At Sears, the orthodontist said, "this will change your facial composition." I thought, "isn't that the point?" At PDS, the orthodontist told me that I had a good composition; basically, fix the overbite and things are cool.
Sears sent me a $300 coupon today. After I made a $300 non-refundable payment to PDS. Actually, the check wouldn't make a big difference--even with $300 off, Sears was still significantly more expensive than PDS. I think $1000 could lead me to give serious thought to Sears. But $300? Na, not cutting it.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Food and Braces
Because I will be on a three day sabbatical, I'll blog a second post now:
One of the papers I received as part of the paperwork for PDS stressed the importance of avoiding foods that can harm the braces--in place of an exhaustive list of specifics, using 'common sense' was stressed.
I remember my first braces journey, and how caramel was off-limits. For an 11 year old, that is distressing news. Now though my caramel consumption is slim-to-none, so the restriction will matter little to me.
Thankfully braces aren't sensitive to spicy food. I don't eat anything particularly hard, and none of the sticky garbage-candy that the young'ens do. And I can't imagine curries and other south/southeast/east Asian dishes will do any harm. Maybe the terrible sushi from Giant Eagle, which can be hard as a computer desk.
I'll probably cut out my Zone Nutrition bars; I was the only one who really liked them anyway and I think even I was beginning to grow weary of them. I'll stick to getting my vitamins from vitamin water. I also will avoid the smokehouse cheddar crackers that have been sitting on my desk, untouched by me, for about a month.
I'll probably also bid adieu to the occasional chocolate black raspberry from the Chocolate Mousse, though I may try to keep with getting desserts from the excellent Tango Cafe.
So, in total, braces should make me an even healthier eater, if a slightly less pleased one.
One of the papers I received as part of the paperwork for PDS stressed the importance of avoiding foods that can harm the braces--in place of an exhaustive list of specifics, using 'common sense' was stressed.
I remember my first braces journey, and how caramel was off-limits. For an 11 year old, that is distressing news. Now though my caramel consumption is slim-to-none, so the restriction will matter little to me.
Thankfully braces aren't sensitive to spicy food. I don't eat anything particularly hard, and none of the sticky garbage-candy that the young'ens do. And I can't imagine curries and other south/southeast/east Asian dishes will do any harm. Maybe the terrible sushi from Giant Eagle, which can be hard as a computer desk.
I'll probably cut out my Zone Nutrition bars; I was the only one who really liked them anyway and I think even I was beginning to grow weary of them. I'll stick to getting my vitamins from vitamin water. I also will avoid the smokehouse cheddar crackers that have been sitting on my desk, untouched by me, for about a month.
I'll probably also bid adieu to the occasional chocolate black raspberry from the Chocolate Mousse, though I may try to keep with getting desserts from the excellent Tango Cafe.
So, in total, braces should make me an even healthier eater, if a slightly less pleased one.
Thinking about two years from now
So, in two years, the bulk of the dental work should be done. I might be in retainer stage. I might be in surgery stage. I might be in more braces stage. But the end will in all likelihood be near for my dental work by then.
Two years is a very long time. In two years, I'll be twenty-six. Hopefully done with whichever my first graduate program will be. Hopefully living on my own, or with friends/roommates.
Two years ago, I was beginning my journey toward finishing my bachelor's degree at Pitt. Braces weren't on my mind. Losing weight was--I'd been dieting for just over a year and had dropped from an uncomfortable 195 pounds to 150 or so. In the next year, I'd drop 15 or so more lbs to stabilize at what I am now, a healthy 135-140 lbs.
Very little else is worth noting in this blog entry in terms of them and now. My life has had a very static quality to it during the last two years. The next two years should be far more mobile.
Two years is a very long time. In two years, I'll be twenty-six. Hopefully done with whichever my first graduate program will be. Hopefully living on my own, or with friends/roommates.
Two years ago, I was beginning my journey toward finishing my bachelor's degree at Pitt. Braces weren't on my mind. Losing weight was--I'd been dieting for just over a year and had dropped from an uncomfortable 195 pounds to 150 or so. In the next year, I'd drop 15 or so more lbs to stabilize at what I am now, a healthy 135-140 lbs.
Very little else is worth noting in this blog entry in terms of them and now. My life has had a very static quality to it during the last two years. The next two years should be far more mobile.
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