[desiree]

Hi Leigh, not sure if you remember me or not, you wrote up a program for me about 1 1/2 yrs ago when you were doing a little more one on one, and I got scared and fell off the band wagon--kinda like an alcoholic or drug addict going to therapy for the first time!! So sorry for that, But I am back and I realize and could kick my self in the Booty for not sticking with it then, because I would have been fixed and running and feeling great by now--But I am just another year behind and I woke up one morning and said--"S--t!! That girl tried and tried to tell me!""

Anyway a quick overview of me--I have dieted down and dieted down for 3 yrs, worked out really hard, heavy weights, and fell in love with running, etc--the program you wrote for me in the past even had running in it, because I was being so stubborn and did not want to stop--I was running races, training, winning and I crashed and BURNED--Hit rock bottom as you will!! Have not ran now in about 5 months, but then of course that made me diet even more, and could not understand why I had to decrease calories to 700 to loose or even maintain my weight!!

Where am I at now?? I am going into my 5th week of MRM program, have been on thyroid medicine for the past year and half, and my Freet3 would not get normal, had labs done yesterday and for the first time it came back within normal limits!!! yeah!!

I gained 3 1/2 pounds my first two weeks, probablly just water since I was low carbing it for so long, but now getting ready to go into 5th week, suppose to up calories by 15% and start exercising--hmmm, well for the last two weeks, my weight has gone up another 1-2 pounds, but more inches--hmmm I cannot fit in my clothes--my inches are going up more than the scale?? could this be just water--still?? What is going to happen next week??

Have not had a period in 3yrs, doing a saliva test now to see what is going on there, but my hubby thinks saliva tests are for the birds, so just did labs on all female and male hormones will not have results till next week, but will say had them done a year 1/2 ago and they were normal?? Not sure--

Had stress levels done to, but again by saliva, Doc read them as adrenal really tired, but not dead which is a good thing do not have to take any cortisol treatments, just adrenal support, which is ok--

Now everyone tells me that until your thyroid levels are within normal range--you will continue to carry and even make more bodyfat which is what is happening to me--1 1/2 years ago my bodyfat was 15% and now is about 24% probably even worse, now--my hubby is being great an supportive he says just keep eating you look great, but UGH I am bursting out of my clothes-- I keep waiting for the burst of energy to kick in with all the extra food, but not happening yet, but since thyroid levels are finally in normal range? I am guessing that maybe now I will make some progress--

I am retaining lots of water, I can see it in under my eyes, went yesterday to have a glucose tolerance test done, oh my gosh, went up two pounds and feel lethargic today from all the sugar,my body does not know how to process it!! I do have some digestive issues, taking enzymes and they seem to be working, was really constipated all the time, living with enemas, but now going daily,---Naturally--YEAH!! But wondering if everything I am eating is turning to bodyfat vs being metabolized properly?? could this be it?

Oh, was wondering if I started my caloric intake at too high, by the harris calculation should have started at 1200 rmr, which is what I did, but before I started the diet, I went to a nutritionist and she did a metabolic test on me that showed my rmr at 1027?? I guess the worst case scenario is I will be at maintenance level alot faster, but also gaining weight, Had that same metabolic test done 1 1/2 years ago only weighed about 104 and my RMR was 1310, What a difference right? I am guessing with a fixed metabolism this might get back to the way it was--growing up I was always one of those people who had to struggle to gain weight--How I screwed everything up!! And the funny thing is when I started exercising and dieting 3yrs ago I was only doing it to tone up, because everyone would tease me that I was a skinny/fat person, skinny but flabby--haha!! Started seeing some muscles, definition and never looked Back!!

I have so many questions and I am just mumbling here have so much going thru my mind and so many issues at once!
I will wait for a response an will probably have more questions, thanks Dessie