Wendysgoodnews 1st day to Weight Loss

[mroszczak1]

Wendy,
Im not a doctor but I do take a water pill and my doc advised me never to just stop taking it. It is crucial for your sodium and /Potassium balance to be stable or it can cause serious heart arrhythmia. And you will fill up with water quickly, esp if you retain it such as I do. This will also put a strain on your heart.
Peace,
Cindy

[LINDA RN]

It has been my experience that water pills are like laxatives. The body starts depending on them to move the fluid and eventually you have to keep increasing the dose. Wendy, if you want to get off of them, you will have to start weaning. Skip maybe on or 2 pills a week and monitor the swelling. I would say to gradually wean over a period of maybe 6 months. Yes you can retain 5 or more lbs in water retention easily. This is just personal experience and observation of patients and family members who took them. You will have to see what works for you. Watermelon season will be here soon. That may be a good time to skip dosed when you are eating watermelon. I know last year it really flushed me. All swelling of my ankles was gone the next morning after eating a watermelon for supper.

[wendysgoodnews]

I ate some watermelon this morning so maybe that will help
I never thought about having to go off water pills slowly so will try that.  I am still on a blood pressure pill just at night and that is what causes alot of the water retention.
I was down three of those lbs this morning just from taking a water pill yesterday.

[LINDA RN]

You will need to closely monitor your BP if you are coming off the waterpills.
They have always used the diuretics to lower BP and may have added it with your current BP meds to keep it down.
If you find your pressure going up, you may need to stay on it until you can keep your BP down.
I know you said you were now having problems with your BP going too low, so weaning off the waterpill may help that.
Just do it slowly.

[wendysgoodnews]

Thanks Linda I think I am going to wait a bit and then slowly try it again

Monday:

B:  Watermelon
L:  Taco salad w/ red beans & salsa
D:  Frozen pineapple & orange
    Banana
    SF toffee square

[wendysgoodnews]

In those 2 days I was down the 5 lbs.

Tuesday:

B:  Banana
L:  Taco salad w/ beans olives & salsa
D:  Frozen pineapple & grapefruit

Wednesday:

B:  Banana
L:  Chicken breast
    Potato
D:  Frozen Pineapple

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Thursday:

B:  Banana
    Frozen pineapple
L:  Pork chow mien
D:  Chicken pot pie
    Green salad
    Green beans

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Friday:

B:  Banana
    Egg
L:  Pizza omelet
    Mushrooms
D:  Frozen Pineapple
    Apple

[lrainbow2006]

I didn't realize that blood pressure pills could make you gain weight, retain water?  I have been on 3 different ones a day for the last few years, but have since cut the dosage of one of them in half (doctor's advice)  I have also gained almost 30 lbs in the last 3 years.  Is it possible that the meds are causing this?  Sometimes I just want to stop all meds and see what happens. 

[wendysgoodnews]

All I know is the doctor to begin with put me on 2 different types of water pills because I was taking large doses of my blood pressure pill.  The way they explained it to me is it slows the body down and it does not get rid of the extra fluid.  I have cut that pill down by half so I am only taking 1/2 of a water pill aday now.

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Saturday:

B:  Banana
L:  Pizza omelet
D:  Frozen pineapple
    Pork w/ cheese
   

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Sunday;

B:  Banana
L:  Ham (dinner out)
    Potato
    Veggie
D:  Frozen pineapple   

[witheraway1]

Wendy, you do so good with your eating, have you lost anymore?
Hows the sale on your house coming a long? Have you already bought the other one?  Good Luck!

[wendysgoodnews]

Thanks Willow
I have been losing but had been up and down anywhere from 3 to 7 lbs.  I am heading back down again so I am excited once again to meet the next goal.
Our house is finally on the market and we are putting an offer on the other house this week.

[MsHeirloom]

Best wishes on all counts, Wendy!  Pam

[witheraway1]

Me too!  Wither

[wendysgoodnews]

thanks I love this way of eating so can't imagine even when I am not losing weight eating the old way again.

Monday:

B:  Banana
    Mixed berry smoothie
L:  Pork
    Potato
    Green salad
D:  Egg
    Frozen pineapple
    Banana

[wendysgoodnews]

I am packing up tomorrow and will leave for Idaho on Thurs morning.  I will be back on Sat night so will be off the computer during that time

Tuesday:

B:  Banana
L:  BBQ pork
    Pineapple
D:  Mixed fruit smoothie
    Banana

[MsHeirloom]

We'll miss you.  Enjoy your time away.  Pam

[cameron]

At least we know why you will be missing this time Wendy!  Have a safe trip.