Note about photo: I was taking a picture of a cow that looked like an oreo cookie and in the stall next to said cow, this cow came over and literally posed for this picture!!! I love the fair!!!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
So much to say....
My name is Yums, and I am addicted.....to blogging. This is my third blog in the past three hours but one of my friends posted on facebook that she needed something funny to read because she cut her pinkie off (seriously, part of it is gone) and is in pain and needed something to get her mind off of it. Feeling sorry for her and her pain, I decided to tell her about something that happened at the State Fair when we were there two days ago.
My husband and I were walking off all of the food we had been eating since we walked thru the gate of the state fair when we heard the gun shots from the turkey shoot. We decided to walk over to see what was going on and as we approached the area, the guy with the microphone (the "turkey shoot emcee" we will call him) called out to my hubby by saying the name of the restaurant that was on his t-shirt. My husband looked up and the guy asked him "Did you check your daughter out of school to bring her to the fair?" I immediately smiled (at least on the inside) because I knew he was telling my grey haired husband of forty-two that I looked a lot younger than he did (which enforced that the ridiculous amount of money I spend on hair color is so worth it) but my hubs didn't get the joke and a little befuddled responded "We don't have any kids" to which I whispered to him "he was talking about me!" After his delayed reaction of catching emcee's funny, Yucks (that is my nickname for my husband which might explain Yums to those of you who know me and wondered where the heck did that come from!!!) mischieviously said "this is my girlfriend" and I (looking as serious as possible) looked up to emcee on the platform and said "his wife is at home!" Emcee shocked and speechless said "umm...I'm not touching that one!!!" We started laughing and said "just kidding" and I held up my left hand and said "I'm the wife." At this point three or four young'uns (I'm a southern gal) standing in front of us probably in their late teens/early twenties started laughing at our joke and I explained that we had used that one before when one of the guys turned to us and with the most mortified look on his face said "I thought you were serious!!" I hope he at least thought it was funny!!!
Note about photo: I was taking a picture of a cow that looked like an oreo cookie and in the stall next to said cow, this cow came over and literally posed for this picture!!! I love the fair!!!
Note about photo: I was taking a picture of a cow that looked like an oreo cookie and in the stall next to said cow, this cow came over and literally posed for this picture!!! I love the fair!!!
B12...the search continues
Since sharing my first blog, I have received questions about B12 and what kind I am taking/how much etc. I first want to say that this information is my journey and is not my promoting the use of the vitamin for weight loss. My husband's favorite quote is "knowledge is power" and that is what I am doing. I want people to be informed enough to make the decision for themselves.
As a pharmacist, I get questions all the time from customers who are tired and lack energy. Other than getting the proper amount of sleep, our recommendation has been good ole' vitamin B. I usually recommend the B-complex because of the benefits those B vitamins. There is a product in a liquid that you use sublingually (there's that word again....so there must be something in using it that way) that contains all the B vitamins...
I'm going off on a tangent right here to give some good information that I learned when I was on one of my rotations during pharmacy school. My FAVORITE preceptor had an extensive OTC (over the counter) review which asked questions about what ingredient was in each product, how it worked and who would benefit from them. She also encouraged me to learn the RDA of each of the vitamins. (RDA is recommended daily allowance) and well, that was almost 20 years ago and although I do not remember those exact numbers, I do remember many things that have been very helpful over the past 16 years as a pharmacist....so here is our pharmacy lesson for today......
How do you remember which number correlates with the B vitamins. This is catchy and you won't forget it!!!
The "B" vitamin It's "B" number Word to remember
Thiamine B1 "The"
Riboflavin B2 "Rabbit"
Niacin B3 "Never"
Pyridoxine B6 "Peels"
Cyanocobalamin B12 "Carrots"
Now this information may not be helpful to most of you, but if you are a student in the medical field or just would like to know something catchy to impress your friends, here you go. Some of you might be thinking "Hey smartie, there are other B vitamins that you haven't listed" and well, that is correct...there are four more, but they didn't fit in this cute little saying so we won't be too worried about those. But feel free to come up with a phrase that includes all of the B vitamins if you fell like it. :-)
So back to B12 and it's possible use in weight loss? Is it safe to take B vitamins at any quantity? My answer as a pharmacist if someone were to ask me this at my pharmacy would be---B vitamins are water soluble meaning the body takes what it needs an eliminates the rest. I just googled this to see if anything has changed since I was in pharmacy school and learned that there are some problems if you take too much of some of the B vitamins. According to Wiki (I know, not a solid resource but we all use it daily), there is no known toxicity of taking too much B12. I do not encourage taking excessive amounts without talking to your physician first. Remember, my blog is to relay my personal journey or what I call my own clinical trial where I am the lab rat so please do your own research before you take amounts that are above what is recommended on the product package.
