Odie

Please remove my account from BP and do not send me any future emails . I can no longer stand all the drama. Thank you.



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Please delete my account as well. When valuable resources of information are banned while leaving accounts who swear and name call, this site is no longer useful for me

There are so many nice, intelligent people contributing to these forums. Their information is on point, their insight invaluable!! I look for some of these people under all of the comments so that I can follow them for their remarks, advice and humour!!
THEN there are those people, mainly women I'm sorry to say, who take every remark, every answer, every comment that does not suit them and they turn the discussion into a battle!! They seem to feel that everything written is an attack on their sanity, their intellect or their standing in the world!! They go into attack mode with the slightest provocation and insist you leave their thread and their life!! I truly don't understand this kind of mentality and how people with such thin skin can function in the real world!!
It's so nice to a have a forum of like minded individuals, WLS/losing weight, where everything and anything can be discussed. Why ruin it with name calling, direct personal attacks and a militant stance?
Please remember now, this is MY RANT!!

Be careful or you will be banned just like LipstickLady and Babbs!! You're not allowed to ruffle feathers! I'll be next!

Is it bad that I figured it out immediately? And yes, it IS what I meant!

There are so many nice, intelligent people contributing to these forums. Their information is on point, their insight invaluable!! I look for some of these people under all of the comments so that I can follow them for their remarks, advice and humour!!
THEN there are those people, mainly women I'm sorry to say, who take every remark, every answer, every comment that does not suit them and they turn the discussion into a battle!! They seem to feel that everything written is an attack on their sanity, their intellect or their standing in the world!! They go into attack mode with the slightest provocation and insist you leave their thread and their life!! I truly don't understand this kind of mentality and how people with such thin skin can function in the real world!!
It's so nice to a have a forum of like minded individuals, WLS/losing weight, where everything and anything can be discussed. Why ruin it with name calling, direct personal attacks and a militant stance?
Please remember now, this is MY RANT!!

Be careful or you will be banned just like LipstickLady and Babbs!! You're not allowed to ruffle feathers! I'll be next!

No i read the post. They literally admitted that as soon as they are able to put crap back in their bodies they will do so. They wanted to know what fast food resturants they should go to and so on.
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Yeah i hope i don't get banned. I just try to help. I wish they would ban the negative weirdos that make posts about crap instead.
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Be careful or you will be banned just like LipstickLady and Babbs!! You're not allowed to ruffle feathers! I'll be next!

Be careful or you will be banned just like LipstickLady and Babbs!! You're not allowed to ruffle feathers! I'll be next!

Why!?!? Why do that to yourself? I just fon't understand it.
Shit, there are days when i drive past checkers and wish i had fries. But i don't need it.
What i really don't understand is why make the post in the first place if you know most people aren't going to give you the supportive answers you're looking for?
What's the point of even being in a support group then if you're doing all that? We all want to see everyone succeed but that's not the way to go about it.
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Ha!
You know, I just may just have to go completely dark from the Internet for a while. If I hear one more person asking me to give that walking, talking personality disorder a 'chance', I'm going to puke.

As a lifelong New Yorker, I've been aware of certain conduct and speech through the years that are widely known here. None of it bodes well. If he has policies and proposals, they have begun to form only in about the past six weeks, less so then than now. He has no thought process. I can't accept any individual in a position of power who has no means of expression. His two multi-syllabic words are "Beautiful" and "Wonderful," which, when applied to important matters, say nothing. How can I take seriously someone who came to national attention as the host of an extended television game show? How can I take seriously someone of 70 who has achieved the emotional maturity of a mewling, tantrum-throwing two-year old? Mostly he opens his mouth and waits to hear what spills out. There was little or no consistency through the endless campaign. I've marveled all along at the working class and blue-collar people who supported him. What's been the attraction? Does the lack of intellect and intelligence make them think he's one of them (and I do know that being a working-class person does not mean that one is unintelligent or not intellectual)? Well, guess again. He's unconcerned with them. What was that you were saying about "anti-intellectual?"
Then there are the matters of ethics and decency. Need I say more?
I'm glad you went into more about the Facebook person. There is shadow over her now.

@@Odie - I'm not a Trump apologist by any stretch of the imagination, but I'm getting a little tired of the vitriol against him before he has even taken office. As Bill Maher has observed, the left is now kicking itself for being so hard on McCain because they are stuck with the same rhetoric they used on him as they do with Trump. They should have kept their powder dry. As with all politician, there are some things I like, other things I don't, but I would like to get a sense of his policies and proposals without vitriol and certainly without violence.
And I'm with you on the racism and bigotry, but what got my attention in my attempt at discussion with this person on FB was she was making riduculous asertions, I posted some facts. She claimed her feelings trumped facts because as a white, heterosexual and CIS male, any facts I presented were irrelevant. That to me is racism. I would be appalled at anyone who ignored truth because it was spoken by someone of color. Apparently mentioning that such a statement was bigotry is a trigger. Who knew?

