hey all, I've been on 3FC for like, 8-10 years? I'm a senior member
been on every diet out there. I'll lose about 20-30lbs then stall, then gain it back. I never took my doctor seriously and always stayed away from the drugs she wanted me on (metformin, byetta, etc). I kept trying to do it naturally with fad diets. The most damaging one I ever tried was Paleo... I GAINED 15lbs eating 1200-1400 calories per day and destroyed my thyroid. I'm now on Armour Thyroid and feel MUCH better. I'm to the point where I have normal energy levels and the outer edges of my eyebrows are growing back.
So now I'm actually listening to my doctor and taking metformin and eating linked-and-balanced meals, not eliminating any food groups. I really think all the fad diets have given me a bit of orthorexia, and I've been on them all: raw, vegan, vegetarian, Atkins, paleo, HCG, counting calories, weight watchers, etc.
So far I've lost 6lbs this week on 500mg metformin, and the only side effect is constipation (I'll take that over what it's actually supposed to be doing to me!!!), and my diet is balancing enough protein with 1-2 units of carbs per meal. I'm also taking B12 tongue strips but need to find a local place for B12 shots, since I'm already B12 deficient and metformin can make that worse.
Yeah so anyway, just checking in again
Looking forward to chatting with everyone here.