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I am back , but not yet

Don't forget to vote for Barack Obama!! It is important that things change for the better.

Well, I have taken over 3 weeks off the radar and have worried my friends. I am having all of my medications adjusted. Specifically the thyroid and diabetes medications. I have also cut back on eating the bad things, and when one has a stomach like mine, cutting back can be hell. I can get irritable and moody. I need to find a balance.
A lot of my problems started with my thyroid becoming under active. No amount of exercise could get me to lose weight. I kept blowing up. I would fatigue so much and so quickly there were days I couldn't get out of the bed. Depression plays a big part in all of that. When I stopped running like a mad dog years ago I remember it was because my legs would get stiff and I would fatigue so quickly.

Right now as I type I am sweating. I just came from outside to pick up a piece of baked chicken leg. Sweating is an indication that the thyroid medication is doing it's thing.

I have lost only 20 lbs since the middle of last month. That; mostly water weight. I intend to lose much more. It is time to concentrate on myself. Now that I know the thyroid medication will work to bring balance to my metabolism I will need to start exercising. Who would have thought that the thyroid could wreak so much havoc on ones life if not properly regulating its output of hormones. I have had this problem for a while now , but I haven't had the chance to be fully compliant with the medication regimen. Now that my medication is sent to me in the mail I can't miss a dose.

I am also deeply depressed. The depression has gotten me down somewhat. I found out a childhood friend of mine who was my age passed away in a car accident . It tends to make one think about what has one accomplished in life. With a body and a mind so screwed up it is difficult to think I have accomplished anything. The anti-depressants are helping me to cope. I just wished there was a way to live without them. The preachers on the corner don't help much with their constant yelling about how the reason that we are not happy is because somehow we are evil people. There is such a contradiction in skid row. The advocates all point to mental illness as being the problem of those on the streets, then the preachers come along and tell the people they don't need the medicine because it is a bad evil spirit that is causing the problems. I think I am feeling this way because I have cut back on what I eat. Soon I will exercise. Once that starts the endorphins kick in and then it becomes a habit.
It is going to take some things and time to get back to a weight where I will feel comnfortable.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Glad your ok and back to blogging, Don. I know what you mean about the depression and all- get your workouts going again and yes, the endorphines will kick-in and help alot. Working out is the only thing that keeps me sane, and off of anti-depressants.

Best of luck on getting back on track and I hope I see you around so we can b.s. again sometime.

Eric
October 24, 2008 8:37 AM
MeekoRouse said…
I miss running into you.. know that people miss you & wish you the best.
October 26, 2008 12:16 AM
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