Cleopatra_Nik
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Debate topic: Does having RNY actually make it HAR - This question comes from me knowing a LOT of long-termers who want to take off those last few pounds or lose their bounce. Many do so alongside well-intentioned non-op friends and ...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Do you know how important YOU are to this board? - This might seem like overstating the obvious, but I really wanted to write you guys a note to say that we ALL bring unique gifts to this message board. Whether you are pre-op, a ne...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
TODAY ONLY! A challenge for those who need to up t - Tonight is the State of the Union address. As good Americans we SHOULD all watch it but...yes...it can be a bit...dry.
How about a good ol' fashioned drinking game to make the ...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Kittenlove: today is OUR day!!!! - How could I have not known?
IT'S NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER DAY!!!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/24/national-peanut-butter-day-healthy_n_1228291.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp0...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Oh! Another Random Poll: Default foods - I was going to do a post asking what the heck is up with me and eggs, but...yeah. It's protein (especially since I only eat the whites) so why question it.
Eggs are my "default ...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Random Poll o' the Week: Erm...excuse me...that's. - I haven't done a random poll in a while so I figured, why not?
Let's do a moment of unabashed truth.
What is the most cringe-worthy thing that's happened to you since surgery...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
What are you eating/doing today? Tuesday - Blah. Just not feeling very pumped today. I'm not tired. I'm just...not. That's the best way I can explain it.
Today is work, then home with the divas then later this evening I...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
What are you eating/doing today? Dreary Monday... - I keep seeing it over and over again in my head. The touchdown pass dropped, the field goal kick not EVEN making it...sigh...I still love my Ravens but today is a melancholy day in...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Activity check-in - Saturday - This thread has been good for me. Namely, I have gotten off my lazy arse and did something.
Having said that...it's cold as a bleepity-bleep outside! But I schlepped to the Y an...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Ok, I give up. What the hell is DIETING? - Because we all seem to have different conceptions of it. Some I've heard here in the last few days:
-Counting calories is dieting
-Counting carbs is dieting
-Counting protein ...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
The Afters - It's Saturday and cold and rainy so I'm inside which means you all are unfortunate enough to have to deal with my introspections.
The Afters.
How do I explain that concept? I...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Activity check-in FRIDAY - Someone posted this yesterday and I thought it was a smashing idea!
So today I have done...abso-frickin-lutely nothing. But I'm about to get up and do my 45 minute Zumba workout...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Zesty Skillet Mushroom Chicken - Remember that commercial for Rice Krispie's treats where the mom is making them all leisurely, then the kids come in and she puffs flour on her face and feigns tiredness to make th...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
OT: Project Runway All-Stars gab... - How are folks feeling about All-Stars so far, if you are watching?
To tell the truth, I think yesterday’s show was the FIRST that I considered all-stars worthy.
And b...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
It's Friday! What are we eating/doing today? - FRIIIIIDAY!
Today is work and I have a lunch date with a guy I’ve been talking to. By now, I never predict that a guy is going to be “the one.” It’s way too e...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
DC-area folks? - Next weekend (probably Jan. 28) I am taking the divas to Madame Tussaud's in DC (there is a Michael Jackson exhibit and my oldest is an MJ FANATIC).
I wondered if anyone might...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
My grandma always used to say... - And made us recite...whenever she felt we were making an excuse:
Excuses
are tools of incompetence
They build monuments of nothingness
Those who specialize in them seldom ac...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
What are you eating/doing today? Thursday... - I got no mo-jo today. Can't exactly say why. I feel a cross between blah and "sniff, sniff." It's not even close to "that time of the month" so I'm just going to label it "one of t...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Chuck E. Cheese...leading the charge toward more c - Firstly, I should say I have spent the better part of my parenting life hating CEC. But conversely I am liking restaurants that help people make better decisions, not because of le...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Ditch the protein bullets, protein pills, etc! REA - Today on Bariatric Foodie I go over my top 5 favorite foods that give big protein in a small package. I also give some tips on how to work these into the smallest portion sizes to ...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Sorry fellas...what you see is NOT what you get... - I’ve been wanting to write this for a while but was skittish (I know right? Me? Skittish? Get outta here!).
I suppose I could post on the sex board but…I don&rsquo...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Miranda time! Episode 22 is UP! - It's been a few weeks since her surgery and already Miranda is starting to feel the effects of her changing body. In fact, this episode she's feeling rather...saucy!
Here how h...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
For the hotties in the house... -
I posted a picture of the above yesterday on the Bariatric Foodie Facebook Wall and challenged folks to guess what was in it, using the following clues:
1) although it gener...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
The Blessing in My Curse - Well I think I have narrowed down the cause of my “pouch song.” (Definition for those unaware: when the digestive system makes loud noises that no amount of repositioning can...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Where the rubber hits the road - A few months back I did a poll. I asked if it was more important to be skinny than be healthy. Most of you said you'd rather be healthy, although a few of you did admit getting thi...
About Me
Baltimore, MD
Location
26.2
BMI
Surgery
01/08/2008
Surgery Date
Jan 21, 2008
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