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Chubby Blood
Tagged Under : nutrition, Personal Growth, weight loss
Earlier this year, as any regular reader of this blog knows, I become diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. Commonly referred to as hypothyroidism, this is a disease in which the immune system suddenly attacks the thyroid gland as if it were a foreign body. My body’s T-cells have decided that I don’t need my thyroid gland but I do.
Your body’s thyroid gland is responsible for managing your metabolism and secretes two hormones for this process. One hormone triggers metabolic processes and the other tells the pituitary gland to start/stop producing the first hormone. My doctor all said I have high cholesterol (high sugar in my blood) or as my friend calls it, “Chubby Blood”.
I found all this out because of a blood test several months ago. I’ve now been on medication for almost 3 months and tomorrow have another blood test to see if the medication is working or if adjustments to the dosage need to be made.
Along with beginning this medication I began tracking my food intake on LiveStrong.com and trying to keep under 1,900 calories a day which was really hard at first but i’ve grown accustomed to it now. Part of the plan also included cutting out my beer/alcohol consumption dramatically. While I don’t consider myself a heavy drinker by any stretch, I would have about 6-8 beers on a friday or saturday night which really isn’t healthy anyway. I would usually have a few during the rest of the week as well. I’ve been able to cut that down to 2 or 3 on a weekend and I think that’s contributed to my weight loss so far.
I don’t have a scale so I don’t check my progress solely by weight. When I weigh in at the doctors office, I consider that official weight. After that i’ll also check my measurements again. Keeping track of where you are losing weight can tell you a lot about whether or not what you are doing is successful. Fat loss and muscle loss are very different and you want to make sure you are losing fat, not muscle. Muscle loss can be very counterproductive and can actually lead to weight gain since your body doesn’t have an efficient way of burning fat without large muscles.
So, once I find out where I am, I can then adjust my caloric intake and exercise regime to figure out my next step. It takes about a day for the lipid panel test to come back and then i have to meet with the doctor to discuss my progress. I’ll fill you in with all the details once I know. For now, I have to begin my 12 hour fast for the test tomorrow.
If you are struggling with weight loss, you might consider Acai Berry Blast. It’s been proven to contribute to rapid, healthy weight loss without drastic changes to your existing diet and exercise program. It’s recommended you get at least an hour a day but even 30 minutes of walking is enough to keep your metabolism revving high.
How are your efforts going? I’d like to hear your comments and your successes or failures, so join in on the conversation and comment on this post.
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