Re: Tonya Congrats on your hard work!!

[Guest guest]

Robin,

Thanks for the compliments. But I must admit, it wasn't so much

determination as it was getting ticked off at how much weight I'd

gained and the doctors who did it to me. I had gained about 100

pounds in a year due to the medications they had me on. Some of the

meds were necessary so my sister could have a baby (I donated eggs.),

so I was okay with them, but the others that they gave me to get my

hormones back in check weren't necessary and were horrible on my

system. Then when I became irritable from that, they put me on anti-

depressants, which were even worse. My determination all came from

getting so ticked that I quit the meds and became obsessed with

exercise trying to stop my periods and prove to doctors that I didn't

need their drugs. It was more proving them wrong then anything

else. Since then, my determination has taken a steep decline. Now I

log everything so that I have accountability to keep me motivated.

Logging it on here will help too, I think.

Tonya

>

> Tonya,

> Wow...your before and after pics are incredible! Your dedication

and

> hard work is so motivating. :-)

>

> Robin

[Guest guest]

I had gained about 100

> pounds in a year due to the medications they had me on. Some of

the

> meds were necessary so my sister could have a baby (I donated

eggs.),

> so I was okay with them, but the others that they gave me to get

my

> hormones back in check weren't necessary and were horrible on my

> system. Then when I became irritable from that, they put me on

anti-

> depressants, which were even worse.

Tonya,

Oh, yes....although I haven't experienced it personally, I am very

aware (I have a doctor of pharmacy degree) of what changes

medication can do to the body. Hormones and many antidepressants are

notorious for causing weight gain. They do make the weight loss and

muscle growth ideals more challenging.

Wow! Your thoughtfulness and selflessness towards your sister makes

your personal success even sweeter. :-)

Robin

[Guest guest]

Tonya,

Being a doctor of pharmacy, I fully understand the diffulties of

dealing with metabolic changes induced by medications. It only makes

me appreciate your hard work more! :-)

Robin

> Thanks for the compliments. But I must admit, it wasn't so much

> determination as it was getting ticked off at how much weight I'd

> gained and the doctors who did it to me. I had gained about 100

> pounds in a year due to the medications they had me on. Some of

the

> meds were necessary so my sister could have a baby (I donated

eggs.),

> so I was okay with them, but the others that they gave me to get

my

> hormones back in check weren't necessary and were horrible on my

> system. Then when I became irritable from that, they put me on

anti-

> depressants, which were even worse. My determination all came

from

> getting so ticked that I quit the meds and became obsessed with

> exercise trying to stop my periods and prove to doctors that I

didn't

> need their drugs. It was more proving them wrong then anything

> else. Since then, my determination has taken a steep decline.

Now I

> log everything so that I have accountability to keep me

motivated.

> Logging it on here will help too, I think.

>

> Tonya

>

>

> >

> > Tonya,

> > Wow...your before and after pics are incredible! Your dedication

> and

> > hard work is so motivating. :-)

> >

> > Robin

[Guest guest]

Thanks!

>

> I had gained about 100

> > pounds in a year due to the medications they had me on. Some of

> the

> > meds were necessary so my sister could have a baby (I donated

> eggs.),

> > so I was okay with them, but the others that they gave me to get

> my

> > hormones back in check weren't necessary and were horrible on my

> > system. Then when I became irritable from that, they put me on

> anti-

> > depressants, which were even worse.

>

> Tonya,

> Oh, yes....although I haven't experienced it personally, I am very

> aware (I have a doctor of pharmacy degree) of what changes

> medication can do to the body. Hormones and many antidepressants

are

> notorious for causing weight gain. They do make the weight loss and

> muscle growth ideals more challenging.

>

> Wow! Your thoughtfulness and selflessness towards your sister makes

> your personal success even sweeter. :-)

>

> Robin