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Beautiful sunny morning here in Ohio! I just ordered a scale so I can keep track of my weight. Maybe it's my imagination, but I already feel like I have more energy now that I've been exercising for two weeks. No more feeling like I have to nap during the day. Great feeling. Hope everyone's doing well!
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Happy early birthday, Dees_living! I'll send you a friend request.
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A sunny Monday morning - time to get out there and mow the lawn for the first time since winter! I have a push mower, and I'm glad mfp even has lawn mowing as a cardio exercise. I need to buy a scale so I can see how I'm doing in my weight loss rather than finding out every month when I see my doctor. I would like fellow…
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No problem! I think it's being diagnosed better these days. And I'm around a lot of people in their early to mid-20s when it tends to become visible. I feel completely normal on medication. (With the caveat that Ability made me hungrier than usual and Wellbutrin made me not hungry at all. Those were the only things I…
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I like your advice! Thanks :)
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Yeah, my husband definitely puts up with a lot with this illness. He tells me I'm so much better with medication. It's different for everybody, but all my bipolar buddies (I know a surprising amount of bipolar people) swear by medication. Not trying to pressure you into anything, just giving my perspective, and it might…
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Ohhhhh yeah. The lay around and do nothing vibe is strong with me when I'm low. Medications helped immensely, though! It's just frustrating when it takes a while to get the dosages right.
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Hi! 37 year old here who is just getting started on mfp (and getting started on losing weight in general.) I've been doing pretty good food-wise and less well with exercise. Today is a cheat day since a friend is coming into town, so it's Thai food time. Yesssss.
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Managing it is hard, for sure. I always seem to be fluctuating with my medications as my highs come around every few months and then my lows (cold, grey winters don't help with the lows.) The hardest part was accepting I'd have to take medication for the rest of my life to help control it. Otherwise I'm a manic mess. And…
