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Ack. Despite my precautions, the germy cashier at the pet store
managed to give me a cold. The main problem with that is for many years, one of my main strategies has been to suck on zinc-echinacea lozenges almost constantly, and those contain 3 g carbs each. (This is in addition to Zicam--and I think they swabs may be less effective than the yucky spray.) How many of those do I dare use per day, and what will the effect be???? On the other hand, I was pleased to see that I have dropped another two pounds. That brings me to 15 pounds lost. I suppose I will dance around this point for some time now, since that seems to be my pattern. Anyway, it was encouraging to see that on the scales.... -- Jean B. |
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In article , "Jean B." wrote:
Ack. Despite my precautions, the germy cashier at the pet store managed to give me a cold. The main problem with that is for many years, one of my main strategies has been to suck on zinc-echinacea lozenges almost constantly, and those contain 3 g carbs each. (This is in addition to Zicam--and I think they swabs may be less effective than the yucky spray.) How many of those do I dare use per day, and what will the effect be???? On the other hand, I was pleased to see that I have dropped another two pounds. That brings me to 15 pounds lost. I suppose I will dance around this point for some time now, since that seems to be my pattern. Anyway, it was encouraging to see that on the scales.... I was sick recently and I used the full sugar cough drops of my choice. I did not limit myself to a certain number per day, I chose to risk the extra carbs in exchange for not contstantly coughing. I didn't gain anything, probably because my appetite was reduced from being sick so I didn't eat as much as usual. -- -Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna |
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Luna and Jean B,
I had the exact same thing happen my first 2 weeks on atkins. So here I am doing induction and a get a really awful cold. The sore throat was so bad I used the full-sugar Hall's cough drops, up to 5 or more a day. And I still lost about 8 pounds during induction. I also thought that I didn't eat as much due to the cold, so that probably made up for it. Then again, I didn't exercise much either. I guess I"m not afraid of cough drops anymore and would probably use them again if I absolutely had to. I hope you feel better soon Jean, Michelle "Luna" wrote in message ... In article , "Jean B." wrote: Ack. Despite my precautions, the germy cashier at the pet store managed to give me a cold. The main problem with that is for many years, one of my main strategies has been to suck on zinc-echinacea lozenges almost constantly, and those contain 3 g carbs each. (This is in addition to Zicam--and I think they swabs may be less effective than the yucky spray.) How many of those do I dare use per day, and what will the effect be???? On the other hand, I was pleased to see that I have dropped another two pounds. That brings me to 15 pounds lost. I suppose I will dance around this point for some time now, since that seems to be my pattern. Anyway, it was encouraging to see that on the scales.... I was sick recently and I used the full sugar cough drops of my choice. I did not limit myself to a certain number per day, I chose to risk the extra carbs in exchange for not contstantly coughing. I didn't gain anything, probably because my appetite was reduced from being sick so I didn't eat as much as usual. -- -Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna |
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Luna wrote:
In article , "Jean B." wrote: Ack. Despite my precautions, the germy cashier at the pet store managed to give me a cold. The main problem with that is for many years, one of my main strategies has been to suck on zinc-echinacea lozenges almost constantly, and those contain 3 g carbs each. (This is in addition to Zicam--and I think they swabs may be less effective than the yucky spray.) How many of those do I dare use per day, and what will the effect be???? On the other hand, I was pleased to see that I have dropped another two pounds. That brings me to 15 pounds lost. I suppose I will dance around this point for some time now, since that seems to be my pattern. Anyway, it was encouraging to see that on the scales.... I was sick recently and I used the full sugar cough drops of my choice. I did not limit myself to a certain number per day, I chose to risk the extra carbs in exchange for not contstantly coughing. I didn't gain anything, probably because my appetite was reduced from being sick so I didn't eat as much as usual. I did go out to see whether there were any zinc (and maybe echinacea) lozenges that would be better, and there weren't. So, I am using the lozenges, sort-of restricting them. I shouldn't cut back on them, because they seem to work best if I use them practically constantly. I did look for LC versions of the soup I tend to eat when I am sick (and at no other time). Tomato soup is pretty high in carbs (and most at the normal stores contains high-fructose corn syrup); mushroom soup is better. I was thinking I might make a tomato coup clone, but that would still be pretty carby. I think I may put together something like a Tom Yum--or maybe I will work on a hot and sour soup that is just unthickened broth and egg. (I am too lazy to deal with the wood ears and golden needles right now.) -- Jean B. |
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Michelle wrote:
