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Topic: RE: I've been MIA for awhile ...
Hi Ruth!!!
I'm so glad I'm not the only cookie monster out there! Haha! I can snack on crap all day long too ... that is part of my problem!
I actually tried doing the 5 day pouch test ... I completed 2 days and started the 3rd day when I felt nasty. I was trying to work out at the gym and had absolutely NO stamina. And I just felt awful. Really awful. So I went back to a normal diet and am feeling a bit better. I think with exercising I will need those carbs to help fuel my body. But, I LOVE carbs! I have to do better about balancing what I eat. Ugh, it's a constant battle for me! I think the two days of protein shakes did help curb my sweet tooth a bit though. So hopefully I can do better from here.
My other vice lately is Diet Pepsi. I only have 1 a day (at the most, some days I don't have any). I know I don't need it and it's probably not good for me either. And I've gone 5 days without any now so maybe I can stay off it for good now!
I'll look you up on FaceBook!
Deanna :)
I'm so glad I'm not the only cookie monster out there! Haha! I can snack on crap all day long too ... that is part of my problem!
I actually tried doing the 5 day pouch test ... I completed 2 days and started the 3rd day when I felt nasty. I was trying to work out at the gym and had absolutely NO stamina. And I just felt awful. Really awful. So I went back to a normal diet and am feeling a bit better. I think with exercising I will need those carbs to help fuel my body. But, I LOVE carbs! I have to do better about balancing what I eat. Ugh, it's a constant battle for me! I think the two days of protein shakes did help curb my sweet tooth a bit though. So hopefully I can do better from here.
My other vice lately is Diet Pepsi. I only have 1 a day (at the most, some days I don't have any). I know I don't need it and it's probably not good for me either. And I've gone 5 days without any now so maybe I can stay off it for good now!
I'll look you up on FaceBook!
Deanna :)
"Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid it will never begin."
--Grace Hansen
Weight lost: 140 pounds
Topic: RE: Iron Infusion Therapy
Hi Kathryn
sorry to hear re yoru iron. I've read of others on teh grads board needing this. I am having the tiredness, but have had my iron checked and it looks ok. Exhaustion really. So doc is looking elsewhere to find out what's going on.
Glad to hear the B12 shots work. They are not available to me, although according to my blood work everything is fine.
Gotta watch that ulcer.....
Ruth
sorry to hear re yoru iron. I've read of others on teh grads board needing this. I am having the tiredness, but have had my iron checked and it looks ok. Exhaustion really. So doc is looking elsewhere to find out what's going on.
Glad to hear the B12 shots work. They are not available to me, although according to my blood work everything is fine.
Gotta watch that ulcer.....
Ruth
Topic: RE: I've been MIA for awhile ...
Deanna *huuuuuuuuuggggggggsssssssssss)
Hey girlfriend, long time no see. Good to heear you are still exercising. I hear ya on the eating wrong things front - me too. So far I've managed to keep losing the 3 or so pounds that creep on and off again, going up and down like a yoyo, but I know my head isnt' in the righ tplace about eating right and I too am concerned about going back to where I came from (and more!).
My downfall - cookies! My body also isn't happy eating a meal, makes me feel yucky and obviously struggles to digest it, even if it's a small portion, but heck it can snack on cr@p all day long, grrrrrrrr.
I'm still 7lbs from being in a normal bmi and 20 lbs away from my amended goal. My body likes it here, no matter what I try to tell it.
Good to see you again. I am on facebook too - I'll look you up.
Ruth
Hey girlfriend, long time no see. Good to heear you are still exercising. I hear ya on the eating wrong things front - me too. So far I've managed to keep losing the 3 or so pounds that creep on and off again, going up and down like a yoyo, but I know my head isnt' in the righ tplace about eating right and I too am concerned about going back to where I came from (and more!).
My downfall - cookies! My body also isn't happy eating a meal, makes me feel yucky and obviously struggles to digest it, even if it's a small portion, but heck it can snack on cr@p all day long, grrrrrrrr.
I'm still 7lbs from being in a normal bmi and 20 lbs away from my amended goal. My body likes it here, no matter what I try to tell it.
Good to see you again. I am on facebook too - I'll look you up.
Ruth
Topic: RE: Day 2
What a great idea, its easy to slip into the carb thing and you can definately do it! Keep us posted on how your progress goes and GOOD LUCK TO YOU!
Kathryn
Topic: Iron Infusion Therapy
HI May Gang,
Well, I didnt have the tt or bl due to really low red and white blood cell levels. The anestesiologist ( sp?) refused becaue he said I would likely need a blood transfusion so I was put on oral iron pills. Puke Gag and everything else. So after feeling sick for over a week I stopped and now I go in today to a hemotologist for an iv infusion of iron. They said I will be taking this 2 times a week for several weeks....kinda left it up in the air since we have to see how my body reacts. Anyone else have this done? Also, I have to get regular B-12 shots for life- I had just 2 in the past two weeks and I notice a big difference almost immediately but it wears off.
At least this explains why I feel so tired and run down and why walking a mile really wears me out. Ive also been drinking lots of coffee to help with the tiredness and Im pretty certain my ulcer is outta control cause of it.
