I am not happy...
 

I am not happy....:hug: I was just kidding before. I don't want any of us to gain weight.

We went to a potluck social event last night for the first time since starting PB.
I realized how scary it was to try to pick out food when you have no idea what's in it. So I didn't pick much. I brought a Primal pizza dip with rice crackers and bread for others.

Met a woman who is low-carb the CW way with lots of Splenda etc. I didn't bother with our WOE just listened to her go on and on. One thing she did say was that she recently went off the wagon moving her daughter to NYC with all the great ethnic restaurants and she is having a hard time getting back into the swing.

It made me remember that I can do any diet the first time. It's the second time I can't do. Lack of adrenalin or the enthusiasm factor I think.

I have to make this a way of life.
I have to make this a way of life.
I have to make this a way of life.
I have to make this a way of life.

Sandy, I knew you were kidding :hug:

It's been rough these past couple of days. Switching to this new way of life is so simple, yet complex because of the network effect. It's like, everyone eats a certain way, all of the food is based on that, and you're trying to paddle upstream. But not all is lost, I have made some positive changes in reducing carbs pretty significantly for the most part. It just those special occasions that get the best of me, which has always been my issue -- because there is always some kind of special occasion that you could be "celebrating" with unhealthy eating. And why do we have to celebrate with food anyway? Again, network effect.

The moral of the story, the 5lbs I took off are back on... grr. On the plus side, it seems like everyone is just noticing that I've lost 30lbs and are like, "Are you losing weight?" or "Have you lost weight?" even though I've been at this weight for longer than I care to admit. Perhaps the food changes, although not perfect, are making themselves known in ways not quantifiable by the scale. Who knows!

My husband thinks that I look very different this time (I have lost the same 25#s three times in the last few years). He swears the weight is coming off differently. In a good way :dizzy:

WOW, LOts to read and catch up on!

One note I wanted to add about BG readings; Stress, change of environment, lack of sleep, fighting virus and infections,...ALL kinds of things can push the number up some. A recent change in a relationship can have a drastic change on you BG for several weeks.

I wish I had the reference for that right here, but I dont, will have to look for it

Stayed under 50 total gms carbs all weekend, UNTIL..............PIZZA! what the heck???? 3 slices of sausage, mushroom and onion pizza for dinner last night, what was I thinking? ALL that to avoid going into the kitchen and making something real quick after a busy day....AARRRRHHHHHGGGGG

Salad, blue cheese dressing and canned tuna today for lunch, CHicken, veg and coconut curry sause tonight.......and NO stupid pizza~!

MikkiJoe,

I made a primal (with dairy) Hot Pizza Dip last night for a potluck. Used rice crackers for dipping and it just doesn't do it. My ultimate comfort food is Domino's thin crust pepperoni. I will never have it again and I know others probably think it is gross. That flavor is the ultimate for me. I was never a big bread eater but I do miss this so.

Ladies,
I have been very absent from the forum since my DH's accident (because of general craziness), but I must come on to report the following:

I had a follow up dr. appt today for some blood work I had a month ago. I won't even go into the whole hypothyroid business, but the CHOLESTEROL business has convinced me I must find a new doctor!

Here were my results:
Total 241 (<200)
HDL 68 (>45)
LDL 162 (<150)

She was unhappy with 2 out of 3 being out of normal range, and even mentioned STATINS. I am 42. When I came home, I immediately went to MDA and read Griff's "primer" on cholesterol where he actually has a couple different formulas for how cholesterol is calculated and what it all means. Turns out, according to the Iranian method of calculating, I am doing fabulously.

My "real" LDL is 55!!!!

And more importantly, my ratios are excellent and show that I have the big fluffy type A LDLs.
Total/HDL = 3.5 (<4.4)
Trig/HDL = .8
LDL/HDL = .8

My doctor gave no indication of knowing or understanding of ANY of this. She wants to consider STATINS in the future if my total and LDLs don't go down!!!!

Again, this is not to mention that she is completely misinformed about thyroid issues, telling me it's the TSH that matters and most labs don't even test for free T3 anymore because it's completely USELESS. Even when I pressed her, she refused to order it for me, but she did concede to check my T4.

Am I being dramatic, or am I right to be alarmed by the lack of understanding my doc has of all this?

How can I find a doctor who knows what he or she is talking about regarding nutrition (low carb/primal), cholesterol, and hypothyroid???

I'm so frustrated. On top of it all, she was condescending as H##L. Grr...

Hi Ilene -- the oatmeal sort of puts its over the top. Example, with the first number being total carbs, the second fiber (he wants me to eat apples and pears for the soluble fiber) And this doesn't include the almonds and chocolate he wants me to eat:
And -- to be fair -- I eat a LOT more than one bunch of spinach for veggies or I would be starving (not really, but you know what I mean). Two cups of lettuce on this diet is just not going to do it for me. It COULD do it for me eating Primal because I could have some nice cuts of meat or full-fat yogurt. But no-fat everything is just not satisfying for me.

Right now, with this trial, I'm just trying to hang on and do it and see if it makes any difference in the cholesterol.

On the plus side, I haven't gained any weight. On the negative side, my acid reflux has come back. I got rid of it about a year ago (I was on meds) but the oats in particular have brought it back, sigh. I emailed the doctor, and he said to try oatmeal vs. oat bran which is what I have been eating.

Oh, CJ, I completely understand :hug: ....

Sandy, 154 right on the nose this morning :p .... :rofl:

Would anyone mind explaining to me or pointing me into the right direction regarding "fluffy A type" of cholesterol? I've seen it mentioned here more than once and don't know what your are talking about.

Also what does ETA stand for? I just couldn't figure that on out either.

Sincerely,
Dense Denise ;)

Good morning!

There's a little bit of sunshine coming in my window but it's supposed to be rainy and t-stormy here today. I have already taken some of my vitamin D ;)

Had a root canal last week. Suffered the fear and loathing and depression from the antianxiolitics. Had to eat some sloppy processed stuff for a few days. However ... it has brought my attention to the dreary sunless winter and how I should be paying attention to my vitamin D intake and so on.
If I don't get busy with other things today, I'll be researching nutrition and supplements WRT depression.

On the topic of changing body shape, a coworker put her arm around me yesterday and said "you're losing weight again aren't you?" Uh no ... not for a while but nice to hear.

I, too, can eat the toppings off pizza! Love it! I used to just sigh and eat the pizza. On Sunday, I made a salad and scraped the pizza toppings into that. Very good.

Hi Denise -- don't feel bad, I've just started reading about the "fluffy Type A LDL". Here is a blog post on it:
http://healthcorrelator.blogspot.com...arker-for.html

Thank you! I'll check it out.

Good for you, I have only gotten down to 154.6. Fast day tomorrow so I am hoping to see 153, even though I will then bounce back up to 154 for a few days.

The one fifties have been a little easier than the one sixties, which is strange.
I may not have to cut off my other leg to get to the 140s. :dizzy::carrot:

CJ thanks for posting this link! It's a really helpful explanation. I've also been meaning to thank you for posting a link to stumptuous (in one of the 3FC exercise threads). I find her writing wonderful with just the right amount of snarky attitude (well for me anyway, :D) and her thinking about exercise and nutrition seems so level headed. I was delighted to find out she's in Toronto and that I work less than 2 miles from a gym she's associated with.