What's on your menu today (Wednesday) RNYers?
Hmm... calcium isn't a bad idea. I might bump that up too. I did eat half a banana when I got the neck cramp just in case it was potassium, I don't have any supplements for that but I am going to be adding one. Also, I need to find a better source of Mg. I am taking some that isn't absorbed as well as some others apparently but is cheap and I can get it locally. What type do you use?
~E
Consultation weight: 265, Surgery date: 10/6/15, Goal: 150, Current weight: 129; 5'5, 46 years old
"I am basically food's creepy ex-girlfriend. I know we can't be together anymore but I just want to spend time hanging out" ~me, about why I love cooking so much post WLS
the PA at my bariatric clinic said magnesium citrate was the one that was best absorbed by us, but I use it for the laxative effect rather than cramps. He said there is a risk of getting too much magnesium, so if (he told me) you just need it for the laxative effect and need to go way over the RDA (or whatever) to do that, get either a blend or magnesium oxide, since they'll have the laxative effect, too, even if they're not as well absorbed (although I still find mag citrate the best for laxative). But since you're using it for cramps, I would go with mag citrate for sure since that's the best absorbed.
RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)
HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163
I use KAL magnesium glycinate 400. also considered well absorbing and doesn't upset gastrointestinal
I buy the huge bottle at Vitamin Shop and ask them to price match their internet price.
400 is two tabs so I take one morning and night.
Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014
Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16
#lifeisanadventure #fightthegoodfight #noregrets
Oh man! That must have been a sight. You trying to drink water bottle with mitts. I'm so sorry that happened! I am trying to get better about drinking, especially when working outside.
~E
Consultation weight: 265, Surgery date: 10/6/15, Goal: 150, Current weight: 129; 5'5, 46 years old
"I am basically food's creepy ex-girlfriend. I know we can't be together anymore but I just want to spend time hanging out" ~me, about why I love cooking so much post WLS
on 6/7/17 6:20 am
I have locked myself out of my house numerous times. We have so many friends who have keys to our house. We used to have one hidden but the kids lost it.
Yesterday I got back on track and being honest with myself. I can bull**** my way through a lot of things. I just know I do not want to be a WLS statistic failure.
I went to Costco and I ordered off of Amazon Fresh. I had food delivered last week. I really like whole milk yogurt so most stores only carry yogurt for kids and it is full of sugar. But Amazon has whole milk yogurt and it is cheaper than most stores in my area. Plus I can not lift anything over five pounds for a while.
A lot of my old habits started creeping back up on me. I was really scared. Then I realized I am in control of me. Just because life can get hard sometimes. I do not have to eat my feelings.
Costco had some great single portions of cheese and salami so I did buy a lot of those. I need quick and easy when I am buy myself.
B:Oikos strawberry yogurt it is really tasty when it is whole milk yogurt I like it better and will eat it
L:Salami and cheese
D:Cilantro shrimp from Costco
Have a good day.
I have found that my feeling are tasty but very unhealthy! So glad you are getting a handle on things. Planning ahead and making sure I have good choices easily at hand is huge for me. When I am most likely to stress eat is when I don't have anything to grab that is on my plan.
I don't think you are going to be a bad statistic at all. I fear failure all the time. Sometimes I get so worried about failing that I spend most of the day beating myself up for possibly making bad choices I haven't even made. Pre-emptive negative self-talk. When I slow down and really listen to the monologue in my head...uhg...I am just tearing myself apart and I have completely overlooked 14 great choices I made that day. Today we should pat ourselves on the back for the good choices and cut ourselves some slack.
We are here, we are all in this together, and we got this.
~E
Consultation weight: 265, Surgery date: 10/6/15, Goal: 150, Current weight: 129; 5'5, 46 years old
"I am basically food's creepy ex-girlfriend. I know we can't be together anymore but I just want to spend time hanging out" ~me, about why I love cooking so much post WLS
Yes yes yes. I recently discovered that I am SO used to the running negative dialog happening in my subconscious that even on days when I follow my plan exactly on point, I still tell myself that I am "bad" until I catch myself.
But it is no surprise that 35 years of negative self-talk don't go away, even though the behaviors that prompted it, have.
