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Nov 29, 2008 - 10:59 AM |
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Spontaneous Weight Gain |
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Since getting my new lungs, I've been advised to watch my weight. Not that I'm at risk for suddenly becoming a wisp, or anything. Quite the opposite, in fact. I've always been thin, on the verge of existing in only two dimensions at times. However, it is evidently typical of a post-lung transplant patient to put on considerable mass in the first year or two. This is due mainly to not having to breathe so deeply and forcefully just to survive; the amount of calories burned by deep breathing is far more than you think. This is why exercise is so effective: you not only burn calories in the muscle, but the increased respiration doubles your effort.
Last night, I weighed myself on the bathroom scale. I was 121 pounds. This morning, gazing at myself in the mirror, my face appeared fuller. I weighed myself again. 124 pounds. I somehow put on three pounds overnight when all I did was sleep.
I'm liking this. I've always wanted to wear pants without requiring a belt.
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