Guest guest Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 I had forgotten what “BMR” stood for so I looked it up in our wonderful Acronym Table (under our “Database’ section). Many thanks to Diane who gave us this wonderful tool. From: Diane Walter <dianepwalter@...> Reply-< > Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:14:04 -0000 < > Subject: [ ] Re: More bad news about diet soda My own experience with meds making me fat and what I did about it is this: Nine years ago I gained 15 pounds after doing chemotherapy for breast cancer. This is not uncommon: http://snipurl.com/1or65. I chalked it up to increased snacking to quell the 24/7 queasiness. A similar thing happened when I was pregnant, and I fully expected to lose the weight again once the 6 month chemo regime was over, like I did after having the babies. Four years later I had not lost the weight and in fact had gained a tiny bit more. Then I blamed it on the chemo making me post-menopausal. Once I started charting my calorie intake, the real reason for the weight gain was clear. Sure, my BMR was lower because of age and PM status, but my calorie intake was enough to sustain the new weight. Careful monitoring of everything I put in my mouth was the only way I found to lose it. It's a pain, but it works. Eating low energy density foods and staying away from high glycemic foods keeps me from feeling hungry and makes me feel better, too. Diane > > > > > > Well I have a “catch 22” to throw out to the group. My husband has to take > BP meds. (He started having HBP when he was younger and on the thin side). > The beta blockers have side effects, such as weight gain. He’s now about 30 > lbs overweight due to the meds. He exercises, eats well etc (especially > after having had a couple of medical “scares”). I’ve asked the doc about > changing his meds to something that wouldn’t promote weight gain. But it > took months of experimenting before his current group of meds brought down > his bp, so the doc is reluctant to fool with it. > > I have thought about this for a long time but not sure what to do about it. > The excess weight unfortunately is around (where else?) the abdomen. > > -------------------------------------- > > > From: <crjohnr@...> > Reply-< <mailto: %40> > > Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:31:20 -0500 > < <mailto: %40> > > Subject: Re: [ ] Re: More bad news about diet soda > > > > > > IMO, far too many variables to pin the tail on diet soda... > > People need to spend less time looking for magic trees, and check out the > forest... > > too much food and not enough physical activity is an adequate explanation > for epidemic obesity.. > > JR > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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