Oregondaisy

That is really low Kim. I can't imagine a person chopping another person's stuff down without even a conversation about why they felt it needed to come down. They must be mean and vindictive people. Florinda, I am sorry that nobody has answers for you. I can't remember the thread it's in, where someone was talking about they body burns muscle instead of fat and she has to lift weights every day to lose. The weight lifting must make a huge difference because I know my body looks like I've gained more than 20 and I've only gained 10. Bill called all nice and sweet and wants to bring my stuff I still had at his house, and he forgot something here when he packed up. I plan to have as little interaction with him as possible. He asked me to unblock him on my phone. I do plan to tell him that he fights dirty and below the belt a and even though we were breaking up, I didn't sink to his level and start name calling.It really made me me lose respect for him and I'll tell him that too. If I get one text that I don't like, I will block him again. He has diarrhea of the mouth when he's angry.

How did they do your REE? I did have a test where I couldn't exercise for 48 hours before the test, and had to come as quickly as I could, straight out of bed without eating or drinking. Then they hooked me up to a machine, put something over my nose,like a close pin, and I had to breathe in and out of my mouth for 20 min. they called the resting metobolic test. It showed I burn 1200 calories a day if all I do is sit around. For the most part, that's what I do. My back kills me to stand for very long or walk much at all. I am having a spinal fusion. I am so pi$$ed because today they called and put it back one week. I am so sick of waiting. I want to go back to the gym. The only way I could do that, is take pain pills. They won't even give me pain pills until after surgery.

I'm in the same boat too. I never realized how much the weight training I was doing made a difference. My thighs are huge. It's not my imagination. I can't wear pants that I have worn at 145 many times. Now they are uncomfortable, tight and look terrible. How is it possible to weigh the same weight exactly and have the clothes not fit. No matter what I do, the scale only goes up, not down. Today they moved my surgery back a week. To me, that's just one more week I have to sit on my a$$ turning to flab. Plus they told me I still have to go to Eugene Monday to be fitted for a special back brace, and see the anesthesiologist. I'm so tired of that 2 hour drive. They make it sound like I'm driving around the block. Can you come in next week? I hate spending the whole day in the car. The worse part is I hate going slow. The speed limit is 55 and it's very hard for me to stay at a reasonable speed when the road is dry and flat . Before I know it, I am going 85. I know, cruise control. It's still hard to sit in that car and crawl along. Florinda, sometimes they do say to raise your calories up for a few days and then go down again as some sort of shock to your system. I would say if you raised your calories with good food, not junk, it would be worth a try.

Sheryl, that is really good news that everything was clear. I am trying to post more in other forums besides just this private one. I agree, it's getting all screwed up, with all these forums. Did Alex get rid of all the posts in the veterans forum? Or just move them all to the maintenance forum? I just read my post op notes. It says not to eat a hight Protein diet because it could inhibit the bone graft to take. I don't know why. That makes no sense to me.

Kim can you mover her thread into the new forum? There are sill a lot of posts in the vets forum. What will happen to the vet's forum?

My surgeon is the one that suggested it so it must be okay for sleevers to take Metamucil. It's husks. It's natural, not a chemical. Almost every thing else says not to use long term. This is a long term problem for me. Since using metamucil daily, I am finally going normally.

I quickly find out who the good patient leads are and ask them in a very kind way, cause they know there are much better dancers there than me, to dance. I absolutely love East Coast Swing with a good lead that knows all the extra things to do. It's a blast.

Where is the Boss show? Netflix? Also,The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Is that on Netflix?

I was told to use the M and M as a guide too for the first 10 days and after that I could swallow them whole. I didn't have any big pills except calcium citrate and they were easy to cut in half. The calcium chews at bariatric advantage are delicious so I don't have to take those horse pills anymore.

I still can't find the directions. I went to page 11 and the picture is there, but when you click on what looks like writing, not blueberry pancakes, the ingredients are there, but no directions.

The pancake recipe has the ingredients but it doesn't say what to do. How do you fry cream cheese? I think I'm missing part of the recipe.

You can try putting it in apple sauce and taking it that way. Just put the whole pills in a big spoonful and swallow. then drink Water. Personally, I was swallowing all my pills regardless of the size at 4 weeks out.

Drink Metamucil every day. It's the only thing that is safe to take long term. It just adds a lot of fiber to your system. I mix it up in crystal lite and drink it as fast as I can. It does not taste bad, it just gets thick if you don't drink it fast. It works wonders if you drink it every day. I buy the unflavored Walmart brand. There is the brand name one, but I think it's orange flavored.

Get your Vitamin D checked. Having a low Vit. D can cause sugar cravings. Also keep your carbs low. If you keep them under 30 per day, you won't have nearly the cravings. It takes a few days to de carb but by the 4th day, cravings should lessen a lot.

