4.5 Months out

[jjthejetplane]

Good News and urg news!

I am now 4.5 months down and Ive lost quite a bit of weight.
143 lbs down, taking all my vitamins and drinking shakes but the last month I have had a heck of a time eating. I almost feel like Ive gone back wards. I eat small amounts but I am never hungry. I set a timer to remind me to eat this month. Ive had more bad days than good the last month and overall I am just exhausted.

I was swimming and doing zumba but since Xmas I just have not had the energy.
Luckily I was able to see my PCP today and I had my newest labs there we were able to tweak. I also am going to try and up my protein and see if my energy level comes back, I just feel like crap.
Ive lost a lot of hair, but I knew that going in and had a few big hormone dumps the last few weeks.

The really good news is my lymph edema is so much more manageable and I am able to get around better and for that I am truly grateful.

I know this will get better but did any other person go thru this exhaustion and if so what did you do about it? BTW I am sleeping just always feel exhausted.
Thanks.
JJ

[Gail R]

Yes, I went through the exhaustion and I think it is pretty common. Your body is working hard just to process all those "lost" pounds. Once the rapid weight loss stopped I had much more energy.
Wow! You lost a huge amount in just four and a half months-no wonder you are tired. Congratulations an your success and I am so glad that the lymph edema is improved.

[Deleted]

Tell us about your labs? (With reference levels please?) I have the feeling that your PCP and you are not doing enough there.

[jjthejetplane]

I will post them in a few hours. (Still at work) oops!

[jjthejetplane]

I am on Vitalady’s starter package

Urea Nitrogen 5 7-25
Creatinine .68 > or = 60
Sodium 141 135-146
Potassium 3.4 3.5-5.3
Chloride 101 98-110
Calcium 8.7 8.6-10.2
Protein Ttl 6.1 6.2-8.3
Albumin 3.5 3.6-5.1
PTH/Thyroid 42 10-65
Vitamin D 13 30-100
Vitamin D2 <4
Vitamin D3 13
Magnesium 1.8 1.5-2.5
Phosphate 3.2 2.5-4.5
Uric Acid 6.2 2.5-7.0
Vitamin A 19 38-98
Zinc 66 60-130
B1 Thiamine 72 87-280
B6 2 2.1-21.7
Iron total 38 40-175
Iron Binding 168 250-450
Ferritin 338 10-154
Folate .9 Normal 5.4
Prealbumin 10 17-34

I know Im out of whack because I do not feel good.

Potassium, Iron, Calcium, Vit D, Vit A, Zinc, Vit B1, Folate,
Were all ones my PCP suggested raising. I am ready to listen to suggestions.

I have lymph edema but have not taken a direutic since September.

Thanks for any help!
JJ

[jjthejetplane]

I apologize I did not notice you could insert a table. HOly lawd! Sorry.