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Contact Lenses & Fat Report
February 18, 2008 on 9:38 pm | In Eyes, Self Care | May I take a moment to pick your collective brains as to WHY my brand new disposable contact lenses are all cloudy and acting like a year -old pair I never bothered to clean correctly in college? Whither the protein build-up?
I just saw an opthomologist and had all the tests one should have every few years and there’s nothing wrong with mine eyes, which have definitely not seen the glory of the Lord– or anything much else clearly– these days!
What gives? Is the air THAT dirty? Allergies? Cheapo drugstore brand solution that promises to clean and disinfect but lies through its teeth? Thoughts, wearer of contacts?
So, I’m a bit behind lately and have so many products to review for you! And speaking of behind, Weight Watchers is my new BFF. Even with a fellow foodie in the house and lots more forbidden foods around and tempting me, I’m still slowly but surely dropping the lbs. by writing everything down and getting back on program right away after I get off. The gym is also a major factor. I love that stupid gym now. It is SO GOOD to see results. Very few people but me notice the loss yet but it’s such a relief to just zip up the jeans and have some room to spare. It’s so good not to feel like a stuffed sausage in my sweaters. Best of all, I feel the urge to compulsively nosh my face much less frequently. That’s why I sing the praises of WW: they make explicit and easy the direct correlation between input of food and output of energy. For me, it takes away the emotional agita and guilt around over-eating. My thinking simply becomes: “Well, I ate a lot more today than I could have possibly burned off. That won’t result in a day of weight loss but weight gain. Do I choose that, or do I choose something else?” You can’t argue with calories — they’re not moral entities but chemical ones. You consume them or you don’t. You consume them in the form of fried calamari or in the form of a huge salad that will keep you fuller longer. I am spending more time in food preparation now than I ever have before, but it all weighs out fairly evenly since it takes time to get out of the car and pick up take-out, too.
For helping with refraining from compulsive overeating efforts, I would like to say hanks so much to the Online Ministry Posse. I hope you’re all doing well; please write in if you want support and prayers from “the compassionate void.”
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First, congratulations on your good weight watchers experience — Hurray for you!
As for the contacts — no definitive answer — but you might try to find someone in your area who prides themselves especially in fitting and dispensing contact lenses. I go to a guy who specializes in contact lenses, and he’s really good. Last year I tried a set that was causing some mild swelling in my eye. My eyes weren’t irritated, but the correction wasn’t working correctly. He knew there was an alternative in a different material, which seems to be working well.
So, in a nutshell, that’s my .02 — there’s lots of lenses out there, lots of materials used. Give something else a try.
Comment by Pam — February 19, 2008 #
Peacebang, on the subject of contact lenses: at my last eye appointment a few months ago, I learned something interesting from my doc. She told me that store brand lens solutions are not lower in quality than name brands, but that they are not a consistent formula. I used to buy a store brand to save (a lot of) money, but sometimes my eyes didn’t seem to work in my lenses so well. The doc said that although the store brands are using the same formulas as name brands, people have sensitivities to some brands - typically due to slight variations in whatever preservatives they use.
When you buy a name brand you know that bottle of solution has the same formula in it as the last bottle you bought. If you’ve used that brand before and it was good for your eyes, you’re good to go. But with a store brand, five identical bottles on the shelf could be several different formulas, and your eyes may not be equally comfortable with all.
I hope I didn’t overexplain that. [Very helpful, honey! Thank you! - PB]
Comment by h sofia — February 19, 2008 #
Hmm; that should read “sometimes my lenses didn’t seem to work in my eyes so well.”
And also, I should add: after hearing this from my doc, I began sticking to one name brand (Opti-Free or whatever it’s called) and my eyes feel much better.
Comment by h sofia — February 19, 2008 #
I second the suggestion about solutions, and actually rub your lenses no matter what it says about “no rub” (gently if they are disposables, they do tear more easily.) I don’t always follow my own advice there, but it does work.
And as far as shared ministry of online weight loss, I’m still not sure if that is a formal group (I’d love to know more about it if it is) but I would love some prayers and positive thoughts. I’ve started walking/jogging for the first time in a long time and I’m just hoping I’ll stick with it long enough to see some positive results. Glad to hear your program is working for you!
Comment by madgebaby — February 19, 2008 #
I’m having the same problem with my contact lenses. I don’t understand it. I almost always wear glasses now because of it, which is a major bummer.
Good luck with WW! I’m trying it too.
Comment by Lara — February 20, 2008 #
I concur, always rub, regardless of what the box says. Using “no rub” solutions of any variety I happen to have on hand (brand or no brand) and rubbing keeps my contacts in great shape. I wear my lenses for twice as long as the manufacturer recommends (my eye doctor is the one who proposed doing so). However, with rubbing they stay in good enough shape that my eye doctor thinks I’m wearing new disposables when I’m wearing grubby ones at the end of their extented lives.
Comment by anon — February 20, 2008 #
One last thought, perhaps spurious: I vaguely remember somewhere that weight loss also affects eye shape. Have no idea if that’s really true, or if that would make a difference since I don’t wear contacts, but thought I’d add another couple cents into the kitty. Good luck and continued success with WW!
Comment by Laura — February 21, 2008 #
About contacts: I have used the AOSept system since I started wearing contacts in high school, lo these 15 years now. You rub your contacts first with a cleaner before you soak them in the cleaning solution. It’s a little expensive, but I’ve never had problems with cloudy eyes or gunked up lenses (I also have long-wearing contacts, not disposables - - it’s what I started with and it’s less packaging to throw away overall).
Comment by Margo — February 21, 2008 #
Umm, as for contacts — can you say, “dry eyes?” It happens as women get older. I can’t wear ‘em any more — 3 years ago I bought a 6-months’ supply, and discovered my eyes were too dry. Sigh.
As for weight, congratulations! Whenever I pause to write down and calculate points, I find I’m eating about twice as much as I should be. But I also want to know why losing is so DAMNED much work, and then the pounds almost slip back on invisibly, when you’re not looking? I’ve been losing (and gaining) the same 20 lbs for 5 years!
Comment by Ann — February 25, 2008 #
Hi, I started out using the Aosept system when I first got contacts, then for a few years used the no-rub stuff cause everyone else was doing it, and finally went back happily to Aosept. Every other system did not really clean my contacts the way Aosept does. It takes a few more steps, but the extra 30 seconds is truly worth it.
Comment by Claire — February 28, 2008 #