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| Weight Loss | Alli is really helping me | Feb 17 2009 16:20 (UTC) |
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Alli disrupts one of the enzymes responsible for the breakdown of fat. It is not a complete block, however. As a result, if you eat 10 grams of fat, about 6 il be absorbed. It's what happens to the stuff that isn't absorbed that causes the side effects. The leftover fat stays in the colon acting as a lubricant, moving the stool along faster, resulting in the explosive diarhea. So it's main purpose is not to block the absorption of fat, but to make you not want to eat that much fat, and hence lose weight. If a normal diet contains 60-70 grams of fat, you need to be taking less than 40 grams to avoid the complications. It is also recommended to take a vitamin supplement to account fo decresed aborption of the fat soluble vitamins A,D,E,K A friend of mine didn't realize you had to willingly cut your intake, and he ended up with a nice big gatorade orange spot on his trousers. |
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| Weight Loss | illness n cravings | Feb 16 2009 16:58 (UTC) |
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One thing that happens when you are ill is that your cortisol levels rise, making you expend more of your blood glucose, your body senses this and sends a craving to your brain for carbs. Try a bowl of high fiber cereal with some added fruit or a half tsp of sugar. The extra fructose or sucrose will satisfy your craving until the complex carbs start to register on your system. |
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| Health & Support | need advice n help! boils :-( | Oct 14 2008 16:44 (UTC) |
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If they are staring to improve with local care only, then they are probably just simple blocked pores with normal bacteria. If you are getting alot of them regularly in the armpits, then seeing a dermatologist about the possibility of Hidradenitis is important. Large or recurrant boils elsewhere should be seen by a doctor since a new drug resistant form of staph (CA-MRSA) is becoming more common. |
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| Health & Support | Lap Band at 70 | Oct 14 2008 02:53 (UTC) |
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If he was ten years younger he might be a reasonable candidate but the risks of any surgery after 70 go up. Take into account the risks of malnutrition and your dad's risk versus benefit do not seem to warrant the procedure. Consultation with a dietician or bariatric specialist may still be of benefit. |
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| Fitness | wii fit anyone? | May 23 2008 04:53 (UTC) |
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Got mine at Best Buy at opening time. They had 30 pre-orders and only about 10-12 on top of that. The aerobic activities were fun, the games as well, the yoga OK, but the strength activities need alot of room. Spent half of my time doing the bubble float, just clenching my toes makes me move the bubble. |
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| New Members | Anyone have the Lap Band? | Apr 23 2008 05:48 (UTC) |
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Generally, once they're in, they're in for life. |
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| Games & Challenges | Biggest Loser Challenge Thread - Part 6 - Final Results Posted! | Apr 23 2008 05:42 (UTC) |
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Team 2 Start - 228 Week 1 - 223 Week 2 - 223 Week 3 - 220 Out of town next week, won't likely be weighing in. |
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| New Members | Anyone have the Lap Band? | Apr 18 2008 17:40 (UTC) |
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Hi from NW Indiana I had the band August 2nd, 2007. I had begun the process after hitting 318 pounds and by the time I started the Pre-op Diet I was at 311. I am now at 220, gone from a size 48+ pants to 36, 2XL to L, and was within 12 months of going on insulin to now being off all diabetic medication with normal blood sugars and cholesterol. There's a few others with bariatric surgeries on these board, as well a a few who think we took "the easy way out" but fortunately they are in the vast minority. Use the tools, add friends, write in the journal |
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| The Lounge | suggestions for college for a future pre-med student? | Apr 16 2008 03:37 (UTC) |
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Drop me a message if you have any other questions |
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| The Lounge | suggestions for college for a future pre-med student? | Apr 16 2008 01:37 (UTC) |
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Original Post by helloximhc: What is jw? My B.S. was physiology, my residency was pediatrics |
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| Games & Challenges | Biggest Loser Challenge Thread - Part 6 - Final Results Posted! | Apr 15 2008 14:39 (UTC) |
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Team 2 Starting 228 1st week 223 2nd week 223 |
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| The Lounge | suggestions for college for a future pre-med student? | Apr 15 2008 03:52 (UTC) |
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With the exception of anesthesia, you seem to be structure oriented, so you probably would get more intrested in intergrated or cellular biology, perhaps even bioengineering if you want to be challenged. Here is the bioengineering site from my alma mater as an example of courses offered. Anesthesiology, on the other hand is more function than form, so something like my major of physiology would be more appropriate. |
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| The Lounge | suggestions for college for a future pre-med student? | Apr 15 2008 01:31 (UTC) |
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Out of curiosity, what are the top 5 specialties you think you would like to do once done with medical school? |
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| Health & Support | What would you do with a 5 inch belly scar? | Apr 14 2008 04:50 (UTC) |
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Original Post by tonks_inc: "I could tell you but then I'd have to kill you" I saw one person who had their scar blended into a tattoo. |
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| The Lounge | suggestions for college for a future pre-med student? | Apr 14 2008 04:47 (UTC) |
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First thing, don't focus just on biology. Everybody and their nephew thinks you have to be a biology major to get into med school and that's wrong. I just reviewed some of my first year classmates and here were their prior activities Paramedic, Army officer, Teacher, Pre-law, Engineer, animal husbandry, biophysics, philosopy, anatomy, and in my case physiology. Remember, there are more applicants than positions, and even once obtained, not everyone makes it through the entire four years, so make sure whatever your major is, is something you like and can apply to the real world or to further training. In my case my backup plan was teaching. Then once you decide the major, look at the colleges you think will help you in that area and how they rank among med school applicant success. |
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| The Lounge | Sweeny Todd | Apr 14 2008 04:35 (UTC) |
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This is a movie where it pays to get the two disc version. The Added features include the history of Sweeney Todd plus the history of the musical |
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| Weight Loss | "The rigth diet for your blood type". | Apr 14 2008 04:27 (UTC) |
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Original Post by doc_c:
I'm sure that if you were to plug in her intake and output in CC like everyone else you would find that the reason her diet worked was that she burned more than she ate. |
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| Weight Loss | "The rigth diet for your blood type". | Apr 11 2008 21:17 (UTC) |
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It's basically garbage, check out the other posts on this subject
http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/search.php?s earch_type=forum&searchpro=blood+type |
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| The Lounge | The Biggest Loser - who thinks Ali looks SICK? | Apr 10 2008 22:51 (UTC) |
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I suspect they were all a little dehydrated for the final weigh-in |
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| Weight Loss | Biggest Loser - HOW? | Apr 10 2008 19:38 (UTC) |
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Regardless of the speed of weight loss, all of them would have loose skin issues. As for the final weigh-in, I am sure that all of them, knowing that there wouldn't be a wiegh-in the following week risked getting dehydrated for the final few extra pounds. |
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What you eat can have a direct effect on your skin if you're struggling with psoriasis. See what to shop for.
