Gabe: + 61lbs
Finished the month. No more psycho-cravings for...well, anything except vanilla frozen yogurt...hmm. Gabe still misses sandwiches. I finally went to the doctor and discovered that my TSH has been steadily climbing the last several years and I am now on medicine to help my thyroid. I've been taking it (along with medicine for fibromyalgia and vitamin d) for about two weeks, and my five-month gaining spree has come to an end! I've lost about 4 pounds from my highest weight two weeks ago. We have decided to maintain the lower carb (and much lower wheat) diet as it hasn't been that bad and, hey, why mess with it when I'm losing? I haven't been craving the bad stuff very much since the diet change and that's nice. I had a sandwich for the first time the other day and later in the afternoon, I was feeling somewhat sick at my stomach and a bit of a headache. Of course I also had a massage from a new therapist right after lunch and there's no accounting for how that can make me feel. He seemed to run out of time and didn't do much work on my neck, so I've been suffering from a low-level headache and high-level neck tension all week. Overall, I don't feel that cutting out wheat has made that big of a difference in my life, but I have finally gotten past the high carb/sugar cravings that I used to have constantly. (I crave dairy more, though.) I can also go longer between meals, and I don't feel like I have to eat as often. I think the biggest impact on my life has been the newly prescribed medicines, as my energy is increasing and my pain is decreasing. Gabe doesn't seem to have experienced much in the way of effects of the diet, but he's been less strict than I have in small things (like modified food starch and wheat-containing toppings and sauces.) Conclusion: my new food pyramid will be based on meat and vegetables, with carbs (particularly wheat) being up there with the sugars and desserts-acceptable in small portions, but not a staple for my sustenance.
