Can rapid weight loss cause Cold Sores??

[iyamamaschke]

I have been losing weight extremely fast here lately not too sure why but it's all good. I woke up today after another 2 lbs whoosh and have a cold sore. I am very happy about the weight loss just not the cold sore. Maybe it's the combination of working nights and weight loss???

I am now 4 lbs from my June goal of 185 so I might just need to reset my B day goal. After a month of no loss I have lost 11 lbs in 2 weeks lol.

Sarahj

[babymama]

Originally Posted by iyamamaschke

I have been losing weight extremely fast here lately not too sure why but it's all good. I woke up today after another 2 lbs whoosh and have a cold sore. I am very happy about the weight loss just not the cold sore. Maybe it's the combination of working nights and weight loss???

I am now 4 lbs from my June goal of 185 so I might just need to reset my B day goal. After a month of no loss I have lost 11 lbs in 2 weeks lol.

Sarahj

Wow, I just saw your pictures and you look great!

Anywho, I started breaking out in pimples on my chest and forehead, I thought it had to do with the weight loss also. Cold sores could also come from a change in your body temp like a fever or your metabolism speeding up, that will make you warmer too.

[iyamamaschke]

Never thought of that I have noticed I am a ton warmer especially after I eat. Think my body is stressed???

Thanks for the compliments did you look at the slide show???

Sarah

[Kathi22]

Stress and sun causes cold cores; need to catch it right away with good medicine as soon as you feel an itch! It can be expensive, but worth it at the drug store.

[babymama]

Originally Posted by iyamamaschke

Never thought of that I have noticed I am a ton warmer especially after I eat. Think my body is stressed???

If you are feeling a change in temp, the virus is in your blood, it will always be there and come and go. I get them too but usually after a fever or when the temp outside is extremely hot and I am outside often. I usually get them around my lip but I got my first one on my chin when I was very young and that I remember I got in the summer time, that one is so painful.

Thanks for the compliments did you look at the slide show???

Sarah

No, but I just did! Holy moly! I can tell you are body building, your abs are looking great! My husband is a builder and we were just discussing how much more real the people here at this Atkins forum are compared to the body building ones, most of the before and after pics you see on commercials and ads are pro builders that gain weight for the photo and then cut themselves for the after shot.

How often do you work out?

[iyamamaschke]

I Used to work out 6 days a week. Now I work full time 12 hour shifts so I do try to maintain by lifting 3 days a week to failure. I also run.

I totally agree with the commercials being so misleading it's amazing what a little water weight can do it can make you bloated and fat then with the commercials it';s like magic they are ripped. I can tell you there is no pill to get like that only hard work.

I have gotten cold sore since I had my 1st baby before that I had never had one. I get them very often now ususally when I work a lot of night shifts or when I am out in the cold or wind or like you said when I burn my poor lips. I haven't really noticed anything different lately so I contributed it to my weight loss possibly.

Thanks for having a look atthe pics the first pic with the baby I was 302. eek NEVER AGAIN.

I have to get some updated pics here I have really built my back in thelast 6 months a lot of ladder climbing LOL

Take care and thanks

Sarah

[sadie147]

I also get them from stress, and sun.

So I would think weightloss probably is a form of stress especially when you change your eating habits (ie babymama's acne/pimples as well are probably caused bythis). I also get them when i've had a cold or flu, which too i would think is stress on the body.

The two best things I find for coldsores are:

lip balm with at least spf 30. I never leave my house without it winter or summer, whether i think i'm going to be in the sun or not. this has cut my occurance of coldsores down about 90%!

If i start to get a stress induced coldsore, the minute i start to feel it I put Abreva on it. You can buy this at any drugstore (I get mine over the counter at Shoppers Drug Mart, i think you have them in sask?), it's a little expensive, at about $20 a tube, but the tube goes really far. You don't need much at all. And i find it stops it from getting bigger, and cuts the healing time significantly. it's the best thing, prescription or not, i've found so far.

Good luck!

[babymama]

Originally Posted by iyamamaschke

I Used to work out 6 days a week. Now I work full time 12 hour shifts so I do try to maintain by lifting 3 days a week to failure. I also run.

To failure is the best way to do it. I wish I could run, my ankles are too weak. My husband always said runners have the best abs and you just proved him right to me.

I have gotten cold sore since I had my 1st baby before that I had never had one. I get them very often now ususally when I work a lot of night shifts or when I am out in the cold or wind or like you said when I burn my poor lips. I haven't really noticed anything different lately so I contributed it to my weight loss possibly.

My husband started getting cold sores 6 months after we got married, I won't mention where but he never had them either and apparently you can get them from another person even if the person doesn't have break outs. He got his often at first, every couple months. Mine didn't come that often so I think that happens when you first get it in your blood. I know mine is the bad herpes kind because I got infected at a dirty swimming pool when I had an open cut on my chin when I was 5 years old. You can carry it and not even know it unless you have blood work done.

Thanks for having a look atthe pics the first pic with the baby I was 302. eek NEVER AGAIN.

I have to get some updated pics here I have really built my back in thelast 6 months a lot of ladder climbing LOL

Take care and thanks

Sarah

I have your photo album on my favorites, I can't wait to see the update. Ladder climbing? lol, what the heck? I bet you never thought that would happen when you were 300 pounds!

[planetclaire]

I have no answer but I wanted to say I checked out your photos and WOW amazing progress!!!!

[iyamamaschke]

Ya, ladder climbing LOL. I have to climb ladders at work and I will tell you it has done amazing things to my back. The upper part is so much more developed I just can't explain it. I have also noticed a change in my legs. They will always be heavier because I am a pear but, I climb a ton of stairs at work and my legs and but are getting smaller.

I will see if I can take a pic tonight and see if I can even tell that my back is there. I have trouble posing them LOL.

I am feeling pretty confident that I have found a cure for my Cold sore. I actually tried something unconventional. I put usnea on it then rubbed it with hemorrhoid cream and today I can hardly see it. The few little blisters didn't spread and I only have a tiny scab which developed over night. I have never had one scab and quit spreading so quick so I am very pleased. I sure hope it works as good next time.

Thanks for checking out the pics it inspired me again to get a move on I am now almost to where I was when I fell off and had all my health issues. It sure is amazing how fast the body bounces back. I feel so much better eating the way of Atkins then any other way I have ever tried. I actually feel warmer all the time now which is good means it`s working.

Take care everyone

Sarah