poet_kelly
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
perfection - I've seen a number of posts lately where people are feeling really guilty about eating something they feel they "shouldn't" have eaten and are really beating themselves up about it...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
I think I broke my toe - I dropped my bread machine on my big toe. And of course my bread machine is heavy. The toe immediately developed a black bruise about the size of a 50 cent piece on the top of th...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
losing weight "on your own" - I just read a post in which someone said something about "losing weight on your own," and I've heard people say that before. Typically what they mean is losing weight without surg...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
yum yum, cappucino soy milk! - I went grocery shopping a couple days ago and was planning to buy some plain soy milk to try. Well, I saw they had cappucino flavored soy milk. I thought that sounded good so I ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
What if we DON'T cheat? - I posted this in response to a post someone else made in a thread about what might happen if we cheat on the pre op liquid diet. Probably everyone knows by now that I don't think ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
Why we can’t take NSAIDS - Lora's post about her friend with an ulcer prompted me to post this.
Now, of course we CAN take NSAIDS if we choose to. But here is why most of us don't.
NSAIDS put you a...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
questions about soy milk - For those that are lactose intolerant or use soy milk for whatever reasons, I have a couple questions. I have tried soy milk in the past but it was a long time ago and all I can r...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
Anyone here told they need 5000 mg calcium? - Just a quick question. Anyone here told by their doc or dietician that they need 5000 mg calcium a day? Or even told they need 3000 mg?
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
extreme fatigue - A couple months ago I was feeling fairly tired a lot and thought I might have had an iron deficiency. But I had labs done and everything was fine. Then I seemed to get some energ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
Stigma -
I’m gonna ramble here. Be forewarned.
I have been thinking about the stigma often associated with WLS, which has led me to think about the stigma associated with other ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
Why did you need surgery? - OK, I know we all needed surgery because we were very overweight and could not lose the weight without surgery. What I'm interested in, though, is why some people are able to los...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
increased sensitivity to sugar? - I dumped a couple times not long after surgery, but it's probably been two years since the last time. I have been limiting my sugar intake to no more than 15 grams at a time, and ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
Reminder about calcium -
Just wanted to post a little reminder about calcium. The ASMBS says we need 1500-2000 mg calcium per day and recommends calcium citrate. The two most common kinds of calcium fo...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
nutritionist or dietician? - Most of the time I see people referring to their nutritionist, or nut, rather than their dietician. Do you know if your nut is a registerred dietician? Do you know the differenc...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
CVS brand protein powder - Yesterday I had to pick some prescriptions up at CVS and I wanted to try their new brand of protein powder. You can buy it in individual packets. I already forgot how much one pa...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
mind over matter and how it affects taste - I read a pretty interesting article the other day and thought I would share.
It was about how much our beliefs about what something will taste like and whether or not we will li...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
I feel so much better! - Strange as this may sound, I don't think I'd ever realized how icky I'd been feeling lately. Or I'd just been feeling that way so long, I'd forgotten what it was like to feel good...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
Oh Yeah vanilla creme shake - I finally got around to trying the vanilla. When I first tasted it I thought it was OK but then I took another drink and there was just something I didn't like about it. I can't ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
Is this multivitamin OK? -
People post questions about this multivitamin or that multivitamin a lot, asking if it’s OK, if it meets our needs, and how many they would need to take a day. I thought I...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 6 months ago
Yeah! I pooped! - And yes, I know this is TMI, although I figured I didn't need to say that in the title of this post because, well, if it's about poop then everyone knows it's TMI, right? But I fi...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 7 months ago
OT - cat with litter box problems - I am hoping someone here has some ideas for me. I have a 12 year old cat with litter box issues. For the first four years of her life, she always used the box. Then I got sick a...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 7 months ago
anyone here eat a vegan diet? - I've been a vegetarian for about 25 years but I eat eggs occasionally and I eat dairy. I am strongly considering cutting out or at least reducing all animal products from my diet....
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 7 months ago
poll - best thing, worst thing - What has been the best thing about having RNY for you? What has been the worst thing? I know there probably many good things and possibly many bad things, too, but try to narrow ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 7 months ago
OT - oh crap! forgot my mouse - So this has nothing to do with anything, except that I am annoyed. Some days when I just need to get out of the house, I take my laptop and go to Panera. I have some work I am su...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 13 years, 7 months ago
some great info on calcium - I came across this website today and thought I'd share in case anyone else is interested. It has all kinds of great info about calcium.
Now, it says that it doesn't much matter...
