fluid pill

Hey Everyone-------I had been lingering around 247-250 for almost a whole month. One day I would weigh in at 247 and the next id be 250the next 248-----you get the idea. Well Anyways I called my surgeons office and they informed me that maybe I should increase my exercise----OKAY----done....still no weight loss. Well my job requires me to stand on my feet all day and I dont know if I posted it before about my pickle phase LOL but anyways I was craving pickles and I drank almost a whole jar of pickle juice within a matter of 2-3 weeks just a sip here and a sip there. I know I know this is bad well I have learned my lesson from this because My legs looked like elephant legs----My doctor says that I have the congenital lipiedma and have had that for years. Well I had thrown all my fluid pills away so I call the surgeon and my doctor and ask about them. Welll after alot of fussing with my personal doctor he finally decides to give me the pilll at a lose dose 12.5 because he is worried about my BP going to low and the possibility of dehydration. I get the pills and BAM after taking it for two days I am down to 239. I havent taken the fluid pill in 2 days now and I am still going down on the scale. My legs look ALMOST normal again and I can fit my rings. So I have come to the conclusion that my body may retain up to maybe 10 pounds of fluids. I will not take the pill everyday so that it wont lower my blood pressure. I am gonna talk with my dr and maybe work out a plan like maybe take the pill 2x a week or even once a week. I am hoping that maybe he will do this for me atleast till I reach my goal weight. I am reallly trying to find low sodium foods to eat but alot of time I end up eating tuna or some other canned source of protein and NO MORE PICKLE JUICE!!!!(((LOL))). Well I just wanted to share my experience with you all. It fellls sooooo goood to be a LOSER! It is hard for me to imagine that someday soon I will look like a normal person walking through walmart----I will fit right in and not be the fattty in the store. I have seen some of my old eating habits trying to creep back in------but this time around i am realizing what im doing so I can change that behavior-----I want this to work for me sooo bad. LOve you guys ((((((HUGS ))))))) CAROL.

Sounds like you are doing the right thing by stopping old habits. You have done a great job. You know (and you may remind me of this if I get my WLS)  It took us an entire lifetime to put this weight on ....2 years is not to long to get it off. Sometimes it will go slower. But since you have a water retention prob. NO SALT. But you know that already. Keep up the good work I have enjoyed watching you and others progress. YA'LL are my heroes Good Luck Myrtis

No more pickles for Carol or shall we say no more juice.  Hope your doing much better now.  Not much going on here.  Still doing yard work.  I've decide shrimp and shrimp salad does not like me no more.  oh well.

LOL WENDY!!!!!! HOW ARE YOU DOING????? hOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU. i AM ON A V-8 SPLURGE NOW. i WONDER WHAT WILL BE NEXT????LOL. i FIGURE THE V-8 IS PRETTY GOOD FOR YOU EXCEPT THAT IS FULL OF SALT!!!!! LOL. ((((hugs)))))carol.

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