Two Month Check Up Update
Today was my monthly appointment with my obesity specialist. I'm always so nervous before I go in and by the time I leave I'm laughing and commenting on how much I love this particular doctor!
Let me back up a bit though since I've been MIA for over a week.
Last week I went down hard with a stomach bug. It knocked down flat for almost five days straight! You'd think that many days of not being able to eat without feeling nauseous would aid in my weight loss endeavor. I know I assumed it would. Yeah... not so much! While I lose after three days of not eating, I gained it all back the first day I got a full meal in my body. *sigh*
Needless to say that I have been suffering from frustration, again!
Like I said, I was nervous about seeing my doc this month. I knew that I wouldn't see a loss on the scale. I was hoping for at least maintenance, but I didn't know how he would react. I'm so used to hearing that I need more willpower, I need to try harder, or they are out of ideas to help me from medical staff I talk to about my weight.
I'm glad I was wrong about my envisioned reaction from my doc. He was awesome! I was right about the maintenance... same weight and same waist measurement. We talked about my ups and downs this past month, about my struggles, and about my successes. We also talked about my crazy body and it's inability to figure itself out - the metformin is whacking out my hormones making it feel like I'm PMSing 60% of the month. I also told him that I upped my metformin dosage mid-month which he applauded and suggested we up even more.
In the end, I was very happy with our discussion. I always leave there feeling lighter after laughing and cracking jokes with him. He even asked me to share my recipe for the berry burritos that were on my food journal. I also walked away with an updated game plan and a renewed hope again. That's a better than the feel of defeat I felt when I walked into his office!
So, tomorrow I start a new medicine and ramp up an existing one. I'll share more after I have some more info about how my body reacts to it. I'm not expecting miracles, but I have hope that I may be headed in the right direction. Meanwhile, I'll just keep plugging along.
In completely different news...
Let me back up a bit though since I've been MIA for over a week.
Last week I went down hard with a stomach bug. It knocked down flat for almost five days straight! You'd think that many days of not being able to eat without feeling nauseous would aid in my weight loss endeavor. I know I assumed it would. Yeah... not so much! While I lose after three days of not eating, I gained it all back the first day I got a full meal in my body. *sigh*
Needless to say that I have been suffering from frustration, again!
Like I said, I was nervous about seeing my doc this month. I knew that I wouldn't see a loss on the scale. I was hoping for at least maintenance, but I didn't know how he would react. I'm so used to hearing that I need more willpower, I need to try harder, or they are out of ideas to help me from medical staff I talk to about my weight.
I'm glad I was wrong about my envisioned reaction from my doc. He was awesome! I was right about the maintenance... same weight and same waist measurement. We talked about my ups and downs this past month, about my struggles, and about my successes. We also talked about my crazy body and it's inability to figure itself out - the metformin is whacking out my hormones making it feel like I'm PMSing 60% of the month. I also told him that I upped my metformin dosage mid-month which he applauded and suggested we up even more.
In the end, I was very happy with our discussion. I always leave there feeling lighter after laughing and cracking jokes with him. He even asked me to share my recipe for the berry burritos that were on my food journal. I also walked away with an updated game plan and a renewed hope again. That's a better than the feel of defeat I felt when I walked into his office!
So, tomorrow I start a new medicine and ramp up an existing one. I'll share more after I have some more info about how my body reacts to it. I'm not expecting miracles, but I have hope that I may be headed in the right direction. Meanwhile, I'll just keep plugging along.
In completely different news...
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