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Post Treatment Weight Gain
If anyone told me during treatment that I'd have a problem losing weight a year later, I'd think they were crazy.
During treatment I lost over 30 lbs, a lot of it lean muscle mass, and most of it within the first three months of treating. Within three months of ending treatment, all the weight came back but not surprisngly a greater proportion came back as fat as opposed to muscle.
The remedy -- weight work to build muscle mass, diet sensibly with enough protein and calories to retain muscle mass and aerobic exercise to lose the fat. In the past, this has always worked and quite easily. But for some reason the body doesn't want to cooperate the same way after treatment. No doubt my metabolism has changed and not for the better.
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During treatment I lost over 30 lbs, a lot of it lean muscle mass, and most of it within the first three months of treating. Within three months of ending treatment, all the weight came back but not surprisngly a greater proportion came back as fat as opposed to muscle.
The remedy -- weight work to build muscle mass, diet sensibly with enough protein and calories to retain muscle mass and aerobic exercise to lose the fat. In the past, this has always worked and quite easily. But for some reason the body doesn't want to cooperate the same way after treatment. No doubt my metabolism has changed and not for the better.
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it is simple: No weight gain when more energy is burned away by moving than added by food calories.
See the very informative FDA link: http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/obesity.html
See the very informative FDA link: http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/obesity.html
I don't think it affected my brain one way or another. I have been semi moronic since ending tx, and still am.
You can try eating sugar rich fruits like grapes or oranges, and see if that helps while trying a low carb diet. Fructose pretty much goes straight to the brain.
You are not hypoglycemic by any chance?
You can try eating sugar rich fruits like grapes or oranges, and see if that helps while trying a low carb diet. Fructose pretty much goes straight to the brain.
You are not hypoglycemic by any chance?
First of all I eat no prepared foods, processed meats, injected beef, pork or chicken, cold cuts of any kind, smoked anything, canned foods (except tomato or beans), no cakes, ice cream or dessersts of any kind except fresh fruits.
No crackers, waffles, chips, no sauces, gravys, salad dressings, nothing deep fried.
I only eat twice a day.
Breakfast a small slice of gluten free bread, with either an egg, sardines, Adams peanutbutter, the one you have to stir, is low sodium and no hydrogenated oils, with Smuckers low sugar jam, or low sodium tuna, or I make a banana sandwhich, or leftover salmon or chicken.
Plus an apple with walnuts, or fat free yoghurt with fresh fruit or frozen fruit, and a glass of low sodium tomato juice for potassium and lycopene.
Dinner: twice a week salmon, one day catfish, one day a pound of shrimp, 2 times a week chicken or turkey. Every 10 days a steak.
Once a week I eat in the buffet and brake the rules a little, but not in the carb department. The waiter there has Celiac disease, and he told me what has been prepared without gluten.
With dinner 2-3 vegetables, sometimes all are fresh, sometimes one is frozen.
I cook kale or color greens every week, broccoli, cauliflower, aspargus, big onions, any and all vegeatables.
Every day a grapefruit or orange, plus grapes or a pear.
Thats it, but of course 30 or so vitamins and supplements and 3 almonds a day for micro minerals.
Sometimes I skip the slice of bread for breakfast, and that day I have a half a cup of beans, but I never have both the same day.
Potato is no more, and I loved them so, maybe once a month.
On salads I have lemon and Flaxoil.
Sugar substitute is Stevia.
I am not nearly as bad as rocker, he lived on seagrass and apple cider vinegear.
HR would love this diet, he is probably even stricter. From what I heard he has not an ounce of fat on him, by design.
He would probably call me 15 pounds overweight.
I may have a fibroscan this summer. I have some stuff for auction in NY. If it sells I can afford to go.
Ina
No crackers, waffles, chips, no sauces, gravys, salad dressings, nothing deep fried.
I only eat twice a day.
Breakfast a small slice of gluten free bread, with either an egg, sardines, Adams peanutbutter, the one you have to stir, is low sodium and no hydrogenated oils, with Smuckers low sugar jam, or low sodium tuna, or I make a banana sandwhich, or leftover salmon or chicken.
Plus an apple with walnuts, or fat free yoghurt with fresh fruit or frozen fruit, and a glass of low sodium tomato juice for potassium and lycopene.
Dinner: twice a week salmon, one day catfish, one day a pound of shrimp, 2 times a week chicken or turkey. Every 10 days a steak.
Once a week I eat in the buffet and brake the rules a little, but not in the carb department. The waiter there has Celiac disease, and he told me what has been prepared without gluten.
With dinner 2-3 vegetables, sometimes all are fresh, sometimes one is frozen.
I cook kale or color greens every week, broccoli, cauliflower, aspargus, big onions, any and all vegeatables.
Every day a grapefruit or orange, plus grapes or a pear.
Thats it, but of course 30 or so vitamins and supplements and 3 almonds a day for micro minerals.
Sometimes I skip the slice of bread for breakfast, and that day I have a half a cup of beans, but I never have both the same day.
Potato is no more, and I loved them so, maybe once a month.
On salads I have lemon and Flaxoil.
Sugar substitute is Stevia.
I am not nearly as bad as rocker, he lived on seagrass and apple cider vinegear.
HR would love this diet, he is probably even stricter. From what I heard he has not an ounce of fat on him, by design.
