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Originally Posted by mars735
My culprit with skimpy losses was invariably the big C, even though I "went" every day. Sorry if tmi. This is a very common problem on IP & can give a disappointing WI, even when you really are melting away the fat. Try on your clothes and you will likely see your progress where it counts the most! My coach told me the colon can store up to 10 lbs. If the floralax doesn't work for you for some reason, there are many alternatives. I used Smooth Move tea.
Water is really important and also helps to control hunger. I hope your new shift allows you to get it in. I'm also a nurse and know firsthand how impossible it often is to get to the bathroom.
Some suggestions that have worked for me are to drink 32 oz of water first thing after waking, 4 hrs before my shift. Then it's easier to fit in the rest. 16 oz before the drive home; 16 oz right after I get home. Are you able fit a 4 or 8 oz water bottle on you somewhere? Sipping it throughout the day rather than drinking a full glass might spare your bladder.
Keep working at it, don't give up! Drink extra on your days off, too. I have to admit water is one of the things I'm not crazy about on the program. Even on maintenance, though, every time I skip some of it, I get extra hungry and lose focus.
Haha, I've been going every day, just not as much as normal. It's impossible for me to drink 32 oz before my shift, I do 12h shifts, get up at 530 and I have my shake on my way to work. Yes, it is hard as a nurse to get to the bathroom to even pee but its the physically drinking the water I had a hard time with! I tried just leaving my cup on my med cart, but I'm so focused on this pain med or am meds etc etc that I wasn't able to drink much that way. I did take my cup of water in for my breaks with me but then I was drinking my shakes or eating supper, and was too full for water. Wouldn't it be funny to hear your nurse sloshing as she walked down the hallway lol!
It could have been the oil now that I think of it, I wasn't measuring, so I am back to measuring!
I did work days this weekend and was able to get all my water in, left it on my cart and guzzled it like a champ when I got home.it wasn't as busy at work. I also skipped my am tea, sucks to sacrifice but I'm super mad I've gained so ill do anything! I've also been taking floralax daily.
My clothes are almost too big already, scrubs are falling off of me and I'm gonna need a smaller bra soon too, so I see a difference but it was upsetting the scale and measuring tape didn't show it!
Yes, your colon can hold up to 10lbs of "junk" it's usually all the processed food crap we eat stuck in there!