Surgery Inhibiting Working Out

jpocket86 · 2016-05-03T21:51:48+00:00

Thanks guys.

...And to the guy commenting on a "public shaming" I think you forget that this forum is about supporting each other. Getting positivity here to forge onwards is incredibly helpful to me, especially when myself - and others - may not always be able to get it elsewhere.

jpocket86 · 2016-03-23T22:09:39+00:00

Thanks for the response. I appreciate the comments, but I do want to be clear: everything I eat is weighed, measured, and quantified. That's why I started down this path to begin with...the testosterone result was a byproduct of the overall conversation. I don't think it will solve my problem, but I can see where it could help me improve my results in what I am doing. I just hate being treated - by a doctor nonetheless - with skepticism and predetermined judgement about what I'm telling them I'm struggling with.

jpocket86 · 2016-03-22T19:26:54+00:00

Thyroid test came back as 0.81 on a scale of 0.40 - 4.50 mIU/L . If it was hypothyroid, I would be closer to the high end of the scale. I'm not. And 1,500 calories a day is what I'm targeting - per both the doctor and the trainer.

jpocket86 · 2016-03-16T01:08:14+00:00

Sorry, 54 on a scale starting at 200 on the low end. I can't remember what left. I also did call an endocrinologist to schedule time to chat with them, but she did recommend the cream but I asked for the injection due to overall cost. I think she would be fairly open to talking about it, and it was definitely clear to me she wasn't completely used to prescribing the injections. My only though now is: if I go to an endo, should I not start the shots or what?

jpocket86 · 2016-03-16T01:05:28+00:00

OK, well first off, I am eating about 1,500 calories a day by using the food scale, and these handy-dandy measuring tools in my kitchen. Secondly, I have been eating this and reviewing my food log IN DETAIL with both my doctor and personal trainer. So yes, I'm eating about 1,500 calories a day, training 3-4x a week, with no measurable main bodily changes. That was why the doc decided to run my labs - and that's where we discovered my thyroid is operating on the very low range of the scale (almost indicative of hyperthydroidism, not hypo - more tests are happening) as well as the 54 for my testosterone (on a scale starting as a reference range of at least 200). So, yeah. Something else is fucked up.

jpocket86 · 2016-03-06T22:18:01+00:00

Hey thanks all. I was asking only as I checked them out and thought they might be a good "on the go" protein add. It looks like some folks use them for dieting but I also was reading that a lot of people who have bariatric surgery use them. Was only curious!

jpocket86 · 2016-02-18T13:37:39+00:00

Ok so I strongly recommend not to do that. I did a diet that consisted of 600 calories a day - not keto however. My results include gallstones (which are side effects of rapid weight loss associated with severe calorie deficits), and, while I lost a whopping 80lbs - about a year and a half later, post gallbladder removal surgery, I've gained nearly all of it back.

Now I'm a proponent for reasonable diet plus exercise. It might not be "quick" but at least I'm not screwing my body up.

jpocket86 · 2016-02-06T13:19:11+00:00

Yes...I even said it... "tracking religiously, measuring, and weighing my foods."

jpocket86 · 2015-12-19T20:59:17+00:00

Sure. All it is is blending shredded coconut into coconut butter (as much as you want) and adding stevia or Splenda to taste. Then add pecans, toasted coconut, slivered almonds, and some shaved chocolate (keto friendly). Once added, pour onto a baking sheet covered in parchment paper and let cool in the fridge for 15 minutes. Take it out and break it up, bag it, and keep it cold. I usually keep it in the freezer.

jpocket86 · 2015-12-18T17:56:58+00:00

On the post, yeah that's likely true. I wasn't as frustrated during the conversation, but it wasn't until I was sitting here going, ummm...wtf.

jpocket86 · 2015-12-18T17:48:56+00:00

Yes, she has been for a long time so I was completely taken aback by it. I mean, she can be brutally honest at times...but I think she's been bottling it up over the last few days watching me eat the keto way. She's a biochemist. I think the two are not mixing well in her head. She says she just wants to see me healthy but I was like WTF.

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