Crazy Crazy crazy life,
Kathryn
Well, I didnt have the tt or bl due to really low red and white blood cell levels. The anestesiologist ( sp?) refused becaue he said I would likely need a blood transfusion so I was put on oral iron pills. Puke Gag and everything else. So after feeling sick for over a week I stopped and now I go in today to a hemotologist for an iv infusion of iron. They said I will be taking this 2 times a week for several weeks....kinda left it up in the air since we have to see how my body reacts. Anyone else have this done? Also, I have to get regular B-12 shots for life- I had just 2 in the past two weeks and I notice a big difference almost immediately but it wears off.
At least this explains why I feel so tired and run down and why walking a mile really wears me out. Ive also been drinking lots of coffee to help with the tiredness and Im pretty certain my ulcer is outta control cause of it.
Crazy Crazy crazy life,
Kathryn
Kathryn
Topic: RE: All flubbed up
okie dokie. the reason for the pelvic pain: two surgical clamps left in me during my gastric bypass. well that sucks. while removing the uterus and cervix, the doctor found them. removed them too. I should be painfree from now on.
hypoglycemia: so I avoid the triggers, unfortunately, chocolate chip cookies, chips, and french crepes with raspberry jam are not triggers, and I can eat them with no challenges. I find that I am my own worse enemy when it comes to snacking and eating just a handful of something every hour or so, just enough to stave off hunger, but not enough to stretch my pouch. this is not a good thing. I promise myself daily to do better, and just like an alcholic, I fail daily. I do not have the 'will power' to remove the junk food from my office, because then i would never eat and then I would really have the shakes from fasting, so I am in lala land.
my cliff builder bars were part of the recall.. that sucks.. my husband took advantage to recommend that I eat FOOD instead of protein bars, that I consume chicken instead of stuff. he may be right, but that does not mean that I have to like him.
STRESS. I have a 100 excuses each day for stress, 5 kids, 2 son in laws deploying to afghanistan this week, 1 grandbaby, taxes, a home buisiness, a national recession/depression, insane responsibilites to cub scouts, school, family, filing a law suit against the hospital, visition out of state with two of my children, cub scouts.... that is a big commitment.
I have regained 1 lb a month and while I do not like it, I am not really ready to face my issues. but I do know that I am Exhausted and Dehydrated and Tired. so maybe tomorrow I will eat the steak and feel better.
Tonight, I am going to go to bed and get my 7 hours of sleep. tomorrow I am considering going to church for some reverence.
hypoglycemia: so I avoid the triggers, unfortunately, chocolate chip cookies, chips, and french crepes with raspberry jam are not triggers, and I can eat them with no challenges. I find that I am my own worse enemy when it comes to snacking and eating just a handful of something every hour or so, just enough to stave off hunger, but not enough to stretch my pouch. this is not a good thing. I promise myself daily to do better, and just like an alcholic, I fail daily. I do not have the 'will power' to remove the junk food from my office, because then i would never eat and then I would really have the shakes from fasting, so I am in lala land.
my cliff builder bars were part of the recall.. that sucks.. my husband took advantage to recommend that I eat FOOD instead of protein bars, that I consume chicken instead of stuff. he may be right, but that does not mean that I have to like him.
STRESS. I have a 100 excuses each day for stress, 5 kids, 2 son in laws deploying to afghanistan this week, 1 grandbaby, taxes, a home buisiness, a national recession/depression, insane responsibilites to cub scouts, school, family, filing a law suit against the hospital, visition out of state with two of my children, cub scouts.... that is a big commitment.
I have regained 1 lb a month and while I do not like it, I am not really ready to face my issues. but I do know that I am Exhausted and Dehydrated and Tired. so maybe tomorrow I will eat the steak and feel better.
Tonight, I am going to go to bed and get my 7 hours of sleep. tomorrow I am considering going to church for some reverence.
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Topic: RE: I've been MIA for awhile ...
How funny to see you here again! I should have known we'd be on the same wave length! I'm thinking of trying the 5 day pouch test this week ... wanna join me???
Deanna :)
Deanna :)
"Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid it will never begin."
--Grace Hansen
Weight lost: 140 pounds
Topic: RE: I've been MIA for awhile ...
Deanna and I are facebook friends, and check in with each other often. You could find me on her friend list... Joe Strandjord
Topic: RE: I've been MIA for awhile ...
Hey Deanna.
how funny! neither of us posts forever, and then we both post something on OH on the same day...
I truly don't believe you would ever put yourself back into that state again. I vary between 189 and 199, and I"ve told myself I simply never want to have a 2 in front of my weight again. You are an incredibly strong person. Trust yourself.
how funny! neither of us posts forever, and then we both post something on OH on the same day...
I truly don't believe you would ever put yourself back into that state again. I vary between 189 and 199, and I"ve told myself I simply never want to have a 2 in front of my weight again. You are an incredibly strong person. Trust yourself.
Topic: RE: I've been MIA for awhile ...
Hey Kat! It's great to hear from you! Yes, I Facebook ... look me up, I'm Deanna LaVerdure.
Deanna :)
Deanna :)
"Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid it will never begin."
--Grace Hansen
Weight lost: 140 pounds
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