Rebel's Diary

Weigh in day.. I lost 5 pounds someplace. So that’s down 137 pounds. Not even half way there..... damn
 
My mom grows a lot of herbs. She has to keep her mint sequestered away from everything else or it bullies the other plants. I definitely want to grow some. Like Cate said, it makes great tea when fresh (or dried). We actually had a rosemary shrub that had gotten VERY large and was quite old, but they can be very sensitive to overwatering. One year we got the remnants of a hurricane that dropped several inches of rain and it drowned our poor rosemary plant. :[

Great job on the 5 lbs!
 
Wow, you've lost 137 pounds?! That's phenomenal! I can't believe you're not excited! I only read the first post of your diary, so i see you're climbing down from a high weight but still -- you've made such progress! I have bipolar as well -- bipolar II. I think the psych meds are interfering with my weight loss. Once Spring is over i'm going to see my doctor for a med reduction. Spring is often a time of high mood for me so i don't want to change anything now. Tho this year i don't feel a thing -- rats, because my hypomanias are so much fun! It might be because it's still so cold out. I get beautiful euphoric episodes. But the rest of the year i'm depressed and don't need such heavy meds. The weight-gain associated with psych meds really sucks!
 
-Cory- said:
My mom grows a lot of herbs. She has to keep her mint sequestered away from everything else or it bullies the other plants. I definitely want to grow some. Like Cate said, it makes great tea when fresh (or dried). We actually had a rosemary shrub that had gotten VERY large and was quite old, but they can be very sensitive to overwatering. One year we got the remnants of a hurricane that dropped several inches of rain and it drowned our poor rosemary plant. :[

Great job on the 5 lbs!
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We had the same thing happen to a gardenia plant. I'll plant another one of these days.
 
One_More_Time said:
Wow, you've lost 137 pounds?! That's phenomenal! I can't believe you're not excited! I only read the first post of your diary, so i see you're climbing down from a high weight but still -- you've made such progress! I have bipolar as well -- bipolar II. I think the psych meds are interfering with my weight loss. Once Spring is over i'm going to see my doctor for a med reduction. Spring is often a time of high mood for me so i don't want to change anything now. Tho this year i don't feel a thing -- rats, because my hypomanias are so much fun! It might be because it's still so cold out. I get beautiful euphoric episodes. But the rest of the year i'm depressed and don't need such heavy meds. The weight-gain associated with psych meds really sucks!
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Mine is Bipolar 1 and the meds were great except for all the weight gain. I really miss them at times like this when the depression reaches level 254....
 
Rebel, could you try a different med? I know that some exist for which the weight gain symptom isn't supposed to be so bad.
 
Thanks for stopping by my diary Rebel! I would caution you to think very carefully before getting a dog. They are very expensive and i read in your journal that you're always looking for economies. It's all the rage to clean dog's teeth now and that runs (in Canadian dollars anyways) $1000 to $2000 every year or so. Heartworm / flea / tic meds cost $200 every Spring. Also, i wouldn't recommend a puppy as they are adorable but tons of work. They like to get up at dawn and it sounds like you like your zzzs, as do I. Adult dogs are content to sleep all day tho. The potty-training and chewing stage can be quite trying. My dog was a particularly bad puppy, slow to potty-train and even chewed my kitchen floor! I love her to bits, she's turned into a wonderful adult dog, but i had my doubts about her that first year.

Hugs,

Jane.
 
One_More_Time said:
Thanks for stopping by my diary Rebel! I would caution you to think very carefully before getting a dog. They are very expensive and i read in your journal that you're always looking for economies. It's all the rage to clean dog's teeth now and that runs (in Canadian dollars anyways) $1000 to $2000 every year or so. Heartworm / flea / tic meds cost $200 every Spring. Also, i wouldn't recommend a puppy as they are adorable but tons of work. They like to get up at dawn and it sounds like you like your zzzs, as do I. Adult dogs are content to sleep all day tho. The potty-training and chewing stage can be quite trying. My dog was a particularly bad puppy, slow to potty-train and even chewed my kitchen floor! I love her to bits, she's turned into a wonderful adult dog, but i had my doubts about her that first year.

Hugs,

Jane.
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Yea I think all the work is the idea.
Here heartworm and flea about 50.00 a year. Shots and meds u get at the feed store and do yourself for about 50.00
The only real expense is the rabies shot because that you have to get at the vet.
Teeth cleaning stuff is sold over the counter and about 50.00 a year.
The dog itself... about 60.00 from the pound or other adoption places.
 
Food...

Yesterday was 2 servings of the chicken experiment over brown rice.

Today

Oatmeal and a wrap with turkey roast beef and hot capocollo and some mozzarella

900 calories

It’s midnight but will prob have a yogurt if I get hungry later.
 
Rebel, fyi on the teeth cleaning. It's actually something you do at the vet these days. I only know because I take my cats to have it done every couple years. The vets sedate/anesthetize them and actually clean their teeth like you might at the dentist. It can be very very pricey.
 
Today was busy...

Went and got groceries and my anxiety was in rare form. I’m probably going to have to get on something. Might try bipolar meds again too. Going to have to find one that doesn’t require monthly blood test. I just don’t like meds that turn toxic at certain levels.

I got dragged to a wedding tonight. It was a Muslim couple and the food was interesting.. I had a small plate of something sweet. It was similar to baklava. My stomach hates me right now. Me and sweets are no longer friends uggg....

It’s weird, I used to be a sugar junkie and now too much sugar might as well be battery acid.
 
Haven’t cooked in a few days.... been bad. Been eating just whatever my daughter made for her.....sooooo not my food.
Last night she broiled a pre formed frozen burger patty and baked me some frozen fries... well she’s trying lol.

She accidentally put the burgers in the icebox instead of back in the freezer so looks like I’ll be eating those for a few days. They aren’t bad because they are 1/3 pound and about 385 calories.

I grilled one for breakfast and threw in a hamburger bun with some mustard and ketchup. It was much better than the pasta in a can I had yesterday.

The bun was white and it’s strange because I could taste the starch. I guess eating whole wheat for so long I noticed the difference.

Lunch I dunno we’ll c I guess...
 
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