mommymilkies

Exactly the same here. BTW-love the Locke Lamora quote!

Yes! Sorry, typo!

So far, they haven't been. Sorry for the TMI, but avoiding most FODMAPs really helps me. No legumes. I can do ok with rice and amaranth, but those don't really add much to the nutrients I'm lacking. I will check out the whey protein isolate. I do like fish, but I am in the midwest and fresh seafood is hard to find. I miss living on the coast! So I can find farmed salmon, tuna, and tilapia here unless we travel out of state. I might be able to find canned to make...clam chowder? I do eat meat-I prefer turkey. But even eating more meat than I'd like, I'm not getting much protein. I was vegetarian most of my life, so I'm still trying to figure this whole meat thing out. I feel whiney being so selective! It's been a tough few years getting to a place where I can eat without panic attacks. Thanks for the help!

There's a difference between Cassia cinnamon and Ceylon (True) Cinnamon. Cassia has coumadin in it, so higher quantities are not recommended. However, Ceylon does NOT and has been studied more for health benefits. That is safe at most doses. I usually see up to 1-2 tsp/day but that may be flexible. For womanly trouble (*snort*), 1 tsp in warm milk or as Ceylon tea is recommended per day. Thanks for the recipe! I'll give it a try!

The dietitians here are firmly in the Food Pyramid pro-grains camp (I have a daughter with an eating issue).

I've been tracking my diet to see my nutrient break down, calorie intake, and just to make sure I eat enough. I have a wheat allergy (waiting for an official dx, but hives, swelling, and severe stomach pain even from cross contamination), and I can not eat kiwi (diagnosed allergy), cruciferous veggies, coconut, lactose, or many grains without severe IBS and GERD pain. I can't eat much egg, either. So my diet is a little limited. I try to eat Primal-I eat some butter and low/no lactose dairy products simply because of my limited diet. But I'm also not much of a meat eater. I can't afford to eat much meat, and I just don't really enjoy it. So long story short, I need to get more of these three things from what I've seen in tracking. I'm getting maybe 30g protein when I really try, and calcium & iron hover around 10-30% daily values. I've been thinking about adding some protein powder to smoothies/shakes as a quick protein fix, but I see conflicting discussions on the safety of them. Can anyone recommend a relatively safe one (not whey or egg, if possible)? Would grass fed gelatin be a good supplement? I was using it, but again, see conflicting advice. Also, any recipes for good calcium & iron rich foods would be awesome. TIA!

Jill Miller's Yoga Tune-Up has really helped me. She has the Upper Back series or the Shoulder Shapers DVD. Both are pretty priceless.

I would get it checked out by a doctor, first of all. I have arthritis in my knees (since I was a teenager), and Baker cysts. But doing some PT exercises, Katy Bowman's stretches, and exercises like the video posted above (the one I was going to recommend, actually!) really helps me.

Does it count that every time I do yoga, my cats insist on sleeping on my yoga mat underneath me? They don't like me moving them around so they can participate. They're solely there to interfere.

I want implants. Mine are quite deflated since having kids. I would actually be totally ok with having smaller firm breasts, but going from D/DD while pg/breastfeeding for over a decade to an A cup leaves some skin/fill issues. Partly it's vanity, sure. Yes, they'd make me feel better. One reason I haven't done it is because I'm not sure how to explain it to my kids. They've seen me with larger ones and I have had cyst issues in the past and I could technically lie. But then I'd feel bad. I also don't want them to think that getting implants is something they should do because *I* want them. Does that make sense? Of course, they just might get lucky and get dh's family's genes. The women are all well filled out on that side! lol

I have a VCH. I will say that it's a good idea to make sure your exercise pants don't have a prominent seam to get caught on the barbell. Youch. For the nipple piercings-I don't have one, but my friends who do recommend tight sports bras to minimize movement of the piercing while it heals. Otherwise it should not interfere with training.

My chest is the *only* place I have lost weight in the past three years. Talk about unfair! I did see a plastic surgery article about if your nipples are above the inframammary fold, then they won't bother doing a breast lift (unless you really want to spend money for no reason). I am definitely considering implants once the weight is gone. Also, it's pregnancy, not breastfeeding, that causes sag/deflation. That one was confirmed by studies. That said-push ups, rows, and chest presses have helped me somewhat. I don't use a lot of weight to lift, but that might help you (I'm a wuss).

I feel your pain! I'm 20 lbs over "normal" for me-all fat. I just can't lose the baby weight. Yet people make weird comments to me about how I don't "need" to lose weight and they make it a competition. Obviously, they aren't paying for a new wardrobe that can fit my body. I try to ignore it, but it does bother me sometimes.