In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2)
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If you can stomach drinking a couple of tablespoons of canola oil (urp!) straight from a spoon, by all means. Personally, I like to use it in cooking, especially when I sautee vegetables (add rice and soy sauce and a little sugar and viola! "Fried rice"!) It'll probably go down better if you mix it in with your food, tho.
And don't forget the salt! All that water will flush salt right out of your system and, contrary to that scary medical advice about salt, you actually need it. Since you're drinking so much water you could probably do with a (measuring) teaspoon or two added to your food, assuming it doesn't have salt already added.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
If you can stomach drinking a couple of tablespoons of canola oil (urp!) straight from a spoon, by all means. Personally, I like to use it in cooking, especially when I sautee vegetables (add rice and soy sauce and a little sugar and viola! "Fried rice"!) It'll probably go down better if you mix it in with your food, tho.
I can stomach almost anything. It'll be in my food most of the time, but if I'm not up for cooking a big meal I'll just consider it medicine at this point.
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And don't forget the salt! All that water will flush salt right out of your system and, contrary to that scary medical advice about salt, you actually need it. Since you're drinking so much water you could probably do with a (measuring) teaspoon or two added to your food, assuming it doesn't have salt already added.
Thanks for validating that. I had two people tell me that, but my old man said that I shouldn't add salt. I didn't add any yesterday, but I had a few bottles of Gatorade that somebody gave me a while back the last two days. I only have one of those left though, and Gatorade isn't in the budget in 2023.
I'm afraid to make my movement and re-weigh myself this morning. I'm already 143.8 lbs right after waking up, and I might be under 143 when I re-weigh myself.
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For most oeople- me included- it's the other way around. That IS an atonishing weight loss, and I'm glad you're going to see a doctor.
I did find this... Please note, the list is in alphabetical order, NOT likelihood. Most of these conditions have so many other symptoms they can be almost certainly ruled out. I've added comments to them based on what I know
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Potential causes of unexplained weight loss include
Cancer - other symptoms based on the site of the cancer. I know a lot of ppl with cancer!
Dementia - you don't sound demented to me!
Dental problems - you're able to chew your food, so doubtful
Depression (major depressive disorder) or other mood disorders - that discourages people from eating, but you ARE eating
* Diabetes - possible
Hypercalcemia (high blood calcium level) - accompanied by severe aches and pains and disorientation and lowered alertness. My mom had this
* Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) - some of the other symptoms are subtle, needs testing
*** Hyponatremia (low blood sodium level)- I didn't realize that this causes weight loss, but unless you've been making an effort to get salt IN your diet this could be the issue
Medications - nah
Parkinson's disease- causes difficulty moving, event leading to total paralysis. My dad and a friend's mom had this. As far as I can tell, you dont.
Previous stroke or neurological disorders - nah
Less common conditions that may include weight loss as one of the symptoms are:
Addison's disease (adrenal insufficiency)- a co- worker had this. Symptoms include profound fatigue, nausea and vomiting. Unlikely
Alcohol use disorder - nah
Amyloidosis (buildup of abnormal proteins in your organs) - this us a sneaky one, I don't know how to evaluate but it's really rare
Celiac disease - sensitivity to wheat. Causes weight loss by diarrhea
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) — the blanket term for a group of diseases that block airflow from the lungs including emphysema.- you seem to be breathing ok
Crohn's disease - another diarrheal disease
Drug addiction (substance use disorder)- does coffee count??
Heart failure- by the time you were losing weight from heart failure you'd have many other symptoms. My MIL had this
HIV/AIDS - nah
Peptic ulcer - stomach pains, burpiness
Prescription drug abuse - nah
Tuberculosis - nah
Ulcerative colitis (a type of inflammatory bowel disease)- yet another diarrheal disease
https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/unexplained-weight-loss/basics/cau
ses/sym-20050700
They forgot parasites, HA!
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Just a Sunday around me. Raining out.
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Also a musical Sunday.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
For most oeople- me included- it's the other way around. That IS an atonishing weight loss, and I'm glad you're going to see a doctor.
I did find this... Please note, the list is in alphabetical order, NOT likelihood. Most of these conditions have so many other symptoms they can be almost certainly ruled out. I've added comments to them based on what I knowQuote:
Potential causes of unexplained weight loss include
Cancer - other symptoms based on the site of the cancer. I know a lot of ppl with cancer!
Dementia - you don't sound demented to me!
