[hyperm]

#1068669

p.s just realised that my above weight could be within a normal BMI for someone taller than me. So I am 5ft’5inches and pre-GD my weight would be 9st 7lbs to 10st – where I would be of a healthy slim build. My heaviest would have been 10st 4lbs with me really pigging out (2 take aways a week that kinda thing and not exercising). My weight has fluxuated with GD from 8st 8lbs to 12 stone being hyper or "normal" at the time ( ) which on my frame is classed as obese so agree with others that is NOT a healthy weight and either is my current weight.

[ewmb]

#1068670

Hyperm,
I had second thoughts about joining in but think this might help me out. I have done WW before and it worked. At my lowest during hyper I was 135lbs and now am 168lbs. I am 5′ 4 and 3/4" so about your height. I haven’t weighed this much since I was loosing baby weight. I too am supposed to be at my period and have gained about 2 pounds in the last few days. I would like to get back to my WW goal which was 142. I felt comfortable there. I am still hyper on paper but my heart rate has stayed down, so fingers crossed. I really loaded weight when I went hypo on the methimazole during my first round with it. I had no idea I was hypo, wnet to 168, and didn’t really notice I guess since I was feeling better and didn’t want to let it bother me. I lost about 8-10 of that when I was off the methimazole before RAI. After RAI I wasn’t able to maintain. I started tapazole on Friday night and it may have helped me feel better or it could be that my fever is gone now and I think my virus will be all gone tomorrow.

I need to try and not eat everything in sight I guess. I am too tired sometimes to get something other than what’s at the front of the shelf or the fridge. I told Lacie in another post that I bake when I feel bad as it makes me feel productive. I also think that my son leaving home in a few days for university is making me create comfort food memories for him. Tonight for supper we baked bread. I make my mom’s recipe that we call flaxseed, oatmeal, whole wheat , carrot bread. It’s really good and will help a lot with constipation!

I think starting weights should be optional and then just weight lost or maintained etc. would be fine. Some are not as comfortable with the numbers I know. I have been here before and know that I can get down eventually.

Thanks for the nudge.

ewmb

[Kimberly]

#1068671

I’m OK with either weight or pounds to lose…here’s my info:

Current weight: 137.8
Goal weight: 130

I am still counting Weight Watchers POINTS, but I recently read a book called “Intuitive Eating” by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch and am incorporating some of the concepts from that book.

One issue that really resonated with me from the book is that many of us who have been “professional dieters” over the years live in fear of being hungry – so when we are presented with the opportunity to eat, our survival mode kicks in and we are often prone to *overeating*. That really hit home for me.

I have three goals this week:

1. I do think the tracking of POINTS helps me make better choices, but I’m not going to get upset if I happen to go over during a particular day or week. I plan to focus this week on making sure I get something to eat when I am truly, physically hungry – and staying OUT of the fridge/freezer/pantry when I’m stressed.

2. Do 20 minutes of yoga or tai chi in the morning, and 10-30 minutes at night. I picked up a couple of DVDs that have workouts of varying length, which should make it easy. They are gearing up for a round of mass layoffs at my "day job", so hopefully this will help keep the stress under control!

3. I am doing some reading on anti-inflammatory foods, which are supposed to have a beneficial effect on our health, so I am trying to incorporate things like wild salmon, olive oil, onions, strawberries, and almonds into my food plan.

Good luck to us all! ” title=”Very Happy” />

[hyperm]

#1019044

Ok so its Sunday night but I may not have access tomorrow until late.

I have gained 4lbs since the op and am now 158.8lbs (which in the UK we convert to stone so …..11st 3lbs approx).. In all fairness to you all weighing in it is that time of the month and these 4lbs have came on since last week so it could be fluid therefore I may have weight loss next week ( fingers crossed).

If you guys want to do weight gain or loss rather post weights thats totally fine. I am embarrased about my weight and can only really post it here because I don’t have to sit in a room with you guys. Also again in fairness my surgeon did point out that I as I was very hyper at time of surgery I probably would notice weight gain until my dosage of thyroxine is correct…

So it begins…. Do you want to do it as weight gain/loss rather than stating your weight? I am happy with that ” title=”Smile” />

xxxx

[woodley]

#1068672

Anything that helps with the weight loss motivation!

(and I have to do the stone to pounds conversion…)

I’m currently 133 lbs and I’d like to be 126 – the weight I was before I quit smoking last year. I went down to about 112 lbs before starting ATDs – which is too low for me but it is still a shock to gain so much so quickly!

So, this week, I intend to not drink alcohol or eat cheese!

[runlacie]

#1068673

Good Morning!

