Diet crap talk

[Rusty Edge]

I've been trying to diet for about a month now, after just barely creeping into BMI "obese" territory. Got an app on my phone to track calories. Down about 6 lbs to 205 so far. Want to lose maybe 30 lbs in total. Should also start exercising.

If you're losing a pound a week, you're doing well!

[Rusty Edge]

Well, I'm home and needed to take my belt in another notch.

[E_T]

I just bought two new pairs of pants today.  One for Work and other for Rest of the time.  Both at a size 40 waste.  Now to see how long I can keep them in the rotation and not gain weight...  Down to ~215lbs ATM

[Rusty Edge]

I just bought two new pairs of pants today.  One for Work and other for Rest of the time.  Both at a size 40 waste.  Now to see how long I can keep them in the rotation and not gain weight...  Down to ~215lbs ATM

Congratulations!

[Rusty Edge]

203.5
My wife says I need pants that fit. I'm noticing tone in my belly.

As for exercise, I'm walking a mile with the dog. Tomorrow, I'll increase the distance now that she's acclimated. I'm doing 10 pushups twice/ day. That's all on the exercise front. That said, the cool part is that I have energy for projects, so I'm not as sedentary as I used to be. Speaking of which....I'm off to do more stuff.

[Unorthodox]

Multiple internal gut problems.  Possibly gall bladder getting worse, but could be other things.  We've got doctors visits lined up.  I have a fairly decent risk of not surviving if they have to take the gall bladder as general anesthesia and I don't mix too well. 

I've been completely sans soda for several weeks now, down from 1 a day.  Well, not entirely true, I allow myself one a week now.  Far cry from the every meal it was. 

My knee is a constant struggle of pain still.  My ankle and foot feel better, though, and for the last couple weeks I've been taking the stairs instead of the elevator, and parking a half mile from work when it's not weathering.  The base is rather conducive to walking.  I'm averaging 300 stairs a day (only counting up).  I haven't noticed my knee getting WORSE from this activity so I'm not going to let it slow me down. 

[Rusty Edge]

Well, I hope they can figure things out quickly, and that it's safely treatable whatever it is. Good Luck!

[Rusty Edge]

I seem to be hanging in the 204-206 range. Had some trouble with a loose ring. My wife doesn't like me "too skinny."  I'm starting to think I'll be happy at 200lbs., and adjust my eating to maintain that weight when I reach it. I feel great!

[Unorthodox]

So, the doctor visit was yesterday.  The paperwork didn't tell me to fast, so I've got to go back in Saturday for my lab work, but he doesn't expect to find anything.  Still makes it more wait and see. 

I guess a side effect of the crap they gave me when I hit the ER last year was to utterly nuke all the bacteria in my guts, so some amount of time to get back to normal is expected, so he's not concerned with my symptoms there. 

The good news is my blood pressure is surprisingly good for someone of my age/weight.  (it was just a tiny bit high on the top number, but considering my temperment in hospitals he's not even worried about that)
I'm down 10 lbs since the ER visit, which is simultaneously better than I had feared and nowhere near as good as I hoped. 
The knee is most likely arthritis and I'm going to have to learn to deal with it.  He wants me to drug it up for a week to see if it helps, which I haven't had a painkiller since the ER visit.  I'm going to wait till after the labs. 

[Unorthodox]

As expected, nothing was found in my blood work.  I'm fine, who knows what's wrong with my gut...

So, when I started having a new symptom, I was able to riddle out my problem for the last 10 months or so. 

I'm allergic to the new toothpaste we switched to around the same time.  And gut issues are one manifestation.  When my mouth started feeling funky after brushing my teeth, I had a hunch, and switched back to the old toothpaste. 

A week on the old toothpaste, and both the mouth and gut issues are gone. 

So...that's a thing I didn't even think was possible... 

[Rusty Edge]

As expected, nothing was found in my blood work.  I'm fine, who knows what's wrong with my gut...

So, when I started having a new symptom, I was able to riddle out my problem for the last 10 months or so. 

I'm allergic to the new toothpaste we switched to around the same time.  And gut issues are one manifestation.  When my mouth started feeling funky after brushing my teeth, I had a hunch, and switched back to the old toothpaste. 

A week on the old toothpaste, and both the mouth and gut issues are gone. 

So...that's a thing I didn't even think was possible...

Yeah, according to Dr. Gundry, that's a thing. Anti-bacterials in toothpastes are bad for the friendly bugs in your mouth and in your gut. Get rid of them, and the bad bugs expand. I think tri-chlorosan or something like that was a particular problem. He suggests making toothpaste from coconut oil, baking soda, and mint extract. It's worked well for me, but I'm not consuming sugars and grains any more.

[Rusty Edge]

We have fewer genes than corn plants. We have outsourced a lot of biochemistry to our gut bugs. Consider it proof of evolution or proof that God made man from soil. Anyway, what happens in the mouth affects digestion "downstream" and which gut bugs thrive. I saw this article from Cornell today.
https://phys.org/news/2019-05-reveals-link-starch-digestion-gene.html?fbclid=IwAR2jxp2xLA0rXbPby4gkTXq4Z-8RuJwlMMEUIh4BXl0IQMA1tUFvgM9ODSc

[Geo]

Consider it proof of evolution or proof that God made man from soil.

It must be the planet's best biochemist.

[E_T]

One of the possible (contributing) causes for large (no pun intended) groups of obese people in the US is from the types and levels of bacteria in the gut.

[Rusty Edge]

203.5
My wife says I need pants that fit. I'm noticing tone in my belly.

As for exercise, I'm walking a mile with the dog. Tomorrow, I'll increase the distance now that she's acclimated. I'm doing 10 pushups twice/ day. That's all on the exercise front. That said, the cool part is that I have energy for projects, so I'm not as sedentary as I used to be. Speaking of which....I'm off to do more stuff.

This post from April 6th describes my status  pretty well. 203.8 today, looking more toned, limiting my walks now that I'm home again on account of the dog and the thunderstorms we're having ( rather than my condition and energy levels ), and getting stuff done. 

 I finally ordered my infrared sauna this week. I'm not really expecting weight loss from it, although it might help. More likely it will help shed some of the metals/toxins released from my blubber cells with all of the weight loss, but I see that as more of step that could be accomplished in a spa or health club, rather than an ongoing process, and not really justification that so many manufacturers use as a selling point.  I am expecting some pain relief and longevity benefits. Heat has always helped my pain. http://vitalhealthsaunas.com/premier-one-full-spectrum/  Essentially, we're value shoppers. Simple hemlock works because it's durable under dry heat and it's going in the basement, which is primarily a storage area. This model conforms to European electromagnetic radiation standards, and doesn't have the toxic outgassing common to Chinese built woods, varnishes, glues, etc.