Report from the doc's office: It's my scale??
Question:
Barb, Read this article http://allsands.com/Health/waterweightg_zzu_gn.htm — j "The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there’s no law against whacking them around a little." Joe Martin, Porterfield – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – That’s just plain water. I also drink 1-1.5 qts Crystal Light. Barb scribbled: I don’t take any meds for HRT, so that’s out. 1. Drink plenty of water. I do. <<Around 50 oz of unadulterated water a day. This might not be enough water. Try adding another couple of glasses. You should have 6 to 8 glasses of water each day. That’s 48 to 64 oz of water per day. — ~~LJ~~
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Thanks for this information. I checked the store and they did have it (I was looking for "Dandelion" Tea.) I’m pleasantly surprised to find it didn’t taste yucky. :-) Barbara — Begin date 5/27/2003 168/168/145
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Someone here mentioned Dandelion tea might help a little. I stopped at my local health food store and could only find a tea made from dandelion root. Hi Barb. I’m the one who mentioned dandelion tea. That dandelion root tea you found might the answer. My mother drinks a brand of tea called Yogi Tea, which makes two teas containing dandelion… Detox: http://www.yogitea.com/HealingFormulas/HealingFormulaTeas.asp?ea_ID=HF05 and Peach Detox: http://www.yogitea.com/HealingFormulas/HealingFormulaTeas.asp?ea_ID=HF16 The two contain slightly different ingredients but both contain dandelion root (the box says "organic dandelion"). My mother says she can’t taste much if any difference between the two. Both, she says, are quite pleasant tasting. There’s a place on the web site to locate a store in your area where you can buy Yogi Tea. Here in Minneapolis, I can find the tea at upscale grocery stores and organic food stores/coops. In Atlanta, the DeKalb County farmers market carries it. If you don’t already do this, you might find it helpful to read the nutrition labels for the sodium content, in addition to avoiding extra salt. It’s amazing how much sodium food manufacturers will add. My mother recently had her Lotrel reduced from 20/10 to 20/5. Those numbers are meaningless to me, but in the few days since her medication was lowered, she’s noticed a significant improvement in her water retention. She’s now thinking she might not need to buy non-elastic socks after all. Sorry for the long post. Good luck finding what works for you. — Prairie Roots 232/203.6/IFFC 202/(?)157 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003 Here’s our FAQ: http://www.didian.com/asdww/ and welcome notice: http://www.geocities.com/welcomenotice/index.html
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I’m glad it didn’t taste yucky. Now to find out how it works for you. I’m curious. — Prairie Roots 232/203.6/IFFC 202/(?)157 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003 Here’s our FAQ: http://www.didian.com/asdww/ and welcome notice: http://www.geocities.com/welcomenotice/index.html – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thanks for this information. I checked the store and they did have it (I was looking for "Dandelion" Tea.) I’m pleasantly surprised to find it didn’t taste yucky. :-) Barbara
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It worked very well. I drink one cup in the morning, one in the afternoon. It’s quite gentle, not like the hydrocholorothyazide I used to take. With that one, I’d better not stray too far from the bathroom! LOL!!! Barbara 168/163.5/145
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m glad it didn’t taste yucky. Now to find out how it works for you. I’m curious. — Prairie Roots 232/203.6/IFFC 202/(?)157 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003
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Sorry for your water troubles, Barbara.. that’s gotta be frustrating.. hope all goes well again in 2 months! Keep us updated! — ~Kristin O 272/233.8/172 on WW since 1/7/02
Had doc’s appointment today and found that my thyroid med has to be further lowered, the reading is still too high. About retaining water he had no clue as to what was causing it. Said he could see my fingers were swollen and asked if by evening I could get my rings off, and I said yes. He said the body has a tendency to redistribute water upward during the night and to try and notice if my ankles were swollen at evening. My blood pressure is normal, so there’s no need to change the BP med. When I bought up the fact that in one instance I weighed in the evening and found my weight was at 163.5 and the next morning it was 167, he said it was the scale. OK. I have a balance beam scale. I make sure before I get on that it balances at 0. How can it be my scale? I weighed myself on my scale today when I got home from the doctor’s office and it read the same as his. They did take some more blood and are doing a profile for sodium/potassium/kidney function. I have to go back in 2 months. <sigh Barbara
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Someone here mentioned Dandelion tea might help a little. I stopped at my local health food store and could only find a tea made from dandelion root.
Hi Barb. I’m the one who mentioned dandelion tea. That dandelion root tea you found might the answer. My mother drinks a brand of tea called Yogi Tea, which makes two teas containing dandelion… Detox: http://www.yogitea.com/HealingFormulas/HealingFormulaTeas.asp?ea_ID=HF05 and Peach Detox: http://www.yogitea.com/HealingFormulas/HealingFormulaTeas.asp?ea_ID=HF16 The two contain slightly different ingredients but both contain dandelion root (the box says "organic dandelion"). My mother says she can’t taste much if any difference between the two. Both, she says, are quite pleasant tasting. There’s a place on the web site to locate a store in your area where you can buy Yogi Tea. Here in Minneapolis, I can find the tea at upscale grocery stores and organic food stores/coops. In Atlanta, the DeKalb County farmers market carries it. If you don’t already do this, you might find it helpful to read the nutrition labels for the sodium content, in addition to avoiding extra salt. It’s amazing how much sodium food manufacturers will add. My mother recently had her Lotrel reduced from 20/10 to 20/5. Those numbers are meaningless to me, but in the few days since her medication was lowered, she’s noticed a significant improvement in her water retention. She’s now thinking she might not need to buy non-elastic socks after all. Sorry for the long post. Good luck finding what works for you. — Prairie Roots 232/203.6/IFFC 202/(?)157 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003 Here’s our FAQ: http://www.didian.com/asdww/ and welcome notice: http://www.geocities.com/welcomenotice/index.html
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Good point, LJ. Actually, 48 to 64 oz may not be enough. There’s plenty of research to indicate that a non-active person should drink 1/2 oz. of water per pound of body weight (your weight
