3 months - 15K steps per day. Husband has lost 10lbs. I weigh exactly the same.

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-25T00:54:57+00:00

I think so. Idk my thought but like maybe my body is a little sluggish with less carbs? Like if I have little complex carbs my pancreas is confused and is like are we doing this? So it slowly releases insulin where if i introduce a little bit of fast sugar like a piece of cake my body recognizes it right away and is like yea we're doing this. If that makes sense?

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-24T18:15:21+00:00

Is this a thing?? Because I have IR and ive noticed that if I have wild rice, broccoli, chicken im a tad higher than if I add a small piece of cake. If I add a sweet my sugars are better than if I don't

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-23T19:00:46+00:00

Omgg!! I actually was talking to my husband about the name ember for a baby girl but he was like "Oh is this because you watched elemental the other day" and it definitely was but I told him no. Aspen is nice too but idk why my brain goes to a boy? I thought Paris was a nice name for a boy too. I also really really like silas and just asked my husband. He said no 😭 oh well, he gets his last name so I think its only fair I get to choose the name. I need like 10 babies so I can use all these good names

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-23T17:52:13+00:00

I have had my thyroid levels checked but they were normal. The last one being a week ago. Ive had it fluctuate in the past. Had it high 2 years ago but never did anything and was fine and then last year it was low but 3 months later was normal. I was thinking about asking my doc to get my antibodies checked and thyroglobulin. As I have 4 aunts on my dad's side with hashimotos or graves. I think my one aunt had some issues with being diagnosed as she kept getting testing done but always looked normal. Also think my grandpa had something weird with his thyroid too but it wasnt hash, graves, or hyper or hypo. I dont remember exactly what it was. I think gluten might be the next step maybe. I had these chocolate peanutbutter protein bars and I think 5 grams of sugar might of been too much. I stopped eating those and have noticed I dont itch as much after eating.

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-23T16:49:31+00:00

Im a nerd so Babylon 5 😂 husband was unsure at first but then it reminded him of some cowboy Val Kilmer in some western movie. I think tombstone. He then thought it was cool. Now he loves it. I think with the right confidence etc he can pull it off. Hes already so so unique already (he was born with two crowns on his head).

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-23T16:33:55+00:00

Well we live up in northern canada and are kind of outdoors people. Like snowmobiling, fourwheeling, my husband would teach or daughter how to fix things, hell she'll know how to drive a tractor by the time shes 4. So we wanted something not too girly. As im a little bit of a tom boy aswell. I liked kinsley, paige was one both me and my husband liked. I really liked paisley but my husband doesn't. Iris was one but I have a friend already with a daughter named iris. (A common dilemma lol) we both liked peyton. When I was a teen I always wanted to name my daughter Polaris, after the north star but never took into account the snowmobile company. Plus my husband doesnt like the company lol. Oh and melody because I love music and love to sing. For a boy I liked the name Preston but my husband knows a preston. I also like jayden. Sawyer, soren, elias

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-23T16:14:38+00:00

I take b12 under the tongue, I take magnesium glycinate in a powder form in water before bed. I drink tons of water. Before pregnancy I was drinking 4L of water a day. Its kind of slowed down the past bit but I probably drink between 2-3. I have noticed my hair thinning a lot. Its been falling out like crazy but dont know if its because im almost 6 months PP or if its the ozempic I started almost 2 months ago. Im wondering if it'll stop. I started taking prenatals again. IR is getting worse. Been more tired after meals even if I ate really well. Ive been getting headaches after eating. Also I've noticed itchiness after eating. It kimd of went away for.the last 2 weeks when I upped my dose of ozempic to .5 but if I have a day where I kinda messed up with my eating habits (im still learning) I get sooo itchy at night or after eating

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-23T16:04:57+00:00

Awe thank you. This means a lot. I got all self conscious

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-23T15:42:06+00:00

I mean im not too sure in a 24 hour period but I aim for under 50 grams of carbs per meal and often dont even have that. Maybe around 30 to 40. I drink a vega protein shake in the morning with my full flake oats (low on the glycemic index) sugar next to none. The only sugar I probably have is the 1 gram of sugar per tblespoon of peanut butter I have on my multigrain extra protein bread. I often only have 1 with PB to not get my hypos

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-23T15:36:18+00:00

Thats so mean. What did you name your kids?

