[RodG7]

Hello, I was just wanting to reach out and ask for some advice. I am 6' 1" tall and I weigh 180 pounds (I have gotten up to 200 pounds a few times, but it took a lot of effort and eating). I have never been over weight in my life and I have been told by my nutritionist (at the VA hospital) that my weight is fine.
But the problem is, I DON'T LIKE BEING THIS THIN!
I want to continue to eat healthy, as I do now, but I also want to gain about 20 pounds. I have a thyroid problem that has kept me thin most of my life (54). I exercise daily, 50 to 100 push ups a day and a regular routine on my Total Gym machine, plus free weight exercises (I'm no Tony Atlas for sure). I just try to stay active and fit, not buff. I work at the VA hospital where my primary care clinic is. I walk about 1700 to 4500 steps a night (3 to midnight shift) on the job (depending on the amount of paperwork that I have to do).

My A1C has gone from a 9.3 (two years running) to a 5.9 after applying the suggestions of Blood-Sugar101! This all happened within a sixty day window! I have never had a 5.9 A1C in my entire diabetic life (diagnosed in November 2004). I check my blood sugar three to five times a day (ReliOn Prime meter from Walmart), and I have reduced my carbs per meal to 20-25 (my nutritionist recommended 40-60).

I take 10 mg of Glipizide twice a day (for now). I also take 1 850 mg Metformin tablet twice a day, and 5 mg of Fosinopril once a day (there is also an 81 mg Aspirin in the mix, once a day); and last but not good either is the 40 mg tablet of Simvastatin, I take half of a tablet before bed at night (too much stuff to take).

During my time in the Air Force, I looked like a rail (it was so sad).

Does anyone have any advice for a weight-seeker? (Is that phrase right?)

Thanks in advance,
Rodney G.