hells belle
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Hi everyone.
The nice folks at Google sent me your way, and this looks like a great, supportive reasource, so I hope to become a regular, if you'll have me
I have hyperthyroidsim/Graves disease, of which some of the symptoms *allegedly* include increased metabolism, weight loss and increased apetite....alas, I'm one of the rare 4%ers who enjoys the increased appetite (some days I could literally eat the plaster off the walls I'm so ravenous!)...but sadly not the increased metabolism or weight loss...if anything, metabolically and weight-losswise...my body acts more hypOthyroid, rather than hypERthyroid...the more I try to lose weight, the more the weight clings on for deear life...such is life...I think they call it Sod's Law...?
I also need to have associated surgery, a total thyroidectomy....but my ENT Surgeon won't operate until I've dropped 100 lbs....which I've tried in vain to lose over the last 12 months...and technically I probably have, but realistically, whilst an optimist might say I've lost 100lbs, actually I've just lost the same stone 7 times and I am exactly where I started, give or take a lb or two <blush>...there seems to be a threshold that I just can't cross with regards to weightloss.
I walk at least 30 mins a day, and cycle 3-4 times a week. When my husband and I are aren't busy at the weekends, we'll generally go walking, and can cover up to 8-10 miles at a time.
I won't pretend my normal diet is saintly...but if I'm honest, its not that bad either....even my Dietician is stumped.
And so, after an ultimatum from my ENT surgeon...my GP, backed up by my Endocrinologist, has suggested Xenical...and after reading horror story after horror story I was rather relieved to find this place!
I plan to start on Sunday...when I can be home all day, and can cope more comfortably with any side effects that may come my way, and start to develop a plan for days when I can't stay at home all day.
Whoops, I'm rambling...so I'll stop there...thanks for reading this far...
The nice folks at Google sent me your way, and this looks like a great, supportive reasource, so I hope to become a regular, if you'll have me
I have hyperthyroidsim/Graves disease, of which some of the symptoms *allegedly* include increased metabolism, weight loss and increased apetite....alas, I'm one of the rare 4%ers who enjoys the increased appetite (some days I could literally eat the plaster off the walls I'm so ravenous!)...but sadly not the increased metabolism or weight loss...if anything, metabolically and weight-losswise...my body acts more hypOthyroid, rather than hypERthyroid...the more I try to lose weight, the more the weight clings on for deear life...such is life...I think they call it Sod's Law...?
I also need to have associated surgery, a total thyroidectomy....but my ENT Surgeon won't operate until I've dropped 100 lbs....which I've tried in vain to lose over the last 12 months...and technically I probably have, but realistically, whilst an optimist might say I've lost 100lbs, actually I've just lost the same stone 7 times and I am exactly where I started, give or take a lb or two <blush>...there seems to be a threshold that I just can't cross with regards to weightloss.
I walk at least 30 mins a day, and cycle 3-4 times a week. When my husband and I are aren't busy at the weekends, we'll generally go walking, and can cover up to 8-10 miles at a time.
I won't pretend my normal diet is saintly...but if I'm honest, its not that bad either....even my Dietician is stumped.
And so, after an ultimatum from my ENT surgeon...my GP, backed up by my Endocrinologist, has suggested Xenical...and after reading horror story after horror story I was rather relieved to find this place!
I plan to start on Sunday...when I can be home all day, and can cope more comfortably with any side effects that may come my way, and start to develop a plan for days when I can't stay at home all day.
Whoops, I'm rambling...so I'll stop there...thanks for reading this far...