The Vent

[thetreble 19]

So I have been eating these South Beach Diet meal bars since last week at work in the morning time. Every day around 12pm my stomach begins to gurgle and I get awful gas pains. Yes, too much info, I know. But I'm incredibly embarrassed that at work my stomach is so loud because it feels like it's going to implode!

Has any one experienced this before with these types of meal replacement bars? My stomach is so sore.

[Emancipation 2]

So I have been eating these South Beach Diet meal bars since last week at work in the morning time. Every day around 12pm my stomach begins to gurgle and I get awful gas pains. Yes, too much info, I know. But I'm incredibly embarrassed that at work my stomach is so loud because it feels like it's going to implode!

Has any one experienced this before with these types of meal replacement bars? My stomach is so sore.

Kashi stuff does that to hubby.. he can't have anything kashi.. he takes these little green pills sometimes when he's bloated and gassy.. they seem to work..

[Sprailenes 47]

I have never experienced that but I have only tried those once, the taste was horrid and I couldn't go on. It was the peanut butter kind.

Don't eat them anymore though, obviously something is disagreeing with you.

Have you tried kashi bars? I was thinking about you this weekend and your nutrisystem thing and was going to tell you that kashi also makes frozen meals too.

[Krikit 1,164]

If you want to keep eating the SB bars, take some Beano just before eating one. There's obviously something in them that your body is having trouble breaking down. If you forget to take a Beano, you can use Gas-X. So, to recap..... Beano before the meal..... Gas-X after the meal.

P.S. I know all this due to some GI surgery I had a number of years ago and this is what the specialist recommended.

[thetreble 19]

Supposedly it is this sugar alcohol called maltitol or something. This chemical often makes people incredibly bloated and gassy. At least now I know I can't have it. I have had the weight watchers ones and they didn't do this to me. But literally EVERY day at the same time. On the weekend I don't eat them and I was fine. Now I know it's this for sure though.

Nev-I had a Kashi meal today. It was pretty good.

[JillA 2]

I think I messed up on my AOS package for the affidavit of support.... Some tax stuff. I was talking to somebody in the Dec thread and they just got an RFE for not submitting the 1099's. I submitted W2's but no 1099's, after looking thru the package again my husband did have 1 1099 from his bank and who the hell knows what I did. I definitely didn't send it though, I thought you only needed W2's. I could kick myself so hard right now, I thought I did everything correctly. I know I don't have an RFE yet but I feel it coming now. I hope it doesn't delay my AP/EAD approval and only my AOS approval, if I do get one.

[Krikit 1,164]

I think I messed up on my AOS package for the affidavit of support.... Some tax stuff. I was talking to somebody in the Dec thread and they just got an RFE for not submitting the 1099's. I submitted W2's but no 1099's, after looking thru the package again my husband did have 1 1099 from his bank and who the hell knows what I did. I definitely didn't send it though, I thought you only needed W2's. I could kick myself so hard right now, I thought I did everything correctly. I know I don't have an RFE yet but I feel it coming now. I hope it doesn't delay my AP/EAD approval and only my AOS approval, if I do get one.

Don't know how different the I-864 and the I-864EZ is (we filed the EZ) but it contains this paragraph:

"If you provide a photocopy of your tax return(s), you must include a copy of each and every Form W-2 and Form 1099 that relates to your return(s). Do not include copies of these Forms if you provide an IRS transcript of your return(s) rather than a photocopy."

So it looks like if you provided a transcript you don't have to provide a 1099.

Does anyone else think it sux that you know all these terms and acronyms?

[JillA 2]

I think I messed up on my AOS package for the affidavit of support.... Some tax stuff. I was talking to somebody in the Dec thread and they just got an RFE for not submitting the 1099's. I submitted W2's but no 1099's, after looking thru the package again my husband did have 1 1099 from his bank and who the hell knows what I did. I definitely didn't send it though, I thought you only needed W2's. I could kick myself so hard right now, I thought I did everything correctly. I know I don't have an RFE yet but I feel it coming now. I hope it doesn't delay my AP/EAD approval and only my AOS approval, if I do get one.

Don't know how different the I-864 and the I-864EZ is (we filed the EZ) but it contains this paragraph:

"If you provide a photocopy of your tax return(s), you must include a copy of each and every Form W-2 and Form 1099 that relates to your return(s). Do not include copies of these Forms if you provide an IRS transcript of your return(s) rather than a photocopy."

So it looks like if you provided a transcript you don't have to provide a 1099.

Does anyone else think it sux that you know all these terms and acronyms?

Interesting, I'll have to look back and see if we sent in an IRS transcript. GRRR, I can't wait for this to all be over with. This Visa Journey is getting old!

[Krikit 1,164]

Interesting, I'll have to look back and see if we sent in an IRS transcript. GRRR, I can't wait for this to all be over with. This Visa Journey is getting old!

Not much longer now. Only 3 years left to go!

[The_Dude 1,142]

w000000000000000000000t

Paul Blart: Mall Cop is no longer the Number 1 movie in America. Too bad its on its way to making 100 million overall

[Autumnchik 6]

Pink eye is MISERABLE (insert curse words here)!!!!!

That is all.

[Autumnchik 6]

And all that keeps running through my mind is:

Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye.

[Krikit 1,164]

[Emancipation 2]

And all that keeps running through my mind is:

Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye.

Oh you poor thing....

[trailmix 77]

It is hard to believe some of the garbage on tv. On the Today show they just had a segment, which I only saw a snippet on of 'Tweens in the Spotlight'. Who could possibly care

But the interviewer ended the segment with 'facinating stuff'.