Dental problems - you're able to chew your food, so doubtful
Depression (major depressive disorder) or other mood disorders - that discourages people from eating, but you ARE eating
* Diabetes - possible
Hypercalcemia (high blood calcium level) - accompanied by severe aches and pains and disorientation and lowered alertness. My mom had this
* Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) - some of the other symptoms are subtle, needs testing
*** Hyponatremia (low blood sodium level)- I didn't realize that this causes weight loss, but unless you've been making an effort to get salt IN your diet this could be the issue
Medications - nah
Parkinson's disease- causes difficulty moving, event leading to total paralysis. My dad and a friend's mom had this. As far as I can tell, you dont.
Previous stroke or neurological disorders - nah
Less common conditions that may include weight loss as one of the symptoms are:
Addison's disease (adrenal insufficiency)- a co- worker had this. Symptoms include profound fatigue, nausea and vomiting. Unlikely
Alcohol use disorder - nah
Amyloidosis (buildup of abnormal proteins in your organs) - this us a sneaky one, I don't know how to evaluate but it's really rare
Celiac disease - sensitivity to wheat. Causes weight loss by diarrhea
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) — the blanket term for a group of diseases that block airflow from the lungs including emphysema.- you seem to be breathing ok
Crohn's disease - another diarrheal disease
Drug addiction (substance use disorder)- does coffee count??
Heart failure- by the time you were losing weight from heart failure you'd have many other symptoms. My MIL had this
HIV/AIDS - nah
Peptic ulcer - stomach pains, burpiness
Prescription drug abuse - nah
Tuberculosis - nah
Ulcerative colitis (a type of inflammatory bowel disease)- yet another diarrheal disease
https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/unexplained-weight-loss/basics/cau
ses/sym-20050700
They forgot parasites, HA!
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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." - Henry Kissinger
Yeah... We'll get it figured out. Hopefully soon.
I got a call from my old man and I was invited to go to the Easter party they go to at my step-mom's family every year. My east coast step brother said he wanted to see me and meet my niece who is going to be 3 years in a few months. After he told me that, I decided to go. They were really crazy with the vaccines and masks while the world went crazy and part of me thought they might never want to see me again since I didn't abide, but apparently they got over it and we all had a great time.
And I ate...
And I ate. And I ate. And I ate. And I ate. And I ate. And I ate.
When I left this morning I was 143lbs. When my Dad left I weighed myself and I was 151lbs.
I'm drinking so much water though, especially after I eat. I know half of that weight is just water weight.
I fully expect to be 143 again in 2 days time, but it was nice being north of 150 lbs for the first time in a couple of weeks again.
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lol... Yeah. Probably mostly water weight yesterday. Did my business this morning and before drinking any coffee and having a banana I was back down to 145.
Unbelievable with all that food I ate.
I also said screw it, and I've been working out (lightly) with free weights the last two days and crunchies/sit-ups. If I'm going to be gifted with all this weight loss, I might as well look amazing while it lasts. Everybody who isn't "in the know" at the party yesterday said I looked great. My step-mom's sister who used to be my manager at my first job was reminiscing about the old days to her son and told him that I was 38 years old. I laughed and thanked her and said I was 43. It didn't occur to either of us until then that she was only 10 years older than me when she was my manager.
I got a doctor appointment set up, but it's not for about another month. I'm going to go to their immediate care first thing tomorrow morning and get my blood work, urinalysis and anything else they think I should do, and depending on what they find I may get in to see the doctor a lot sooner than that.
I was going to do some yardwork today, but I think I'll put it off until tomorrow until I come back from the doctor and running errands.
About that canola oil Sigs... Would Olive Oil do the same thing? Maybe switch it up and not use the same oil every day?
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I'm glad to hear your doctor is hopping on it, SIX! He seems to be pretty responsive, is this a private practice doctor, or what?
On the issue of vegetable oils: the short answer: Canola oil is the best COMMON source of your two essential fatty acids linoleic and alpha-linolenic acid.
But once you've had your required 2T feel free to switch over to olive oil (which BTW is a poor source of essential fatty acids, but has other health benefits).
Fats and oils are a good source of calories, if you're trying to keep weight on.
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Easter Sunday wasn't the best over here. I was going to have one relative iver- the only other one in the west coast-but we're all sick and I didn't have the oomph and I'd sure hate to pass this on. Hubby is getting over it sooner since he got sick first. I was pretty tired- tired of being sick and just tired, so all we had was ham and salad. I spent half of the day lying down. The PA who saw our daughter said it's been taking ppl 2 weeks to get better. Dear daughter is in antivirals bc she had viral blisters in her mouth, so maybe she'll get better faster, assuming this is the right kind of virus/antiviral.
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