I will now begin my search of what the experts say about B12 and weight loss. So far what I have found is very interesting. But I will close with what I have found that makes me feel encouraged....
B12 is used in the metabolism of fat and protein for energy...HELLO...metabolism???? and more importantly metabolism of FAT??? Isn't that what has stopped working in my body over the past five years?? I am intrigued......
As a pharmacist, I get questions all the time from customers who are tired and lack energy. Other than getting the proper amount of sleep, our recommendation has been good ole' vitamin B. I usually recommend the B-complex because of the benefits those B vitamins. There is a product in a liquid that you use sublingually (there's that word again....so there must be something in using it that way) that contains all the B vitamins...
I'm going off on a tangent right here to give some good information that I learned when I was on one of my rotations during pharmacy school. My FAVORITE preceptor had an extensive OTC (over the counter) review which asked questions about what ingredient was in each product, how it worked and who would benefit from them. She also encouraged me to learn the RDA of each of the vitamins. (RDA is recommended daily allowance) and well, that was almost 20 years ago and although I do not remember those exact numbers, I do remember many things that have been very helpful over the past 16 years as a pharmacist....so here is our pharmacy lesson for today......
How do you remember which number correlates with the B vitamins. This is catchy and you won't forget it!!!
The "B" vitamin It's "B" number Word to remember
Thiamine B1 "The"
Riboflavin B2 "Rabbit"
Niacin B3 "Never"
Pyridoxine B6 "Peels"
Cyanocobalamin B12 "Carrots"
Now this information may not be helpful to most of you, but if you are a student in the medical field or just would like to know something catchy to impress your friends, here you go. Some of you might be thinking "Hey smartie, there are other B vitamins that you haven't listed" and well, that is correct...there are four more, but they didn't fit in this cute little saying so we won't be too worried about those. But feel free to come up with a phrase that includes all of the B vitamins if you fell like it. :-)
So back to B12 and it's possible use in weight loss? Is it safe to take B vitamins at any quantity? My answer as a pharmacist if someone were to ask me this at my pharmacy would be---B vitamins are water soluble meaning the body takes what it needs an eliminates the rest. I just googled this to see if anything has changed since I was in pharmacy school and learned that there are some problems if you take too much of some of the B vitamins. According to Wiki (I know, not a solid resource but we all use it daily), there is no known toxicity of taking too much B12. I do not encourage taking excessive amounts without talking to your physician first. Remember, my blog is to relay my personal journey or what I call my own clinical trial where I am the lab rat so please do your own research before you take amounts that are above what is recommended on the product package.
I will now begin my search of what the experts say about B12 and weight loss. So far what I have found is very interesting. But I will close with what I have found that makes me feel encouraged....
B12 is used in the metabolism of fat and protein for energy...HELLO...metabolism???? and more importantly metabolism of FAT??? Isn't that what has stopped working in my body over the past five years?? I am intrigued......
My first blog...Vitamin B12...can it be used for weight loss???
Today I decided to begin blogging. A work associate told me I should blog about our customers and the funny (and sometimes scary) stuff they do. I decided that I would write about things that matter to me. Right now, at forty years old, I am searching for answers to medical issues to find out what approach I should take as I begin my journey into the unknown female destination of menopause....will I take estrogen, what about bio-identical hormones, how can I eat better, why do I keep gaining weight?
