There
are some people who are very in touch with their own bodies. They know what’s going on with themselves,
they can accurately gauge when something is wrong, when things are good, what
they need and what they can do without.
When it comes to their health and how they’re feeling – they know
themselves well.
I
am not one of those people.
I
can’t trust a single thing I feel because I have anxiety problems which
generate a veritable merry-go-round of histrionics, false symptoms and side
effects. This is particularly
problematic right now.
They
took blood at the clinic last week to make sure I’m remaining healthy on the calorie
restricted diet, and this week I was told that my liver levels were “high” and
that I had to be tested again. This
resulted immediately after with my blood pressure testing “high” because I had
become instantly convinced that grim death was imminent.
They
suspect that the high level has something to do with my birth control pills, but
since my levels were apparently normal a month ago before I began the program I
don’t quite know what to think. The
person who has presented the best explanation is my sister, the Vet
Technician. Years ago she owned a very
fat cat she had rescued from life as a lab animal stuck in a small cage 24/7. After moving in with her, Caspar (the aforementioned
fat cat), was able to move around and play and eat a much healthier diet. As a result he began to lose weight. As he lost weight and his body had to metabolize
its own body fat – his liver levels went high.
Basically he had a fatty liver as a result of consuming… well… himself.
It
makes a lot of sense. As usual, I’d be
nowhere good without the aid of a pretty amazing family.
So…
yeah. Unfortunately at the time I
couldn’t really enjoy the fact that I lost four pounds this week. But I did, I’m four pounds closer to my
goal. 13.4 pounds total after one full month
on the new program, and 28.8 lbs. lost from my personal all-time high.
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