I'm donating next week. Makes me feel good, I'm doing something to benefit others!
My last donation was Dec. '03. The tech told me to go home & eat all I wanted 'cause when you give blood you lose about 2 lbs. & that my metabolisum would be reved up. I have a fast metabolisum anyway. (Thank you Lord) I went home, sat down to watch the news for about 30 mins., when I got up to start dinner for hubby I felt like I was going to pass out. I did this twice. Hubby ended up fixing my dinner. After dinner I snoozed for an hour and felt fine afterwards.
Went to the scales to weigh. I weighed 110, which is the minimum. I had lost 3 lbs.
What I learned from this experience: make sure I weigh MORE than 110, rest and eat a hearty meal afterwards.