Fri, Mar-27-20, 05:21
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Plan: LC paleo/ancestral
Stats: 241/188/140
BF:
Progress: 52%
Location: Eastern ON, Canada
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This past December into January, I had a really bad head cold .. raw throat, plugged sinuses, popping ears .. and coughing fits so bad I couldn't draw a breath in, like suffocating. Had chest pain, likely due to torn intercostal (rib) muscles from so much strong coughing. Had to sleep in the recliner chair for more than a few nights because lying down in bed triggered the cough . Oh thrill oh joy, in the 2nd week my sinuses became infected which then spread to a recently placed dental implant, probably Strep.A .. needed 2 different antibiotics to clear it up. I also completely lost my sense of taste and smell, and that lasted for a long time even after the cold and infection were gone. I mention this because apparently a suffocating cough and loss of smell are symptoms of covid-19 that some are experiencing. At no time did I have a fever though, which is a hallmark symptom.
To keep this relevant to low-carb ... my loss of taste and smell was a real appetite killer. I'd eat maybe half a normal meal and realize that I was full, whereas if I'd been able to taste how yummy it was I'd probably have eaten the whole thing and possibly gone back for seconds! Despite eating less food and mostly drinking hot broth and green tea I managed to gain 5 lbs .. probably due to antibiotics. Took a month to get it off again.
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