A New Multi-Year Low and the Inevitable Rebound

Well, I actually hit a new low (by a couple of  pounds even), probably the lowest since I had been on Nutrisystem back around 2011, only to rebound maybe 8 lbs. I've dropped a couple of inches on the waistline over the past year, but not nearly enough. I've had to go to the doctor a couple of times over the last few months, and the doctors aren't happy for a number of reasons (including blood sugar, despite a lower-carb diet). They finally did bloodwork on my thyroid (after I nagged multiple times); I got an almost frantic call from the nurse, telling me my readings were way out of control. You don't say; they took 6 vials of blood from me over the last 2 visits and they finally did the test. And this is after I specifically told them I had been taking a prescription for an underactive thyroid. I'm not crazy about the treatment because you routinely have to do a series of blood tests so they can set dosage. My late Dad and others in the family also took meds, but my dosage was like 4 times Dad's!

Now really it's my fault since I've worked nearly continuously for the last 2.5 years with company healthcare plans and so long as I was in good health, I didn't make the time to find and go to a new doctor. I knew that the thyroid issue wasn't going away, but I didn't want to go through another series of blood tests to set dosage. And I've paid a price with 2 recent infections probably the result for not taking better care of myself.

And I'm not going to excuse my obesity on a thyroid deficiency. I'm sure the slower metabolism makes it more difficult to lose weight, but I really need to step up my exercise regimen.

Nothing much on the dietary front except to note a couple of notes at Wal-Mart (at least my local one in north Maryland), both involving bread items. (I don't eat much bread, but...):

• Wal-Mart is FINALLY carrying Ezekiel bread (Food For Life). Probably for the lowest prices I've seen next to Trader Joe's, starting around $4.50/loaf. You'll find it in frozen foods like in many markets near frozen paleo bread, etc. 
• Schmidt, a brand at least offered in the local region,in the fresh bread aisle, is carrying 647 varieties, with slices at 40 calories and 6 net (of fiber) carbs.

It's like Arnold's seems to be the only vendor selling the sandwich thins J used to prefer (or maybe it's the only brand Wal-Mart chooses to carry, priced between $2.50 (Sam's Club) to $3 for 6 thin buns. That's too pricey since you can buy loaves making 50% more sandwiches at lower or competitive prices. I'll now occasionally buy a twin pack of Pepperidge Farm 15-grain loaves at about $4.50, and I'll sometimes eat open-face sandwiches to cut down the bread.