As usual, I’m a bit nervous about my weigh-in tomorrow.  I kicked up my exercise this week a bit and have earned twice as many APs as I did last week (which, to be honest, wasn’t all that difficult), and that usually backfires on me in the weight loss department.  But I’m still hopeful.

I’m also on day four of taking Metformin.  I’m still doing pretty good.  I’ve been lucky and have had no major side effects yet.  I did test/trial runs over the weekend with the various foods I eat during the week to make sure they wouldn’t make me sick.  I did have a bit of nausea and stomach upset, but nothing too bad.

On Metformin, people tend to have issues where carbs and sugar are concerned.  Oh and fat, too, among other things.  So, needless to say, I was a bit panicky.  I’m a girl that adores my carbs.  But, it appears, and I’m hoping, that being on Weight Watchers has already prepared me for this.  I’m already eating whole grains and low fat products.  The only thing I’ve changed is that I’ve added in a bunch more fruit.  In fact, I’ve cut out my popcorn and fruit strips at work and am eating fruit and yogurt instead.

I’m at the lowest dose 500mg once a day and am about to take my fourth pill in about 1/2 an hour.  I know that they’ll bump up my dose when they think I’ve gotten used to the minimum, and I’m nervous about that, but I’ll just see how it goes.

I go back to see the endocrinologist on Thursday and while I’m always nervous about going to the doctor, I’m actually rather excited about it, too.  I haven’t seen her since February, and she always gets so excited about my weight loss.  She is a huge supporter of Weight Watchers and after hearing all about what I’ve done, she told me that I’m the perfect example of what a person should do.  Hearing praise from a doctor about knocked me off the examining table.  It’s a rare, rare thing in my world.

By the time I had seen her last, my weight loss had slowed quite a bit and I hadn’t lost very much since the previous visit.  She still encouraged me and said, “but you’re still doing good.  You’re still going in the right direction. You haven’t gained.”  Yes, I adore this doctor.  I’ve lost about 15 more pounds, so I know she’ll be happy.  Last time I was there, she asked me to bring in “before” pictures on this visit, so I think I’ll take in the blue shirt progress pictures.