I gained about 3 pounds over the weekend and I am hoping some will turn out to be water and go away. I’m up to 139. Before I got Graves’ I was a steady 134 for a whole year. Then, after my diagnosis, I did go down to 130. I have gained a whopping 9 pounds in exactly 4 weeks since RAI. But that’s really "only" 5 pounds above my pre-Graves’ weight. So, my goal is to get back there- to 134. Height is 5’7". I am a runner, was running 60-70 miles per week before this, and I think as soon as I can run long distances again I can run it off. Progress is very slow, though. And my heart rate still goes higher than I’d like when I run, so mostly I am walking right now. I have been watching what I eat, and I seem to do okay until I binge. Our neighborhood had a block party on Saturday and I drank beer, margaritas and ate cake and cookies, so I know that’s where the sudden gain this weekend came from. I guess I just can’t get away with that anymore!

My goals are:
1. To eat only healthy foods and eat only when I’m hungry.
2. Keep a log and try to limit myself to 1500 or less calories.
3. Eat one salad with FF dressing every day.
4. Continue with daily exercise.

Good luck to all of us! We can do it ” title=”Very Happy” /> !

[Hopeful23]

#1068674

Hey, this is probably going to make me depressed but ill chime in…..

Pre-graves 112lbs. I was one of the ones that actually gained weight and shot up to 160 then when my graves was at its worse I was 82lbs. I lost the weight within A few months but it really plummeted from 115-92 and down in about a month… Before I got my RAI I was like 125-130lbs. I gained 20lbs since my RAI which if you do the math puts me at 145-150. However, since I have been on synthorid I have lost 8lbs ” title=”Smile” /> I am walking around my neightborhood with my IPOD and I STARVE MYSELF……HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA.

1. I watch my carb intake ” title=”Sad” />
2. only eat when hungry and its usually salads, fruits and vegetables now ” title=”Smile” />
3. Walking/jogging. HAAAAAAATE RUNNING…(sorry lacie) ” title=”Smile” />

Hopefully I can hit the lotto and just hire a chef, personal trainer and plastic surgeon to clean up the rest….HAHAHHA..

Good Luck to everyone on this weight journey
Krystal

[runlacie]

#1068675

Hopeful23 wrote:3. Walking/jogging. HAAAAAAATE RUNNING…(sorry lacie) ” title=”Smile” />
Krystal

haha, watch out Krystal… I can picture you walking/jogging along with the ipod and before you know it…. you’ll be going a little faster and faster and pretty soon RUNNING. and then it’s all over, you’ll be an addict. I hated running, too.

I did pretty well today up until about 6 oclock when I got DS some ice cream. One spoon in his bowl, one in my mouth. etc.etc… BECAUSE after all I’ve been through I DESERVE ICE CREAM. (((NOT!!!!!))) Gotta get out of THAT mindset for sure! It was downhill from there. About 1800 calories in total, that’s IF I can keep my hiney outta the kitchen for the rest of the night!

How did you all do????

[Hopeful23]

#1068676

lACIE,

Hmmmm, we shall see. I mean I did track in HS and did well. Ran the 1/2 and the mile. Did relays etc but just didn’t have the heart or passion. I like to MALL WALK. lol…

Krystal

[ewmb]

#1068677

I tried today just to think about what I put in my mouth. I ate well at breakfast, even went to work for a few hours. I’m still in the process of moving my office. Came home ,took a rest, ate lunch, not too good, too tired to make something I should have. Ate applesauce, just pour it in the bowl and some potato chips, low fat but stilllllllllllll Had another rest after helping my son clean out closet for college on Thursday. I think I am in an emotional roller coaster right now and can’t always eat without emotional triggers. Felt ok after second rest and then asked kids to go to WalMart with me to get those things we all have to get after payday rolls around. Husband at work related dinner so of course we went to Wendys and had a bite. we live way out in the country and when you go all the way to town you make excuses. I had a very small hamburger= ketchup only and shared some of my daughters fries. Had a kid coke. Yes you can ask for the child size of anything at a restaurant. Most of them will sell it to you no matter your age. I am off all aspartame now and I hope it is helping me feel better. Of course juice, milk etc. counts more calories and I can drink water by the glass full when its not with a meal. I just am in the habit of a taste when I eat a meal I guess.

Afternoon went down from there as I talked myself into the fact that it was ok to eat baked cheetoes when I took my tapazole. I take it in the late evening so that I will feel good when I wake up. At least they were baked not the fried ones. I have tried to make little changes over the years in what I bring home. I was the kid who had candy etc. in her closet when my mom went through a health food phase in the 70s. I didn’t want my kids to not have something in the house that the other kids have and I must say that they both make better choices than I do most of the time. Check off one for Mom there.

