Fogbow

My right arm works okay, it's just that I'm under 160 lbs. myself, so umm ... yeah. I won't be testing the 350 lbs. capacity of the device. I have to be able to get it up the first step.

I have a bookcase I built that needs paint, but it weighs 40 pounds. Perfect for this gizmo, and I can deal with 40 lbs.

Cornbread
stale bread
sausage or oysters
celery
onions
eggs

If those are ingredients, I'm gonna love the recipe.

No, I know, those are add some weight foods, amirite?

But wait! I'm a diabetic who pays attention. No bread or corn bread, or at least not as a major part of my diet. My grains weakness is filled with Cheerios and Bite Sized Shredded What? And I never take a bite of either without fresh fruit.

No pasta. No rice, or very little. Some potatoes. Rarely. I gotta keep my A1C down, and I do. I have iron self-discipline.

Many small “meals”? Would that help?

pipistrelle wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:42 pm Many small “meals”? Would that help?

No, because I'm slow to digest, is the problem. So it's more about how much total food in a 24-hour period, not whether it's in 3 meals or 6 or 9.

Good thinking, though. That's the first thing I thought of.

My stomach issues are ... essentially controllable, which is a very different thing from saying fun.

I'm very unhappy with my current gastroenterologist, but it is taking a long time to switch, and then to get an appointment with a Duke Health gastroenterologist. Until then, I shall muddle through somehow, using what I have learned thus far. The problem is already 100x better than when I spent Easter 2023 in the ER. I got this, until a new gastroenterologist got this. Erp.

Foggy wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:41 pm If those are ingredients, I'm gonna love the recipe.

Sounded like stuffing as in stuff the rooster.

I didn't know that celery (or onions) would help me add weight, but I like celery and will increase my intake.

Foggy wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:24 pm My right arm works okay, it's just that I'm under 160 lbs. myself, so umm ... yeah. I won't be testing the 350 lbs. capacity of the device. I have to be able to get it up the first step.

I have a bookcase I built that needs paint, but it weighs 40 pounds. Perfect for this gizmo, and I can deal with 40 lbs.

Pro tip: have some straps handy to fix the cargo to the contraption, you will want both hands free to move it and not a third hand to keep it from slipping away. God Shiva is your helper

RTH10260 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 11:56 pm

Foggy wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:24 pm My right arm works okay, it's just that I'm under 160 lbs. myself, so umm ... yeah. I won't be testing the 350 lbs. capacity of the device. I have to be able to get it up the first step.

I have a bookcase I built that needs paint, but it weighs 40 pounds. Perfect for this gizmo, and I can deal with 40 lbs.

Pro tip: have some straps handy to fix the cargo to the contraption, you will want both hands free to move it and not a third hand to keep it from slipping away. God Shiva is your helper

Pro - pro tip. Paint the darn bookcase UPSTAIRS. Carry the paint upstairs. Yes use a drop cloth and be careful, but carrying a paint can is a lot easier than a bookcase.

Yeah, I can do that.

I have a few extra pounds I would be more than willing to share. I don't like be greedy and hoard things.

RTH10260 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 11:56 pm

Foggy wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:24 pm My right arm works okay, it's just that I'm under 160 lbs. myself, so umm ... yeah. I won't be testing the 350 lbs. capacity of the device. I have to be able to get it up the first step.

I have a bookcase I built that needs paint, but it weighs 40 pounds. Perfect for this gizmo, and I can deal with 40 lbs.
Pro tip: have some straps handy to fix the cargo to the contraption, you will want both hands free to move it and not a third hand to keep it from slipping away. God Shiva is your helper

Sounds like Foggy use the help of Ganesh. Too. Also.

tek- Hope you feel better soon.

Foggy- Gastroparesis is a sure fire way to never gain weight.

Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2024 9:06 am Foggy- Gastroparesis is a sure fire way to never gain weight.

Yeah, and the drug they give me for that works by lowering my dopamine, which is bad for me. I still take the drug, but