So i met with my liver specialist earlier today. Well, yesterday, I suppose. Exhaustion had me out like a light at about 5, and now I'm awake and can't sleep so I'm writing this.
I've lost 18 pounds!! We're not sure about the exact timeframe because I've been avoiding the scale so hard that it's been months since my last weigh-in, but I'm down 18 pounds from that weigh-in, which startled the hell out of me. I honestly hadn't thought I'd really lost much, if anything.
As for the good news, well - with cirrhosis there's only so much good news, you know. But mine is pretty good news. So far, my condition seems pretty stable. My liver is managing things, and maintaining. The more weight I can lose, the better I will do long term - so I have a job ahead of me. I'm going to cling hard to this community while I work on it. I've finally hit a balance with a healthy diet that leaves me feeling happy with what I'm eating, and still allows for weight loss - my doctor and I talked it over and she's very pleased. I'm following a very Mediterranean style eating plan - lots of fish, a little chicken, very very little red meat. Lots of vergetables and fruit, low grains and rice, keeping oils to a minimum and healthy - my food is healthy, and it's all stuff I love so I don't feel deprived. Best of all my doctor understands that for me quality of life is valued over quantity - that can be hard to find in doctors, so I'm glad I've found one who will fight for that with me.
I want to thank everyone here. I don't tend to post here, though I comment now and again. I've been in a very dark place a few times over the last few years - close to giving up. Quite often it was people here, reading about their struggles and their triumphs, their passion - that helped keep me going. This is a hell of a community.
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