Overworkedjanet

 Please enjoy the fathers in your life today and the memories of yours. Memories and words of my dad are frequently evoked, as he had a wonderful impact on all our lives. Right now his ashes are fluttering in the current political upheaval. Here I am, I think this is week 11, in my current weight loss quest. My numbers are holding steady, still around 13 pounds down. Without the benefit of GLP-1 drugs, I'm noticing food. I've opened the refrigerator looking for "something", but have so far left empty-handed. I also think about what I might have in a next meal, which was a quality missing when on the drug. Interesting. I've invested some effort in recipes that are high protein and storable for several day's meals. I've mentioned before, I like the Eating Well website. You can adjust the servings of a recipe by the click of a button, no calculations necessary. Yesterday I made a tofu and zucchini picatta, a play on chicken picatta, with chickpea pasta. I mar...

The GLP-1 judge is considering a mistrial.  The jury has been deliberating for 9 weeks and can't come to an agreement. There have been all-night sessions of why and is this worth it, to a full bomb scare and evacuation (pardon the pun) resulting in a brief stint in the ER. What I have to show for the work is a 12.2 pound loss, and a bill that thankfully Medicare and supplementary insurance will pay, or do they not pay for "self-inflicted" illness? Mind you, that's a good amount of weight removal for any time I've been on a diet. I'm surprised that the week-long disaster with the new dose of not eating and toileting resulted in a gain. It shows my body has some serious survival tactics! I consumed an average of 500 calories a day for the week. Three days it was less than 300. In theory, as I had taken the higher dose, it should have continued to work throughout the week and I would have seen at least a .5 pound deficit for the week. I'll claim it's wate...

 How predictive was that article about Miyam Bialik's experience with GLP-1? Spot on. On the higher dose, I started to experience some intestinal distress. I was not prepared for how intense it would get, but ingested Imodium along with my electrolyte drinks. I can tough this out. Day 4 it got worse. Since my appetite is extremely suppressed, it was getting hard to find anything to eat that would help.  Day 5, I took a ride in the big rig with flashing red and blue lights to the Emergency Room! I was so dehydrated, I could only walk about 15 feet which was my advantage point to the bathroom. I was not going to rely on my own two feet to get into DH's car, drive through 7AM rush hour traffic at a snails pace all the while "holding it in", and then sit in the ER waiting room. Notable things that happened: DH turned on his scanner as soon as he made the call for the ambulance. The dispatcher clearly announced "an elderly 72 year old with dehydration, can't walk...

 196.7 Hmm, in 1967 I entered the 8th grade. It also means I've now lost 12.5 pounds. 😁 This is not an easy road. I started the increased dose this Friday. My choice to move my injection date was a good one. We don't do much on weekends and it gives me a chance to "suffer through" the immediate side effects. I am lucky as don't have the digestive issues some get. I get fatigue and and overall feeling of coming down with something.  And oh, the lack of interest in food is there. I had to push to eat yesterday and didn't meet my goals. Perhaps TMI, the dinner I ate last night sat in my stomach all night and a morning burp reminded me what I had eaten, untainted with stomach enzymes. That's one of the ways this med works, it slows digestion to a crawl. It's a fight to get all the nutrients in.  The extreme feelings subside in a few days and my last week on the lowest dose was no problem. Well, not quite. I get dehydrated very easily. There are learning c...

 It's mid-week and I have a slight update for the curious. I took a chance and stepped on the scale. 198.5, so I'm still loosing on the initial dose. I have no idea how I will do on the next higher one. It's the therapeutic dose. Well, heck, my appetite's been whacked with the initial (get used to the feeling) one! I still walk into the kitchen and act like a dog with a stuffed up nose. No sniffing around cabinets. I'm game to try it in hopes that most of it is the mental food police, not the stomach upset reaction. I now find certain things give me exceptional heartburn, easily treated with a bubbly drink or antacid tablet; whatever brings on a burp. I've been hit with days of exhaustion. Yesterday at the gym, I got my trainer to go along with my idea of 2 sets of each exercise instead of three. I went through the paces, but ended up having to sit for straight and hammer bicep curls. I just felt wiped, if wiped is spending an hour exercising then finishing with...

 199.0000000 A solid 199. So officially I've lost 10.2 pounds in seven weeks. I took the last of my "starter dose" jabs on Friday, weight day is Sunday. I can see a difference, and I like it. Everything fits a bit better. I keep in mind my gym work and activity level have increased so I also have built a bit of heavier muscle in those seven weeks. DH thinks I've lost a lot more but my body changes rapidly in a scenario like this (how many times has THIS happened?).  Lack of appetite is also lack of interest in cooking and I've fallen off the food prep wagon. Fortunately when I do prepare, the freezer gets portions. Last night's dinner was a chicken Florentine which I might make again today. I am still not eating enough and I'm working on it. I will make a huge effort to cook/stock up on items this week as my next dose is increased.  yay