poet_kelly
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
food pantry stuff - My partner's brother works at a church that runs a food pantry and he brought us a huge box of stuff. Which I really appreciate because money is really tight right now. Getting s...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
daily vitamin check in - I just realized I forgot to take my dinnertime vitamins! Oops. So I am taking my magnesium oxide and second multi right now.
I still need to get another dose of calcium in pl...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
darn it, my stomach hurts - I am starting to get a little worried. I really hope I don't have an ulcer or something like that. Frequently, although not always, my stomach hurts after I eat. It's just now s...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
scary vitamin/protein deficiency story - People sometimes contact me and ask me to look at their labs. Of course, before giving my opinion, I make sure to say I am not a doctor and do not play one on TV! But I recently...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
daily vitamin check in - How are you all doing with your vites today?
I think I'm gonna be short one dose of calcium again. Darn it. I still have to take my iron and C, too, but I'll get those before ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
daily vitamin check in - How's it going for you today? Got everything in?
I still need one more dose of calcium plus my iron and vitamin C, but I'll probably get them both in because I'll probably be u...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
malabsorption -
There are these little tiny things in your small intestine called villi. They are like fingers that grab up calories and absorb them. When they bypass part of the small intesti...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
daily vitamin check in - Got your vites in for the day?
I have them all but my iron and C, which I will take in a little bit.
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
Meijer vitamins on sale, buy one get one free - I just got home from grocery shopping at Meijer (which, by the way, is always a madhouse on Saturday, took me forever to get out of there) and discovered all their store brand vita...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
Poll re: protein shakes - I know different doctors and dieticians have different recommendations regarding the use of protein shakes, from recommended patients never use them, not even in the first few week...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
daily vitamin check in - How's everyone doing today?
I have everything in but my iron and C, which I will be taking before bed. Even did my B12 shot today!
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
Can we take gummy vitamins? - Well, sure, we can if we want to. We can take anything we want. We're adults and we get to make our own decisions.
However, if we want to get all the vitamins and minerals we ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
daily vitamin check in - Not such a good vitamin day for me. I got both multis, my D3 and my mag oxide and am getting ready to take my iron and C. But I only got one dose of calcium in and I am planning ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
daily vitamin check in - I got all mine in but my iron and C, which I will take before bed.
How about you?
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
daily vitamin check in - How you all doing today?
I've got everything in except my iron and C, which I will take in just a little while. I have to go get labs done really soon and am anxious to see som...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
daily vitamin check in - So today I've had both multis, my vitamin A, my mag oxide and two doses of calcium. And since I just finished the second dose, I'm not getting three in unless I'm up pretty late a...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
All in One Bariatric Vitamins -
There are several different companies that make all-in-one bariatric vitamins. Most of them say you only need four tablets a day.
Most post ops take vitamins four or five tim...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
what would you like to know about being a vegetari - I have been asked to write a series of articles on being a vegetarian post WLS. I have a pretty good idea of what I'm going to say (actually I've already started writing, I don't ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
OT- suggestions for stopping negative self-talk? - For the Bariatric Foodie pledge this week, I pledged to give up negative self-talk. For reasons that are probably obvious, I don't think negative self-talk is useful or helpful or...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
daily vitamin check in - Got both multis, my D3, my mag oxide, my iron and C. but only one dose of calcium. Blah. I gotta get back on top of that calcium, I was doing well with it for a little while.
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
interesting observation about raw whole milk - Since switching to raw whole milk, my partner has lost almost 20 pounds. I had read that the increased fat (we used to use skim milk) would not cause weight gain, that it was actu...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
daily vitamin check in - Got yours all in for the day?
I got mine!
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
food as fuel... and other stuff - I've been thinking about this for a few days and I'm not sure I can put it into words right. And be warned, I'm gonna be rambling.
I hear people say a lot that we have to learn...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 1 month ago
daily vitamin check in - Got your vitamins in today?
I have everything but my iron and C, and I need to go do my B12 shot.
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 1 month ago
do you think this is stress? - I have been under an incredible amount of stress for the last week or so. I still have an appetite but everytime I eat my stomach hurts and I get nauseous and wish I hadn't eaten....
