June 30, 2008 Visit with the endocrinologist

Jun 30, 2008

Okay, so with my stalls, I decided to see an endocrinologist at the Cleveland Clinic, where I had my surgery. I've been on Synthroid since 1999 when I had to removed due to being HYPERactive.  

I met with the PA first who took all of my information, looked at my bloodwork from April, and said that the doctor was going to leave my dosage the same.   Thatit was normal (?!) for my weight loss to slow down and it was a combination of slow metabolism and my food choices and that I should meet with the NUT.  She made it sound like I didn't need to see the doctor, but I told her I wanted to see him since I made the appointment with him.

I just loved this guy. Very sweet and a great bedside manner. He said that while my numbers are in the normal range, the TSH is 4.10 and although 0.35 - 5.50 is normal, new schools of thought are showing that the number should be closer to 2 and that's what he's going to shoot for by increasing my dosage a bit.  He also said, and this is why I so prefer to go to a specialist, that due to the surgery, my stomach doesn't absorb the whole dose, so while I'm taking 225, I'm not getting it all. Made sense to me.  He also said that he didn't want me to focus on the weight loss as much as eating nutritious food, taking my vits and exercising.  

So I'm hoping that the higher dose kickstarts things for me.

June 24, 2008

Jun 24, 2008

Treadmill
Interval program
2.5 - 3.0mph
Up to a 3.0 incline
35 minutes
1.45 miles
Burned 196 calories


June 23, 2008

Jun 23, 2008

Elliptical - 30 minutes
Burned 310 calories
Distance: 1.70 miles

Treadmill - 33 minutes
Burned 200 calories
Distance: 1.45 miles

June 22, 2008 Exercise and a NSV

Jun 22, 2008

I've been wearing these (ok even I'll admit it) way too big 26/28 tshirts to work out in.  This morning I started poking through my closet looking to see what was lurking in there. I found an XXL Hard Rock San Francisco shirt still with the tags that my SIL must have bought for my DH a few years ago.

I didn't think it would fit so I threw it on the bed. Then I decided to try it on and IT FIT.  This is HUGE (no pun intended) for me because I don't remember the last time I was able to wear something bought in a "normal" store.

I wore it proudly to work out this morning and loved, since it was white, how I could see the sweat!! LOL

So yes, I'm stalling, but for some reason, my body is still getting smaller. 

A very good NSV today!

Elliptical
30 minutes
1.76 miles
320 calories burned

June 21, 2008

Jun 21, 2008

Treadmill
35 minutes 
172 calories
1.7 miles

June 16, 2008 - Rambling about the last few days

Jun 16, 2008

So as I sit here eating at 6" BMT from Subway (I ate a little more than 1/2 of the 6" and I'm stuffed), I'm thinking about the 4 day liquid diet I'm starting tomorrow.  I did it for 2 weeks pre op and of course 2 weeks post op, so I know I can do it for 4 days.  I want to get the carbs and sugar out of my system.  I'll do it until Friday night (dinner plans) and when I start eating again, hope to just stick to proteins, veggies and a little fruit.

I took a mental health day today. I found out that DH's headstone came in. The funeral home was supposed to let me know in advance but they didn't. My MIL actually found out on Sunday when she went to say hello to her parents who are also there.  I went with my SIL. It was a hot, sunny morning. We cried of course, yelled at him and told him we loved him. Spent a few hours shopping, so it was a nice day.

Went to PF Changs on Saturday night for a birthday party. It was the same PF Changs DH and I went to for another birthday party the Saturday night before the heart attack. It was weird. I don't think I was "all there" for the night but that's okay. I went.  The last picture taken of us together was there as well. It's a terrible picture. Too close of my face. His eyes were closed.  It was 6 weeks after my surgery and was one of my first meals out.  I remember eating 4 shrimp and was stuffed. Didn't care about any of the other yummy appetizers. I was with my honey, the surgery was over and I was loving life. How different from this particular night where I had a spare rib, a lettuce wrap and a few bites of different dishes. And um, oh yeah, a "healthy" piece of birthday cake.  I do follow the "no drinking withing 45 minutes" rule, but I was so thirsty from the high salt meal, that I sipped on water.  And then I felt it.  That "feeling" that makes you sit up straighter, hoping it all stays down.  I grabbed the napkin from my lap, ran outside in the back, and well, it wasn't pretty.  That was the 4th time I'd gotten sick since the surgery. I heard DH's voice, the concern of me being sick, and I felt worse. Worse that I ate soooooooooooooo much and felt that I was slipping back into old habits.

Got the Wii fit hooked up and LOVE it. I don't like the fact that it states my real age is 53 (I'm 39) so I have work  to do!

I'm up to 30 minutes on the elliptical and I'm so proud of it. Considering that before the surgery, I couldn't do 2 minutes on it.

Tomorrow is a new day, right?




OT - Auditioning for The Amazing Race

Jun 05, 2008

So for years Bruce and I watched this show. It was one of the few reality shows that he'd admit to liking. We really got into it, debating who would do what task.  During the last season that we watched before he died, we talked about auditioning for the show once I lost my weight.  We assumed that as I lost the weight, he would drop a few pounds at all. It sounded like a good idea.

Well as you know, my DH, my best friend who saved my life, passed away last October.  He never got to see me lose more than 50 pounds before he died.  I couldn't watch last season's show. It was too hard to watch it without him. 

I've come to find out that they're auditioning this weekend for a new season.  My brother, who is also one of my biggest supporters, and I are going to audition for it together.  I hope that my story is moving enough for them to want us. My brother also has a weight issue and he is currently one pound less than me.

Wish me luck on Saturday and if any of you are around the Festival Flea Market Mall in Pompano Beach, come out and say hi!!

Stacey

June 4, 2008

Jun 04, 2008

Today's exercise:

Mid- day at the gym
Elliptical 25 minutes
270 calories burned


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