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Weight continuing to climb. I said I would NOT let it go above 185, and now it's almost 10 pounds above that. I've gained over 15 pounds since Thanksgiving. My knees are hurting because I haven't done ANY walking or PT exercises. I've been drinking TWELVE cans of Diet Coke a day (no water at all). Stress level in the home is very high right now, mostly because of my grandson's misbehavior.
I had a phone meeting with my psychiatrist yesterday (it wasn't supposed to be until March, but I had them move it up). I'm feeling pretty optimistic after the meeting. She's increasing my Wellbutrin from 300mg to 450mg (the maximum dose allowed). She said it will help to give me some motivation, and it will help with weight loss. She also said I need to make a LOT of changes. The biggest one that concerned her was the Diet Coke. She said that the caffeine makes anxiety worse and that (ideally) I need to gradually cut down to only 1 can a day. She suggested reducing intake by 2 cans a week, but I'm going to try to cut it more quickly than that.
She also said that I need to be walking at least 10 minutes a day. I'm going to make it 30 minutes, because then, at least, I'll be getting in an intentional mile. She also said I need to be drinking water! She said she'd like to see me drinking 4 bottles of water a day (64oz). I'm starting today with trying to get in TWO bottles. At least it's something.
Most importantly, she wants me to follow-up on getting an appointment with a counselor to help navigate this stressful home situation. I had contacted two places, but they never got back with me. She was supposed to email me a list yesterday of places that accept Medicare, but she must have forgotten. I called back late yesterday afternoon to remind her, but they were already closed. It is on my To Do List to call again on Monday.
She wants to talk to me again in 6 weeks, unless things get even worse.
To anyone who thinks that none of this has anything to do with diet, just move along without commenting
I don't have any specific plans yet with regard to my excessive eating. I've been averaging over 2,500 calories a day (closer to 3,000 most days). Hopefully, the increased walking, drinking water, cutting back on Diet Coke, and increasing the Wellbutrin will make enough difference to at least keep me from continuing to GAIN.
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88.2 kg
Lost so far: 29.3 kg.
Still to go: 20.1 kg.
Diet followed: Poorly.
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View Diet Calendar, 27 January 2024:
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3110 kcal
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Fat: 170.13g | Prot: 79.98g | Carbs: 325.79g.
Breakfast: King's Hawaiian Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, Land O'Lakes Salted Butter, Land O'Lakes Salted Butter, Dave's Killer Bread Good Seed Bread, Thomas' Original English Muffins, Land O'Lakes Salted Butter, Jif Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter, Smucker's Strawberry Preserves. Lunch: Land O'Lakes Salted Butter, King's Hawaiian Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, Cracker Barrel Natural Syrup , Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Pecan Pancakes - 1 Piece. Dinner: Cracker Barrel Bacon, Fried Egg, Duke's Mayonnaise, Wonder Classic White Sandwich Bread. Snacks/Other: Land O'Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream, Domino Sugar Granulated Sugar, Krusteaz Chocolate Chip Muffins (as prepared), Nature Valley Protein Chewy Bars - Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate. more...
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Gaining 2.5 kg a Week
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