May 18, 2004
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Lost: Five Pounds
Between last Thursday and this morning, Monday, I lost a total of five pounds. I suspect that some of the loss will prove to be temporary, but some might be permanent. I often have snacks larger than the total amount of food I consumed on Saturday. I have had many meals larger than the total amount I ate Sunday. My blood sugars fluctuated wildly regardless of what I ate or how much, hitting extreme lows and extreme highs.
On both of those days, I had to force myself to eat. Getting started was a real problem. Two crackers would fill me up, making it impossible to continue. I was drinking lots of water, some coffee and a bit of ginger ale, and several of my meals consisted of soup, so I was getting plenty of liquids.
A strange observation: the amount of solid waste my body produced didn't diminish greatly during this period. Hopefully, some of it was the result of fat being metabolised and destroyed.
This morning I called my doctor's office and reported my problem. After I described my symptoms (fever, body pain, pain in the lymph nodes at each side of the neck and in the upper right arm, extreme loss of appetite) and answered questions about the symptoms I lacked, like coughing, I was told it was probably a virus, which is untreatable, rather than a bacterial infection, which they could treat with antibiotics, and that I should simply rest and get plenty of fluids. That confirmed what I suspected, so I postponed making a decision until tomorrow. I had a class I wanted to attend concerning San Diego's Coastal Kumeyaay.
By the end of the class, my appetite had started to return. I paid a visit to the Burger King outside of the Robinsons-May store where the Oasis classes are held. I got one of their Angus burgers king-sized. I almost decided to get a refill on my iced tea, then decided not to. Then, driving home, I got stuck in a snarl of traffic caused by an accident on the I805 South and spent almost two hours moving two miles. Oh, how thankful I was I hadn't gotten that refill!
I feel better. My energy level is still a bit low and I still have some pain. I'm going to keep drinking larger than normal quantities of liquid for a while. I'm going to keep a close watch on my blood sugar until it starts behaving itself again.
Comments (1)
I seem to have been neglecting you, judging by the amount of blogs you have been writing lately...my apologies for that. I am not too sure if you are consciously trying to lose weight or whether you are losing weight because of a health problem...if it is a conscious effort, I would recommend Atkins - I lost 14lbs in just under a week on the diet...my pants nearly fell of me, and I had to go and find a belt.
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