♪♫ Ghost Song - The Doors
I would like to discuss something serious that I've been struggling with for a couple years now (since my 70 lb weight gain in 2014). I've tried to ignore it, but I just can't anymore. I'm talking about my lack of energy. I'm exhausted 24/7. I feel like I'm always dragging myself around. I feel like I want to go to sleep all the time. I'm sick of it. In fact, I'm so sick of it, that I made an appointment with my doctor last week to discuss it...
I had already seen him last summer about the same thing. He ran tests, and concluded that everything was normal. So I thought that maybe it was just the extra weight slowing me down or something. Anyways, this time he started asking me a ton of questions, mostly about sleep. He asked how much sleep I get, if I snore loudly, if I wake up during the night, etc. Then he told me that he thinks I have sleep apnea. I was surprised... but it also makes sense. I do have the symptoms, especially lack of energy. And it would also explain something else...
I got the doctor to weigh me while I was there, and I'm 5 lbs heavier than I should be by now (I count calories and measure everything that I eat too!), but guess what?! Sleep apnea slows weight loss quite a bit! That would explain the 5 lbs! I still lost 40 lbs though... so yay! But I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't a little upset over the 5 lb difference. It seems silly... 5 lbs is so small... but I really wanna be on track with my weight loss.
Anyways, he told me to make an appointment with the sleep clinic, so I did. I'm going on Friday... and I'm nervous. On the phone they said that they're gonna give me a machine for the night to monitor my sleep. You know what though? I actually hope that I have it. I know that sounds crazy, but I've spent too long having no energy and I just want to know why so that I can start fixing it. Admittedly, I will be upset if this isn't it. I don't wanna run more tests, and spend more time waiting. I want to get it over with.
This is also my explanation for why I don't write blogs very often. I'm just so exhausted all the time. Even sitting on my ass and writing a blog is tiring for me. I'm gonna try to write one a few times a month, at least until my energy comes back. I definitely miss blogging a couple times a week. And I apologize to my online friends that I haven't contacted lately, and my the lovely people on my blogroll, whose blogs I undoubtedly haven't commented on in a while. I want to... I really do. And I will! Just not at this time.
On a lighter note, my grandmother bought me a cute hippie bag at Walmart yesterday to cheer me up. I'm so in love with it! Its been a while since I had a hippie bag. I used to buy a new one every couple of months. Ah, those were the days, haha! Anyways, I've already added a little Led Zeppelin button to it. I need to find a big Led Zeppelin button though. That would look bad ass! I gotta say, despite my lack of energy, I've been feeling like myself again lately. After years of deep depression, I'm back baby! Wooo!
I would like to discuss something serious that I've been struggling with for a couple years now (since my 70 lb weight gain in 2014). I've tried to ignore it, but I just can't anymore. I'm talking about my lack of energy. I'm exhausted 24/7. I feel like I'm always dragging myself around. I feel like I want to go to sleep all the time. I'm sick of it. In fact, I'm so sick of it, that I made an appointment with my doctor last week to discuss it...
I had already seen him last summer about the same thing. He ran tests, and concluded that everything was normal. So I thought that maybe it was just the extra weight slowing me down or something. Anyways, this time he started asking me a ton of questions, mostly about sleep. He asked how much sleep I get, if I snore loudly, if I wake up during the night, etc. Then he told me that he thinks I have sleep apnea. I was surprised... but it also makes sense. I do have the symptoms, especially lack of energy. And it would also explain something else...
I got the doctor to weigh me while I was there, and I'm 5 lbs heavier than I should be by now (I count calories and measure everything that I eat too!), but guess what?! Sleep apnea slows weight loss quite a bit! That would explain the 5 lbs! I still lost 40 lbs though... so yay! But I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't a little upset over the 5 lb difference. It seems silly... 5 lbs is so small... but I really wanna be on track with my weight loss.
Anyways, he told me to make an appointment with the sleep clinic, so I did. I'm going on Friday... and I'm nervous. On the phone they said that they're gonna give me a machine for the night to monitor my sleep. You know what though? I actually hope that I have it. I know that sounds crazy, but I've spent too long having no energy and I just want to know why so that I can start fixing it. Admittedly, I will be upset if this isn't it. I don't wanna run more tests, and spend more time waiting. I want to get it over with.
This is also my explanation for why I don't write blogs very often. I'm just so exhausted all the time. Even sitting on my ass and writing a blog is tiring for me. I'm gonna try to write one a few times a month, at least until my energy comes back. I definitely miss blogging a couple times a week. And I apologize to my online friends that I haven't contacted lately, and my the lovely people on my blogroll, whose blogs I undoubtedly haven't commented on in a while. I want to... I really do. And I will! Just not at this time.
On a lighter note, my grandmother bought me a cute hippie bag at Walmart yesterday to cheer me up. I'm so in love with it! Its been a while since I had a hippie bag. I used to buy a new one every couple of months. Ah, those were the days, haha! Anyways, I've already added a little Led Zeppelin button to it. I need to find a big Led Zeppelin button though. That would look bad ass! I gotta say, despite my lack of energy, I've been feeling like myself again lately. After years of deep depression, I'm back baby! Wooo!
first - you are in a postive mind set, and thats an awesome place to be! i too am there with plans to loose 90lbs this year! just started and i am down 5, but its something! remember to celebrate every small victory, and going to the dr again is a VICTORY! xoxo
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ReplyDeleteSorry I haven't commented in a really long time, been busy with college and labs x_X. I'm glad you figured out you have Sleep Apnea or might, at least you know how to address it now. Hopefully you get the right treatment you can get your energy back!
Wow I am sorry that you got that tough news. It is a really cute bag though. I have one like it but it is all browns and does not have the black stripes on it. I hope things get sorted for you. I had a friend with sleep apnea so I know that it can cause many different challenges.
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