I Have Questions???????

[elaine]

HEY ALL,

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME WEIRD STUFF AND THOUGHT THAT MAYBE SOMEONE COULD GIVE ME SOME SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO HANDLE THEM.

FIRST, DON'T YELL....I GET ON MY SCALE EVERYDAY, SAME TIME SAME CLOTHES. LAST WEEK I WEIGHED 196 LBS ON WEDS, THURS MORNING I WAS 203. ON SUNDAY I WAS BACK TO 196. ON MONDAY I WEIGHED 193 AND ON TUESDAY I WAS 201. :eek: HELLO?????? WHAT THE HECK IS THAT ALL ABOUT? I AM NOT SWOLLEN, SO I DON'T THINK ITS WATER. I PUT A CALL INTO PAT, AND WE PLAYED PHONE TAG ALL DAY, SO I WILL TRY AGAIN TOMORROW.

NEXT, TOUCHY SUBJECT. I AM CONSTIPATED. I HAVE NOT HAD A BM SICE FRIDAY NIGHT. PAT SAID THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE 8 LBS OF THAT....SO I AM STILL PUZZLED ON WHAT IS GOING ON. CAN I TAKE A MILD LAXATIVE AND IF SO, WHICH ONE?

PLEASE HELP AS I AM GOING OUT OF MY MIND. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW BEFORE YOU ASK, I DO NOT EAT ALOT, AND I DO MY BEST TO EAT FRUIT, NUTS, AND VEGGIES EACH DAY.

Smiley_tha .............~`ELAINE

[Regina]

Regular_Wa Hi Elaine

Listen I to go on that damn scale everyday. I see it go up and I see it go down. I don't get upset with it cause at different times of the day our bodies weigh more. I think the scales play tricks on us. 11zwinky
Don't worry about it to much different times of the month we will weigh more too get my point. 11zwinky

Now as far as the BM I can only tell you about me. In the beginning I had that problem too. Sometimes it was like 4 to 5 days that I couldn't go. :( It is because of the foods that we are eating. Even though you are eating nuts fruit and veggies it will still happen. It just does. It still happens to me. Hang in there it does get better.
Don't worry about that scale please Elaine you are doing so well now and those damn scales are our worse enemy badscales I swear. Just hang in there and talk to Pat she can tell you what to take.

Just keep doing what you are doing. You look Marvelous ATT0009619

[elaine]

Hey Regina,

I WILL NOT let this sabbotage me, its just padrole confusing how I could possibly gain 8 pounds in one day !!!! Pat and I are going to try to hook up today, maybe it could shed some light on this.

I know the scale is our worst enemy 1006.gif , but for the last three months its been my friend (LOL). I think our relationship is taking a bend in the road for a short while.

Thanks for your input, you've been such a great friend love025.gi through all this........


Smiley_tha ~`elaine

[Bobbie]

If I remember correctly we can take Phillips Milk of Magnesia for the constipation. The other thing you could try is Benefiber. It is tasteless and you can put it in coffee, tea, yogurt, mashed potatoes, just about anything. Hope this helped. padrole

[Esa]

Try a nice strong cup of coffee. I get a latte every morning from Starbucks and that keeps me regular. Whenever I stop for a few days everything gets all bind up. And stay away from the damn scale. You should only weigh yourself once a week. Good Luck..

[elaine]

Thanks Ladies.........

I started taking Fiber Choice today, so we'll give that a whirl for a bit. As for coffee, I would love to drink it, but since the surgery I cannot drink it (they all tase like crap). I have tried dunkin donuts, 7-11, starbucks etc. Before the surgery, I drank about a pot every morning but now nadda.

I also talked to Pat today and she gave me some suggestions. I will be trying to break the scale habit.

Have a great day or night ............~`elaine

[Regina]

1225.gif Well fill us in on the suggestions Elaine. padrole Maybe it will help someone else that is having the same problem. Well that's if you want to share with us losers. com.hap26

[elaine]

Ok, From one LOSER to OTHER LOSERS,

Pat had suggested as most of you have: take a fiber supplement for now, I could try Fiber Choice, Benefiber, Metamucil etc or Milk of Magnesia. She did say that if I take fiber, I must drink alot of fluids, because fiber can also bind you if you don't drink alot. She told me not to go more than 2 days without a bowel movement....if 2 full days, I can take a stool softner.

As for the weight gain of 8 lbs in a day, she said it could be a combination of water retention. I have never been prone to water retention. Pat said that sometimes after surgery, we often don't take in enough fluids, so therefore our kidney's retain what they have because they don't know when you are going to give them more........I told her that sometimes I forget to eat and drink, no longer having the desire to eat all the time anymore. She stressed that the fluids are very important and I should carry a water bottle with me at all times.

I hope this helps if anyone else has similar problems, just remember I am not a doctor..so call one if you too experience something weird.

Have a good day all............ Regular_Wa

[Regina]

11zwinkyThanks Elaine for sharing with us. Like I said maybe someone who is having the same problem will now know what to do.

Like you said though you are not a dr201 and you are just saying what Pat said but it is best for everyone to check with either Dr Allam or Pat on any questions first. 11zwinky

[Rose]

Hey Elaine,
I have been on a hundred diets and this time I am trying to break the patterns that messed with my head. For me, weighing myself too often did it. Now I only get weighed when I go see Dr. Allam. In the past, whenever I saw a gain on the scale, it was always a water thing but that just discouraged me and sent me into one of my head games with eating. We can hold water for soooo many reasons (salt intake, hormonal, state of our metabolism at that moment, etc). But water always leaves. I know you have been so diligent about our eating. The fat is being burned no matter what the scale says. Hold onto that.
As far as constipation goes, man I was having a dickens of a time with it. Sometimes I thought it would never come out. So now, dear friends, I will share my secret weapon that has never failed to take care of the problem: hot peppers!!! Eat a few of those babies each day and no more problem!!
Hang in there......... TA_CLAP33.
Rose

[Regina]

I just find it real com.hap26 how we all kind of have a quick fix to the problem. I think it is great that we can tell each other openly what it is that we do to have a BM. biglaugha

Gosh I guess we are a family if we can talk about that.

No way will I eat Hot Peppers! com.54 does the trick for me. 11zwinky

[elaine]

WE ARE A REAL FAMILY G_PART11.g

AND THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT SUGGESTIONS. I DID BREAK DOWN AND DRINK A REAL CUP OF COFFEE (ACTUALLY 1/2 A CUP) THE LAST TWO DAYS AND THINGS ARE BETTER. I HAVE ALSO INCREASED MY WATER INTAKE ALMOST TWICE WHAT I WAS (STILL NOT ENOUGH), BUT BETTER.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANYONE ELSE, BUT I WOULD BE LOST WITHOUT THIS FAMILY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

~`E

[Regina]

I would be lost to Elaine. Even before the board was really getting used. I use to come here and post and post and oh heck post. No one was ever really here to talk to. I am so glad that it is getting used more then ever. We still have to get more people to use it. I see lots of guest but no one is signing in.

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