Comments for Seven Foot Tall Cactus » Seven Foot Tall Cactus http://blog.kitsonkelly.com Rantings from the Edge Sun, 09 Oct 2011 14:02:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on 20 Year High School Reunion by Jen http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/2011/10/20-year-high-school-reunion/#comment-97 Jen Sun, 09 Oct 2011 14:02:02 +0000 http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/?p=107#comment-97 Wow. It's hard to find the right words. Thank you Kit for your eloquent reflection. You are an amazing guy and I am so thankful that we've kept in touch over the years. I too was surprised by what I learned about myself 20 years after the fact. I'm so glad we've both grown out of that strange and awkward phase and developed into well adjusted adults that know who we are and what we want out of life. Fyi, one of these days I'm going to invade your place with all my little munchkins - you've been warned! Wow. It’s hard to find the right words. Thank you Kit for your eloquent reflection. You are an amazing guy and I am so thankful that we’ve kept in touch over the years. I too was surprised by what I learned about myself 20 years after the fact. I’m so glad we’ve both grown out of that strange and awkward phase and developed into well adjusted adults that know who we are and what we want out of life.

Fyi, one of these days I’m going to invade your place with all my little munchkins – you’ve been warned!

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]]> Comment on PHP RESTful by Kitson Kelly http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/2011/05/php-restful/#comment-35 Kitson Kelly Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:33:32 +0000 http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/?p=21#comment-35 Yes, I am working on a <a href="http://dojotoolkit.org/reference-guide/quickstart/rest.html" rel="nofollow">tutorial</a>. First I am contributing one to the to the toolkit that will become part of the official reference guide, and then I will work on a specific code example. Hopefully just a day or two, depending upon my spare time at hand. Yes, I am working on a tutorial. First I am contributing one to the to the toolkit that will become part of the official reference guide, and then I will work on a specific code example. Hopefully just a day or two, depending upon my spare time at hand.

]]> Comment on PHP RESTful by Sipuleucel T http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/2011/05/php-restful/#comment-30 Sipuleucel T Sat, 30 Jul 2011 09:32:40 +0000 http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/?p=21#comment-30 Hi, This seems like a really brief and powerful rendition of REST for PHP. I'm having some difficulty implementing it. Any chance of a brief tutorial? How to make connections etc. TIA Hi,

This seems like a really brief and powerful rendition of REST for PHP. I’m having some difficulty implementing it. Any chance of a brief tutorial? How to make connections etc.

TIA

]]> Comment on PHP RESTful by sweetcherry http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/2011/05/php-restful/#comment-28 sweetcherry Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:25:29 +0000 http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/?p=21#comment-28 Do you have an example of how to use JsonRestStore with dojo enhanced datagrid with mysql database? I can display data using itemfilewritestore very easily, but am at a loss as to how to begin with JsonRestStore.... Do you have an example of how to use JsonRestStore with dojo enhanced datagrid with mysql database? I can display data using itemfilewritestore very easily, but am at a loss as to how to begin with JsonRestStore….

