Hello my friends!!
Coop - - Thank you so much for starting the June thread
and for keeping us going!! I wish you and OH all the best on the gluten free journey. and for your interest in the Whole 30 which I do not know anything about..the most restrictiveness I do is the South Beach diet intro. Sorry to hear your sinuses hurt so much! Good for you for continuing to go to the gym even if your eating is off..I think the habit of exercise does so much to help our 'damage control'. and it just helps us in every day life .
Lisa - gosh my friend I wish I had good advice for you, I am so sorry that you are in that state of not being actively depressed yet not happy either. what is dbt? I hope it helps. And maybe a long talk with your daughter will help? Hey it IS scary to think of having to move far away from your child/ren. I hope you come to an answer that gives you peace and happiness!! you have been through so much.
And deserve to feel happy.
Kathleen Oh I am sorry to hear of the problem with son but hope he is on the track again
and congrats to your sweet daughter turning 18! but boooo to your unhappiness due to the uneven-ness of your physique. I hope you can find a bathing suit or adjustments to make yourself happier about your poor over-surguried chest area
and yet you say "it could be worse" you are our cheerleader!!
Yeah you are right that there are some pretty wacky-dressed others out there that I should not be thinking anyone's staring at my big arms. At least my arms work and are strong, right
JesikaBeth best wishes on not smoking!
and your upcoming road trip (august?) sounds epic! yes bittersweet with transferring and delivering your mom's ashes but how sweet for you to get her to her sister
and the cruise sounds marvelous! UGH at your commute time!!! wow. I hope your a/c blasts nicely when your are stuck in traffic! and good luck on the exam!
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acaligirl!! please do come here often to visit, vent, whatever. I do not know what could have caused the mood swings..yes I also would have thought that once you have a habit for 30 days it would be a bit easier..but I was glad to read at least that your medication helps you feel better overall. I also suffer from 'lack of interest' in life from time to time, oh mostly during the winter. I have to fight it, because I know things get better. Hope you're better now
So I haven't been visiting here because yes I am busy at work! been accepting dining room shifts because our Slovakian workers don't come til the 20th of this month, and we were really shorthanded. the money will be good. I will have to pay out of pocket, $5000 (yeah five thousand dollars) for my cataract surgeries and I put them on credit cards.. so paying them off
Physically... I just got back from the doctor's today. At his urging, I weaned myself off the Wellbutrin and have been off completely since April . I have lowered my blood pressure by 20 points
I guess from the cardio, and from it being daylight all the time
and riding my motorcycle and loving summer. AND I am down 5 pounds from the visit in March. Not great but a step in the right direction. However...even though I am not obese (5'6" and 164 pounds) the doctor offered me weight loss meds!?
He said, 'what weight would you like to see yourself at?' and I said, "I would feel very good at 149". and then he told me of Phentermine, and one that I forget the name of.
I said 'hey, why not' and got a prescription for Phentermine. It is 37.5 mg, once a day, and 30 days cost $11.11 . I find it so strange, though, that a doctor who is very physically fit (he is in late 60's but very lean) and seemed to want to push me off the Wellbutrin, immediately offered me weight loss drugs (the other offered one was the one that lets fat pass through your system? um, diarrhea, cramping and anal leakage, NO THANK YOU
) anyway I took my first pill about an hour ago, and will keep you all informed!