Bustmybutt
Thu, May-15-03, 12:20
I started TSP a couple of weeks ago. I can say that after all the yoyo diets and the last few months of little to no carbs, I feel like a million bucks. I don't weigh myself, but I do measure. I have not gained anymore weight, which is encouraging.
I have very badly damaged adrenal glands from years of never sleeping, dieting, over exercising and excessive use of stimulants. I never had a weight problem until I quit smoking last August. I knew people gained weight after quitting, so I dieted even more strictly and then trained very hard at the gym. When the weight started packing on, I freaked out and traned harder and dieted more. I still kept gaining. I even went on Atkin's induction for two months, and still gained weight although I was in ketosis. Of course the doctors never could find out what was happening to me. I gained 50 pounds in four months.
Now I know what happened and although I know the weight loss does not start right away, I would love to hear encouraging stories about your recoveries. I do feel much better and feel my energy levels returning after the crash. I wake up in the mornings refreshed again! I do get tired more easily at work, but I think it is because I am a human, and not the ephedrine queen anymore. My periods are still a mess, and my hormones and moods fluctuate quite wildly still. However I don't feel like I want to die anymore.
Since I don't weigh myself, I measure once a week. I need to lose five inches from my waist, chest, hips and thighs to be where I used to be. It is hard to accept the fact that I am almost half a foot wider then I used to be. I try to love myself, but the weight gain and the inability to lose it, no matter what I have done, is my biggest stress in life. I can manage everything else just fine, but my self esteem and self worth are in the crapper. How do you cope with this?
I have very badly damaged adrenal glands from years of never sleeping, dieting, over exercising and excessive use of stimulants. I never had a weight problem until I quit smoking last August. I knew people gained weight after quitting, so I dieted even more strictly and then trained very hard at the gym. When the weight started packing on, I freaked out and traned harder and dieted more. I still kept gaining. I even went on Atkin's induction for two months, and still gained weight although I was in ketosis. Of course the doctors never could find out what was happening to me. I gained 50 pounds in four months.
Now I know what happened and although I know the weight loss does not start right away, I would love to hear encouraging stories about your recoveries. I do feel much better and feel my energy levels returning after the crash. I wake up in the mornings refreshed again! I do get tired more easily at work, but I think it is because I am a human, and not the ephedrine queen anymore. My periods are still a mess, and my hormones and moods fluctuate quite wildly still. However I don't feel like I want to die anymore.
Since I don't weigh myself, I measure once a week. I need to lose five inches from my waist, chest, hips and thighs to be where I used to be. It is hard to accept the fact that I am almost half a foot wider then I used to be. I try to love myself, but the weight gain and the inability to lose it, no matter what I have done, is my biggest stress in life. I can manage everything else just fine, but my self esteem and self worth are in the crapper. How do you cope with this?