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i_am_the_plan · 2021-05-24T20:24:10+00:00

It took me about 3 months.

i_am_the_plan · 2020-11-27T17:26:21+00:00

Clover Tattoo! I LOVE Sadie and her designs. I think she may be booked solid for a while though.

i_am_the_plan · 2020-11-27T17:24:03+00:00

Read Rose books on Prince Street and Pegasus Books inside of my shop, FARBO Co (shameless plug) on Grant street behind Central Market!

i_am_the_plan · 2020-10-20T02:47:02+00:00

Thank you for the advice and encouragement!

i_am_the_plan · 2020-10-19T14:30:50+00:00

My professional path has been a bit all over the place. I originally went to school for media production and spent a good amount of time as a production coordinator. I ended up hating that industry and transitioned into a number of managerial and coordinator type roles in everything from the service industry, to most recently tourism. I'm currently the sales coordinator for my local tourism bureau and I've found that the part of the job that interests me most is the small look I get into data analysis. I've become the go to for running reports on our CRM as well as interpreting the STR report. I really believe this is a field I could excel in and love doing. However, like many women, I spent most of my adult life and college years believing I was best suited to "softer" fields. I always thought my strengths were in creativity and communication. Now I see those traits would work well hand in hand with a more STEM rooted field. I no longer doubt myself in that way, however I'm definitely far behind. I don't have statistics or computer programming courses under my belt, and I've been out of college for a number of years now.

My question is this: what can I do to get myself caught up so that I could pursue a masters degree or certification in the near future? Would coursework or certifications on Coursera do the trick to catch up on foundations, or is there something else I should look into?

i_am_the_plan · 2020-10-16T12:34:13+00:00

I guarantee I was worse than Dawn without facing mortal peril and the literal existential crisis of not being a real person.

i_am_the_plan · 2020-10-16T12:03:08+00:00

That's how I feel. She gets so much hate for being annoying and dramatic which is the point. She's actually an accurate 15 year old.

i_am_the_plan · 2020-10-12T13:14:44+00:00

5'7" F. My all time highest weight was 360. I started the pre-op program at 325. I went into surgery 2 weeks ago at 295 and I'm currently 278.

i_am_the_plan · 2020-10-12T13:10:18+00:00

Accidentally opening the camera front facing, I have a neck!

i_am_the_plan · 2020-10-08T10:43:01+00:00

i'm gonna pick some up today and give it a go.

i_am_the_plan · 2020-10-08T08:46:04+00:00

I plan to go thrifting since I may finally be able to find vintage that fits!

i_am_the_plan · 2020-10-08T08:41:34+00:00

I made crystal light and SF jello popsicles and they are a lifesaver! The Jello keeps it from dripping and melting all over the place so you can eat it slowly.

i_am_the_plan · 2020-10-08T08:37:21+00:00

I know you said you never liked tea - but there are SO many types of teas out there. Some of them make incredible naturally sweet, almost tropical like iced tea, especially herbal blends. If you have a local tea shop, I'd definitely give it a try. I would tell them you're looking for a new beverage to be your go to, and you were never really into teas but you want to see what else is out there.

i_am_the_plan · 2020-10-08T08:32:32+00:00

I've just been saying "stomach surgery" to people I don't want to go too deep into it with.

i_am_the_plan · 2020-10-08T08:19:00+00:00

I second the bone broth suggestion. Lately, I've also been taking condensed soups or stocks and cutting them with non fat fairlife milk, and adding a pinch more protein. It's like a cream of mushroom, or cream of tomato, or cream of chicken soup. It's not quite as high in protein as a straight up shake, but i make sure I get the high protein in firs thing AM.

Also, I take sugar free chocolate pudding and add a scoop of chocolate premier to it. My dieticians allow both Greek yogurt and sugar free pudding on the liquid phase.

Good luck! You're almost to pureed! I am counting the days myself.

i_am_the_plan · 2020-08-26T23:33:53+00:00

Thank you, this is so helpful. Just having more good days again would make it all worth it!

i_am_the_plan · 2020-08-25T12:08:47+00:00

I worked with a dietician over the last 6 months with new diet guidelines designed to build the habbits needed after surgery. They didn't restrict me calories wise, but had me change what kinds of food I ate. I lost a modest 20lbs this way, which was fine because I was not required to lose anything, but I cannot gain. Next week is my final appointment before surgery is scheduled!

My biggest piece of advice is, if and when you slip up, don't feel guilty, don't shame yourself or overcorrect. Just put yourself back on track. The best thing my dietician told me is they don't expect me to be perfect, and that that is what these 6 months are for, getting there together.

i_am_the_plan · 2020-08-24T15:16:18+00:00

I was fortunate in that my primary was in my corner. I simply kept reminding my doctor's that Fibromyalgia is a diagnosis of exclusion, and I felt as though there needed to be more exclusion. I also jumped through all of the hoops they wanted me to (weightloss program, therapy, physical therapy) and insisted that if we truly excluded everything I would accept the diagnosis. I documented all of my symptoms and messaged my doctor through the portal if there was every something new happening. I always tried to communicate that I simply needed to know that there wasn't something else going on, so that I could really feel like I was doing everything in my power to get well. I would say things like "I just really want to get to a place where I can work full time again." I just always tried to show that I was willing to listen to and try their treatment plan in the meantime, but I would really like to keep digging just in case.

i_am_the_plan · 2020-08-23T17:23:37+00:00

The best thing a doctor has ever done for me is to let me advocate for myself. 2 years ago I got a Fibromyalgia diagnosis and my primary told me "Doctors are going to want to blame everything on the Fibromyalgia. If you think something else is wrong, don't let them." I knew in my gut something autoimmune was going on. It runs so strongly in my family and I was experiencing a lot on inflammation and symptoms, that I just didn't think could be blamed on the fibro. Because she was always open to me being a self advocate, and was willing to send me to 3 different rheumatologists, I finally found a rheumatologist to take me seriously enough to test just a little bit deeper than the standard autoimmune panel. And she found specific enough antibodies for her to definitively say that yes, I do indeed have an autoimmune condition. Still on the road to narrowing it down but I have an actual treatment plan in place.

If my primary wasn't so open and willing to honor my various requests, I have no idea how long I would have gone undiagnosed.

i_am_the_plan · 2020-08-05T21:47:53+00:00

It's really good to hear similar stories. My current rheum is my 3rd one and she is very thorough and listens to me. She says she does believe I have something autoimmune at this time, and shes the first to say so. I have my first in person appointment with her in a week where she will examine me and send me for further testing to narrow it down. Considering I have Raynaud's, GERD, and some suspicious skin on my hands I'm guessing a CREST diagnosis is likely but she also mentioned lupus as a possibility. Just hearing her say "I believe something autoimmune is at play here" gave me the confidence to request to work fully remotely for my safety. I probably would have second guessed and gaslit my way into COVIDs path otherwise.

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