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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2004LC interrupted by appendectomy
Last Monday, still on induction, I skipped lunch, and by dinnertime I had what I thought were severe hunger pains. After eating a bit of dinner and feeling worse, I thought it was gas. By the next morning I suspected appendicitis. In the ER I was given dye to drink for a CT scan--and can you believe I checked the lable for carbs? (Saccharin only.) I'd lost 10 pounds before going to the ER on my 15th day of induction, and I was only slightly concerned about stalling. Of course I was more concerned about my health, but it was in the back of my mind. The surgeon was funny--after learning I'd been doing Atkins, he checked my urinalysis and congratulated me on being in moderate ketosis. I don't measure ketones and hadn't much cared, but I thought it was funny that he checked. He warned me that my IVs would be full of glucose and that my post-surgery diet would be sugary liquids, but I didn't care. I just wanted to do what I needed to get well. For one day I consumed ginger ale, sugared jello, apple juice, and a popsicle. The next day, at home and nauseous from medication, I drank a coke but otherwise switched to sugar-free jello and chicken broth. It's now 4 days after surgery, and my weight loss is at 16 pounds. I lost 6 pounds between surgery and today--although most of that is probably from the very few calories I've consumed the past few days (no solid food until last night). I feel good, and I'm happy to report that one day of consuming almost nothing but sugar didn't bring on cravings for more. Cate That's hilarious ... checking the carbs on CT dye! ... I did the same thing on a barium sulfate suspension I need to take ... they don't list it! Along those same lines ... I have gone 8 months on very low carb intake ... have any of you experienced dizziness while eating out at a restaurant and eating whipped cream, strawberries, etc that were accidentally prepared with sugar. I am surprised that my body has become so sensitive to carbs that my heart races and I get dizzy for about 30 minutes. Just curious. Placid 203/156/145 > Last Monday, still on induction, I skipped lunch, and by dinnertime I had > what I thought were severe hunger pains. After eating a bit of dinner and [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Cate > That's hilarious ... checking the carbs on CT dye! ... I did the same > thing on a barium sulfate suspension I need to take ... they don't > list it! They didn't list it on the dye either, but they did at least list the ingredients. Which I would've looked at even had I not been doing LC. I'm not gonna drink just any old thing. Cate >Last Monday, still on induction, I skipped lunch, and by dinnertime I had >what I thought were severe hunger pains. After eating a bit of dinner and >feeling worse, I thought it was gas. By the next morning I suspected >appendicitis. ... >I feel good, and I'm happy to report that one day of consuming almost >nothing but sugar didn't bring on cravings for more. > >Cate I'm glad to hear that you are ok. That's not the best way to lose weight, ya know! Take it easy. Jean M. <ajeanam@yahoo.com> wrote in news:4042c787.780611578 @news20.forteinc.com: > I'm glad to hear that you are ok. That's not the best way to lose > weight, ya know! Take it easy. Thanks. I'm getting better every day, and have continued to lose since the surgery. Except--this weekend friends came to visit, and last night I partook of a few pieces of a Hershey's Special Dark bar (she's on South Beach and allows herself this treat). I don't feel guilty or like I need punishment. I'm just acknowledging and moving on. Cate <snip> He warned me that my IVs would be full of glucose and that my | post-surgery diet would be sugary liquids, but I didn't care. I just | wanted to do what I needed to get well. | | For one day I consumed ginger ale, sugared jello, apple juice, and a | popsicle. The next day, at home and nauseous from medication, I drank a | coke but otherwise switched to sugar-free jello and chicken broth. | I feel good, and I'm happy to report that one day of consuming almost | nothing but sugar didn't bring on cravings for more. | | Cate I'm glad that you made a great recovery and came through the hospital food relatively unscathed. But yoru story makes me angry all over again at my own experience: In 1998 I had freak brain stem stroke -- and was hospitalized for two full months. (I don't want to discuss the stroke here; but suffice it to say it was not related to diet and I had no artheriosclerosis at the time; it was caused by a blood clot that possible formed because of a childhood heart murmer. I've made an amazing recovery). Prior to the stroke I was slim, healthy and active. While in the hospital I gained dozens of pounds on the high-sugar, high-starch, low-fat diet that they fed me. I never ate so much sugar in my life! It started with cereal with skim milk and sugar for breakfast, coffee with sugar. Lunch