Update

[Guest guest]

Hi, it was nice to see everyone at the picnic. I missed those of you

that were not there though. It was nice to see Dr. R and have him

explain to me in a few simple sentences things that I had been

wondering about for a long time. For one, I am so excited to be fit

and healthy that I have decided to become a personal trainer. But

after I ran my last 5 mile race, my foot just hasn't been the same.

Dr. R reminded me that even though I do not look much like my former

self, I still have the joints and cartilege of a heavy person. I was

over 300 lbs for probably 10 years of my life. As much as I want to

shut the door on all those sedentary years, they and the damage I

have already done are a part of me.

Plus I asked about why I get so dizzy and crappy feeling after I eat

processed sugar and flour. He said I was dumping. I was confused

since just a little muffin or bit of dessert will do it to me. He

explained that I just can't eat those things again and I will be ok.

It's hard, but I had kind of figured it out already. It isn't

like " darn, I slipped up on my diet. " It is " ohhh, I'm going to pay

for this for the rest of the day! " Well at least I have more info.

I was wondering if I was having diabetic issues.

I hate not being able to run or play tennis. My injured foot has me

beholden to it. It turns out I have an extra bone in my foot so some

orthotics and pt may be enough to get me back on the road.

One great thing I've done since then is start monitoring my

calories. I had only been losing a pound a month for the last 3 or 4

months. This is with playing tennis 3 times a weeks and jogging

between 5 and 10 miles also. Well I googles calorie counters and got

myself set up with a free program. I was just going to track my food

to see where I was at. Honestly I didn't know if I was too little or

too many calories. Well the first day I logged over 3,000 cals. I

was shocked!! I have always felt that I have eaten pretty well. Some

of my food choices were pretty calorie dense though. I have brought

my calories down to around 2,000, depending on my activity level (or

not) and have lost 6 lbs in 2 weeks. Yeah!! I'm not done losing

weight! I've been so worried that 21 months out, I was done. Sure,

I didn't get the Mgb to diet, but with some smarter food choices, I

still eat very well. I would like to get to 150 lbs and see how that

works for me. I know my foot and joints would appreciate packing a

lighter load too.I am now down 152 lbs and trying to diversify my

activities with yoga and spinning classes. Things are going well for

me and I still am glad I made the choice for the MGB.

in Or

Dr. R

7/06/06

7 ft

25 min

338/186/150