Women in their 30s trying to get back on track!

Happy Monday everyone! I got into it a little bit a few weeks ago, but like I said, I ended up going through a crazy amount of wild tests at my doctor’s office. I ended up diagnosed with Hyperinsulinism – basically my body was producing insulin inappropriately. Every single time I ate or exerted energy I’d have a blood sugar crash – basically the exact opposite of what my body was supposed to do at those times. We are trying to rule out a pancreas tumor that causes this (non-cancerous) by trying a diet change and meds for 90 days. The testing for this type of tumor is apparently pretty brutal, so they try to determine if it’s just the inulinism before getting to that point. Hyperinsulinism can be controlled with meds and diet and can even be cured that way – the tumor can’t. So for 90 days, I’m on an extremely low carb diet and taking a very high dose of metformin. This has been super hard for me but holy crap do I feel so much better! I *was* vegan….for over a decade. Now….my entire diet was essentially blacklisted – no fruit, no grains, no starches, no beans. My oatmeal for breakfast – not anymore. My med bowls I’d make for lunch with rice or couscous and hummus and chickpeas? Nope. My rice, bean and veggie dinners? Not anymore. Fruit during the day for my snacks – nada! I want into a bit of a panic. I slowly started incorporating dairy and then small amounts of meat, because I was basically left with nothing I could eat. I get 10-15 carbs per meal, five meals a day. If I have more than that in a few hours, I can feel it – my body starts crashing. They don’t want me having less per meal since they absolutely do not want me going into ketosis, so finding balance in my meals has proved pretty difficult. I’m starting to get it though….but I’m not enjoying food at all. I HATE meat, which is why I never ate it. I’m allergic to eggs and shellfish so that limits me also. It’s been a learning curve the last few weeks but I am feeling better and the weight I couldn’t seem to shake is falling off – 8 pounds in the last three weeks! We will see where this goes….If after 90 days my labs are better, that will rule out a tumor and at that point we can start incorporating more carbs per meal….so fingers crossed!

33 year old woman looking to lose the last 35 pounds to my final goal. Looking for friends with healthy habits. I’m a pescatarian, only counting calories at this point (no macros), struggle with binge eating, and am post op gastric bypass (1.5 yrs).