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Hi Everyone,
Drop and line and catch us all up on what you've been up to!
I'm halfway thru my school program, still dating the guy from WAYYYYY South Jersey, and maintaining my weight loss for year # 3. I'm up and down the same 10 pounds, but never more than that, but haven't lost anything either.... OK, it's still all good! I miss our group, and the good feelings from sharing everyone's stories! Hope to catch up with you all again soon!
Mary C
Drop and line and catch us all up on what you've been up to!
I'm halfway thru my school program, still dating the guy from WAYYYYY South Jersey, and maintaining my weight loss for year # 3. I'm up and down the same 10 pounds, but never more than that, but haven't lost anything either.... OK, it's still all good! I miss our group, and the good feelings from sharing everyone's stories! Hope to catch up with you all again soon!
Mary C
DS Part 1 (VSG) 11/14/06 DS Part 2 12/18/07
HW 430 SW 400 CW 210 GW 170 Blog: lifeisgood-mc.blogspot.com
Hey Mary - I was over on the Barix forums for the last 2 years, but the boards seem to be dying out so someone suggested I try OH! I'm just coming up on my 2 year surgiversary (end of April) and I'm doing well - wish I were better, but don't want to whine and complain. Biggest problem right now is lack of energy - but aside from very low vitamin D levels all my bloodwork was great. So I'm not sure what the problem is. I'm not losing any more weight, but I'm not gaining either - and I'm happy with what I eat and the amounts - which is always where I wanted to be before surgery! So where's your guy from waaaayyyy south Jersey? Maybe I know him!?!?!?
Cindy
Cindy
Cindy
"Sure you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar. But if catching flies is a priority, nothing beats a dead possum." American Cowboy Magazine
"Sure you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar. But if catching flies is a priority, nothing beats a dead possum." American Cowboy Magazine
My guy's in Canton...you go to the end of the Turnpike, and then thru Pennsville, then Salem, then wind around the marshes....and there he is!!! Where is your town near?
What do you take for your Vit D.... I KNOW it sounds crazy, but i take 50,000i.u. of Dry D 3 x a day..... and I'm barely keeping my levels above 32.... there's also some D in my Calcium, and my multivites...but I don't count that....
The NJ OH board is kind of slow.... but the specific surgery boards get more posts.... Hope you like it here! Welcome! Mary
What do you take for your Vit D.... I KNOW it sounds crazy, but i take 50,000i.u. of Dry D 3 x a day..... and I'm barely keeping my levels above 32.... there's also some D in my Calcium, and my multivites...but I don't count that....
The NJ OH board is kind of slow.... but the specific surgery boards get more posts.... Hope you like it here! Welcome! Mary
DS Part 1 (VSG) 11/14/06 DS Part 2 12/18/07
HW 430 SW 400 CW 210 GW 170 Blog: lifeisgood-mc.blogspot.com
Hi New Jerseyians! I live in very far south Jersey too. In a shore town. Very pretty but I dont know anyone down here....and I cant really go on the beach...so it makes it more difficult for me. I am brand new to the boards here and just had my 1st appt w/my surgeon (2.5 hours north of me). Nice doc and nice staff. (it is really amazing how 'far' apart towns are in NJ --- when you look at a map it really shouldnt be that way! Oh well....all the cars and traffic can do that).
Cindy, a book that I just recently came across talks about energy (ATP) and the lack of it and how to increase it. It is called The Sinatra Solution and he (Dr Sinatra) talks about 4 supplements that help increase energy: Co Q10, L carnitine, magnesium and D-ribose. A few others can help support the heart, but those listed above help the ATP work better and also another bonus from L carnitine is that it helps burn off fat. (mind you, I can't speak first hand of the benefit of these yet, but I will post once I get my supplements and try them out for a bit). Hope that helps some.
Vit D....I have been on that for a few years but with no real benefit. I have recently switched to the powder form because I have discovered that we can absorb that better than the gel/oil type if we have gallbladder issues (I have stones). But I think my low E if more than 'just' low D. (for me).
Its nice to see so many people on the boards in NJ.
Cindy, a book that I just recently came across talks about energy (ATP) and the lack of it and how to increase it. It is called The Sinatra Solution and he (Dr Sinatra) talks about 4 supplements that help increase energy: Co Q10, L carnitine, magnesium and D-ribose. A few others can help support the heart, but those listed above help the ATP work better and also another bonus from L carnitine is that it helps burn off fat. (mind you, I can't speak first hand of the benefit of these yet, but I will post once I get my supplements and try them out for a bit). Hope that helps some.
Vit D....I have been on that for a few years but with no real benefit. I have recently switched to the powder form because I have discovered that we can absorb that better than the gel/oil type if we have gallbladder issues (I have stones). But I think my low E if more than 'just' low D. (for me).
Its nice to see so many people on the boards in NJ.
By the time I read this, your surgery was over!!! Hope it all went well, and you're in for an easy recovery!!! Hmmmm, what;s Tom up to....doesn't he KNOW we need him to plan things???? He's the organized guy with the email lists!!!! Mary
DS Part 1 (VSG) 11/14/06 DS Part 2 12/18/07
HW 430 SW 400 CW 210 GW 170 Blog: lifeisgood-mc.blogspot.com
Hi Mary!
I'm four years out and doing great, maintaining my 140 lb loss give or take 6lbs.
I miss the NJIGT's (hint, hint, Tom Casola) and hope we can revive that soon.
I'm preparing to send my baby boy off to college in the fall, and wondering what I'm going to do with myself in my empty nest.
On the D issue, I've had a problem with mine too, and yes we are better off with the dry form. I also take my D in two doses instead of one, with calcium and magnesium, and keep it separate from any source of iron (including multivitamins) and also thyroid replacement, all of which block calcium absorption. Also remember that A, D, E and K are fat soluble, so some fat (good fats, of course) in the diet help retain those in the body.
Hope this helps!
I'm four years out and doing great, maintaining my 140 lb loss give or take 6lbs.
I miss the NJIGT's (hint, hint, Tom Casola) and hope we can revive that soon.
I'm preparing to send my baby boy off to college in the fall, and wondering what I'm going to do with myself in my empty nest.
On the D issue, I've had a problem with mine too, and yes we are better off with the dry form. I also take my D in two doses instead of one, with calcium and magnesium, and keep it separate from any source of iron (including multivitamins) and also thyroid replacement, all of which block calcium absorption. Also remember that A, D, E and K are fat soluble, so some fat (good fats, of course) in the diet help retain those in the body.
Hope this helps!
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