NDN_RN

Roflol!!!

My DH is a personal trainer (i never went to his classes because of having little kids and no help and too busy at home to try), he says weight training is the way to go.I have started pre op toning (i am making a concerted effort and he is being great about it...but TOUGH) i have started with 5 pound dumbbell 10 reps, 3 set of curls, the same for extensions. I am also doing 3 sets of 10 squats, holding on th the back pf a chair and rear leg lift bent at the knee. I cant do lunges yet due to bad knees and excess weight. It's a start, unfortunately I am laid up today with a stomach bug...of all things

2 1/2 weeks to my last nut visit and insurance submission. I get more anxious every day. Will they deny me,? I meet the criteria, what if they want more info, what if I get a difficult insurance person. Sigh what if, what if, what if???????????

As a visiting nurse, I never sit on upholstered chairs . I would rather stand. I bring clear plastic table clothes to cover movie seats for each of us, if my husband is succesful enough to drag me into a theater. I live in the woods, and I hate bugs! Lol

Good info http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/environmental_health/eoha/pdf/bedbugs-rutgers.pdf

As we say in Puert Rican: Guao!! ( wow)

There have been several communities in Ct who have shut down their libraries due to infestation. Also hollister in NYC time square along with some other high end clothing stores have had to shut down to fumigate. You won't catch me at a movie theater these days, I wait for video. Eeewww is right, they are everywhere

Read an article on webmd says can take in up to 218g of protein daily. But protein has 4cal per gram. So yea, too much protein can equal too many calories. High protein intake can be dangerous to people with any kind of kidney compromise.

Spider surgery?

Here I waa just interested that Oz was promoting surgery over his usual diet and exercise and supplements bandwagon.

I think he should have discussed Gastric Sleev as an option as well. He didn't discuss the draw backs of chronic malabsorption.

I remember once tuning into his show after a teaser that said"eat what you want and still lose the weight" it turned out to be eat substitutes that are low carb and small portions and lose weight. I startled my kids when, during the show, i screamed out "you"re a charlatan,"

what???

I have federal bcbs. They insisted on 3 preop nutrition visits and a letter from my primary saying i need the surgery, because I have a bmi less than 40 with hypertension. Also had a psych eval, the ekg and upper GI endoscopy were for the surgeon. My last Nut visit is sept 6 and then papers to insurance

Today my beautiful 10 year old daughter has. Een diagnosed with a psychotic disorder. I cried...and cried and was so sick to my stomach, i cant eat(which os a feat since I am not sleeved yet). I found this song. It will be my anthem through the tough times ahead. Share your poems, songs, passages to inspire us all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLOMvPC1EzQ&sns=em Valerie If the link doesnt work its a youtube of jason mraz "I won't give up" Valerie

Thanks for this! My daughter has been diagnosed with adhd autism spectrum v. Severe reactive attachment disorder. Ocd anxiety to name a few. I stress eat, so in the last 8 years. Since she came to live with us, i have put on 75 pounds. I need the sleeve as a tool to help me remember to eat reasonable portions and think about what I put in my mouth. The moe stress the more i eat the worse i feel a out mself which stresses me out more. I need to stop the cycle, i need to feel better about myself, feel healthier so I can tackle this lifetime commitment befor me. I am just now sitting in the psychiTrists waiting room in an emergency visit as my daughter appears to be decompensating.

Thanks PeaceQueen

The pasta I mentioned are call shirataki noodles, I think. Made from some wild yam root. No carbs, pretty tasteless, very filling. But did not agree with me at all.

My husband is a boxing trainer and personal trainer, he says with big weight loss, weight training is just as important as aerobic exercise. You get both at a gym.