Did you wonder why
All I wrote here was haiku?
Well let me tell you!
haha... well, I enjoyed it, and a few of you told me you enjoyed it too! But the reason I started doing a daily haiku instead of a blog post for the last two weeks is simple: I knew I was going to be really busy and not have much time to write. Plus, my daughter had an assignment to write a haiku about a certain topic for school, and that inspired me to use that format for quick daily updates until Thanksgiving passed and my company went back home. So here I am, back with some time and inclination to write more than 17 syllables.
I went to my endocrinologist today for my 3-month checkup on the phentermine. She had me go for labs a few days ago.. All of the tests looked great! Here's some numbers from past years compared to now:
Total cholesterol (under 200 is desired):
2007: 192
2010: 139
2013: 182
2017: 164
Triglycerides (under 150 is desired):
2007: 112
2010: 66
2013: 40
2017: 77
HDL (over 40 is desired; this is the good cholesterol):
2007: 46
2010: 40
2013: 60
2017: 54
LDL (under 100 is desired; this is the bad cholesterol):
2007: 124
2010: 86
2013: 114
2017: 95
My TSH (thyroid) is much improved at 2.2 (it was 7.9 this June!) and my metabolic panel looks great! Heart rate is good, blood pressure is 116/70, and according to the doctor's scale (and mine) I am down 31 pounds in 3 months.
I weighed 225 before Thanksgiving, ate far more calories and carbs than I have in the few months prior, and weighed 228 after Thanksgiving. I know it's just bloat, but it is important not to let a 3 pound gain turn into five, eight, or ten pounds. I got right back on plan and weigh 227 this morning. I also was running out of phentermine so skipped it one day and took only half a couple of days, too,
About the phentermine: my doctor was very pleased with all of my numbers and to my surprise, gave me a prescription for two more months of phentermine! She told me she usually stops at 3 months, but it is obvious it is still working well for me and I have no side effects, so she thought I should keep taking it. I also don't have to go back in for a checkup for two months, at which time she will do more blood work and see how I am doing. She stressed to me that if I stop losing significant weight or start having side effects she would not renew the prescription. She also explained that sometimes, phentermine stops working after a few months but sometimes all it takes is a month or two off, and then it can start working again. It's good to know that is an option!
So that's about it for now. My doctor did talk to me about making a plan for maintenance, and told me to be sure and journal what I am eating *sometimes*, not for the purpose of staying in a certain calorie range or carb budget, but so that when I am off phentermine I can look back and see what foods, amounts, and times worked well for me. Even without the phentermine I can mimic the "diet" I am on to lose weight. And I can, in maintenance, figure out whether that is a good level to keep the weight off or if I should add back in some calories in the form of healthy food.
I hope your holiday was wonderful and blessed! Stay happy!
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