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Forum: Weight Loss Surgery 04-22-2003, 08:16 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 869
Posted By DreamSmall
Post Medication Absorption

Hi, I'm Debbie. I haven't been here for awhile but I learned something recently that I find really important to those of us who had bariatric surgery. I have been taking Synthroid for almost 12...
Forum: Exercise! 09-13-2002, 01:33 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 3,612
Posted By DreamSmall
9/10, 9/11, 9/12 and 9/13 ... 5 miles each...

9/10, 9/11, 9/12 and 9/13 ... 5 miles each morning.
Total so far - 132.5
Miles to goal - 7.5

Everyone is doing great! Remember... think of exercise as treat for yourself not as a chore. Keep...
Forum: Exercise! 09-09-2002, 09:38 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 3,612
Posted By DreamSmall
9/7 - 5 miles 9/8 - 5 miles 9/9 - 5 miles ...

9/7 - 5 miles
9/8 - 5 miles
9/9 - 5 miles

Total so far - 112.5
Miles to goal - 27.5
Forum: Weight Loss Surgery 09-07-2002, 07:03 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,380
Posted By DreamSmall
Lehigh Valley, PA Support Group

I don't know if anyone is near the Lehigh Valley area in Pennsylvania but we do have a support group at the Lehigh Valley Hospital on Cedar Crest Blvd in Allentown. We meet once a month. It is run by...
Forum: Exercise! 09-06-2002, 09:11 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 3,612
Posted By DreamSmall
Welcome Daretobeu ... my Walk away the Pounds...

Welcome Daretobeu ... my Walk away the Pounds tapes have been gathering dust too, I guess I should break them out.

9/4 - 5 miles
9/5 - 5 miles
9/6 - 5 miles
Total so far: 97.5 miles
Miles to...
Forum: Exercise! 09-03-2002, 06:43 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 3,612
Posted By DreamSmall
Hello everyone! Sorry I don't do a weekly...

Hello everyone! Sorry I don't do a weekly check-in, I lose track of what day it is. So I just put in my days whenever I can.
9/1 - 5 miles
9/2 - 5 miles
9/3 - 9 miles... took 2 walks today!!...
Forum: Weight Loss Surgery 08-31-2002, 04:50 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,071
Posted By DreamSmall
Shopping in *regular* clothes stores

I just wanted to tell you about something that I'm going through currently. I am terrified of going into a regular clothing store. I'm 5'10" and I currently weigh 182... I'm only 9 pounds from a...
Forum: Weight Loss Surgery 08-31-2002, 04:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 944
Posted By DreamSmall
Robin, Congratulations on your surgery date!!...

Robin,
Congratulations on your surgery date!! I know that it will seem like every day crawls until then but just think about your new life and all that you will be able to do. If you are like...
Forum: Exercise! 08-31-2002, 04:06 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 3,612
Posted By DreamSmall
26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st I walked 5...

26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st I walked 5 miles each morning, even when it was raining cats and dogs the one morning...LOL. I got so wet that eventually I just put my umbrella down, put my...
Forum: Exercise! 08-25-2002, 10:34 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 3,612
Posted By DreamSmall
23rd- 5 miles 24th- 5 miles 25th- 5 miles ...

23rd- 5 miles
24th- 5 miles
25th- 5 miles

Total so far 33.5 ... only 106.5 to go, LOL!!

Debbie
Forum: Weight Loss Surgery 08-22-2002, 06:46 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,797
Posted By DreamSmall
I hadn't gotten sick for quite awhile and now...

I hadn't gotten sick for quite awhile and now yesterday after posting on this subject I ate some noodles and within an hour I was sick as a dog. My stomach is still irritated today because every...
Forum: Food Talk And Fabulous Finds 08-22-2002, 08:19 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,953
Posted By DreamSmall
I eat Uncle Sam cereal. I has less than 1g of...

