Some milestones I've achieved thus far...

Aug 24, 2014

Hi OH buddies,

I have had some new things happen for me lately.  One of my goals was to ride a roller coaster and fit in the seat, comfortably.  I got on the smallest seat with the tightest restraints with no problem, Yay!  Only to discover the years have made me a chicken and I can't take the beating those things give you, Boo!  I walked Disneyland and California Adventure for 3 days, excellent exercise, the only cloud on this bright story is my knee.  Although I have lost 40+lbs, it is not getting any better, in fact, I spent a lot of time icing it and treating it with Salonpas patches while I walked.  I will wait to see what the future brings, but I do see another knee replacement in my near future.  

Lets see, what else, oh! I am running out of clothes that fit, in fact, I am going to go to sweats while I am in between sizes. 

Hey, have any of you gotten blood work back only to find your LDL cholesterol is incredibly high, and your thyroid numbers are high too?  I was incredibly depressed to learn this, but I spoke with my nutritionist and she said it was very common for WLS patients to have this occur.  All that fat, toxins and yucky has to pass through your liver and thyroid, they get tired and overloaded, so this causes weird stuff to show up in your blood.  She told me to take 3 drops of Iodine w/kelp twice a day in a drink, take 4000mg to 6000mg of MCT Oil in soft gels, it jump starts your weight loss too.  And lastly, a liver cleanse.  I will have my bloodwork redone in a couple of months to see if there is any improvement.  I will keep you posted.

Otherwise, all is well here.  My baby girl is starting her senior year of high school, and I am trying to control the panic I get when I think that this time next year we will be sending her off to college. 

Hope this finds you all healthy and happy!

Lisa

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