Restarting Diet

I went off diet May 29 and weighed 215 lb. I put on 14 lb. in 14 days and 17 lb. in 21 days.

Sadly, I think the weight gain took place without much gluttony. I did crave sweets, probably more so than at any time in my life. But I don't think I ate 17 lb. of sweets. Not even close.

Also, I started garcinia cambogia, dc'd it on June 1 because I thought it was causing lower abdominal pain. Then I restarted it about a week later. I was fairly consistent it taking the gc. It's been a struggle for me because you have to take gc a half hour before eating.

That causes two problems. One, I eat at irregular times. Two, it is easy for me to remember take something after I eat. It's like brushing your teeth, the process of eating provides a reminder.

So the garcinia cambogia has not yielded great results. Time for a real diet.

Is Garcinia Cambogia Causing Lower Abdominal Pain?

Being that I am not now on any particular diet and I don't want to regain all the weight I lost, I have been taking garcinia casmbogia supplements. For the past three days I have had pains in my lower abdomen. That is highly unusual for me. I sometimes have upper GI problems but lower GI seems to function better. When I do have lower GI problems, it never seems to involve abdominal pain.
I will d/c the garcinia cambogia until further notice.

Initial Experiments With Garcinia Cambogia

Who got to name that vegetable? Anyway, I bought some gc at GNC for roughly sixty cents per unit. The flavor is good, reminiscent of Starbursts. I was told one/day would suppress hunger and help me metabolize fat. I figured I would do that as I dc'd the X diet.

Whatever gc was supposed to do, it did not do all that well. Granted, I was in holiday feeding frenzy mode but 18 lb. in 11days? Maybe I should go back and read the label.