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To: Myrddin

Just one quick thought for tonight as I have just spent 16 hours working on catching up on back tax paperwork, and need sleep. Your height to weight measures indicate you are very thin. I wonder if you eat enought good fat like extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil, omega-3 capsules (soften in mounth a bit, bite, and swallow the oil, spit out the empty capsule), salmon baked with skin on top to get crispy and eat the skin with the salmon. Also don’t remove too much of the fat from steak, and eat the skin on baked (not breaded) chicken. I had a friend who was seriously avoiding fat to lose weight. Eventually she needed gall bladder surgery to remove a bunch of gall stones. Also eat some butter, never margerine. Fat is needed in the diet to trigger dumping of gall from the gall bladder. How much fat do you eat a day. How much carbs and protein. More later when I am awake and done with more taxes.

Your sympathy is appreciated, but my husband died in 2005. I have been with my current partner for 18 years. He seems to have fully recovered from his prostate cancer, and I make him a weeks supply of supplements to take each day of the week. Cheers


26 posted on 03/12/2024 3:02:15 AM PDT by gleeaikin ( Question authority.)
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To: gleeaikin
In 2018, I weighed 146 lbs with 13.7% body fat. My wife's health failed in 2019 with a DKA and T1 diabetes heralded by a seizure in August 2019. At the time, my dietary discipline was target a 1250 calories except Monday/Thursday 600 calories. Macro balance in calories 30% protein/30% fat/40% carb. My wife complained bitterly about the Monday/Thursday discipline. I caved and my weight is now 158. Body fat% around 17%. My health issues started appearing after I caved to stopping the intermittent fasting.

I do indulge a grilled salmon at Texas Roadhouse. In recent weeks, I've added more red meat to rebuild the iron deficiency anemia issues. A gluten free "Good Ol' Boy" pizza at McKenzie River has a bit of fat. Saag lamb is full of butter. I'm getting adequate quality fat. I do have kill oil capsules. As recommended, I just crush them with my teeth and swallow the oil. Discard the capsule.

My taxes are complete, federal refund in hand. All of the recent imaging co-pays wiped out my HSA, so my tax refund may be covering bills related to the colonoscopy/endoscopy on Thursday. Surgical consult Monday for the gallbladder removal.

I conflated your references to your partner with your references to your husband. Thanks for clarification.

27 posted on 03/12/2024 7:55:41 AM PDT by Myrddin
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