3.5 months results… I’m Shocked!!

Hi Everyone!

So the results are in! After over 3 months of hard work, I finally get to see how my body is reacting to all the changes — the dieting, the food prep, the exercise classes, the intermittent fasting, the medications, the insulin injections… all of it.

I expected to see some changes, but I didn’t expect some of them to be so drastic.

Before we get into the bloodwork, I want to share a few scale and non-scale victories:

– I’m officially down 20 pounds (that’s 9.2 kilos)  

– I’ve gone down 2 skirt sizes 

– I have more energy, less bloating, and less morning stiffness

– And my mood has improved a lot (though this past week I’ve been grumpy and tired — but I know that’s just the Chaggim)

Now, for the bloodwork changes — here are the results side by side (I’ve written them out clearly below too):

Name	Before (June 11 )	After (September 18)
Sodium	132.9	137.3
Potassium	4.6	4.6
Glucose	350.2	90.4
HbA1c	12.6%	5.8%
Urea	21.8	16.5
Creatinine	0.59	0.60
eGFR	121	120
AST (GOT)	62	29
ALT(GPT)	77	23
Alkaline Phosph.	149	103
Bilirubin	0.91	0.70
GGT	63.5	19.7
Cholesterol total	285.7	213.7
Triglycerdes	563.9	141
HDL Cholesterol	32	29
LDL Cholesterol	?	156
Non HDL Cholesterol	254	184
Iron	92.3	41.9
Transferrin	306	279
Transf. Saturation	21.4%	10.6%
Ferritin	46.26	30.90
Vitamin B12	706.7	472.1

– HbA1c went from super high to slightly elevated

– Liver function markers went from elevated to normal

– Triglycerides — this one shocked me — went way down  

– Iron levels dropped quite a bit too, which I wasn’t expecting

So what’s next?

After the Chaggim, I’m planning to go back on Whole30 as a reset. And beyond that, just continuing what I’ve been doing:

– Clean eating  

– Regular exercise  

– Intermittent fasting  

– And continuing with medication (hopefully not for too much longer)

Feeling proud, hopeful, and ready to keep going!