I've actually already been. They said it's just my age and wacky hormones. I can either deal with it or go on birth control. Can't take birth control because I get migraines with aura when I'm on them and that's a massive risk for stroke.

Another thing to mention is that I do have issues with my period. I'm a heavy bleeder and I usually bleed for three months at a time and then take about a month or two off.

Thanks!! :) I would if I could but I'm allergic to eggs.

So it seems like b-12 and iron are the two being suggested as the most possible culprit. I started the B-12 today and will look into the suggestions for the iron. I wish I could get it through leafy greens but my stomach can't handle too much of them. As far as protein goes...I've never really kept up with how much I'm getting. I have been doing a Luna bar everyday for a week or so to help with deficiencies. But other than that...probably don't get protein from a lot of other places. I do have either yoghurt or oatmeal most mornings for breakfast. But I can't do Greek yoghurt because it does something weird to my saliva and makes it super thick when I eat it too often. I know...weird. Thank you for all the awesome advice!! Here's about what my average day looks like as far as food: B: Iced coffee with milk and vanilla syrup, Oatmeal or Yoghurt with berries and granola L: Usually a salad (Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, some cheese, sometimes bacos and usually honey french dressing) or a cheese enchilada or veggie taco with some brown rice S: Usually just some herbal tea and if I'm hungry I'll have a Luna bar D: Whatever dinner is that night (baked potato, tacos, enchiladas with some brown rice, salad) S: I'll usually have a "treat" of some sort, a gluten free rice krispy treat, some italian ice or some chocolate and another cup of herbal tea Don't know if that helps give a picture of what my diet looks like lately. Thanks!

Okay, I know that I'm anemic. I have been pretty much my entire life, mostly because I was born with a premature digestive system so I don't absorb nutrients properly and I've also been vegetarian for most of my life (off and on, but this is the longest stretch at 14 years.) I do have trouble digesting iron supplements...they're VERY hard on my stomach. I did have to go to the hospital once because I was so anemic that I was so dizzy I couldn't even walk straight...the room moved while I was still. I do have a B-12 supplement that I will start supplementing with again...did so a while back for issues that I can't remember. I can't take an all around B supplement because I can't take Biotin. I'm 35 BTW. Edited: I also can't eat eggs and dairy is very hard on my stomach so I limit that a bit.

So for health reasons I had to go gluten-free. Overall my body feels better gluten free....but I am craving meat like crazy all of a sudden. I've been a lacto-vegetarian for 14 years now and the last time this happened was when I was pregnant with my son...P.S. No not even a chance that I'm pregnant. It's super annoying though. Is this a normal side effect?

Common Sense Media might be helpful. Doesn't have everything, but does have quite a bit. I use it all the time when looking up books and movies for the kids.

This has always happened to me....I always just figured it was a PH thing...?

I know this thread is a little old, but I wanted to add that I started watching a new Japanese rom/drama on Netflix this week. It's called Mischievous Kiss 1 (which is season 1) and there's a season 2...not sure if the show ends or if it was canceled. But I'm enjoying it. Not as much as Good Morning Call, but it's still pretty good. It seems a little sillier than GMC though....and I didn't fall in love with it at first sight...I had to watch 2 or 3 episodes before I really got into it. I hope they keep putting Japanese shows on Netflix....love it!

I was anorexic from the time I was 13 until I was almost 17. I would look at what she is eating throughout the rest of the day, maybe she just isn't hungry come dinner time? I too would be really curious to find out her reasoning for not wanting to eat dinner. Based on my experience, if one of my children suddenly didn't want dinner anymore, I would jump on that pretty quickly and begin working on solutions. When I was anorexic, dinner was the one meal that I would eat. My mom never cooked though, so it was always something that I had to come up with on my own. All said and done I'd end up with about 400 calories by the end of the day usually. And exercise played a huge role in my life as well. I was constantly exercising. Has there been any change in that area? Even behind closed doors maybe? I would always exercise in private. I did have my own room though...but on average I'd try to get in about 3 hours a day.

Thanks guys, I've got lots of info and ideas to work with here. I really think they are trying to just get rid of me....like I said, it isn't the first time something like this has happened. They just don't like homeschoolers.

