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Topic: RE: Mondays Topic.........Going out to eat......
HW-335 SW-332 CW-178.5 GW-150
What Card??? Fill me in! lol
I used to LOVE Chilis, but not so much anymore...My fav place is Applebees
I always choose a chicken dish or soup, depends on my mood : )
I used to LOVE Chilis, but not so much anymore...My fav place is Applebees
I always choose a chicken dish or soup, depends on my mood : )
HW-335 SW-332 CW-178.5 GW-150
Topic: RE: Mondays Topic.........Going out to eat......
1. Card?
2. I go to the local buffet, I dont fill up, lol but they have salad and meat and other things I can eat, and its five bucks. I am also a huge fan of subway salads.
3. Salad with chicken, or chicken breasts, or eggs scrambeled, usually chicken though. I did go to culvers once and order a burger, ate the meat, onions and lettuce but not the bun, was delicious.
Appelbees has really good chicken meals. And you can bring leftovers home! I usually order off the kids menu tho! I make my kids order something and I order something big for them, lol. Cause most places wont let me order kids meals..
2. I go to the local buffet, I dont fill up, lol but they have salad and meat and other things I can eat, and its five bucks. I am also a huge fan of subway salads.
3. Salad with chicken, or chicken breasts, or eggs scrambeled, usually chicken though. I did go to culvers once and order a burger, ate the meat, onions and lettuce but not the bun, was delicious.
Appelbees has really good chicken meals. And you can bring leftovers home! I usually order off the kids menu tho! I make my kids order something and I order something big for them, lol. Cause most places wont let me order kids meals..
Topic: RE: Dizzy
I use to a lot after surgery. I seen a topic on it on the main board awhile ago. Do a search here and a bunch of stuff pops up! I still do sometimes but not half as bad as before. Just when your bending, go to your knees first and stand up slowly. Hope that helps a little. Hopefully you dont have to deal with that for long!
Topic: Dizzy
I'm telling you...if its not one thing its another.............
Has anyone gotten dizzy alot after they have had surgery?!?
ANY time i bend over and pick up stuff from the floor, or even cleaing the toilet yesterday i stand up and get really dizy, i have to sit down for a few sec and drink some water...
kinda strange..also a big pain in the but...because its been hard to pick up the house with out getting dizzy..........
any advice would be great
thanks
Has anyone gotten dizzy alot after they have had surgery?!?
ANY time i bend over and pick up stuff from the floor, or even cleaing the toilet yesterday i stand up and get really dizy, i have to sit down for a few sec and drink some water...
kinda strange..also a big pain in the but...because its been hard to pick up the house with out getting dizzy..........
any advice would be great
thanks
Topic: Mondays Topic.........Going out to eat......
HELLO Cysters!!!
How was everyone weekend?!?! Great i hope!
The weather has been beautiful here in minnesota, been taking advantage of it and been walking outside every single day...love it!!!!
12 days till spring!!
Todays Topic: Going out to eat
1)Do you use your card when you go out to eat?
2) What is your fav place(s) to go out to eat?
3) What do you usually order?
1) i have not used my card...i may or may not use it...
2) i have went out to eat once and went to applebees and got chicken, so other then that no going out to eat for this gal yet
3) ??? Just chicken so far
How was everyone weekend?!?! Great i hope!
The weather has been beautiful here in minnesota, been taking advantage of it and been walking outside every single day...love it!!!!
12 days till spring!!
Todays Topic: Going out to eat
1)Do you use your card when you go out to eat?
2) What is your fav place(s) to go out to eat?
3) What do you usually order?
1) i have not used my card...i may or may not use it...
