Man I really feel for you! That can't be fun
The up and down of your thyroid must be terrible, I can't imagine what you're going through
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Man I really feel for you! That can't be fun
The up and down of your thyroid must be terrible, I can't imagine what you're going through
Thanks, comes with a side effect of depression / anxiety / bi-polar disorder also. Head shrinker dealing with that. Yeah, I'm a mess. Hopefully, once the Thyroid gets stabilized, the above goes away. I've ordered my Endocrinologist to have my Thyroid checked once a month. She was slacking for a few months, and I ripped her a new one. Takes 1 month for a dosage adjustment to take effect. I fell like I'm 110 yrs old. Sleep all the time. No energy..Add back surgery to that to boot. Have work just piling up waiting for meds to kick in. Still say 9/11 had something to do with this. No cancer, no lung issues, no compensation. That's the way the 9/11 Compensation Fund works. I was working for the Utility Company that serves lower NY. Con-Edison. Was there within 2 hrs after the 2nd Tower fell.
I can now understand the battle some go through regarding weight. I currently weigh more than I ever did in my life. I avoided a terrible family history maintaining the proper weight and eating properly. However for the first time in my life, this year, I weigh more than I ever did in my life. I was always within the general range of the suggested BMI and Im a bit stocky.
Anyway, refusing to accept it however I am now considered obese. Put on around 35 - 40 LBS this year. Temporally (for now) I had to go buy a small amount of larger clothes. So what happened? I had to take a prostate cancer drug called Orgovyx for 6 months that started in Jan. My weight just kept creeping up, still eating healthy but I guess more of it.
Bottom line, from what I read and what the doctors told me, I lost muscle mass and gained girth, in addition it SLOWS down your metabolism, throw is a couple months of radiation and was always exhausted. It's depressing and yet another side effect for men is the gain is depressing. Every morning that I wake up I look in the mirror and cant believe what I see.
Anyway, that ended in July, Im on so far a two month drag of LOW testosterone SLOWLY building back to normal, it was technically brought down to Zero for 6 months.
Normal is roughly 330 to 1000. The weight gain has stopped. HOWEVER it seems it will be monumental task to lose it all, build up muscles and lose fat. I'll do it but I now understand what some go through. I never understood in the past. I do now and I feel bad for those that battle obesity. Man its rough.
Anyway, refusing to accept it however I am now considered obese. Put on around 35 - 40 LBS this year. Temporally (for now) I had to go buy a small amount of larger clothes. So what happened? I had to take a prostate cancer drug called Orgovyx for 6 months that started in Jan. My weight just kept creeping up, still eating healthy but I guess more of it.
Bottom line, from what I read and what the doctors told me, I lost muscle mass and gained girth, in addition it SLOWS down your metabolism, throw is a couple months of radiation and was always exhausted. It's depressing and yet another side effect for men is the gain is depressing. Every morning that I wake up I look in the mirror and cant believe what I see.
Anyway, that ended in July, Im on so far a two month drag of LOW testosterone SLOWLY building back to normal, it was technically brought down to Zero for 6 months.
Normal is roughly 330 to 1000. The weight gain has stopped. HOWEVER it seems it will be monumental task to lose it all, build up muscles and lose fat. I'll do it but I now understand what some go through. I never understood in the past. I do now and I feel bad for those that battle obesity. Man its rough.
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ONLY 7% of the adult USA population doesn’t have some metabolic disease. Pretty sad.
I am NOT one of the 7%
It started 60+ years ago. White processed useless simple carbohydrates and fillers. These are worse than sugar because when they quickly breakdown to sugar body is easily overloaded with glucose. Eventually pancreas cannot pump more insulin- and even if it did that much insulin is harmful too. A terrible cycle created which is the root cause of all the metabolic disease.
We can’t give up but it is a battle!
I am NOT one of the 7%
It started 60+ years ago. White processed useless simple carbohydrates and fillers. These are worse than sugar because when they quickly breakdown to sugar body is easily overloaded with glucose. Eventually pancreas cannot pump more insulin- and even if it did that much insulin is harmful too. A terrible cycle created which is the root cause of all the metabolic disease.
We can’t give up but it is a battle!
How does that compare to the rest of the world?
Wondering if this is a bit like, say 50% of the population has to wear glasses. Is that because people made bad choices--or just nature handing out bad hands in the game of life?
Cheap carbs got me through college. They were cheap, and they fueled my brain. Somewhere along the way, my body has changed, and I need to ramp them down--but boy, they were quite the fuel source for a while.
Not sure have not seen numbers. You might look at the places with the highest longevity, for example. Very little if any processed foods.
Yes, 20-30 years of cheap carbs = disease. They will fuel your brain, for awhile.
30 years, that might be long enough. If one makes it into their 50's and then can slow down, wouldn't that work for some?
Plus one can afford the more expensive carbs once out of college or out of their 20's. But for a few decades it's all about outworking those around you.
