I know it sounds incredible. It may turn out to be another dead end road so you might want to hold off on making any changes in your own current regimen. In Ed's case I'm pretty convinced he's been basically starving himself (or more precisely, has been consuming less calories than he needs for years). I think he has gone way overboard in his quest to get his weight back to where it has been for the first 65 years of his life, and much more pressing getting that insidious & nearly constant bloating under control. I swear I think he's almost become afraid of eating food. If he didn't know he would die he'd probably stop eating altogether (I'm probably exaggerating to make this point, but I'm not far off let me tell you).
When most people, myself included, reduce calorie intake we lose weight. Why doesn't Ed? Why don't so many of you & so many other's not lose weight when you eat ONLY healthy foods? It took years for us to learn that many others have this same strange problem. I remember a lady on dietpower forums who wrote in about her young daughter who is/was a gymnast, always having been in top physical condition who has been bloating since her gall bladder removal and she was at her wits end trying to help her daughter. Truly heartbreaking stuff! Naturally, all of you are going to start restricting your diet and many of you will start exercising more than you ever have before. What about the exercise?
I can tell you in Ed's case if ever he does ANY sort of exercise for his abdomen (or anything closely connected to his abdomen) he BLOATS like crazy and it lasts for days on end. Does that make any sense? I have actually WATCHED his stomach bloat following situps or crunches. I'm not sure I would have believed it if I hadn't seen it for myself. This isn't just an isolated case or two, it happens every single time!
You asked me about his protein shake...I'm not necessarily recommending it but he's using "Syntha 6" because I use it myself & he just happened to try it one day & like it. I'm a body builder & drink protein shakes daily. I think one reason he reacted so well to Syntha 6 is because, in addition to providing a supposedly high quality lean muslce protein, it provides fats & carbohydrates that I'm pretty sure he wasn't getting in his diet-at least in any appreciable quantity. I often use Syntha 6 as a meal replacement (i use 2% milk & powder in a blender). I'm sure any good quality protein drink (that also provides fats & carbs) would be just fine!
As for his weight today, it stayed the same as the day before and he's a little bloated (we shared a large pizza & 2 bottles of wine last night...celebrating a work acheivment). He was very surprised his weight did not do up today but was expecting a bloat since he consumed an entire bottle of wine.
I've made many comments/observations at the closed thread on dietpower and I don't want to hijack this thread or monopolize any ongoing conversations. After taking a break for a couple years I recently decided to search the web for any recent related conversations & found this website & thread. I'll promise to provide any updates on Ed's progress (or lack of). He has already committed to eating more, specifically more fats & carbs (i'm pretty sure he's been getting enough protein), and eating something before going to bed each night. If he continues to improve, then that is certainly something very significant and something that may very well help some of you.
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I know it sounds incredible. It may turn out to be another dead end road so you might want to hold off on making any changes in your own current regimen. In Ed's case I'm pretty convinced he's been basically starving himself (or more precisely, has been consuming less calories than he needs for years). I think he has gone way overboard in his quest to get his weight back to where it has been for the first 65 years of his life, and much more pressing getting that insidious & nearly constant bloating under control. I swear I think he's almost become afraid of eating food. If he didn't know he would die he'd probably stop eating altogether (I'm probably exaggerating to make this point, but I'm not far off let me tell you).
January 18, 2011 - 1:01pmWhen most people, myself included, reduce calorie intake we lose weight. Why doesn't Ed? Why don't so many of you & so many other's not lose weight when you eat ONLY healthy foods? It took years for us to learn that many others have this same strange problem. I remember a lady on dietpower forums who wrote in about her young daughter who is/was a gymnast, always having been in top physical condition who has been bloating since her gall bladder removal and she was at her wits end trying to help her daughter. Truly heartbreaking stuff! Naturally, all of you are going to start restricting your diet and many of you will start exercising more than you ever have before. What about the exercise?
I can tell you in Ed's case if ever he does ANY sort of exercise for his abdomen (or anything closely connected to his abdomen) he BLOATS like crazy and it lasts for days on end. Does that make any sense? I have actually WATCHED his stomach bloat following situps or crunches. I'm not sure I would have believed it if I hadn't seen it for myself. This isn't just an isolated case or two, it happens every single time!
You asked me about his protein shake...I'm not necessarily recommending it but he's using "Syntha 6" because I use it myself & he just happened to try it one day & like it. I'm a body builder & drink protein shakes daily. I think one reason he reacted so well to Syntha 6 is because, in addition to providing a supposedly high quality lean muslce protein, it provides fats & carbohydrates that I'm pretty sure he wasn't getting in his diet-at least in any appreciable quantity. I often use Syntha 6 as a meal replacement (i use 2% milk & powder in a blender). I'm sure any good quality protein drink (that also provides fats & carbs) would be just fine!
As for his weight today, it stayed the same as the day before and he's a little bloated (we shared a large pizza & 2 bottles of wine last night...celebrating a work acheivment). He was very surprised his weight did not do up today but was expecting a bloat since he consumed an entire bottle of wine.
I've made many comments/observations at the closed thread on dietpower and I don't want to hijack this thread or monopolize any ongoing conversations. After taking a break for a couple years I recently decided to search the web for any recent related conversations & found this website & thread. I'll promise to provide any updates on Ed's progress (or lack of). He has already committed to eating more, specifically more fats & carbs (i'm pretty sure he's been getting enough protein), and eating something before going to bed each night. If he continues to improve, then that is certainly something very significant and something that may very well help some of you.
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