Post by Admin/ Traveler on Aug 28, 2017 19:56:34 GMT
Sorry, but yes I knew I was yelling!!! LOL I'm stoked!!!! I don't know how much weight I've (finally) lost, but I can now fit back into the pants I was wearing 3 years ago!!!!!!!
So, for those that may not know, for the last 4 years I've been dealing with some pretty serious hormonal issues (thyroid, adrenal, estrogen, DHEA) and during the first 4 months of this lovely mess, I gained 40 lbs - roughly 10 lbs a month, even though I hadn't changed a single thing - not diet or activity levels. Since I wasn't exactly slim and trim before this - I was horrified at my weight gain and knew that it was not healthy.
Funny thing (well, sort of) is that previous to this, about 18 years ago, I was underweight by 30 lbs!!
Anyway, due to some office politics - and the fact that I wasn't making any progress and I was being blamed for not loosing weight (even though I completed extensive food journals and followed every thing I was asked to do), so I finally realized that seeing this doctor was doing my adrenals more harm than good (especially after the phone call I got from my doctor blaming ME for the way her receptionist and other clients were taking advantage of being able to order supplements without paying up front - with my memory, this is something I would NOT do).
So, for the last 3 years I've been on my own with my hormones - definitely NOT something I would recommend, and for the first 2 years I thought I may have been doing more harm that good, since nothing seemed to be changing!
BUT!!!!!!! - as of today, I have been able to get back into my old sizes of pants!!! Woooooo HOOOOOOOO!!!!
I'm not sure how much weight I've lost (I don't have a scale), but I do intend to find out!! LOL! Now I feel like I have a fighting chance to get back down to "my" right weight - where I feel GOOD at - but not so skinny that I have any issues. Been there, done that! It's painful!
I'm soooo excited!!!!
So, for those that may not know, for the last 4 years I've been dealing with some pretty serious hormonal issues (thyroid, adrenal, estrogen, DHEA) and during the first 4 months of this lovely mess, I gained 40 lbs - roughly 10 lbs a month, even though I hadn't changed a single thing - not diet or activity levels. Since I wasn't exactly slim and trim before this - I was horrified at my weight gain and knew that it was not healthy.
Funny thing (well, sort of) is that previous to this, about 18 years ago, I was underweight by 30 lbs!!
Anyway, due to some office politics - and the fact that I wasn't making any progress and I was being blamed for not loosing weight (even though I completed extensive food journals and followed every thing I was asked to do), so I finally realized that seeing this doctor was doing my adrenals more harm than good (especially after the phone call I got from my doctor blaming ME for the way her receptionist and other clients were taking advantage of being able to order supplements without paying up front - with my memory, this is something I would NOT do).
So, for the last 3 years I've been on my own with my hormones - definitely NOT something I would recommend, and for the first 2 years I thought I may have been doing more harm that good, since nothing seemed to be changing!
BUT!!!!!!! - as of today, I have been able to get back into my old sizes of pants!!! Woooooo HOOOOOOOO!!!!
I'm not sure how much weight I've lost (I don't have a scale), but I do intend to find out!! LOL! Now I feel like I have a fighting chance to get back down to "my" right weight - where I feel GOOD at - but not so skinny that I have any issues. Been there, done that! It's painful!
I'm soooo excited!!!!