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LilaNicole20

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  1. LilaNicole20

    Starting ADHD meds

    Hi! Good luck with this journey! I have ADHD (diagnosed by a provider) and have actually been off any meds for a couple years now just simply due to pregnancy and a continued effort to get pregnant, again. I have never tried Strattera but was on Concerta for years. I hope it gives you the focus and direction that you are looking for! What is your novel about?!
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    Weight loss stall

    My advice would be to lower your calories. We are still in our honeymoon period for losing this weight. Go back to getting your liquid via shakes and then minimize additional calories by drinking water. Make sure you're taking all of your vitamins. I have minimal interest in food all throughout the day, so I just make sure to meet my protein range before introducing other food in the evenings.
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    I will eat real food again right?

    Yes, you will!
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    Uber Hungry

    Hi, I've started weight training (I'm not doing cardio other than normal daily activities). I find that my hunger in the evenings after working out is more than on nights I don't workout but not too much so. I have been drinking a protein shake on my way home from the gym or right when I get home. I then try to eat something light but filling - like veggies or a salad or even a cup or 2 of jello. The real secret is that I keep drinking my crystal light over ice until I go to bed as a way to keep my tummy full but my calories now. I'm also taking rest days about every other day or so - a few times I worked out multiple days in a row and I have found that just wipes me out.
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    Weight loss stall

    Hi Robert! Sounds to me like your should have lost more than 20lbs by now. Are you tracking your intake using an app or anything like that? What kinds of foods are you eating these days?
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    Trying to eat more veggies- 3 months post op

    I am about 8 weeks out and have been eating salads (chopped small) for a couple weeks now. I have only had one incident where I threw up after eating salad (and that was gross) but otherwise no issues. It's really the only food I am eating as I'm still taking in protein via drinks. Salads (lettuce, onion, cucumber, bell pepper, chickpeas, bulgur wheat, tomato, etc.), quest chips, jello cups, and protein drinks are that which sustain me as of late. Also worth noting: I buy the red or green head lettuce, it is softer than romaine or iceberg lettuce. Also, I dilute the sesame dressing with vinegar to make it stretch and reduce the calories.
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    How long are you missing work?

    I took 2 weeks off, I would have been able to come back after 1 week.
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    Pain after surgery

    Use the incentive spirometer as often as possible and walk! Also, simethicone helped.
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    I’m just going to ask!

    We made it to the almost 2 week mark
  10. My husband just keeps wanting blowjobs. I want sex more often. So ivibe. Everyone’s happy
  11. This makes perfect sense to me. My husband knew me thin and so we’re both just excited for my confidence to come back and I can wear cute sexy clothes again. I could see the chubby chaser feeling insecure after partner starts getting and acting healthy.
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    Anything for the scars?

    Kelo cote scar gel
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    10 weeks post op

    Hi! Just checking in... have you lost any more weight since this vicious stall hit you?
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    Kept it Quiet?

    The support of 1 or 2 people is enough ... and you have all of us! This is a really great thread. I just wanted to add that for the people I have confided in, aside from my husband, I don't want to talk about it with anyone. I am not open for updates. I don't want to be asked how much weight I have lost. I do not want any attention on the matter what so ever and will remind them (with an effort to be polite) that this isn't an open topic for conversation unless I broach the topic.
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    Tricare Select

    Can you go to the VA or are you a dependant? Mine was done at the VA and they were wonderful.
  16. I agree completely. I just sent this article to my mom - who is notorious for telling everyone they look great based on their weight. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/20/health/weight-loss-compliment-harm-wellness/index.html
  17. Just say thank you and tell them about the food you have been eating. I think that's still towing the line on the truth while just omitting information. I also don't like people commenting on me for the same reasons. I feel like a fraud or trickster. If anyone says you look great, I plan to just say that I got back to my clean eating plan. Don't feel obligated to elaborate.
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    Alcohol 3 weeks post sleeve op.

    I like being referred to as professor. I see your argument. Well made and valid. I prefer not to chance it because I have smoked in the past. Both vaping and smoking irritate my lungs and cause me physical distress (coughing) that otherwise doesn’t occur during periods of abstinence. It is my hypothesis that it affects different people in different ways and that the medical community as a whole will see the tertiary effects more accurately once they’re better to establish control groups of people who have only ever vaped. These young people and their health will be the lens through which we see if vaping is truly as innocent as you suggest.  In some amount of time. Maybe not yet 20. It’s about air and the exposure of a thick sticky substance building up on there. Have you ever gotten it on your hand? Was it easy to wash off? I don’t know the answers to that. Maybe it seems like a natural product. I can’t imagine. 
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    Alcohol 3 weeks post sleeve op.

    Literally, that is not what that means. Vaping is still fairly new. Give it 20+ years, then respond factually.
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    Alcohol 3 weeks post sleeve op.

    No evidence does NOT mean that it is not harmful! What a joke.
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    Alcohol 3 weeks post sleeve op.

    Actually, I don't care.
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    Alcohol 3 weeks post sleeve op.

    famous last words.
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    Alcohol 3 weeks post sleeve op.

    hey listen, I'm not the researcher here. I'm only relaying my experience. Partake at your own risk. ...better yet, report back in 20 years after you have adequate scientific knowledge on the harmful effects of vaping. One thing is for certain, there is no health benefit for it whatsoever.
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    Alcohol 3 weeks post sleeve op.

    https://www.addictioncenter.com/drugs/marijuana/smoking-marijuana/ Not sure if this is a funny question or not, but as you can see from the article there are several areas of health that smoking can effect. Personally, I don't enjoy coughing, upper respiratory infections, shortness of breath in any form, etc.

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