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Post by phillydude on Oct 10, 2020 13:28:13 GMT
I was really, really frustrated yesterday. My house is a disorganized mess, my yard/lawn is worse, there are a thousand things that need to be done around here and I cannot even get the time to do one of them, nor can I afford to pay anyone else to do them.
Welcome to my world. #adulting
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Post by M@ on Oct 11, 2020 17:46:56 GMT
I wish I had some sage advice for you, but I don't other than to write that, yes, parenting takes a huge amount of time and often tasks that would ordinarily be done need to be subordinated and done with a different timeline. That actually helps a lot, really. It reminds me of the first time I had a free weekend to hang out with friends after I'd started graduate school. I bitched about not having any time and being super stressed out and everyone at the table (all of whom had post-graduate degrees) said, "Yeah, I remember that! I remember not having a weekend or a holiday for two years. It sucked!" The major difference, I'm sure, is that nobody missed that time in graduate school. I know I'm going to miss my little kiddos when they've grown up and aren't quite as cute or snuggly. What type of cardio are you thinking of doing? Currently doing treadmill walking. On Thursday, I did an hour with enough incline and pace to level out my heart rate at 135. My ankles are still pretty tender from the effort, but I was able to do it again this morning. Yesterday I went to the range. I know I said I wasn't going to count that, but I really needed to get out of the house and do something fun outside and there isn't time enough in my schedule to do that and get in a decent cardio workout. Welcome to my world. #adulting Again, thank you for the reminder that this is normal. B) Weight: 293.9 lbsMy blood pressure this morning was only 138/88, which is the first time I've seen the Hypertension Stage I area since the Spring. My weight is down overall, but I'm not losing as much scale weight or size as I'd thought I would under my currently calorie restriction. I'm going to establish a more formal meal plan this week. Tonight I'm cooking a whole chicken, which we'll eat with brown rice and salad. The leftovers will become chicken salad. Sara is quickly becoming the mayor of our subdivision as she walks around with the kids. When I got back from the range yesterday, there was a lady from a neighboring cul-de-sac blocking my driveway with her Jeep. She was unloading a bunch of really nice Halloween decorations. She'd talked to Sara on a walk and figured the kids would like them. We put them up, along with some lights and some window stickers, with the kids yesterday afternoon. There's no official word in my neighborhood about Trick or Treating. I'm not comfortable with the kids doing it, but they both love it so much that I may be overruled 3:1 when the time comes. I don't think I'll be super disappointed to lose that battle. In the meantime, we're talking about devising a chute made from flexible drain pipe so that we can dole out candy to kids from the 2nd floor. We had a pest control guy come by on Thursday to check out the rodent (chipmunk) situation. Turns out there are four points of entry - three corners of the house and a gap where the A/C line goes out - that they are getting in and out from. The guy sealed up all but one of the holes. Hopefully, they'll vacate.
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Post by M@ on Oct 22, 2020 18:15:23 GMT
Weight: 291.8 lbsI did yardwork on Sunday and woke up Monday with an incredibly sore lower back. It seemed to get worse on Tuesday and yesterday I lifted my daughter up onto the kitchen counter and almost dropped her as it felt like I'd been tasered. I couldn't take a deep breath. I looked up what to do about lower back pain and saw advice that you're supposed to move around if you're able. I was sitting down at the time and could feel the muscles seizing up on either side of my spine. I went for a 5K walk outside in the beautiful sunshine and by the time I was home and showered the pain was almost completely gone. I'm still hurting this morning and am being very ginger about picking up anything heavy, but I seem to have dodged a bullet. I've also dropped sugar from my diet. Alex had a lot of sugar the other day and went from his happy-go-lucky self to these wild mood swings. It was bizarre to see the transformation. I started testing out how I'd feel if I had sugar (e.g. sugar in my coffee, jam on my English muffins, a coke with lunch, etc.) and could directly correlate my sugar intake with the mind of intense, negative, manic thoughts that invade my head when I've eaten sugar in the previous meal and am getting hungry again. Hanger seems to be directly related the proportion of sugar in the previous meal. I've seen excellent scale progress over this time, too. I'll be keeping on this course, except for some birthday cake this weekend to celebrate with Alex (who turns 5 tomorrow).
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Post by seltzer on Oct 22, 2020 20:58:23 GMT
An early happy birthday to Alex. I'm guessing he'll be cheated out of party with his friends.
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Post by M@ on Feb 12, 2021 21:34:23 GMT
I marked my calendar with the date of JSF's closure. February 12, 2020. Sad anniversary.
I'm in poor health, still massively overweight, and am not motivated to make any substantive changes so I'm going to go away until I can get my head screwed on straight. Hope all is well with you all.
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Post by Graham on Feb 12, 2021 23:41:16 GMT
I marked my calendar with the date of JSF's closure. February 12, 2020. Sad anniversary. I'm in poor health, still massively overweight, and am not motivated to make any substantive changes so I'm going to go away until I can get my head screwed on straight. Hope all is well with you all. I hadn't clocked the date. Hopefully we'll still be here when you're ready. All the best.
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Post by macdiver on Feb 13, 2021 15:49:17 GMT
Hope your family is doing well. Maybe once things return to normal, you will find motivation to work on your health.
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Post by seltzer on Feb 13, 2021 17:13:01 GMT
M@, I hope you find yourself in a better place in the not too distant future.