]]> Comment on Gastric Sleeve Weight Loss by Kitson Kelly http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/2011/06/gastric-sleeve-weight-loss/#comment-19 Kitson Kelly Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:35:34 +0000 http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/?p=28#comment-19 Well, a couple words of advice. First I have lost 27% of my body weight in 5 months. By what you are saying, you have lost 21% in about 3 months (including your pre-op weight). Also, I am a male, which has it's benefits when losing weight. All things considered, you are doing great! Sometimes we fixate on the wrong things. I would be lying if I said I don't get hungry. I get hungry, but a small amount of food suits me and the hunger doesn't cause me to obsess or overeat anymore. Wether it is the right choice or not, I have stopped counting calories and while I was fixated on eating protein, recently I have tried to not even pay a lot of attention to that. My doctor refused to tell me how many calories I should be on a day until I said how many I thought I might be on, and he said it was too low. I also said that I was eating things like chicken strips and other high fat protein. He told me that that is fine, because if I am not losing the weight I want, I can make different decisions and eat lower fat protein, but if it works for me, go for it. I have learned that in a lot of ways I can trust my body now, which I could never do before. Realise, stomach gurgling and burning is not real hunger. That is your body trying to deal with gastric fluids. Now the problem I have sometimes when I go grocery shopping, because I start salivating quite a bit, because my brain thinks it is getting fed, which excessive amounts of gastric fluids cause heart burn. The gurgling and burning does get better day by day. It is hard for us, because our bodies lied to us for so long (and can even lie to us now). It is what I call the "fat brain". I suspect your "fat brain", the one that used to say "hey, this diet isn't working, so just give up" and all sorts of other nasty dirty tricks is still talking in your head. They are all old tricks your "fat brain" used to keep you fat, but they aren't working anymore. "I'm hungry all the time" and "I eat too many calories" are things your "fat brain" is saying trying to get you to give up on this "crazy diet you got me on this time", but it just doesn't understand you can't this time. That won't stop it from getting louder and louder for a while. Some of those "flat lines" in my graph were hard. There were those moments when I thought "oh this isn't working" and "I am never going to lose another pound again" but I have found it just doesn't matter if I get stressed out or not about it, the weight keeps coming off. So, my advice, is realise that the 21% of your weight you lost isn't coming back, eat healthy, take your vitamins, if you need to count something, only count protein, and start trusting your new body to no overeat and try to relax into the fact that you are finally a person with a "normal" appetite. Well, a couple words of advice. First I have lost 27% of my body weight in 5 months. By what you are saying, you have lost 21% in about 3 months (including your pre-op weight). Also, I am a male, which has it’s benefits when losing weight. All things considered, you are doing great! Sometimes we fixate on the wrong things.

I would be lying if I said I don’t get hungry. I get hungry, but a small amount of food suits me and the hunger doesn’t cause me to obsess or overeat anymore. Wether it is the right choice or not, I have stopped counting calories and while I was fixated on eating protein, recently I have tried to not even pay a lot of attention to that. My doctor refused to tell me how many calories I should be on a day until I said how many I thought I might be on, and he said it was too low. I also said that I was eating things like chicken strips and other high fat protein. He told me that that is fine, because if I am not losing the weight I want, I can make different decisions and eat lower fat protein, but if it works for me, go for it. I have learned that in a lot of ways I can trust my body now, which I could never do before. Realise, stomach gurgling and burning is not real hunger. That is your body trying to deal with gastric fluids. Now the problem I have sometimes when I go grocery shopping, because I start salivating quite a bit, because my brain thinks it is getting fed, which excessive amounts of gastric fluids cause heart burn. The gurgling and burning does get better day by day.

It is hard for us, because our bodies lied to us for so long (and can even lie to us now). It is what I call the “fat brain”. I suspect your “fat brain”, the one that used to say “hey, this diet isn’t working, so just give up” and all sorts of other nasty dirty tricks is still talking in your head. They are all old tricks your “fat brain” used to keep you fat, but they aren’t working anymore. “I’m hungry all the time” and “I eat too many calories” are things your “fat brain” is saying trying to get you to give up on this “crazy diet you got me on this time”, but it just doesn’t understand you can’t this time. That won’t stop it from getting louder and louder for a while. Some of those “flat lines” in my graph were hard. There were those moments when I thought “oh this isn’t working” and “I am never going to lose another pound again” but I have found it just doesn’t matter if I get stressed out or not about it, the weight keeps coming off.

So, my advice, is realise that the 21% of your weight you lost isn’t coming back, eat healthy, take your vitamins, if you need to count something, only count protein, and start trusting your new body to no overeat and try to relax into the fact that you are finally a person with a “normal” appetite.

