fezik23

Thanks everyone.

Nancy, somehow I missed your reply. I will try to add you. Are you on myfitnesspal? My name there is the same, fezik23.

Carol1560, I had Graves' disease as well. Eventually I had my thyroid irradiated to kill it. My synthroid dose has been all over the place, but especially since surgery 10 weeks ago. I'm down to 125mcg and I'm feeling really fatigued with low energy. I am thinking another visit to the doc is in order. I had my tsh done about ten days ago and it was low normal.

I'm ten weeks out. I am getting my Protein and Water and exercise. I eat about 700-800 calories/day. I kept thinking my exhaustion was due to the reduced calories but I'm beginning to wonder. I'm not diabetic but I take synthroid as I have no thyroid. My TSH was just tested.

Any thoughts? Anybody else?

Mine still itch, ten weeks out and nothing seems to help.

I am using GENEPRO.

Good for you! It takes courage to change.

Until I can comfortably sit on my husband's lap.

I feed my spirit by not taking the easy way out, not being lazy, pushing myself, taking on new challenges and being disciplined. Those things make me prouder to look myself in the eye.

I am doing mostly walking, too. Between my 9 hour work day and 2 hours of commuting time, it's a challenge. I don't do it every single day. But any lunch hour is now a walking hour. If it's raining my new thing is body weight exercise in my office. I am fortunate to have a private office and I can shut the door.

I found you guys! I get lost on this site sometimes, and it depends on whether I'm on my phone, ipad or computer.

I just posted today that my NSV was doing my own pedicure. Not great, but done. I have a lot of arthritis in my left knee, so that foot is hard to do.

Lindalue, when is your surgery scheduled?

Have you gone to check them out? I strongly recommend you take a tour. I can't speak to those specific gyms but you really get a feel for things if you go. How crowded? How loud? And if you do go, choose a time of day that you would normally be going.

Just sayin.

My first meeting with the surgeon was a non-event. He asked a little about my weight history and medical history. He told me the risks of surgery and what it could do. He felt around my upper abdomen/liver area. And he gave me a surgery date!

I am two months out and my stomach is pretty damn noisy.

I can sit in half lotus position to meditate.

I can walk my normal lunchtime walk in ten minutes less time.

I can bend over and still breathe normally.

I'M past eight weeks post op. My incisions still itch a lot. They are reddish at the edges. Anyone else?

The whole point of my post was to say I am relaxed and not worrying about losing!

I have never liked Water and like it even less since surgery. I finally came up with my solution. Decaffeinated chai. I make a 24 oz cup from one teabag and add I tsp. sugar. (I was told that beverages must be 10 cal. Or less per serving.)

I work closely with two women who have had RNY and lost well over 140 lbs. One of them was the inspiration for me to have surgery. Neither of them has had any PS. So it's definitely not universal. They both look great, and one is young and the other is older than me. (I'm 59.)

According to calculators of basal metabolic rate, I should need between 1800-2000 calories per day to maintain. I am eating about 700. This does not include any exercise in the calculation.

So I figure it this way: To maintain my stall I should be eating about about 13,000 calories per week. I am eating about 5600 per week. To lose one pound you need a calorie deficit of 3500 calories, and I have a calorie deficit of twice that, which means I should be losing about two lbs/week. I am not losing. However, doing the math was a bit helpful because it tells me this should change eventually, and even more so since I am burning extra calories with cardio.

I don't know...there was a moment when the light went on for me and I knew I would never give another penny to any "weight loss program" (e.g. weight watchers, slim fast, etc.) I have spent so much money, time and effort over many years with no success.For me, time to stop beating a dead horse. Or, you know, the definition of insanity--doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

I am in the same boat. I hit my 2 month anniversary on Monday 8/25. This morning I am UP 0.8 lb. I do believe it is the fact that I have been introducing carbs on the form of fruit (encouraged by my dietician) and Beans, which I love. So I am eliminating carbs from today on, as much as possible. I think carbs make me retain Fluid, which is the last thing I need. I don't get as much exercise as some, but I do cardio at least 4 days/week, and I am beginning strength training in the form of resistance bands

Good for you! Interesting post.

THat sucks, but it does give you a little more time to recover. I hope you can collect! My experience has been that any time I've lost a job, the previous employer had done me a huge favor in the long run.