It pays to look back
earlnabby
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I am really close to a half-year of eating better and decided to look back at my stats to get a good view of my overall progress. I started on Dec 31 (not because of a New Years Resolution but because that is the day I ended up in the hospital with severe anemia) and began with MFP on Valentines Day. I am aiming towards a loss of 1 lb a week. My first 6 weeks I lost 21 lb, at least 10 from edema caused by the anemia, and have lost another 24 since starting MFP. My overall average is 1.8 lb a week and my MFP average is 1.3 lb. The last month I lost 4.4 lb which is dead on with the 1 per week (and I thought I wasn't losing much of anything!)
Health wise I am good too. My hemoglobin is normal and my ferritin is up from almost non existent (my value was 3) to low normal. I still have to take the high potency iron until I raise the ferritin more. All of the tests they did in the hospital showed that I was also T2 diabetic. I have lowered my A1C to 5.6 and am very close to getting off the medication and just control it through lifestyle.
I have been feeling discouraged because it seems like the scale and my measurements have not budged recently but, in reality, I am right on schedule weight wise and vastly improved health wise. YAY!
Health wise I am good too. My hemoglobin is normal and my ferritin is up from almost non existent (my value was 3) to low normal. I still have to take the high potency iron until I raise the ferritin more. All of the tests they did in the hospital showed that I was also T2 diabetic. I have lowered my A1C to 5.6 and am very close to getting off the medication and just control it through lifestyle.
I have been feeling discouraged because it seems like the scale and my measurements have not budged recently but, in reality, I am right on schedule weight wise and vastly improved health wise. YAY!
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That's awesome! Great job and glad you are getting better!0
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Congratulations on improving your health.
Look back, but don't forget to look forward as well.0 -
Great job!:flowerforyou:0
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Congratulations on improving your health.
Look back, but don't forget to look forward as well.
Very true.0 -
Wow! Congratulations on your great success and really good about your A1C!0
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