just as soon as

>is in his office, I'm going to get my school ID which

>will allow me to go to the Department of Vital

>Statistics so I can get my birth certificate so then I

>can go to the Department of Motor Vehicles and get my

>Photo ID. Then I need to go get my Food Handler's

>Card. I find it silly that one needs a photo ID so one

>can get a birth certificate to get a photo ID.

Beauracracy can be fun! Ah well, you're on your way.

>I haven't felt homesick at all since the day I wrote

>my sob story to this group. Getting my feet under me

>really helped. I just hope that Bob, my mentor,

>hurries and sends me the check he promised me. Rent is

>due on Wednesday. It won't be a -huge- deal if it's

>late, but if I don't pay on Wednesday it will cost me

>50 dollars extra. Then if it's not paid by the 10th

>it's 50 dollars more. I'd rather keep a good standing

>with the housing people and I'd like to keep my money

>in my pocket. If I don't get the check in my hand by

>tonight or early tomorrow morning I'm going to start

>calling around to see if I can get help paying the

>whole *gasp* 160 dollar rent that's due next month. It

>shouldn't be that hard finding help for only 160

>dollars when everyone else will be asking for 3 to 4

>times that amount.

It's great that not only do you have a plan, but you have a backup plan.

I've always found that situations are way less scary if I can look them in

the eye and make some plans. They may not be perfect plans, but at least I

feel like it's something...which is better than nothing. I hate feeling

like I have no control over a situation.

> > Becoming an adult is just weird, isn't it? Part of

> > the time you feel like

> > you just want to crawl into a hole and cry for mommy

> > (seriously...even

> > still I feel that way sometimes), the other half the

> > time you feel like you

> > can do anything. The first four or five years of

> > " adulthood " are like this

> > strange roller coaster of feelings. On the one hand,

> > it rocks that you're

> > no longer beholding to anyone. You can do a lot of

> > things you want to do

> > when you want to do them. On the other hand,

> > finances, responsibilities,

> > and just those funky little surprises that seem to

> > come out of nowhere make

> > you stop and say " Whoa! I don't remember signing up

> > for THIS much reality! "

>

>I know about that rollercoaster. Mornings used to be

>the worst time for me. I used to wake up and cry. Now

>that I have a phone at my house I can call my mom up

>every morning and have a chat. Also, I haven't felt

>like crying (though, last Friday, I felt so angry I

>wanted to punch someone because of the stupid 'need an

>ID to get an ID' policy) since I got my job (which I

>can't start until I get my photo ID and my FHC.)

That really helps so much, doesn't it? It's just nice to know you can call

someone if you need to.

>I'm looking forward to paying my bills and then having

>money to play with at the end of the day, even if it's

>only 20 dollars that I can play with. 20 dollars can

>do so much once you have all your bills paid. 20

>dollars is quite a few new books if I buy from a

>thrift store. 20 dollars is a couple trips to the

>theater (if I smuggle in a bottle of pop under my

>shirt... it's one of the only good things about being

>fat). 20 dollars is being able to take my roommate out

>for dinner for being so nice to me.

I swear, used book stores were my second home when I was in college. I

remember the days of having $10 a month " spending money " ...and yeah, it can

go a LONG way. Don't forget the library has free videos and DVDs along with

books. They don't have new releases, but it might be fun to borrow an old

classic and make a cool meal to go with it to thank your roomie.

> > The good news is, you learn something from each and

> > every situation you

> > encounter; good and bad. I bet you could list at

> > least ten things you

> > learned from this experience alone!

>

>1. Being an adult sucks.

Trust me, it gets better.

>2. See reference 1.

See response to reference number 1.

>3. It's easy to impress your roommate with your

>cooking skills. " Oh! Wow! You can make bread! "

Nobody doesn't like fresh bread!

>4. It's incredibly boring when you spend 10 hours a

>day in a house with no entertainment.

There are so many free options available out there. You might be surprised!