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Post by shamie on Feb 14, 2021 16:33:23 GMT
Erin Brockovich wrote a book "Superman is Not Coming". I love that title. It has a lot of meaning to me.
I hope your health improves, and you are eventually able to turn things around. Best wishes.
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Post by seltzer on Apr 13, 2021 18:38:57 GMT
I hope you're doing better than you were two months ago when you last posted here.
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Post by M@ on May 13, 2021 21:34:06 GMT
Greetings all: Thanks for the good wishes. I have been in a low state physically and mentally for the past couple of months. My weight is up (303 lbs this morning), blood pressure is high, gout attacks frequent, and up until a couple of weeks ago I was consuming almost a gallon of beer every day. I have been utterly and completely exhausted. Working out was a complete non-starter. I would get nauseated at the prospect of exercise and if I actually pushed myself to do it, I was a complete wreck for the rest of the day. Like, almost crying I was so tired and depressed. I felt horrible. Even when I did nothing but sat around all day, it was all I could do to stand up in the evenings. I would make dinner and then collapse into the easy chair in the family room. I quit the beer (and all alcohol) cold turkey and scheduled appointments with my GP and with an Endocrinologist. My GP gave me another 11 pellets of testosterone and said I was out of shape and was exhausted because every time I tried to exercise, I would go to hard too fast. I tried to convince her that this level of fatigue was so abnormal as to be insane. She said I should start walking a few minutes a day and build up to it. I went to see the Endocrinologist and he fucking E X P L O D E D. Here are some of the choice statements: - "Endocrinology is calculus. GPs never got past arithmetic. "
- "If this were a real fucking country, GPs would not be permitted to prescribe and administer testosterone."
- "Pellets are a fucking business. They have nothing to do with health. Do not ever buy another pellet, or gel, or testosterone injection again."
- "I already know what's wrong with you and I'm going to prescribe you a pill that you take once a day. It's safe. I mean, safe for breastfeeding mothers safe. It costs twelve dollars for a month's supply. You will take this pill and you will feel instantly better. You will have your energy back. You will lose weight. You will stop bingeing. Meanwhile we will run all the tests and get everything fixed when you come back."
...and damned if it didn't work.
I took this pill - Metformin 750mg - Monday night with dinner. I woke up Tuesday before my alarm. I felt perfectly normal in the evening. I was tired, but not can't lift my arms fatigued. Every day I've had more energy. I have no cravings. I have drastically reduced my food intake: Sara and I had a date night last night and I ate half of an entrée that I would've considered not enough food last week. I went out and hit golf balls for the first time in months on Tuesday and again today. I'm going to lift tomorrow morning. This is literally an overnight change from horrible to normal.
I do not know what the hell is/was wrong with me, but it was BAD wrong. In addition to the symptoms above, I have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The Endocrinologist sent me for a massive battery of blood tests. I'm also getting my thyroid looked at and am consulting with a sleep specialist about my CPAP settings. I'll know more about what's going on in a couple of weeks after the results come back and I have a follow-up consultation with him. For now, though, things are on the right track.
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Post by Graham on May 14, 2021 9:29:39 GMT
I looked up Metformin and according to the UK NHS it's used to treat Polycystic Ovaries and Diabetes/those at risk of diabetes. Assuming it's not your ovaries giving you trouble could your issues be insulin related?
Good news that you've found something that's having a positive effect.
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Post by seltzer on May 14, 2021 15:24:05 GMT
Glad to read that you've found a medication that seems to be effective and that you're taking steps to feel better.
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Post by macdiver on May 14, 2021 17:16:04 GMT
Good to see you posting again and better to see that you have found a medication that works for you. If your Endo hasn't requested it, get an Insulin Resistance test. It is normally done as part of an NMR lipoprofile test but can be done separately. It will show if you are insulin resistant regardless of what your blood sugar levels are.
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Post by M@ on May 14, 2021 18:21:30 GMT
I looked up Metformin and according to the UK NHS it's used to treat Polycystic Ovaries and Diabetes/those at risk of diabetes. Assuming it's not your ovaries giving you trouble could your issues be insulin related? I guess it must be. The doctor didn't give me a straight answer. He mentioned endocrine fatigue, but the internet tells me that's not a scientific diagnosis. My last two blood sugar tests have put me in the pre-diabetes range (hardly a shock for a 300 lb guy who drinks 15 cans of beer a day). I don't know what mechanism this drug is using to have a result, but the result is there. Glad to read that you've found a medication that seems to be effective and that you're taking steps to feel better. Thanks! Good to see you posting again and better to see that you have found a medication that works for you. If your Endo hasn't requested it, get an Insulin Resistance test. It is normally done as part of an NMR lipoprofile test but can be done separately. It will show if you are insulin resistant regardless of what your blood sugar levels are. I wish I'd taken a photo of the doctor's order before I took it in to the lab. There were at least a dozen tests marked on it and the phlebotomist took at least a half-dozen vials of blood. I'd bet it's on there, but will check with him. I also need to talk to him about the original reason I started taking testosterone: I went to him because of the fatigue, but I started T-supplementation because my sex drive had gone from 100mph to about 2mph around my 35th birthday. Will jump off that bridge when I come to it, though. -- Weight: 300.3 lbsWhile I'm not thrilled with my scale weight, I'm down 7.5 lbs since April 30th. I just got done lifting weights for the first time in too long. I feel like my muscles are wasted, but I am not exhausted. I'm looking forward to leg day on Monday.
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