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So I have this road block called a mitochondrial disorder... My docs don't exactly know which one it is yet, but I am having a pretty difficult time learning how to lose weight and be able to keep my symptoms at bay. The whole thing with mito is that somewhere in there my body is just not handling energy properly. And since they couldn't find which type it is, there's really no way to tell what it is that my body does wrong with the energy. Do I eat more carbs, less carbs, more fat, less fat.... I know I have trouble with consistent exercise because of muscle weakness and fatigue. I know if I push myself max all out then I am a useless heap of mess with pain, migraines, seizures and weakness for 2 days.
So I am on my 3rd day of walking after I drop the girl off at school. I have kept it at a 30 minute max for now until I can adjust o how I need to supplement for energy before. It's crazy. So I am stuck, trying to figure out how to lose weight with a mito disorder. The UMDF suggests that with mito you do light exercise, with 48 hours rest in between each session, but they are geared towards reducing symptoms and preserving life, not weight loss. So I am in the dark.
I will keep with what I am doing right now and see if I can sustain it long enough for it to become a habit and I guess I will see fi my muscles improve from this state of jello they are at right now.
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206.0 lb
Lost so far: 1.0 lb.
Still to go: 56.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 07 January 2011:
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1628 kcal
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Fat: 52.40g | Prot: 56.42g | Carb: 245.31g.
Breakfast: water, California Avocados, great value vanilla yogurt. Lunch: ketchup, tomato, fat free cream cheese, egg, Mixed Grain Bread (Includes Whole Grain and 7 Grain), tap water. Dinner: water, banana, yogurt, Alfredo Sauce, 1% milk, whole grain spaghetti. Snacks/Other: great value blackberry jam, great value bread, vanilla wafers, tap water, Apple Crisp. more...
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2734 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Standing - 1 hour, Sitting - 1 hour, Housework - 1 hour, Walking (brisk) - 4/mph - 25 minutes, Resting - 13 hours and 35 minutes, Sleeping - 7 hours. more...
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losing 7.0 lb a week
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