Having to fast for three days....
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Having to fast for three days....
| Thu, 05-27-2004 - 4:12pm |
I have to fast on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday because I'm having a colonoscopy done. Other than the fact that it SUCKS and I'm probably going to be really hungry, I'm thinking about the negative effect on my weight loss - I don't want to send my body into "starvation" mode and have my metabolism slow down. I'm allowed clear fluids - like broth or consomme, apple juice, and I'm not sure about diet sodas...I'll have to check on that. Any advice or opinions on what the best approach would be? I'm still doing Atkins, but thinking of dropping it for these three days because the sugar in juice might give me more energy...on the other hand, maybe avoiding sugar would be better to keep my blood sugars level. Also, do you think I should be exercising those days? Again - maybe I should to keep my metabolism up, or maybe I shouldn't because I'll have less energy. I'm a little confused!! Don't tell me to ask my doctor, since I have no way to contact him before the actual day of the test - besides, he's a Gastroenterologist, so will just tell me what I am and am not allowed without relating it to weight loss!

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Now I am not sure if they want you to do that, but I would call your family doctor and ask for some good things to drink down.
I was told not to exercise beyond normal activity because my energy level was going to dip very low.
Are they giving you that junk to make you GO?
~~Linda
~~Linda
i don't know if that was worse or the stuff for the upper gi i had done.
~~Linda
~~Linda
i hate that stuff
~~Linda
~~Linda
they called me to coax her to drink it. i was like hello she can't even keep food down and you want her to drink this???
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