was all starches, and there was always a dessert with sugar. Dinner in the hospital was some type of low-fat meat served with bread, peas, potatoes, corn, carrots, etc. Frequently I'd get mashed potatoes with gravy. There was always a sugary dessert. In the evening they'd ask if I wanted a snack and would bring a soda (sugary) or cookies, etc. Although Ive made a 95% recovery from the life-threatening stroke; this high-sugar/starch diet that I was on in the hospital put my general health in a downward spiral. After was released I continued to crave the sugars and starches, and continued to gain weight. I went from around 180 pounds to 270 pounds in less than a year. Now, three months ago, I was diagnosed as a T2 diabetic. Now, of course, I'm losing the weight and controlling the diabetes with my low-carb way of eating. I WILL get back to the relative health that I had before I was force-fed all that lethal sugary crap by the well-meaning but ill-informed hospital nutrionists. But I still get angry when I think about what was done to me -- and is done every day to thousands of others like me -- by the screwed up low-fat/high carbohydrate mentality of the medical establishment.  SignaturePeter website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo 270/232/184 Peter wrote: But I still get angry when I think about what was done to me ------------------------------------------------ Yeah, and what irks me they will get right up in your face and boldly say "It's vital for a speedy recovery" or some such. What is their reasoning that if you eat lots and lots of sugar and carbs it will help you heal? Good Wishes; Marty BTW best of health to you, Peter and Cate I'm glad you surgery went so well. > what was done to me -- and is done every day to thousands of others like > me -- by the screwed up low-fat/high carbohydrate mentality of the medical > establishment. I was thinking about that today. I am insulin resistant and though he was never tested, my partner probably thinks he is - or was pre LC as well. They say there's this diabetes epidemic. When they diagnosed me as insulin resistant they naturally recommended the standard low fat, high carb diabetes diet (which I naturally ignored). If most people who are considered pre-diabetic are put on that dreadful carb diet, no wonder diabetes rates are skyrocketing! I wonder what would happen if all those pre-diabetic people were put on a reduced carbohydrate eating plan instead. I reckon that diabetes dietiticians are sadists. They say "lose weight or die" and then give you a diet to follow that ensures you maintain or even gain weight! Rachel (New Zealand) >They say there's this diabetes epidemic. When they diagnosed me as insulin >resistant they naturally recommended the standard low fat, high carb >diabetes diet (which I naturally ignored). If most people who are considered >pre-diabetic are put on that dreadful carb diet, no wonder diabetes rates >are skyrocketing! Has this worked for you, Rachel? I'm not pre-diabetic, but I have a friend who was diagnosed "insulin resistant" and the Quacks prescribed exactly what you describe above - and my friend cannot manage her BG even with the pills (and the standard diabetic regimen). What I find most disturbing is that my friend was only 20 pounds overweight and had actually been doing low-carbing for a year before the diagnosis, which just came out of the blue. > >They say there's this diabetes epidemic. When they diagnosed me as insulin > >resistant they naturally recommended the standard low fat, high carb [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > had actually been doing low-carbing for a year before the diagnosis, > which just came out of the blue. If she had a GTT while she was low-carbing I'm not surprised she showed up insulin resistant - standard advice from the good folks here is to carb up for about 3 days before a GTT or you get a falsely-high test result. Many folks here are diabetic and most have reduced or cut out their meds altogether by following low carb. I get tested from time to time and am always in the normal range, GTTs vary between normal and mildly IR. I'm on metformin at the moment, prescribed by an endocrinologist, to help with weight loss (LC alone hasn't been enough). I had a panel of tests done last week including random glucose and Hb1A-whatever, which I'll get the results of when I see her on the 10th. It will be interesting to see the Hb-thing results, especially to see how my Christmas blow-out affected things! cheers Rachel (New Zealand) >They say there's this diabetes epidemic. When they diagnosed me as insulin >resistant they naturally recommended the standard low fat, high carb [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >I wonder what would happen if all those pre-diabetic people were put on a >reduced carbohydrate eating plan instead. For one thing, those Diabetes Educators would have to learn something new - they wouldn't need all of them! >I reckon that diabetes dietiticians are sadists. They say "lose weight or >die" and then give you a diet to follow that ensures you maintain or even >gain weight! > >Rachel >(New Zealand) My mother was diagnosed T2 diabetic at 56. She followed a high-carb, low fat diabetic diet as pushed by her 'diabetes educator' and doctor. At 58 she had massively high cholesterol as well and her HBA1C was always over 10 even though she followed the diet religiously, weighing and measuring obsessively to make sure she didn't eat a spoonful more than she was supposed to. At 59 she died of a heart attack in her sleep, a 'complication' of the diabetes. And my doctors wonder why I refuse to go to 'diabetes education', refuse to follow a mandated high-crap (sorry, that should be 'carb') diet and while I am not LOSING weight I'm at least remaining stable in weight and my HBA1C is always in OK ranges. Being a diabetic sucks, but at least I'm doing something to help myself. Aramanth | My mother was diagnosed T2 diabetic at 56. She followed a high-carb, | low fat diabetic diet as pushed by her 'diabetes educator' and doctor. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] | sleep, a 'complication' of the diabetes. | Aramanth Yeh, my sister is diabetic also and follows the traditional low-fat/high/carb diabetic "diet." Her weight continues to inrease and her symptoms worsen. She now has neuropathy in her feet and some heart problems. I don't understand the thinking! She continues to follow that killer diet. Even though she sees me losing weight and controlling my own diabetes with no meds with my controlled-carb eating. I guess the medical community has many people brainwashed into believing that they are gods. People need to think for themselves and have some say in their own treatment, IMO. SignaturePeter website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo That's too bad about your sister. SignatureSomeone on my forum claimed to have gained 30 lbs in 3 months eating 800-1000 calories/day. In the FFID universe, 800 cal can magically cause weight gain. Lyle > | My mother was diagnosed T2 diabetic at 56. She followed a high-carb, > | low fat diabetic diet as pushed by her 'diabetes educator' and doctor. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > People need to think for themselves and have some say in their own > treatment, IMO. > | My mother was diagnosed T2 diabetic at 56. She followed a high-carb, > | low fat diabetic diet as pushed by her 'diabetes educator' and doctor. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > People need to think for themselves and have some say in their own > treatment, IMO. Mind controlled is what I prefer to call it. Mind wash is removing old information and can be useful and is what your sister needs to get rid of the fear of standing own her own feet in regards to her health. It has to be mind control, otherwise the simple common sense of reducing carb to someone who cannot handle them would be obvious. > Dinner in the hospital > was some type of low-fat meat served with bread, peas, potatoes, corn, > carrots, etc. Frequently I'd get mashed potatoes with gravy. There > was always a sugary dessert. In the evening they'd ask if I wanted a > snack and would bring a soda (sugary) or cookies, etc. They probably serve all these sugar- and starch-laden foods because they're much cheaper than fresh, unprocessed foods. Although it wouldn't have cost them more to have offered me sugar-free jello or diet soda. But to tell the truth, I felt like I somehow *needed* the energy from the sugar--rather than artificial sweeteners, which have no nutrional value--to get back on my feet. But it's easy for me to say that because I only consumed that stuff for one day. > Although Ive made a 95% recovery from the life-threatening stroke I'm glad to hear you're doing so well. Cate Congratulations on surviving surgery. I'm wondering how much the appendix weighed. I'm imagining a diseased bloated appendix at about 5 pounds. Maybe? That must be a hell of a way to lose weight. Cubit 308/269.5/165 Chart: http://techmart.com/~cubit/Chart10.gif > Last Monday, still on induction, I skipped lunch, and by dinnertime I had > what I thought were severe hunger pains. After eating a bit of dinner and [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Cate "Cubit" <no@no.not> wrote in news:2O40c.4037$mc6.63 @newssvr27.news.prodigy.com: > Congratulations on surviving surgery. Thanks. > I'm wondering how much the appendix weighed. I'm imagining a diseased > bloated appendix at about 5 pounds. Maybe? I too imagined an appendix to be a largish organ, but I'm told a healthy one is the size of a small woman's pinky finger. Even an inflamed, infected one would, I think, never weigh 5 pounds. One pound, tops, I'd think. Cate >"Cubit" <no@no.not> wrote in news:2O40c.4037$mc6.63 >@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Cate The surgeon who removed mine was a little stunned. It was over 7 inches long and twisted around my intestines which caused all manner of problems. It was actually not very inflamed, but when it is that twisted it