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Topic: RE: Stomach Problems
Is that anything like IBS? My husband has IBS and he has gone though 13 medications so far. The doctor said no medication is just right for everyone. So you may have to try something different.
Topic: How many calories? Feeling a bit better since my last post.
Ok....so I took your guys advice and have been logging everything down using FitDay.com. Now I see that I probably have been consuming way too many calories. I did my BMR, and it winds up that to keep my current weight of 230, i would have to consume 2161 calories per day!! i must have been floating around that for a while now! So, ive decided to consume no more than 1500 per day that is basically around the amount it would take for someone of my height and age to maintain a weight of 175 lbs. Without exercise, i would lose about 1.5 to 2 pounds per week.
If anyone is interested in the BMR go here to calculate it: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
then after you find it, you calculate it like this
1. If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2
2. If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.375
3. If you are moderatetely active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.55
4. If you are very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.725
5. If you are extra active (very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.9
How many calories are you all consuming daily?
Topic: RE: Stomach Problems
Hi Diedre
did you try looking up the medication online and see if thirst a side effect? FYI, i went to the same dr.'s office as you for my surgery, except my doctor is Dr. Abkin.

Topic: Stomach Problems
Hi Everybody!
Does anyone know what it means to have an overeactive bowel? This is what the Doctor said that was wrong with my stomach, because I've been having pain and diarrhea on and off since Thanksgiving. He gave me medication to take and my stomach felt great right away but here is the kick in the head it made me so thirsty the I thought that I was losing my mind I am still trying to recover from taking those pills. The medication is pamine and I will not be taking it again I drank a gallon of water last night and I feel as if I should drink a gallon more.
Deidre
Topic: RE: Is it too cheesy?
Doesn't sound crazy at all!
Good luck with it!
HUGS
K
ps... you have mail

Topic: RE: Ok I am angry
Andrea,
Hey there Miss Lady!
My first confession (ha) is that I have been off the board for so long that I don't know what the hell you are talking about. I have appearently missed these posts completely.
Confession 2......i DID gain weight over the summer when I went to Texas. I left for 3 days and came back 6 lbs heavier. I hogged out when I was there. It wasn****er weight because it took forever to get back off. The good news is that I learned from it. I was thinking to myself......."Im thin now....I can eat this stuff" When I got home and saw that scale.....something flipped. I now look at that junk and say to myself....."I'm thin now because I DONT eat that". Big difference.
Confession 3.....I have battled feelings of anorexia post-op, but they seem to have disappeared now. About 5 to six months in when we all hit those first major plateaus........I was tempted to starve myself and in fact went without any food for 3 days once. That scared me that I was doing that to myself.
Confession 4........Im addicted to liquid speed....COFFEE! I KNOW it has played a part in my weight loss. Is it healthy to drink this much coffee?.....hell no, but I do it anyway. It's healthier than being fat or smoking. So in the grand scheme of things.....I'm alright with it. That's how I justify it.
Love ya girly girl!
Channan
Topic: RE: Are you cold?
YES!!!!!!!!!!! Of course it dosn't help that I live in the frozen tundra of MN.
Topic: RE: Im so sorry!
Hey sweetie, glad to hear from you, Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas if ya don't come up for air again before then.
Luv ya,
Sue
Topic: RE: Are you cold?
yay the problems of us skinny people since my surgery(7/05) 89 lbs lost! i am soooooooooooooooooooooo freakin' cold!!!! buy a heavy coat and go to the sporting goods store and get hand warmers - they go in your gloves check in the hunting section !!!good luck stay warm!-kristi