I went to Drug Emporium to replenish my stash tonight and dropped quite a bit of dough on various supplements.  Now that I'm up to taking a full pill bottle in the morning and evening, I thought I'd check with the rest of you to see what you're taking!

As of today, I'm on

Morning:
1 chewable adult multivitamin
2 calcium citrate (630 mg)
1 magnesium (400 mg)
1 sublingual D3 (10,000 IU)
1 sublingual B12 (2500 mcg)
1 B complex
1 dry Vit E (400 IU)
1 vitamin C chewable (500 mg)
3 glucosamine/chondroitin (1500/1200) <- for my knees, since I'm a runner
1 MSM (1000) <- also for my knees

Evening:
1 chewable adult multivitamin
2 calcium citrate (630 mg)
1 magnesium (400 mg)
1 sublingual B12 (2500 mcg)
1 B complex
1 vitamin C chewable (500 mg)
1 zinc (50 mg chelated)
1 vit A (10,000 IU) 
3 glucosamine/chondroitin (1500/1200)
1 MSM (1000)

Lots of stuff, huh?  I am only concerned about the A and E; experts, is it really probable we can achieve a toxic level of a vitamin?  Would it be safer to err on the side of caution in our case?  Malnutrition is the only thing that really scares me about RNY at this point... I don't want to fall apart when I'm 40.

So, what do YOU take?

You're sweet to worry.  Yeah, things aren't really great, though they appear they should improve soon.  I'm just not built to live this unpredictably!

I talked to Megan's therapist about counseling.  There's only so much medication and exercise can do for me, I'm angry all the time.  She gave me a referral across the suite since Megan and I agreed it would be weird for us to both see her, ha ha!  However, the dad-gum insurance copays doubled to $40 per visit on 1/1 so I'm scared I'll go and be told I need to return every week, I can barely afford once per month right now... I'd rather spend the money on Megan's therapy.

So yeah, I'm hanging in there by a thread.  My doc changed my meds a little bit since I'm still having panic attacks, gosh, what a mess I am.  Fortunately they are super cheap!  Wine can be cheap, too. :P

Hey, coffee's not too expensive.  We all need another 'Bux run.

Ahhh, somedays I could eat the paint off the walls, other days I have to practically force myself to eat. You've been through a lot physically, it might be your body just needs to refuel itself. Keep an eye on it, but I wouldn't worry.

Hugs and love!

I won't bore you with the grizzly details of my day yesterday, leave it to say everything about yesterday sucked.

Today's gonna be better!

latte

bfst burrito

s--late start, so probably nothing

l-- wendy's chili 4 saltine crackers

s-???

D---can't decide if I shold make stuffed cabbage rolls, or  cabbage soup. I'll ask Gary, then edit the day later.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

ACK!  I hear you.  TMI alert here, too - I made a BIG mistake around the First; I ate 1/2 a can of black eyed peas in one sitting... a few days later I was almost totally impacted and in complete misery.  It was not pretty; I limped for two days (seriously!!).  Can you eat a couple apples?  Either that or a fried egg will get me going, ha ha.

Things are busy here.  Wrangling kids and added job responsibility leave little time for the interwebs anymore.  I hop on Facebook here and there and that's about it.

I'm going to run the Little Rock half marathon in March... I'm a little nervous because I took my PT's advice after my October race and rested - for over 2 months!  Oops.  Anyway, I'm officially back on track now.  My weekend runs for the next couple weeks will set the tone for the rest of my training.

I had a bloaty day today, too.  I told Megan I felt fat and she rolled her eyes at me.  I responded I know I'm NOT fat anymore, I just FEEL fat.  She continued to give me the "what-the-heck-ever" look. :)  I bought a ton of fruit and some salad fixings this week - trying to get away from unHappy Meals and Lean Cuisines.  Gotta reform those bad habits!

Chocolate is my next hurdle.  I justify it right now by my exercise level, but really, I eat too much.  I have experimented enough to know exactly how much and how often I can handle it.  If I can ration it out, like two pieces on a day I run, that will be an improvement I think.

This is what I ate today:

Coffee with milk and a little creamer
Egg beater English muffin with turkey bacon and cheese

Lean pocket pizza
3 pieces chocolate

fruit salad (banana, kiwi, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, pineapple - pretty!)
string cheese
2 pieces chocolate
a few pita chips

banana

ham & cheese sandwich with lite mayo, lettuce, tomato

I also ran ~3 miles.  Woohoo!