Saturday, March 19, 2011 (originally posted on my family blog)
It's been 2 months since i started this crazy quest to a lighter ME!!!
Two months ago, i came here and was all freaked out by what my Dr had told me about my blood pressure, my weight, and my overall health.
She put me on Blood pressure pills, and that day, I immediately went on a Low Calorie, Low sodium diet. I changed EVERYTHING. I got my butt off the couch, and started shaking it. I started counting calories, and TOTALLY changed my eating habits.
With the blood pressure pills she put me on, and my other health issues, she referred me to an Internist. SO a couple of weeks ago i went to see him. I HATE new doctors. But this one was AMAZING!! The best experience EVER! He sat with me for 45minutes and talked about my health, my weight loss, my plan for weight loss, and then put together a game plan. He is impressed with my weight loss, and says that i'm doing everything right to shed this nasty weight. I just need to keep going with what i'm doing. That was VERY encouraging!!! :yay:
He ordered some blood work, and suggested I do an overnight oximetry test to see if i have sleep apnea. He was sure that i had Sleep Apnea, but he wanted to make sure. So the plan was for me to come back in a week to pick up the little machine, tape the thing on my finger before i went to sleep and let it do its thing, and then take it back the next day. It was MUCH easier then i thought it would be. When i went to take it back I also got my blood drawn.
He wanted to test my Thyroid, Cholesterol and also do a full blood count.
Four long days after the tests, i got the results back. The Overnight Oximetry test came back awesome! I don't know how, cause it was a REALLY rough night. But I don't have Sleep Apnea! YAY!!!
Thyroid and blood were normal also, but my Cholesterol was a problem. My triglycerides where almost 3 times the normal limit. So his suggestion was to go on a Low Carb/Cholesterol diet and to recheck in a month when I go back for a check.
Lets stop and think about this for a second.
Low Carb
Low Cholesterol
Low Calorie
Low Sodium
I am Officially on the Cardboard Only Diet!!!
(My friend Becky says that that won't work, because cardboard has too much Fiber!)
So, I'm now RE-learning everything I have learned in the last 2 months.
It's been a wild ride that i'm just going to keep on riding!!!
Two months ago, i came here and was all freaked out by what my Dr had told me about my blood pressure, my weight, and my overall health.
She put me on Blood pressure pills, and that day, I immediately went on a Low Calorie, Low sodium diet. I changed EVERYTHING. I got my butt off the couch, and started shaking it. I started counting calories, and TOTALLY changed my eating habits.
With the blood pressure pills she put me on, and my other health issues, she referred me to an Internist. SO a couple of weeks ago i went to see him. I HATE new doctors. But this one was AMAZING!! The best experience EVER! He sat with me for 45minutes and talked about my health, my weight loss, my plan for weight loss, and then put together a game plan. He is impressed with my weight loss, and says that i'm doing everything right to shed this nasty weight. I just need to keep going with what i'm doing. That was VERY encouraging!!! :yay:
He ordered some blood work, and suggested I do an overnight oximetry test to see if i have sleep apnea. He was sure that i had Sleep Apnea, but he wanted to make sure. So the plan was for me to come back in a week to pick up the little machine, tape the thing on my finger before i went to sleep and let it do its thing, and then take it back the next day. It was MUCH easier then i thought it would be. When i went to take it back I also got my blood drawn.
He wanted to test my Thyroid, Cholesterol and also do a full blood count.
Four long days after the tests, i got the results back. The Overnight Oximetry test came back awesome! I don't know how, cause it was a REALLY rough night. But I don't have Sleep Apnea! YAY!!!
Thyroid and blood were normal also, but my Cholesterol was a problem. My triglycerides where almost 3 times the normal limit. So his suggestion was to go on a Low Carb/Cholesterol diet and to recheck in a month when I go back for a check.
Lets stop and think about this for a second.
Low Carb
Low Cholesterol
Low Calorie
Low Sodium
I am Officially on the Cardboard Only Diet!!!
(My friend Becky says that that won't work, because cardboard has too much Fiber!)
So, I'm now RE-learning everything I have learned in the last 2 months.
It's been a wild ride that i'm just going to keep on riding!!!
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