Relationships are hard. I think some people get in the honeymoon stage at the beginning of the relationship and when things get more comfortable, things change. Then the work starts. There are a lot of people who don't want to do the work. They would just move on and start over and the cycle continues. My relationship recently ended as well. I realized that this man has many personalities depending on whom he's with. He can be very charming and witty . He is unable to keep up the act around the person that sees him the most, his partner.

Basically, when you learn the turns, they are all the same no matter which dance you're doing. It's either an inside turn, or an outside turn. There are things they add to it to make it more complicated, but again, some of them are interchangeable with all the different dances. I love couples dancing! We have a very active group here of a USA dance club, which is a nationwide club. Most people are more than willing to help newbies.

I'm sure it's nothing Sheryl! It's got to be some weirdness with your implant, but certainly not cancer!! The thing about seeing a younger guy is I am almost 63. I don't know if I could keep up with a 50 year old in more ways than one. I felt a lot more fit and active and less like a slug when I was 50. I forced myself to go to the gym these last 9 years because I'm so freaked out about regain. There were plenty of times though, that was my only physical activity for the entire day.

I think it's a good idea to see the endocrinologist. I just saw a thing on tv about low thyroid. They said it's sometimes hard to test for or detect even though there are numbers to go by. They said that your numbers for you, could be different from the graph. I'm dreading surgery but hopeful that it will give me some of my life back. I went to my geezer jam last night. I had met this guy John while out dancing one night. He's a contractor so I had texted him about giving me a bid for some work on my rental. He finally contacted me earlier in the week, and we went to the rental so he could check it out. then I asked if he wanted to go to my jam night with me. He wanted me to drive so he could have a few drinks. So, I get to his house and he takes a long time getting ready. We finally get there an hour late and he says he's hungry. We left so he could get something to eat. Then he tells me he would love to go in my hot tub. I have extra men's swim suits here for that reason. So, I only made it to jam night for about 15 min. We went in the hot tub and he was a perfect gentleman. I have 2 bathrooms so it was no problem changing afterwards. I wish he wasn't about 13 years younger than me. I was getting the vibe that he wished that too. I drove him home and told him to keep me updated as to when he can work on my rental. so I am meeting guys IRL but they are always too young for me. Sheryl, I'm glad your boobs are feeling better but I hope you find out soon what's causing issues.

I wish I could have those tests done. I know my metabolism is much slower since I haven't been able to go to the gym. Muscle makes your body tighter. I have pants that fit and looked really nice at the weight I am now. Since I haven't been able to do weight training while waiting for my back surgery, they are really tight in the thighs. I am exact same weight as when I wore them last, and they are way tighter.

My son showed me a show he's watching and I loved it. It's Robotman on the USA channel. It's about a computer hacker. I love it. I watched it On Demand, but now I have it recording in the DVR so I don't have to watch commercials.

Sheryl, Hugs, hoping for the best possible result for all of this to be resolved. Hope all of you going on vacation have a wonderful time. I am really glad I went to Chicago. I had a great time and great weather. I see on face book now they are having hail storms. I guess I left just in time. I am babysitting a big standard poodle. He's a lot of fun. He's very well trained. I like having him here. I have a big fenced back yard. I am communicating with a couple guys on the dating sites. I paid the money for professional profile help. They sent me an email with a lot of questions that are hard to answer.

Exactly Rosey. Come back and talk to us when you're 5-6 years out.

I always have to drug myself when I have an MRI. The ones on my spine seem like they take forever. Florinda I wish you weren't so hard on yourself. You have to keep telling yourself that you're doing your best and that's all you can do. Don't feel bad about not finding love. I am going to be 63 in October and I am still looking for it. I have friends that have been with their husbands for years and years, and all I've had are bad relationships ever since my husband died in 1987. At the time, I always think the relationship is good, but the good never lasts. I am afraid to get on the scale tomorrow. I am going to try to start 5:2 on Monday. Now is a good time to diet, while there is no man around trying to feed me.

Kim it really isn't any different than in here. We would not be able able to talk at once. It's kind of fun, when there is actually something to talk about! I am back in Portland. I'm glad to be back in Oregon. It was supposed to be 95 today but the weatherman was way wrong on that one and I am glad. It's only 75.

So does anyone like the chat room idea? We could live talk to each other if we set up a time ahead of time. I've had a great time in Chicago doing what I could do that won't cause a lot of pain. I did take pain pills the times I knew I needed to walk a lot and there was no way around it. They help a lot. I'm back on the dating profile sights and I really need help with my profile. I am not a good writer. Is anyone here who is willing to help me?