You know, there are a lot of us rednecks who are really very intellectual. We just like boots, jeans, John Deere hats and guns. Excuse me. I missed my Oxford comma.

I had to think about this subject before replying!! It should be said that I love a good argument with people who can argue without getting personal or resorting to below the belt tactics. My people don't have to be the same religion, same colour, same politics or cheer for the same hockey team!!
Having said that, I cannot condone racism or bigotry. I'm Canadian so I'm not sure if it is right for me to comment on your politics but your President Elect is a stereotype of everything I despise in a person. First and foremost, he is a bully and I despise that above all things even racism and bigotry!! When someone on my Facebook list chooses to admire him, then I know we have nothing in common and gives me a clear insight to their true character.
However, I also despise militant Social Justice Warriors whose constant theatrics trivializes true injustices. They are not concerned about how people are treated, but rather want to be noticed and applauded! Though my son is a grown man now, I am a single parent who supported us by hard work and not relying on the system to take care of us. I was a feminist BEFORE it even had a name!! But I love having a door opened for me and my arm taken so that I don't slip and fall!!
I'm complicated!! lol But I don't take any crap from anyone. I hate scenes and public displays. I never have a battle of wits with an unarmed person so I choose to ignore them. I have unfriended people but have also just chosen to not follow some so that I don't hurt their feelings. I can't keep quiet if someone is being bullied but usually wait till I get them alone!!
I don't know if that answers your question or begs more questions!!

I had to think about this subject before replying!! It should be said that I love a good argument with people who can argue without getting personal or resorting to below the belt tactics. My people don't have to be the same religion, same colour, same politics or cheer for the same hockey team!!
Having said that, I cannot condone racism or bigotry. I'm Canadian so I'm not sure if it is right for me to comment on your politics but your President Elect is a stereotype of everything I despise in a person. First and foremost, he is a bully and I despise that above all things even racism and bigotry!! When someone on my Facebook list chooses to admire him, then I know we have nothing in common and gives me a clear insight to their true character.
However, I also despise militant Social Justice Warriors whose constant theatrics trivializes true injustices. They are not concerned about how people are treated, but rather want to be noticed and applauded! Though my son is a grown man now, I am a single parent who supported us by hard work and not relying on the system to take care of us. I was a feminist BEFORE it even had a name!! But I love having a door opened for me and my arm taken so that I don't slip and fall!!
I'm complicated!! lol But I don't take any crap from anyone. I hate scenes and public displays. I never have a battle of wits with an unarmed person so I choose to ignore them. I have unfriended people but have also just chosen to not follow some so that I don't hurt their feelings. I can't keep quiet if someone is being bullied but usually wait till I get them alone!!
I don't know if that answers your question or begs more questions!!

My views on fat people? Well... I don't care that much actually, when outside I am either hanging out with my friends or my family, and if I am on my own, I just keep on listening to music and walking, I don't pay attention to people at all and I am quite often in my very own "bubble", I don't feel pity or compassion, neither disgust or any negative feeling. These are just people going on with their life, all of them.
I personally don't know many fat persons, except for one of my sister, she's aware of the problem and tries to lose weight, so I don't push her around because I know how my family works: the more someone from my family told me I needed to lose some kilos, the more I headed in the opposite direction, and I think she works the same way.
I also have this couple of friends that are very overweight, but they love each other and they're probably the happiest couple I know.
On the dating side, well, I have been single for a good four years and I was feeling like the most unattractive being on the planet, so I didn't even make a move or even dared to think about it.
But now I am thin, I must admit I don't find very overweight and/or obese people attractive and to be honest I actually never have.
I hated myself as an obese (young) man, I hated every single aspect of my overweightness, and I don't want to find myself alongside with someone who has poor life habits, the exact same ones I escaped from to build a new healthy lifestyle, it's a turned page and I do not intend to reread it by any means.

Actually, this is excellent!! I don't understand how anyone could have a problem with anything you have written here!! You should be very proud!

Actually, this is excellent!! I don't understand how anyone could have a problem with anything you have written here!! You should be very proud!

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Ahhhh Just got the news. I'm seriously disappointed.

