Today I stuck with my plan an had about 1070 calories.
I had to use the stairs more than 8 times. It was hard to get my legs to move up and down. The hypocalcimia affects your legs and beathing. By the end of the day I was moving better, but I have to keep pumping the tums.
Tomorrow I should weigh in and I'm hoping not to gain.
I had soup for lunch, but since it was warm today in my room it made me too warm. Tomorrow I'm going to have salad. I work late so I'll probably go to Jimmy Johns. It is a sub shop that serves bread free subs. Everything is inside lettuce and wrapped so you don't need a bun! Hurrah.
More tomorrow.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Beginings 9 4 2012
Last June I had to go back to see my MD. She was following up on my May physical. She was concerned that my calcium levels were below the bottom level. I was to get blood work done before the follow-up appointment.
At the follow-up appointment she took the blood pressure cuff and placed it below the elbow. She pumped it up to a high level. The purpose was to see if my hand would cramp--a sure sign of trouble. I did not experience the hand cramping. A good thing too. If my hand had cramped she would have put me into the hospital and tried a series of, not always successful, treatments to improve my calcium.
I was given instructions to consume 1000 mg. of calcium per day. That is more than 3 Ultra Tums. She also sent a printout from Mayo Clinic of hypocalcemia. Well I had 100% of the symptoms listed on the printout. My MD made additional tests to eliminate the causes. I didn't need her to eliminate them. I knew the cause! The printout said that you could have a problem taking in nutrients caused by a digestive issue!
I had alwasys suspected that the reactions to dairy, gluten (maybe yeast more than gluten,) and the "healthy" fats used in frying foods or things like "Smart Balance" spread would cause a problem with taking in nutrients. Wouldn't it also cause your metabolizm to believe that you were starving one day and then store everything you eat the next? Oh wow a revelation--I could be fat because of the foods I should not eat or not accidentally eat!
This summer I set out on a mission to get a handle on this. I wanted to lose weight, but I knew that I could not consume the three items above. I looked at every program out there. You wouldn't believe how much dairy is used in weight loss programs. After I got over the disappointment in there not being a quick fix, I put my mind to work.
I started a diet of what I knew I could consume. Salad is one of the items I can have. I need to eliminate any dairy namely cheese on the salad and I need to pick a salad dressing I can tolerate. Another item was soup. Soup does have a high sodium content, but if I lower my weight, I should be able to have better control on my blood pressure--my issue with the sodium. My diet would also have to be between 1000 to 1500 calories.
In the first two weeks of my program I lost 7 pounds. Being female, the last week wasn't an accurate week to take my weight. I'm afraid of this week. I have not been faithful to the salad and soup at every meal, but I have been true to the 1000 to 1500 calories. Thursday is my day to share.
I'm starting my blog, as many sucessful diets say to record your food. Well I calculated today's calories and counted 1060. Even it wasn't all salad and soup, I maintained my calories. I hope my weigh in should not show a gain. If not, strict salad and soup!
I need to write to be faithful to my commitment. I will share more later. It isn't about the weight as much as staying in the good area for calcium. Right now walking is hard. I can't move quickly and I start heavy breathing fairly quickly. Both are CALCUIM issues and extremely frustrating. But if I don't make the changes it could be come a very serious issue.
At the follow-up appointment she took the blood pressure cuff and placed it below the elbow. She pumped it up to a high level. The purpose was to see if my hand would cramp--a sure sign of trouble. I did not experience the hand cramping. A good thing too. If my hand had cramped she would have put me into the hospital and tried a series of, not always successful, treatments to improve my calcium.
I was given instructions to consume 1000 mg. of calcium per day. That is more than 3 Ultra Tums. She also sent a printout from Mayo Clinic of hypocalcemia. Well I had 100% of the symptoms listed on the printout. My MD made additional tests to eliminate the causes. I didn't need her to eliminate them. I knew the cause! The printout said that you could have a problem taking in nutrients caused by a digestive issue!
I had alwasys suspected that the reactions to dairy, gluten (maybe yeast more than gluten,) and the "healthy" fats used in frying foods or things like "Smart Balance" spread would cause a problem with taking in nutrients. Wouldn't it also cause your metabolizm to believe that you were starving one day and then store everything you eat the next? Oh wow a revelation--I could be fat because of the foods I should not eat or not accidentally eat!
This summer I set out on a mission to get a handle on this. I wanted to lose weight, but I knew that I could not consume the three items above. I looked at every program out there. You wouldn't believe how much dairy is used in weight loss programs. After I got over the disappointment in there not being a quick fix, I put my mind to work.
I started a diet of what I knew I could consume. Salad is one of the items I can have. I need to eliminate any dairy namely cheese on the salad and I need to pick a salad dressing I can tolerate. Another item was soup. Soup does have a high sodium content, but if I lower my weight, I should be able to have better control on my blood pressure--my issue with the sodium. My diet would also have to be between 1000 to 1500 calories.
In the first two weeks of my program I lost 7 pounds. Being female, the last week wasn't an accurate week to take my weight. I'm afraid of this week. I have not been faithful to the salad and soup at every meal, but I have been true to the 1000 to 1500 calories. Thursday is my day to share.
I'm starting my blog, as many sucessful diets say to record your food. Well I calculated today's calories and counted 1060. Even it wasn't all salad and soup, I maintained my calories. I hope my weigh in should not show a gain. If not, strict salad and soup!
I need to write to be faithful to my commitment. I will share more later. It isn't about the weight as much as staying in the good area for calcium. Right now walking is hard. I can't move quickly and I start heavy breathing fairly quickly. Both are CALCUIM issues and extremely frustrating. But if I don't make the changes it could be come a very serious issue.
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