Okay I will give you some background into my life before I explain my current situation.
I’m almost 16, overweight (have been my entire life).
My parents are still married and I have two older siblings (19 and 28).
I always have been more comfortable at school and I constantly used to fake illnesses and migraines to get out of going. I had friends and was semi-popular, but I just would rather be at home.
I entered high school last year and none of my friends came with me… I lost touch and now don’t really have any friends at all.
I used to be a straight A student, but my marks have dropped out of sheer lack of motivation and interest.
In late November of 2008 I experienced a very bad anxiety attack while preparing for school. I have not attended since and I am currently doing an at home program with my school.
Ever since that one episode I experience extreme anxiety even when thinking of speaking to a stranger or large group face to face. I have always been shy, but never anxious.
After missing school and failing a class for the first time in my life the depression set in. I tried to hide it, but my mom caught on and I was sent to a therapist. I can’t be honest with her… I trust my therapist, but I constantly find myself lying and dodging questions.
I have been asked several times if I have suicidal thoughts, everytime I respond "No".
In reality, that isn’t the truth… I constantly find myself wishing for death. I know that I could never do it, I wouldn’t be able to put that kind of pain on my family. I did once however take 5x the recommended dosage of potassium pills when I was extremely depressed. I regretted it afterwards and hated myself even more for being so selfish. I told my mother, but only said that I was trying to avoid getting a leg cramp ( I get them from low potassium levels).
She believed me because I am the sensible child who would never do that, especially since my sister has overdosed in the past.
Now my anxiety is being handled, but the depression isn’t going anywhere. I hate that my life has been disrupted because of all of this.
I can’t do my school work or attempt to loose weight because I have no motivation to benefit myself. I hate myself… everything physical about me I hate.
I am an intelligent and creative person, I know this, but being overweight overshadows that. I have tried and failed with diets and plans over and over.
I miss being "normal" but I can’t bring myself to take the neccessary steps to get back there. I am supposed to be returning to school within the next few weeks to gradually prepare myself for next year. I am terrified because I don’t want anyone to see that I am still overweight. I am also afraid to face some of the students. Last year there was an incident in my science class where a few of the male students thought it would be funny to "hit on" the fat girl. While the lights were out (for an experiment) my personal space was invaded and I felt violated (he touched my back as he passed behind me) it wasn’t a huge deal, but I was affected by it.
Now I am to the point where I only see two options…. live or give in.
I don’t know what to do. I hate to cause anymore stress for my family but I don’t know if I can pretend for their sake anymore.
I have always been more comfortable at home**
I guess I should not have made it so long… everyone replies to the short answers for a reason.

In the beginning God covered the earth with broccoli, cauliflower >and spinach, with green, long and healthy lives.

Then using God’s bountiful gifts, Satan created Dairy Ice Cream and Magnums. And Satan said "You want
hot fudge with that?

And Man said "Yes!" And Woman said "I’ll have one too with chocolate chips". And lo, they gained 10 pounds.

And God created the healthy yoghurt that Woman might keep the figure that Man found so fair.

And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat and sugar from the cane and combined them.

And Woman went from size 12 to size 14.

So God said "Try my fresh green salad".

And Satan presented Blue Cheese dressing and garlic croutons on the side. And Man and Woman unfastened their belts following the repast.

God then said "I have sent you healthy vegetables and olive oil in which to cook them".

And Satan brought forth deep fried coconut king prawns, butter-dipped lobster chunks and chicken fried steak, so big it needed its own platter. And Man’s cholesterol went through the roof.

Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in fat and brimming with potassium and good nutrition.

Then Satan peeled off the healthy skin and sliced the starchy centre into chips and deep fried them in animal fats adding copious quantities of salt. And Man put on more pounds.

God then brought forth running shoes so that his Children might lose those extra pounds.

And Satan came forth with a cable TV with remote control so Man would not have to toil changing the channels. And Man and Woman laughed and cried before the flickering light and started wearing stretch jogging suits.

Then God gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer calories and still satisfy his appetite.

And Satan created McDonalds and the 99p double cheeseburger.

Then Satan said "You want fries with that?" and Man replied "Yes, And supersize ‘em".
And Satan said "It is good." And Man and Woman went into cardiac arrest.

God sighed ……… and created quadruple by-pass surgery
.
And then Satan chuckled and created the National Health Service.

THE FINAL WORD ON >NUTRITION
After an exhaustive review of the research literature,
here’s the final word on nutrition and health.:
1. Japanese eat very little fat and >suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
2. Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
3. Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than us
.4. Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
5. Germans drink beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.

CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like.
Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

My dad is wondering whether or not Potassium Benzoate can cause high levels of Potassium in the blood. He drinks a large amount of Diet Coke each day, sometimes around 6+ cans of it a day. @_@

I am curious, could this be a cause of high potassium in his blood, or could it be something else?

