poet_kelly
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
What is normal the first few weeks? - I see posts all the time asking if something is normal, and it's perfectly fine for people to ask that, but I wanted to post about it. There is a really wide range of what's norma...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
OT Poll - do you speak any languages besides Engl - If so, which ones?
How fluent are you?
Do you ever dream in another language?
I am reasonably fluent in sign language (ASL). I took both French and Spanish in school but ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Poll re: support groups -
1. Do you attend a support group regularly (you can define regularly however you want; I’d say it means you go more often than you don’t)?
2. If you don&rs...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
daily vitamin check in - Got yours in today?
I'm running behind schedule because my stomach's been upset the last two days. Last night I ended up not taking my bedtime vitamins and meds because I was...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
the feeding tube diet - You all have heard about that, right?
Well, it just confuses me. Why not just drink protein shakes for 800 calories a day? Why would pouring what is essentially a protein shak...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
daily vitamin check in - Got yours in?
I have everything but my iron and C, which I'll take before bed. Even did my B12 shot!
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Simply bars - I ordered some samples to try and got them today. I tried the lemon coconut one. I couldn't really taste any lemon, just a slight coconut flavor. It kind of reminded me of a ric...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
we do what works - I've been thinking about this the last few days.
For the most part, I believe people do what works. I used to eat for comfort a lot. I still do sometimes, just not as much. I...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
For those that need a vitamin schedule -
I see posts pretty often with people needing help with a vitamin schedule.
Here’s what I think is easiest:
Breakfast – multi, 500 mg calcium citrate, B12, B complex...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
share your best tip for getting your protein in - I thought those of us further along could share our best tips for getting our protein in. I thought this would be especially helpful for the newer folks, but really it can be help...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
daily vitamin check in - Got yours in today?
I have everything in except my iron and C before bed!
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
how ya doing with the no carbs for a week thing? - Those of you that wanted to join me, that is. And those that wanted to start already.
I pretty much started today because, well, I blew it yesterday. Last night I ate Triscuit...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
raspberry Greek yogurt - For lunch today - Greek yogurt (unfortunately not homemade, I need to make some more but bought some at the store because I needed some now), a little Splenda, da Vinci sugar free ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
OT - ah, the sound of cat hacks in the morning - What a way to wake up at 5:30 in the morning! No one should be awake this early anyway. But who wants to wake up to the sound of a cat hacking up a hair ball, or a lung? Then yo...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
daily vitamin check in - Got yours in?
All I have left is my iron and C before bed. Hee hee, plus I took an EXTRA dose of calcium because I really wanted a chocolate creamy bite after dinner!
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
Poll about following your doctor’s guidelines -
I’m curious about how often people follow their doctor’s guidelines after RNY and about the reasons why people sometimes don’t follow their doc’s guidelin...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
It's time to cut the carbs again - I've been eating too many starchy carbs. I do this periodically, then realize I need to cut it out, stop eating them for a while, then start up again. Blah. I just don't do them...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
Vitamins made easy -
We talk a lot about vitamins on this board, which makes sense because they are so important to our health, but sometimes it gets pretty confusing with all the different types of ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
D2 vsD3 and other stuff about vitamin D -
There are two types of vitamin D, D2 and D3. It’s important that we know this because one type, D3, is absorbed well and the other type, D2, is not. Unfortunately, many doc...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
daily vitamin check in - Got yours in today?
All I have left is my iron and C.
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
feeling guilty about medical stuff - I have had a ton of medical stuff going on lately. Last week I had to see my psychiatrist and my PCP, this week I had the back specialist, next week I see the ENT about that wart-...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
daily spirituality post -
We are called to become hollow bones for our People, and anyone else we can help , and we are not supposed to seek power for our personal use and honor.
Fools Crow, LAKOTA
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
daily vitamin check in - Get yours in? I did!
When I went to the back specialist today, I took my list of meds and vitamins, of course. It took forever for the RN to put them all in the computer. App...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
OT - saw back specialist - Finally had my appt at Cleveland Clinic today. I like the doctor I saw. He looked at my MRI and said I do NOT have degenerative disc disease, which is what the radiologist wrote ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
daily vitamin check in - Get yours in today?
I missed a dose of calcium and probably won't get it in unless I stay up really late, but I got everything else in.
