Erin,

I agree with Nurse Nancy go to el doctor and have him run blood tests to make sure you are ok.

I heard on the radio just yesterday that if you lose 5 -10% of your body weight without trying you need to see the doc....

and I did the math....you definately did.....

I hope that you lowered your calories without realizing it due to Dad's diet, and I wish you well in the weight loss scheme!

4 pounds came off of me in the last 3 weeks and it was HARD work!!!

Take care and see the doc!

I'll call them on monday and ask if I can get an appointment.

Have you been stressed out lately? When I'm uber-stressed, my metabolism kicks up and weight jumps off of me (55# in 3 months once). Something to keep in mind but I'd definitely go to the doctor if I were you.

I've been having problems with insomnia since late november, early december. It's been getting better lately tho.

well in march of 06 I weighed 207 and in may I weigthed 143.
That was the frist time since I was 18 that I weighed that.
But after this ms crap,and being put on serouqel,and IVSM,with predisone taper for a month, I am back up to 210.
The fatiuge ive experanced in the last year didnt help at all.

I'm glad you are going to call the doctor!

That chocolate ice cream is calling my name and I'm REFUSING to eat it right now!!! :)

Take care!

Erin,
perhaps your efforts to support you Dads weighloss by testing different diets/recipes. It is quite amazing how even basic changes can add up over a period of time, if it is incidental though, i would think that it would slow down. And i guess to be safe it is worth running it past your Dr. You mention that you are worried about Diabetes, in general type 2 diabetes ( the more common type to be dx in adults) is usually associated with obesity and weight gain, losing weight would usually improve things. Type 1 used to be called juvenile onset, is associated with weightloss, but also usually excessive thirst, excessive urination amongst other things.

some medications such as some antidepressants, and others such as neurontin, pregabalin have been know to increase appetite, so if you had been on some of these and stopped you could lose as reasonable amount of weight.
I have the opposite situation, by the end of 2006 i had gotten up to 385 pounds! After a relapse i was having more trouble transfering from chair to chair ( i am wheelchair dependant amputee and the relapse severly weakened by remaining leg) i was aware that my independance was at risk so i decided i needed to get to and lose the weight, i have lost 125 so far which has helped no doubt, but i still have another 100 or so to go!

I had this happen last year, I lost around 20 lbs without trying.

I think when your heavy to begin with which I am ;), its not that much. Now if you weighed 110lbs and lost 20 without trying I'd be more worried.