Off Track also-advise ?
forgive my typing, i'm feeling too lazy to use caps. i am 3 years out and off track. i started at 308 and made it down to 175. over the last year i have gained and the scale flex's between 195 & 203. OMG the 2's again is all i keep thinking. somedays it seems for everystep forward i make i fall back 2.
Lately i have been having some medical problems. since surgery (of which i have NO regrets and would do it again in a second) i had an inscissional hernia repair, a recurring hernia repair, and then last year i hade 5 more hernias repaired. my entire stomach region inside is mesh. no prob, right. 3 weeks ago i got the intestinal bug. couldn't drag my butt out of bed. finally went to the doctor and she ordered blood work. Well, i knew i was now anemic but the results were worse than i imagined. not only was my iron down to an 8 but my hemoglobin was a 10.3 (low is 15). i had to do the stool test. Yep, that was positive for blood. i am having an ednoscope and colonoscopy 4/10/07. after they fix what i like to call "the leak" i will have to go to a hemo specialist. They will start Iron infusions by IV.
So no you know a little about me, i love to use the excuse, i'm so tired and fatigued everyday that i eat to stay focused, or alert, or to get energy. and of course i'm eating too much and the wrong foods. the more i become afraid of gaining the weight back, the more i eat. We all know that story.
Since i have to flush myself out before the test's 4/10/07, i plan to use that as a good time to jump start myself back on track. the infusions should help me get my energy back, not feel fatigued, and help me sleep better. i think once i feel better i will do better.
i wish you luck on getting back on track. i know what you are going through. feel free to lean on me anytime. it's always nice to know we are not alone. i honestly thought i was the only one experiencing weight gain.
i would love to hear back from you.
Not only am I experiencing the ongoing iron infusions but also the off-track drama. The stress of running my multifacted businesses assisted in my weight issues and now seem to be assisting again. I have gained 20 lbs since my lowest weight too. I need to get back on track and get this 20 off. If I only had 20 lbs to loose and I hadn't had this surgery I would probably be jumping for joy, but after all I have been through to be gaining it back is just a nightmare and I am afraid of being the person I was before. People around me are not helping, they are saying oh, you look so much healthier. Well, guess what people? I don't feel so much healthier just because I put on 20 lbs.......... what works for us? diets? anyone have success?
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