In an attempt to boost enthusiasm for the 90 day challenge, I went to see the Dr. At first I thought she’d be upset with me for going off the thyroid, but ultimately she was calm and told me, “going off your thyroid for six weeks (how long it takes to get a clear TSH reading) is not going to kill you.” Then she followed up with “It’s your body and if you feel like you need to do that to understand it better I can offer support and advice, but if I feel like you are in danger of hurting yourself or doing harm I will give my opinion, and I hope you will listen.”
Fair enough.
So then we went on to talk about everything that I’ve done to make changes. Drinking a gallon of water a day, tripling my protein intake (which puts me at a normal persons level of protein finally compared to what I was before), bringing my carbs to a normal intake, lifting more, and still doing the treadmill. I feel great, with a few notable exceptions; my skin is crazy dry and brittle still, losing lots of hair in the shower and over-compensating for some fatigue with coffee, still not losing weight.
Still, compared to where I was six months ago, I feel fabulous.
On an interesting note, about weight I am still trying to purge the weight thing out of my mind. This experiment was never about that. When I started I wasn’t thinking I’ll lose a ton of weight. But my disappointment about the scale staying stubbornly at 170 is a pretty good indicator that I really did have the expectation at the back of my mind about what a change in health would do to my appearance.
I have a lot that needs to be organized in my mind about this development. Obviously, I would prefer a healthy strong body over the “ideal” appearance, but there is a trigger that I need to dissect and make sense of. I’ll keep you posted.
For measurable results there are definite changes happening; my under things are not fitting quite right. My bras are having to be cinched and my panties are riding up in ways that are both unusual and irritating. Although my pants don’t fit differently, my underwear suddenly doesn’t fit my ass right anymore. WTF? How did that happen!?
Also of note, I wore a shirt yesterday and noticed that the sleeves were much tighter than I thought before, my arms are getting bigger and that’s not necessarily a good thing. Less lifting may be called for. So despite not losing weight, my mass is shifting somehow.
To prove this and keep tabs on it, I scheduled an appointment to have my body mass evaluated. Evidently some electrode thingy that tells you what your body composition is. Pretty cool.
I also scheduled a full panel blood work to see what my cholesterol has done since including more protein, an iron test, thyroid and a few others. I will have a printout to show if I’m making headway.
So there you have it. There has been a sort of quasi-progress in my challenge and it’s encouraging enough to keep pushing forward. Other 90 day related things are also coming along. Making headway in some relationship ideas and also working toward my goal for the fellowship but I do keep hitting the snag of time. Fitting in time to focus on all the changes at once is becoming a bigger challenge than I originally thought.
Okay, guys, July 2nd is the halfway mark! My tests are scheduled for the 3rd. So I will be pushing a little harder, trying a little more and I’ll check back in.
What about you guys? Do you feel like you’ve made a measurable difference in your life? Do you feel better with your changes that without?
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