STOP, right there...this problem has been plaguing me for about five years. Seven years ago I weighed a lot less than I do now..about forty pounds less and exercise and diet really haven't helped me. I guess I should be honest. I really hate dieting and exercising. A year ago I decided that I would run in my first 5K four days after my 40th birthday. I begin training and actually enjoyed it. But then I was slapped in the face and sadly developed the beginning of a stress fracture in my right foot. After about four months the fracture was all healed and I was released to run again. I started at the beginning and was trying to get ready for my running debut a few months later, but my foot kept hurting and swelling which made me have to accept the hard truth...I am NOT going to be a runner. I decided to try something else. I have always loved "playing" tennis (I guess I should actually say "hit the tennis ball in the hopes of getting it over the net") and a couple of months ago I began taking lessons. I quickly fell madly in love with this game and at forty years old I was very proud with how well I was moving on the court. After about 6 lessons I was ready to join a group of ladies who competed and my coach seemed to think I was pretty good (or at least he kind of implied that I was!!!) Then, on September 16 as we began my lesson, I heard and felt a pop in my right calf muscle. The pain was intense and well, the look on Coach Nate's face told me I wouldn't be playing anymore tennis for awhile. I made it to the car (with a little help) and managed to drive home and make it inside to the sofa. I grabbed my laptop and quickly googled (my favorite verb) "calf muscle pop" and was not encouraged with what I read. I decided to do what I could do with the internet suggestions to treat myself so I began elevating and icing the muscle but within an hour I knew that I better contact the ortho doc who treated me for my stress fracture because I knew they would be closing early on Friday (the next day) and I didn't want to go the whole weekend in such pain. Thankfully they managed to squeeze me in and my fear of a muscle tear was relieved when I was told that I had a muscle strain and that it would take six weeks to heal. It appeared that my muscle kind of "stretched" a bit and scar tissue would have to fill the area that was injured. I was thrilled that it wasn't a tear but knew it wasn't going to be easy as the PA asked what we were going to "do about work?" and told me they would be giving me a lift to put in my shoe to relieve some of the work the muscle was required to do while walking. So now four weeks later, I am walking better and the pain is minimal but I still cannot play any tennis. I have been released to ride a stationary bike!!! LOL
So what does this have to do with B12 and weight loss you might ask if I haven't bored you to tears yet??? A few weeks ago a customer walked up to my pharmacy counter and wanted to know what the difference was between two bottles of vitamin B12? I took a look at the bottles and explained to him that the only differences were the strength and one of them was a sublingual tablet (meaning you dissolve the tablet under the tongue like patients who experience chest pain do with Nitroglycerin.) He went on to tell me about one of his friends who had lost twenty pounds by taking B12 (but I do not remember if he took oral B12 or injectable B12) and he really would like to lose some weight so he wanted to try it. I told him that I had heard of B12 helping people lose weight and actually knew someone who went to a diet clinic and B12 injections was part of her treatment. As a pharmacist of 16 years, I couldn't tell you why this should work but I did recall a pharmacist that I worked with a few years ago tell me that a friend of his took B12 and lost "a lot of weight" and well, my interest in the B12 connection and weight loss began. I bought me a bottle of those sublingual tablets since I knew that anything under the tongue didn't have to compete in the stomach or fight for it's life amongst the acid swimming around in the gut and decided, hey, why not give it a try, the only thing I have to lose is weight!!! That was 13 days ago and so far I am down a little over 3 pounds. That may not seem like much to most people, but to me it is incredible. Last year I began an exercise program that swore it would have me slim in less than two months and I KILLED myself for over 5 weeks and didn't lose not one pound. THAT was very disappointing.
The other reason this three pounds is so important to me is because during these 13 days I have eaten HORRIBLY. I have baked three pound cakes in the last 3 weeks (working to perfect my cake creation in order to enter it into the state fair) and well, I did eat quite a bit of those cakes. I also went to the state fair and consumed WAY too many calories two days ago and had a family get together with my husband's family yesterday and those aunts can cook some good country food and desserts!!! But today, I was down another 0.4 pound. The only change I have made (other than eating more than usual) is taking those B12 tablets.
I now am very curious about what the experts say about B12 and weight loss? I will begin googling again to see what they know and will continue taking those little tablets that could!!!
Stay tuned.....