I guess tomorrow I’ll keep on thinking about what goes in my mouth but it will be harder the closer I get to Thursday and my oldest leaving. I won’t get there in a flash as I didn’t get to where I am in one. It certainly has felt like a really long ride in a swaying boat a lot of the time. Here’s hoping the tapazole is helping and that my levels will turn around soon. RAI was almost 14 weeks ago now.

ewmb

[alice1976]

#1068678

hello Hyperm, all the best to you, I hope everything will be fine for you from now on. When I had the surgery I started put on some weight. I searched the net and I found out that after treatment of graves, there is about an extra putting on of 10 kg in a year. I was very dissapointed because I was just average and I had not lost any weight during graves. Finally I put on about 6 kg and then I started a light diet. Just before I got pregnant ( five months after surgery) I thing that that I had found my rythm again. It just need time as I can understand.
Rgds

[runlacie]

#1068679

OUCH, 10 kg is 22 pounds? Am I converting that right? YIPES. I don’t wanna gain 22 pounds…. ” title=”Neutral” />

ewmb- sounds like you did an excellent job yesterday! Is this your son’s first year for college? He go far away? Great job at Wendy’s. I am also trying to quit the aspartame. I have used it pretty heavily in the past and though I am not sure about any Graves’ connection (I have heard that before and also MS) I do think it makes me want to eat more just like if I had real sugar. I don’t mind water, once I am used to it again- it’s getting used to it that’s a problem for me. I keep a Brita pitcher in the fridge and am trying to drink the whole pitcher every day. Are you noticing any difference from the tapazole? No rash, I hope! ” title=”Smile” />

Krystal- Wow, I wish I would have run in HS, I didn’t run until I turned 40. I had a lot of trouble with anxiety and self-esteem- and running helped. Maybe I wouldn’t have lost so many years to my problems if I would have started sooner. Now I really miss my fix! You are doing great, already losing back some of the weight you gained after rai! ” title=”Smile” />

Have a happy day, everyone!!! ” title=”Very Happy” />

[ewmb]

#1068680

Lacie,
He is going to be a freshman. About an hour and a half away. He goes on Thursday so that day will be long and hard. I hope I don’t have any issues that morning. We are leaving really early. I think the tapazole or something is helping. My period showed up today and I hoping to see a positive change in how long it is. Hopefully it will be a sign that my levels are moving in the right direction. I just hope it’s not only the tapazole and it the RAI working. No way to know yet. We have water in the fridge door so that’s easy. I take a water bottle to work so try to drink all that down by the end of the day.
It’s hard sometimes to remember to drink when you get busy.

ewmb

[runlacie]

#1068681

Hi ewmb- That’s hard, that first year of college and them being gone. My DD went in 04 and totally moved out into an apartment near campus with some of her friends. That was tough, her not even coming home for weekends/holidays since it was only an hour away she permanently moved out and just visited. Then we moved from there (in FL) to PA. My son came with us at first (he was still in HS) but didn’t like it here so went back and lived w/his Dad in FL. Both of my grown kids are still far away. Now, DD grad in 08 and hasn’t been able to find a job in her field and she’s thinking about coming to live with us again. I’ll be happy and so will my 7 y/o if she does. I’m glad your feeling better. I’m starting to think I might end up on ATD’s, too, since I seem to be taking backward steps here today!!!

I did pretty good yesterday… I was a pig between 3 and 4 and ate 1000 calories, but then I didn’t eat for the rest of the day and ended up around 1800. Put 7.5 miles in, so that should help. I have a real problem between about 3 and 5 pm. I get so hungry (or bored?) and just eat everything in sight! Today I worked all morning and can’t eat while I work (delivering mail), then got home and had cottage cheese, fruit and albacore tuna straight from the can (no mayo or bread). My family is going to the county fair tonight and I think I will stay home since the only thing I even like the fair for is the FOOD! No sausage sandwiches or elephant ears for me; I’ll stay far away and shoot for a frozen diet dinner and a salad. Maybe some fat free ice cream for dessert.

I’m feeling extremely hyper today and that totally stinks. Tomorrow is my blood work day. I can feel the surge of the hyper making my heart go too fast and I can’t calm down. My throat hurts again, too. I’m so sick and tired of this evil roller coaster!!!

[ewmb]

#1068682

Lacie,
I understand about the yucky feelings. I just came from the GP. I have a sinus thing going on and he’s e-sending a prescription. I am now leary of having anything with the stuff in that made me have that rash so they will be checking on that for me I hope. Have to tell my husband to check when he picks it up after work. Hope that your blood draw goes well tomorrow. I was never really able to tell my levels from the way I felt when I was on atds. Let us know how it went when you find out. I am off to the dorms tomorrow no matter what. I hate that this disease interferes with everything that is good about being a mom right now.

ewmb

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