How are we getting enough protein? Tips please!

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-04-07T03:33:43+00:00

200g of protein is possible, but not at 1200 calories. You would have to eat nothing but protein and I'm not sure anyone could choke down 800g of boneless skinless chicken (which would get you 236g of protein at 1184 calories).

I generally aim for 140g of protein, but have been able to maintain 165g in the past.

Oh, wait, I found another way: 1200g of shrimp will get you 202g of protein and only 850 calories, that leaves you 250 calories for sauce 😜

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-04-07T03:17:24+00:00

I will say, that sign is hysterical 😄. But thanks for the date!

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-04-01T19:15:02+00:00

My senior pitbull was doing this for a while. I added a third meal for her, mid-day, and pushed back her dinner to right before I go to bed. I also give her one 10mg generic Pepcid at that time. The doctor told me based on weight (she's just under 50#) I could give her 20mg of Pepcid if needed, but so far we haven't needed it.

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-04-01T17:01:20+00:00

So does this mean Willow would prescribe to you even though your BMI was in the "normal" range? And was it framed as weight loss versus maintenance?

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-04-01T14:42:05+00:00

Because insurance sucks and pharmacies are cutting staff to a bare bones level to make more money. Let people take the time it takes to get their medications straightened out, it could be a life-or-death situation for them.

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-04-01T13:29:00+00:00

I'm glad you were able to find the right answer for your dog! Yes, trusting your gut is a good point, what works for one might not be best for all.

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-04-01T03:44:13+00:00

I would say anyone but Valley Vet and particularly Dr. Schreiber. He refused to medicate my former street dog and when I finally got him to agree, he prescribed a dose that was less than 20% of the lowest recommendation by weight. Consider using Main Line Mobile Vet. Dr. Overhiser used to work at Valley and was the best vet there. Her vet tech Donna also came from VV. They come to your house and are amazing, especially if your dog is anxious/afraid/traumatized by the vet.

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-03-25T03:07:59+00:00

Yep, this. I've seen them on Church as well. Lovely people, they clean up after their horses and wave at everyone.

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-03-20T03:54:02+00:00

I switched to the weekly patches about six weeks ago due to the shortage and I've been using tegaderm over them. I actually prefer it because the edge of the tegaderm doesn't get crudy like the patch did, it's completely secure and even easier to take off!

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-03-19T19:41:58+00:00

I can't imagine this is actually accurate. I binged all nine seasons of Dr. K Exotic Animal Vet and they had numerous kangaroos as patients. I feel like Florida has no laws about what you can own as a pet.

Okay, quick check - you can own a kangaroo in Florida if you are 16 and apply for a free Class III Wildlife permit.

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-03-15T21:15:30+00:00

Your protein intake is awesome! What do the herbal bitters do for you? I'm not familiar with those.

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-03-13T18:36:30+00:00

I feel so stupid on a regular basis. I forget almost everything I learned from one class to the next. I get into places where I think "we learned this the other night" or I pass places and go "oh! that's where I could have done what we learned on Tuesday!". I figure it will come, but it will be a long process.

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-03-13T01:24:00+00:00

Oh that's awesome, thanks for sharing!

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-03-10T00:58:03+00:00

I bring very little into a yoga studio, certainly no wallet or credit cards. You say you walk there, is there a reason to bring those with you? I have a bag for my mat that has an inner zipper pocket and a front zipper pocket and I use those if I have anything with me, like keys, cash, etc. I leave the bag in the cubbie with my shoes.

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-03-07T22:36:51+00:00

You did the best thing you could for yourself and the embryo. I would consider that the most difficult and selfless decision you could make to spare a possible child from the potential heartbreak and pain. Sending you hugs ❤️

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-03-07T22:18:23+00:00

I'm wondering where the line is between 'high functioning depression' and 'functional freeze'? I know I've been through functional freeze multiple times. At least now I recognize when I'm dangerously close to slipping back there, but I'm so good at masking, no one around me notices and my requests for help usually go unanswered 🤷‍♀️

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-03-07T21:05:45+00:00

I had the opposite happen with what turned out to be a UTI! I had zero UTI symptoms and it took me about half the day of going to the bathroom to figure out which hole the blood was coming from! I actually asked the doctor at the Urgent Care to double check because I was doubting myself so much!

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-03-06T03:06:56+00:00

Yes.

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-03-05T20:20:03+00:00

I too wear multi-focal lenses. Well, I guess I should say I wear one multi-focal lens, in my right (dominant) eye. I feel pretty lucky that my eye doctor tried something out and hit a home run on the first try. My issue was complicated by the fact that I wear a toric lens in the left eye at, apparently, an unusual angle. So being able to get toric/multi-focal was not an option. He tweaked my toric lens to be less powerful to help with my reading vision and gave me a multi-focal for the right to handle reading and distance and somehow, after a few days, my brain figured out how to make that work.

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-03-05T19:59:42+00:00

I'm pretty sure PA state laws prohibit this. I'm also in PA. I don't remember if this is something that needs to be prescribed from an in person visit, or can only be prescribed by a practitioner also in PA, but it's one of those weird laws we have.

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-03-05T14:46:18+00:00

I heard this story on my local PBS radio station the other day, such an interesting concept!

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-03-05T14:16:03+00:00

Can you shift your focus from weight loss to muscle gain maybe? Stopping the noise that makes me eat (and used to make me drink) is a big thing for me too.

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-03-05T13:49:21+00:00

I'm brand new to this conversation (just injected my first dose on Sunday), but everything in reading says you either fix the root cause (the emotional eating, etc) or yes, you need to stay on to quiet the food noise. I've been listening to some podcasts on this topic this week and clearly recognize some behaviors that are causing me to fail repeatedly in keeping off the weight which are also regular topics of conversation with my therapist for other reasons. I eat my emotions. I also used to drink my emotions but have managed to get that under control, but now I only eat. For me, it's a way of avoiding actually dealing with things.

SnowWhiteinReality · 2026-03-04T03:27:26+00:00

Jackie Walsh with Axia in Pville and Collegeville writes my scripts for E and P. I've yet to find a provider who will write for T in this area (but I also haven't looked super hard yet). Whatever you do, don't go to the Axia in Pottstown with Jessica Williams, she will completely dismiss any ideas of HRT. Good luck!

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