man when i was dx i was 220 ( and i'm 5'3) and i lost 40 pounds on diamox when i first started to 180 and i've been around that for a year now but now i've started to gain weight again i'm at 187 so my new goal right now is to try and lose a pound a week now. And today i just started up again making sure i drink 8 cups of water a day and no eating to late and try to move even if it's walk around the house non stop for 30 mins a day.

i'm trying little changes to make big changes so good luck

As for the gas did you try gas x? haha it used to be my best friend

Heather you may want to try warm compresses or heating pad too. Do you know if it was something in particular, or maybe medication? Are your headaches and nausea back under control?

I think 145 might be a little low for you right now, your pretty tall! That's my goal weight and I'm 5'4"! I usually have more success if if I set small goals and when you meet it you set the next one. Like 1 or 2 pounds a week. Then it is easier to pat yourself on the back each week you make it because the goal isn't so far away and seem so daunting. Right now I'm 161 and I've lost weight this year just from being so sick. I will have to really be careful to not start indulging if this surgery is successful and I start feeling better. I have one of those tall skinny husbands that can eat anything :(

Lol 145 is my goal weight as well! I am 5'2.5" (gotta count every bit I can!). I am currently 170ish. What scale do you have? It's sounds amazing, but kinda mocking and torturous at the same time. You are very tall and that is quite a goal you have set. I think it is excellent for you to set a goal, something that you can achieve. But..may I make a suggestion? Why not set a small goal first? Your end result can be 145, but why not start with 205lbs? Or 200? That way you can tell yourself "I met my current goal, now onto the next". This way you don't look at it as "wow I have a long road ahead of me".
I say this because I used to weigh 213lbs when I was diagnosed. Got down to 205lbs in two weeks due to Diamox. I then started a special diet, umber a doctor, and lost a total of 40lbs or so.
It's very demoralizing to think of yourself as "being too heavy". It makes be sad too :( you are not alone..
Hugs,
Mallory

You have had SO MUCH happening. I know 210 must feel like a shocking number to you, but in the scheme of things, it is not that high for someone your height. 145 seems very low to me, too, but there's nothing wrong with setting your sights to your personal ideal as long as it is within healthy range... which it is.

All I want to suggest is that you absolutely DO NOT DIET!! Dieting is the worst thing you can do to your body, and it is never more than a temporary solution with a lot of very negative consequences. Try instead to cut back on things that aren't good for you (sugary drinks, fried foods... you know the drill) and pick one activity you would be happy to step up to increase your level of physical activity. The weight will come off the smart way and you will be so much better off for having done it this way.

Don't think "diet, diet, diet", since you mentioned it, I am going to tell you how my eyes went into remission:

I removed all dairy and meat and became a Vegan. I have no processed foods (Dr. Oz says to avoid: enriched wheat flour (it's in everything bread-y), high fructose corn syrup, (in everything) trans fat, fat and sugar. When I first did this a few years ago, just avoiding these five ingredients (before my thyroid condition) I lost 55lbs, just from removing those processed, OVER-processed, ingredients. Now, I am raw vegan, but I know that's hard for lots of people to do.

Something interesting, though that I would like to tell you all about: Since going raw vegan, losing weight (14lbs this summer so far), when I tell my doctors how I eat now, there is a new found respect. Two doctors actually said that there are medications for headaches, but "You won't take them because of your lifestyle", which made me realize how doctors view a patient who takes control of nutrition.

I say I am vegan and that gives me tons of choices, even though it gives me some guidelines, no animal products whatsoever and no dairy at all. (My skin looks amazing.) I cannot tell you how great I feel and how my blood work is amazing.

Hope this helps!

I have set my goal to 20 pounds...then I will increase it! I am not dieting....I am just eating healthier and drinking healthier.

Thank you for your words!

So, just wanted to update you all!

I am eating very much more healthy now. As in about five small meals a day instead of just the once I used to eat! Today, I ate a bowl of healthy cereal, Special K breakfast crisp bar (they are so good!!!!), I ate some fruit, and then tonight I ate a small salad, a small baked potato and a small piece of meat. And only been drinking water basically!

Okay, so four today...but I feel better eating this way. I have lost five pounds in the past week and that is amazing to me...almost down to 200 pounds! You were all right about setting smaller goals. Thank you for that advice. I am also getting my mom in on my diet plans. She is not as good at is as me, though. ;)