Carla dusa sa pagpapapayat
Hindi pala biro ang hirap na pinagdadaanan ni Carla Abellana sa kanyang sakit na hypothyroidism.
In a lengthy post in Instagram, ikinuwento ng Kapuso actress ang struggles niya sa sakit na five years nagpahirap sa kanya.
“Hypothyroidism has been the bane of the past 5 years of my life. My hormones were nowhere within normal range, cortisol level was extremely high for so long, i was practically perimenopausal at 37 years of age, and despite fasting (more like starving myself already), along with regular and stringent workouts, i was still gaining weight constantly,” ang simula niya.
Sa five years ay limang doktor na rin ang kanyang napuntahan bukod pa sa katakot-takot na tests na kanyang pinagdaanan. Binanggit din niya na ilang daang libo na ang kanyang nagagastos.
“5 years. 5 Doctors. Numerous tests over the years. Countless medication in all sorts of combinations. Hundreds of thousands of pesos. Nothing seemed to really work long term.
“Unless you have Hypothyroidism, you’ll never know what the struggle, frustration, embarrassment, worry and desperation is like. Most especially if weight and appearance are key factors in your line of work,” pahayag ni Carla.
Kaya laking pasasalamat niya nang ma-meet niya ang doktor na namumukod-tanging nakapagpapayat sa kanya.
“Seeing @roland_angeles_md diet plan for the first time made my jaw drop because of how limiting it was. No wonder most of his patients lose so much weight after just one month! We’re only allowed to eat platito-sized meals that are about 100g, and not to mention all the good and healthy food we weren’t allowed to eat! I wanted to cry, but my desperation was stronger,” pagbabahagi ni Carla.
“So yes, i didn’t lose weight after 1 month, unlike 99.99% of his patients. For the first time, Dr. Angeles didn’t have that signature bright smile on his face upon realizing mine was a special case. My Hypothyroidism game was strong and my body was stubborn. Hah! Sorry for breaking your record, Doc! Good thing you still accepted the challenge,” kwento pa niya.
“Fast forward to 5 months and i finally started losing weight. Yes, 5 months. It took 5 months for the ball to get rolling. But boy was it worth all the trips to his clinic, strict dieting, strong willpower, discipline, concoction of medication and perseverance. Dr. Angeles’ smile was back whenever i’d see him, but my smile has been much bigger,” patuloy ng aktres.
Ngayon ay 18 lbs. na ang nabawas sa timbang niya in just two months.
“I’ve lost around 18 lbs. in the past couple of months and at one point i had already reached my target weight,” sey ni Carla.
Sa huli ay pinasalamatan niya ang kanyang doktor at pati na rin ang kanyang sarili for not giving up.
