“I’m asking for your help. I am going through hell. Afraid nothing can save me but the sound of your voice…”
Maroon 5, “How” | Listen on Spotify | Download the MP3 | Pin This
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So apparently there’s been another factor in my increasing waistline that I didn’t even realize until this week… My prescription medication. Depression itself is a huge factor in my appetite and eating habits, but apparently my antidepressant of choice is, too.
It turns out that Effexor XR (venlafaxine hydrochloride) has a side effect of weight gain. I just never noticed it before because I’ve been on a relatively low dose for approximately two years, so the increase in my appetite was insidiously unnoticeable. This is likely because the drug I switched from was Remeron (mirtazapine) – which had me absolutely ravenous all day, every day. By comparison, Effexor brought my appetite back to normal.
But my doctor and I agreed to increase my dosage this week, and I haven’t felt full for more than 30 minutes after a good meal since then. With weight loss as one of my goals for 2012, this is a big problem. And no – I can’t stop taking it. Effexor XR helps me too much. I need it for my mental health; I don’t think I could function without it.
So what am I going to do about this?
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Tags: medicine, weight loss
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This is too funny. TJ wants to make a website to help people make websites. It’s on Google. LOL
Tags: cuteness, kids, video
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Most people I know have some sort of weight loss or fitness goal, if they make New Year’s resolutions at all. Well, I know me, and I’ve gone and done just that. Why? Because 4.5 years ago, I posted this about how I’d gotten down to 135 pounds after having TJ. I’ve put on slightly more than 20 pounds since then, and it’s really stressing me out. It’s not just a body image issue, it’s an I-can’t-afford-to-buy-a-whole-new-wardrobe issue. I’ve purchased two new pairs of size 10 jeans after having to retire a few too-tight pairs of size 8 jeans, but the rest of the size 8s are pretty uncomfortable, too.
Tags: food, giveaway, health
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As a Mom Select member, I was asked to try out GoalForIt’s Chore Chart and review it on my blog in exchange for financial compensation. It sounded like something I’d want to check out anyways, since we’ve done sticker charts with TJ in the past, so I went for the opportunity. (Don’t worry: even though I am getting paid for talking about the chore chart, my opinions are my own, and I always give my honest opinion!) TJ was recently asking me when we were going to start a new sticker chart for him anyways, so this spurred me into action!
Sample Chore Chart from GoalForIt
Tags: behavior, chores, review
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Originally posted elsewhere on October 1, 2010.
My son is 5 years old, but he’s still my baby. You know what I mean. At 5 years old, isn’t he too young for heartbreak?
Earlier this week, TJ came home and announced that his girlfriend had broken up with him. This was news to me, because I didn’t even know the girl’s name. (Last year in preschool, he proudly told us he had three girlfriends. One was a classmate and the other two were family friends of ours.) So not only did he have a girlfriend, but he hadn’t told us about her. Isn’t this sort of behavior supposed to wait until the teen years?
Tags: kids, relationships, sad
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