This was what was written and it was directed towards pre-op patients who are new and just needed to understand what could possibly happen and things that may help. Literally just the bare basics. (At the class, i actually did bring in tools like portion containers, shaker cups etc to clarify the visual part of the comment.
It was so great to meet so many of you guys at wednesday's pre-op diet class. I met so many amazing people, and i know that all of you be successful with your journey. I got so many questions and we ran out of time. Feel free to send me a message if you have any other questions or if you need additional support. I'm glad to help.
Just to recap for those who came, these were some of my key take aways for optimal success.
1. Realize that the signs of fullness are not at all what you're used to feeling prior to surgery. Everyone is different. Some people might hiccup, some might burp, some might feel like food is stuck, some people have runny noses. When any of these symptoms occur, stop eating immediately. You ARE full.
2. Pace yourself because eating to quickly can also cause many of those same symptoms. ( some people use baby spoons to help with that)
3. Visually understand how much food your new tummy will be able to take in at one sitting. Invest in small 4oz plastic containers to portion out your meals. And make that switch over from dinner size plates to appetizer sized plates and bowls. It is ok if you don't finish all of that and remember to go slow to avoid having food get stuck.
4. Conquer the emotional aspect of this process. Remember that all of the changes you're experiencing will get better in time. This whole entire process is all about mind over matter. Add additional support to your daily life. Follow up with Dr. Shauna Moore-Reynolds if you need to. Always focus on how far you've come, not how much further you need to go. Weight loss (even without surgery is not linear) you will get your goal at your own pace, so relax and enjoy it. There will be times where you may feel like you aren't losing weight, that time will pass. Don't give up. The weight will continue to fall off.
5. Invest in your tools for success. Get your stay cool Water bottles, or shaker cups, baby spoons, meal prep containers, slow cookers/ pressure cookers, air fryers, blender, lunch box, gym bag, shakes, supplement container, AND FOOD JOURNAL. (Whatever you need in order to stay on track and make life easy.)
6. Listen your body. There might be certain foods that no longer agree with you, sometimes it's temporary, sometimes it's permanent. Just avoid that food for the time being. It will get easier as time goes on. With these appetite changes you may discover new foods that you like. You may like certain foods and shakes now and hate the post surgery. It happens to all of us.
6. Start cooking all of your meals and plan ahead. I never worry about what i can't eat because i'm always eating delicious food, just made by me and made healthier. Learn to make your favorite take out meals. Use substitutions like greek yogurt, cauliflower rice, spaghetti squash etc., make sure that your pantry is full of all your favorite seasonings and sauces so you don't have to eat bland food.(Send me a message and i can share recipes)
7. Get used to shakes and water- it will be a huge part of the rest of your new life. Adjust the temp or stand up when drinking if you need to.
8. Try to avoid as much processed food as possible- avoid the frozen food isle at the grocery store (EXCEPT FOR FROZEN VEGGIES) and avoid the snack isle.
9. Read your labels because not all "healthy" food was created equal.
10. Stay off the scale. Don't stress over numbers. Take your initial measurements of various parts of your body. Take before and after selfies as motivation. Only weigh yourself either every two weeks or every month to avoid added stress. Remember it's about being healthier not about being a particular size or weight.
11. Avoid negative energy. We all have Debbie downer friends, we all have other overweight friends that aren't changing their lifestyles. Distance yourself from them and re-focus your energy.
12. Make your workouts fun. I personally refuse to do anything that i don't want to do, that's just me. So with that said, i will never be a marathon runner. But find things that you do like. Go for a walk on your lunch break, try swimming or tennis, or zumba, get a few workout buddies. Go at your own pace. Whatever your fitness level is at day 1, will not be where you are even a month later. Just keep going. Workouts definitely get easier with time because your body will adjust.
13. Encourage your family to eat healthy with you so you don't feel left out and temptations are left at the door.
14. Utilize other bariatric websites for your staple foods and shakes. Try bariatric pantry, Bariatric Choice, Bariatric Advantage, Amazon and bariatric food source. They sell tons of approved Protein drinks, shakes, Meal Replacement bars even Snacks.
15. If you experience pain or other health issues talk to your doctor about foods that fight inflammation like turmeric, garlic, green tea, and fish oil/ krill oil or anything with Omega 3.
SURGERY DAY AND POST OP RECOVERY:
What does surgery day feel like?
you will definitely be tired, and you will have lots of gas pain (it's more so annoying that painful), you will have absolutely no appetite what so ever and you will have to take baby sips of Water. Walk every hour like the dr. Says, it really will speed up your recovery time.
When you are able to do full liquids (you still won't have an appetite) but try wonton Soup without the wontons (just clear broth), low sugar keifer (it's high in Protein and probiotics) and sugar free popsicles to help with your hydration. Some people find RTD shakes easier during recovery. Most people (depending on your procedure) take anywhere from 5 days- two weeks before they feel good enough to go back to work. While your recovering go to wegmans or Walmart and walk around.
I hope this helps. Ignore anything that doesn't work for you.
Best Regards,
Jodi Wright
(202)812-8094
Jodiawright@gmail.com
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So, today marks the one month anniversary from when I started my pre-op diet. In that month, I have lost 22 pounds!!! That is almost 1 pounds a day. I'm just so excited and thankful!
Who else is celebrating today? Join in please!!!

sure - I would love to see any tips and guidance I can
Maybe some of the issue is because our doctors can't agree on anything. Seriously - the variety of guidance and diet we get is amazing given it is the same two or three procedures. But I love to see tips - encouragement, etc.

Wanting what I want the second I want it is the main reason I am fat in the first place.