Over the years I have tried pretty much every diet out there - I have done sureslim, weight watchers, sacred heart soup diet, liver cleansing diet, and so many many more. I have seen dieticians, and worked hard with friends to review what they do differently. Each attempt has the same result. I don't lose weight! I don't put it on, but I barely lose any, if I indeed do lose any.
I thought it was me, that I was copping out. I exercised, measured calories, cut out soft drinks, chocolate and so much more. It never dropped. Weightloss websites helped me track exactly what I ate and drank and what exercise I did, and they were forever telling me off for not eating all my calories etc. Dieticians reviewed my food diaries and could hardly ever make any suggestions on what else I could do.
So finally being referred to a specialist and meeting my doctor was a total breath of fresh air. She understood. She told me that I fit all the criteria for having metabolic syndrome. After googling it - i feel like I am reading a bio of myself. Here is just one link I found Metabolic Syndrome.
So my doctor gave me some sobering facts. My BMI was 50. Classified as Morbidly Obese. I gotta do something and I have to do it Now! I'm 41 and I have a 5 year old son at home who needs his mother.
After our discussion, she has recommended for me that I immediately start taking Cymbalta (an antidepressant) - she has had good results with using this combined with good diet and exercise. She also wants me to make her bircher muesli recipe, and eat it for breakfast and lunch every day and have a small piece of meat nad 4 cups of veggies for dinner.
She also wants to see me again in 6 weeks and for me to consider in the future either gastric sleeving or gastric bypass. I've started researching both these options and I have to say, they scare the crap right out of me (if only they scared a few kgs of fat out of me too I might be happy).
Actually, even starting the antidepressant scares me. However, I need to be around for my son. I love him beyond reason and he needs his mum.
So today I took my first tablet. And thus this journey begins..............
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