causes problems with only a little swelling. My GP was annoyed. He'd been invited to scrub in on the surgery but decided not to. It was the biggest one any of his patients had ever had. I guess it goes along with the 1 1/2 times normal skull thickness and the 1 1/3 times normal pituitary gland. Aramanth Aramanth Dawe burbled across the ether: > The surgeon who removed mine was a little stunned. It was over 7 > inches long and twisted around my intestines which caused all manner > of problems. It was actually not very inflamed, but when it is that > twisted it causes problems with only a little swelling. Wow. > My GP was annoyed. He'd been invited to scrub in on the surgery but > decided not to. It was the biggest one any of his patients had ever > had. LOL. > I guess it goes along with the 1 1/2 times normal skull thickness and > the 1 1/3 times normal pituitary gland. Isn't it fun to be special? ;) Signaturerevek www.geocities.com/tanirevek/LowCarb.html lowcarbing since June 2002 5'2" 41 F 165+/too much/size seven petite please It was all very well going on about pure logic and how the universe was ruled by logic and the harmony of numbers, but the plain fact of the matter was that the disc was manifestly traversing space on the back of a giant turtle and the gods had a habit of going round to atheists' houses and smashing their windows. - Terry Pratchet, The Color Of Magic > It was over 7 > inches long and twisted around my intestines which caused all manner > of problems. Holy crap! With each one of these posts I feel even luckier that mine was so mild. Cate > It's now 4 days after surgery, and my weight loss is at 16 pounds. I lost 6 > pounds between surgery and today--although most of that is probably from [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I feel good, and I'm happy to report that one day of consuming almost > nothing but sugar didn't bring on cravings for more. I'm sorry to hear about your appendix, but glad it went well with no complications and that you are doing so well with it AND your weight loss -- quite an accomplishment! SignatureSaffire 205/169/125 - 5'2.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 glad to hear you came through ok & caught it in time! **When I was young we used to go 'skinny dipping'. Now I just 'chunky dunk'. witchy witchyway@webtv.net (Witchy Way) wrote in news:18336-40418487-179 @storefull-3133.bay.webtv.net: > glad to hear you came through ok & caught it in time! Thanks! Me too. Cate > I'm sorry to hear about your appendix, but glad it went well with no > complications and that you are doing so well with it AND your weight > loss -- quite an accomplishment! Thanks! Recovering is more important to me right now than continuing to lose, but that's nice too! Cate > In the ER I was given dye to drink for a CT scan--and can you believe I > checked the lable for carbs? (Saccharin only.) I'd lost 10 pounds before > going to the ER on my 15th day of induction, and I was only slightly > concerned about stalling. Of course I was more concerned about my health, > but it was in the back of my mind. Now there's a true low-carber. Glad to hear you're doing well. Marsha/Ohio Marsha <mas@sev.org> wrote in news:sr6dnQ-4ScDnktzdRVn-tw@buckeye- express.com: > Now there's a true low-carber. Glad to hear you're doing well. Thanks. Cate Cate burbled across the ether: > Last Monday, still on induction, I skipped lunch, and by dinnertime I > had what I thought were severe hunger pains. After eating a bit of > dinner and feeling worse, I thought it was gas. By the next morning I > suspected appendicitis. You're quicker on the uptake than I was. Should we form a club? > In the ER I was given dye to drink for a CT scan--and can you believe > I checked the lable for carbs? (Saccharin only.) I'd lost 10 pounds > before going to the ER on my 15th day of induction, and I was only > slightly concerned about stalling. Of course I was more concerned > about my health, but it was in the back of my mind. LOL me too. I had to have both the clear dishwater tasting solution and then the thick orange flavored barium stuff (two separate scans). > The surgeon was funny--after learning I'd been doing Atkins, he > checked my urinalysis and congratulated me on being in moderate > ketosis. I don't measure ketones and hadn't much cared, but I thought > it was funny that he checked. He warned me that my IVs would be full > of glucose and that my post-surgery diet would be sugary liquids, but > I didn't care. I just wanted to do what I needed to get well. How nice. My health team couldn't wrap their minds around the idea, even when I graduated to solids. The anetheseolgist tried explaining (the one lowcarb savvy person on staff) but I still ended up with the same diet Peter had. > For one day I consumed ginger ale, sugared jello, apple juice, and a > popsicle. The next day, at home and nauseous from medication, I drank > a coke but otherwise switched to sugar-free jello and chicken broth. Congratulations on your swift recovery. > It's now 4 days after surgery, and