Starting over

[Gonnagetskinny33]

Hello Everyone, I was here in May of this year and fell off the wagon! I am here to try this again!!!!

Anyways, I just went to the doctor had my blood work done and was told that I need to be put on Cholesterol Meds, Diabetic Meds and up my thyroid Meds because my levels have been there too long. I am 33 years old and too young for that medication so maybe this will sink in for me to get my butt in gear and loose some weight! I talked to my endo about starting atkins and he said absolutely NOT! But I am a curious person, and I guess now rebeling against him. I asked for 3 more months to try this diet and then after 3 months then, blood work, and evaluate the situation from there. Obviously I don't want to be on those meds, but this is a HUGE wake up call! I was working out everyday and then my thyroid went really out of wack! So then I was tired which helped me completely quit everything. I remember how I felt when I was did inducton the last time and I'm looking forward to that again. So if anyone has any suggestions on help to get through this again. I will be on here all the time now to stay focused! I am also looking for buddies to help keep me accountable if you are interested please let me know.
Oh yeah, he raised my Synthroid Meds from 150 to 175.
Here are my stats-I'm falling apart!

Thanks for you help and suggestions are welcomed.
Anyone been on cholesterol meds and now off?
Anyone lowered their thyroid meds by doing this diet?

Test My Value Standard Range
GLUCOSE 104 65 - 100 mg/dL
CHOLESTEROL,TOTAL 225 110 - 199 mg/dL
TRIGLYCERIDES 243 40 - 149 mg/dL
HDL CHOLESTEROL 39 > 40 - mg/dL
CHOL/HDL RATIO 5.77 < 4.51 -
LDL CHOLESTEROL 137 < 131 - mg/dL
PATIENT STATUS Fasting < 131 - mg/dL
ALT (SGPT) 14 10 - 40 IU/L
TSH 7.97 0.34 - 2.50 UIU/mL
T4,FREE 1.1 0.7 - 1.8 ng/dL
CALCIUM 9.4 8.5 - 10.5 mg/dL
VITAMIN D TOTAL 35.3 30.0 - 80.0 ng/mL

[Georgiana]

I don't know anything about the meds, but just wanted to say welcome back!

[bellajgw]

Gonna, not sure about the thyroid meds, but we've seen many stories around here of people getting off insulin, off blood pressure meds, off cholesterol meds!

Myself, I went from a 130/90 bp to 120/80, and my cholesterol went from 220 to 190 in the last 6 months! Now that I'm through the induction flu I'm filled with energy and can't wait to exercise. You can do it too! I've tried this diet 8 times...this time it will stick. It will stick for you too!

Just follow the book, drink plenty of water, don't let the small stuff get to you and don't measure your success simply by the scale.

[liv]

The thyroid meds you are stuck with. Diet will not change that. So embrace it and work with it. I am hypo too.
You decided not to go on the cholesterol meds?

But if you were diagnosed with diabetes shouldn't you take meds for that?

Anyways lowcarbing is a good way to improve your health. Just follow the programme to a T/

[Gonnagetskinny33]

Thanks for all the support and advise!!!

Liv-as for the diabeties-he didn't actually diagnose me with it, he just said that I am borderline and that the meds would be a good idea because of my cholesterol levels. I tried to tell him I ate LOTS of ice cream all summer, lol, but he didn't listen, lol.

[bellajgw]

Ice cream...mmmmm. Stop!

I said the same thing to my Dr when she wanted to put me on BP meds. I told her that I had had perfect BP my whole life and suddenly in one visit I needed BP meds? No, don't think so. I had been having a horribly stressful week, had the appointment at the end of a stressful day, had had about 5 cups of coffee and enormous amount of sodium, etc. Sometimes they just don't listen, they don't pay attention.