]]> Comment on Gastric Sleeve Weight Loss by Jennifer http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/2011/06/gastric-sleeve-weight-loss/#comment-18 Jennifer Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:04:54 +0000 http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/?p=28#comment-18 Hi there and congrats on the awesome weightloss! I also had the gastric sleeve and would love to ask you some questions. I started out at 252 and lost 18lbs pre-op on Weight Watchers, day of surgery 4/7/11 I was 234. Today 6/30//11 I'm 198. The weightloss is barely moving, and I am really struggling with eating & hunger. I'd love to know what you were eating (meal plans, etc...) to loose so much weight. NUT told me to focus on protein 75+ grams a day, but also to stay between 600-800 calories a day while I'm loosing weight. I'm really struggling becuase I'm find myself very hungry at 3 mos. out, some may be head hunger but there is alot of real hunger because my stomach gurgles & burns. I'm getting at least 70-80 grams of protein a day but it's just not filling me up. So I find myself going over 800 but no more than 900-1000, so hard to stay at 600-800. I'm frustrated beacuse everyone on the boards says "I have no hunger" and I see their meal plans and it's barely anything, I'm hungry ugghh!!! A typical day for me would be Syntax Nectar shake at 7:30am, protein at 10:00 (egg, turkey, etc..), 12:00 lunch of some type of protein (chicken, beef, etc..) with a couple bites of veggie or salad, 3:00pm Syntax Nectar shake, Dinner at 5:30pm some type of protein & veggie, then another snack before bed (6 almonds, another shake, half protein bar, etc...). I'd love any tips, pointers & meal ideas you can provide. Thanks so much and again congrats on your success! Hi there and congrats on the awesome weightloss! I also had the gastric sleeve and would love to ask you some questions. I started out at 252 and lost 18lbs pre-op on Weight Watchers, day of surgery 4/7/11 I was 234. Today 6/30//11 I’m 198. The weightloss is barely moving, and I am really struggling with eating & hunger. I’d love to know what you were eating (meal plans, etc…) to loose so much weight. NUT told me to focus on protein 75+ grams a day, but also to stay between 600-800 calories a day while I’m loosing weight. I’m really struggling becuase I’m find myself very hungry at 3 mos. out, some may be head hunger but there is alot of real hunger because my stomach gurgles & burns. I’m getting at least 70-80 grams of protein a day but it’s just not filling me up. So I find myself going over 800 but no more than 900-1000, so hard to stay at 600-800. I’m frustrated beacuse everyone on the boards says “I have no hunger” and I see their meal plans and it’s barely anything, I’m hungry ugghh!!! A typical day for me would be Syntax Nectar shake at 7:30am, protein at 10:00 (egg, turkey, etc..), 12:00 lunch of some type of protein (chicken, beef, etc..) with a couple bites of veggie or salad, 3:00pm Syntax Nectar shake, Dinner at 5:30pm some type of protein & veggie, then another snack before bed (6 almonds, another shake, half protein bar, etc…). I’d love any tips, pointers & meal ideas you can provide. Thanks so much and again congrats on your success!

]]> Comment on Gastric Sleeve Weight Loss by Colman Nolan http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/2011/06/gastric-sleeve-weight-loss/#comment-13 Colman Nolan Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:51:58 +0000 http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/?p=28#comment-13 Keep looking after yourself Kit and dont try to rush it :) Never really knew about the whole process but you explained it very well. Best wishes from Ireland :) Keep looking after yourself Kit and dont try to rush it :) Never really knew about the whole process but you explained it very well.

Best wishes from Ireland :)

]]> Comment on Gastric Sleeve Weight Loss by Mary Phillips http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/2011/06/gastric-sleeve-weight-loss/#comment-11 Mary Phillips Thu, 09 Jun 2011 01:52:37 +0000 http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/?p=28#comment-11 Wow Kit, congratulations! And thank for taking the time to blog about the process and your track record. I wish you the best in maintaining a healthy weight, it sure isn't an easy task and I'm proud of you. xoxo, Aunt Mary Wow Kit, congratulations! And thank for taking the time to blog about the process and your track record. I wish you the best in maintaining a healthy weight, it sure isn’t an easy task and I’m proud of you. xoxo, Aunt Mary

]]> Comment on Gastric Sleeve Weight Loss by Cyndy Kelly http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/2011/06/gastric-sleeve-weight-loss/#comment-10 Cyndy Kelly Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:39:51 +0000 http://blog.kitsonkelly.com/?p=28#comment-10 Very interesting process. Congrats to you and keep up the good work. Remember to be kind to yourself today and everyday. Love, Mom Very interesting process. Congrats to you and keep up the good work. Remember to be kind to yourself today and everyday.
Love,
Mom

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