I eat Uncle Sam cereal. I has less than 1g of sugar, 7g of protein and 10g of fiber. It does have 5g of fat but only 0.5 of that is saturated fat. It is basically whole wheat kernels, whole flaxseed...
Forum: Weight Loss Surgery 08-22-2002, 07:29 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 843
Posted By DreamSmall
Post Surgery Care and Support

I am interested whose surgeon has aftercare instruction, what kind and do they feel that it helps? Also who has local support groups and do they help you?

My surgeon's post-op care was barely...
Forum: Weight Loss Surgery 08-22-2002, 07:09 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,501
Posted By DreamSmall
This is going to sound so shallow but before...

This is going to sound so shallow but before surgery the only thing I looked forward to was looking good. Of course I told everyone that it was about my health and having more energy for my kids but...
Forum: Exercise! 08-22-2002, 07:03 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 3,612
Posted By DreamSmall
21st- walked 5 miles 22nd- only walked 3.5... I...

21st- walked 5 miles
22nd- only walked 3.5... I feel like crap.
total so far 18.5

I am hoping to get a walk in this evening after I take a much needed nap, my little guy had me up much of the...
Forum: Weight Loss Surgery 08-21-2002, 01:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,797
Posted By DreamSmall
Debbie, Lucky you. I really have a bad habit...

Debbie,

Lucky you. I really have a bad habit of barely chewing, my mom always was telling me "chew Debbie, you're swallowing it whole". I threw up 2 or 3 times a day for my first 3 months post-op...
Forum: Weight Loss Surgery 08-21-2002, 01:08 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 939
Posted By DreamSmall
Barb, I agree that this is not the easy way out...

Barb, I agree that this is not the easy way out but some people I know think so. Anytime someone tells my mother-in-law that I really have lost weight she feels that she must tell them that I lost...
Forum: Weight Loss Surgery 08-21-2002, 12:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,797
Posted By DreamSmall
I just read this article and though I believe the...

I just read this article and though I believe the findings about the involuntary vomiting in a large amount of post op patients, I feel that much of the vomiting is caused by eating practices.

I...
Forum: Weight Loss Surgery 08-21-2002, 12:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 939
Posted By DreamSmall
Question To Tell or Not To Tell

I was very open with people about my WLS but sometimes I regret it because even though I eat well and exercise daily it seems that everyone thinks that I took the easy way out.

I am wondering what...
Forum: Weight Loss Surgery 08-21-2002, 11:51 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 847
Posted By DreamSmall
Jiffypop, first of all let me congratulate you on...

Jiffypop, first of all let me congratulate you on how far you have come!!

I was not required a psych evaluation before surgery but I don't think that I would have picked up on my problem. I am...
Forum: Exercise! 08-20-2002, 04:35 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 3,612
Posted By DreamSmall
Hello! My walking goal for this challenge is...

Hello!
My walking goal for this challenge is 140 miles.

Hmmm, let's see this started 8/19 so my miles total 10. I do 5 miles every morning at 4.5 MPH, makes me tired just typing that!
19th - 5...
Forum: Weight Loss Surgery 08-20-2002, 04:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 847
Posted By DreamSmall
It Isn't Always About the Food

When I first had my WLS on 2-19-2001... a laproscopic Roux En Y, I was totally committed to using it as a tool to reach my goal. The first 5 months post op were great except that I threw up everyday...
Forum: Exercise! 08-20-2002, 02:30 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 3,994
Posted By DreamSmall
Darn, I missed this challenge!

Hello everyone! I am so bummed that I missed this challenge, I haven't been online much lately. I hope that there is another one real soon.

Hugs, Debbie
Forum: Weight Loss Surgery 08-20-2002, 02:14 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 116,397
Posted By DreamSmall
Real name: Debbie Geographical location:...

Real name: Debbie

Geographical location: Pennsylvania

Age: 37

Marital Status: Married

Children/Ages: 2 boys ... 3 years and 10 years
Forum: Weight Loss News Archive 05-14-2002, 10:25 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,040
Posted By DreamSmall
Canola Oil

I thought that I read somewhere a few years back that when Canola Oil gets hot that it becomes spoiled and almost like formaldahyde(or something like that)... is that true? I may be confused... the...
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