Believe me Beth, I fully understand. Every thing I've written here is absolutely true! In fact, I'll offer to provide you with my cell number (can you PM me?) and you can call me from a private number. I'm sure Ed won't mind me giving you our office number and you can talk with him directly too. Let me answer all your questions. He is now 71. He had laproscopic surgery about 5-7 years ago. They did not open his abdomen for that surgery, but did do so for subsequent surgery. As for what he thinks? He is FLABBERGASTED! Another recent variable in addition to eating more caleries/day is that he hurt his back somehow (muscle spasm) and has been taking a muscle relaxer & oxycontin and an oral steroid. He is also wondering if any of that medication is also having an effect?
There is a long gallbladder thread on dietpower.com that has been closed. On that thread Ed = MrEd, and I am same name j.allen.
Honestly, I shouldn't be suggesting that we have found any sort of solution at this point...we are only going on a 12 day down trend. I guess I'm all excited about that because I haven't seen anything like this in the past 7 years he's been struggling with this. Ed is more cautious & wants to "wait & see". He told me this morning that if he's still trending down by the end of this week he will acknowledge that eating more food is helping him.
I don't believe for an instant that Ed is losing fat. I also didn't believe he was gaining fat when he would go up 3-5-7 lbs in one day either. His body is basically hard muscle and his stomach (while it may LOOK like fat) is typicall distended & hard to the touch. It's water weight or something??
I should also clarify something. I'm not really suggesting that pizza & hot dogs & ice cream & red wine is the best diet. I'm just reporting what happened to Ed after he consumed those items. I've read that for men, a good rule of thumb is to consume nutrients in this approximate ratio: protien 1/3, carbs 1/3, and fats 1/3. A few things might be happening with Ed. First, and most important (in my unlearned opinion) is the AMOUNT of CALORIES being consumed. The second consideration is that he is now consuming more carbs & fats than before. His wife is like a jailhouse guard when it comes to food she will 'approve' of for him. She has spent years pouncing on any calorie or potential fat source he might have considered eating, admonishing him for his bad choices. I fully understand she means well and is trying desperately to help him. The third consideration is the medication he is on for his back problem. Perhaps this has helped reduce his stress levels concerning his everpresent problem with food choices, gaining weight & bloating.
Honestly Beth, I don't understand what is going on, but I assure you I will never post anything that is not true. If Ed goes up, I'll report it!
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Believe me Beth, I fully understand. Every thing I've written here is absolutely true! In fact, I'll offer to provide you with my cell number (can you PM me?) and you can call me from a private number. I'm sure Ed won't mind me giving you our office number and you can talk with him directly too. Let me answer all your questions. He is now 71. He had laproscopic surgery about 5-7 years ago. They did not open his abdomen for that surgery, but did do so for subsequent surgery. As for what he thinks? He is FLABBERGASTED! Another recent variable in addition to eating more caleries/day is that he hurt his back somehow (muscle spasm) and has been taking a muscle relaxer & oxycontin and an oral steroid. He is also wondering if any of that medication is also having an effect?
There is a long gallbladder thread on dietpower.com that has been closed. On that thread Ed = MrEd, and I am same name j.allen.
Honestly, I shouldn't be suggesting that we have found any sort of solution at this point...we are only going on a 12 day down trend. I guess I'm all excited about that because I haven't seen anything like this in the past 7 years he's been struggling with this. Ed is more cautious & wants to "wait & see". He told me this morning that if he's still trending down by the end of this week he will acknowledge that eating more food is helping him.
I don't believe for an instant that Ed is losing fat. I also didn't believe he was gaining fat when he would go up 3-5-7 lbs in one day either. His body is basically hard muscle and his stomach (while it may LOOK like fat) is typicall distended & hard to the touch. It's water weight or something??
I should also clarify something. I'm not really suggesting that pizza & hot dogs & ice cream & red wine is the best diet. I'm just reporting what happened to Ed after he consumed those items. I've read that for men, a good rule of thumb is to consume nutrients in this approximate ratio: protien 1/3, carbs 1/3, and fats 1/3. A few things might be happening with Ed. First, and most important (in my unlearned opinion) is the AMOUNT of CALORIES being consumed. The second consideration is that he is now consuming more carbs & fats than before. His wife is like a jailhouse guard when it comes to food she will 'approve' of for him. She has spent years pouncing on any calorie or potential fat source he might have considered eating, admonishing him for his bad choices. I fully understand she means well and is trying desperately to help him. The third consideration is the medication he is on for his back problem. Perhaps this has helped reduce his stress levels concerning his everpresent problem with food choices, gaining weight & bloating.
January 25, 2011 - 12:36pmHonestly Beth, I don't understand what is going on, but I assure you I will never post anything that is not true. If Ed goes up, I'll report it!
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