my weight loss is at 16 pounds. I > lost 6 pounds between surgery and today--although most of that is > probably from the very few calories I've consumed the past few days > (no solid food until last night). I have decided that even excercise is preferable to losing weight this way. > I feel good, and I'm happy to report that one day of consuming almost > nothing but sugar didn't bring on cravings for more. Me neither. The first time anyway. When I went back though, I started having trouble with hunger and cravings around about the fourth day. I think it was the raisin bran that was the trigger for me. Signaturerevek Due to the constant fluctuation in customer personalities, we cannot be responsible for the mental stability of any one member of our staff. (Seen in a gas station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) > > For one day I consumed ginger ale, sugared jello, apple juice, and a > > popsicle. The next day, at home and nauseous from medication, I drank > > a coke but otherwise switched to sugar-free jello and chicken broth. My mother is a type 2 diabetic, and when she was in the hospital, they would always tsk, tsk that her blood sugar was up, but it was only up WHEN SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL. She manages fine with medication, but in the hospital they always have to give her insulin. Gee, I can't imagine why :-[ SignatureSaffire 205/169/125 - 5'2.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 Stuff snipped... REVEK! You're back!!!! I'm so glad - I hadn't noticed your return since the last hospitalization! WELCOME BACK! and to all who've had appendectomies - it's very good that they went well, and that you're well... SignatureNancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the ;) to send mail). Nancy Howells burbled across the ether: > Stuff snipped... > > REVEK! You're back!!!! I'm so glad - I hadn't noticed your return > since the last hospitalization! WELCOME BACK! Thank you! I was released very late (near midnight) Friday. I am very glad to finally be home (to stay this time I hope). > and to all who've had appendectomies - it's very good that they went > well, and that you're well... Nasty things, appendectomies. I don't wish them on anybody. Signaturerevek ("BallisticMissileIntercept.exe: This program has caused an exception 0D at address 6969:0000 in module CalculateTrajectory. Bend over, put your head between your legs, and kiss your a.s goodbye.") > Nancy Howells burbled across the ether: > > Stuff snipped... [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Nasty things, appendectomies. I don't wish them on anybody. Did your appendix rupture before you had it removed? How quickly was your appendicitis diagnose? Mine was not diagnosed for four days, during which time it turned into peritonitis. They kept me in the hosptial on antibiotics for TEN DAYS. (At least I lost 12 pounds while in the hospital.) The doctor admitted that if they had waited another day to do the exploratory surgery, I probably would have gone into multiple organ shutdown. Makes you think. mcp6453 burbled across the ether: >> Nancy Howells burbled across the ether: >>> Stuff snipped... [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Did your appendix rupture before you had it removed? No but it was close. It was gangrenous. How quickly was > your appendicitis diagnose? About 6 hours after I went to the ER. Mine was not diagnosed for four days, > during which time it turned into peritonitis. Geh. I wasn't able to get to the ER for two days because of an ice storm. I think I would have tried to cut it out with a kitchen knife if I'd had to wait four days. They kept me in the > hosptial on antibiotics for TEN DAYS. Eight days for me, then home on oral antibiotics for a week, then back in the hospital for a week on IV again. (At least I lost 12 pounds > while in the hospital.) The doctor admitted that if they had waited > another day to do the exploratory surgery, I probably would have gone > into multiple organ shutdown. Makes you think. I'm just glad that they figured it out in time. I was none too confident of the abilities of any doctor in this part of the country. Signaturerevek Goal weight : when one can get nekkid & not scare bystanders.--Robyn "revek" <pphillps1962@hotmail.com> wrote in news:c1sqb8$1lkjme$1@ID- 190183.news.uni-berlin.de: > No but it was close. It was gangrenous. Oh my god. That's terrible. > About 6 hours after I went to the ER. I'll chime in even though I'm not revek: After 10 hours of being in the ER, although all the nurses and my two doctors (there so long the shifts changed), and the surgeon all informally diagnosed it as appendicitis before it was confirmed with CT. CT confirmed it was still early on in the process. > Eight days for me, then home on oral antibiotics for a week, then back > in the hospital for a week on IV again. Good god. I had it really good: I went in to the ER at 10:30am Tuesday, and I was discharged by 1pm on Wednesday. Only 5 days of antibiotics, but many more