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Trish, is your infusion called IVIG? I was reading about this and it.says its common to feel fatigue the day of infusion and up to 72 hours after.
DH wanted pizza today so we had that and I ate one slice. Right now Im trying to just eat less, then once I accomplish that I will fine tune so I can get the scale to start downward. Eating less and exercising worked the first time I dieted and I see no reason it won't work again.
Carol Sue I've never heard the term IVIG infusion but yes that is what it is. They hook me up to an IV and I wait I guess while the oncology pharmacy prepares the medication. I think it is prepared according to what I weigh at that time. It makes since according to what you read. I can go in feeling pretty good and as the medication starts going into my arm, I start feeling sleepy and I only have the energy to come home eat and then sit in my chair and sleep. It is nice to know that this is normal.
I am going back to the way I ate with breakfast with eggs, bacon or sausage and 1 sl SLMG 45 cal toast. I will eat whatever we eat for dinner and finish the day off with a protein shake. I am going to be eating within 6 to 8 hrs. This worked for me before and like you, I believe that because it worked before that it will work again. I cannot eat a keto diet because I've learned that I need to take 2 20 mg Lasix every other day and I don't feel it is safe to eat extreme low carb while on fluid pills. I kind of like Dr. Mark Hyman's suggested woe. And the I think the way I used to eat low carb will fit his plan.
This has pretty much become a routine woe for me so I don't think I need to play around with it any more. Sleeping is good now and I need to get back to my regular routine of exercises.
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Sleep was ok. I didnt go to bed until 2 AM. Scale stayed the same. 176.6. FBG was 122,_still good for me. I have Allulose in my Amazon cart. I think its working well for blood glucose and I dont have to take extra G so I wont run out. I want Im sure you will do well.
I would like to start back exercising this week . I would like to start tomorrow. but Monday is Walmart and Goodwill day. So maybe Tuesday. When Im exercising regularly it seems to make me eat better.I wanty to read further to see why the Allulose is not helping with fat/weight loss.
Your plan sounds good. I feel certain it will work for you.
My weight this morning was the same as yesterday 169.2 lbs. This is good because I seem to do this when losing weight. I will stay the same for a day or so and then have a loss. The only thing I notice is that my FBG is higher when I am losing this way or it could be that the infusion causes the FBG to be higher for a few days after treatment. It was 118 this morning, but bp was 101/59 so I assume that is good.
I wasn't hungry for breakfast and when I did get hungry all I wanted was cheese toast and half grapefruit. So I guess I don't agree with Dr. Hyman because he says your biggest meal should be breakfast, but a light brunch works best for me. I think IE is the best way for me to eat. I remember reading in a IE book that if you eat because it is time to eat and your not hungry then you just "overate". I did so good on IE and it is the closest to the way I ate growing up and it felt good to eat that way this morning.
DH gpt salmon at Sam's so I'm cooking that dinner. Not sure what I will have with it besides my salad. I'm really getting into my salads again. I couldn't eat them when I was first diagnosed with cancer, but have no problems with it now.
Carol Sue I'm glad the allulose is working for you. It will be interesting to see what you find out about it helping with weight and fat loss.
Weight is basically the same as yesterday as it is up .2 lb which isn't again still under 170 at 169.4 and that is good as far as I'm concerned. FBG back down to 109 and bp was 107/61. I end up gaining 1 lb this month.
I been hearing about the importance of EVOO in our woe and ended up reading about the things it is so good for, but it needs to be real olive oil and in a bottle. Of course these docs use the expensive stuff I can't buy, but I did buy one that is in a bottle and it is made in Spain. However, they say the one from Morocco is the best, but the one I had was old and rancid and in plastic. I listened to Dr. Gundy and Dr. Berg talk about it and decided to put it in my plan. Dr. Berg described how it will taste if it is good and not a watered down with some other oil. The bottle says it is only olive oil cold pressed and it has a fruity peppery taste that you feel in the back of your throat. So I will be using this one. There was a time when I was so healthy and had lost weight and would not use anything but EVOO and ACV or some other vinegars the way Dr. Berg says. According to Dr. Gundy it isn't the food we eat as much as it is what we put on it. We will see.
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I think I forgot to post yesterday and also didnt weigh. My weight is still up, 176.6. Three days in a row. DH is back to feeding me everything he eats, and I accept it. I dont have a plan, Im eating whatever I want.Things are going on.
Trish, I also can remember back to when I was thinner and healthier. I want to getvthat again but will have to get back to exercise.to get back to my healthier times. My eating isnt that bad but I do eat things that keep me from losing.