STOP, right there...this problem has been plaguing me for about five years. Seven years ago I weighed a lot less than I do now..about forty pounds less and exercise and diet really haven't helped me. I guess I should be honest. I really hate dieting and exercising. A year ago I decided that I would run in my first 5K four days after my 40th birthday. I begin training and actually enjoyed it. But then I was slapped in the face and sadly developed the beginning of a stress fracture in my right foot. After about four months the fracture was all healed and I was released to run again. I started at the beginning and was trying to get ready for my running debut a few months later, but my foot kept hurting and swelling which made me have to accept the hard truth...I am NOT going to be a runner. I decided to try something else. I have always loved "playing" tennis (I guess I should actually say "hit the tennis ball in the hopes of getting it over the net") and a couple of months ago I began taking lessons. I quickly fell madly in love with this game and at forty years old I was very proud with how well I was moving on the court. After about 6 lessons I was ready to join a group of ladies who competed and my coach seemed to think I was pretty good (or at least he kind of implied that I was!!!) Then, on September 16 as we began my lesson, I heard and felt a pop in my right calf muscle. The pain was intense and well, the look on Coach Nate's face told me I wouldn't be playing anymore tennis for awhile. I made it to the car (with a little help) and managed to drive home and make it inside to the sofa. I grabbed my laptop and quickly googled (my favorite verb) "calf muscle pop" and was not encouraged with what I read. I decided to do what I could do with the internet suggestions to treat myself so I began elevating and icing the muscle but within an hour I knew that I better contact the ortho doc who treated me for my stress fracture because I knew they would be closing early on Friday (the next day) and I didn't want to go the whole weekend in such pain. Thankfully they managed to squeeze me in and my fear of a muscle tear was relieved when I was told that I had a muscle strain and that it would take six weeks to heal. It appeared that my muscle kind of "stretched" a bit and scar tissue would have to fill the area that was injured. I was thrilled that it wasn't a tear but knew it wasn't going to be easy as the PA asked what we were going to "do about work?" and told me they would be giving me a lift to put in my shoe to relieve some of the work the muscle was required to do while walking. So now four weeks later, I am walking better and the pain is minimal but I still cannot play any tennis. I have been released to ride a stationary bike!!! LOL
So what does this have to do with B12 and weight loss you might ask if I haven't bored you to tears yet??? A few weeks ago a customer walked up to my pharmacy counter and wanted to know what the difference was between two bottles of vitamin B12? I took a look at the bottles and explained to him that the only differences were the strength and one of them was a sublingual tablet (meaning you dissolve the tablet under the tongue like patients who experience chest pain do with Nitroglycerin.) He went on to tell me about one of his friends who had lost twenty pounds by taking B12 (but I do not remember if he took oral B12 or injectable B12) and he really would like to lose some weight so he wanted to try it. I told him that I had heard of B12 helping people lose weight and actually knew someone who went to a diet clinic and B12 injections was part of her treatment. As a pharmacist of 16 years, I couldn't tell you why this should work but I did recall a pharmacist that I worked with a few years ago tell me that a friend of his took B12 and lost "a lot of weight" and well, my interest in the B12 connection and weight loss began. I bought me a bottle of those sublingual tablets since I knew that anything under the tongue didn't have to compete in the stomach or fight for it's life amongst the acid swimming around in the gut and decided, hey, why not give it a try, the only thing I have to lose is weight!!! That was 13 days ago and so far I am down a little over 3 pounds. That may not seem like much to most people, but to me it is incredible. Last year I began an exercise program that swore it would have me slim in less than two months and I KILLED myself for over 5 weeks and didn't lose not one pound. THAT was very disappointing.
The other reason this three pounds is so important to me is because during these 13 days I have eaten HORRIBLY. I have baked three pound cakes in the last 3 weeks (working to perfect my cake creation in order to enter it into the state fair) and well, I did eat quite a bit of those cakes. I also went to the state fair and consumed WAY too many calories two days ago and had a family get together with my husband's family yesterday and those aunts can cook some good country food and desserts!!! But today, I was down another 0.4 pound. The only change I have made (other than eating more than usual) is taking those B12 tablets.
I now am very curious about what the experts say about B12 and weight loss? I will begin googling again to see what they know and will continue taking those little tablets that could!!!
Stay tuned.....
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