Good Morning Gang!

Wow it's 11 am! where is everybody at?

I did not exercise this morning because of my doctor's appointment.

Let's see, my blood pressure was low, temp was normal (that's a first, it usually runs about 97.2, but has been up to 98.0 lately on 2 grains of Armour Thyroid), pulse was slow (cause everything is just barely running on me LOL) and my weight was up 5 lbs since I saw him on February 17! Now could you please tell me how it is possible for anyone to gain 5 lbs in 4 months while they are eating 1200 calories a day, exercising like crazy, and drinking around 100 oz of water per day???somebody please please please tell me how that is possible!

We did blood work to check my thryoid levels again (even tho we are mainly treating my symptons) and to check my testerone, and some other things. He wants me to see the nutrionist to "discuss things", and said that possibly even tho I am aiming for 1200 calories a day, I am eating a little more then that, and that I apparently have a very low basal rate. I asked about only eating a 1000 calories a day and he says that is just too low.

He is against me upping my armour thyroid to 3 grains a day until he sees my new bloodwork, but gave me a prescription for Phentermine 37.5. I haven't taken diet pills in 9 months (and the last time I took them I did not lose any weight while taking them - if you can believe that) but after talking with him I feel better about taking them. He says that most people with a low thryoid problem need a good diet pill, that their not addictive, etc. So I will fill the prescription and start them tomorrow. Dang I need something to help me out here!

So I guess I will do what he says (for now), keep the thyroid meds like the are, take the phentermine and I will finish my birth control pills on July 22, and give that a 3 month try without them. If none of that helps me lose some blooming weight, then I will just up my thyroid med myself and see what happens.

So there are the boring details of my continuing weightloss struggles.

5 lbs up can you believe that! *sigh*

hope everybody has a good day!

hugs,
cathy

awww Cathy... how discouraging!!! *hugs* I hope things turn around for you!! I want to thank you for your encouraging words yesterday too *nuther hug*... I can kinda feel myself doing that downward spiral again with things as they are with son. I'm working really hard to stay out of that black hole. So your words were much appreciated. Hang in!

Hey Judomom - looks like we are the only ones here today? wonder where the rest of our gang is?

Judomom - I know it's hard, but try to stay positive and focused and lean on the Lord for your strength! I know that you're working hard to stay out of that black hole, just like you said yesterday, you were exercising away the stress rather than eating! that is awesome! We will pray and pray and pray that things turn around with your son!

((((((((hugs))))))))
cathy