2) i have went out to eat once and went to applebees and got chicken, so other then that no going out to eat for this gal yet
3) ??? Just chicken so far
Topic: RE: Please Tell us about youself, and your story
Hi Everybody,
My name is Jennifer. I've always had a problem with my monthly visitor. When I was 16 and still hadn 't started my mom took me to the gyno. She said she couldn't find anything wrong with me and put me on bc pills to see if I would start. Well I did....but she said that I didn't need to have my visitor until I was in my 20's so I quit taking the pills. She never diagnosed me but did tell me that I would probably never have children. When I got married I was 24 and i went back to the same gyno and had to BEG for bc pills b/c she said I didn't need them. So after I ran out of them I just never went back because I didn't feel like begging again. I had a friend with PCOS that had a baby and she referred me to her gyno. Well that's when i got diagnosed with PCOS. She put me on metformin and increased my dosage to 2000 mg a day....then when I went for another glucose test well the metformin wasn't working. :( So her nurse told me that she wanted to see my reg dr. My reg dr has since then put me on Actos. I go next month for another glucose test to see if it is working. I'm very discouraged as i've been married for 5 years next month and I want a baby more than anything. I have decided to have WLS and I complete my first weigh in tomorrow. Just 5 more months to go to see if I can get approved. I'm sure it will fly bye as time seems to do...Hopefully WLS will help take care of my PCOS so that I can become a mother! :)
My name is Jennifer. I've always had a problem with my monthly visitor. When I was 16 and still hadn 't started my mom took me to the gyno. She said she couldn't find anything wrong with me and put me on bc pills to see if I would start. Well I did....but she said that I didn't need to have my visitor until I was in my 20's so I quit taking the pills. She never diagnosed me but did tell me that I would probably never have children. When I got married I was 24 and i went back to the same gyno and had to BEG for bc pills b/c she said I didn't need them. So after I ran out of them I just never went back because I didn't feel like begging again. I had a friend with PCOS that had a baby and she referred me to her gyno. Well that's when i got diagnosed with PCOS. She put me on metformin and increased my dosage to 2000 mg a day....then when I went for another glucose test well the metformin wasn't working. :( So her nurse told me that she wanted to see my reg dr. My reg dr has since then put me on Actos. I go next month for another glucose test to see if it is working. I'm very discouraged as i've been married for 5 years next month and I want a baby more than anything. I have decided to have WLS and I complete my first weigh in tomorrow. Just 5 more months to go to see if I can get approved. I'm sure it will fly bye as time seems to do...Hopefully WLS will help take care of my PCOS so that I can become a mother! :)
Topic: RE: Please Tell us about youself, and your story
This is from my blog --
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It was the summer of 2004. Jeff and I had been married for a year. We were in the Home Depot parking lot, walking back to our car. Jeff turned to me to tell me that HIS “clock was ticking." I explained to him that he didn’t have a clock, but the point was still there, Jeff was ready to start a family. For the next six months, we tried without really trying. That December, we starting trying more strategically (looking at the calendar for optimum times). After a year had passed, I started getting horrible pains. These pains were actually from having a cyst and endometriosis which required surgery. During my post-op appointment with Dr. S. we talked about how we had been trying. He explained to my husband and myself that, “Women have a fatometer." Essentially, he was trying to explain how really heavy and really skinny women have trouble conceiving. Well, we were a bit put off by Dr. S’s lack of bed side manner, so we consulted my OB/GYN Goddess Extraordinaire, Dr. M. She wanted to start me on Clomid (as my mom had), but it turns out that I had more cysts requiring surgery. After two surgeries, several “painless procedures" (which were not painless at all and which detail is really moot for this blog’s purposes), monthly internal ultrasounds, shots, pills, and blood tests, Dr. M. and her wonderful colleague, Dr. W., sent me to a very reputable fertility clinic. Lots of things were said about my levels, my thyroid, my Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (which will be referred to as PCOS henceforth), but the bottom line is I needed to lose weight to get pregnant. How much weight? I needed to lose 106.5 lbs to be at the BMI I needed to achieve in order to get pregnant. The doctor said I should lose this in 6 months to a year (that’s right, the doctor wanted me to lose between and 8.9 and 17.75 pounds PER MONTH). Amazingly enough, I actually was doing pretty well. I lost 39 lbs in a year (only 3.25 lbs per month) and got my thyroid under control! I called the doctor at the fertility clinic and was told by his nurse that he wanted me to lose “at least another 60 pounds before the doctor will see you again." This may sound very well and good, but I had really worked hard for those 39. I had plateaued for the past two months. Another 60 pounds seemed impossible. It would be like if I told you (and you alone) that you had to build a house without any tools. You could read books about houses being built. You could watch a video of houses being built, you could have someone giving you step by step instructions on how to build the house, but when it comes down to it, it’s your hands and you. Oh yeah. And get it done in 6 months to a year. During this time, still keep down your job, your marriage, and all other responsibilities. I know it sound like I’m being dramatic, but that IS how I feel. This is my blog and my story. I think it’s also important to note that I have always been heavier. I have never had my weight “under control." Even now, I don’t eat a lot more than the average person, but am twice the weight of my friends. I don’t drink soda or coffee. I have a small salad and small sandwich for lunch every day at work. I eat apples for my snack with my students. My dinner is usually chicken based with a starch and a veggie. At home, if I have dessert it’s normally fat free pudding. The whole thing is just so frustrating. Everyone has their own solution for me too. Some people tell me to eat a big breakfast, medium lunch, and small dinner. Others tell me only eat between 5-10pm. Others tell me to take a prescription pill (Ionamin®) to over the counter drugs (Alli®). In October, Jeff and I started looking into Bariatric options. It still seems like a ton of work, but (going back to the house reference) it’s like a hammer. It’d be easier to build that house if someone would just give me a hammer! After researching and meeting with Dr. B, we’ve been moving forward on me having a Gastric Bypass. I need help and hopefully this will allow me to be successful in my weight loss and Jeff and I can finally have our family. We’ve told some friends, my parents, Jeff’s mom, and Jeff’s sister. Once I have a date, I’ll tell everyone. We’re going to “live this out loud." There is no reason to feel ashamed. I need help. I hope I have your support.