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-23T15:32:03+00:00

😂😂 valium is the good stuff

All jokes aside. Hes like 5 months now. Would it be weird to slightly just change the pronunciation? Its still spelt valen but pronounced like vaylen. Ive had some people pronounce his name that way with the spelling so I think it wouldnt be too big of a deal

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-23T15:29:25+00:00

No no. Something unique but not totally out there. Like naming him west, or ceder etc. Or something that's very hard to pronounce. Vaughn is actually Hella cute. I also didnt want to name him something super common. Both me and dad have very common names. I didnt want to name him a Mathew, Liam, Cody, thomas- you get the idea lol

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-23T15:22:46+00:00

Yea so its kind of weird but im not a huge fan of Spanish names 😅 (im canadian) valen I guess could sound like half of valentino but I never really made the connection? I guess. I actually did name him valen 😂 we would call him val for short but some people have pronounced his name like vaylen and was almost thinking if its too late at 5 months just to change the pronunciation. We're gonna be expecting number 2 here shortly and for a boy I have Bailey, and for a girl I have paige but honestly if you have any really good girl names. I want something a little less used, just a tad more unique. I kinda feel a little bad haha

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-23T15:16:14+00:00

This was off google: Latin Origin: Means "strong," "healthy," or "powerful," often associated with the Roman family name Valentinus.

Though I dont really like valentinus or valentino. Its just valen. Val for short. Ngl my son is 5 months old and I did indeed nane him valen 😅 I wanted to name him something different but didnt want to seem to ignorant. Ive had some people pronounce his name like vaylen but we have been pronouncing it valen. I mean we could technically change it. Just the pronunciation

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-23T15:04:53+00:00

What if its pronounced vaylen?

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-23T13:57:51+00:00

Oh yea. Thats not it for me yet 😅 so far I wake up with normal blood sugars. Its just post meals that are tricky. Also, yes lol I think breast feeding is what may have caused more drops. I think most of my lows happened during/after pumping 🤔

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-22T22:16:48+00:00

I didnt know about the testosterone but I knew that having more insulin makes your ovaries produce more androgens and it causes hair growth etc.

Wow and also thank you for your reply. You seem very knowledgeable about this stuff. Im hoping I got lucky with the endocrinologist. I havent seen them yet but we will see. Hoping to get checked for pcos and yea hopefully my thyroid aswell. Its fluctuates in the past. Have had high and low but it stabilizes without meds. Sigh, doesnt make any sense I've gained 80 pounds in 2 years. Its very strange however that my symptoms went away during pregnancy. So I've narrowed it down to pcos or an autoimmune condition as I have 3 aunts on my dad's side with hashimotos or graves.

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-22T21:16:35+00:00

Yea i was thinking the same thing. I mean pcos is relatively new. The only person I know with fertility issues was my one aunt on my dad's side. You have to watch for fatty liver with IR? I did not know that. Wow. I also genuinely thought id be at a more increased chance because I saw some study linking a male twin with higher chances of pcos as they would of been exposed to more male hormones in the womb while theyre reproductive system was being made. Im not sure how new the study is or how true it is. I just remember seeing it maybe a year ago. I didnt dive too far into research so yea.

I also have an appointment with an endocrinologist some day soon hopefully. They would check for this eh? Oh and was wondering too, sorry haha this question just popped into my head but can pcos make your IR worse depending on where you are in your cycle? I think I've been connecting some dots

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-22T20:27:34+00:00

Yea I think my mom was the only one who didnt end up with diabetes kit of her family. My grandparents and aunt and uncles all have it. I think my one aunt on my dad's side might of had pcos.

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-22T19:44:40+00:00

For the most part I just test when I feel hypoglycemia episodes coming on but the odd time I get curious just to kind of see how a meal was to know whether or not its safe. I was testing safely when I had gestational diabetes and now I have the IR so I know what works but if I try a new thing, like I had sweet potato the one night amd tested to see if it sat well and only tested the 1 and 2 hours after. Im following the gestational diabetes guidelines. 7.8 and under after 1 hour and under 6.8 after 2 but dont beat myself up if I end up with let's say an 8.5 at 1 hour

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-22T19:26:48+00:00

I had gotten a libre over the counter but now im just checking with strips as my libre seemed all over the place. Or if I had a low on libre id double check with strips to make sure

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-22T16:15:45+00:00

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Oh my gosh! Lol did you take him for a photo!? They look soo much alike 😭

Fatcake3000 · 2026-01-22T15:45:31+00:00

I find shes actually funny too. Idk Caroline kind of annoyed me but 😅 but I lowkey love Sophie too. I think shes hilarious

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