[Shapooky]

in reply to: Weight Gain #1071921

I’m not sure if you have lost weight or not, but I lost a lot of weight before I received treatment. I am 5′ 4" prior to GD I ran 2 miles a day and weighed about 119, then I got sick, quick running (no energy) and weighed in at 105. Then I had the RAI treatment and got my weight back up to 120 a much more healthy weight. I had the treatment twenty years ago and maintained my weight up until last year. I put on 10lbs, but I made a life style change, I quit my highly stressful job and started to enjoy life for the first time in a long run. I guess I enjoyed life a little too much and never realized how much stress could effect your weight. I thought that I would have no problem loosing the weight, but surprise, surprise I didn’t. Until I read about "Living with GD" on the home page of GD Foundation, did I find out how strict I had to be with myself on watching calories and fat consumption. Now I record my calories and keep it between 1200 – 1300 and exercise for 55 minutes on the treadmill (alternating in speed and incline), finally I am loosing weight.

I guess what I am saying is for me I watched and maintained my weight and had no problems, but once I let go and did nothing, I put on weight. I learned to read every lable to watch what I put in my mouth (I still have days where I spluge, can’t deny myself what I enjoy), I am very careful on my sodium intake, I blow up like a whale if I don’t. I drink a lot of water and exercise with a good cardio at least 5 days a week. This week I am going to introduce a yoga program. I am also a big believer in organic foods, we put enough chemicals in our body.

Good luck on your decision on a treatment – just remember we are here for you if you need support and you are never alone! There is a great group of members here and chances are someone has or is expierencing the samething you are.

[Shapooky]

in reply to: Help-Exercise, still tired, brain fog and loss of sex drive #1071851

Thank you for letting me know I’m not alone, I was beginning to feel like I was. I am glad to have found this sight – I always felt that I was "cured" of my GD, never realizing that it will continue to affect me twenty years later. I enjoy the outdoors, when it’s warm and sunny, but unfortunetly I live in the most Northeast part of Ohio. It’s beginning to feel like there is many more cold months than warm!

I know what your saying about the exercising, but it doesn’t seem to helping! I just found out that I need to watch my calories and my fat consumption very carefully, because I was getting fustrated about weight gain. I am starting to see the scale move slowly down, not that I am over weight, but I did put on ten pounds and I didn’t feel good about myself.

I want to feel normal – that is if there is such a thing!!!!!!

[Shapooky]

in reply to: Should I be here? #1073249

Thank you for responding, I didn’t realize that I still have antibodies left over from the Graves. I don’t want to sound stupid, but what kind of problems – I am having problems with my eyes – I am having tags. But I see other people are having problems with dry eyes – I will read those postings first.

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