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It was the summer of 2004. Jeff and I had been married for a year. We were in the Home Depot parking lot, walking back to our car. Jeff turned to me to tell me that HIS “clock was ticking." I explained to him that he didn’t have a clock, but the point was still there, Jeff was ready to start a family. For the next six months, we tried without really trying. That December, we starting trying more strategically (looking at the calendar for optimum times). After a year had passed, I started getting horrible pains. These pains were actually from having a cyst and endometriosis which required surgery. During my post-op appointment with Dr. S. we talked about how we had been trying. He explained to my husband and myself that, “Women have a fatometer." Essentially, he was trying to explain how really heavy and really skinny women have trouble conceiving. Well, we were a bit put off by Dr. S’s lack of bed side manner, so we consulted my OB/GYN Goddess Extraordinaire, Dr. M. She wanted to start me on Clomid (as my mom had), but it turns out that I had more cysts requiring surgery. After two surgeries, several “painless procedures" (which were not painless at all and which detail is really moot for this blog’s purposes), monthly internal ultrasounds, shots, pills, and blood tests, Dr. M. and her wonderful colleague, Dr. W., sent me to a very reputable fertility clinic. Lots of things were said about my levels, my thyroid, my Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (which will be referred to as PCOS henceforth), but the bottom line is I needed to lose weight to get pregnant. How much weight? I needed to lose 106.5 lbs to be at the BMI I needed to achieve in order to get pregnant. The doctor said I should lose this in 6 months to a year (that’s right, the doctor wanted me to lose between and 8.9 and 17.75 pounds PER MONTH). Amazingly enough, I actually was doing pretty well. I lost 39 lbs in a year (only 3.25 lbs per month) and got my thyroid under control! I called the doctor at the fertility clinic and was told by his nurse that he wanted me to lose “at least another 60 pounds before the doctor will see you again." This may sound very well and good, but I had really worked hard for those 39. I had plateaued for the past two months. Another 60 pounds seemed impossible. It would be like if I told you (and you alone) that you had to build a house without any tools. You could read books about houses being built. You could watch a video of houses being built, you could have someone giving you step by step instructions on how to build the house, but when it comes down to it, it’s your hands and you. Oh yeah. And get it done in 6 months to a year. During this time, still keep down your job, your marriage, and all other responsibilities. I know it sound like I’m being dramatic, but that IS how I feel. This is my blog and my story. I think it’s also important to note that I have always been heavier. I have never had my weight “under control." Even now, I don’t eat a lot more than the average person, but am twice the weight of my friends. I don’t drink soda or coffee. I have a small salad and small sandwich for lunch every day at work. I eat apples for my snack with my students. My dinner is usually chicken based with a starch and a veggie. At home, if I have dessert it’s normally fat free pudding. The whole thing is just so frustrating. Everyone has their own solution for me too. Some people tell me to eat a big breakfast, medium lunch, and small dinner. Others tell me only eat between 5-10pm. Others tell me to take a prescription pill (Ionamin®) to over the counter drugs (Alli®). In October, Jeff and I started looking into Bariatric options. It still seems like a ton of work, but (going back to the house reference) it’s like a hammer. It’d be easier to build that house if someone would just give me a hammer! After researching and meeting with Dr. B, we’ve been moving forward on me having a Gastric Bypass. I need help and hopefully this will allow me to be successful in my weight loss and Jeff and I can finally have our family. We’ve told some friends, my parents, Jeff’s mom, and Jeff’s sister. Once I have a date, I’ll tell everyone. We’re going to “live this out loud." There is no reason to feel ashamed. I need help. I hope I have your support.
Topic: RE: Weekend Fun Topic!! FOOD
2/22/2010 Weight= 248
10/8/2012 Weight= 148
I am only 2 weeks out and oh my do I miss all food! LOL I miss grabbing a burger and fries with my husband when we are out and about. We dont get out together alot and that was something that was always comforting to me was getting a burger with him. Sound corny right....the other day he wanted Subway so I figured I would go with him and maybe grab a soup for me. Got there and they had NO SOUP!!! I ended up eating a little turkey off his sandwich and it filled me right up. My husband still cant believe Ive lost what I have lost in such a short amount of time! But yes a burger!
2/22/2010 Weight= 248
10/8/2012 Weight= 148
Topic: RE: Please Tell us about youself, and your story
Ladys!!
Thank you for taking the time to introduce yourself!!
Lets become long life supporters!!!!
HUGS!!
Your Group Leader:Teresa
Thank you for taking the time to introduce yourself!!
Lets become long life supporters!!!!
HUGS!!
Your Group Leader:Teresa
Topic: RE: Unwanted Hair!
I went in and talked to the doc about hair removal. He actuallyh told me the lasor wouldnt work for me because of my blonde hair. Said its harder when your blonde. He explained it and it made a lot of sense. So he told me to go out and find someone who did "sugaring" Its like waxing, hurts a little less, costs a little more but lasts longer.
I will go in and do that, but its the price, so I dont get in as often as I would like! You can do it at home, but I wouldnt. Just cause I want someone who knows what they are doing to help me out!
When Im low on cash I pluck pluck pluck... Ouch ouch ouch! lol
I will go in and do that, but its the price, so I dont get in as often as I would like! You can do it at home, but I wouldnt. Just cause I want someone who knows what they are doing to help me out!
When Im low on cash I pluck pluck pluck... Ouch ouch ouch! lol
