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I forgot to ask a protein shake question this morning. Here it is:
Within the next half hour after drinking a protein shake, do any of y'all get tummy bubbles, pains, and a signal that you need to find a bathroom ASAP. Turns out I don't always actually NEED a bathroom at that point, but sometimes I really do. To be quite blunt about it: protein shakes sometimes precipitate an urgent bowel movement for me.
If anyone suffers from this ailment, what do you think is going on?
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
Yes, it's one of the Aromatase inhibitors, and it's not outwardly being my friend, but on the other hand, statistically it's working to prevent a cancer recurrence. Sigh.
Beach club bliss! I've started my pre vacation ritual of checking the 15 day forecast, and it looks lovely in Florida right now.
I'm up another pound. I'm hoping this new medication is making me retain water and not actual fat... maybe, because my breast that had lymphedema hurts. Time to get put the compression bra and do some self lymphatic drainage massage.
DH is airborne right now on his way to Boston. Its quiet here, AND I'm almost out of Fair life milk! I'm going to have to enter a grocery store instead of sending him a text of what I need! The horror! I will definitely be going to the fancy grocery store with the excellent deli.
No real plans for the weekend. Snow predicted tomorrow, but if its only a couple of inches I was thinking of going to a mall two towns over that still has lots of stores. Its called Southdale, and is the first enclosed mall in the U.S. It's not too far from Mall of America, so it's a wonder it has survived, and is actually still thriving. And then on Sunday there is the reading of the papers ritual.
Well off to the grocery store!
I get all the boosters and I'm pretty faithful about Vitamin D, which I just know helps with immune system. I work in a cesspool of germs but I've had a good run so far this year. No flu, no Covid, no colds, so maybe the immunizations help.
Do you have enough in you to try an online visit? Maybe based on your symptoms you could get a prescription for streph? I know that feeling where you're too sick to actually get care, but it's worrisome if it is streph. DH got Scarlet Fever from streph run amuck and he was sick for a long time.
Oh, when almond trees bloom is there a fragrance? Apple tree bloom is so nice, and I've smelled orange trees blooming when visiting Florida, to die for fragrance. I've never smelled almond though, or lemon. Remember the song, Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet... I want to smell the sweet lemon tree :)
So sorry you are miserable and yuck on the chicken legs!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
We have water falling from the sky today! Though I'm not a fan, it is much needed.
eFFing scale!
214.7
So NOT happy about that reading!
The consolation is that I just got my DEXA scan results from my appointment today. Almost every ounce of weight lost since December 10 has been FAT! I've lost 2.5 pounds of fat and only 0.2 pounds of lean body mass. So, in that respect I'm feeling good about progress. I'm at 32.2% body fat. Interesting thing is that my viseral adipose fat went up by 0.08 of a pound. I would have thought that the belly fat would go down proportionately to body fat. Boooooo....
The scale reading triggered some old tape/eating disorder thinking. I wanted to drastically cut calories and I mean drastically - like to the level of "post VSG I'm a 5' woman" level! LOL! I can remember feeling envious of those little ladies who could barely manage 300 calories right after VSG. I was lucky if I stayed under 700 that first week out! In 1980 I did the Cambridge diet and consumed only 330 calories per day. I lost A LOT of weight very quickly. I was in that thinking mode for several minutes this morning.
Probably a very good thing my scan was scheduled for today. Seeing the lean mass staying consistent while the fat mass became less was the dose of medicine I needed to reassure me I am on the right path.
CC, any word on transfer for dad yet? Paula, feeling any better yet?
The last of the winter decorations were boxed up and put away yesterday. The almond trees are blooming (which is not good with the rain) and the acacia trees are in full bloom. These two trees are always the first sign of spring in this area. I'm hoping for a late rainy season. Otherwise, we are back in drought mode. Boooooo!
126.4
Liz, that's interesting weight data. Thanks for sharing. My weight swings were a bit more dramatic than yours, but were definitely associated with life stresses (especially caregiving), lots of severe dieting (from skinny to fat to moderate to overweight, etc.). Since VSG my weight range was pretty stable around 135-140 except during Covid (2020-2022) that crept up to 150-170, and now I'm about 5-8 pounds lower (126-130) than my post-VSG range. I'm really hoping to stay in this range, which I think I can maintain, given our current lifestyle. Nonetheless, I know that life stresses are the big triggers for my weight gains. Maybe I could get a group rate from Peps's therapist.
Paula, I sure hope you start feeling better soon. Covid is strange in that it can present so very differently in different patients, even those in the same household who surely were bitten by the same variant. I'm hoping to avoid another bout with it this year. I'm someone who gets all the boosters for Covid, flu, pneumonia, RSV, and everything else old folks are supposed to be innoculated against. However, I don't know much about this latest variant.
Meant to say earlier that when I went to Costco earlier this week I bought not only Fairlife protein drinks (18 for $33.99) AND what looks to be a Costco/Kirkland competitor high-protein shake called "Orgain." It's a little cheaper (18 for @29.99) and has the same 30 grams of protein and only 10 calories more (160) than the Fairlife shakes have (150). I've tried them both since then, and I like them both. So there's $4.00 you can save if you're using the protein shakes.
Today I'm still hunting for door knobs and drawer pulls. I'm a bit cross-eyed at this point.
It's lovely outside--sunny and 59 degrees. Can't complain about that!
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
132.9. Still not eating much. Will skip my dose on Sunday as well.
Feeling just a little better but still very sick. I half think I may have strep throat on top of Covid with how bad my throat hurts, I just don't have it in me to go and get swabbed.
Thankful for the soup my friend brought over but what an odd presentation. It was chicken noodle soup but with whole chicken legs on top. How do you eat that? I ended up taking the legs out, removing the meat and putting it back in the soup. I can't stomach chicken skin (especially if not crunchy) so this was a must. A quick Google search showed that whole leg chicken noodle soup is indeed a thing. Who knew?
I can only stay up for a few hours before going back to bed. It's calling for me now!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