Luna and Jean B, I had the exact same thing happen my first 2 weeks on atkins. So here I am doing induction and a get a really awful cold. The sore throat was so bad I used the full-sugar Hall's cough drops, up to 5 or more a day. And I still lost about 8 pounds during induction. I also thought that I didn't eat as much due to the cold, so that probably made up for it. Then again, I didn't exercise much either. I guess I"m not afraid of cough drops anymore and would probably use them again if I absolutely had to. I hope you feel better soon Jean, Thanks. I am still hoping that the Zicam etc. will make this pretty minimal. I will say that I'm NOT going to eat noodles, ice cream, etc. though. My lozenges are quite carby enough. -- Jean B. |
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Colds suck. Feel better soon Jean And Congrats on 15lbs lost ! you're doing great. On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 06:13:36 -0400, "Jean B." wrote: Ack. Despite my precautions, the germy cashier at the pet store managed to give me a cold. The main problem with that is for many years, one of my main strategies has been to suck on zinc-echinacea lozenges almost constantly, and those contain 3 g carbs each. (This is in addition to Zicam--and I think they swabs may be less effective than the yucky spray.) How many of those do I dare use per day, and what will the effect be???? On the other hand, I was pleased to see that I have dropped another two pounds. That brings me to 15 pounds lost. I suppose I will dance around this point for some time now, since that seems to be my pattern. Anyway, it was encouraging to see that on the scales.... ~Karen~ 225/190/140ish start Jan17/03 Started at the gym September/03 |
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"Jean B." wrote in message ...
Luna wrote: In article , "Jean B." wrote: Ack. Despite my precautions, the germy cashier at the pet store managed to give me a cold. The main problem with that is for many years, one of my main strategies has been to suck on zinc-echinacea lozenges almost constantly, and those contain 3 g carbs each. (This is in addition to Zicam--and I think they swabs may be less effective than the yucky spray.) How many of those do I dare use per day, and what will the effect be???? On the other hand, I was pleased to see that I have dropped another two pounds. That brings me to 15 pounds lost. I suppose I will dance around this point for some time now, since that seems to be my pattern. Anyway, it was encouraging to see that on the scales.... I was sick recently and I used the full sugar cough drops of my choice. I did not limit myself to a certain number per day, I chose to risk the extra carbs in exchange for not contstantly coughing. I didn't gain anything, probably because my appetite was reduced from being sick so I didn't eat as much as usual. I did go out to see whether there were any zinc (and maybe echinacea) lozenges that would be better, and there weren't. So, I am using the lozenges, sort-of restricting them. I shouldn't cut back on them, because they seem to work best if I use them practically constantly. I did look for LC versions of the soup I tend to eat when I am sick (and at no other time). Tomato soup is pretty high in carbs (and most at the normal stores contains high-fructose corn syrup); mushroom soup is better. I was thinking I might make a tomato coup clone, but that would still be pretty carby. I think I may put together something like a Tom Yum--or maybe I will work on a hot and sour soup that is just unthickened broth and egg. (I am too lazy to deal with the wood ears and golden needles right now. Poor Jean! Colds are the pits! Sorry to hear you are under the weather. How is the soup search coming along? I have always believed in the powers of echinacea as well. I also got a major shock when I discovered the calcium supplements I have been taking for 3 years now have 4 carbs each, and I ate 3 a day. No way am I giving up 12 carbs for supplements. Luckily, he pharmacist gave me something else. At least you only need the lozenges when you are sick! Get well soon Blessings to all, Jeano |
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krtyrrell wrote:
Colds suck. Feel better soon Jean And Congrats on 15lbs lost ! you're doing great. Thanks, Karen! It seems so slow compared to some of the folks here, so it is really nice to hear that. I am happy to see that in spite of all my cold lozenges yesterday, I am still at the low I recorded yesterday morning. Unfortunately, so far those lozenges and Zicam have not fended off this cold. Now I can only hope it is not horrendously severe and that it will be short-lived. -- Jean B. |
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Jeano wrote:
Poor Jean! Colds are the pits! Sorry to hear you are under the weather. How is the soup search coming along? I have always believed in the powers of echinacea as well. I also got a major shock when I discovered the calcium supplements I have been taking for 3 years now have 4 carbs each, and I ate 3 a day. No way am I giving up 12 carbs for supplements. Luckily, he pharmacist gave me something else. At least you only need the lozenges when you are sick! Get well soon Blessings to all, Jeano I consumed LOTS of lozenges yesterday. I am VERY lucky I am still at my low point weightwise, since that added up to lots of carbs. Also, I do take many vitamins, and I'm sure most of them are carby. I have not given those up, and, in fact, I sometimes think that is one reason why I am losing slowly. That is a choice I make though. -- Jean B. |
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