Hey gang. Two years ago, my brother-in-law Joe, had triple bypass surgery on his heart after years of wrecking his body with smoking and eating. The surgery was successful and his recovery remarkable. He quit smoking, radically changed his diet and continued some natural remedies(supplements, etc). He is diabetic and has had a setback here and [...]
Archive for the ‘health’ Category
20 Feb
I’m so mad I could…2
This is the conclusion of my gigantic post started yesterday regarding my depression and what happened once I was diagnosed and treated by a professional…
Within a week, I began to feel more self controlled. Not euphoric, not pollyanna. Just less rage. Therapy helped give me tools to use for those trigger moments that can send [...]
19 Feb
I’m so mad I could…
If you’ve followed this blog for awhile, you know that I am depressed. I see an internist and a psychiatrist regularly while we are dialing in some medication and monitoring Type 2 Diabetes. I am one of many women/moms in the same or similar boat. Comforting or disturbing? You pick.
About 5 years ago, I had [...]
21 Oct
Bedtime wind down
Arthritis and other pain pretty bad tonight. Too late to take an Advil PM. I’ll be a zombie for 14 hours. Now see, if I had a good prescription pain reliever, I’d only be out 4 hrs at a time and I’d be functional in the morning. Time to get the chiropractor and pain specialist [...]
30 Aug
Health and Welfare
I’m adding this as a ragamuffinTop challenge post. Weight 8/16: 198.6; 8/30: 198.8
I apologize if you got here through the wrong tag or search. Its not about politics. Its all about ME!!!
From my previous post on “Fat, Depression and Hormones“, you may have deduced I would have jumped off a bridge by now. Not so. [...]
15 Aug
Fat, depression, and hormones
I originally put this on my ragamuffinTop post but think it fits better on its own. Regarding the weight loss challenge, I really haven’t done well. Depression is kicking my arse. Sad thing is(no pun intended ), exercise will help relieve depression symptoms but depression deters motivation. Really, the one thing that is [...]
15 Aug
RagamuffinTop #12
8/2: 197
8/16: 198.6
Sorry I missed last week’s post. Lots to do. And by the looks of it, much of that was eating.
2 Aug
RagamuffinTop Challenge #11
7/28: 198.4
8/2: 197 (196.8 without holding a camera)
Sorry, couldn’t upload the picture. Using a backup computer til ours comes home from rehab Monday. If I think of it, I’ll add it then.
4 swimming lessons in the water with kids
Irritable bowel syndrome
Gave up on the food sort of.
Read in “Big Girls Don’t Whine” by Jan [...]
28 Jul
RagamuffinTop Challenge #10
7/19: 198.2
7/28: 198.4
4 swim lessons in the pool with kids
1 swim session alone–couple of laps
lots of walking
rotten food & drink
no picture–camera broken
