...is cheesy, gooey italian and Mexican foods. I've been getting them in the form of lean cuisines and cedarlane organic meals, so give me good, somewhat healthy mexican and italian recipes.

The good news is I have a pan of cream cheese brownies I haven't touched in days due to the bizarre absence of my sweet tooth so maybe I won't blow up and get fat.

what are the supposed benefits of yasmin? i remember i once wanted to go on it but it was too expensive.
good skin? less mood disruption?

oh and congratulations on getting together with the guy. i hope that doesn't sound too stalkerish. i remember from another thread and i was happy for you.

what is yasmin exactly?

sorry, i cant help you. the only italian and mexican i know of is artery clogging, heart attack on a plate heavenly goodness

Thank you

Yasmin is birth control, technically it's for my skin, and to regulate periods (my cycle is completely random, 3-5 weeks, which isn't very convenient). It has some anti-androgen chemical that is supposed to reduce the "male" hormones in your body that lead to acne.

oh i see, so it's basically the same thing as ortho tricyclin...
i have a really random cycle too, i didnt know it was a serious enough thing to warrant a drug remedy like that... i always figured if i get it on a semi-regular basis, im ok...

You don't need birth control, it's just more convenient with it. My main reason for going on it was that I get PMS acne. And I'm in a long distance relationship now but by summer hopefully I'll need to be on the pill anyways.

ok, i see. well since you're a first time user, im curious about the side effects, especially in the long run. as you say, ive heard its good for things other than birth control, so if my cycle gets any crazier, id wanna maybe know what im getting into if i ever have to take it. do you think the cravings are directly related to starting it?

I think they are, I guess I could be wrong. I'm more sure about my repulsion to other foods I used to eat all the time being because of it. Things like brownies, I used to want all the time, and I just threw out half a pan of them (when I used to have to discipline myself from eating the whole pan in two days) because the thought of eating them made me nauseous. And I haven't been craving desserts, where I used to all the time.

id call that a good side effect! haha

everyone told me i'd lose weight on yasmin. bollocks to that, i want to stuff myself stupid all the time. my skins got way better in terms of spots, but its more dry these days.

I've been on yasmin for a year or so. Haven't had any side effects, negative or otherwise. I'm addicted to cheesey mexican food as well, but then i always was!

i love yasmin but i am on Janine for more than 4 years now - but these pills never make me eat more or make me feel something different-that`s why i love them so much

I was on Diane for a year. I wanted to eat everything in sight. Man that sucked.