I was feeling really great after my last visit with Dr. Wharton- I was down 5 VERY hard won pounds and at 280. I thought I would see a 279 or lower any day. Two days later on the scale I saw the dreaded 289 number!!! I was shocked- I have been doing EVERYTHING right-breakfast, journaling, etc. Was quite a blow. How I could go up 7 lbs in two days is mystery and after reading websites I feel like I should blame the thyroid medication. I just don’t know what it is.
This morning I was back to 282. With such little progress it is hard to keep going. I am sorry if I sound like a broken record! When things go badly I end up avoiding any posts- feel like I have nothing to offer but negativity - however maybe writing down how I feel and IF and WHEN there is progress I can look back and be glad I didn’t give up.
I may also update the web site this week among other things.
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So will write about that as well. The last week I made a BIG push and really watched what i hate and forced myself to go for a couple of walks.
I was on a real roll making and eating those meringue cookies every day… so stopped that. Was conscious of eating in am and cut out rice. So instead of fish /rice/salad for dinner I have just been having more salad or throwing in some roasted soy beans and sunflower seeds, cranberries etc to make more interesting. Also watching how much milk I drink- I can tend to drink too much.
So- I MAY see a 270-ish number be this weekend. Will be a big milestone for me. I have some challenging situations coming up- a family dinner on the weekend and a potluck Friday. I have done pretty well at potlucks since i stared dieting and hope to continue the trend.
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Will post more details later- but Dr. Wharton is moving to a Hamilton location and Dr. Berlingieri will stay in Burlington. The names are changing too. Last few times I have been it has been pretty crowded.
Dr. Wharton was quite excited about the movie- he hinted that they would have lots more stuff for patients and he wanted to give them more attention, etc.
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yes its true. I have not lost a single pound in 6 weeks. i weight the same as I did at the beginning of March. I have an appointment with Dr. Wharton in two weeks and I am freaking out. I know he will be fine but I just don’t know what I am doing wrong. I am not over eating. i am not binging. I know at Easter I went up to 288 (!) and know I am back to 282 but I really thoguth I would be in the 270’s by now. My only hope is i can where shorts to my next visit and that will seem like I lost weight.
I don;t think I have lost focus. I hate to keep whining about it but I have felt like a lump since taking the Synthroid and just CANNOT move. This is the only thing I can think of. I will have to force myself to have some sort of activity.
I am starting to feel a bit of anxiety creep in.
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I have been increasingly unhappy with the blog theme for this site- the sidebar is a bit of a mess and I can’t use widgets. I would certainly never say I have any kind of web design talent. I have picked up a bit of programming ability over the last year but not entirely comfortable with it - I tend to make sloppy mistakes and then can’t fix them and have to start all over again. I have been looking into the idea of actually getting a custom web design . I did actually hire some one last year and it was a DISASTER. I got some one form a “getafreelancer” type site and he said he could do SEO, etc and I exchanged a few emails with him and then he disappeared. I would never go to a site like that again. I would much prefer to go to and hire a professional.
I am useless when it comes to logo design so perhaps will get some one to design me a ’slick” logo as well for my header. Again, I have been burned by well meaning friends and relatives who tell me they know what they are doing… but DON’T. Will keep you posted.
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I started taking Synthroid about a month ago. I had some symptoms of hypothyroidism but none that couldn’t be explained by just being a busy parent, etc.
I swear i feel a hundred times worse since taking medication that is supposed to make me feel better. My numbers wer not high in my blood test results int he 9/10 range for TSH ( norm is .5-5.5) . Since taking Synthroid I wake up with a headache and between4-6pm I feel like a truck hit me. LCotton headed and connot move. I thought I would have more energy but I have MUCH less.
For a while I had awful mood swings but those are gone- thank-god. I wonder if I am getting enough medication/ Why would I feel WORSE???
At any rate I am miserable.
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- lost some weight so feel better.. sort of.. #
- rooting for kelli on The Biggest Loser #
- deleting the 100 spam messages from trainer on Biggest Loser, "Jillian" #
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- back on track foodwode- still no weight loss #
- kelli on Biggest Loser Should win #
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I see adds on the Internet ALL the time for diet pills- marketing and selling to overweight people is a HUGE billion dollar industry and it is difficult to find hard evidence on the science of them.
It hard to find hard evidence as to whether any of them work. I was wondering if anyone had experience with ephedra type diet pill, like phentermine, lipodrene with Ephedra, allia, etc.
Although I know allia is a weaker version of Xenical.
How do they work? Are they an appetite suppressant or do they claim to speed up metabolism. I am dubious but would like to here opinions on the pills from people who have used the, Did you lose weight? How do you feel?
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