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I guesstimate there's about a 10-ish pound difference about eight weeks ago? I've been hovering in the lower 280s for awhile, but exactly how long I do not know. Ideally, I'd want to lose two pounds per week, but my body's been far from consistent. I know at the beginning of October I hit 280, then spent a period of time…

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Both my parents refused to get them. I'm 34 right now, and given how long my bowel issues have gone on (at least ten years), I highly doubt cancer is the cause given the slow growth. So far, my doc hasn't recommended one. That may change, though. And yeah, fiber is a big struggle. Even with my healthier diet, I'm still…

I didn't have coffee, just water and lemonade.

So the fact that these particles shot through me that fast isn't a sign of alarm?

I don't think so. But I know my scale is trying to tell me I lost over a pound in just two hours. XD

That's what I was hoping...crossing my fingers it steadies out once I hit normalcy.

The sad truth is, on my old diet-when I was eating basically nothing but frozen and processed food...I might have been lucky to get 5g of fiber each day? Now I'm doing 10-14. Except one day when I did 28. THAT was a mistake.

Kind of funny you mentioned that. Initially I was trying to cram as much fiber in as I could. Starting around Sunday I began to moderate it more.

Before-essentially no fruit, and the occasional veggie. Starting about three weeks ago-fruit of some form everyday, and usually some veggies every few days. I should also add I'm working on a new sleep schedule, and have almost always had mind abdominal cramping.

That's kind of the weird part. Even though it's unpredictable just how many times I have to go, I can usually predict when it'll start and when it'll end.

Thanks for the feedback! I'll definitely try to be more gradual, instead of trying to push myself to get as much fiber as I can within a day.

I was thinking of trying that. I still have a crap ton of frozen stuff in the freezer that I need to gradually get rid of.

Well....there is that. I was finding out on most normal days on my old diet I was getting maybe 6 or 7 grams. I bumped it up to about 14 on some good days...then on Friday I ate 28g according to the diet tracker. Apparently that was a fairly stupid move.

That's what I am hoping. But, when she showed me the symptoms, it was, like '...I have almost all of those.'. Like I said, going to try a few days with more healthy food and see what happens. In particular-no beef. I've had that almost every day for the last five days.

Ok, so...having my sister-in-law, who is a medical book editor, suggest colon cancer certainly wasn't a help. I would like to think I am too young...but, it got me thinking. Now, I am dreading that appointment.

Actually, I've been eating fast food more regularly than I should lately...I didn't used to, though. Saturday was the fast food, Sunday I met family at a eating place and thought I was doing good by ordering grilled shrimp...Monday was some pre-cooked, frozen chicken, and then today I also had some fast food while I was…

That does help put me a bit more at ease, thanks! I am going to see the doctor Monday, anyway, to get the results of my annual blood work, so I may as well bring up the bloating/burning stomach issue.

So, the losing four pounds overnight isn't cause for alarm?

That makes sense. The soda reduction has been gradual. I used to drink 2 liters a day, then today had my final can...kind of figures the urinary stuff began when I started getting down to one serving a day.