I thought you lost more weight than that, must have shed the fat (inches) and packed on the muscle... -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300
On October 12, 2017 3:40:58 PM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >Exactly a year ago for various reasons I decided to make some life >changes which included drinking much less alcohol (no problem with it, >I just enjoy my home brews, decent wines, and a nightcap of interesting >grain-based products!) and eating much less meat and a lot more veg, >fish mostly when I eat meat, and less carb. And an occasional dessert. >I have vegan/vegetarian friends who ride my ass too, and the farmstand >is at the end of my driveway which makes it very easy to get wonderful >fresh veg any time. > >It took a few weeks to get into a “new normal “ but I did and I don’t >really miss all that stuff much now. And if I do eat red meat or have >more than a beer or wine or two I don’t feel quite well. I still have >some if I feel like it, but I don’t feel like it that much. So my body >has adapted to the “new normal “ and I kinda like it. I ride my bike >when I can but not near as much as I want. If I eat out I try to get >stuff that is not meat, salt, fat , sugar etc. > >Scale this morning shows -24lb from 202 in about 10 months, with no >massive crash effort, and my older clothes fit now! I actually feel >better too, and I think sleep better, and less than I used to. Oh, and >the system flow is quite regular and easy! > >You might also want to get your thyroid checked, if low output you can >gain weight, low energy, poor sleep, etc. it’s easy to fix, one little >pill a day. > >Good luck! If you need help or reassurance or support feel free to >reach out. > >--R >Sent from iPhone > >> On Oct 12, 2017, at 2:16 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes ><mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> So I have realized I am probably at least 40lbs overweight. Sunday >night I thought I might be having a heart attack so went to the er >where everything came back good. My blood pressure was way too high at >about 180/80 when I came in but was down to about 150/80. They did not >seem concerned. So they sent me to get monitor put on that I wore for >the last 2 days. Did not really have any problems so I don't except >they will get anything off that. I think I may have just had a panic >attack or something. Thinking about being too fat, thinking about a >coworker who is my age who had a heart attack last year, and thinking >about how I am already probably at risk due to my father who has heart >problems and my grandfather had heart problems. I also think it could >have something to do with the Cpap. Since I have started using it I >seem to sometimes had a weird feeling almost like a lung issue or just >muscular soreness in my diaphragm. >> >> I have high cholesterol and the dr had me on a statin which I am >really not sure about. I have not taken in for about 6 months because >the refills ran out and they won't refill them until I come can in. >Earliest appointment is next month, which I set several months ago. >> >> So anyway I have decided to cut out all sugar and most cards, trying >to stay around 20 carbs a day but at least under 50. Maybe a sort of >extreme keto or whatever they call it diet. Anybody btdt? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