Slow down? No, it's really hard to reverse. Really hard. 30 years is not a goal, it's a nasty progression. Maybe not detectable with BG monitoring early, but monitoring insulin levels yes. Best to not start.
Sorry, meant, slow down as in slow down at work. Not slow down calorie intake.
I figure, in order to make 2x I need to work 2x hard as someone coming into the field. Experience has to lead into higher levels of productivity. So if I had to work hard at the start of my career... it will only get harder going forward. Otherwise I'll just be replaced.
Ergo, it's best to work as hard as possible, while saving as much as possible, when one is young and able to. Later in life one can worry about "balance".
I have a psych meds problem.
Trying to lose weight but I have no energy or motivation after work since I'm still recovering from my surgery. Gotta go right back under the knife for a hernia operation too. I wont be in walking shape until Jan 2026 at this rate.
Trying to lose weight but I have no energy or motivation after work since I'm still recovering from my surgery. Gotta go right back under the knife for a hernia operation too. I wont be in walking shape until Jan 2026 at this rate.
Totally understand. I'm on psych meds too, they make you sleepy, then I just had back surgery in June...still haven't started Physical Therapy for that, got an underactive thyroid, that slows metabolism..waiting on meds to kick in to fix that, which takes up to 8 weeks. No energy from thyroid condition. I do walk 1.5 miles a day, but it's such a slow pace due to my back and thyroid fatigue, I'm not burnin any calories.. Just a mess. Went from 168 to 197lbs with cutting back on food intake. Rough year. Back surgery alone is 1 yr for full recovery. My last back surgery was in 2020, now again in 2025...Really can't say " Oh, I'll join a gym and work it off". I'll ruin the back surgery. I'll drop some weight once my back stabilizes and I can do more things.. Wife has the same problem. She had 2 back surgeries at once in March 2025. She's still in Physical Therapy, and gained weight too. We're both a mess 
I never understood back pain until this summer. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to move much or fast since the begining of august and I have put on a few pounds.
Early in August, I was working on my disaster Jeep. Spent a few hours bent over while sorting out some things on the cooling system. Next day, the left lower side of my back was TIGHT and I couldn't really bend or move much. I lost a day to that but was able to recover to normal in a week or so.
Then during labor day weekend I was hanging out with some friends and standing up. My back started to tighten up and I decided to head home to work on some stuff inthe garage at the bench so I could sit ... I couldn't sit. Laid down in bed for a bit of a nap / rest. Then it took me 30 minutes to get out of bed.
Couldn't walk or bend. It was awful. Spent 4 or 5 days crawling around the house and sleeping on the floor. It still isn't great and I'm only able to walk about 100 feet or so before it tightens up and I have to stretch. I'm sure I get a lot of weird looks walking around the store having to constantly stop and take a knee to stretch. Still can't lift anything either. It's terrible.
Early in August, I was working on my disaster Jeep. Spent a few hours bent over while sorting out some things on the cooling system. Next day, the left lower side of my back was TIGHT and I couldn't really bend or move much. I lost a day to that but was able to recover to normal in a week or so.
Then during labor day weekend I was hanging out with some friends and standing up. My back started to tighten up and I decided to head home to work on some stuff inthe garage at the bench so I could sit ... I couldn't sit. Laid down in bed for a bit of a nap / rest. Then it took me 30 minutes to get out of bed.
Couldn't walk or bend. It was awful. Spent 4 or 5 days crawling around the house and sleeping on the floor. It still isn't great and I'm only able to walk about 100 feet or so before it tightens up and I have to stretch. I'm sure I get a lot of weird looks walking around the store having to constantly stop and take a knee to stretch. Still can't lift anything either. It's terrible.
Go see a back specialist and get an MRI done, if it doesn't get better. That's no way to live. That's what I did. Have my back surgeon on speed dial on my phone. They've come a LONG way in fixing backs nowadays. I have 2 titanium discs now. No screws or rods to bother you later on. Went to Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan, NY. The best doctor's are in Manhattan. Always been that way.
Coming into year fifty, I'm way overweight. BMI says Obese, but at least not morbidly. I have really no excuse, a few years ago I was able to drop about 50lbs on my own but it was very strict. Strict diet, no sugar, limited carbs unless from natural sources like veggies and some fruits. 5-6 days a week at the gym with a good mix of weight training and cardio. Nothing works for me except for the strictest version of the old standby: Eat right and exercise.
My carb addiction got the best of me and I've gained a lot back. A lot has to do with motivation. I think for many people its more of a mental game than physical. Normally I feel a certain malaise that has me saying I'll go to the gym tomorrow. When I feel good, I'm actually making progress and hitting the gym.
My carb addiction got the best of me and I've gained a lot back. A lot has to do with motivation. I think for many people its more of a mental game than physical. Normally I feel a certain malaise that has me saying I'll go to the gym tomorrow. When I feel good, I'm actually making progress and hitting the gym.
I want to write a post of encouragement for all. BUT I don't want come off as "I am better, I have made it" because no one is better and no one has made it. I struggle EVERY DAY.
