Walk this way ....

So far I have not lost any of the recently gained weight... went to see a specialist who told me that my primary care doctor handled my thyroid correctly. But due to my insistence that something was not right and in view of my recent weight gain he felt that I had Metabolic Syndrome.... which according to the various things I have read means I have a "cluster" of symptoms ... and that I may be insulin resistant or "prediabetic" ... which by the way I have heard once before at least 3 or 4 yrs ago... ummm. I just didn't get it. Not then & apparently not now.

I will be seeing a dietitian or nutritionist soon in order to try & make sense of the incredible amount of confusing information available. One source states reduce your carbohydrates, another states you must chose the "right" carbohydrates ... yet another states, "everyone is different & what works for some may not work for you so you need to slowly discover what works for you through trial & error" .... and don't let me leave off the whole glycemic index... talk about confusing!!
And so my saga has taken on a whole new view ~ I am prediabetic which means if I can get my food choices worked out and increase my activity by a whole lot I can prevent becoming a full blown diabetic. It must work this time since last time it did not.

In case you couldn't tell this is a very frustrating situation. To have realized that I must make positive, healthy changes in my life & was actually executing them only to have a 20 pound gain in such a short period of time really set me back. I just don't function well when the expected results are completely opposite! So I will see how this journey proceeds.

As for the sleep apnea journey ...I'm still trying to find the "right" mask for me ... I recently tried the nasal mask in a size small ... but it was worse than the size medium and I need to see if I can return it for a medium or if it's too late already. I just feel like I can't win for trying.

Walk this way ... watch your step, don't stumble or fall if you do then please pick yourself back up and continue in the way. Yes, life is full of surprises and lots of options for passing your time. But only that which is done for God will hold any real value or long lasting results/ rewards etc. So may I encourage you to walk this way? Walk with the assurance that there is a God who loves you, live your daily walk knowing you are not alone, enjoy your time of fellowship with God throughout each day ... walking & talking with Him instead of ignoring Him to do your own thing. See what God will do if you only seek after Him & serve Him with your whole heart, mind & strength!

and yet will I praise HIM, from whom all blessings flow ~ Thank you God for keeping me safe in your care each day regardless of my circumstances & regardless of how I may or may not feel.

May you all have a blessed day & look beyond your situation to God who loves you & holds you in the palm of His hand, he has a plan & a purpose for your life & if you yield to HIM it will unfold before you.
God Bless you all.

On a crochet note ... I still have several items in the works & more to come :)

Here is the Dress I made for Abigail ... on the off chance that she may be too tall for it when she can wear it I have set some of the same yarn aside that way it can have more added to the hemline before it goes through wear & tear and the yarn no longer "matches" ~ the top photo a picture of the back & the lower one is the front ... showing a corner of my "tag" in the shoulder area.

The pattern is found on Ravelry (if you are a member there you can get it) it's called Hip Dress for Baby ~ original size is for 0-3 months. Mine should be the right size for 12 - 18 months.

That feels sooooooo great to have completed that project ~ better late than never!!!!

That being said I'm frustrated with my thyroid and sleep apnea and the weight I've gained since beginning my OSA treatment... after all I had been told I would lose weight if I dieted & exercised when I was first treated for my underactive thyroid ~ ahhhh NO that didn't work... then when I saw the specialist for my OSA he told me, "don't worry, if you diet & exercise with your sleep apnea being treated you will be able to lose the weight" ~ I should have known better! Dieting & exercising and gaining weight seem to be what I do best. The weight gain brought me back to my gp and he said oh your thyroid is off we need to adjust your meds & test your blood in a month. Meanwhile my weight is still climbing. NO NO NO I just can't stand it!!!

My body has been protesting and my body is losing this battle ... then someone said you need to read about the thyroid diet, certain foods will work against you... huh??? can this be?? if this is true then why didn't my doctor tell me about this back when he started me on my meds years ago????

All I can say is that everyone is different & what works for one may not work for another... and all doctors can do is their very best for their patients... so it is up to the patients to look things up & keep questioning their doctors in order to have/get the best care possible!!! I'm so sorry I took so long to seriously look into these things ... hopefully now I will have some answers. I'll let you know how it goes ... as it looks like it will be a long journey still.

Wishing you all a frog free projects & good health & restful sleep!