# I lost fifteen pounds in four days! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 4, 2004, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-fifteen-pounds-in-four-days/222704 "2004-01-04T22:15:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-fifteen-pounds-in-four-days/222704/1 "2004-01-04T22:15:04Z")
No, I didn’t get an arm amputated… poor SPOOFE’s been sick, since before New Year’s (which means I didn’t get to party… I bought a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black, too, god fuck it all). Locked up in the house, too nauseous to eat much, pukin’ or crappin’ every half hour or so, it seemed. As much as I like the idea of losing weight, fifteen pounds in four days seems a little unhealthy… and it’s doubly depressing knowing that, as soon as my stomach doesn’t feel like I’ve got miniature Ash’s doing the tango with spiked shoes in my gut, that weight’s probably gonna come back. Oh, my kingdom for a Double-Double! ::sigh:: When I’m all better, man, I’m gonna be all crazy-go-nuts with a make-up party… ---
**Author:** ![\_ceQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b9bd4f/32.png) [@\_ceQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_ceQueen)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-fifteen-pounds-in-four-days/222704/2 "2004-01-04T22:21:26Z")
IMHO that weight loss was majorly because of dehydration. It’s all water. So it doesn’t count. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-fifteen-pounds-in-four-days/222704/3 "2004-01-05T00:05:13Z")
It would probably be a good idea to drink quite a bit of water, even if you don’t feel like it. Last time I got real sick to my stomach the doctor came this close to saying I should get IV fluids. Whether all that weight loss is water or not, almost certainly some of it is. Also, take it really easy as you head back to solid foods. Saltines and white rice are your friends. Dairy is probably not your friend, since you may have eliminated helpful gut bacteria. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-fifteen-pounds-in-four-days/222704/4 "2004-01-05T00:07:20Z")
Sorry you’ve got the creeping death. Sounds like it’s bad, too. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-fifteen-pounds-in-four-days/222704/5 "2004-01-05T00:12:39Z")
Ditto on the water and careful recovery diet, friend. The las tthing you want is a relapse. I’d lay off the booze till you’re back to a regular diet and have been feeling normally healthy for more than a few days, too. What a wretched way to spend the holidays. Was it the fruitcake? ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-fifteen-pounds-in-four-days/222704/6 "2004-01-05T00:14:44Z")
Drink lots of fluids – non-caffeinated fluids – and stick to the BRAT diet – bananas (preferably slightly green), rice, applesauce, and tea – when you’re able to start eating again. It’ll help your digestive system recuperate. And if you have eliminated those helpful gut bacteria, a spoonful or two of active culture yoghurt works wonders. But in the meantime, lots and lots of fluids. My sister recently got so dehydrated (from some medication she was taking) without even realizing it, she couldn’t even remember her own name. Literally. Ended up in the hospital for a couple of days. So drink lots and lots of fluids. ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@Lady\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Ice)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-fifteen-pounds-in-four-days/222704/7 "2004-01-05T00:18:36Z")
Been sick over New Years myself. It sucks. And yeah, drink the water. Lots of it. Hope you get better soon so you can enjoy the J.W. Black. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-fifteen-pounds-in-four-days/222704/8 "2004-01-05T08:48:26Z")
To beat a bad joke to death… On the bright side, you can go around saying, “I’ve spent ALL of this year really sick!” Add details as necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Gest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@Gest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gest)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-fifteen-pounds-in-four-days/222704/9 "2004-01-05T11:05:49Z")
I know how he feels. I lost _200_ pounds in **one** day last time I was at Epsom. Possibly _because_ of all the fluids I drank though. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-fifteen-pounds-in-four-days/222704/10 "2004-01-05T11:08:27Z")
I thought you’d misplaced your bowling ball. ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-fifteen-pounds-in-four-days/222704/11 "2004-01-05T17:33:52Z")
I thought of the old joke: “Lose ten pounds of ugly fat!” “How??” “Cut off your head.” Glad you didn’t lose your head, and hope you’re feeling better soon!