So in 2018 I was diagnosed with NASH (advanced fatty liver disease) and was told the only way to cure it was to lose 10-20% of my body weight. It was a huge wake up call and I ended up losing a lot more than that ( I went from 287 to 165 in just over a year). Went for a reassessment and my liver was a normal size and no fatty deposits seen anymore. I had successfully reversed it! Then I got pregnant. I was 6 months pregnant when covid hit my area and it was mid winter. With everything shut down, I went from having a fairly active pregnancy to spending my third trimester inside, stress eating. I gained a bunch of weight that I blamed on pregnancy and ended up giving birth at around 217lbs. I went down to around 196 after giving birth but then slowly crept up into the 200s again this past year. I’ve been having some abdominal pain and asked to be reassessed because it was the same area that was affected before by my liver disease. I was told today my liver is full of fat again and this time my spleen is also enlarged due to the liver disease. I started back with a calorie deficit and work out routine last month before the diagnosis because I was sick of feeling sick and so far I’ve lost almost 10lbs, but I’ve still got 30 to go before realistically it will effect the NAFLD. I feel so angry at myself because I knew better and I let myself comfort eat the last year and blame it on the baby weight, when really I was just eating garbage and being lazy. Looking at my overall progress graph on MFP was triggering me because I see this massive spike but I guess it serves as a reminder that weight loss isn’t necessarily a destination but rather a constant journey.
I’m not sure of my point here. Just feeling angry with myself and hoping to hear from anyone else who has experienced NAFLD reoccurring and how they’ve dealt with it.
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