Cleopatra_Nik
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
If you're usually active on this board but now lur - You all know I don’t go all “serious” serious that often, but I have to today.
I just received a disturbing e-mail from a family member of someone who comes to OH. ...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
Healthy(er) Lasagna - Boy am I glad not many people here know me from my first year on OH. I'd have to eat humble pie big time.
I recently made this for my family:
It's a lasagna. Not a no-noo...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
What's for dinner - Wednesday! - Usually it'd be church dinner for me but I have to stay late and interview someone for a story I have due soon so I am going to skip church and the divas and I are doing dinner/sho...
Cleopatra_Nik wrote a blog post 13 years, 4 months ago
Nikki vs. the Pizza: An Epic Battle - You know how you take a picture and you stash it away somewhere and then one day you happen upon it again? That’s how I’d liken what I’m experiencing these days.
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Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
What's for dinner? Tuesday! - I got too much shizz going on tonight.
The girls father is coming over to see them briefly. This will be the last time they see him before he deploys to Afghanistan. Then they...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
The Rightful Entitlement to Food - Some of us get hungry physically. Some of us don’t. Most of us get head hunger (although some not yet).
I personally am somewhere in the middle of do and don’t. I d...
Cleopatra_Nik wrote a blog post 13 years, 5 months ago
Scale Preview - Wednesday is going to be my official “weigh day” (although I might re-think that as I usually go to church that night) but I wanted a little “scale preview.”
Me an...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
What's for dinner - Monday! - Ok, I figure I owe you guys some food porn as I've been scarce. So here you go. This is my dinner:
It is a traditional lasagna (which means, yes, it does have noodles) but I...
Cleopatra_Nik wrote a blog post 13 years, 5 months ago
Two things I won't do anymore... - This is just speaking for the last few weeks. Over the course of the last three years there are a LOT of things I’ve learned not to do (chief among them, do NOT ignore your &...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
What's for dinner - Friday night! - I still want my tortilla pizza. Last night me and the little diva decided to split a burrito bowl (chicken, nix the rice, double beans, hot salsa, corn, sour cream, cheese and guac...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
BD's Mongolian Grill -
Yep...that'd be me...chowing down (as per usual). Can you believe I'd never been there until Pam took me?
It's one of those instances where I may have been better off not kn...
Cleopatra_Nik wrote a blog post 13 years, 5 months ago
Here I am again... - Ok, so I’m OH blogging again. Yay!
I figured this is the best place to blog about this particular part of my journey because this is where I connect with most post-ops. ...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
What's for dinner - Thursday! - Ok so yesterday I survived my first day of "NNN" (not night noshing). It was rough. My noshometer was going OFF! But I really, really, really want to be the comeback kid. I want to...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
Muscle does NOT weigh more than fat - Yes, I am neurotic. I'm a writer. Words/phrasing matters to me.
To that effect, muscle does not weigh more than fat. A pound of muscle and a pound of fat both weigh the same amo...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
Random Poll o' the Week: Mini-Goals - I'm a big fan of them. For those who aren't familiar, a mini-goal is a small, usually realistically attainable goal which is a step toward a larger, long-term goal.
In my opinio...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
What's for dinner? Wednesday! - I have been debating about calling this thread "What DID you eat today?" for all the folks who don't plan in the morning to report in. For now, I'll leave it as "What's for dinner?...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
Nik vs. Nik (round 2,457) - I wouldn’t say these are dark times in my post-op experience, but I definitely feel myself transitioning into a new phase over here.
Just to get you up to speed, here&rsq...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
Friday night dinner! - I have no idea what I'm having. Dinner is a poorly planned meal in my world. I need to work on that. I think because in my mind dinner=no more food tonight. So I put it off and put...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
Ok, I don't do many (picture) AW posts but... - I think I look pretty cute in this picture. I've been taking more photos to try and get my head wrapped around the reality of my body. Some days I feel the difference and some days...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
Random Poll o' the Week: Uselessness.... - What is the most useless piece of weight-loss or weight-loss surgery advice you've been given so far?
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
What are you eating/doing today? Friday! - Diva, did you post already? I went back a few pages and didn't see it. Sorry if I am duplicating!
Doing: I don't know but I need to be active. My body is craving it. Might take ...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
Poll for anyone who has ever been to an OH Event.. - I've seen over the past few months folks asking what OH Conference is like.
If you've been to one, what is your fondest memory/whackiest moment/favorite part of OH conference? P...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
Poll for those who find eating breakfast hard - Even at three years out I’m learning about my pouch.
Something happened to me last night and I wondered if what I learned from it might help some of you.
Basically, ...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
Better late than never. What was/is for dinner? - My West Coast peeps may not have eaten yet so maybe I'm not as late as I am :)
For me...oh. My. GOD!!!
So long story short: My church has a women/children's shelter with an ...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
What's for dinner everyone? - I just polished off the other half of a Reuben I ate for lunch. It was yummy.
I may have some cottage cheese later. Not sure.
About Me
Baltimore, MD
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26.2
BMI
Surgery
01/08/2008
Surgery Date
Jan 21, 2008
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