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Do you take iron supplements? I have since WLS and up until now have been okay.
Your DH and mine must have had Moms with similar cooking philosophies. My DH also only knew Minute Rice and had only "expanded" to other rices by buying them in microwaveable packets (yuck IMO). He thinks it is such a big deal that I make both mashed potatoes and rice from scratch.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I am envying your new dedication to the treadmill. I'd rather walk outside but haven't had a lot of time to even do that. And this weekend we have the windy rainy unpleasantness. I need to institute a routine to get fit again when we get to Florida.
On the dress issue (proper support), I bought 2 longline bras. The first arrived and would work but it is just a little too too big. It doesn't come in a smaller size but I could sew it if I had to. I have a different model coming Monday in a smaller size which I hope will work so I can return the first one.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Yes! That's the med!
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!
on 9/20/24 7:07 pm
My problem is I can eat them! But I'm fine with smaller too. So best to do smaller anytime I can...
Does he take Vyvanse? I know a few young people who had to switch meds, because they simply cannot get their prescriptions filled.
I like snack sized meals too. Sometimes I can eat a whole sandwich, but typical dinners, no.
It seems your transformation to gym user has been pretty seamless!
Oh, I bet you set a lovely tablescape. A picture to show us perhaps?
Sometimes they add going to the shooting range to their outing. DH assures me they shoot guns BEFORE the bourbon. Good policy. While I do like bourbon, I do not like shooting guns, and I am terrified by horror movies, so I'm grateful to his friend pursuing these interests with him, as is the friend's wife. I bet your DH would be most welcome to join their fraternity.
Instant mashed potatoes! When DH and I first got married he wasn't sure he liked my mashed potatoes because all he'd ever eaten as a kid were the instant kind. Also, he didn't like wheat bread, (especially the kind with any seeds or texture) or chunky peanut butter, or any salad except iceberg lettuce. One time when I was making rice, he asked me what I was doing. He only knew about Minute Rice. My MIL was many wonderful things, but she was not a good cook. Minnesota food in the 70s was pretty bland, but DH's family took it to a new level. He has recovered from those years of deprivation, and likes so many things now.
A good day at work, followed by a pedicure and then dinner on a lake side patio. The forecasted temperature change turned out to minimal, and we still made it to 80 today. We ran into the parents of one of DS's best friends (buddies since 1st grade) at the restaurant. We took a picture together to send our "boys". The friend lives in Seattle, and more than once his parents have mentioned how nice it would be for the" boys" if our DS moved there too. It's gratifying to know someone else likes your kid and values their friendship with their own child. We feel likewise.
Tomorrow's plan is coffee at our Irish place, and later a birthday party for the husband of one of my college roomies. My roomie and I were living together when we each met our respective husbands, so we all had a front row seat to "the courting". They got married about 6 weeks before us.
I have an appointment on Wednesday with the physician's assistant at my WLS clinic. They prescribe my Wegovy. Sometimes I think its overkill they want to see me every 4 months and the amount of bloodwork they do. Then other times I think how easy it would be to become malnourished with the double whammy of sleeve and drugs. In May, several indicators of iron deficiency were showing up.So I guess it's warranted in my case. I've looked at the reports from the draw I had this week, and I think they're better. We'll discuss Wednesday. Weight is steady, minimal side effects.
