So after my high bp/low blood sugar scare last week, the rest of the labs finally came in and my carnitine is 28 and the range is 34-86. I researched on the internet and symptoms of carnitine deficiency include palpitations, hypoglycemia and confusion. So I've got an email in to Dr. A to see how to fix this-- possibly supplements? Who would have thought carnitine??

It has been such a pleasant surprise to find that most everything, except chicken, sits well in my new stomach. Today I had a Dr. Kracker cracker with pb-- delicious! Soy chicken nuggets with lite ranch-- delicious! Soy burger with cheese and Taco Bell sauce-- delicious! So tomorrow I'm making a meatloaf (one of my favorites!) to see how that is. I've found that all meats except chicken are fine-- shredded pork sits especially well. Most carbs sit well, unfortunately; so I try to keep it to complex carbs. Been better about getting my vitamins in (at least one chewable a day) -- I keep forgetting my B-12 before work. Water has been going ok as well... two days ago I excercised for the first time and 30 minutes on the recumbent bike and I was DONE. So I'll have to continue to work on that. Other than that-- happy as a clam and watching the inches and lbs melt off!

I've been having BP spikes lately-- up to 157/101 and my hands get tingly and my vision gets blurry. PCP ran the full spectrum of tests today but she thinks its because my blood sugar is getting too low from not eating frequently enough. So tonight I'm eating every 2 hours to see if that helps... scared the heck out of me not knowing what it was!

I HAVE TO REMEMBER not to drink water for 20 minutes after eating. We went out to lunch on Friday and I was doing so well with my tuna salad and took a huge glug of water and had to go walk the parking lot until I felt better. Also, I'm glad I'm only weighing myself once a week. And I'm still in shock about being down so many inches!! Can't wait to post 1 month pics ... I'm already seeing a big difference and am so happy that I've had such good luck with new foods lately!