days of pain killers. <g> Cate Cate burbled across the ether: > Good god. I had it really good: I went in to the ER at 10:30am > Tuesday, and I was discharged by 1pm on Wednesday. Only 5 days of > antibiotics, but many more days of pain killers. <g> Did they tell you how long to expect discomfort? Because it's been almost a month for me and I'm still feeling what I call surgical pain-- I can't really stand up straight for any length of time because gravity pulls hard enough to cause a fairly strong dull ache. Signaturerevek www.geocities.com/tanirevek/LowCarb.html lowcarbing since June 2002 5'2" 41 F 165+/too much/size seven petite please Having collected such a wide an varied group of pet peeves, I've struck out into the unexplored field of commercial peeve ranching. --Taki Kogoma "revek" <pphillps1962@hotmail.com> wrote in news:c23ju8$1p4hnr$1@ID- 190183.news.uni-berlin.de: > Did they tell you how long to expect discomfort? Only vaguely, and I'm finding it annoying that I still have it. I had the laproscopy, which everyone said would be 'better' but not exactly how. The surgeon told me I'd be 'back to normal' by this past Monday. (The nurses all disagreed and said it would be longer.) Well, ok, yes, I'm walking, and I can finally walk the dog, sort of, and I'm no longer waking up at 2am from pain, but I have pain while sitting in a chair. And last night I got curious and ripped the bandage off my biggest incision (there are 3) and it's not closed yet. That surprised me. I see the surgeon tomorrow and will have more questions than I did when I was doped up on morphine. Because it's been > almost a month for me and I'm still feeling what I call surgical pain-- > I can't really stand up straight for any length of time because gravity > pulls hard enough to cause a fairly strong dull ache. Ugh. Yuck. I have that too. I say I walk around, but it's with some difficulty. I have cramps in my left foot and my right hip joint is out of whack--I presume because I walk in a funny way to accommodate the pain and to guard my abdomen. I'm not much on chiropractors, but when all this is done I may have to schedule an appointment. Hope you'll be seeing someone soon about your pain. Cate Welcome back revek! SignaturePeter website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo marengo burbled across the ether: > Welcome back revek! <smootch!> Signaturerevek www.geocities.com/tanirevek/LowCarb.html lowcarbing since June 2002 5'2" 41 F 165+/too much/size seven petite please "... the garment is named after (Bikini Atoll) on the basis that a woman wearing a bikini would have the same effect on a man as an H-bomb: He would fall to the ground screaming and clutching his melted eyes before bursting into flames and being smashed by overpressure. Not entirely clear why this was supposed to be a good thing." - James Nicoll > You're quicker on the uptake than I was. Should we form a club? Did you go through this recently as well? If so, I'm sorry I seem to have missed it. It's not a club I want to start! > LOL me too. I had to have both the clear dishwater tasting solution > and then the thick orange flavored barium stuff (two separate scans). Huh. Mine was milky white. Tasted like slightly minty bubble gum, had the consistency of snot. > How nice. My health team couldn't wrap their minds around the idea, > even when I graduated to solids. The anetheseolgist tried explaining > (the one lowcarb savvy person on staff) but I still ended up with the > same diet Peter had. Ugh. How long were you in? I was lucky enough to be there only for two meals. > Congratulations on your swift recovery. Thanks! I did a little too much this weekend, and that has slowed me down, but I'm getting back on track today. > I have decided that even excercise is preferable to losing weight this > way. Heh. I'd have to agree with you. > Me neither. The first time anyway. When I went back though, I > started having trouble with hunger and cravings around about the > fourth day. I think it was the raisin bran that was the trigger for > me. Aw, man. Four days? No wonder. Cate Cate burbled across the ether: >> You're quicker on the uptake than I was. Should we form a club? > > Did you go through this recently as well? If so, I'm sorry I seem to > have missed it. It's not a club I want to start! LOL, yeppers. >> LOL me too. I had to have both the clear dishwater tasting solution >> and then the thick orange flavored barium stuff (two separate scans). > > Huh. Mine was milky white. Tasted like slightly minty bubble gum, had > the consistency of snot. Yep that was the orange stuff for me. The consistancy kept triggering my gag reflex. Signaturerevek www.geocities.com/tanirevek/LowCarb.html lowcarbing since June 2002 5'2" 41 F 165+/too much/size seven petite please Due to the constant fluctuation in customer personalities, we cannot be responsible for the mental stability of any one member of our staff. (Seen in a gas station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
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