Success2013

I called my surgeon because I have been EXTREMELY sleepy, needing 10 hours of sleep or I'm a zombie all day and I feel frustrated that I've only lost 2 pounds that past 3 weeks and it's only been 11 weeks since my surgery. I lost 15 pounds the 1st month, 10 pounds the 2nd month and as of this morning it looks like a total of 3 pounds so far this 3rd month, but it keeps bouncing up and down. My surgeons office said that since I was a self pay, that I should go to my pcp and ask them to do blood work. So instead of calling my PCP, I called my Endocronologist (thyroid doc). Had my apt. yesterday with my thyroid doc. 1. my lab work showed that my TSH was low, it was 0.032 and it should be between .358 and 3.74. 2. Also my WBC (white blood cell) was low, 4.3 and should be 5.0-10.0. 3. And my RDWSD was high at 52.2 and should be between 36.4-46.3. And my RDWCV (red blood) was high, 16.4 and should be 11.5-14.5. 4. He also said my Vitamin D was a little low for a thyroid patient, but my B12 was high (probably because I take the 5000mcg every day) 5. And he said my Iron was low, but didn't say what I should do about that. I'm wondering if it could be because I have not been getting hardly any veggies or fruits, i've been focusing on Protein. Any suggestions? I take my 2 Multivitamins and B12 every day. 6. I told him I have to take Unisom or Benadryl every night to sleep and he said that consistent use of Benadryl (antihistamines) can cause weight gain and that because I grind my teeth (badly) I'm not getting through all the sleep cycles. He prescribed Klonopin .5mg for me to try instead. He raised my synthroid from .088mcg to .112mcg. I'm wondering if this will help my weight loss and my energy???? He also prescribed weekly shots of Bydureon. I'm a little nervous about starting these. Is anyone else on this medicine? I tried Byetta several years ago, but they made me very nauseous when I started the higher dose and couldn't take them. He said this newer drug has less side effects. Sorry this is soooooo long, but I know I can count on all the wonderful friends from this forum to share their experience or their expertise if they are a nurse or doctor. I hope this may help some others on here as well. Thanks so much!

I don't know if it works, but if you look on Amazon you can get it a lot cheaper.

surgery was Jan 21st. I've lost a total of 27 pounds. starting weight was 232. I've been stalled at 205 for a couple of weeks. playing with 1-2 pounds up and down. I was getting discouraged and indulged in foods I shouldn't, but my mind is back on track. I WILL SUCCEED! maybe not at quickly as I planned, but I will get there!

I can be a testament to the fact that you can get much slimmer without actually losing pounds on the scale. Many years ago I was a police officer. I had to go through 3 months of VERY rigorous physical training. I didn't adjust my diet in any way. At the end of the 3 months training academy my uniform was falling off me. My belt uniform had moved over 4 notches in my waist. All those inches lost and I weighed exactly the same as I did at the beginning of the academy. But I looked great! Wish I had a drill Sargent yelling at me every day now. lol

thanks everyone for the info.

This made me laugh because a good frosted cake is my weakness!

A huge Congrats on your successful journey! Can you offer any tips or advise? thanks so much!

Has anyone used these long term? My Nut suggested them for only the first 2-3 days post op. she said they were not a good nutritional value long term. I couldn't stomach them that first week. Now after over 2 months post op I can tolerate them if I pour it in a glass and chug it down quickly. even still they make me nauseous, but 42 grams of protein is hard to beat. Any thoughts? I'm thinking of ordering the variety pack from Amazon.

Warning, don't jog in your panty hose.

So has anyone else tried this? can you share your story? I'm going to try it.

This kind of reminds me of "The Wendy Plan" on Weight Watchers. Basically it's about switching things up. Has anyone tried this? Success or not?

More humor.

Say what??? No wonder my WW pills aren't working.

I resemble that remark.

I can relate....

we can have fruit after our protein and veggies, some days I really need a glass of this liquid fruit.....jus saying.

some days I call my scale a nice name, other days it's a four letter word as the adjective.

Who knew?

that explains it!

yes it can!

I don't know what skinny feels like YET, but I will.

I thought it might be fun to start a thread to make you laugh. I don't know about everyone else, but I need a daily dose of laughter and if its about weight loss it helps keep things in perspective (or not).