Okay, okay, I'm tired of arguing weight with Aquageek and company...and Centaur brought up a very neat idea.
So answer me this, if you're so inclined to: What's your resting heartrate? There are a few who say theirs is below 55, and some who say it's right around 60.
To try and get a slightly less askew measurement, try taking it while you're sitting right here, reading this. Hopefully, you're on the computer during the day, either at work (shame on you for being on the boards at work!) or at home (I won't question that), or somewhere, and you sit down for a few minutes at least. Take your heartrate, and answer the poll, and we'll see what we come up with.
I'd start by telling you mine, but I had an asthma attack this morning, and as a result, my resting heart rate is higher, around 68 bpm's. Typically, it's 54. Stupid asthma. Makes me feel like I've been hit by a truck. :(
Originally posted by susanehr
Maybe we should post a question about people who suffer from Thyroid problems. I was diagnosed last year with hypo and a pretty good sized goiter. (My doctor said, "My you have a large neck.") I finally went to a specialist and explained that the .05 of synthroid wasn't doing anything for me, she bumpted it up to .1. I'm doing much better. The doctor is amazed that I'm able to swim three or four times a week. She said many of her patients are sedentary.
Susan, I'm glad the dosage is working for you now. It does take a while to find that right magic pill amount. I think it was 8 months of diferent pills and many blood tests before I was good and even since then I've been changed 3 or 4 times. The bad part about being so active now is that I usually don't notice whenI go hypo, I have to have a blood test to tell me. When I wasn't swimming, I could easily tell.
Good luck!:)
Originally posted by susanehr
Maybe we should post a question about people who suffer from Thyroid problems. I was diagnosed last year with hypo and a pretty good sized goiter. (My doctor said, "My you have a large neck.") I finally went to a specialist and explained that the .05 of synthroid wasn't doing anything for me, she bumpted it up to .1. I'm doing much better. The doctor is amazed that I'm able to swim three or four times a week. She said many of her patients are sedentary.
Susan, I'm glad the dosage is working for you now. It does take a while to find that right magic pill amount. I think it was 8 months of diferent pills and many blood tests before I was good and even since then I've been changed 3 or 4 times. The bad part about being so active now is that I usually don't notice whenI go hypo, I have to have a blood test to tell me. When I wasn't swimming, I could easily tell.
Good luck!:)
