Everything posted by Fredbear
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Please Read: Keep BariatricPal a Safe Place
The only medical advice appropriate on a message board is "ask your doctor." You're paying them specifically for care, and it is their duty to provide it. Use it! All other advice here should be "this was/is/has been my experience." I don't put up with emotional bullshit from anyone... I'm not here to soothe the mentally unstable or provide therapy; again, there are medical professionals you can pay for that. Which means that I'm not going to play head games with the easily offended/those looking to be offended. Go play with your dumbass girlfriends if you need that drama. And I have to disagree with Alex... tone is relatively easy to pick up in text. But "tone" isn't taught in English until 9th grade, and for many, if not most Americans it takes 13 years of their education (K-12) just to get to a 7th grade mastery of the language. The trope that "tone is difficult" is just a way to disguise one's inability to write effectively... not to mention the reader's ability to comprehend the material (again, 13 years to attain 7 years of mastery). In conclusion, I would simply recommend growing a thicker skin, and asking your doctor for real advice. For tips, message boards are fine, if you can learn to simply ignore the squawking hens. "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. "
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Protein shakes
Costco has 18 for $19 until the end of the month. "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. "
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Need Help With Working Out / Training - Clueless.
Get a trainer. You're just going to injure yourself without guidance. It doesn't have to be a ton of sessions, just have the trainer teach you how to start and go from there. "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. "
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Annoying Co-Workers
Always best to not give a flying fig what people think of you!
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Tomorrow is the day
Good luck!
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Annoying Co-Workers
If you work with women, you should expect cattiness, lies, and gossip; it's what women do. If you have a Human Resources team, you can bring up the gossip and try to get it quashed (though that usually just makes it worse, and you'll be ostracized). Better to take the gossip up with your boss and see if she/he can stop it.
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Psych eval?
My initial psych test had about 400 questions. I thought the questions about "hearing voices, being spied on, and people are stealing my thoughts!" were hilarious. It made the test go by quickly. The actual psychologist just spoke with me casually about family, relationships, basic stuff like that. "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. "
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I hate it when people say...
This is the basically same tactic the "abstinence-only sex education" people use. They rely on fear and ignorance to make a case for their dangerous ideology.
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Aug 1st is the day
Good luck tomorrow!
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I don't seem to be losing very much...
You've lost 10% of your body weight in 6 weeks, stop complaining.
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Co Pay and Post Dated Checks
A reputable business won't accept a post-dated check. A reputable client wouldn't offer one.
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5 months and 82 lbs down.
/wolfwhistle "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. "
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Weight loss before surgery
My surgeon asked me to lose 10#. I lost 11# in the first month. "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. "
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Tomorrows my big day
Good luck! "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. "
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How to quit sugar ?!?!?!?
I had a heavy Diet Coke fixation and quit cold turkey 3 months ago. Other than about 5 days of a low-grade headache, there haven't been any issues. I've totally stopped using caffeine. Plus, now I'm actually tired at bedtime, and I don't need Ambien. WIN/WIN. I've tried a few sodas, but now fizzy drinks just make me feel bloated and sick. Which is actually a good thing... no temptation in going back to soda at all. "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. "
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Started liquid diet today, surgery date any 8/9
Good luck! "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. "
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Got a date
Good luck!
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Finally got approved! Surgery is this Thursday !
Good luck! "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. "
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Band > Sleeve now what?
How do I say this nicely? Please don't comment as you have "never had bariatric surgery" Having WLS surgery is a difficult decision and not to be made lightly. I myself had the 2nd surgery as my band had eroded into my stomach! People who have not had WLS love to comment, however I suggest respectfully that you are not in a position to comment. Deciding to have a revision is a difficult as having the very first operation so having feedback from people in similar situations or at least have had WLS is appreciated. No back seat drivers please:)Well bless your heart. If you don't want opinions (or really, _truthful_ opinions) you shouldn't ask for them. But by all means, go for additional surgery even though it is apparent from your own statements that it's your behavior that is the problem. "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. "
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Band > Sleeve now what?
If you're not compliant with a sleeve, what's the point of moving to a bypass (where you'll probably also be non-compliant). If you're not going to control what you're eating first and foremost, even sewing your mouth shut would be a pointless operation. "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. "
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I hate it when people say...
I've made it a habit to bring and use noise-cancelling headphones when I travel just to avoid talkers. I also pull out the iPad and begin reading. Even with these clear "LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE" signs, there have still been three occasions where I literally had to turn to a person and say, "I'm sorry that your parents never taught you to entertain yourself, but I have no interest in talking to you because you are bored and need attention. Now STFU and leave me alone." "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. "
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Suggestions of FitBits?
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/07/wearable-maker-fitbit-must-face-lawsuit-over-sleep-tracking-claims/ Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App
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Suggestions of FitBits?
Actually it doesn't. Read the news "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. "
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Mental health clearance issues
i.e., they don't agree that you are stable enough. "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. "
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Today is the day!
Whoop Whoop! "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. "