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Apple1

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Apple1 last won the day on October 27 2017

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  1. So today while I was watching this female Asian longhorned beetle oviposite her egg I was thinking about the science behind WLS. How many experiments aka..clinical trials have been done, are still being done, and will be done in the future to help doctors figure out the complex mysteries of this disease we call obesity. It blows my mind to even try to think of all the variables involved in the design of these trials.

    My research focuses on this beetle, a much simpler organism, and yet it can take days of thought and reading current published research to determine the variables that need to be considered and controlled during a planned experiment. Sometimes we even design pre-experiments just to figure out whether something is going to effect something else before we run the main experiment. All of this thinking has made me realize how little we really know. Why has my diabetes gone into remission after surgery? This surgery has done what following a low carb diet alone could not do, normalize my blood sugars minus any medications. I haven't had time to read all of the published literature on this subject, but I would like to.

    My mind is trained to looked for patterns in data so of course this is the way I am approaching my journey after this surgery. I am logging everything I eat, drink, and my exercise. I will export the data to excel and graph it to see if I can figure out how my body works now in relation to theses things and weight loss.  I know for some people, maybe most, this is not something they would want to do. It may seem excessive and time consuming, but I hope to learn something that will be useful to me during the maintenance phase. 

    I am increasingly more convinced that low carb is going to be the best diet for me to follow long term. I just don't see any reason to test the waters when I am doing so well right now. I have zero cravings for sugar, bread, rice, pasta... my energy levels are good, my bs are excellent, and I am losing weight.  These are my musings for today, 5 weeks post-op.

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    1. DedicatedLady

      DedicatedLady

      I like your story, has some solid points. The picture of the longhorned beetle however just creeps me out hehee.. Is there a prefered method you use to record your food intake,drink, and exercise? I've heard people make mention of an app only I don't know the one. Then again, a small notebook and pen can be just as effective.

    2. PAstudent

      PAstudent

      DedicatedLady I really like using Myfitnesspal, I'm tia_527 on there. It's a really nice way to track weight, exercise, and keep a food journal all in one place. Plus, if you have friends on there that have allowed it in their privacy settings, you can see what their meals are and get some ideas!

      Apple1 I'd be really interested to see what your results are! I believe an undertaking like this would best be spanned over the course of months or years for best results. I find that I have to look at what I've done for at least the last couple of weeks, not days, to see what I'm doing right or wrong in terms of weight loss.

    3. DedicatedLady

      DedicatedLady

      Thanks for the suggestion, I've seen the acronym MFP tossed around but didn't know what it meant. I'll likely download it tonight and check it out if I get time. :) Much appreciated

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