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I was finally able to meet Tali yesterday!

I had my first appointment with her, and I have to say she's not what I expected at all. That's a good thing by the way! She was super warm and friendly, very thorough in explanations, and attentive. I checked her out on google, and the picture that popped up instantly made me a bit scared of her. She just looked really intense, and reminded me of Donnatella Versace lol. Anyway, she is young, full of life and I got a sense she really enjoyed being a doctor.

My appointment had been out off so many times, due to scheduling difficulties. She works at a local hospital here, and she also runs her own office. Between both if our schedules, it proved to be difficult. Anyway, I was very curious to see how my labs were. I haven't had lab work drawn since probably around April or May. 

I'm happy to report back that almost all of my lab work came back completely normal and healthy. Except for my Vitamin D and B-12 levels. Living in Upstate New York definitely had it's disadvantages. Being one of the most clouded areas, the lack of sun doesn't help. I take vitamins on a regular basis, but for some reason the D and B-12 values have plummeted significantly. 

I get a Lipotonix injection at my appointments. It's essentially a B-12 injection. I like them because I know it goes directly into the blood stream, and it gives me an extra boost. The normal range for Vitamin D should be 30-100, mine was 9. 

Tali ended up prescribing me a Vitamin D pill that holds 50,000 IUs. It's to be taken once a week, for eight weeks. After I'm done, I'm to continue taking the normal does of about 2,000 IUs, and have my blood work redone.

To tell you the truth, I have been extremely tired lately. Like I can't function and my head has been foggy, I blamed it on lack of sleep and pushing myself too hard week after week. I have so much going on, I get caught up in stretching myself too thin. 

I took my first dose of the vitamin D yesterday, and felt SO much better today. To tell you guys the truth, I took the day completely off. I slept in, watched Spartacus, and caught up on my Sherlock lol. Sometimes vegging out, is just what the doctor ordered! 

I'm going on a hunt tomorrow to find some liquid Vitamin D and B-12. I could easily order online, but I'd rather just have it now. Impulse I guess. I have a tendency to do that. If I need or want something, I just go and get it myself. I'll try hitting up Vitamin World and GNC first, and probably some health stores around the area. If all else fails, I'll just order them online.

My cholesterol is excellent, my triglycerides are in completely normal range (Tali said I wasn't even close to being a pre-pre diabetic), kidney function is excellent, TSH levels are great, I passed with flying colors! Being vitamin deficient is definitely changeable, and within my control. 

I have an appointment with Cody in two weeks, and follow up with Tali in a month. All together, I've been feeling great! I'll be posting my review on Vanilla Shakeology tomorrow. I actually gave my Greenberry shake to my sister, after I found out it was mostly wheat grass...not my favorite. 

Hope you all had a great day, and remember to take your vitamins! 

Lipo huh?

What a day, what a day!

Miss Badu, you about summed it up!

This morning I woke up doubled over in abdominal pain. It was so bad, I thought I'd at least have to call in for the first half of my shift. I'm not sure what's going on in there, but there was definitely a storm brewing! Needless to say I'm sleep deprived today, but managed. I seriously think I'm part robotic.

Today I met my fate with the scale and it was not my friend. I gained back three pounds. Honestly it didn't bother me as much as I thought it would, because I'm pretty sure it's just water weight. I'm bound to lose it by next weigh in. I'm still trying to reach that goal of 20lbs. Five more pounds to go and I'll be there working my way to 25! Having weekly appointments has really made me commit. I swear, the only reason why I got out of bed today was because of that appointment. I knew if I dragged my butt there, I most definitely could drag my butt across the street to work. 

The Metformin hasn't made me nauseous like it did before. Dr. Cusimano told me that acute abdominal pain was associated with it. Was it possible it was just from that? I'm not sure, but I really hope this doesn't become a regular thing. It was one of those pains that woke you up from a dead sound sleep. The kind of abdominal pain that makes you borderline scared and then it goes away an hour later. 

Cody asked me if I had tried their Lipotonix injections. A good many times Sarah has asked me when I'm checking out if I had one or not. I'm always like shocked to find out that these services are available there. I need a menu! Lipotonix is used as an injection to promote sustained vitamin levels, lower cholesterol and speed up your metabolism by breaking down lipids and working with your liver. I usually get B12 shots in the office, but this is a little different. It's primarily composed of vitamins. It promotes weight loss in low calorie diet programs. I've heard good things about it. It's supposed to even out your body a bit more. People claim that they have lost their inches from it, but not necessarily pounds. We'll see how this goes.

This injection is FDA approved and safe to use. I'll be getting them in the office every week from now on. It's a bit strange. My regular B12 shot goes into my arm, but these shots go into the side of your hip...aka my fat pad love handle lol. Shots don't bother me, I could really care less. It didn't really hurt when she did it, but she pinched my love handle and that kind hurt. I really freaking hate when people poke me and pinch me...because it freaking hurts! I especially can't stand when people poke me. I have the incredible urge to want to poke them with a speedie skewer and see how they like it! For those of you who don't know what speedies are, they're pretty much just chunks of marinated meat that are indigenous to the upstate piece plot of land I hail from. They're really good, and a food I'm missing terribly. There's only one place I like getting them from around here, The Char Pit! 

((wiping up my drool...))

Anyway, I'll let you all know how the injections go. As for now I'm working on getting back on track. Target as of now, lose 5lbs for next week. I think I can, I think I can, I KNOW I CAN!