This morning I woke up at 4:30am and headed to my gym for day 1 of bootcamp! It was hard actually getting out of bed but once I was in the car, it was totally fine. Our class was only 9 people which is nice because the trainer can really help you out with form but at the same time, there is no way I could slack because she'd totally see! I did a fitness test and measurements. Since I first had my measurements done in mid September, I've lost 3 inches in the chest and 3 on my hips! My body fat is down 3% also but my overall weight loss was only 8 pounds. I really kind of stalled out my weight loss with my trainer. She was vegan and wanted me to use the gyms food tracking system and 2 months into it, I realized just how much I needed Weight Watchers and the weekly meetings again and that since she wasn't a nutritionist, she couldn't give me advice but just to say not to eat cookies or ice cream. Also, since I was working out with her twice a week, I was slacking on coming to the gym the other 3 days for cardio so I was not losing anything. I'm hoping now that I'm combining 3, hour long, bootcamp sessions a week plus 2 more visits to the gym WITH Weight Watchers, that this really revs up my weight loss. My lungs were on fire in class and it was seriously the hardest work out I've done since I ran track in high school.
In other news, tomorrow I go in for my thyroid biopsy. I'm hoping obviously that the results come back as not being cancer but I'm okay with it because I feel like no matter what, it's not like it's a death sentence, they can always take the nodule out. I think my thyroid levels are off again because my vision is extremely blurred and I've had perfect vision my whole life. I'll probably get my blood checked in the morning and then call around for an eye appointment. Or maybe I'm just getting old and falling apart, haha! Anyone else have vision problems due to their thyroid levels?
Here's a video of what my procedure looks like. It turns my stomach to think about it because it is uncomfortable! Stab a needle in my legs, arms, stomach, backside....but any where on my head or neck, no thank you!!
Yay for bootcamp! Booo for biopsy, but I do love your attitude about it. My prayer is that God gives wisdom to the physicians doing the procedure and showers you with His healing touch. I will be thinking about you tomorrow and keep us posted.
ReplyDeleteI hope your biopsy goes well. Sending positive thoughts your way
ReplyDeleteGood Luck! My brother-in-law was just diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer. They say if you are going to have cancer this is the one you want to have (hope that doesnt seem insensitive, it is just what I have heard from many people who have have thyroid cancer)
ReplyDeleteThanks ladies! And it's totally not insensitive to say thyroid cancer is probably the one you want of all the cancers:) It's true! I'm just thankful I didn't have the last biopsy come back as malignant a couple months before Dylan was born because then I would have only been able to spend a few weeks with him and would have went in for treatment and had to be seperated from him and live at my parents for some time.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it's fine but even if I got a call saying that I did have thyroid cancer, I just would not have the same reaction as a call saying I had breast or pancreatic cancer you know?
What thyroid issue are you dealing with? I was diagnosed with Grave's disease last week, so it was crazy to see you were having some issues with yours? Let me know what you're going through. It's good to know someone else can relate.
ReplyDeleteI have a hypothyroid and 2 nodules. But I'm on 50mg of synthroid which isn't much so I'm assuming my issues aren't too bad but I'd love to not have these nodules! I feel like pin cushion afte last week!
ReplyDeleteMay I ask, how big are your thyroid nodules? Are they growing after pregnacy?
ReplyDelete@Anonymous, I didn't write down the measurements or ask for copies of the ultrasounds so I'm not sure. I'll try and make note of it at my appointment in June. Yes, the nodules are definitely growing after my pregnancy.
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