How it happens, explained VERY well.Originally Posted by cdm2kk
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July 1, 2011
June gave me a hard time, with my eating. I finally realized that my body was not in sync with my desires or my emotions. Once I decided to just maintain, I did well. I also (just) realized that I was within an 8 lb range (+/- 4 lbs) for the entire month of June.
That's not too shabby for an emotional eater.
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July 3, 2011
Tomorrow, I'm starting a new round/cycle!
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Today, I saw my endocrinologist.
She's the doctor that seemed alarmed about my 35 lb weight loss in 3.5 months. Her reaction alarmed me, because it's usually pretty bad news when a doctor calls you - much less calling 4 times within 2 hours. She also insisted that I eat "regular" food including 1 slice of whole grain bread each day, until I saw the hematologist (about a very low white blood count and a very low absolute neutrophil blood count).
When
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What a nice man the hematologist is.
He actually congratulated me on the 60 pounds I've lost since I saw him a year ago.
He said that as long as it was "intentional" then keep on doing the diet that works for me. He actually said that dieting does not cause neutropenia. He gave me his blessing to continue the diet path that works for me.
He is testing my blood for B-12 deficiency and also for antibodies that attack neutrophils (one
A health challenge has entered my life.
I have neutropenia, an alarmingly low white blood count of 2.0 (neutrophil, ANC=0.9), that my endocrinoligist says could definitely be from dieting.
On Wednesday, June 8, I see a hematologist.
In the meantime, I am under doctor's orders to eat a "normal" diet especially including carbohydrates. So, I am eating "good" carbs (primarily the starchy vegetables we are supposed to avoid in P3 +
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