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Jul. 10th, 2014 08:19 amI went in for my woman's yearly check up yesterday. And I have gained 6 lbs from last year. And have not change my routine or eating habits at all. I'm not stupid I knew I had gained it...although it fluxes between up 2-6 lbs just depending on the time of the month. Which at this age (45) is completely unpredictable. I love my doctor /she is the same age as me and is a tad weight/body obsessed as I am. She told me that the average women between the ages 40-45 will begin to gain 5-7 lbs a year for no other reason then hormones. And the only way to combat it is exercise and eating right. Well I don't eat right....I eat very randomly (like just here and there/no three meals a day thing) and I'm sure not the number one choice of WHAT to eat either. Although I have cup out sweets and pop and chips. Except on occasion when my son and I went to the movies last week and saw "Echo to Earth". But neither R nor I cook (well R can but never has time and we don't live together anyway.) So when we go meet we always eat out somewhere...and we do that A LOT!!!
I do pilates every morning here at home that keeps my abs tone but I have to admit does not do much for my leg muscles other them making me flexable. I have a membership to a local gym really close to home (its only $10 a month and no contract) but I don't go as much as I should because I hate going alone. And I don't like to go when there are a lot of people there as I look like a total fool trying to work the equipment. Of course if I went more I'd figure it all out. ....Bottom line is I don't wanna be 6 lbs heavier next year. (and the next year and the next year.) And R is not help...he just says "Baby you have so much room to gain more weight stop worrying." He just does not get it. We have a great relationship and I don't want that to change and if I keep gaining weight (TMI) I am not going to feel sexy and when you don't feel good about yourself in that way it changes things...ya know.
The good news is my labs pretty much came back normal. Iron normal, thyroid normal, Vit D normal, buy my kidney functions were low. (I have kidney issues from being anorexic so long growing up I never would drink enough and nearly lost a kidney.) She gave me a choice ...Start doubling up on the water intake and we will recheck the labs in 3 months or do a kidney ultra sound now. I choose to drink more. (I have Medicare and no coinsurance to pick up the non covered 20% & ultra sounds don't sound cheap.)
So as much as I'm glad things came back good. I'm not doing to good with this "aging" thing. And I am not a candidate for hormonal replacement therapy because my mother had breast cancer in her 50's and lost both breasts w/a tumor in each. My doctor says the hormones will put me at a higher risk of developing breast cancer too.
So heres to learning to age gracefully ...I may need all your help...and to vent from time to time.
Thanks for listening to my rant.
Cassie
XOXO
*Well so much for waiting on the renal ultra sound...it was the nurse I talked to yesterday and my doctor called today and said the levels were too low to wait. So now I have to have on next week...You'd think I'd be more concerned about my kidneys the my co-insurance!!
I do pilates every morning here at home that keeps my abs tone but I have to admit does not do much for my leg muscles other them making me flexable. I have a membership to a local gym really close to home (its only $10 a month and no contract) but I don't go as much as I should because I hate going alone. And I don't like to go when there are a lot of people there as I look like a total fool trying to work the equipment. Of course if I went more I'd figure it all out. ....Bottom line is I don't wanna be 6 lbs heavier next year. (and the next year and the next year.) And R is not help...he just says "Baby you have so much room to gain more weight stop worrying." He just does not get it. We have a great relationship and I don't want that to change and if I keep gaining weight (TMI) I am not going to feel sexy and when you don't feel good about yourself in that way it changes things...ya know.
The good news is my labs pretty much came back normal. Iron normal, thyroid normal, Vit D normal, buy my kidney functions were low. (I have kidney issues from being anorexic so long growing up I never would drink enough and nearly lost a kidney.) She gave me a choice ...Start doubling up on the water intake and we will recheck the labs in 3 months or do a kidney ultra sound now. I choose to drink more. (I have Medicare and no coinsurance to pick up the non covered 20% & ultra sounds don't sound cheap.)
So as much as I'm glad things came back good. I'm not doing to good with this "aging" thing. And I am not a candidate for hormonal replacement therapy because my mother had breast cancer in her 50's and lost both breasts w/a tumor in each. My doctor says the hormones will put me at a higher risk of developing breast cancer too.
So heres to learning to age gracefully ...I may need all your help...and to vent from time to time.
Thanks for listening to my rant.
Cassie
XOXO
*Well so much for waiting on the renal ultra sound...it was the nurse I talked to yesterday and my doctor called today and said the levels were too low to wait. So now I have to have on next week...You'd think I'd be more concerned about my kidneys the my co-insurance!!