Not trying to find out where to take the SAT, I know we are assigned that when we sign up. We are enrolled with an umbrella school. I kept trying to tell them that the College Board says the local school counselor is the one submit for a fee waiver, they finally came back with "oh, tennessee doesn't do that for homeschoolers." This isn't the first time I've had an issue with this district not wanting to respect the rights of homeschoolers.....they just don't want to deal with us. So I didn't know for certain if this them trying to blow us off again, or if Tennessee really doesn't do fee waivers for homeschoolers.

Yes, I'm aware. But I was told regardless of meeting requirements, that Tennessee itself does not do fee waivers for homeschoolers. This is what the website says in regards to homeschoolers: "If you’re home-schooled, you can get fee waivers by contacting a local high school counselor. Just provide proof of eligibility, such as tax records or proof of enrollment in an aid program like those listed above."

I've been told my local school counselor that homeschoolers in Tennessee are not eligible for the SAT fee waivers that the College Board offers. Any idea if this is actually true, before I spend a lot of time pursuing it? Thanks so much.

My three favourites for jeans are: Old Navy's Sweetheart cut, Torrid's Skinny/Short and Target's Avi and Viv line. I'm 5'3".

Well I tried Click Your Heart this past weekend, and really disliked it. I've heard Descendants of the Sun is good, but I'm not sure it's something I would like. I really like romantic comedy type drams. It really needs to have romantic elements to it for me to stay with it.

Ok, so I'm done with Good Morning Call, I finished Atelier....and now I can't find anymore Japanese shows on Netflix....am I missing them? I tried really hard to get into Korean Dramas 'cause there's soooo many of those, but I just didn't like them as much.

We've mentioned it to our landlord a number of times, we've lived here for almost 12 years, he doesn't care in the least. The windows I know were replaced in the '90's and the a/c and heat unit outside was replaced about 5 years ago. Our house is only about 2,200 square feet and we do hang all of our laundry to dry. We are all electric in the summer and gas heat in the winter. I looked it up and our rates are 9.061 c/kh for electric and $1.027 per therm for gas. We pay a flat rate each month of $65 for all the service fees together, plus whatever the cost is of what we use. I wish we could leave our windows open at night, but even though we live in the what's considered one of the safest neighborhoods as far as crime goes, break ins are a problem. I will check into the energy programs and see if they can come evaluate what our problem is. I hate paying so much to literally be sweating in the summer and wearing a coat (not exaggerating) in the winter, in our house.

So our electric/water bill is unbearably high. This month it was about $400. Our home was built in '55 and I think probably has really poor insulation. A few nights ago it was 83 outside and it was 79 inside, and the air conditioner had not stopped running in hours. We rent though, so there's not a lot we can do about it as far as insulation/windows goes. Does anyone have any really amazing tips to keep cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter (gas) without spending quite so much? I also feel like we're really good at conserving water, but we used 10 CCF last month...crazy. Thanks!

Adelier is a bit different. It's a drama and it's set in a lingerie store. I haven't noticed any strong language though like there occasionally was in Good Morning Call. As far as table heaters go, I've always wanted one. Are they safe? I've always pictured them to be a fire hazard or something that someone is going to bump against underneath the table and burn themselves badly. I burnt myself on a space heater once...OMG. I think after Atelier I'm going to have to switch over to Korean dramas, because the Japanese ones are so hard to find. Can't wait for season two of GMC!!

Just finished watching this and LOVED it. I'm hooked on Japanese shows now. Currently watching Atelier, also on Netflix. We haven't been to Japan either, but like your friend said, the culture depicted is pretty accurate. It's so much fun to know that someone else is watching it. :)

Would love to get Tunnelbear but for some reason their website won't let me pay them. Ugh.

Using Tunnel Bear what website would I go to, say coming from the UK, to watch coverage?

We always postpone the start of our school year or extend it based on Olympic years. This year we're starting back the 25th. We're psyched....Summer Olympics are our favourite!

Treadmills are actually really horrible for your knees. I was having a lot of knee pain for a while and the only thing I could connect it to was walking on the treadmill. I looked it up and it's considered a high impact exercise. Just FYI.