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\"Wave<\/a>First off, thanks for all of the kind comments on the post yesterday.\u00a0 It’s just so frustrating to work so very hard and see no results.<\/p>\n

But plateaus happen.<\/p>\n

Plus this weekend, I’m taking measurements again, just to see if anything’s changing.<\/p>\n

And yes, I know, muscle gains, etc.\u00a0 But this belly fat is most certainly not muscle.<\/p>\n

And thanks to Chrissy’s<\/a> prodding, I’ve made an appointment with an endocrinologist.\u00a0 I had a referral from my OBGYN, but hadn’t bothered to make an appointment.\u00a0 The referral was on my request, not something she necessarily thought I needed to do, so I had just put it off.\u00a0 As is my tendency.<\/p>\n

I’m not expecting some miracle cure from the endocrinologist, but from what I’ve read, anxiety and panic disorders can be related to thyroid imbalances. That would just mean swapping one medication for another, but it would be nice to find the root cause of the problem.<\/p>\n

Other than that, it’s just back to swimming and biking and hoping the change in the workout kickstarts the weight loss.\u00a0 Because it’s frustrating to eat well, work out and just keep gaining and losing the same 3 pounds over and over.<\/p>\n

But I’ll just keep going.\u00a0 Because regardless of my weight, I’m healthier than if I were sitting on the couch.<\/p>\n

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