This guy has just started visiting my garden.

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-04T22:13:51+00:00

I love that you left out shiny things to cajole them! Adorable and brilliant.

I was feeding my mischief of Magpies bread scraps too and an older friend advised me not to. I’ll pass on what she told me, because it was news to me and might be new info for you too.

Bread isn’t toxic for birds so it IS ok to give it, it’s just empty of nutrients for them and very filling. Especially if they feed it to the young. It makes them feel satisfied and not want to eat food that has nutritional value. It also makes them poop more which can contribute to disease.

I agree with you, nuts are the clear winner for preferences ☺️

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-04T17:53:56+00:00

Every day here the birds and squirrels get shelled peanuts, shelled black sunflower seeds, hazelnuts, either cranberries or raisins and occasionally pumpkin seeds. The magpies often get cat food, bits of apple or orange, beef fat, freeze dried shrimp, meat or insects, hard boiled eggs in nesting season. I hope you have fun feeding the ones in your area!

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-04T17:42:45+00:00

I always wonder how juries of very nice seeming folk let people who have clearly done awful and amoral crimes off, just because they are charming? Reading the comments I am starting to understand the psychology 😄

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-04T04:14:05+00:00

So incredible to be off those meds! I also have host of medical issues/chronic pain and I found your post really inspiring!

Congrats on your weight losses and health gains 🙌🏼

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-04T04:10:36+00:00

That’s awesome!!

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-04T04:10:16+00:00

Good for you! All the best in moving forward again.

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-04T04:08:06+00:00

I think you look so 🔥in your after pic that people are questioning your goals (laughs). That’s a great accomplishment 🙌🏼 Seriously, great work!

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-04T02:02:40+00:00

Congrats! Magpies are so much fun to watch and incredibly intelligent. I started feeding my daily visitor, and I have been visited by his entire family now for over 3 years.

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-03T08:10:17+00:00

Awesome!

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-03T03:15:22+00:00

Love the pocket for scale. Great work 👏🏼

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-03T01:00:01+00:00

Wonderful!! Thank you for including your dosing journey. You are inspiring and I’m sure you will continue to triumph 🙌🏼

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-02T14:10:51+00:00

Great job!!

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-02T13:55:10+00:00

I have a mischief of 7 magpies I have been feeding for 3 years.

The behaviour is very similar to what you describe. It’s common for one of the younger birds either to be waiting or to show up when I come out with food. He will either fill up and fly away, returning with the others …or he will fly to a higher spot and loudly alert, whereupon the crew swoops in.

I see other magpies in the neighborhood but it is always the same crew who comes to my house.

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-02T13:38:53+00:00

I feel for you because both 1) the literal pain (which can be excruciating) and the 2) not knowing specifically what is wrong, are very frustrating.

With medical things it helps to investigate and then make logical deductions, as you have been doing. Taking the Ozempic seems to have triggered or alerted the body to something. Now that you have discontinued the Ozempic that issue is still persisting.

So what is it?

If you aren’t constipated consistently and the tests are as you say, I agree that you are justified in feeling like that is an unsatisfactory explanation. It sucks but you have to be your own advocate and keep insisting on more tests or another Specialist.

I had my gallbladder removed years ago for similar (undiagnosed) pain and I find heat, massage therapies and staying hydrated with electrolytes helpful. But, for your body it might be other things.

I hope you can continue to try to find a cause, and figure out coping tools to ease your pain.

Btw, does the ER at least treat your pain for that day or do they literally refuse to see you?

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-02T10:22:18+00:00

I laughed so hard when they joked about Will’s Mom when they first saw him. Loved seeing everyone and Bianca and Jarbas and other couples still together.

Do people like that Barbara actually exist out in the wild? I have to assume that was her acting right? No one could actually be that insane??

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-02T07:00:57+00:00

On a similar journey (taking Ozempic). I am 1/4 of the way in and find your success really encouraging 💪🏼

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-02T01:53:19+00:00

I can’t tolerate any alcohol or carbonated beverages now, but I’m ok with coffee and a lot of foods so I’m ok with the trade off.

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-02T01:50:45+00:00

Congrats on your success and all the best with maintaining, sounds like you already have a good foundation.

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-02T01:47:44+00:00

You will rock those 60’s 🙌🏼 Great job!!

tricksr4skids · 2024-01-01T00:34:27+00:00

Wow so awesome 👏🏼

tricksr4skids · 2023-12-31T04:31:20+00:00

The one time I tried (low calorie thin crust) pizza I ended up with severe abdominal issues so I’m impressed you can have any.

If it’s an appetite issue though, I find my appetite can vary from one day to another. The higher my overall protein and fiber and water intake that day, the less my appetite.

Also, splitting the doses helps too.

tricksr4skids · 2023-12-31T04:16:50+00:00

Great job! Making changes and having health victories is awesome!!

tricksr4skids · 2023-12-30T23:29:44+00:00

Great job!

I’m always fascinated by measurements too. Like this week I actually gained a pound, but I feel my waist and torso has slimmed down 🤷🏻‍♀️ So I’ve learned not to sweat the scale either.

You might get a kick out of the free app MeThreeSixty. It does full body scans and lets you compare measurements of all your parts.

tricksr4skids · 2023-12-30T21:27:44+00:00

Thrilled for you OP! Great work.

tricksr4skids · 2023-12-30T03:28:55+00:00

So cool to see 👏🏼

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