Before being diagnosed, I was already on a HUGE health kick to prevent weight gain because I quit smoking in March. I hired a personal trainer (I could afford it since I wasn't paying the $4.50/a pack anymore), weight lifted & cardio 4-5 days a week, cut way down on carbs, ate 6 small meals a day with all organic food and stopped all sodas, processed foods, fried foods-basically anything that tastes really good-LOL.
I did "pride" myself as a teen thru this last year of having a 4 pack stomach. I have been an exercise nut forever (the smoking was the most ignorant habit I did and started later in life when I should have known better-I went thru multiple tramatic events). This past year however, no matter how healthy I ate or how much I worked out, I could not keep the weight off my tummy which was starting to travel down to my thighs. It was a never ending constant struggle. I thought it was cuz I was getting older/not smoking.
ONE WEEK on Glumetza 1000 mg-I dropped 3 lbs! I can honestly say all of it was in the tummy. My pants in the waist area are not tight anymore and I dropped 1 1/2"s. 3 lbs isn't alot, but I'm only 5' 3". My energy level came back and when I went up to 1500 mg on Met, I felt alive again & hardly ever hungry! Unfortunately, I've reinjured my bulging disc in my lower back doing deadlifts so I bet if I was 100% w/workouts, I could lose even more. Now on my cycle of progestrone and my hunger is back w/a vengence. Wish I didn't have to take it! |