Texasbandit, as sorry as I am to hear that your kidney's are not working as they are supposed to do, I am tickled pink for you to discover why you were not losing. It really made no sense in my mind, since you were doing everything to your body that is supposed to produce weight loss. I am glad you are back and in a much better frame of mind. It is so nice to see you upbeat.

Yay!! You have an answer! And while having a kidney issue isn't fun, it must feel great to finally know the reason for no weight loss. Hopefully the scale will continue to move downward for you!

Glad you found what was causing the problem. Best wishes on lsoing weight and kidney function.

Im down to 271 since friday!!!!!!!!!!!! Hopefully today I will hear something about the blood work.

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Sorry for the medical problems but glad you got some answers. Remember to make healthy choses for your meals, pizza is not really the best option for us, yes we can have it occassionaly but we need to eat lean proteins, vegtables and fruits. Good luck and keep us posted.

I am so very sorry to hear that you have some problems with your kidneys, but at least you now know what you are dealing with. Take care of yourself and continue to keep your salt intake as low as possible. Taking prescription water pills are a temporary fix and a lot of the water retention is controled by the things you eat. I have the same problem. I can tell right off the bat if I am eating something that's too high in salt. I do wish you the very best of luck. I think to be on the safe side I would make and appointment with a urinalysis.

water retention is tricky. I suffer from the same problem. If i don't take my daily water pill, I'll gain 8lbs in 3 days easy. continue to work with your doctor to determine what the best treatment is for you. Since you're new to this, take care to read labels, many salt substitutes are not to be used in conjunction with a water pill. Try Mrs Dash, she has great sesonings and marinades and they're all salt free!