sherrygenet’s BodyBlog

I was diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia and hypothyroidism.  So basically, I have no energy, NO metabolism, and my hormones are completely screwed up.  I’ve had a bunch of tests done and get more results from my Doc next week.  I’m on meds, which can take a few months or more to regulate and before I’ll feel better.  \

Anyway, I GAINED 15-20 pounds in something like a month!!  It was HORRIBLE.  Especially after I had worked so hard to make the progress I did.  I knew there was something wrong because I was making gains, but not the kind of gains I should have  been making for the type of training I was doing.  And then, I gained around 10 pounds in a week!   Withougt much change in diet or exercise.  It was freaking me out.

At least I have answers now.  I’ve lost 4 or 5 pounds of that 15 or 20.  I’m somewhere between 28.5% 30% BF!!  (I had been down to 23.3%.  My goal is to maintain under 20%).  All I can do is keep going forward.  I’m glad to be back on the boards.  It was just so hard after all the gains I had made, and then such a big set back in such a short time.  It’s just taken a while to get back here.  But, I figure there are a lot of people out there that go through ups and downs, so I would rather tell my story so that maybe other people can see it and be motivated and relate.  Or, if anyone else has been through stuff like this, feel free to write me.

Believe it or not, my Doc told me to lay off the cardio until we get my blood work stabilized (thyroid hormones).  Weight training is fine, so I’ve been lifting a few times a week to keep up my strength and some conditioning.  I’ve started powerlifting a bit again, which feels good.  I was doing so much cardio a few months ago, so my training now is so much different.  My Doc also told me that doing so much cardio could have affected my adrenal glands to produce too much cortisol (I think this is what she said), which also makes you retain and gain fat. 

 Sorry to all those who wrote me that I didn’t respond to.  This is why.