Slim fast and weightlifting
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I tried Slim Fast quite some time ago and did not find that it kept me full enough or satisfied enough to continue.
My choice was to journal my food intake and hold myself accountable for the food I was ingesting. I monitored calories, although there are many plans that work using other measures (points and carbs). In journaling, I learned proper portion sizes, their nutritional content and studied my emotions. Those things, plus moderate exercise and positive self-talk, led to my success.
I would not recommend drinking Slim Fast. I love Slim Fast. I have a tub in my desk right now because I used to use it as quick meal replacement when things got busy at work. I haven't touched it since I got pregnant. Too many chemicals in the ingredient list. And it contains aspartame, an artificial sweetner which isn't good for you especially if you're pregnant.
I had a localized detached retina in that same eye last April also repaired with the laser. Upon leaving the office I asked the doctor when I might return to weightlifting and exercise in the gym. His reply was do whatever I want except boxing where I might get hit in the eye. He said I would be fine with lifting weights. Today I was seen by another retinal surgeon in the same practice for a follow-up appt.
Well, I'm not sure it will be a fast "medical" opinion. I'm not a qualified doctor by any means, but I do have a few suggestions about what you may be experiencing.
Are you taking any stimulants? If so, reduce them.
Are you staying hydrated?
How often do you drink alcohol?
Are you taking supplements for weight gain? Like large amounts of Protein?
There are many factors that can cause the PVC, which I'm guessing you are experiencing.
I just got into weightlifting and bodybuilding. The info on the net is vague about lifting weights causing damage to the eye or Scleral-Buckle or retina by lifting weights. I know in some rare instances weightlifting has caused a retina to become detached. This is not the norm. No one can so far tell me except for eye strain or straining the face and head while lifting, what damage can occur or how this happens. That's what I want to know.
Hi,
I am a 22 year old male college student. I've noticed that my floaters have continued to worsen over a 2-3 year period to the point where I even notice them indoors. I've seen the eye doc a couple of times and he says that i have lattice (spelling?) degeneration and moderate myopia but no retinal tear, so he is not that concerned yet.
I have been weightlifting 3-4 times a week for the past month (just started), and it seems that my floaters have worsened.
Woke up one morning having to urinate badly during an illness, I experienced abdominal pain, loose bowels, soft bowels, and slim bowels. After I recovered from illness these symptoms did not go away. Continued loose, soft, and slim bowels. Notice protrusion rectally (hemorroid), Never had slim bowels or hemorroid before. Abdominal pain is ussually during the morning when I wake up and subsides a bit in the day. Some days it does not bother me, other days worse than others.
Just wanted to add that I, and a friend of mine, too, upon first trying Slim Fast thought there was magic in the shake, and thought we could eat whatever we wanted and take the shake and it would somehow do the work for you. Heh, well I learned you can't do a meal and a shake and that the secret is that it is about 200 calories per can, and it fills you up with protein, vitamins and minerals, so you don't get hungry.
Dietary interventions including elimination of fast food, fried food, fatty food, and sodas; eating more fruits and vegetables; decreasing dairy fat content to skim or fat-free; using baking, broiling, or steaming for cooking (not frying); and, above all, smaller portion sizes. A portion size is the size of the palm of your hand, and you only get firsts (no seconds/thirds). Exercise interventions include doing aerobic exercise (walking, running, swimming, bicycling, basketball, etc.
You should be concerned and might want to use the day after pill to prevent the sperm from reaching an egg. However, the risk is lowest after the period for many women. Just on the odds it's very slim. A good idea would have been to go to the drug store and purchase spermicide to flush with, probably too late now. I would have her contact her doctor just to be on the safe side as said above asap. She probably can still take a pill to prevent pregnancy.
I am a 24 year old female. For the past month or so I feel starving all the time. It's the feeling of a gurgling stomach and intense, sickening gnawing hunger pain underneath the gurgling. It makes me immediately start sweating, I get hot and feel that I'll be sick (faint, throw up, etc.) if I don't eat immediately. I run into the kitchen and drink milk and eat oatmeal, peanut butter toast, etc.
I hurt my back about a year ago and I stopped weightlifting immediately. I went to the chiropractor and he assured me it was a muscular issue. A year later I decided that I wanted to start weightlifting again. I did a twisting stretch (ie. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/W2zsmiJ9Lpk/maxresdefault.jpg) of my back and felt a pop in my mid-lower back followed by burning pain (similar popping followed by pain occurred a year ago while doing this stretch).
No, I don't think it will affect kidney stones, but.. Slim fast has horrible ingredients, and I would not feed it to my dog. From their website, they list Hydrogenated soybean oil, High Fructose Corn syrup, etc. Soybean oil will make you fat, and so will high fructose corn syrup.Suffice to say, stay away from Slim Fast! Eat whole foods instead. At best, these drinks may cause rapid weight loss, but they are not healthy and usually the weight comes back later.
I’ve been to two retina docs and both say that I have no exercise restrictions outside of any contact to head. They said that weightlifting is not an isssue and it does not cause RD. I Crossfit and wanted to get your opinion as to my retina docs take. I’ve read on some blogs where RD patients insist that their docs said to avoid any weightlifting as it can cause pressure...
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