Head to the city library and look at the paper, or go online and see what's

going on in the " What's Happening " section of the local paper. You'd be

surprised how many free things there are to do in Phoenix!

Heck, just this weekend we were in Seattle and we stumbled into a really

cool Ethnic Cultural Fair complete with clog dancers. Friday was the tree

lighting in Westlake with entertainment, fireworks, and lighting up of

downtown Seattle...PLUS SANTA! If we hadn't run in it, we could have

watched and cheered on the marathoners for free on Sunday. We were able to

go into the marathon expo, which was open to anyone, for free on Saturday.

Actually now that I think about it, most of our entertainment this weekend

was free. The only thing we paid for, entertainment-wise, was our matinee

tickets to " Christmas with the Kranks. "

>5. Pizza is a good Thanksgiving meal.

Especially homemade!

>6. Ramen noodles are salty.

Yes, but they're food and right now, that's what's important. I remember

when we used to eat it for three meals a day sometimes and on payday, we'd

" splurge " by adding a little hamburger and some frozen corn to the ramen.

Oh those were the days!

>7. People drive stupidly in big cities.

I think this is universal

>8. French Twists are awesome.

Yup! And they're only one point a piece!

>9. Lacking anything to cook with aside from a single

>sauce pan is miserable.

Take some of that $20 and head to Goodwill. I set up my entire kitchen from

thrift stores when I was in college.

>10. The most important thing I learned this week:

>Courage is not the lack of fear, but rather pushing

>through that fear to accomplish your goals.

Exactly! Not only an excellent lesson, it was FREE!

> > Those French Twists are awesome, aren't they? I

> > can't always find them, but

> > when I do I get them and horde them so that they

> > last as long as I can keep

> > them lasting. They're great with a nice strong cup

> > of coffee.

>

>I don't even know where to buy them... I just pulled

>them out of the box and I go " Wow! " ... But they seem

>easy to make. I think I'll try making some.

I'd imagine a little filo dough, cinnamon and sugar and you've got it. You

could probably spray every layer with Pam or lightly brush with butter.

> > Since you can't do the food stamps, I know you can

> > still do the food bank.

> > Please do that if you need to...and then when you

> > don't need to, pay it

> > back by dropping a few cans of food into the bin

> > whenever you can...or

> > better yet, volunteer with them. Nothing makes you

> > feel more alive than

> > doing something for someone else.

>

>I know about food banks. If all goes well, I shouldn't

>ever need to go to one. But if I do, I know how they

>work. I used to volunteer with my grandma at one.

Great!

> > Happy Holidays my friend!

>

>Thanks! I had a pretty decent Thanksgiving. By the

>way... Google 'The truth about thanksgiving'.

Yes, I've read this. I choose to celebrate the day as a time to be thankful

for the blessings in my life.

>I knew I wanted something special, but I couldn't

>afford to buy anything just for one meal. So I decided

>that since I had tomato sauce in the cupboard from my

>Food Box that I should make pizza. It required such

>basics as flour, which is usable in just about

>everything. The only specialized ingredient was yeast,

>and it came in a three packet set, so it wasn't just

>for one meal.

>

>I made the pizza entirely from scratch... my roommate

>was incredibly impressed. I found it too simple. It

>took about an hour and a half to finish, and an hour

>of that was spent sitting on the couch waiting for the

>bread to rise.

>

>I did, however, burn myself trying to get the pizza

>out of the oven. I developed a nasty blister on my

>right index finger... but I iced my finger immediately

>and kept icing it until the pain stopped... the

>blister showed up over night and it stayed there until

>this morning... yet, the blister didn't hurt at all

>and didn't pop. Weird.

Glad it wasn't any worse. When you put the ice on it, you stopped the

burning. Since it was third degree and there aren't a great deal of nerves

that reach into the in the top layer of your skin, you didn't feel the

pain. The white blood cells from the blister were re-absorbed because the

top layer of skin is dead anyhow, so there was nothing to repair. Yeah. I

teach health. I find the body eternally fascinating.