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Originally Posted by way2goal
If any of you were 'wicked' stuck (sorry...my Maine roots are showing)..how did you un-stick?
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No need to apologize for being a Mainah!
I haven't been diagnosed yet, and am not on any meds. I have all the symptoms, though, and my test results are outside the new range of .3 to 3.0 (my TSH is 3.84).
My regular doctor wouldn't treat me for it, but thought my symptoms could be related to menopause, so he referred me to a gyno. I have gained 20 pounds in the past 6 months with no change in diet or exercise (except that I've been even MORE diligent on both). And I can't lose for nothing.
I showed the gyno my weight charts of all my workouts (4x per week) for the past several months. Pretty impressive, if you ask me. She glanced at it, handed it back to me, and said, "Where's your cardio?"
I told her I don't write down my cardio because I know what I'm doing -- it's not like you have to keep track of weights or reps or anything. I told her I was doing 30 - 45 minutes (sometimes 60) minutes of cardio 4 to 5 times a week.
NOT ENOUGH, she says. She says I need to do a full hour at 75% max heart rate 7 days a week. Also, she said not to cut calories. I've been averaging around 1400 to 1500 calories a day.
I was so pissed, I did that faithfully for 15 days. Didn't lose a single ounce. It wore me out, though. I get up at 4:00 every morning, drive 1 1/2 hours to work, work usually a 9- or a 10-hour day, drive 1 1/2 hours home again, jump on the treadmill or the bike, sweat for 60 minutes, make dinner for DH and me, let it digest for about 30 minutes, and then off to bed.
I was exhausted! My muscles got weaker and weaker, and I felt worse and worse.
No one can tell me that more cardio is the answer.
Since then I have ramped it down a bunch. I'm now doing cardio around 4 times a week at a lower pace for about 30 minutes. I'm weight training twice a week using much lower weights but way more reps. This is at the advice of my physical therapist (and DH, who has always worked out this way, and his muscle tone is amazing).
I haven't weighed myself since beginning the new regimen, but this week I've worn two pair of slacks that were tight last week. When I put them on this week, one pair was quite loose, and the other was noticeably looser.
To each his/her own. I think I'm finding that if I treat my body more gently, I get more out of it.
Just another opinion from a fellow Mainah! Ayuh!