I have spent hours reading on internet and one vet will say mineral block another says its high in potassium. One vet will say not alfalfa another says that it has changed and now it is good. How about a good grain? I found XTN has .8% per 2000 lbs but what does that mean for his diet? Please if you have any helpful hints let me know.

so ill give you a little backstory im a male 23 years old abit overweight, so it all started about 2 months ago i was at my friends house we were playing a card game (magic the gathering) it had been quite stressful day as i just came back from a tournament from playing that game and i just wanted to play some casual games with my friend so about 8 games in just starting the 9th i smelt somethin like toast and like cofee cooking i immediatly stood up and was like you smell that and he said what i said it smells like toast and hes like no then all of a sudden my forehead felt like it was being squeezed and my chest as well and my heart was just racing i told my buddy to call an ambulance right away i thought i was having a heart attack. the squeezing in the chest stopped after about 5 seconds and the forehead as well heart still pumping than the squeezing came back in the forehead for about another 5 seconds and went away i went outside and laid on the grass waiting for help the firetruck showed up and they gave me oxygen and asked me what was happening they checked my pulse and blood pressure both were high so the paramedics came and they did the same.
They took me to the hospital and they checked me out on the ecg and did blood work, ecg was normal the blood work came back said that one of the thyroid hormone thing was abit high and i had a abnormal high white blood cell count. they also did an ultrasoud of the heart and found nothing unusual so they released me about 5 hours later. so i made a appointment with GP and talked about the results from the blood test and he got me to get another blood test for the thyroid so i did and i didnt hear anything back from it so i assume it was normal. so about a month goes by and im playin a computer game than all of a sudden i smelt like someone was smoking near me but no one smokes in the house so i looked out my window and i didnt see anything and than it happened again my heart began to race and squeezing in my forehead about the same time as before but less intense so i got my dad to drive me to the hospital since it was late at night i got admitted and they did another ecg blood work both came back fine also did a chest xray and they didnt find anything abnormal so they released me and told me that it could have been acid reflux or a muscle spasm that could have caused the pressure. so i was relived.

so a couple days ago im at work its nearing the end of the day i just want to go home lol and i am building a mantle for our display area and then all of a sudden i felt hot and heart was racing i didnt pay much attention since it coudl have been just the fireplaces that we have in the showroom on that was making it hot but than i began to worry i went to the bathroom and put water on my face treid to calm myself down by breathing deeply didnt seem to work so i went back to work than it felt like it was getting worse so i went into the office were people were just incase something did happen i wasnt alone and then all of a sudden it happens again so we call the paramedics and they come get me just like last time i had ecg and blood work ecg came back normal with (sinus tachyardia) and the bloodwork was okay blood sugar fine. elevated levels of creatine, and a little low potassium. so they set me up with a cardiologist and got an appointment he looked at the records did some tests everything looked fine he sent me to get more blood tests and gave me a holter monitor for 24 hours which im waiting for the results he also set me up with a neurologist to do a eeg on my brain see if there is any problems there. i got the bloodtests done for serum electrolites, and tsh and if its abnormal test free t4 also fasted for 10 hours for diabetes check just to be safe. i also have a 24 urine test i still have to do and a aldosterone / Renin ratio test that i need to get an appointment for. now i just been obsessing with looking up symptoms on the internet and that just seems to make it worse. i should also add i have a resting heart rate of 84-90 and last i saw for blood pressure was at the hospital at the last visit was 139/90, i also try to exercise for 30 mins 5 days a week. so yeah i just want some input. thanks a bunch

In the beginning God covered the earth with broccoli, cauliflower and
spinach, with green, yellow and red vegetables of all kinds so Man and
Woman would live long and healthy lives.

Then using God’s bountiful gifts, Satan created Dairy Ice Cream and
Magnums. And Satan said, ‘You want hot fudge with that?

And Man said, "Yes!" And Woman said, "I’ll have one too with chocolate
chips". And so they gained 10 pounds.

And God created the healthy yoghurt that Woman might keep the figure
that Man found so fair.

And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat and sugar from the
cane and combined them. And Woman went from size 12 to size 14.

So God said, "Try my fresh green salad".

And Satan presented Blue Cheese dressing and garlic croutons on the
side.

And Man and Woman unfastened their belts following the repast.

God then said "I have sent you healthy vegetables and olive oil in
which to cook them".

And Satan brought forth deep fried coconut king prawns, butter-dipped
lobster chunks and chicken fried steak, so big it needed its own
platter.

And Man’s cholesterol went through the roof.

Then God brought forth the potato; naturally low in fat and brimming
with potassium and good nutrition.

Then Satan peeled off the healthy skin and sliced the starchy centre
into chips and deep-fried them in animal fats adding copious quantities
of salt. And Man put on more pounds.

God then brought forth running shoes so that his Children might lose
those extra pounds.

And Satan came forth with a cable TV with remote control so Man would
not have to toil changing the channels.

And Man and Woman laughed and cried before the flickering light and
started wearing stretch jogging suits.

Then God gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer calories and
still satisfy his appetite.

And Satan created McDonalds and the 99 cent double cheeseburger.

Then Satan said "You want fries with that?" and Man replied, "Yes, and
super size ‘em". And Satan said, "It is good."

And Man and Woman went into cardiac arrest.

God sighed and created quadruple by-pass surgery.

