Fiddleman

Mmmm, yummy veal parmesan for secondi course. Reminds me of being in Roma Ah, the memories.

They wanted me to wait 3 months. I am at almost 7 months.

Should i go for a second glass? 5 minutes later and I am still wasted.

Ordered my first white wine from a very fine Italian resteraunt here in Seattle. Wish me luck! Also having my first bite of bread. Boy am I a bad boy tonight! Edit: whoa, really buzzing.

What about for intense pain? Would you use oxycodone, hydrcodone or some other narcotic for that? Or would you use a homeopathic equivalent like kava kava (anesthesia properties may be too mild for intense pain)

Yes, I have heard of this approach too. My MIL, who is a retired RN, also swears by taking a certain ratio of ibuprofen to echinacea at the first sign of symptoms. I did not have any echinacea at the time, but probably would have tried this if I had some.

Yes, I have heard of this approach too. My MIL, who is a retired RN, also swears by taking a certain ratio of ibuprofen to echinacea at the first sign of symptoms. I did not have any echinacea at the time, but probably would have tried this if I had some.

Eh, no.

They claimed if I did not meet all the symptoms then tamiflu would not work for me and I would be taking it away from someone who "really" needed it. Pissed me off. So I had to downright suffer for a week with immobilizing symptoms. I have been with the same clinic for many years.

What is XL-3? Maybe it would be good to use for next year.

I hope you feel better soon. I too had the flu last week and it had to be the worst ever. Most of the bad symptoms are gone today, but still dealing with cough and lower energy level. My doctor would not prescribe Tamiflu over the phone, so I hauled myself into the office. I had taken some tylenol before going, so my temp lowered. I did not have a high enough fever so he would not prescribe it. Argh! Let me tell you, my fever was plenty high over the next few days. I felt absolutely horrible for about a week. This week I am feeling better. I used mostly tylenol, alcaseltzer (sp?) cold and flu last week. I am using robbitusin (sp?) cough this week. I hope you feel better soon.

I had my 6 month appointment yesterday with an AARN. Basically she said all blood work is good and weight loss is astounding. I actually have way to high levels of b12 so can stop taking it daily.However, my BMI is 29 and my fat % is 22. What gives? I thought my BMI would be lower given my fat % is pretty good at 22%. Any thoughts? The other good outcome from the meeting is we actually talked about some concrete goals for the first time. It looks like I am getting pretty close to where the surgeon wants me to be, about 15 more lbs. Some others have commented I should not lose any more weight as-is, but I would like to at least hit the doctor goal. However, I am afraid the dr goal is going to make me look gaunt and sick looking, bones popping out everywhere in my face shoulders, arms, etc. What do some of you do when faced with this issue. I am still losing, especially when I run every other day during the work week. My vst avatar is about 2 months old so it does not reflect exactly how I look now. Will update it soon.

It is just strength training lingo. There are a lot of good books out there like Mens fitness book of muscle, body for life,etc that explains all this jargon.

The 500 lb limit might only be on commercial or upper end home models. When I was looking for a treadmill, I wanted it to have a high maximum weight because I was heavier at the time and did not want my weight to be a concern for the motor. Again, Craig's list is a good way to find really good treadmills for big discounts.

Go for a model that says unlimited weight ( basically 500 lb). The motor will be really high quality and not break on you.

Go for a model that says unlimited weight ( basically 500 lb). The motor will be really high quality and not break on you.

I ran my 5k today after taking a week off from the flu in 30 minutes (2 min faster then average). I do have to say i got the faint feeling for the last few minutes with ears ringing and lightheaded ( not usual). I have started a new vitamin program called mega man powered endurance vitapak program and boy does it give you a great sustained energy feeling all day. The first 20 minutes were great where I was averaging 9:40 minute mile and felt the extra energy from vitamins. Then I started feeling less energy and dropped to10:00 minute mile. I cannot wait for my energy squares to arrive from nuts.com (Thanks for suggestion BTB) because the vitapak program says it releases carb energy and so far my carbs are only what can be found in my protein based meat products. Somewhere between 10-30 carbs daily, at higher end if I have soy milk with my protein shake.

I think 600 a day is fine in the early months, but really hard to maintain after month 3 or so, especially if you are exercising. Maybe some can do it, but not me. I just focus on eating 5-6 mini meals a day to keep my metabolism in a happy state. As you can see in my post above, I average 1000 calories a day and am still losing.

No, actually. I could not "go" normally until day 3 after surgery. All that anesthesia and pain med put my ability to just stand over the toilet to sleep. The nurse had no choice to put on in me by day 2 after all that IV fluid. I gained about 20 lb in the hospital from the liquids after 5 days being there.

In addition to other posts above, you may also want to look for water retention as a cause for weight gain. If so, review the sodium levels in you food choices. You are eating a fair amount of food for your time out from surgery. I remember only eating shakes for a month after surgery (2-3 ounces every hour). Once I got solids, it was tough to get more than an ounce of protein like pork, chicken or beef. Salmon was easier. I ended up only having 300-600 calories a day until month 3.

Month 1: 350-500 calories Month 2: 450-600 calories Month 3: 500-800 calories Current: 900-1200 calories I give ranges because I haver never tracked calories. After month 2, I stopped tracking Protein grams and ate based upon habits formed.