He would probably call me 15 pounds overweight.
I may have a fibroscan this summer. I have some stuff for auction in NY. If it sells I can afford to go.
Ina
Fruit (fructose) is carbs. Are you taking that into account in your carb allocation. Bananas, for example, are VERY high in carbs and are actually discouraged on for example the Zone diet.
I was strictly on the Zone for a month but couldn't hack it. Blood work started getting better but I got "Zonky" and near the end got so hungry at night that I almost ate the cat, but then realized I no longer have a cat -- that's the 'zonky' part. LOL.
Sort of drifting dietwise now, but here's a sample day:
Bialy with a little butter and coffee, half a zone bar and to the gym.
Lunch: Salmon with two large servings of vegetables and another cup of cofee and maybe another half or whole Zone bar.
From there, I "graze" until bedtime consuming, for example, a Greek Salad at a local restaurant; at home, (two( four-once turkey burgers (white meat), two or low-fat three sting cheese things, a couple of servings of fruit (not bananas); 12-24 raw almonds; another Zone bar; more coffee. Other than the bialey which I plan to burn off the carbs at my workout -- no bread, cakes, pasta, potatoes, or any other carb except the fruit. Not ideal but we'll see how it goes. Alternatively, I sometimes substitute smoked salmon and egg whites, lettuce and tomatoe for the Salmon lunch. I probably need a cook, or a wife, or something but that's about the best I can do for now.
-- Jim
(PS thinking of Pizza as I write this)
I was strictly on the Zone for a month but couldn't hack it. Blood work started getting better but I got "Zonky" and near the end got so hungry at night that I almost ate the cat, but then realized I no longer have a cat -- that's the 'zonky' part. LOL.
Sort of drifting dietwise now, but here's a sample day:
Bialy with a little butter and coffee, half a zone bar and to the gym.
Lunch: Salmon with two large servings of vegetables and another cup of cofee and maybe another half or whole Zone bar.
From there, I "graze" until bedtime consuming, for example, a Greek Salad at a local restaurant; at home, (two( four-once turkey burgers (white meat), two or low-fat three sting cheese things, a couple of servings of fruit (not bananas); 12-24 raw almonds; another Zone bar; more coffee. Other than the bialey which I plan to burn off the carbs at my workout -- no bread, cakes, pasta, potatoes, or any other carb except the fruit. Not ideal but we'll see how it goes. Alternatively, I sometimes substitute smoked salmon and egg whites, lettuce and tomatoe for the Salmon lunch. I probably need a cook, or a wife, or something but that's about the best I can do for now.
-- Jim
(PS thinking of Pizza as I write this)
Sounds like you're on 1500 calories a day or something like that. Did you ever figure it out? I probably WOULD lose my stomach on that diet in fact probably disappear altogether. LOL. I burned 750 calories this morning just on the treadmill. Glad it's working out for you.
Drofi,
I think what the calorie/weight argument fails to take into consideration are an individual's metabolism and how they lose the weight. Two people -- or in this case the same person (me) at different times -- can eat the same amount of food with the same amount of exercise, yet gain weight differently. Same as to where the weight goes on -- fat versus muscle. I'm sure you're run into people who literally eat like pigs and are thin as a rail and conversly those who hardly eat at all and are overweight.
Drofi,
I think what the calorie/weight argument fails to take into consideration are an individual's metabolism and how they lose the weight. Two people -- or in this case the same person (me) at different times -- can eat the same amount of food with the same amount of exercise, yet gain weight differently. Same as to where the weight goes on -- fat versus muscle. I'm sure you're run into people who literally eat like pigs and are thin as a rail and conversly those who hardly eat at all and are overweight.
6 weeks into tx I developed Crohn's disease and lost 5 pounds a week for 4 weeks. I stayed at 115 pounds for about 8 month.
I regained about 5 pounds as the Crohn's improved, and finished tx weighing about 120-122 pounds.
So yes, I did regain 10 pounds. But not very fast. The first 3 month off tx were wonderful, I could eat anything and gained no weight.
But my triglycerides were not coming down to pre tx levels, and the glucose kept on rising, so doc started ringing alarm bells. Around June 06 I made the difficult choice to give low carb a try and my weight stopped going up.
I admit it has been difficult, but dealing with diabetes and heart disease is worse. I am seing first hand on my husband what type 2 diabetes can do, even though he is well controlled. He also has 3 stents and now a pacemaker.
I am considerd overweight by 10 pounds. And yes, I have a belly. It's all in my belly, hips and thighs, and of course I am somewhat flabby.
Ina
I regained about 5 pounds as the Crohn's improved, and finished tx weighing about 120-122 pounds.
So yes, I did regain 10 pounds. But not very fast. The first 3 month off tx were wonderful, I could eat anything and gained no weight.
But my triglycerides were not coming down to pre tx levels, and the glucose kept on rising, so doc started ringing alarm bells. Around June 06 I made the difficult choice to give low carb a try and my weight stopped going up.
I admit it has been difficult, but dealing with diabetes and heart disease is worse. I am seing first hand on my husband what type 2 diabetes can do, even though he is well controlled. He also has 3 stents and now a pacemaker.
I am considerd overweight by 10 pounds. And yes, I have a belly. It's all in my belly, hips and thighs, and of course I am somewhat flabby.
Ina
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