Got my swish and ended up starting April with a .8 weight loss since March 1st instead of the 1 lb gain I thought I was going to have. Weight is 167.6 lbs FBG was 104 and bp 111/66.
I never would have just added EVOO to my woe the way Dr. Gundry says, but when I heard what Dr. Berg says it was so similar that I decided why not? I started yesterday with a Tbls of EVOO in my coffee and then had EVOO and ACV on my salad. I even cooked my eggs in it. When I married DH and moved to FL, I fell in love with fruit. FL has beautiful fruit. I ate fruit for brunch and then I ate a salad for brunch. Nothing else during the day. When we moved to SC we went to a chiropractor we went to church with. He and his Dad were in business together. I learned so much from them and read their magazines on how to eat. This is when I learned to add EVOO and not only ACV but flavored vinegars as well. I was probably healthier then than I ever had been. Now I believe the EVOO was the key to my health and weight loss. I'm excited to see how this helps my health.
Primary doc visit today. We need to go to Walmart but will save that until next Tuesday because we have meds to pickup at local store where we will pickup a few things. McDs is next door so we will get burgers for dinner.
Carol Sue Listen to Dr. Gundry and Dr. Berg on EVOO. I get the idea from Dr. G that it helps to use it even if you don't change your woe and it is good for your heart. So it can't hurt you. You might be able to use it until you get your eating under control again. Just a suggestion as you know your own symptoms.
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I will look into EVOO but I take Fish oil twice a day so that is similar. The fish oil controls my Triglycerides. Im glad you got your whoosh. I read about that once. When you lose fat from your fat cells the cell fills up with water.. The water stays there until your body realizes the fat is not going to be replaced, then it releases the water.
Today I have tonpay bills and do some laundry. We got my car inspected but it failed because it needs tires. My neighbor got tires for me from his fathers store so we have to take the car back tomorrow so they can put the sticker on. He got the tires for half of what everyone else wanted and DH says they are good tires.
DH and my 6 month doctor's appointment went very well. He said he didn't have to change anything and no suggestions for us. He said we make his job easy. He did recommend the RSV shot if we want to get it. He said he waited 2 yrs to decide on iit and they think it is going to be a one time shot like the pneumonia shots we get. We can get it if we want and we do not have to wait until it is the season for it.
Carol Sue I take one fish oil a day, but I am thinking about giving it up and going strictly EVOO. However, I need to research that before I decide to stop it.
Weight was the same as yesterday 167.6.. FBG119 and bp I think was 101/68. What this is showing me about my FBG is that when I keep my eating early in the day and get away from eating at night. I can eat some carbs, but if I eat too many or eat at night the FBG will be higher and this doesn't seem to matter whether what I'm eating at night low carb or not.
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I didnt weigh or check blood sugar today! Wherever has my mind been? 😅😊😃
Trish when I was eating one egg at bedtime my blood sugar was always lower. That was protein and fat, but I got away from that when I started IF.
When I was looking for information about Weight Loss with Allulose I found a video of a guy who took a large dose then checked his blood sugar over 2 hours to show that it lowered his blood sugar. He was mixing it in water. I tried that and it dissolves quickly. Tastes like you are drinking sugar water. It might make itvwork faster, but i still want to look for information about weight loss.
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Didn't feel good yesterday and not up to par today. One of the side effects to my infusion medication is you can have nose bleeds. Ever once in a while I have a hemorrhoid that bleeds. I had that last yesterday and this time I had pain with it. Also that pain in a possible on the back left side has become annoying so I've taken tramadol for it 2 days in a row which doesn't work well for my feeling good. Today it caught up with me and I want to sleep. Eating was helter skelter yesterday and today I almost fainted because blood sugar and bp were too low. Weight was up because yesterday was a carby day eaten later in the day. I don't know what my lowest bs was, because I didn't get to check it until I felt it coming back up and I knew my liver had dumped glucose to bring it back up and it was 136 by the time I got to check it. I checked it again about a few minutes later and it was already down to 123. Now I just want to sleep. I made myself drink a protein shake and had half a grapefruit. Thank God pain is gone and I'm going to take a short nap.
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I forgot to post again today. I slept 9 hours last night but I think that was wrong. I woke up around 6:15 and tried to go back to sleep. I didnt,vut got up around 8:30. My fitbit counted those hours I was trying to fall back to sleep bit I think I was awake.
The scale continues to go up. 177.4. I have to do something about this, now! I also have not been tracking my food. Bloodd sugar has been running high, too.
Good day today. I didn't track calorie/carbs etc. Weight was up 2 lbs but FBG was 108 and bp 111/58. Not tracking just eating if I'm hungry and not eating if I'm not hungry.
