poet_kelly
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
Informed consent, medical ethics and more rambling -
This is just gonna be me rambling some more. Hopefully I can make some kind of sense here. I just took some pain meds for my back, though, so if I don’t make much sense, ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
Vow to stay off the scale, win a prize - Earlier today macjuicy suggested we should all destroy our scales and post pictures.
I know some of us feel our scales are helpful to us and I think we should all stick with wha...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
If it sounds to good to be true... - I hate to be the one to break it to you, but when you come across a multivitam that claims to have everything we need in it, including calcium and iron, and it tastes just like an ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
just browsing boards - I can't sleep and I'm bored so I've been browsing different boards on OH, places I don't usually read or post. Here's what I've learned:
~ I love my RNY. And I wonder why any...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
hidden calories? - I was just reading this article about alternatives to cow's milk. Well, I'm not even sure you'd really call it an article, but reading this thing about it. And I read:
"Some f...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
OT - Dear Parents - I understand that preschool-age children are naturally active and noisy. And I like kids, I really do. And I think it's great that you wanted to take your kids out for an afterno...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
nutrition classes in medical school - I came across this information on wlsvitagarten today and thought I'd post a link so anyone else that's interested could read it. I'll sum it up, though - in a survey of 106 medic...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
goat milk, anyone? - Anyone tried goat milk? Did you like it? How was it different from cow milk? What about goat milk yogurt?
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
Oh Nik! Protein pumpkin spice latte? - I saw an ad for Starbucks pumpkin spice latte today and it looked super yummy. Or sounded yummy. Whatever.
For some reason I've been craving pumpkin stuff lately. Which is ki...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 5 months ago
we are a bunch of smart people - I've wanted to post this for a while but couldn't figure out how to say it without it sounding cheesy. And maybe also sounding patronizing or something, which is not my intent at ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
probiotics? - I want to try taking some probiotics. I've been kind of bloated and gassy lately and thought that might help. I was at the store this morning though and realized i had no clue wh...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
Poll About Labs -
So we all know I think getting labs done regularly is very important and that I think it is important that we get a copy of our lab report so we can see all the numbers for ourse...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
public service announcement re: soda -
Drinking soda will NOT stretch your pouch. Here is why:
At the top of your pouch is an opening where food and liquids come from your esophagus into your pouch. At the bottom...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
really tired of being tired and dizzy - I'm just tired of feeling like this. I am not tired all the time but it seems I am a lot more tired than I should be. I've had about a zillion labs done and have no vitamin defic...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
doctors and vitamin toxicity - This is probably just gonna be me rambling here.
I've been thinking about this lately and the more I think about it, the less sense it makes. It seems like doctors, at least ma...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 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 13 years, 6 months ago
grocery shopping makes me grumpy - I was at the store at 10:00 this morning. You'd think they'd have all the shelves stocked for the day, right? Wrong. I hate it when I go shopping and they are out of stuff I nee...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
OT - what I am doing today - So I have found a local (well, kinda local, about 40 minutes away) farm where I can buy fresh eggs from free range chickens. I am ridiculously excited about it. I probably seem l...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
Do you buy organic? Other "natural" stu - I've been wanting to ask about this for a few days now but couldn't quite figure out how to put it in words. But I'm ready to give it a go.
Lately I've become interested in wha...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
Stuff to Know About B12 -
After RNY, we need to take a B12 supplement. Since part of our small intestine has been bypassed we won’t absorb B12 as well as we used to, but even more concerning is the ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
they operate on our tummies... - not on our heads. We've all heard that, right?
The further out I get from surgery, the more convinced I am that doing the "head work" is the key to success. Well, maybe not th...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
What if we don’t get enough protein? - I've seen some posts lately with people asking what to do because they cannot stand the protein shakes. I sympathize. It took me a couple months to find one I could actually forc...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
What's your goal? - No, I don't mean your goal weight.
I think sometimes we get too hung up on the numbers. My goal weight was 140. But why did I want to weigh 140? Was it just so I could enjoy ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
support groups - professionally facilitated or pee - I just started participating in a support group a few weeks ago. There just was not one available to me before now. I'm really glad I got the opportunity to participate because I...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
vitamin D and a vegan diet - I've posted a couple times lately about my desire to at least reduce the amount of eggs and dairy in my diet, if not cut them out completely. I'm looking at all the different anim...
