Wednesday, March 27, 2013

March 27

Post 783, Day 86 of 2013
 - and 817 days since I started this blog -



Daily Comment

I found out something interesting today, very interesting in that it is a twist on what I already knew: That I caused my own case of gallstones, which resulted in having my gall bladder removed. 

 The twist is in how I did that: By losing weight. The extra twist: My gall bladder removal has changed my ability to lose and maintain my weight loss.

 For a self-actuating person, I have a pretty sick sense of humor.



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 Food and Diet Section

First-half year 2013 daily weight
Today's Weight:         208.8 lbs
Yesterday's Weight:     209.2 lbs
Day Net Loss/Gain:      - 0.4 lbs

Diet Comment
After yesterday's snacking fails, I shouldn't be surprised. Glad I did better today. 
Food Log 
Breakfast
Cocoa-kale-hemp-protein shake: Almond milk, kale, cocoa, hemp seeds, a large egg, vanilla whey powder (24g protein), cinnamon, vanilla, psillium and stevia-inulin blend.

 Lunch
Chicken-feta cheese-spinach sausage and hard-boiled eggs with a Spring Mix, baby spinach and cole slaw mix salad with balsamic vinaigrette.

 Dinner
Dal Tadka (lentil curry) with peas.

Snack
Baked salmon with baby carrots and home-made mayonnaise.

 Liquid Intake   
   Coffee:  20 oz.   Water:  88+ oz.


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7 comments:

  1. joanMarch 28, 2013 at 9:03 AM

    How does that work?

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    1. Reverend KenMarch 28, 2013 at 4:25 PM

      It turns out that when you lose weight, in particular, when you are losing fat, your gall bladder goes hyperactive in the production of bile to help eliminate the used up and unused fat you are now excreting. Cholesterol is the main ingredient, and if all the bile is not secreted, 'old' unused cholesterol component sticks to itself, forming stones. If the stones block secretion of bile, there is inflammation, which causes pain, and is typically dealt with by removing the bladder. You then have one less tool with disposing of fat, the body adapts... For some people, fatty foods give them diarrhea. That hasn't happened with me at all; but I look at my chart since the surgery in September, 2012, and see that there is a strong trendline that goes from flat to rising dating from my post-surgery recovery period.

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    2. joanMarch 29, 2013 at 9:05 AM

      What a drag

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  2. AnonymousMarch 28, 2013 at 10:43 AM

    Shit happens. We cannot know the variables, the changes and actions within infinite, interdependent relationships that shape, inform and contextualize our localized subjective being. It is deluded to think that we can initiate, cause, or influence anything hat happens. For example - When did you decide to give yourself gall stones?
    - Love,andy

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    1. Reverend KenMarch 28, 2013 at 4:33 PM

      Well, just as ignorance of the law is no excuse, ignorance of variables and their effect on outcomes does not prevent unintended consequences. Since I decided to lose weight, and lose it quickly (a factor I forgot to mention in my reply to Joan), the fact that I didn't know it could give me a gall bladder problem doesn't make me less responsible for getting gall stones; especially when you have a quantum/holistic view of the space-time continuum.

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    2. AnonymousMarch 28, 2013 at 5:53 PM

      You don't need an excuse, as you are not responsible for a world of pain & suffering, or joy & healing. It is just what happened to you. In this so described world, you lead a life shaped & educated by conditioning and the self-centeredness of deluded ignorance. In this world you experience the effects of pollution of the food, water, air, the physical, emotional, & mental environments, & more. We are ignorant of the extant and consequences of these effects. This ignorance is the seed of "unintended consequences". There are no rules to live by for a healthy and prosperous life. Everything is always a tradeoff and we don't get to do the choosing.

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    3. joanMarch 29, 2013 at 9:08 AM

      I agree, Andy. Kenny- you lost weight quickly. Not everyone who loses weight quickly gets gallstones. It is not clear why that happened and probably much more complex than just one factor.
      love you both

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