Eat right, exercise, lose weight, get fit & all that jazz...

isn’t eating when you feel certain emotions. It’s eating INSTEAD of feeling those emotions. I’m not sure how much I do this, but it’s definitely something to think about…

Apparently I’m WAY more stressed than I felt, so I think stress recognition & relief has to be a top priority here.

My ph balance has been restored & inflammation markers are down. As a result, I’ve FINALLY been able to lose a few pounds.

Rotator cuff injury – on my “GOOD” side this time. It hurts! :(
whine, whimper, whine

Alkaline levels are already starting to return to normal so maybe the issue of the acid blood will be over soon. We think it may have been related to a chemical exposure. Won’t go into details, but I’ll just say beware new carpet, even if it’s supposedly “green…”

Seems like the weight issue is beginning to resolve as well… The doc has given me the ok to up my activity level again next week, so that should help too…

and watching my food like a hawk for the past week and combined with the meds, it seems to be paying off. My clothes are already fitting a little better. If nothing else, I’ve at least stopped gaining, and at this point, I’ll take what I can get.

We’ll see in about a month when I go back to him. I’m not suposed to weigh in the meantime.

I haven’t been focusing a lot of attention on it, but I’ve had some medical issues since I got pneumonia last year. My weight has been creeping up in spite of the fact that I’m staying on program.

Doc sent me to a nutritionist, who insisted I eat more & reduce my workouts to 3 times a week. I was reluctant, and for good reason. After two months of following her advice, I’d gained a whopping 18 pounds! BTW, even though I was eating more food, I still was NOT eating enough to gain 18 pounds!

Two months ago, I went back to my old eating plan and increased my activity. Still, my weight continued creeping up, although the pace is slowing.

I went back to my doctor & managed to convince him that I am NOT a couch potato that secretly lives on bon bons while complaining that I can’t lose weight.

Blood work shows inflammation markers are way up & serum alkaline levels are way down. That was three months ago.

I don’t know what to do. I’ve gained two sizes since last November, and still seem to be slowly gaining.

Tried adjusting my thyroid hormones, no effect. The only things that are wrong seem to be the low alkaline levels, excess fluid retention, elevated inflammation markers, and weight gain. Doc says that typically, these things go hand-in-hand with either diabetes, renal failure, or possibly congestive heart disease.

I’ve been evaluated for all of them, and don’t have any of them.

My heart rate is good. My stamina/endurance is good. I’m strong. My blood pressure is excellent. My lung capacity is 110%. MRIs and CT scans have fund no evidence of tumors. Suspect moles have been removed to the point of feeling like a pin cushion,—all benign. Even my hormone profile, which I would expect to show decreasing estrogen levels at my age, is totally normal. Doc says I have the hormone profile of a healthy 35 year old.

We are baffled.

I am determined to do whatever I can to halt the weight gain. Right now I’m reducing the number of calories, from 1600-1800 to about 1400-1500 a day & changing the balance of foods by substituting veggies for grains. Because of my activity level, I can only decrease the amount I’m eating by so much, and if I try to increase my activity level much above what I’m doing now, I risk over training, so dietary balance is really all I have to work with.

I’m wondering if allergies might be playing a role, so that’s something I can also look into.

I really hate admitting this because I’ve always prided myself on being healthy. But I’m at a point where I feel I have to admit it to get past the shame that I am gaining.

With the gigs we’re starting to book, it’s a really BAD time for this to happen. I’m gonna do what I have to do, but it would be more fun if I felt I looked better.

Meanwhile, the tests continue. More blood work today, but the doc says he has very little hope of finding anything new. He says the alkaline problem is serious, though, and if it doesn’t resolve soon, I could be facing some pretty nasty drug therapy. I haven’t really looked into the specifics. Not going there unless I have to.

I’m not worried about being sick, probably because I still feel good & have lots of energy.

I feel like everybody is looking at me and thinking that I secretly down quarts of ice cream at night. My “friends” don’t want to hear about it.

... one was with a new girl that Queen Bee can’t stand so we were snekaing around to avoid gettig caught. The other girl said, “I she sees together, there WILL be punishment! it was said like a joke, but we both know it wasn’t. We’re going to wak anyway. My butt keeps getting bigger & bigger just sitting in meetings all day. I have to MOVE or I will go mad!

Finally got in to see a dermatologist today. He biopsied four moles, all on my back. It was no big deal until the locals wore off. Now it hurts so bad I want to cry. Feels like someone took a slice out of me… ;)