Friday, January 6, 2012

Almost 5 months out VSG update..

I'm ridiculously frustrated with how slow I'm losing... No one has ever really given me carb/calorie guidelines to follow, just 60+gm protein a day, 64+oz sugar free fluids, and no more than 8oz at a meal, no more than 4-5meals a day... What i've been doing:

Trying to keep under 700 calories.
Keeping under 50 carbs.
whole grains.
64+oz of sugar free fluids
60+grams of protein
4 small meals and 1 or 2 snacks if necessary to get in protein, or blood sugar is low.

I'm on Metformin 500mg 2x day, 50mcg Synthroid 1x day, Multivitamin, B12 shot once a month, Calcium Citrate.. I think i'msupposed to be taking b1 and vitamin D too, but i'm terrible at remembering those... so some days i don't always getthose in.

I have PCOS, Hypothyroidism, Insulin resistance which has progressed to type 2 diabetes this past year, pre-surgery.. Sleep Apnea, and hypertension..? i'm not clear on that.. i'm off of aldactone.. i have been for afewmonths, and my blood pressures are normal.. so.. yeah..

I don't know. I really don't. On surgery day i was 250lbs.. gained 5lbs water weight in the hospital, then lost it once i left..... starting 2nd week post-op  ihit a stall, that lasted 6 weeks. lost some more, a 3 week stall, lost some more, another stall, then occasilly i'll go down a pound a week, if that... and i havent lost anything since godknows when, now... At 5 months out..

I figured it was my exersize, for the longest time. I started walking more and dancing.. 30min aday 5days a week... then i got a gym membership, went, and sprained my ankle.. so i was off of it a week and a half... then i got back into walking more and more.. maybe i'm just not exersizing enough.. it seems every time i do i hurt myself... not enough calcium?who knows.

But a lot of people seem to get to their goal weight, or pretty close, with little to no exersize.. i honestly don't understand what is wrong with me..?could it be my meds? I should ask my doctor to run more labs..

I don't know anything at this point. i'm stuck at 214lbs. FINALLY got my bmi under 40... but i want it under 30...  ughh./:

I ask on obesity help what the deal is... some peopel say i'm eating too much, others say i'm eating too little, others say talk toyoru doctors, a couple reccomend the DS (EXACTLY what i was scaredof, going into this.. that a restrictive procedure wouldnt be enough..)

here's my post, there: http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/vsg/4488412/i-hate-this/#37139323

Bleh. /: Just needed to rant. If anyone has any idea what i should be doing, feel free to comment and let me know, twitter, facebook, email,anything. /:

I'm happy with the weight loss i have had, and that i'm off of my blood pressure medicine... my blood sugars are normal.. I just.. i don't know. i was hoping for more than this by now.. Doctors have said a lot of teenagers reach their goal weight, or pretty close, in6 months.. i'm a few pounds away from half way there.... and halfof the weight i've lost, i didbefore surgery.. bleh:|

kay. bye. /:

-ashley
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