Ah, Turtles, been so busy! I'm starting to feel really frazzled, it's time to pay attention to downtime again.
Judy, I'm sure your small gain is just a blip. It'll be off next week.
Bandit, 5 days in a hotel is a challenge! But I'm sure you can make good decisions. And you'll be right back to your routine when you get home. Maybe a break will even be a good thing, shake things up a bit!
In addition to being stressed, I've been dealing with doctors. I had a donut on saturday, "in addtion to" (not in place of) my regular meals. The reaction of my body was NOT pretty. Within an hour I had a headache, blurry vision, shaky hands, dizziness...the works. So I did some reading and some research, and called my Ob/Gyn to ask about PCOS.
We determined that I possibly have the insulin resistance that often comes with PCOS, but I'm already doing the things she would tell me to do (take the pill and exercise regularly) to manage "gender" hormones. Since we don't want kids, whether or not I have the infertility that comes with PCOS is a moot point. Anyway, I called and got in to my primary care doctor to talk about insulin sensitivity.
So this morning I went and talked to her. She agreed that if this is happening in the background we need to know, and we need to monitor. I have high blood pressure, which could be just because of my weight, but is an indicator that something is going wrong. She sent me to the lab and they took 7 (!!!!) vials of blood. On friday I'll get:
*cholesterol
*triglycerides
*fasting glucose
*lipids
*testosterone
*liver function
*kindney function
Bleh! But at least she's taking me seriously, and is working with me to figure out what's going on. I REALLY don't want to develop diabetes, and if I have to be more aggressive about ensuring that I don't, then I'll be more aggressive.
So I get those results friday. If anything is "off" then she wants to see me back in two months. If everything's okay, she wants me back in 6 months--so she's not just letting this fade into the background! Yay!
I've been reading a lot about insulin resistance, and it looks like some variation of a low carb diet is a good solution. So I'm not going "extreme", per se--veggies are still definitely on the menu! But I'm being very careful with baked goods and other starchy foods, and I'm asking myself if my body can use each food before I eat it. So far, so good. I'll let you know what the results are on friday!