Pain is real. In so many ways it is devastating, demotivating, deadly, depressing. Sometimes I think it's from the devil himself. Needs conquering before much else. Sounds like you guys know this and are doing it. Don't give up.
Even before my hernia popped and my intestines got pinched, I felt off. Sluggish. Then when I was gripped and bound up, I could not even do much and my metabolism went slug mode. Surgery was OK, but recovery was not that much better than before, it took so long! I was actually get exasperated. I needed to channel. I cleaned my office (I couldn't lift) then (see my post) I actually cleaned my shop. I could walk OK, but real set backs when I overdid it. I know this is nothing compared to when I blew my back or when I blew my neck out. Nasty.
Anyway. High level point. Keep going! It is about lousy carbs, crappy seed oils and just too many calories on the intake side, and too low of a work rate on the output side. Keep moving. Walk a bit more every day. Even 50-100 feet.
When my metabolism slowed - all my numbers got REALLY bad. I actually scared my doctor. It really told me how much my activity levels help. A1C, all the lipids BAD (except triglycerides for some unknown reason). BP HIGH. Not good. Doc got in my face scary. I am now on some meds too. I didn't want to, but I'm headed for 70. And I will see if I can get off.
My goals:
1) Get off all meds!
2) Sprint on the beach at 70 (which I did with the dog this month, no pain)
3) More and more vigorous hikes
4) Improve my pickleball game (always a journey)
5) Keep my cognitive memory/ability - don't forget those nouns
6) Keep going to pump class
Low level tip to get off sugar and still enjoy some sweet: I mix inulin*, allulose*, and a tiny amount amount monk fruit powder. You can use this in coffee or most anything. *Some people may not tolerate these.
I know I have an absolute HARD ADDICTION to bread. I can leave candy alone. No big deal. But bread, bread is my opiate. I have to treat it as an addiction. I've tried moderation and such. Does not work for me.
Pain is real. In so many ways it is devastating, demotivating, deadly, depressing. Sometimes I think it's from the devil himself. Needs conquering before much else. Sounds like you guys know this and are doing it. Don't give up.
Even before my hernia popped and my intestines got pinched, I felt off. Sluggish. Then when I was gripped and bound up, I could not even do much and my metabolism went slug mode. Surgery was OK, but recovery was not that much better than before, it took so long! I was actually get exasperated. I needed to channel. I cleaned my office (I couldn't lift) then (see my post) I actually cleaned my shop. I could walk OK, but real set backs when I overdid it. I know this is nothing compared to when I blew my back or when I blew my neck out. Nasty.
Anyway. High level point. Keep going! It is about lousy carbs, crappy seed oils and just too many calories on the intake side, and too low of a work rate on the output side. Keep moving. Walk a bit more every day. Even 50-100 feet.
When my metabolism slowed - all my numbers got REALLY bad. I actually scared my doctor. It really told me how much my activity levels help. A1C, all the lipids BAD (except triglycerides for some unknown reason). BP HIGH. Not good. Doc got in my face scary. I am now on some meds too. I didn't want to, but I'm headed for 70. And I will see if I can get off.
My goals:
1) Get off all meds!
2) Sprint on the beach at 70 (which I did with the dog this month, no pain)
3) More and more vigorous hikes
4) Improve my pickleball game (always a journey)
5) Keep my cognitive memory/ability - don't forget those nouns
6) Keep going to pump class
Low level tip to get off sugar and still enjoy some sweet: I mix inulin*, allulose*, and a tiny amount amount monk fruit powder. You can use this in coffee or most anything. *Some people may not tolerate these.
I know I have an absolute HARD ADDICTION to bread. I can leave candy alone. No big deal. But bread, bread is my opiate. I have to treat it as an addiction. I've tried moderation and such. Does not work for me.
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I actually did. It must be bad if *I* see a doctor.
The good thing - nothing is really wrong with my back. A lot of inflammation. It looks like due to the way I sit at my desk at work (usually leaned back), I'm not working my lower back muscles. So when I stand or lean forward for a while, stuff starts to overcompensate and it just causes all sorts of problems.
It's not just McDonald's but probably 99% of the food supply in the USA has been severely compromised at this point with deliberate intent. One must put forward a concerted effort to find the cleanest food they can to avoid the negative outcomes that so many have experienced from not doing so over the past several decades.
Two books I would recommend:
Toxic Legacy by Dr. Stephanie Seneff
Countdown by Dr. Shanna Swan
There is a lot more that I could say but I'll just start there and if anybody wants to reply I will be happy to engage with you further.
Our soil is depleted, our water is compromised with pesticides, herbicides and pharmaceuticals. Our air is clean fortunately, thanks to de-industrialization. You go to buy leafy vegetables and they have never seen sunlight in the hydroponic existence while everything else has been harvested unripe and ripened in a warehouse.
Prognosis negative...
"You get Red 40, you get Red 40, everyone gets Red 40!" Unfortunately many GRAS ingredients now are found extremely detrimental to health.
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