And then Satan chuckled and created the National Health Service.
Goodness gracious, I had no idea one of the benefits of posting this plagiarized joke would be inciting so much hatred. Thank guys for returning the "giggle"! ;-P

I suspect there is more than just diet involved. Everyone I know has the opposite problem and takes potassium pills. For the fourth time in a year I am being called into the Dr. for high potassium levels.

Can anyone shed some light on this? I’m trying to understand exactly how the 1st diagnosis causes the 2nd. I was diagnosed with an overactive sympathetic system (makes sense, I’ve had hyperhidrosis, anxiety my whole life). Than apparently that is causing my 2nd diagnosis hypokylemia (low potassium, which makes sense because I have tetany as a result). Hope my spelling is correct on all that! I guess I’m just trying to UNDERSTAND any of this a little more. I just don’t get it……….. I know that sounds like a vague question, but I’m lost. My husband and I are trying to get pregnant, so I’m also trying to understand any risk to the baby.
I’m doing more research, and can tetany even be caused by hypokalemia?? I found some sites that said no. But I know that tetany is what I’m having without a doubt.

I want to limit milk in my diet. I have been drinking it for its high levels of calcium and potassium.
Milk is easy to add to a meal. There is no prep time to get it ready.

Can you suggest something to replace milk.

Thanks

In the beginning God covered the earth with broccoli, cauliflower and spinach, with green, yellow and red vegetables of all kinds so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives.

Then using God’s bountiful gifts, Satan created Dairy Ice Cream and Magnums. And Satan said, ‘You want hot fudge with that? And Man said, ‘Yes!’ And Woman said, ‘I’ll have one too with chocolate chips’. And they both gained 10 pounds.

And God created the healthy yogurt that woman might keep the figure that man found so fair.

And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat and sugar from the cane and combined them. And Woman went from size 12 to size 14.

So God said, ‘Try my fresh green salad’. And Satan presented Blue Cheese dressing and garlic croutons on the side. And Man and Woman unfastened their belts following the repast.

God then said ‘I have sent you healthy vegetables and olive oil in which to cook them’.

And Satan brought forth deep fried coconut king prawns, butter-dipped lobster chunks and chicken fried steak, so big it needed its own platter, and Man’s cholesterol went through the roof.

Then God brought forth the potato; naturally low in fat and brimming with potassium and good nutrition.

Then Satan peeled off the healthy skin and sliced the starchy centre into chips and deep-fried them in animal fats adding bountiful quantities of salt. And Man put on more pounds. God then brought forth running shoes so that his Children might lose those extra pounds.

And Satan came forth with a cable TV with remote control so Man would not have to toil changing the channels. And Man and Woman laughed and cried before the flickering light and started wearing stretch jogging suits.

Then God gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer calories and still satisfy his appetite.

And Satan created McDonalds and the 99 cent double cheeseburger. Then Satan said ‘You want fries with that?’ and Man replied, ‘Yes, and super size ‘em’. And Satan said, ‘It is good.’ And Man and Woman went into cardiac arrest.

God sighed ………. and created quadruple by-pass surgery.

And then ………… Satan chuckled and created the National Health Insurance Service.

In the beginning God covered the earth with broccoli, cauliflower and spinach, with green, yellow and red vegetables of all kinds so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives.

Then using God’s bountiful gifts, Satan created Dairy Ice Cream and Magnums. And Satan said, ‘You want hot fudge with that? And Man said, ‘Yes!’ And Woman said, ‘I’ll have one too with chocolate chips’. And they both gained 10 pounds.

And God created the healthy yogurt that woman might keep the figure that man found so fair.

And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat and sugar from the cane and combined them. And Woman went from size 12 to size 14.

So God said, ‘Try my fresh green salad’. And Satan presented Blue Cheese dressing and garlic croutons on the side. And Man and Woman unfastened their belts following the repast.

God then said ‘I have sent you healthy vegetables and olive oil in which to cook them’.

And Satan brought forth deep fried coconut king prawns, butter-dipped lobster chunks and chicken fried steak, so big it needed its own platter, and Man’s cholesterol went through the roof.

Then God brought forth the potato; naturally low in fat and brimming with potassium and good nutrition.

Then Satan peeled off the healthy skin and sliced the starchy centre into chips and deep-fried them in animal fats adding bountiful quantities of salt. And Man put on more pounds. God then brought forth running shoes so that his Children might lose those extra pounds.

And Satan came forth with a cable TV with remote control so Man would not have to toil changing the channels. And Man and Woman laughed and cried before the flickering light and started wearing stretch jogging suits.

Then God gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer calories and still satisfy his appetite.

And Satan created McDonalds and the 99 cent double cheeseburger. Then Satan said ‘You want fries with that?’ and Man replied, ‘Yes, and super size ‘em’. And Satan said, ‘It is good.’ And Man and Woman went into cardiac arrest.

God sighed ………. and created quadruple by-pass surgery.

And then ………… Satan chuckled and created the National Health Insurance Service.

There are no insults or disrespect meant to Christians or God. This is just humour people, we are in jokes and riddles, yes.